In exactly one week, I’ll be singing, live, in front of a room full of people. Needless to say, I am petrified.

My friend Venus put together this show, called “My Man.” It’s an all-female singer review – 5 of us total – backed by male musicians. My talented husband will be backing me on two of my songs, and our friend Steve will be playing with me on one. The songs I’ve chosen are pretty interesting – one I actually wrote with my husband. It’s a little, uh, precious I guess. But it’s still pretty. I just hope to God my voice doesn’t crack during the song.

The show is October 7 at Dazzle, 7 p.m. We will be performing in their dining room versus the stage by the bar. This is my first real public singing experience – I was in a musical in high school but I played Snoopy, so that really doesn’t count. Or does it? I’m going to stick with no.

Here’s a poster I threw together quickly for the show: