That’s a quote we can all nod and smile at. It’s from Mark Twain, the literary legend and timeless humorist. Truly a historic figure for the ages and one from whom we can continually learn.

The Mark Twain Society has chosen Crocker Memorial Church for their performance venue this season, and HSoSC can’t be more pleased. There will be a series of lectures on Twain, a condensed autobiography of Mark Twain delivered by Twain interpreter Alan Kitty “in no particular order the way life happens,” and even a look at Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn in their dotage… in 1925 St. Pete!

The MT folks have also, most graciously, offered a free, private performance for our members on Saturday, .January 10 at 3:00 pm of A FORK IN THE ROAD, two monologues by Sarah Grigsby and Rhonda Liss, celebrating resilience. The only weapon against adversity is perseverance and laughter. Against these nothing can stand. For this special performance, you don’t need to buy tickets in advance. For all other performances, they have offered a discount to our members. See their full schedule here.

Ed. Note: Think Mr. Twain is not worth considering nowadays? May I leave you with this quote from him: “The government is merely a servant―merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn’t. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them.”