November 9, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Yokum Institute, West Lawn, PA
Santo Marabello on Finding My Place at the Table
Santo will talk about his current project, Il Mio Posto a Tavola, a first-person documentary that he is producing. He and his creative team returned from filming in his birthplace, Aosta, Italy, in September. The film, now in post production, will be released in early 2025.
BIO: Santo D. Marabella, MBA, DSW, The Practical Prof® and the 2018 Reading Eagle Entertainment Newsmaker of the Year, is an author, playwright, filmmaker, speaker and educator with writing, directing and/or producing credits that include books, television pilots, a musical, short films and plays. He was a producer of This Is Reading by Lynn Nottage. He co-founded and executive produced ReadingFilmFEST (2015 through 2017), as well as co-founded and served as Film Commissioner, ReadingFilm (2006 to 2018).
Current projects include: executive producer, Il Mio Posto a Tavolo (My Seat at the Table), documentary film, shooting in 2024; writer/director, Rocky Road Ain’t Always Sweet (production of one act plays), scheduled for May 2024.
Past projects include: producer, “Ava” feature film (October 2023); and, producer, “Flashlight” feature film (December 2023); director/co-producer, workshop for “Love Is Afoot!”, an original musical (August 2023); producer, “Take Five on 5th” visual arts show (March 2023); writer/producer/director, “The Caregiver”, short film (August 2022); director/producer, “This Machine”, video/audio play (September 2021); and, writer/producer/creator, “Franklin Street Station” TV pilot (May 2018). Non-produced projects: writer, “Barbara Saves Herself” feature screenplay; and writer/creator, “Raising the ‘Rents”, TV pilot.
Marabella is Professor Emeritus of Management, Moravian University where he continues to teach part time. He is a member of The Lambs®, The Dramatists Guild of America and Theatre Communications Group. More information can be found on his IMDB profile. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Villanova University; an MBA from St. Joseph's University; and, a doctorate in social work from the University of Pennsylvania.
December 14, 2024 at 9:00 AM at Berks History Center, 940 Centre Ave, Reading, PA 19601
Please note the time and location change!
Linda Thomas on Mary Jane Painter Thompson OSS Codebreaker: My Mother The Spy
While we are unable to meet at Barnes & Noble in December, our very own Linda Thomas will be speaking at the Berks History Center on our usual 2nd Saturday meeting date, December 14,2024. She will share stories of her mother, Mary Jane Painter, who served as an OSS Codebreaker in Morocco and Italy during WWII. This event is open to the public and begins at 9:00 a.m. in the auditorium of the Berks History Center building, located in the Center Park area of Reading - 940 Centre Ave, Reading, PA 19601. This event will also be shown live via Zoom.
Linda often shares brief snippets about her mother during our Writers Group meetings. Join us in support of her, and in homage to her mother and these brave, unrecognized heros who were sworn to secrecy. Hear Linda's story, learned from the artifacts left behind after her mother passed away.
The cost for non-members is $8 per person, BHC members pay $5. You can attend in person, paying at the door, or register ahead on their website. If you choose to attend virtually via Zoom, reservations should be made in advance by visiting their website and you will receive a link by email prior to the date of the event.
For more information and advanced registration: https://berkshistory.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events#/events/6941
Please call the staff at the Berks History Center with any questions, during their normal business hours, Wed-Sat/9am-3pm: 610-375-4375.