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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of ’The Andy Griffith Show’ - Nashville Gospel Music & Entertainment Examiner On an October night in 1960, a memorable whistled theme song was heard on the black and white television sets across America as " The Andy Griffith Show " was aired for the first time. Now fans of "The Andy Griffith Show" are celebrating the show's 50th anniversary with visits to Mayberry Days in Mt. Airy, NC , or watching TVLand's 50 Days of Andy" or perhaps buying a book of Mayberry Poetry or other memorabelia.

Cookies for Kids will be hosting two holiday book signings for me in Nashville during the Christmas season to benefit the charity Special Spaces (Specialspaces.org). The organization has been given a storefront at Hickory Hollow Mall where they will sell gourmet cookies, do gift wrapping, and other special activities including my book signings! I will be signing copies of my books The Mayberry Poem - A Tribute to Mayberry and How to Promote Your Book on a Shoestring Budget on Wednesday night, December 17 at 5 PM, and on Monday afternoon, December 22 at 2PM. Cookies for Kids is located in the lower level of Hickory Hollow Mall near Sears in the "Real Estate" store front. Proceeds will benefit Special Spaces, a non-profit organization focused on making a difference in the lives of children with life threatening illnesses. The Mayberry Poem - A Tribute to Mayberry is a compilation of poetry about "The Andy Griffith Show." Each poem pays tribute to a character, episo...

Mayberry was that small Southern town where everybody knew their neighbors and Sheriff Andy Taylor was everyone's father figure in a simpler time and place. Imagine what a Mayberry Thanksgiving might have been like! Thanksgiving in Mayberry T  hanksgiving in Mayberry -- H  elen and Ope home from school, A  ndy closes the Courthouse; N  ow Aunt Bee sets the rules, K  eeping everything just so, S  ets the table, cooks the food, G  iving each guest big helpings I  n the day's festive mood. V  ery soon all are seated I  n the Taylor's residence N   ow it's time for grace,  says Andy, G  ives thanks for God's providence. Previously published in  The Mayberry Poem - A Tribute to Mayberry. More Mayberry Articles More About Mayberry

Author, poet, and publisher Kathryn E. Darden, will be autographing copies of the 2008 edition of The Mayberry Poem - A Tribute to Mayberry and her new book How to Promote Your Book on a Shoestring Budget during this year's Mayberry Days in Mt. Airy, NC. Darden will be the special guest of Mayberry on Main on Thursday night, and again on both Friday and Saturday for morning and evening book signings. The book signings will take place on Thursday, September 25 from 7 to 8 PM. Book signings will also take place on Friday, September 26 from 11 to noon and from 6 PM to 7 PM; and Saturday, September 27 after the parade to noon and from 5:30 to 7 PM at Mayberry on Main, 126 N. Main Street (across from Snappy Lunch), Mount Airy, NC 27030. Phone: 336-719-0405 The Mayberry Poem - A Tribute to Mayberry is a compilation of poetry about "The Andy Griffith Show" that celebrates the characters and the show that made millions of viewers laugh during the turbulent 60s as they watche...

Christian Activities Publications is accepting submissions for the 2008 edition of The Mayberry Poem - A Tribute to Mayberry. Send your poem of 28 lines or less about any character or theme from "The Andy Griffith Show" to: books@christianactivities.com. The deadline for submissions is August 21. Visit The Mayberry Poem - A Tribute to Mayberry for more information. Use this link to shop Amazon.com and support Christian Activities

My new book, How to Promote Your Book on a Shoestring Budget, better be out by the end of September because I have set up some book signings in Mt. Airy, North Carolina for both the Mayberry Poetry books and How to Promote Your Book . I will blog more later when the details are all firmed up, but this is what I have so far: Book Signings at Mayberry on Main, Mt. Airy, NC 126 N. Main Street (across from Snappy Lunch) Mount Airy, NC 27030 Phone: 336-719-0405 Thursday, September 25: 7 to 8 PM Friday, September 26: 11 AM to noon; 6 PM to 7 PM Saturday, September 27: After the parade to noon; 5:30 PM to 7 PM. If you live in the area, why not come by and say hi??? Use this link to shop Amazon.com and support Christian Activities