Saturday, October 31, 2020

11am-12pm

10:45am- Space opens
11:00am- Jesting begins

Tickets: FREE! Reservations by circle/pod (4 person max per circle)

Sponsored by True Balance Animal Wellness
Additional donations greatly appreciated

Saturday mornings with Roger are so much fun! This event is fun for people of all ages, so grab a chair or a blanket and join us! It's Halloween and this is an opportunity to wear a costume! This event is free thanks to sponsorship by True Balance Animal Wellness.

What to expect:

1) Party size limit of 4. Each party will have a 5 ft diameter circle to sit in. Each circle’s edge is 6ft away from the next.

2) Bring your own blanket or chair to sit on.

3) Please purchase your tickets online ahead of time if possible. Space is limited!

4) Masks and physical distancing required

5) No bathrooms available. The indoor space will not be open to the public.

About Roger:

For 43 years, Roger Reed has performed as Roger the Jester.

His work is constantly changing, every venue will elicit new material.

Every performance is a debut, since his work is so improvisational, not in the current “give me a word, I’ll fit it into a pre-rehearsed format,” but true in the moment magical events. He often hears, “Did he plan that with that person? They must have rehearsed it!”

There are many events where he creates something special just for that event. Every year a friend has a holiday concert in his home where there is a plethora of beautiful classical music. Roger shows up and plays the tuba, a turkey baster, a saw, three recorders at once, you get the idea.

This is why he is now branding himself as a performance artist. It better describes what he does.

He will continue to juggle, spin, throw and play with all sorts of objects. Don’t worry.

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“Laugher is an external expression of joy.

Laugh, yourself, heartily, and you will fell better.

Make your friend laugh, and you will make him happier.

Make your enemy laugh, and he will hate you less.

Make a stranger laugh, and you will give him more confidence.

Make the sorrowful laugh, and you will lessen their grief.

Make the desponding laugh, and you will raise their hopes.

Make the old laugh, and you will make them feel younger.

Make the child laugh, and you will make it better tempered,

more healthy, more happy and more loving. “

THE LAUGH BOOK by Bob Sherwood 1927

Roger’s Halloween performance is sponsored by True Balance Animal Wellness. With 18 years of experience, Alden Beane of True Balance Animal Wellness provides veterinarian referred home visits, and year round indoor swimming in the center of Great Barrington.

“Keeping older dogs strong and mobile, and younger dogs happy and healthy.”