When the November meeting produced only two of us at the start of it [though a third teller arrived half an hour later, and two listeners arrived at 9pm] it became clear that the Club could no longer lay claim to the wonderful venue of The Shoemakers' Hall at The Pheasant in Salt Lane, Salisbury. I was told that the room was booked by someone else for a Christmas function on December 10th in any case, and Poetika [the literary open-mike night, see it on Facebook] has snapped up the second Tuesday in January, which would have been a chance for a re-launch. Dylan Theodore has booked the second Tuesday in February as a fund-raising event including story-telling, and I'll be there as a performer, I hope - but I'm looking for a smaller, less high-profile venue, with lower expectations, and probably a different night. The truth is that attendance at story-telling groups fluctuates wildly and inexplicably: Southampton Story Club had 20plus in October - and 6 in November - and the same in December [as I hear - I couldn't be present, because I was playing a title role in Winterslow's panto, Beauty and the Beast - I'm sure you can guess which one!]
More news when I have some!
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