http://saraoreilly.com Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:30:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 11/11/08 I don't mean to be cryptic but something awesome just happened! http://saraoreilly.com/its-all-about-the-bens/ 10/14/08 Ben Folds posted a new blog on his myspace and also on benfolds.com saying that the Sing Your Heart Out contest no longer exists. The whole thing has been reformatted into an a capella group cover contest. I'm really sad about it. I was feeling like everyone rallied for me ... http://saraoreilly.com/totally-bummed-out/ As you can probably tell, I have been a contest-entering maniac lately. And it seems like it's paying off! I made it into the final cut of the music video for Jay Clifford's song "Know When To Walk Away." I know you're all wondering if me and Zach Braff are bffs ... http://saraoreilly.com/updates/ Ben Folds is holding a contest where people cover a song of his. I did a cover of "Not The Same" and if you watch it a billion times, you will help me to sing on stage with him in the very near future! Remember: a billion times http://saraoreilly.com/inspired/ so. good. i've never seen him sing without playing the piano before and it gave me the chills! http://saraoreilly.com/ben-folds-and-the-chamber-orchestra-of-philadelphia/ There's plenty more where this came from over at YouTube! http://saraoreilly.com/youtube-extravaganza/ Hi, all! Just wanted to alert you to the fact that I have begun performing in the Harvard Square area in Cambridge on the weekends. I figured a little busking here and there couldn't hurt. My sister drew her caricatures all last summer and made more loot than I make at ... http://saraoreilly.com/busk-to-entertain-by-dancing-singing-or-reciting-on-the-street-or-in-a-public-place/ I just wanted to say thank you to every single person that came out to see me on Friday night. I really had a lot of fun up on stage! Here are some pictures. I'll have video of the set up on YouTube soon, too.    http://saraoreilly.com/thanks/ 5/30/08  Shore Institue of Contemporary Arts (SICA) 20 Third Avenue Long Branch, NJ 07740 Time and Admission $10 presale ($12 day of show)  9pm http://saraoreilly.com/530-sica/ I'm very excited to be seeing Jay Clifford on Saturday night (5/9). He's playing a solo set at Club Passim so it will be perfectly intimate and ideal for his gorgeous voice. I'm hoping for some Rosebud tunes in addition to his other solo work. Oh, and I have an ... http://saraoreilly.com/jay-clifford/