A Thousand Towns
PastForward 2019 Preview: Revitalizing Small Communities – Dar Williams
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Dar to speak at this year's Preservation Leadership Forum in Denver Colorado hosted by The National Trust for Historic Preservation on October 10th, 2019. Dar Williams has been called “one of America’s very best singer-songwriters” by The New Yorker. She’s released ten studio albums and authored four books including her latest, What I Found In A Thousand Towns . Known as much for her staunch progressive ideals as her raw acoustic energy, Williams has been captivating audiences with her [...] read more
Adirondack Daily Enterprise - Williams shares her ideas for small towns
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
“What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician’s Guide to Rebuilding America’s Communities,” by Dar Williams, may not be a specifically Adirondack book, but much of its content proves applicable to the region. One might quickly list Plattsburgh, Saranac Lake, Glens Falls and Watertown as locations whose leaders and residents could benefit from a quick perusal. [...] read more
The Fall and Rise of Small Towns: Dar Williams PODCAST
Monday, July 16, 2018
America's landscape of towns and cities is ever-changing. Countless Main Streets and small downtowns were eviscerated by big box stores, globalization, online commerce and poor planning. But today, many reasilient communities are fighting back. Called "one of America's very best singer-songwriters " by The New Yorker, our guest, Dar Williams , tells us how towns and cities can turn themselves around. " What I Found in a Thousand Towns : A Traveling Musician's Guide to [...] read more
Festival Peers Into “Positive Proximity”
Sunday, June 24, 2018
When musician Dar Williams took the stage in the lecture hall at the at the Yale University Art Gallery this past Sunday, it was clear that she had done her homework. She was there to deliver a talk titled “How to Make Your Town Somewhere Everyone Wants to Live” for the International Festival of Arts & Ideas. The theme comes from her most recent book, What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician’s Guide to Rebuilding America’s Communities—One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open-Mike Night at a Time . “The towns that have high [...] read more
Dar Williams | Community Building From a Folk Singer’s POV
Sunday, May 27, 2018
PODCAST Listen to Dar Williams | Community Building From a Folk Singer’s POV from Leading Voices in Real Estate in Podcasts. https://itunes. apple. com/us/podcast/leading-voices-in-real-estate/id1193591199? mt=2&i=1000410859844 "Leading Voices in Real Estate" is a podcast hosted by Matt Slepin of Terra Search Partners. In this podcast series, we interview city builders who use innovative approaches to create healthier, more economically vibrant communities with character and a high quality of life. These leaders provide inspiration to those of us looking to build better cities. [...] read more
Episode 48 - Dar Williams PODCAST with Thaddeus Russell
Friday, March 23, 2018
Dar Williams is a musician and author. The New Yorker has described her as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters. " Her latest album is the self-produced and critically acclaimed Emerald , and her new book, What I Found in a Thousand Towns , combines anthropological field work she conducted as a touring musician with scholarly research on the renaissance of American towns and small cities. [...] read more
OFF THE SHELF | Book Review The Secret in a Thousand Towns by Sabrina Sucato
Friday, March 16, 2018
What I Found In A Thousand Towns is a must read for anyone interested in natural community building or for those who have stepped foot into one of the towns that Williams mentions. She narrates in the first person and interjects her insights and observations throughout the text. Although she visits these towns to perform, she experiences them much like the rest of us would. She drinks coffee at the cafes, meanders the sidewalks with her family, and asks locals about the best eats. Her well wishes for the spaces on [...] read more
“WHAT I FOUND IN A THOUSAND TOWNS” BOOK TOUR UPDATE
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
My book, What I Found in a Thousand Towns, comes out on September 5, and we hope you'll pre-order it now, from your favorite store or online. Here is the WHOLE TOUR of bookstore signings and book events (plus some Cry Cry Cry concerts! ). I'm thrilled to be working with all of these new places and faces. Bookstores, wineries, and town halls alike. Stay tuned for updates. - Dar 9/9/2017 Berkeley, CA UC Theater Reading and Performance* 9/10/2017 Seattle, WA Seattle Town Hall –Rainer Hall With Guest Interviewer 9/11/2017 [...] read more
DAR WILLIAMS ANNOUNCES HER NEW BOOK AND TOUR DATES
Monday, June 26, 2017
I hope you'll come out this fall for some concerts that are very special to me! My book, "What I Found In A Thousand Towns," is coming out in September and I'll be singing, reading, and hopefully hearing a bit about what you love about your towns and cities. I've watched downtowns and cities go from vacant to vibrant over the last twenty plus years. How does that happen? How does it begin? Throughout my travels, I wrote notes, I talked to people, and [...] read more