Broadway actor Charissa Bertels sings at the Amelia Earhart Festival

In Atchison, Kansas this weekend, and what a thrill to hear Charissa Bertells—who splits her time between Manhattan, New York and Manhattan, Kansas—do an amazing job presenting two songs from AMELIA AND ME. From the reports of many attendees who approached me afterwards, I was not the only one afterwards with tears in my eyes. Thank you to Karen Seaberg and everyone else who makes this festival such a fun and welcoming place to be..