Sandy Schuman

Sandy Schuman

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Please contact me at sschuman@exedes.com or 518-229-8345 to schedule a show.

Date Sponsor Show Where ST
Previous Shows - 2022-2023
01-05-22 New York Adventure Club The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible Livestorm IT
01-20-22 New York Adventure Club New York's American Anthems Livestorm IT
01-28-22 Greater Ithaca Activities Center New York's American Anthems Ithaca NY
01-30-22 Word Plays Back in the Saddle: A Rabbi, a Prophet and a King Schenectady NY
02-12-22 Artists Standing Strong Together Lead Belly: Singer, Songwriter, Murderer! “King of the 12-String Guitar” Zoom IT
02-27-22 Word Plays For Better of Worse: If You Believed in Me Schenectady NY
02-27-22 Temple Sinai Matthew M. Neugroschel Annual Jewish Storytelling Saratoga Springs NY
03-27-22 Word Plays Wise Fools: Welcome to Chelm’s Pond Schenectady NY
03-28-22 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at University of Nevada, Las Vegas The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible Las Vegas NV
03-31-22 Center for Creative Retirement HVCC New York's American Anthems Troy NY
05-04-22 New York Adventure Club The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible Livestorm IT
08-25-22 New York Adventure Club The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible Livestorm IT
09-11-22 Word Plays Dreamers and Doers: The Rhythm Changes; The Story of Me Schenectady NY
09-18-22 Stephentown Memorial Library Song of the Century Stephentown NY
09-23-22 Bethlehem Public Library: Coffee & Conversation The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible Delmar NY
09-28-22 Center for Creative Retirement HVCC Lead Belly: Singer, Songwriter, Murderer! “King of the 12-String Guitar” Troy NY
10-23-22 Word Plays Laughing Matters: George Had Chutzpah, Ira Didn't Schenectady NY
11-13-22 Tellabration Resilience: A Tribute to Sal - A Dedicated, Reliable Worker, Displaced by the Advance of Technology Schenectady NY
12-05-22 New York Adventure Club The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible Livestorm IT
01-12-23 Temple Israel Senior Shmooze: The Erie Canal - A Story of Building the Impossible Albany NY
Previous Shows - 2021
01-31-21 Beat the Snow – Winter Concert Series Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories YouTube IT
02-14-21 Word Plays Magic: Following the Rolling Stones Zoom IT
02-21-21 Temple Sinai Matthew M. Neugroschel Annual Jewish Storytelling Zoom IT
03-17-21 Interfaith Community of Schenectady A Rabbi, a Prophet, and a King Walk into a Bar Zoom IT
04-05-21 New York Adventure Club The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible Livestorm IT
04-08-21 Center for Creative Retirement New York Tales: Tall & True - Part V! Zoom NY
04-11-21 Word Plays Cliffhangers: I Went Over the Cliff Zoom IT
04-16-21 Stories Around the Steeple Rejoice and Be Glad Zoom IT
05-24-21 New York Adventure Club The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible Livestorm IT
07-14-21 Susquehanna Folk Festival Liars Contest Zoom IT
07-21-21 New York Adventure Club The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible Livestorm IT
07-27-21 Caffè Lena Storytelling Night with Marni Gillard, Claire Nolan, & Sandy Schuman Saratoga Springs NY
08-29-21 Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site Not Just for Kids Storytelling Festival - New York's American Anthems Fort Hunter NY
09-14-21 Interfaith Story Circle Forgiveness Zoom IT
09-20-21 New York Adventure Club The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible Livestorm IT
10-10-21 Word Plays Grace: The McPherson Legacy to the City of Albany Zoom IT
10-14-21 Center for Creative Retirement HVCC The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible Troy NY
11-13-21 Chavurah Mevakshei Hadaat Forgiveness Zoom IT
11-14-21 Word Plays Showing Up and Carrying On: My Father was a Songwriter Zoom IT
Previous Shows - 2020
01-10-20 Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center New York Tales: Tall & True Troy NY
01-12-20 Word Plays Kindness: The Burning Bush, the Invisible Gorilla and the Price Chopper Checkout Schenectady NY
02-02-20 Muskrat Manor Tales Tall and True: Liars, Thieves and Other Honest People Loudonville NY
02-02-20 Temple Sinai Jewish Storytelling Festival Saratoga Springs NY
02-06-20 WithOurVoice/ Interfaith Story Circle Stories of Creation from Around the World Niskayuna NY
02-19-20 Story Circle of the Capital District Music in Storytelling Workshop Albany NY
02-23-20 Word Plays Sticky Situations: Dealing with Differences Schenectady NY
09-13-20 Word Plays Lemons to Lemonade: My First Story Zoom IT
10-07-20 Center for Creative Retirement New York Tales: Tall & True - Part IV Troy NY
10-08-20 Cong. Ohav Shalom One World, One Sky Campfire Albany NY
10-11-20 Word Plays Truth & Lies: The Paul Bunyan of the Erie Canal Zoom IT
11-08-20 Word Plays Courage and Remembrance: How the Empire State Got its Western Border Zoom IT
12-22-20 Caffè Lena Storytelling Night Stories of Joy and Laughter YouTube IT
Previous Shows - 2019
02-24-19 Word Plays Inside Out: The New Woman of 1908 Schenectady NY
03-03-19 Temple Sinai Jewish Storytelling Festival Saratoga Springs NY
03-06-19 Jewish Learning Center, Temple Israel Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories - 1 Albany NY
03-13-19 Jewish Learning Center, Temple Israel Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories - 2 Albany NY
03-27-19 Jewish Learning Center, Temple Israel Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories - 3 Albany NY
03-29-19 Sharing the Fire: The Northeast Storytelling Conference The Cutting Room Floor Story Swap Plymouth MA
03-31-19 Sharing the Fire: The Northeast Storytelling Conference Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories Plymouth MA
04-01-19 Tales & Stuff Stories of Fun and Foolishness Schenectady NY
04-03-19 Jewish Learning Center, Temple Israel Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories - 4 Albany NY
04-05-19 Center for Creative Retirement New York Tales: Tall & True - Part 2 Troy NY
05-13-19 Sid Jacobson JCC - Golden Girls Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories East Hills NY
05-17-19 Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories Troy NY
06-03-19 Jewish Federation of the Berkshires Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories Pittsfield MA
06-12-19 Interfaith Story Circle @ Temple Israel Stories of Our Fathers Albany NY
06-18-19 Havurah Vatik Jewish Stories Every Person Should Know Saratoga Springs NY
06-30-19 Kinderhook Memorial Library New York Tales: Tall & True Kinderhook NY
07-28-19 Susquehanna Folk Festival Liars Contest Lewisberry PA
10-24-19 Center for Creative Retirement New York Tales: Tall & True - Part III Troy NY
10-26-19 Greater Oneonta Historical Society Strange & Surprising Stories & How to Tell Them Oneonta NY
09-08-19 Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site Not Just for Kids Storytelling Festival Fort Hunter NY
09-15-19 Word Plays Hope: The Curse of Mamie O'Rourke Schenectady NY
09-16-19 Beltrone Living Center Familiar songs & their Unfamiliar Stories Colonie NY
09-17-19 Schenectady Public Library Lead Belly: Singer, Songwriter, Murderer; “King of the 12-String Guitar" Rotterdam NY
09-25-19 Caffè Lena Open Mic Saratoga Springs NY
10-06-19 Word Plays Turning Points: Dueling Campaign Songs Salem NY
11-08-19 Bethlehem Public Library: Coffee & Conversation Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories Delmar NY
11-11-19 Tales & Stuff New York Tales: Tall & True Schenectady NY
11-13-19 Senior Moments, Congregation Gates of Heaven New York Tales: Tall & True Schenectady NY
11-17-19 Limmud Boston 2019 When I Was Small: Original Jewish Songs and Stories Brookline MA
12-22-19 Shaara Tfille Chanukah Celebration Saratoga Springs NY
Previous Shows - 2018
01-09-18 Glen Eddy Song of the Century Niskayuna NY
01-28-18 Temple Sinai Jewish Storytelling Festival - 5th Annual Saratoga Springs NY
02-11-18 Word Plays Revelations Schenectady NY
02-12-18 JCC of Central New Jersey There is Always Another Side to the Story Scotch Plains NJ
02-28-18 Interfaith Story Circle The Tent of Abraham:
The Power of Story to Encourage the Gifts of Hospitality
Schenectady NY
03-04-18 Schenectady JCC In the Zany Spirit of Purim:
Welcome to Chelm’s Pond and
Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories
Schenectady NY
03-11-18 Word Plays Always? I Always Tell the Truth,
Even If I Gotta Lie To Do It
Schenectady NY
03-24-18 Northeast Storytelling Sharing the Fire: The Northeast Storytelling Conference Plymouth MA
04-17-18 Center for Creative Retirement Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories Troy NY
04-22-18 Temple Israel Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories Albany NY
04-26-18 Schenectady-Nijkerk Council The King’s Birthday Dinner Scotia NY
04-28-18 Muskrat Manor Mothers & Others Who Shaped Us Loudonville NY
06-13-18 The Spinney at Van Dyke My Father Was a Storyteller (Benefit for WithOurVoice) Delmar NY
06-17-18 Saratoga Jewish Cultural Festival Story and Song: Stirring the Imagination Saratoga Springs NY
07-12-18 Temple Israel Jewish Stories Every Person Should Know and
How to Tell a Story Workshop
Albany NY
07-17-18 Camp Isabella Freedman Jewish Stories Every Person Should Know Falls Village CT
07-18-18 Camp Isabella Freedman Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories Falls Village CT
07-19-18 Camp Isabella Freedman Welcome to Chelm’s Pond Falls Village CT
07-20-18 Camp Isabella Freedman My Father was a Storyteller Falls Village CT
07-30-18 The Massry Residence A Buffet of Stories Albany NY
09-16-18 Word Plays Mavericks Schenectady NY
09-26-18 JCC on the Palisades Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories Tenafly NJ
09-30-18 Word Plays Mavericks Salem NY
10-11-18 Center for Creative Retirement New York Tales: Tall & True Troy NY
10-12-18 Coburg Village Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories Rexford NY
10-14-18 Word Plays Irresistible Schenectady NY
10-15-18 The Massry Residence New York Tales: Tall & True Albany NY
10-22-18 Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center New York Tales: Tall & True Troy NY
10-28-18 Knesseth Israel Stories & Music Gloversville NY
11-06-18 Summit At Glenwyck Lunch-In Glenville NY
11-07-18 Coburg Village New York Tales: Tall & True Rexford NY
12-19-18 Story Circle of the Capital District Same Story, Different Voice: Beauty & the Beast Albany NY
Previous Shows - 2017
01-19-17 Interfaith Story Circle Tent of Abraham:
Are we our brothers' & sisters' keepers?
Schenectady NY
01-29-17 Word Plays Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat Schenectady NY
02-25-17 Temple Israel Shabbat D’var Torah Albany NY
02-26-17 Temple Sinai Jewish Storytelling Festival Saratoga Springs NY
03-11-17 Muskrat Manor An Afternoon of Stories & Music Castleton NY
03-26-17 Word Plays With A Little Bit of Luck Schenectady NY
04-30-17 Knesseth Israel A Buffet of Stories Gloversville NY
05-06-17 B'nai Sholom Bet Kafeh Albany NY
05-14-17 Temple Israel Dance Festival Albany NY
05-25-17 Hebrew Academy of the Capital District Academy Awards Albany NY
06-09-17 Bethlehem Public Library Coffee & Conversation Delmar NY
06-27-17 Emack & Bolio's Open Mic Albany NY
07-13-17 Hudson River Coffee House Open Mic Albany NY
07-31-17 Caffè Lena Open Mic Saratoga Springs NY
09-10-17 Word Plays Awakening Salem NY
09-24-17 Word Plays Awakening Schenectady NY
10-03-17 Tales & Stuff Stories and Songs Schenectady NY
10-15-17 Word Plays Catalysts Schenectady NY
10-21-17 Cong. Beth Shalom Pot Luck Stories Clifton Park NY
10-27-17 Eddy Hawthorne Ridge Familiar Songs and their Unfamiliar Stories East Greenbush NY
10-28-17 Cong. Ohav Shalom Spiritual Anthems & Immigrant Journeys:  Reflections of Parshat Lekh Lekha Albany NY
11-08-17 Caffè Lena Storytelling Night Featured Teller Saratoga Springs NY
11-12-17 Tellabration Challenges Schenectady NY
12-04-17 Shames JCC on the Hudson Eats & Entertainment: Chanukah in Chelm's Pond Tarrytown NY
12-13-17 The Massry Residence Get Happy!
Familiar Songs & their Unfamiliar Stories
Albany NY

 

Please contact me at sschuman@exedes.com or 518-229-8345 to schedule a show.

 

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