Program Notes: Upcoming on "Body and Soul"

Jane Goldberg--tap dancer and journalist--discusses her new book, Shoot Me While I'm Happy: Memories from The Tap Goddess of the Lower East Side.  This engaging and enjoyable memoir--including a wealth of photos and unforgettable profiles of master performers such as Honi Coles, Charles "Cookie" Cook, Bunny Briggs, Leon Collins, Buster Brown, Sammy Davis, Jr., Ginger Rogers, Mable Lee, Gregory Hines and Savion Glover--will appeal to many readers: tap fans, students, performers, dance journalists and scholars who are interested in the human stories and provocative issues behind the history of this great American art form.

 
Click here for my commentary on Shoot Me While I'm Happy, and here for a complete bio of Jane Goldberg.

Buy the book through Goldberg's Web site for this exclusive offer--a bonus DVD of By Word of Foot: Tap Masters Pass On Their Tradition (1980) and excerpts from Rhythm & Schmooze.

Tap Goddess of the Lower East Side to read from her new book  at Girls' Club of the Lower East Side!

Jane Goldberg's First Book Signing Party! Changing Times Tap Dancing Company, Inc. DATE: SATURDAY, September 20th TIME: 6:00-8:00pm LOCATION: The Lower Eastside Girls Club at the Art + Community Gallery 56 E. 1st St NYC between First and Second Avenue *See a map here* MORE: Join us for some Reading, Rhythm & Schmooze!

BUY your copy of Jane's book, "Shoot Me While I'm Happy," on her website here, and bring it to the party to get it signed!

STAY TUNED! Upcoming Signings, Performances & Classes... Saturday, October 18th Reading + Shopping @ Great Eastern Trading Co. (Vintage Clothing Store) in Cambridge, MA. Website here Sunday, October 19th Class, Video, and Book Signing @ Dance Inn Lexington at the Regent Theater Underground in Arlington, MA. Website here Thursday, October 30th Reading and Book Signing Books & Books in Miami Beach, FL. Website here   For more information about all events, email WoodshedProductions@yahoo.com

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