The Gathering in Selma, Nov. 1-2, is going to be super and it looks like it will be well-attended. Read about it at www.alabamafolklife.org.

If you come, you'll want to enjoy the great Southern meal the Roy McMillan family is going to cook for us (fried chicken, ribs, macaroni and cheese, collards, black eyed peas, two kinds of cobbler and more)--followed by a splendid concert of a cappella gospel music. If you want us to throw your name in the pot, please register by the end of this week. Cost is $15 and you can print out the registration form from the website and send it in.

We hope to see you there.