got deep?

Yes, I did, thanks, both literally and figuratively, at back to back events this afternoon!

I have looked forward to "A Sunday Soiree" ever since I first spotted it on fb several weeks ago.

Hey, how could I resist when such a fancy word was luring me in?

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Plus, this was an offering from DEEP Center, now celebrating its 15th year, and it was time to see what the new generation was writing about.

I have tried to always be there to support their fundraisers and I have always - I mean, ALWAYS - been amazed by the students' works.

Today, there were seventeen young writers who stood up and read, or recited, their writings to the crowd gathered at Victory North.

Nine of those were middle school youths who are part of The Young Author Project, which presented them a challenging approach to creative writing.

What brilliant imaginations they have!

Kudos to Christina Campbell for her award as Middle School Laureate!

I sat next to her glowing grandmother.

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The eight high school students were part of that program, too, as well as Block By Block - which combines writing skills with recording histories of the students' communities, streets, and families - and also The SLAM Team.

That last represents the hiphop version of beat poets and consisted of three amazing young women: Eyonn Mitchell, Kay Mitchell, and Bashia McNutt.

Bashia is there in the photo, performing "Wishful Thinking", accompanied by the Savannah Music Festival Jazz Academy.

Absolutely amazing how poised and talented she is!

No wonder they created a new award for her: Block By Block Senior Legacy Award.

Absolutely amazing!

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The soiree ended a little early... could I make it to the east end of Victory Drive in time?

Unlike the White Rabbit, I was not late!!!

That's a little inside joke for those familiar with the Lewis Carroll classic, if not with this musical, "Alice In Wonderland, JR.".

This story is about an imaginative girl who fancies herself being a princess or a professor or a... what?

It isn't until she falls deep into a rabbit hole - a situation I am well acquainted with - that she has time to ponder her true identity.

But just which would that be?

The Alice that fell into the hole?

The Alice that grew too tall from a potion?

The Alice that shrank so small after eating a cookie?

Or are all three appropriate for the time and space that they inhabit in that world?

Ah... deep thoughts.

(smile!)