Posts Tagged ‘Events’

Songs Make Me Smile

This song was written from scratch on July 30, 2007, during the second test run, the first with all kids, of the Potluck Creative Arts Songwriting Workshop. It took 135 minutes with breaks, starting only with music as the topic. Learn more about the Songwriting Workshop which uses Appreciative Inquiry to foster collaborative creativity.
Music and [...]

Our Place By the Sea

This song was written from scratch on July 27, 2007, during the first test run of the Potluck Creative Arts Songwriting Workshop. It took 90 minutes, starting only with the topic of Mystic, CT, where the participants have for many years had a family cottage. Learn more about the Songwriting Workshop which uses Appreciative Inquiry [...]

Singalong Thursdays at Red Hook Inn

RED HOOK, New York, October 25, 2006 — Beginning November 9, Thursday is Singalong Night at the Red Hook Inn. Mark S. Meritt will perform songs on the keyboard, taking requests from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. every Thursday in the inn’s tap room. The weekly event promises to be a great way for a [...]

Ladies Night Music at Red Hook Inn

Thursday is Ladies Night at the Red Hook Inn, and Mark S. Meritt will be performing songs to listen, sing and dance to. Stop by between 7-10 p.m., 7460 South Broadway in the Village of Red Hook.
For more information on Mark S. Meritt and his artistic offerings, visit the Potluck Creative Arts website at http://potluckcreativearts.com.

Lotsa’ Lovin’ — Summer 2005

Lisa Glick
Vocalist
Accompanied by Mark Meritt
Appearing This Summer
July 22 — 8:00 p.m.
Cunneen-Hackett Arts Center Poughkeepsie, NY — 845.486.4571
August 17 — 8:00 p.m.
The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck Rhinebeck, NY — 845.876.3080
Join us for an evening of Jazz Standards, Broadway Favorites, some sizzle, some soul, and some surprises!

View the YouTube Video of Selections from the Performance
The [...]

Emergent Associates, LLC: Trailblazing Tribalizing

At IshCon Spring 2005, Dr. Howard Ditkoff and Mark S. Meritt gave a presentation on the ideas behind their consulting company, Emergent Associates, LLC. The talk focused on how methodologies and fields like Appreciative Inquiry, complexity science and personality typing can tie into the ideas of author Daniel Quinn and can produce extremely practical results. [...]

Northeast U.S. Daniel Quinn Meetup

Your mind has been changed by Daniel Quinn. Gather with others like yourself to see what new ideas we can develop to change other minds — and to keep ourselves heading where we want to go. You are invited to participate in what hopefully will be the first of many Northeast U.S. Daniel Quinn Meetups.
Hosted [...]

Wedding Dance with Lara Spencer on Good Morning America

In Summer 2000, correspondent Lara Spencer taped a video diary of the planning of her wedding for an ongoing feature on Good Morning America. For the episode in which she covered her dance lessons, she and her instructor came to the studio to give a live demonstration of her progress. Mark was invited to perform [...]

Happy Birthday to the Chukwu Octuplets on Good Morning America

The Chukwu Octuplets were born in Houston, TX, in December 1998. One died a week after birth. The remaining seven appeared on Good Morning America shortly afterward. They were invited back to the show to celebrate their first birthday, and Mark was invited to perform “Happy Birthday” on the piano for them.

The cake and audience [...]

Christmas Songs with Rosie O’Donnell on Good Morning America

Mark was invited to perform on the piano on Good Morning America for this special spot with Rosie O’Donnell. Known for her love of Christmas songs, Rosie played “name that tune,” with Mark playing snippets of Christmas songs and Rosie having to guess as many as she could in one minute. This was Mark’s first [...]