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Sandy SchumanStories & Music |
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| There is always another side to the story. | ||
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Sandy SchumanStories & Music |
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| There is always another side to the story. | ||
| Home | About | Programs | Schedule | Blog | Purchase | Contact | Links |
Please contact me at sschuman@exedes.com or 518-229-8345 to schedule a show.
| Date | Sponsor | Show | Where | ST |
| 01-12-25 | Word Plays | A Whale of a Tale: How I Won the Liar’s Contest | Schenectady | NY |
| 01-17-25 | Mopco | A Fork In The Road | Schenectady | NY |
| 02-11-25 | New York Adventure Club | The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible | Livestorm | IT |
| 02-13-25 | New York Adventure Club | American Anthems: Tales of America’s Best-Known Songs | Livestorm | IT |
| 02-23-25 | Word Plays | In the Twinkling of an Eye: The Fly Fishing Contest | Schenectady | NY |
| 03-11-25 | New York Adventure Club | John Morrissey: Prospector, Pugilist, Promoter, Politician | Schenectady | NY |
| 03-23-25 | Word Plays | Silver Bullets: The Great Toilet Paper Controversy | Schenectady | NY |
| 07-27-25 | Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site | Not Just for Kids Storytelling Festival | Fort Hunter | NY |
| 09-02-25 | Caffè Lena | Storytelling Night: Featured Teller | Saratoga Springs | NY |
| Previous Shows - 2023-2024 | ||||
| 03-03-24 | Temple Sinai | Jewish Storytelling Program: When I Was Small | Saratoga Springs | NY |
| 09-05-24 | NY Adventure Club | The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible | Livestorm | IT |
| 11-05-24 | Caffè Lena | Storytellling Night: A Twenty Dollar Bill | Saratoga Springs | NY |
| 01-12-23 | Temple Israel | Senior Shmooze: The Erie Canal - A Story of Building the Impossible | Albany | NY |
| 02-16-23 | New York Adventure Club | The Erie Canal: A Story of Building the Impossible | Livestorm | IT |
| Previous Shows - 2022 | ||||
| 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 |
| 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.
