Renaissance man Jim Post comes to town with his acclaimed one-man show, Mark Twain and the Laughing River. Inspired by the little-known fact that the famous author sang tenor and played the banjo, piano, and guitar, Jim's engaging portrait weaves his original songs based on true stories from Twain's childhood with fictional dialogue, anecdotes, and historical facts, well-spiced with Twain's renowned acerbic wit. The family-friendly show's other main character is, of course, the Mississippi River—the muse that Twain credited with "firing up his boiler and putting the devil in his temperament."

Now in his fifth decade as a performer, Jim has used his strong tenor voice and multi-instrumental talent to explore many different avenues of musical expression. He first gained widespread public notice in the late 1960s, with the pop song "Reach Out of the Darkness," which gained him a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He later had a long career as a folk singer and children's songwriter, and has been performing his one-man Mark Twain portraits since the 1990s.