Thanks to a gracious invitation by Caryn Heilman and Nana Simopoulos, proprietors of a hot new performing venue in nearby Adams called the Topia Arts Center, I’ll be debuting a new live adaptation of Jeanne E. Shaffer’s and my recently published fable The Swimmer With a Rope In His Teeth.

Specifically, I’ll be reading the entire book (it’s only 70 pages long and none of those pages have very many words on them thanks to my large illustrations) accompanied by a running slideshow of the book’s pictures.

It’s an experiment. We shall see how it goes. If anyody reading this lives around here, feel free to drop by: it’ll be happening at 8:30 PM on Saturday, March 18, at the Topia Cafe (27 Park Street on Route 8 in Adams).

There’11 be no admission charge, by the way. We’ll "pass the hat" but I’ll cover my eyes so I won’t know whether you put anything into it! Copies of the book will be there for sale, too, and Papyri Books in North Adams is also stocking it.