The Listen To Your Mother : Kansas City Show may be over, but our sisterhood will go on. We’re a circle of friends now, and already making plans to get together again soon (once we catch up on our sleep and get through the crazy month of May!).
The night surpassed our greatest expectations. So maybe we didn’t have Jill Biden at our performance. A-hem.
Jill Biden with Jessica Kupferman of the Wilmington, DE show!
But what we had? Was a group of phenomenal women sharing stories that resonated with people. The comments and emails continue to flood in congratulating us and telling us how much the evening meant to them. You just can’t put a price on that. Laura and I were surprised and emotional when our cast presented us with bouquets of flowers at the end of the show, along with cards signed by everyone and gift certificates to Hoopla Studio, one of our local sponsors. Talk about tears! They didn’t need to give US gifts; THEY were the GIFTS we gave to our audience and to everyone who will eventually watch on the LTYM YouTube Channel. They were brave, funny, introspective, smart, and the best part? They are diverse. And yet we all get along amazingly well. It’s a new SISTERHOOD, ya’ll!
We’d first like to thank our national sponsor, BlogHer, for once again supporting Listen To Your Mother, and new national sponsor, One2One Network. And our Kansas City show wouldn’t have been possible without the contributions of our local sponsors: Hoopla Studio, Cafe Europa, Browne’s Irish Marketplace, The Roasterie, Ya Ya’s Eurobistro, Woodyard Barbeque, Lisa Fay Designs, and Aixois Brasserie. We’re also incredibly grateful to our photographer, Karen Ledford, and our videographer, Buck Sommerkamp. Christine Garvey of Unity Temple was amazing, and Studio Dan Meiners donated the flower arrangements for the stage. It was all perfect!
Last, but not least, we were thrilled to support Rose Brooks Center. The lovely Kelley came to the show as their representative, and she set up a table with brochures and collected donations. Not only did she leave with $320 in cash donations from people in attendance, but she also received items from their wish list like underwear, cat litter (because remember, RBC is the only shelter in the area that accepts pets!), baby wipes, toiletries, and blankets. We’re still waiting for our final funds to come through EventBrite, but once they do, we’ll be presenting Rose Brooks with a check from ticket proceeds! If you haven’t been to see their facilities yet, I suggest you take a tour. I’d also encourage you to check our their ongoing wish list (updated regularly on their site) and see how you can help. It’s so easy! Here is their current list of urgent needs.
Just before going on stage, we put our hands in together and did a cheer!
The utterly amazing cast of LTYM Kansas City just before showtime.
photo credit: Karen Ledford Photography
Please peruse some of our cast members’ readings and thoughts from the evening:
Ashley Austrew of Zebra Garden : Listen To Your Mother : A Re-Cap
Lisa Allen of Back To Allen: I Almost Wish…Listen To Your Mother Let Down
Michelle Burdick of Twissted Fancy: Listening To All The Things She Never Said
Julie Dunlap : Jodee’s Promise
Greta Funk of G*Funkified : The Wondering
Leslie Kohlmeyer of I Blame Enjoli! : The Groundhog Days of Our Lives
Sam Manley : Listen To Your Mother
Erin Margolin : A Week of Firsts
Laura Seymour : The Listen To Your Mother Hangover
Molly Shalz of A Day in Mollywood: The Random Placement of People In Our Lives
Molly Shalz : So Much More Than a Show
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