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Tell Me Press Author, Brian H. Peterson provides inspiration: Da Capo Chamber Players  Naumburg Composition Winner Stephen Jaffe’s Composition, Light Dances (Chamber Concerto No. 2) takes its title from a phrase in Brian's book, The Smile at the Heart of Things, "my whole creative life is a dance around the light." Light Dances is a three-movement chamber concerto composed in 2009-10. The work will be performed Wednesday May 2 at 8 PM  in the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. For more info: CLICK HERE
Laughter is the Best Medicine. Tell Me Press Author Carla Ulbrich will be featured nationally on ABC-TV Thursday, May 3rd 2pm. Carla is on for a few minutes near the beginning of The Revolution at 2pm EST. Carla talks about the benefits of humor and sings a snippet of one of her songs. Also on the show - MD and funny man Matt Iseman, Ty Pennington, Cheryl Hines. CLICK HERE
Tell Me Press Author, Carla "The Singing Patient" Ulbrich will be the featured Speaker at Toastmasters District 83 Spring Conference. Carla presents the workshop “Laughter: The Best Medicine” at Toastmasters International District 83 Annual Spring Conference, Saturday, May 5 at the Morristown Hyatt, 3 Speedwell Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960. CLICK HERE
Singing in the library: Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire, CT May 10th, 7PM. Singer, songwriter, comedienne & Tell Me Press author Carla Ulbrich will perform, talk about her book How Can You NOT Laugh at a Time Like This?, sign and sell copies. For more info:CLICK HERE
Tell Me Press is proud to announce the release of the Teacher's/Reader's Guide for Tonya Trimble's wonderful book for children, CURIOSITY WITH A CAPITAL S. The Teacher's/Reader's Guide is available here and it's free. CLICK HERE

Carla's monthly newsletter is a hoot and contains a lot of useful information about how to get a free book, her live appearances, both book related and music related. Click the link below to read her MAY 2012 newsletter. CLICK HERE
Brian H. Peterson's book, THE BLOSSOMING OF THE WORLD: ESSAYS AND IMAGES, published by Tell Me Press, is named one of Library Journals 7 Best Books of 2011 in the Spiritual Living category. CLICK HERE
NEW! A very informative VIDEO on the role of the Anesthesiologist from Tell Me Press author Panchali Dhar, M.D. Dr. Dhar's book, Before the Scalpel: What Everyone Should Know About Anesthesia, is a must-have for every bookshelf. CLICK HERE
VIDEO: Take a moment for a Carla Ulbrich - Top 10 annoying things to say to someone who has just been diagnosed CLICK HERE

Tell Me Press scores a coup with illustrator Ted Enik. Ted is best known for his illustrations in popular children's books such as Eloise, Magic School Bus, and Fancy Nancy. The whimsical work of this talented artist is featured in Curiosity with a Capital S by Tonya Trimble.
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The Smile at the Heart of Things

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Barbara Bonfigli was born in California and thriving there until, at age fifteen, she discovered that her high school gave full college credit for Driver’s Education. She successfully lobbied her parents to switch her to a prep school back east that leaned more toward philosophy, literature, and European history.

Her early careers in Manhattan included editor, literary agent, and Wall Street coffee vendor. Working with composer Catherine MacDonald, she wrote lyrics for shows on and off-Broadway, including A Streetcar Named Desire at the Vivian Beaumont and St. James theaters, She Stoops to Conquer at the Guthrie, and Rebel Women at Joseph Papp’s Shakespeare Festival. While living in London in the 1980s and ’90s, she co-founded ShowPeople Ltd, which produced Blues in the Night, Ian McKellen Acting Shakespeare, Barbara Cook: Wait ’Til You See Her, and several seasons of big and little shows. Blues… and Barbara Cook… both received Olivier nominations, the UK’s equivalent of the Tony Awards.

Barbara Bonfigli has studied music in Paris with Nadia Boulanger and meditation in India with Swamis Muktananda and Chidvilasananda. She deepens her yoga practice in New Mexico with Tias Little and the teachers at Yoga Source.

She now lives on a small Greek island and the islands of Manhattan and Santa Fe. The author donates a portion of her royalties to the Dodecanese Animal Protection Society. She can be found at www.barbarabonfigli.com.

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