9:45am- Space opens
10:00am- Jesting begins

Tickets: FREE (donations greatly appreciated)

Information: deweymemorialhall@gmail.com or 919-478-4335

Dewey Hall’s “Young at Heart" series is family friendly and welcomes all ages. “Young at Heart” occurs weekly on Saturday mornings starting at 10am. The series will feature different art forms each week in an engaging light-hearted way. “Young at Heart” will take place outside at Dewey Hall.

What to expect:

1) Party size limit of 4. Each party will have a 5 ft diameter circle to sit in. Each circle’s edge is 6ft away from the next. Please purchase your parties tickets together so we can reserve your space.

2) Bring your own blanket or chair to sit on.

3) Please reserve your tickets online ahead of time. Space is limited!

4) Masks and physical distancing required

About Roger:

For 43 years, Roger Reed has performed as Roger the Jester.
His work is constantly changing, every venue will elicit new material.
Every performance is a debut, since his work is so improvisational, not in the current “give me a word, I’ll fit it into a pre-rehearsed format,” but true in the moment magical events. He often hears, “Did he plan that with that person? They must have rehearsed it!”

There are many events where he creates something special just for that event. Every year a friend has a holiday concert in his home where there is a plethora of beautiful classical music. Roger shows up and plays the tuba, a turkey baster, a saw, three recorders at once, you get the idea.

This is why he is now branding himself as a performance artist. It better describes what he does.

He will continue to juggle, spin, throw and play with all sorts of objects. Don’t worry.

“Laughter is an external expression of joy.
Laugh, yourself, heartily, and you will feel better.
Make your friend laugh, and you will make him happier.
Make your enemy laugh, and he will hate you less.
Make a stranger laugh, and you will give him more confidence.
Make the sorrowful laugh, and you will lessen their grief.
Make the desponding laugh, and you will raise their hopes.
Make the old laugh, and you will make them feel younger.
Make the child laugh, and you will make it better tempered,
more healthy, more happy and more loving. “

THE LAUGH BOOK by Bob Sherwood 1927