Vaudeville Noir!

Sat, Sep 24
7 p.m.
FREE

Saturday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. - Join Linda Cohen and Joan Bechtel, the
authors of Motherhood Confidential for an evening of Vaudeville Noir!

Burlesque readings, bi-polar novelty acts, chantpleurant shtick,
performing mad scientist, existential angstian exotica!

The parent's anti-advice book, it's chicken soup for the spleen of
all those ex-best friends bumped for baby. A rural, attachment-
parenting single mom and a married, urban working mom--best friends
estranged by their polarized parenting perspectives-take on the
mothering taboos that alienate women from themselves and each other.
This comic Rashomon journey through Trials by Parenthood blazes a
trail for every mom shoveling through the dogma-doo in search of her
own personally-correct answers. By defying the dogmas and doublespeak
of Big Mother, these fugitives from the Mommy Police launch a
conspiracy of validation for all women hiding in the closet of the
parentally-incorrect.

The authors are seeking acts for this event. Details - email Joan
Bechtel at

Venue:

Spellbinding Tales Bookstore
1910A Encinal Ave. @ Chestnut
Alameda
510-523-1105
http://www.spellbindingtales.com

Take the 51 bus from Berekely or Oakland.

Take the 0 bus from San Francisco.

Or, find driving directions at http://maps.yahoo.com/dd

Additional Info:

510-523-1105
http://www.spellbindingtales.com