Onward and upward.

Happy New Year to all!
Classics in Miniature was in Seattle for the Modern Language Assoc. annual conference where our DVDs were sold in the trenches on the Exhibit floor. I sold over 100 copies, made numerous serious contacts for speaking engagements and for sales of institutional copies to Language Departments. It’s a great place to speak directly with the experts who know the original Classic Works I am producing. Very exciting and fruitful.

BIG NEWS! We are entering into a cooperative arrangement for sales of QUIXOTE and FAUST with W.W. NORTON & COMPANY book publisher. This is a very fortunate occurrence to say the least as they are a large Independently owned book publisher with offices on 5th Ave. in NY, NY. Perhaps I won’t need to invent the wheel in regard to distribution so much in the future. Looking forward to a long partnership with them.
We also presented QUIXOTE at the NW PUPPETRY CENTER to an eager crowd of professional puppeteers and puppet enthusiasts. It is a magical place, anyone near Seattle should see the gorgeous theatre and one of their great live shows, it’s the home of the Carter Family Marionettes.

A few weeks remain on the Indigogo JOAN of ARC PUPPET FILM campaign. Go ahead and donate a few bucks if you are able. There are lots of perks you may want too. And even though it may not look like I will get to the finish line for this funding cycle, I can assure you I will find a way.

http://www.indiegogo.com/JOAN-of-ARC-puppet-film-2

Thanks,
Steven Ritz-Barr