Please mark your calendars for a couple of upcoming events that I’ll be performing at. As a shameless self-promoter, there couldn’t ever be any doubt that anybody that gave me a chance to read (and maybe sell and sign a few books) would get plenty of pimpage here, could there?

First up – this has been going on for a couple of years now, but this will be my first appearance there, and I’m pretty excited about it. Just Do It at Theatre Charlotte kicks off the new year next weekend, January 15th at 8PM. Admission is only $5, and there’s booze, art, and a cute frickin’ puppy, so what else do you want? Check out their website for more info, but this is a cool theme-based evening of multi-genre art featuring some of Charlotte’s best performers. And for five bucks, whattaya got to lose? Come on check it out!

Back in November we did a Carolina Writers’ Showcase at Story Slam, and we had such a good time we’re gonna do it again. This time we’ve got former Creative Loafing Editor John Grooms joining me and the Spongetones’ Steve Stoeckel to share segments from his new book, Deliver us from Weasels. If you enjoy John’s grumpy boomer columns in the Loaf, you oughta come out and have a few drinks with us at Story Slam on January 23rd. This one is also at 8PM. They haven’t set the ticket price yet, but it’ll be something reasonable, and it’s gonna be a fun night.

So I hope some of you who are in town will come check out these events, I think they’ll both be a lot of fun, and I’ve got a lot of great folks to share the stage with both nights, so if you think I suck, there’ll still be plenty to keep you occupied. I’m also the featured guest of the Charlotte Storyteller’s Guild this month, but that’s not really a public performance, although if anyone was interested in the art of storytelling, you’d certainly be welcome January 14th at Barnes & Noble at the Arboretum.

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