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Humor and Satire Festival

April 14, 2007

In the final day of the Humor and Satire Festival, performers from the Moth joined members of the Washington College community in attending a variety of comical readings and performances.

Click to enlarge photos by Master Literary House Printer Mike Kaylor.

Performance artist Pat Oleszko's inflation creations freely roam through the backyard of the Rose O'Neill Literary House
Performance artist Pat Oleszko's inflation creations freely roam through the backyard of the Rose O'Neill Literary House.
Pat Oleszko's inflatables engulf the Rose O'Neill Literary House, wowing passersby
Pat Oleszko's inflatables engulf the Rose O'Neill Literary House, wowing passersby.
Author and performer Jonathan Ames and Rose O'Neill Literary House Director Joshua Wolf Shenk size each other up over coffee at the Imperial Hotel
Author and performer Jonathan Ames and Rose O'Neill Literary House Director Joshua Wolf Shenk size each other up over coffee at the Imperial Hotel.
Rose O'Neill Literary House Director Joshua Wolf Shenk presides at the head of a brunch table manned by, from left to right, Ben Kozlowski '09, a Moth member, author Jonathan Ames, Lea Thau of The Moth, author George Saunders, Val Larson '07, and Emma Sovich '07
Rose O'Neill Literary House Director Joshua Wolf Shenk presides at the head of a brunch table manned by, from left to right, Ben Kozlowski '09, a Moth member, author Jonathan Ames, Lea Thau of The Moth, author George Saunders, Val Larson '07, and Emma Sovich '07.
Director of The Moth, Lea Thau
Director of The Moth, Lea Thau.
Joshua Wolf Shenk, Director of the Rose O'Neill Literary House, shares a laugh with author George Saunders
Joshua Wolf Shenk, Director of the Rose O'Neill Literary House, shares a laugh with author George Saunders.
Author George Saunders with Priscilla Hodgkins, Associate Director of the Rose O'Neill Literary House
Author George Saunders with Priscilla Hodgkins, Associate Director of the Rose O'Neill Literary House.
A more serious moment between Joshua Wolf Shenk and George Saunders
A more serious moment between Joshua Wolf Shenk and George Saunders.
C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience Director Adam Goodheart with Joshua Wolf Shenk and George Saunders
C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience Director Adam Goodheart with Joshua Wolf Shenk and George Saunders.
OIT Services Technician Jeff Hamm records all that is humorous and satirical
OIT Services Technician Jeff Hamm records all that is humorous and satirical.
The CAC Forum crowd waits eagerly for George Saunders' reading
The CAC Forum crowd waits eagerly for George Saunders' reading.
Joshua Wolf Shenk, Director of the Rose O'Neill Literary House, introduces author George Saunders
Joshua Wolf Shenk, Director of the Rose O'Neill Literary House, introduces author George Saunders.
Enraptured.
Enraptured.
Joshua Wolf Shenk both delights and informs
Joshua Wolf Shenk both delights and informs.
Author George Saunders answers questions
Author George Saunders answers questions.
Comedian and The Moth performer Anthony Griffith takes a break from The Tonight Show and Comedy Central to visit and entertain Washington College
Comedian and The Moth performer Anthony Griffith takes a break from The Tonight Show and Comedy Central to visit and entertain Washington College.
Tech Services Manager Eric Broussard, normally on the other side of the camera, turns his lens our way
Tech Services Manager Eric Broussard, normally on the other side of the camera, turns his lens our way.
NYC performance artist Pat Oleszko, in full performance artist garb, leads students to her inflatable sculpture garden behind the Rose O'Neill Literary House
NYC performance artist Pat Oleszko, in full performance artist garb, leads students to her inflatable sculpture garden behind the Rose O'Neill Literary House.
The Moth performer Elna Baker is birthed out of one of Pat Oleszko's amazing inflatables
The Moth performer Elna Baker is birthed out of one of Pat Oleszko's amazing inflatables.
The Moth performer Elna Baker
The Moth performer Elna Baker.
Poet Jason Schneiderman
Poet Jason Schneiderman.
Author Dan Kennedy reads from his life's work, Loser Goes First
Author Dan Kennedy reads from his life's work, Loser Goes First.
Author Sarah Payne Stuart entertains others by drawing from her own life in her humorous memoir, My First Cousin Once Removed
Author Sarah Payne Stuart entertains others by drawing from her own life in her humorous memoir, My First Cousin Once Removed.
Just moments before, performance artist Pat Oleszko was wearing these movable pieces of art
Just moments before, performance artist Pat Oleszko was wearing these movable pieces of art.
Poet Jason Schneiderman brings out both the serious and the hilarious while reading from his collection of poems, Sublimation Point
Poet Jason Schneiderman brings out both the serious and the hilarious while reading from his collection of poems, Sublimation Point.
Members of The Moth, Elna Baker and Dan Kennedy, normally found on the stage, here sit quietly as audience
Members of The Moth, Elna Baker and Dan Kennedy, normally found on the stage, here sit quietly as audience.
Author Jonathan Ames closes the Festival by reading from his work Wake Up, Sir!
Author Jonathan Ames closes the Festival by reading from his work Wake Up, Sir!

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