Friday, October 23rd Concert & Book Reading
Authors and/or Presenters
David Mann, Author, Editor, Presenter
Michael Bausch, Author, Presenter
Tom Hunter, Author – 1946-2008
Aeden Hunter (Son) – Presenter
The Evening
The first part will be a family-oriented concert of Tom’s songs sung by Gwen Hunter and other old time singing friends of Tom.
The second half is a book reading of a book of letters between three men. There will be three readers in the style of "reader's theatre". There will be time for sharing those reflections and for questions of the authors. Book signing will follow.
Becoming Better Men: Stories from Seventeen Years
The letters contain stories from 17 years of round robin letters. By writing letters to one another three men learned how to share ever-deeper feelings. They stretched one another to find more honest ways into intimate conversations with their parents, sons and daughters, wives, and friends. Their letters are filled with humor, dreams, stories of wounds from their upbringing, and poignant heart-warming stories.
Tom: Tom Hunter performed and recorded CDs from 1984 to 2008 both locally, regionally, and nationally. He tragically passed away in 2008. He was active and a leader at First Congregational Church, hired as their Senior Minister shortly before his death. He led Bellingham public Christmas Eve services for ten years. He taught workshops at Teachers' Camp for many years. His personal story and creativity sources have never been published, This event will reveal some of Tom’s own writings and his creative process. As well as some reflection on family and parenting. The book also tends to appeal to men’s groups and women too.
Michael: Michael Bausch, a arts, and today-serving UCC minister in California, Wisconsin, and Iowa, has authored books on worship and the arts. He has taught at seminaries and universities, connecting Bible, digital media arts, and today’s world. Bausch currently provides ministerial support and music therapy in a variety of settings.
David Mann David graduated from UC Berkeley in engineering and from there went on to earn an MDiv at Union Theological Seminary while living in Harlem. He was active in civil rights work. David is an ordained UCC minister. He was an organizer and consultant with the PICO National Network for 30 years. He taught organizing at Pomona College in recent years. David is a potter and a grandfather of 4. He lives in Claremont California.
