Special Programs:

Mark Alan Lovewell is available for private parties, classroom programs and special events.

Mr. Lovewell has performed at clam bakes, bachelor and birthday parties. He has sung on the night before a wedding and as part of a wedding service.

He has sung for all ages, to children nursery school age, to children in their 80s.

He has sung for children in a local public library, elementary schools and for Memorial Day observances. For senior citizens he has performed at local Councils on Aging and at nursing homes. He has performed for inmates in prison.

He has performed on sailboats, yachts and ships.

A one-hour program with a short intermission is $300.

To explore your options, write the singer and make a proposal. If you write by email, answers usually are given within a day.

Performing with the late Dionis Coffin Riggs. For years, Mr. Lovewell and the West Tisbury poet put on programs for nonprofit organizations. Dionis would read her poetry and recall stories of her whaling family. Mr. Lovewell would sing.

 In March and April of 2004 Mr. Lovewell went to Hawaii and Alaska and returned to Massachusetts. Over six weeks he shared his stories and songs at museums, elementary schools, high schools and colleges; under a federally funded education grant.

 He represented the New Bedford Whaling Museum in an amazing collaborative effort by museums in three states. He with other storytellers and singers performed for hundreds of youngsters.

 The federal grant that underwrote the effort is called The Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations (known informally as ECHO). It was a magical journey, an opportunity to share the whaling stories of New England with those who have a cultural link to the whalemen of years ago.

The trip centered around the Native American stories that we should all share. Mr. Lovewell brought history to music and got everyone singing.

Performing at a private function, Mark Alan Lovewell brings fun and entertainment and song to every one of his performances. You never know precisely where a program will go because audience participation is a big part of the show. Photo by Anne Vose.