The Society of Professional Journalists will host a Narrative Writing Workshop April 26 at San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, Calif. Workshops are designed to improve writing in the nation's newspapers.
The Narrative Writing Workshops, led by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tom Hallman Jr. of the Oregonian, show journalists how to move beyond the inverted pyramid-style of writing to the art of storytelling.
"During the workshop, participants will learn ideas for narrative reporting, the daily get, long-form narrative storytelling and strategies to take back to the newsroom," Hallman said. "Narrative writing is a true gift and I look forward to teaching my craft with future narrative writers."
In 2001, Hallman won the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing for a series of articles in The Oregonian. Additionally, he has been the recipient of every major writing award for journalism, including multiple American Society of Newspaper Editors awards, a Scripps Howard Foundation National Journalism Award, a National Headliner Award and a Nixon National Writing Award. A reporter for more than 25 years, Hallman has been at The Oregonian since 1980.
Programs will be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and cost $40 for SPJ members and $60 for non-members. Lunch is included. Late fees shall apply for registrations received less than two weeks before each workshop. For complete details or to register, visit www.spj.org/nww.asp or call Programs Coordinator Heather Porter at (317) 927-8000, ext. 204.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
April 3-6 2008 - Words Without Borders - Edmonton, Canada
PEN Canada is taking its literary reading series Readers and Writers on the road featuring an exciting line-up of established Canadian writers alongside members of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program.
Words Without Borders features authors from around the world who bear witness, speak out, and write about both local and global political issues. The tour runs from April 3rd-5th in Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver.
The writers participating in the tour are Afua Cooper, award-winning poet, author, and recording artist selected by Essence Magazine as one of 25 women who are shaping the world; Jalal Barzanji, a Kurdish writer and poet from Iraq who is now the City of Edmonton-PEN Canada writer in exile; and Sheng Xue, a poet, journalist, and member of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program who left China after Tiananmen Square. In Vancouver the tour will be joined by Hadani Ditmars a journalist, photographer and author of Dancing in the No-Fly Zone.
The evening of readings will explore international perspectives on freedom of expression and honour the power and vitality of the writer as provocateur. The tour will also raise critical awareness of PEN Canada's work on behalf of imprisoned writers, support of exiled writers in Canada, and advocacy on local and international issues of freedom of expression.
PEN Canada is pleased to announce partnerships for Words Without Borders with three of Canada's leading literary festivals - WordFest in Calgary, LitFest in Edmonton, and the Vancouver International Writers' Festival.
Words Without Borders, Calgary
In Partnership with WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival 403.294.7462 Thursday April 3rd 7:30pm, Ticket Price $10 (suggested admission) Central Library, John Dutton Theatre 616 Macleod Trail Southeast
Words Without Borders, Edmonton
In Partnership with LitFest 780.498.2500 Friday April 4th, 7:00 pm Ticket Price $10 (suggested admission) Sales at Tickets on the Square www.tixonthesquare.ca or 780.420.1757 Milner Library Theatre No.7 Churchill Square
Words With Out Borders, Vancouver
In Partnership with The Vancouver International Writers Festival 604.681 6330 Saturday, April 5th 7:30pm Ticket Price $10 (suggested admission) The Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova St Advance Tickets 604.689.0926
Words Without Borders features authors from around the world who bear witness, speak out, and write about both local and global political issues. The tour runs from April 3rd-5th in Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver.
The writers participating in the tour are Afua Cooper, award-winning poet, author, and recording artist selected by Essence Magazine as one of 25 women who are shaping the world; Jalal Barzanji, a Kurdish writer and poet from Iraq who is now the City of Edmonton-PEN Canada writer in exile; and Sheng Xue, a poet, journalist, and member of PEN Canada's Writers in Exile Program who left China after Tiananmen Square. In Vancouver the tour will be joined by Hadani Ditmars a journalist, photographer and author of Dancing in the No-Fly Zone.
The evening of readings will explore international perspectives on freedom of expression and honour the power and vitality of the writer as provocateur. The tour will also raise critical awareness of PEN Canada's work on behalf of imprisoned writers, support of exiled writers in Canada, and advocacy on local and international issues of freedom of expression.
PEN Canada is pleased to announce partnerships for Words Without Borders with three of Canada's leading literary festivals - WordFest in Calgary, LitFest in Edmonton, and the Vancouver International Writers' Festival.
Words Without Borders, Calgary
In Partnership with WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival 403.294.7462 Thursday April 3rd 7:30pm, Ticket Price $10 (suggested admission) Central Library, John Dutton Theatre 616 Macleod Trail Southeast
Words Without Borders, Edmonton
In Partnership with LitFest 780.498.2500 Friday April 4th, 7:00 pm Ticket Price $10 (suggested admission) Sales at Tickets on the Square www.tixonthesquare.ca or 780.420.1757 Milner Library Theatre No.7 Churchill Square
Words With Out Borders, Vancouver
In Partnership with The Vancouver International Writers Festival 604.681 6330 Saturday, April 5th 7:30pm Ticket Price $10 (suggested admission) The Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova St Advance Tickets 604.689.0926
May 3 2008 - Development Workshops For Journalists - Dartmouth, NS
The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs), in conjunction with CNW Group, has announced a series of professional development workshops for journalists and others to be held during the day on Saturday, May 3, as part of the AJAs annual celebration of journalistic excellence. The workshops will be hosted at the new Nova Scotia Community College Waterfront campus in Dartmouth, NS.
The 9 am morning workshops include; Pounding It Out with Panache, a writing workshop presented by Rob Russo and Kevin Ward of the Canadian Press; and The Multimedia Journalist with Jeff Harper, photographer with The Chronicle Herald. An all morning workshop, Critical Thinking, will be presented by Renée Pellerin of CBC. Another morning session is Watch What You Say and Write with Dean Jobb of the University of King's College, School of Journalism.
The 2 pm session consists of a panel discussion with audience participation on the topic Freedom of Information legislations. Moderated by former broadcaster Yvonne Colbert, the panel consists of Darce Fardy, President of Right to Know Coalition of NS; Peter Haggert, Editor, The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton; Doug Keefe, Retired Deputy Minister, NS Department of Justice; Jacques Poitras, CBC Fredericton; and Linden MacIntyre, the fifth estate, CBC Toronto. There is no charge for the afternoon session, and registration is not required. It is open to anyone wishing to attend.
A networking lunch will be held at the Community College after the morning workshops, followed by a tour of the College's new broadcast studios and facilities. Transportation to and from the NSCC Waterfront campus in Dartmouth will be provided from the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, plus there is plenty of parking at the College.
The registration fee includes lunch and the facilities tour. Morning workshop participants will also be presented with a certificate of completion suitable for framing.
Details and registration information for the morning workshops and afternoon FOI panel can be found at either www.AJAs.ca, click on Workshops, or go to, http://www.newswire.ca/en/extras/custom/bmail_079_workshop/
The 9 am morning workshops include; Pounding It Out with Panache, a writing workshop presented by Rob Russo and Kevin Ward of the Canadian Press; and The Multimedia Journalist with Jeff Harper, photographer with The Chronicle Herald. An all morning workshop, Critical Thinking, will be presented by Renée Pellerin of CBC. Another morning session is Watch What You Say and Write with Dean Jobb of the University of King's College, School of Journalism.
The 2 pm session consists of a panel discussion with audience participation on the topic Freedom of Information legislations. Moderated by former broadcaster Yvonne Colbert, the panel consists of Darce Fardy, President of Right to Know Coalition of NS; Peter Haggert, Editor, The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton; Doug Keefe, Retired Deputy Minister, NS Department of Justice; Jacques Poitras, CBC Fredericton; and Linden MacIntyre, the fifth estate, CBC Toronto. There is no charge for the afternoon session, and registration is not required. It is open to anyone wishing to attend.
A networking lunch will be held at the Community College after the morning workshops, followed by a tour of the College's new broadcast studios and facilities. Transportation to and from the NSCC Waterfront campus in Dartmouth will be provided from the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, plus there is plenty of parking at the College.
The registration fee includes lunch and the facilities tour. Morning workshop participants will also be presented with a certificate of completion suitable for framing.
Details and registration information for the morning workshops and afternoon FOI panel can be found at either www.AJAs.ca, click on Workshops, or go to, http://www.newswire.ca/en/extras/custom/bmail_079_workshop/
June 4-8 2008 - Global Festival of Art on the Edge - San Jose, CA
San Jose will again host the biennial 01SJ, a Global Festival of Art on the Edge, June 4-8.
01SJ is North America's largest festival of digital arts and will showcase more the 100 projects.
To feature new works from an international roster of artists and performers at the cross-section of contemporary art, technology, and culture, the five-day Festival will incorporate exhibitions, films, concerts, performances, happenings, and nightlife occurring throughout downtown San Jose's parks, public streets, museums, theaters, and clubs.
In its second biennial manifestation, the 01SJ Festival is becoming a signature event for San Jose and all of Silicon Valley as an international gathering for the arts and culture that embraces cutting edge innovation, technology and expression.
ZER01, the organization producing the 01SJ festival, and its partners and sponsors see Silicon Valley's largest city as the natural venue for this Global Festival of Art on the Edge.
"As the creators of 01SJ, ZER01 is pleased the Festival continues to evolve as an international event," said Andy Cunningham, founder of ZER01. "When art is combined with technology, it magnifies the creativity of both sides -- creating a window into the future of what's possible with both art and technology. Because San Jose is the epicenter for digital technology, it is the perfect place to have this festival and is now a key stop on the global cultural circuit," said Cunningham.
Fresh from a successful run at the Tribeca Film Festival, Paul D. Miller, AKA DJ Spooky, the New York-based hip-hop recording and multi-media artist, will present his next major work, "Terra Nova: The Antarctic Suite," an acoustic portrait of a rapidly changing continent. It transforms Miller's encounter with the harsh, dynamic landscape into multimedia portraits with music composed from the different geographies that make up the land mass.
World-renowned Australian artist Craig Walsh has been commissioned to create the third "City Hall Rotunda lighting" for 01SJ. At the first Biennial 01SJ festival, Akira Hasegawa presented the first Rotunda lighting, Digital Kakejiku. Camille Utterback's interactive Abundance project was presented in September 2007.
Other artists whose works will be showcased include: Cory Arcangel, Jim Campbell, Bruce Charlesworth, Daryl Cloran, Paul DeMarinis, DJ Spooky AKA Paul D. Miller, Anita Doron, Toni Dove, R. Luke DuBois, Kota Ezawa, Daniel Faust, Free Soil (Amy Franceschini, Corrine Matesich, Nis Romer, Stijn Schiffeleers, Adam Wight), Jason Freeman, Genevieve Grieves, Mateo Guez, David Haines, Joyce Hinterding, Shih Chieh Huang, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Jane Marsching, Jennifer + Kevin McCoy, Mongrel (Graham Harwood, Richard Wright, Matsuko Yokokoji), Adam Nash, Ed Osborn, Qiu Zhijie, Red 76 (Sam Gould), Favianna Rodriguez, Rova, Eddo Stern, Lían Amaris Sifuentes, Piotr Szyhalski, Terreform (Mitchell Joachim), Rubén Ortiz Torres, Craig Walsh, Marina Zurkow.
For more information about 01SJ and the nearly 100 projects to be featured at the Festival, please visit, http://www.01sj.org/.
01SJ is North America's largest festival of digital arts and will showcase more the 100 projects.
To feature new works from an international roster of artists and performers at the cross-section of contemporary art, technology, and culture, the five-day Festival will incorporate exhibitions, films, concerts, performances, happenings, and nightlife occurring throughout downtown San Jose's parks, public streets, museums, theaters, and clubs.
In its second biennial manifestation, the 01SJ Festival is becoming a signature event for San Jose and all of Silicon Valley as an international gathering for the arts and culture that embraces cutting edge innovation, technology and expression.
ZER01, the organization producing the 01SJ festival, and its partners and sponsors see Silicon Valley's largest city as the natural venue for this Global Festival of Art on the Edge.
"As the creators of 01SJ, ZER01 is pleased the Festival continues to evolve as an international event," said Andy Cunningham, founder of ZER01. "When art is combined with technology, it magnifies the creativity of both sides -- creating a window into the future of what's possible with both art and technology. Because San Jose is the epicenter for digital technology, it is the perfect place to have this festival and is now a key stop on the global cultural circuit," said Cunningham.
Fresh from a successful run at the Tribeca Film Festival, Paul D. Miller, AKA DJ Spooky, the New York-based hip-hop recording and multi-media artist, will present his next major work, "Terra Nova: The Antarctic Suite," an acoustic portrait of a rapidly changing continent. It transforms Miller's encounter with the harsh, dynamic landscape into multimedia portraits with music composed from the different geographies that make up the land mass.
World-renowned Australian artist Craig Walsh has been commissioned to create the third "City Hall Rotunda lighting" for 01SJ. At the first Biennial 01SJ festival, Akira Hasegawa presented the first Rotunda lighting, Digital Kakejiku. Camille Utterback's interactive Abundance project was presented in September 2007.
Other artists whose works will be showcased include: Cory Arcangel, Jim Campbell, Bruce Charlesworth, Daryl Cloran, Paul DeMarinis, DJ Spooky AKA Paul D. Miller, Anita Doron, Toni Dove, R. Luke DuBois, Kota Ezawa, Daniel Faust, Free Soil (Amy Franceschini, Corrine Matesich, Nis Romer, Stijn Schiffeleers, Adam Wight), Jason Freeman, Genevieve Grieves, Mateo Guez, David Haines, Joyce Hinterding, Shih Chieh Huang, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Jane Marsching, Jennifer + Kevin McCoy, Mongrel (Graham Harwood, Richard Wright, Matsuko Yokokoji), Adam Nash, Ed Osborn, Qiu Zhijie, Red 76 (Sam Gould), Favianna Rodriguez, Rova, Eddo Stern, Lían Amaris Sifuentes, Piotr Szyhalski, Terreform (Mitchell Joachim), Rubén Ortiz Torres, Craig Walsh, Marina Zurkow.
For more information about 01SJ and the nearly 100 projects to be featured at the Festival, please visit, http://www.01sj.org/.
April 1 2008 - CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN POETRY: AN ANTHOLOGY - Chicago, IL
The Poetry Foundation announces a bilingual poetry reading in celebration of CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN POETRY: AN ANTHOLOGY, featuring Evgeny Bunimovich, Elena Fanailova, and Yuli Gugolev, with translations read by distinguished American poets. The event is co-sponsored by the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Center of Chicago, and Dalkey Archive Press.
What: Bilingual poetry reading with Evgeny Bunimovich, Elena Fanailova, and Yuli Gugolev. Introductions by Christian Wiman, editor of Poetry magazine.
Translations will be read by Elise Paschen, Christina Pugh, Srikanth Reddy, Tony Triglio, David Trinidad, and Nick Twemlow.
When: Tuesday, 1 April, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Fullerton Hall, Art Institute, 111 South Michigan Avenue
Admission is free. A book signing will follow the reading.
For more information, visit http://www.poetryfoundation.org/.
The featured poets will also share the work of fellow Russian poets Ivan Zhdanov, Maria Stepanova, and Aleksandr Eremenko, all of whose poems are included in the new anthology. Complimentary copies of the April translation issue of Poetry magazine will be given to attendees.
What: Bilingual poetry reading with Evgeny Bunimovich, Elena Fanailova, and Yuli Gugolev. Introductions by Christian Wiman, editor of Poetry magazine.
Translations will be read by Elise Paschen, Christina Pugh, Srikanth Reddy, Tony Triglio, David Trinidad, and Nick Twemlow.
When: Tuesday, 1 April, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Fullerton Hall, Art Institute, 111 South Michigan Avenue
Admission is free. A book signing will follow the reading.
For more information, visit http://www.poetryfoundation.org/.
The featured poets will also share the work of fellow Russian poets Ivan Zhdanov, Maria Stepanova, and Aleksandr Eremenko, all of whose poems are included in the new anthology. Complimentary copies of the April translation issue of Poetry magazine will be given to attendees.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
March 28-30 2008 - Spring Book Show Seminars - Atlanta, GA
As part of its responsibility as the designated small press representative for the 2008 Spring Book Show at the Georgia World Congress Center, Anvil Publishers, and its flagship Southern Review of Books newsletter, have organized three seminars to help aspiring writers and publishers.
According to Southern Review editor Noel Griese of Tucker, seminar attendees get free admission to the three-day Spring Book Show held in Hall B of the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta. Normal admission is $50. Vendors at the show will be offering more than 50,000 titles to hundreds of buyers from around the world.
Seminar 1, Griese said, is a two-day event entitled "Writing, Editing, Publishing and Marketing Your Book." Instruction will take place March 28-29, and is designed to familiarize students with the latest information on writing and selling books, with emphasis on marketing. Among the 18 scheduled presenters are Ed Nawotka, southern correspondent, Publishers Weekly, and book columnist, Bloomberg News; Ahmad Meradji, CEO, Apex Book Manufacturing (short-run four-color digital book manufacturer of Alpharetta, Ga.); Chris Staros, award-winning graphic novels publisher from Marietta, Ga.; and John Shableski of Maryland-based Diamond Book Distributors.
Seminar 2 is a one-day March 29 workshop entitled "How To Prepare Your Book for the Market: Writing a Killer Proposal and Editing the Manuscript for Maximum Marketability." Instructors are Patricia Fry, executive director of California-headquartered Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network (SPAWN) and local award-winning book doctor Bobbie Christmas. Fry, the author of more than 25 books on writing and publishing, including several of the latest books on proposal-writing, will also critique proposals written by local authors seeking to sell their manuscripts.
Seminar 3, scheduled for March 28, is a one-day practical workshop on "Earning a Comfortable Living through Freelance Writing and Self-Publishing." Instructors are Peter Bowerman, author of the best-selling "Well-Fed Writer" and "Well-Fed Self-Publisher" books, and Angela Durden, local children’s book author and business consultant.
Details are available from Anvil Publishers or at http://www.anvilpub.com/
According to Southern Review editor Noel Griese of Tucker, seminar attendees get free admission to the three-day Spring Book Show held in Hall B of the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta. Normal admission is $50. Vendors at the show will be offering more than 50,000 titles to hundreds of buyers from around the world.
Seminar 1, Griese said, is a two-day event entitled "Writing, Editing, Publishing and Marketing Your Book." Instruction will take place March 28-29, and is designed to familiarize students with the latest information on writing and selling books, with emphasis on marketing. Among the 18 scheduled presenters are Ed Nawotka, southern correspondent, Publishers Weekly, and book columnist, Bloomberg News; Ahmad Meradji, CEO, Apex Book Manufacturing (short-run four-color digital book manufacturer of Alpharetta, Ga.); Chris Staros, award-winning graphic novels publisher from Marietta, Ga.; and John Shableski of Maryland-based Diamond Book Distributors.
Seminar 2 is a one-day March 29 workshop entitled "How To Prepare Your Book for the Market: Writing a Killer Proposal and Editing the Manuscript for Maximum Marketability." Instructors are Patricia Fry, executive director of California-headquartered Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network (SPAWN) and local award-winning book doctor Bobbie Christmas. Fry, the author of more than 25 books on writing and publishing, including several of the latest books on proposal-writing, will also critique proposals written by local authors seeking to sell their manuscripts.
Seminar 3, scheduled for March 28, is a one-day practical workshop on "Earning a Comfortable Living through Freelance Writing and Self-Publishing." Instructors are Peter Bowerman, author of the best-selling "Well-Fed Writer" and "Well-Fed Self-Publisher" books, and Angela Durden, local children’s book author and business consultant.
Details are available from Anvil Publishers or at http://www.anvilpub.com/
Sunday, March 23, 2008
April 4-6 2008 - Writing Your Memoir - Calistoga, CA
This year's annual Body and Soul spring writing retreat takes place in the Napa Valley Wine country and runs April 4-6, 2008. Beautiful views, world famous wine and mud baths are just a few of the highlights. The weekend retreat is designed to give writers an opportunity to relax in a lovely place while mingling with other writers for a weekend of story writing, sharing wisdom, and learning.
"Writing a memoir is a challenge on many levels," says Linda Joy Myers, workshop leader and president of the event sponsor Memories and Memoirs. "It asks us to review our life--who we are, what roles we played in our family and with friends, and it asks us to expose ourselves deeply on the page. We also must confront certain very real psychological issues and emotional challenges."
A memoir is an exploration of a part of your life – a complete life story is referred to as an "autobiography." Both a memoir and an autobiography is a story written by the protagonist, through the point of view of the "I" of the story. Memoir writing has grown in popularity over recent years in part because of the therapeutic value. Research published in the Journal of the American Medicine Association in 1999 showed that writing stories is even more healing than journaling, helping to heal asthma, arthritis and chronic fatigue syndrome.
"Writing in a safe, sacred space with an experienced guide helps you to overcome the inner critic and write the stories you have been meaning to write," says Myers. "Memoir writers come away from this retreat with renewed passion and inspiration to complete their memoir, and often leave with six to ten new stories."
Writers of spiritual autobiography, therapeutic writers, memoir writers, and writers who want a safe, serene place to listen to their own voice are invited to attend this weekend retreat. Registration information as well as more information regarding the weekend event can be found on the Web site.
About the Body and Soul Spring Writing Retreat
The Body and Soul Spring Writing Retreat will be held April 4-6, 2008 in Calistoga, CA. For more information visit the Web site http://www.memoriesandmemoirs.com/
"Writing a memoir is a challenge on many levels," says Linda Joy Myers, workshop leader and president of the event sponsor Memories and Memoirs. "It asks us to review our life--who we are, what roles we played in our family and with friends, and it asks us to expose ourselves deeply on the page. We also must confront certain very real psychological issues and emotional challenges."
A memoir is an exploration of a part of your life – a complete life story is referred to as an "autobiography." Both a memoir and an autobiography is a story written by the protagonist, through the point of view of the "I" of the story. Memoir writing has grown in popularity over recent years in part because of the therapeutic value. Research published in the Journal of the American Medicine Association in 1999 showed that writing stories is even more healing than journaling, helping to heal asthma, arthritis and chronic fatigue syndrome.
"Writing in a safe, sacred space with an experienced guide helps you to overcome the inner critic and write the stories you have been meaning to write," says Myers. "Memoir writers come away from this retreat with renewed passion and inspiration to complete their memoir, and often leave with six to ten new stories."
Writers of spiritual autobiography, therapeutic writers, memoir writers, and writers who want a safe, serene place to listen to their own voice are invited to attend this weekend retreat. Registration information as well as more information regarding the weekend event can be found on the Web site.
About the Body and Soul Spring Writing Retreat
The Body and Soul Spring Writing Retreat will be held April 4-6, 2008 in Calistoga, CA. For more information visit the Web site http://www.memoriesandmemoirs.com/
April 2-9 2008 - University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events
LECTURES
4/2 Svitlana Maksymenko, a professor in Pitt's Department of Economics, will deliver a lecture, titled "Fertility and Economic Growth in Ukraine," at noon, 4217 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Center for Russian and East European Studies. For more information, contact Stacey Kronandor at 412-648-7407.
4/2 Pat Ulbrich, a visiting scholar in Pitt's Women's Studies Program, will deliver a lecture, titled "In Sisterhood: The Women's Movement in Pittsburgh, 1967-1997," noon, 2201 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Women's Studies Program. For more information, visit www.pitt.edu/~wstudies/news.html.
4/2 Andrew Zawacki, author of "By Reason of Breakings" (University of Georgia Press, 2001), will present a literary reading at 8:30 p.m., 501 Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This is the final event in the 2007-08 Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series season. For more information, contact Jeff Oaks at oaks@pitt.edu.
4/2 Mazyar Lotfalian, a visiting professor of contemporary issues in Pitt's University Center for International Studies, will deliver a lecture, titled "The Iranian Scientific Community and Its Diaspora After the Islamic Revolution," 5:30 p.m. 4130 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Ridgway Center for International Security, Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies and Global Studies Program as well as the Middle East Gulf Initiative of Pittsburgh. For more information, contact Veronica Dristas at 412-624-2918.
4/3 Durante Rapacciuolo, a fellow in Pitt's European Union Center of Excellence and European Studies Center, will deliver a lecture, titled "The Relevance of Homeland Security Issues in the EU-US Relationship," noon, 4217 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's European Union Center of Excellence and European Studies Center. For more information, contact Karen Lautanen at 412-648-8517 or visit www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce/euce.html.
4/3 Grace S. Brush, a professor in Johns Hopkins University's Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, will deliver a lecture, titled "The Stratigraphy and Paleoecology of the Chesapeake Bay and Watershed," at 3:45 p.m., 203 Thaw Hall, 3943 O'Hara St., Oakland. This event is part of Pitt's Department of Geology and Planetary Science Spring 2007 Colloquium Series. For more information, contact Emily Elliot at eelliot@pitt.edu or visit www.geology.pitt.edu/colloquium.html.
4/7 Linda Babcock, a James Mellon Walton Professor of Economics at Carnegie Mellon University's John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, will deliver a lecture, titled "Ask for It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Want," at 5:30 p.m., Room 103 Margaret Morrison Breed Hall, 5134 Margaret Morrison St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Women's Studies Program and Carnegie Mellon University. Registration is required. For more information or to register, contact Mara Barker at mkbarker@cmu.edu.
4/8 Ronald Mincy, a professor of Social Policy and Social Work Practice in Columbia University's School of Social Work, will deliver a lecture, titled "The Experiences of Black Fathers with Low Incomes," at noon, 2017 Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This event is part of the Center on Race and Social Problems' Reed Smith Fall 2008 Speaker Series. For more information, contact 412-624-7382.
4/9 Tarini Bedi, a doctoral candidate in the University of Illinois at Chicago's Department of Anthropology, will deliver a lecture, titled "The Performative Politics of Gender and Political Violence: Women of ‘Shivaji's Army' in Maharashtra, India," noon, 2628 Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For more information, visit www.religiousstudies.pitt.edu/events/.
4/9 Diane Crespo, film director and producer, will deliver a lecture, titled "Making Movies in the 21st Century," at 1 p.m. 205 David Lawrence Hall, 3942 Forbes Ave., Oakland. This event is part of the Jewish-Israeli Film Festival. For more information, contact Vladimir Padunov at padunov@pitt.edu or Jennifer Florian at jrf16@pitt.edu.
4/9 Lanny Bell, a professor in Brown University's Department of Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies, will deliver a lecture, titled "The Magic of Art and Writings in Ancient Egypt," at 4:30 p.m., 363 Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Department of Classics. For more information, visit www.classics.pitt.edu/index.php.
EXHIBITIONS
4/3 Pitt's Repertory Theatre will present Charles Mee's "Big Love," at 8 p.m., in the Stephen Foster Memorial's Henry Heymann Theatre, Forbes Avenue. and Bigelow Boulevard. The exhibition will run through April 13. For more information, contact Sloan MacRae at 412-624-0933 or sloanm@pitt.edu.
FILMS
4/4 Pitt's Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures and Asian Studies Center will present "The King and the Clown," at 6 p.m., 4130 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is part of the Korean Film Festival. For more information, contact Ebru Turker at 412-624-5562.
4/2 Svitlana Maksymenko, a professor in Pitt's Department of Economics, will deliver a lecture, titled "Fertility and Economic Growth in Ukraine," at noon, 4217 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Center for Russian and East European Studies. For more information, contact Stacey Kronandor at 412-648-7407.
4/2 Pat Ulbrich, a visiting scholar in Pitt's Women's Studies Program, will deliver a lecture, titled "In Sisterhood: The Women's Movement in Pittsburgh, 1967-1997," noon, 2201 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Women's Studies Program. For more information, visit www.pitt.edu/~wstudies/news.html.
4/2 Andrew Zawacki, author of "By Reason of Breakings" (University of Georgia Press, 2001), will present a literary reading at 8:30 p.m., 501 Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This is the final event in the 2007-08 Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series season. For more information, contact Jeff Oaks at oaks@pitt.edu.
4/2 Mazyar Lotfalian, a visiting professor of contemporary issues in Pitt's University Center for International Studies, will deliver a lecture, titled "The Iranian Scientific Community and Its Diaspora After the Islamic Revolution," 5:30 p.m. 4130 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Ridgway Center for International Security, Consortium for Educational Resources on Islamic Studies and Global Studies Program as well as the Middle East Gulf Initiative of Pittsburgh. For more information, contact Veronica Dristas at 412-624-2918.
4/3 Durante Rapacciuolo, a fellow in Pitt's European Union Center of Excellence and European Studies Center, will deliver a lecture, titled "The Relevance of Homeland Security Issues in the EU-US Relationship," noon, 4217 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's European Union Center of Excellence and European Studies Center. For more information, contact Karen Lautanen at 412-648-8517 or visit www.ucis.pitt.edu/euce/euce.html.
4/3 Grace S. Brush, a professor in Johns Hopkins University's Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, will deliver a lecture, titled "The Stratigraphy and Paleoecology of the Chesapeake Bay and Watershed," at 3:45 p.m., 203 Thaw Hall, 3943 O'Hara St., Oakland. This event is part of Pitt's Department of Geology and Planetary Science Spring 2007 Colloquium Series. For more information, contact Emily Elliot at eelliot@pitt.edu or visit www.geology.pitt.edu/colloquium.html.
4/7 Linda Babcock, a James Mellon Walton Professor of Economics at Carnegie Mellon University's John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, will deliver a lecture, titled "Ask for It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Want," at 5:30 p.m., Room 103 Margaret Morrison Breed Hall, 5134 Margaret Morrison St., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Women's Studies Program and Carnegie Mellon University. Registration is required. For more information or to register, contact Mara Barker at mkbarker@cmu.edu.
4/8 Ronald Mincy, a professor of Social Policy and Social Work Practice in Columbia University's School of Social Work, will deliver a lecture, titled "The Experiences of Black Fathers with Low Incomes," at noon, 2017 Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This event is part of the Center on Race and Social Problems' Reed Smith Fall 2008 Speaker Series. For more information, contact 412-624-7382.
4/9 Tarini Bedi, a doctoral candidate in the University of Illinois at Chicago's Department of Anthropology, will deliver a lecture, titled "The Performative Politics of Gender and Political Violence: Women of ‘Shivaji's Army' in Maharashtra, India," noon, 2628 Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. For more information, visit www.religiousstudies.pitt.edu/events/.
4/9 Diane Crespo, film director and producer, will deliver a lecture, titled "Making Movies in the 21st Century," at 1 p.m. 205 David Lawrence Hall, 3942 Forbes Ave., Oakland. This event is part of the Jewish-Israeli Film Festival. For more information, contact Vladimir Padunov at padunov@pitt.edu or Jennifer Florian at jrf16@pitt.edu.
4/9 Lanny Bell, a professor in Brown University's Department of Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies, will deliver a lecture, titled "The Magic of Art and Writings in Ancient Egypt," at 4:30 p.m., 363 Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This event is sponsored by Pitt's Department of Classics. For more information, visit www.classics.pitt.edu/index.php.
EXHIBITIONS
4/3 Pitt's Repertory Theatre will present Charles Mee's "Big Love," at 8 p.m., in the Stephen Foster Memorial's Henry Heymann Theatre, Forbes Avenue. and Bigelow Boulevard. The exhibition will run through April 13. For more information, contact Sloan MacRae at 412-624-0933 or sloanm@pitt.edu.
FILMS
4/4 Pitt's Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures and Asian Studies Center will present "The King and the Clown," at 6 p.m., 4130 Posvar Hall, 230 Bouquet St., Oakland. This event is part of the Korean Film Festival. For more information, contact Ebru Turker at 412-624-5562.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
March 27 2008 - Reading Adoption: Family and Difference in Fiction and Drama - Oakland, PA
Author Marianne Novy, University of Pittsburgh professor of English and women's studies, will discuss her book "Reading Adoption: Family and Difference in Fiction and Drama" (University of Michigan Press, 2005, 2007) during a Pitt Book Center book signing from noon to 2 p.m. March 27, 4000 Fifth Ave., Oakland. The event is free and open to the public.
"Reading Adoption," recently released in paperback, draws on Novy's scholarship in the areas of Shakespeare, women novelists, and drama. The book explores the ways literature represents adoption, especially how novels portray the connections linking adoptees, their adoptive parents, and their birth parents. Novy includes readings of classic and contemporary works in the book and a memoir of her evolving understanding of herself as an adoptee.
This new book follows Novy's previous collection, "Imagining Adoption: Essays on Literature and Culture" (University of Michigan Press, 2001), which was the first book on adoption in literature to be published in the United States. It was named an Outstanding Academic Title by "Choice."
For more information, contact Pamela Jackson at 412-648-1452 or 412-648-2238.
"Reading Adoption," recently released in paperback, draws on Novy's scholarship in the areas of Shakespeare, women novelists, and drama. The book explores the ways literature represents adoption, especially how novels portray the connections linking adoptees, their adoptive parents, and their birth parents. Novy includes readings of classic and contemporary works in the book and a memoir of her evolving understanding of herself as an adoptee.
This new book follows Novy's previous collection, "Imagining Adoption: Essays on Literature and Culture" (University of Michigan Press, 2001), which was the first book on adoption in literature to be published in the United States. It was named an Outstanding Academic Title by "Choice."
For more information, contact Pamela Jackson at 412-648-1452 or 412-648-2238.
April 1 2008 - Poetry and The Creative Mind - New York, NY
Led by Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, a host of celebrities and public figures will read their favorite poems by some of America's best-loved poets on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. Special guest readers at the 6th annual Poetry & The Creative Mind include actor Meryl Streep, columnist Liz Smith, jazz singer Dianne Reeves, playwright John Guare, director Jonathan Demme, Met director Philippe de Montebello, news anchor Katie Couric, biographer Robert Caro, Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, writer Candace Bushnell.
The evening is titled "Poetry & The Creative Mind" and proceeds benefit the Academy of American Poets, one of the premiere literary nonprofit organizations in the country. "Poetry & The Creative Mind has become one of the most anticipated literary events in New York City," said Tree Swenson, the Academy's Executive Director. Swenson added, "The event also resonates with lovers of film, theatre, art, music, and dance."
Among the readers at the Academy's past benefits are Meryl Streep, Wynton Marsalis, Kevin Kline, Diane Sawyer, Alan Alda, Jessye Norman, Maya Lin, Glenn Close, David Halberstam, Ethan Hawke, Jules Feiffer, Mark Morris, Dan Rather, Diane Wiest, Natalie Portman, Laurie Anderson, Caroline Kennedy, Lauren Bacall, Alfre Woodard, Mary-Louise Parker, Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Sacks, Kitty Carlisle Hart, and Brice Marden. View photos from these events at www.poets.org/gala.
To purchase tickets to Poetry & The Creative Mind, call 212-721-6500, visit http://www.lincolncenter.org/, or visit or the Avery Fisher Hall box office at Broadway and 65th Street. Tickets to the performance are $40-$75.
The evening is titled "Poetry & The Creative Mind" and proceeds benefit the Academy of American Poets, one of the premiere literary nonprofit organizations in the country. "Poetry & The Creative Mind has become one of the most anticipated literary events in New York City," said Tree Swenson, the Academy's Executive Director. Swenson added, "The event also resonates with lovers of film, theatre, art, music, and dance."
Among the readers at the Academy's past benefits are Meryl Streep, Wynton Marsalis, Kevin Kline, Diane Sawyer, Alan Alda, Jessye Norman, Maya Lin, Glenn Close, David Halberstam, Ethan Hawke, Jules Feiffer, Mark Morris, Dan Rather, Diane Wiest, Natalie Portman, Laurie Anderson, Caroline Kennedy, Lauren Bacall, Alfre Woodard, Mary-Louise Parker, Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Sacks, Kitty Carlisle Hart, and Brice Marden. View photos from these events at www.poets.org/gala.
To purchase tickets to Poetry & The Creative Mind, call 212-721-6500, visit http://www.lincolncenter.org/, or visit or the Avery Fisher Hall box office at Broadway and 65th Street. Tickets to the performance are $40-$75.
April 10 2008 - My First Year in Journalism - New Haven, CT
Three successful journalists, all graduates of the Yale College Class of 2006, will take part in a panel titled "My First Year in Journalism" on Thursday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in Room 211, Linsly-Chittenden Hall, 63 High St.
The panel, which is free and open to the public, is the main event for Spring 2008 in the Francis Conversations with Writers and Editors series.
The panelists will be Paul Gleason, staff writer for Harvard Magazine and former intern at Harper's; Zvika Krieger, deputy editor/online, The New Republic and former Middle East correspondent for Newsweek; and Julia Wallace, freelance film and culture writer. The panel will be moderated by their former writing professor, Anne Fadiman, author of "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down" and the Francis Writer in Residence at Yale.
The young journalists work in three different cities (New York, Boston and Washington) and have already amassed a wide variety of experience: international reporting, magazine feature writing, book reviewing, film reviewing and editing. They will recount the ups and downs of their first year in the field, and invite questions on how to pitch a story and conduct a successful interview.
Website: http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/08-03-13-03.all.html
The panel, which is free and open to the public, is the main event for Spring 2008 in the Francis Conversations with Writers and Editors series.
The panelists will be Paul Gleason, staff writer for Harvard Magazine and former intern at Harper's; Zvika Krieger, deputy editor/online, The New Republic and former Middle East correspondent for Newsweek; and Julia Wallace, freelance film and culture writer. The panel will be moderated by their former writing professor, Anne Fadiman, author of "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down" and the Francis Writer in Residence at Yale.
The young journalists work in three different cities (New York, Boston and Washington) and have already amassed a wide variety of experience: international reporting, magazine feature writing, book reviewing, film reviewing and editing. They will recount the ups and downs of their first year in the field, and invite questions on how to pitch a story and conduct a successful interview.
Website: http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/08-03-13-03.all.html
May 22 2008 - John Updike to Deliver 2008 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities - Washington, DC
John Updike, Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, short story writer, poet, internationally-known author and critic, will deliver the 2008 Jefferson Lecture, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced today. The annual NEH-sponsored Jefferson Lecture is the most prestigious honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities.
Updike will present the 37th annual Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities on Thursday, May 22nd, at 7:30 pm at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. In "The Clarity of Things," Updike will examine the connection between America's art and its ideas by posing the question, "What is American about American art?" Updike's lecture will complement the Endowment's new Picturing America initiative (http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/), which brings great American art to schools and public libraries to help citizens learn about the people, events, and ideas that have shaped our nation's history.
Tickets to the lecture are free of charge and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Ticket requests must be submitted by May 12th via the online form at http://www.neh.gov/. All other inquiries, as well as ticket requests for persons lacking online access, may be directed to (202) 606-8446. The NEH gratefully acknowledges Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Smith for major support for this year's Jefferson Lecture.
Updike will present the 37th annual Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities on Thursday, May 22nd, at 7:30 pm at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. In "The Clarity of Things," Updike will examine the connection between America's art and its ideas by posing the question, "What is American about American art?" Updike's lecture will complement the Endowment's new Picturing America initiative (http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/), which brings great American art to schools and public libraries to help citizens learn about the people, events, and ideas that have shaped our nation's history.
Tickets to the lecture are free of charge and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Ticket requests must be submitted by May 12th via the online form at http://www.neh.gov/. All other inquiries, as well as ticket requests for persons lacking online access, may be directed to (202) 606-8446. The NEH gratefully acknowledges Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Smith for major support for this year's Jefferson Lecture.
March 27 2008 - Short-story writer and memoirist Tobias Wolff - Iowa City, IA
Short-story writer and memoirist Tobias Wolff, a guest of the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, will read from his work at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in Lecture Room 2 of UI Van Allen Hall. The reading is free and open to the public.
Described as a writer of dazzling emotional range and absolute authority, Wolff is one of the nation's preeminent fiction writers. His "Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories" -- featuring 10 new stories as well as several of his recognized classics of the genre -- will become available March 25.
Wolff, who also has worked as an editor and journalist, is known particularly as a master of the short-story form as well as for his memoirs. "This Boy's Life" describes his turbulent childhood, and the National Book Award nominee "In Pharaoh's Army" is an account of his tour of duty as an officer in the Vietnam War.
His most recent novel is "Old School," published in 2003, a book that a Publishers Weekly review described as "a delicate, pointed meditation on the treacherous charms of art." Critic Keir Graff wrote for Booklist, "His storytelling is economical, his prose is elegant, and his meditations are utterly timeless. Some readers may wish to turn from the last page to the first and begin again."
For UI arts information and calendar updates, visit http://www.uiowa.edu/artsiowa.
STORY SOURCE: University of Iowa Arts Center Relations, 300 Plaza Centre One, Suite 351, Iowa City, IA 52242-2500.
Described as a writer of dazzling emotional range and absolute authority, Wolff is one of the nation's preeminent fiction writers. His "Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories" -- featuring 10 new stories as well as several of his recognized classics of the genre -- will become available March 25.
Wolff, who also has worked as an editor and journalist, is known particularly as a master of the short-story form as well as for his memoirs. "This Boy's Life" describes his turbulent childhood, and the National Book Award nominee "In Pharaoh's Army" is an account of his tour of duty as an officer in the Vietnam War.
His most recent novel is "Old School," published in 2003, a book that a Publishers Weekly review described as "a delicate, pointed meditation on the treacherous charms of art." Critic Keir Graff wrote for Booklist, "His storytelling is economical, his prose is elegant, and his meditations are utterly timeless. Some readers may wish to turn from the last page to the first and begin again."
For UI arts information and calendar updates, visit http://www.uiowa.edu/artsiowa.
STORY SOURCE: University of Iowa Arts Center Relations, 300 Plaza Centre One, Suite 351, Iowa City, IA 52242-2500.
April 3 2008 - E-Publishing and The Law - Vancouver, Canada
Following his packed-house March 6 appearance in Toronto, Dr. Michael Geist will again be discussing the legal issues that impact everyone from the seasoned blogger to the average Internet user in Vancouver on April 3.
What: Anyone who blogs, comments, sends e-mail or otherwise publishes electronically is subject to the laws of defamation and libel, according to University of Ottawa Law School professor and internationally renowned expert on law and the Internet, Dr. Michael Geist. Dr. Geist will highlight the role that the Internet is playing for new creativity and knowledge sharing, while identifying the business and policy challenges that this creates for journalists and other e-publishers. The talk will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Beth Haddon, adjunct professor at the UBC School of Journalism.
Who: Dr. Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, has written numerous academic articles and government reports on the Internet and law and was a member of Canada's National Task Force on Spam. He is an internationally syndicated columnist on technology law issues with his regular column appearing in the Toronto Star, Ottawa Citizen, and the BBC. Dr. Geist serves on the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's Expert Advisory Board and on the Canadian Digital Information Strategy's Review Panel.
When: Thursday, April 3, 2008 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Where: St. John's College, 2111 Lower Mall, University of British Columbia
Join The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) on Thursday, April 3, for this event, which is free of charge and open to the media and the public. Seating is limited. If you plan to attend, please register at www.cjf-fjc.ca/programs.htm.
What: Anyone who blogs, comments, sends e-mail or otherwise publishes electronically is subject to the laws of defamation and libel, according to University of Ottawa Law School professor and internationally renowned expert on law and the Internet, Dr. Michael Geist. Dr. Geist will highlight the role that the Internet is playing for new creativity and knowledge sharing, while identifying the business and policy challenges that this creates for journalists and other e-publishers. The talk will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Beth Haddon, adjunct professor at the UBC School of Journalism.
Who: Dr. Michael Geist, Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, has written numerous academic articles and government reports on the Internet and law and was a member of Canada's National Task Force on Spam. He is an internationally syndicated columnist on technology law issues with his regular column appearing in the Toronto Star, Ottawa Citizen, and the BBC. Dr. Geist serves on the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's Expert Advisory Board and on the Canadian Digital Information Strategy's Review Panel.
When: Thursday, April 3, 2008 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Where: St. John's College, 2111 Lower Mall, University of British Columbia
Join The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) on Thursday, April 3, for this event, which is free of charge and open to the media and the public. Seating is limited. If you plan to attend, please register at www.cjf-fjc.ca/programs.htm.
April 8 2008 - Spin to Win! Getting Practical about PR - Dallas, TX
The Dallas International Association of Business Communicators (Dallas/IABC) is hosting an April 8 luncheon featuring "Spin To Win! Getting Practical about PR," led by Roy G. Miller, president of RGM Communications. The event is 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Popolos' Café in Dallas. Online registration is available at http://www.dallasiabc.com/. Pricing is $30 to $45 for the luncheon, depending on membership and pre-registration. Student pricing is $20.
"Public relations is the most misunderstood and maligned profession within communications," said Roy G. Miller, president of RGM Communications, a PR and business communications firm in Wylie, Texas. "So we're going to dig into the world of PR, what really matters and what we as communicators can do to improve our work, profession and lives. We'll share an unconventional, practical approach to PR that targets business results and personal results too."
"Public relations is the most misunderstood and maligned profession within communications," said Roy G. Miller, president of RGM Communications, a PR and business communications firm in Wylie, Texas. "So we're going to dig into the world of PR, what really matters and what we as communicators can do to improve our work, profession and lives. We'll share an unconventional, practical approach to PR that targets business results and personal results too."
May 7 2008 - Real Estate Editors Conference - Dallas, TX
News-making real estate trend panels and signature urban tours, a writers workshop, and the unveiling of the best work in the genre make the National Association of Real Estate Editors 42nd Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference in Dallas a "must attend" event for the nation's residential and commercial real estate journalists.
"Exploring the Urban West," running from May 7 – 10, will include a tour of one of the nation's most glamorous brownfield redevelopments, Victory. Developed by Ross Perot, Jr. - who will speak to the group - this 75-acre new urban neighborhood has green office buildings and shop-lined streets with condos above. NAREE will tour a $10 million penthouse in the stylish "W" Hotel and condo there.
The conference begins at noon Wednesday, May 7, with a Spa Lunch and Lite Energy Therapy, an ideal networking opportunity. Book deals and freelance work are frequently discussed in NAREE's hospitality suites each evening. The conference's popular Meet the Press session provides fast-paced networking between journalists, publicists, authors, editors, columnists and the publishers of realty books.
Editors and writers from newspapers, broadcast, magazine or Internet media, are encouraged to register soon to take advantage of the low $99 early bird registration fee. Registration: http://www.naree.org/.
Attendees may make separate Magnolia Hotel room reservations at 1-888-915-1110. Ask for the $129 NAREE rate.
"Exploring the Urban West," running from May 7 – 10, will include a tour of one of the nation's most glamorous brownfield redevelopments, Victory. Developed by Ross Perot, Jr. - who will speak to the group - this 75-acre new urban neighborhood has green office buildings and shop-lined streets with condos above. NAREE will tour a $10 million penthouse in the stylish "W" Hotel and condo there.
The conference begins at noon Wednesday, May 7, with a Spa Lunch and Lite Energy Therapy, an ideal networking opportunity. Book deals and freelance work are frequently discussed in NAREE's hospitality suites each evening. The conference's popular Meet the Press session provides fast-paced networking between journalists, publicists, authors, editors, columnists and the publishers of realty books.
Editors and writers from newspapers, broadcast, magazine or Internet media, are encouraged to register soon to take advantage of the low $99 early bird registration fee. Registration: http://www.naree.org/.
Attendees may make separate Magnolia Hotel room reservations at 1-888-915-1110. Ask for the $129 NAREE rate.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
July 7-Aug 25 2008 - Research and Interviewing Techniques for Non-Fiction Writers - Sacramento, CA
Non-fiction writing takes many forms and includes a wide variety of specializations. Students will have an opportunity to explore the various forms and specializations, and gain an understanding of how to tailor their work for a chosen market in Research and Interviewing Techniques for Non-Fiction Writers. Participants will learn how to conduct research and interviews by practicing techniques in class and in the field and will apply these techniques as they write a professional and publishable piece. Taught by Elisabeth Sherwin, the course is scheduled for Mondays, July 7-Aug. 25 from 6:30-9 p.m. in Sacramento.
To request more information or to enroll, call toll free (800) 752-0881, from Davis or Woodland call (530) 757-8777, visit http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/arts_and_humanities/ or email extension@unexmail.ucdavis.edu.
To request more information or to enroll, call toll free (800) 752-0881, from Davis or Woodland call (530) 757-8777, visit http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/arts_and_humanities/ or email extension@unexmail.ucdavis.edu.
July 2-Aug 27 2008 - Reading Contemporary Fiction as a Writer - Sacramento, CA
One of the most important ways in which writers learn their craft is by studying the work of published writers. Read and think clinically and critically as participants analyze, dissect and deconstruct fiction produced by a variety of contemporary writers in the course Reading Contemporary Fiction as a Writer. Taught by Kate Asche, the course is scheduled for Wednesdays, July 2-Aug. 27 from 6-9 p.m. in Sacramento.
To request more information or to enroll, call toll free (800) 752-0881, from Davis or Woodland call (530) 757-8777, visit http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/arts_and_humanities/ or email extension@unexmail.ucdavis.edu.
To request more information or to enroll, call toll free (800) 752-0881, from Davis or Woodland call (530) 757-8777, visit http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/arts_and_humanities/ or email extension@unexmail.ucdavis.edu.
June 11-July 30 2008 - Oral History Methods
Learn how to conduct and record an oral history project in the online course Oral History Methods. Create historical context, plan and organize interviews to meet objectives, and decide on materials to use during interview sessions. Discover methods to elicit personal memories and establish historically relevant details. Explore legal issues, transcribing and editing procedures, printing and publishing options, archive placement and techniques to avoid potential pitfalls. Taught by Kristin Delaplane Conti, the course is self-scheduled from June 11-July 30.
To request more information or to enroll, call toll free (800) 752-0881, from Davis or Woodland call (530) 757-8777, visit http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/arts_and_humanities/ or email extension@unexmail.ucdavis.edu.
To request more information or to enroll, call toll free (800) 752-0881, from Davis or Woodland call (530) 757-8777, visit http://extension.ucdavis.edu/unit/arts_and_humanities/ or email extension@unexmail.ucdavis.edu.
March 28 2008 - The Next Century: Journalism for a Digital Globe - Washington, D.C.
On March 28,the Missouri School of Journalism and the National Press Club will honor their intersecting histories with a joint centennial celebration at the NPC headquarters in Washington, D.C. The program, "The Next Century: Journalism for a Digital Globe," features media professionals from around the world who will talk about the bright future of journalism in the public interest.
Session I: From 9:30 to 11 a.m., the featured guests will present case studies that detail media innovations and successes. They include:
Karl Erik Gustafsson, Sweden
Gustafsson is a professor of mass media economics at Sweden's Jonkoping International Business School and the Media and Management Transformation Centre, Europe's premier center for media business studies.
Liss Jeffrey, Canada
Jeffrey is the director of the McLuhan Global Research Network and Electronic Commons/Agora Electronique, which tests the value of new and old media in bridging digital divides and advancing community development, civic participation and cultural content creation. Jeffrey will discuss how required courses in news literacy are improving public discourse.
Vincent Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, Ghana
Oppong-Nkrumah is the host of the Super Morning Show on Joy FM, a four-hour news and talk show on Ghana's leading media platform. He will discuss how Joy FM builds community through radio and its online component.
Geneva Overholser, United States
Overholser is the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting at the Missouri School of Journalism. She is the former editor of The Des Moines Register and also has been a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group, an editorial board member of The New York Times and an ombudsman of The Washington Post. Overholser will moderate.
Alan Rusbridger, United Kingdom
Rusbridger is editor of The Guardian, one of Britain's top daily newspapers. He has served as editor since 1995 and was appointed to the board of the Guardian Media Group in 1999. He will discuss how The Guardian, a nonprofit media organization, makes transparency and accountability a central commitment.
Session II: Following the symposium, Neil F. Budde, former president and editor in chief of Yahoo!News, Yahoo!Finance and Yahoo!Sports, will serve as the centennial luncheon speaker from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Budde has worked for newspapers and online publishers for 30 years. Before joining Yahoo!, he served as founding editor and publisher of The Wall Street Journal Online. Budde was elected to the board of the Online News Association in October 2005 and has served as its treasurer since January 2007.
Registration for the event, which includes the 9 a.m. continental breakfast, 9:30 a.m. symposium and 12:30 p.m. luncheon, is $16 for NPC members and $28 for all other guests. Call (202) 662-7501 to reserve.
Session I: From 9:30 to 11 a.m., the featured guests will present case studies that detail media innovations and successes. They include:
Karl Erik Gustafsson, Sweden
Gustafsson is a professor of mass media economics at Sweden's Jonkoping International Business School and the Media and Management Transformation Centre, Europe's premier center for media business studies.
Liss Jeffrey, Canada
Jeffrey is the director of the McLuhan Global Research Network and Electronic Commons/Agora Electronique, which tests the value of new and old media in bridging digital divides and advancing community development, civic participation and cultural content creation. Jeffrey will discuss how required courses in news literacy are improving public discourse.
Vincent Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, Ghana
Oppong-Nkrumah is the host of the Super Morning Show on Joy FM, a four-hour news and talk show on Ghana's leading media platform. He will discuss how Joy FM builds community through radio and its online component.
Geneva Overholser, United States
Overholser is the Curtis B. Hurley Chair in Public Affairs Reporting at the Missouri School of Journalism. She is the former editor of The Des Moines Register and also has been a syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group, an editorial board member of The New York Times and an ombudsman of The Washington Post. Overholser will moderate.
Alan Rusbridger, United Kingdom
Rusbridger is editor of The Guardian, one of Britain's top daily newspapers. He has served as editor since 1995 and was appointed to the board of the Guardian Media Group in 1999. He will discuss how The Guardian, a nonprofit media organization, makes transparency and accountability a central commitment.
Session II: Following the symposium, Neil F. Budde, former president and editor in chief of Yahoo!News, Yahoo!Finance and Yahoo!Sports, will serve as the centennial luncheon speaker from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Budde has worked for newspapers and online publishers for 30 years. Before joining Yahoo!, he served as founding editor and publisher of The Wall Street Journal Online. Budde was elected to the board of the Online News Association in October 2005 and has served as its treasurer since January 2007.
Registration for the event, which includes the 9 a.m. continental breakfast, 9:30 a.m. symposium and 12:30 p.m. luncheon, is $16 for NPC members and $28 for all other guests. Call (202) 662-7501 to reserve.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
April 12-22 2008 - The Kenan Writers' Encounters - NORTH CAROLINA
Four renowned authors and artists will gather at the North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA) and elsewhere in Winston-Salem on April 12-22 during the annual Kenan Writers' Encounters to engage university students, faculty and the broader community on the important issue of environmental stewardship and the arts.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and essayist W.S. Merwin, author and conservationist Terry Tempest Williams, environmental scientist and ethicist Jonathan Gilligan, and environmental sculptor Herb Parker will address the crucial subject of arts and the environment, what authors and artists can do to raise community awareness, and to help facilitate dialogue about saving the planet.
Funded by the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts, The Kenan Writers' Encounters is a series of public lectures and receptions, master classes, workshops, and multimedia presentations devoted to the exploration of creativity across the arts.
W.S. Merwin will present a public lecture on Monday, April 21, 7:30 p.m., at the Main Theatre, NCSA Film Village. Merwin will also conduct a reading on Tuesday, April 22, 7:00 p.m., at Reynolda House, a joint program hosted by The Kenan Writers' Encounters and Wake Forest University's Dillon Johnston Writers Reading Series.
Terry Tempest Williams will present a public lecture on Tuesday, April 15, 7:30 p.m., at the Main Theatre, NCSA Film Village.
Jonathan Gilligan, will conduct a conversation on the environment, spirituality and ethics on Saturday, April 12, from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., in the Special Events Room, 10th Floor, Stevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem.
Herb Parker will conduct a public lecture and unveil environmental art by NCSA students on Thursday, April 17, 3:45 p.m., at the NCSA Welcome Center Presentation Room.
For more information about The Kenan Writers' Encounters, call (336) 722-0030 or visit http://www.kenanarts.org/.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and essayist W.S. Merwin, author and conservationist Terry Tempest Williams, environmental scientist and ethicist Jonathan Gilligan, and environmental sculptor Herb Parker will address the crucial subject of arts and the environment, what authors and artists can do to raise community awareness, and to help facilitate dialogue about saving the planet.
Funded by the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts, The Kenan Writers' Encounters is a series of public lectures and receptions, master classes, workshops, and multimedia presentations devoted to the exploration of creativity across the arts.
W.S. Merwin will present a public lecture on Monday, April 21, 7:30 p.m., at the Main Theatre, NCSA Film Village. Merwin will also conduct a reading on Tuesday, April 22, 7:00 p.m., at Reynolda House, a joint program hosted by The Kenan Writers' Encounters and Wake Forest University's Dillon Johnston Writers Reading Series.
Terry Tempest Williams will present a public lecture on Tuesday, April 15, 7:30 p.m., at the Main Theatre, NCSA Film Village.
Jonathan Gilligan, will conduct a conversation on the environment, spirituality and ethics on Saturday, April 12, from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., in the Special Events Room, 10th Floor, Stevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem.
Herb Parker will conduct a public lecture and unveil environmental art by NCSA students on Thursday, April 17, 3:45 p.m., at the NCSA Welcome Center Presentation Room.
For more information about The Kenan Writers' Encounters, call (336) 722-0030 or visit http://www.kenanarts.org/.
March 13 2008 - Meet Superstar Author Tom Wolfe - NEW YORK
Barnes & Noble, Inc. announced the next event in its popularly acclaimed series, "Upstairs at the Square," held at the Union Square Barnes & Noble in Manhattan (33 East 17th Street at Union Square). On Thursday, March 13th, at 7pm, bestselling author and journalist Tom Wolfe makes his only appearance at a New York event to discuss new editions of his classic works, The Right Stuff and The Bonfire of the Vanities (Picador, March 10). Appearing with him is Argentinean composer/pianist Fernando Otero, whose new album is Pagina de Buenos Aires (Nonesuch). They will discuss and perform their work in conversation with journalist Katherine Lanpher, who hosts the program. Admission is free, and no tickets are required. Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
One of America's best known and controversial authors, Tom Wolfe (http://www.tomwolfe.com/) has written more than a dozen books, among them such contemporary classics as The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The Right Stuff, The Bonfire of the Vanities, and I Am Charlotte Simmons. Over the last five decades, these books have firmly established Mr. Wolfe as America's “pre-eminent social realist” (Newsday). Picador will publish new editions of two more Wolfe titles, The Painted Word and the 40th Anniversary edition of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, in December, with more to come in 2009.
One of America's best known and controversial authors, Tom Wolfe (http://www.tomwolfe.com/) has written more than a dozen books, among them such contemporary classics as The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The Right Stuff, The Bonfire of the Vanities, and I Am Charlotte Simmons. Over the last five decades, these books have firmly established Mr. Wolfe as America's “pre-eminent social realist” (Newsday). Picador will publish new editions of two more Wolfe titles, The Painted Word and the 40th Anniversary edition of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, in December, with more to come in 2009.
March 31 2008 - NewsHour Correspondent to Speak at SUNY Plattsburgh
Ray Suarez, the senior correspondent for the "NewsHour" with Jim Lehrer on the Public Broadcasting System, will lecture at the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh on Monday, March 31, at 8 p.m. in the Warren Ballrooms, Angell College Center.
Suarez will speak on "Diversity in Journalism" as part of the Presidents' Speaker Series. His lecture is free and open to the public. Suarez' speech is sponsored by the American Democracy Project, College Auxiliary Services, Mountain Lake PBS, and Plattsburgh College Foundation.
With an extensive background in journalism, Suarez has 30 years of varied experience in the news business. He joined the “NewsHour” in October 1999 as a Washington-based senior correspondent, which can be seen locally on Mountain Lake PBS. Prior to that, he worked for Public Radio where he served as host of the nationwide, call-in news program "Talk of the Nation" for six years.
Suarez also served as a Los Angeles correspondent for CNN, a producer for the ABC Radio Network in New York, a reporter for CBS Radio in Rome and a reporter for various American and British News Services in London. He currently hosts the monthly public radio foreign affairs series "America Abroad" for Public Radio International and is the narrator for "American Radio Works," the documentary unit of American Public Media.
He holds a bachelor's degree in African history from New York University and a master's degree in the social sciences from the University of Chicago. He has been awarded honorary doctorates by many colleges and universities, including Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania. He is a winner of the Benton Fellowship in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Chicago. Suarez has been honored with a Distinguished Alumnus Award from NYU and a Professional Achievement Award from the University of Chicago.
Suarez is the author of "The Holy Vote" and "The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration." He has also contributed to several other books including "Brooklyn: A State of Mind," "Local Heroes," "Saving America's Treasures," "Las Christmas," and "About Men." His writing has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune and many other publications.
Suarez is a life member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and was a founding member of the Chicago Association of Hispanic Journalists. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and three children.
Suarez will speak on "Diversity in Journalism" as part of the Presidents' Speaker Series. His lecture is free and open to the public. Suarez' speech is sponsored by the American Democracy Project, College Auxiliary Services, Mountain Lake PBS, and Plattsburgh College Foundation.
With an extensive background in journalism, Suarez has 30 years of varied experience in the news business. He joined the “NewsHour” in October 1999 as a Washington-based senior correspondent, which can be seen locally on Mountain Lake PBS. Prior to that, he worked for Public Radio where he served as host of the nationwide, call-in news program "Talk of the Nation" for six years.
Suarez also served as a Los Angeles correspondent for CNN, a producer for the ABC Radio Network in New York, a reporter for CBS Radio in Rome and a reporter for various American and British News Services in London. He currently hosts the monthly public radio foreign affairs series "America Abroad" for Public Radio International and is the narrator for "American Radio Works," the documentary unit of American Public Media.
He holds a bachelor's degree in African history from New York University and a master's degree in the social sciences from the University of Chicago. He has been awarded honorary doctorates by many colleges and universities, including Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania. He is a winner of the Benton Fellowship in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Chicago. Suarez has been honored with a Distinguished Alumnus Award from NYU and a Professional Achievement Award from the University of Chicago.
Suarez is the author of "The Holy Vote" and "The Old Neighborhood: What We Lost in the Great Suburban Migration." He has also contributed to several other books including "Brooklyn: A State of Mind," "Local Heroes," "Saving America's Treasures," "Las Christmas," and "About Men." His writing has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune and many other publications.
Suarez is a life member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and was a founding member of the Chicago Association of Hispanic Journalists. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and three children.
April 9-13 2008 - Key West's Robert Frost Poetry Festival - FLORIDA
The work of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Frost is to be celebrated Wednesday through Sunday, April 9-13, on the island where he wintered for more than a dozen years.
The 14th annual Robert Frost Poetry Festival, the Florida Keys' only international poetry event, is to include workshops by acclaimed poets, a film evening, a cigar and wine tasting with open microphone readings, a jazz showcase with open microphone readings, a poetry slam, a sunset poetry sail, an art exhibit, poetry and haiku readings, and the announcement of the winners of the festival's national haiku and poetry contests.
The festival is headquartered at the Key West Heritage House Museum & Robert Frost Cottage, 410 Caroline St., with select events at other locations in Key West's historic Old Town.
Frost, who served as U.S. poet laureate in 1958-59, first visited Key West in 1934 and wrote one of his best-known poems, "The Gift Outright," on the island. He subsequently paid winter visits to Key West from 1945 to 1960, staying in the small cottage now named for him.
The festival is to kick off with an opening reception at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at Key West's Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St. Titled "Wanted: Poets Dead or Alive," the reception offers a chance to meet guest poets and workshop presenters.
At 5:30 p.m. local actors and guest poets are to present a round-robin reading of works by Frost, Wallace Stevens, Elizabeth Bishop, Richard Wilbur, Kirby Congdon, Rosalind Brackenbury and other noted writers who are past or present Key West residents or frequent visitors.
A short documentary film on the life and poetry of Robert Frost is to follow.
Admission for the evening is $15 per person and includes light hors d'oeuvres. Drinks can be purchased from a cash bar.
Workshop registration and check-in are scheduled from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday in the Robert Frost Orchid Garden at the Heritage House Museum. A "green" continental breakfast is planned for registrants.
Poetry workshops are scheduled Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Thursday's sessions are to include Hidden Poems with author and poet Brackenbury, Writing Haibun with "Modern Haiku" editor Charles Trumbull and Lighting the Fire to Write with Key West writer and artist Cricket Desmarais.
At noon Thursday, Lunch with Robert Frost is to feature a presentation by Frost scholar Dr. Michael Wyndham Thomas. He plans to discuss Frost's formative years as a poet in England and the forces that drew him to Key West in later life. Cost is $10 per person and includes a box lunch.
Smokin' Poetry, hosted by Sunset Cigar Co., is set for 5 p.m. with wine, cigars and open microphone readings in the Robert Frost Orchid Garden. Guests are encouraged to bring their poetry and read. The $10 per person admission includes a souvenir wineglass.
The focus turns to the Beat Generation at 8 p.m. with And the Beat Goes On, an evening of music and poetry at Blue Heaven, 729 Thomas St. Attendees are invited to read their poetry accompanied by local jazz musicians.
Workshops are to continue Friday with presentations titled Hey Elvis, Where Do You Want This Piano? by New York author and poet Catherine Doty, Writing Tanka by internationally recognized haiku poet Barry George and How to Read Your Poetry to the Audience by Key West actor and poet Richard Grusin.
Also scheduled is Visual Poetry, an intimate evening at The Studios of Key West, 600 White St., featuring the "visual poetry" of local artists in mediums including painting, photography, film, wood, clay, performance art and more. The event is free and open to the public beginning at 6 p.m.
At 8 p.m. Friday, a poetry slam is scheduled at Sippin' Coffee House, 424 Eaton St. Three rounds are planned, so each prospective participant should prepare three poems of not longer than three minutes apiece. Entrants are to be judged on their poems' content and the strength of the poetry performance, and cash prizes await winning poets.
Poets must register to compete prior to 8 p.m. For information, call (305) 293-0555.
Saturday's poetry workshops are to include A New Time, A New Place with Thomas, to be held on the deck of the U.S.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk docked at Key West's Truman Waterfront.
Dr. Lee Gurga, former editor of "Modern Haiku" is to present Haiku: Poetry of the Season, while Key West bookbinder Bob Muens is to advise participants in Learn How to Construct Your Own Chapbook.
On Saturday evening, poets can take to the high seas for a 6:30 p.m. Poetry on the Water cruise aboard the Fury Catamaran. Complimentary appetizers and libations, a renowned Key West sunset, open microphone readings and live music are in store for participants.
Cost is $49 per person and advance reservations are strongly recommended. The boat departs from Ocean Key Resort, Zero Duval St. For tickets, visit www.furycat.com or call (305) 294-8899.
Sunday's events are to begin at 10 a.m. in the Robert Frost Orchid Garden with a Celebration of Poetry featuring readings by workshop participants of their new poems inspired during the festival. Readings by guest poets are set for 2 p.m. in the garden.
Subsequently, talented young poets are to receive the festival's Poetry in the Schools prizes. The announcement of the Robert Frost Poetry Festival national poetry contest winner and national haiku contest winner is to follow.
Cost for the festival's seven workshops is $195 per person. Poetry lovers also can sign up for individual workshops for $50 per person per session, or choose any three for $125. Registration is required prior to the workshop.
For more information, registration and poetry and haiku contest rules and deadlines, visit http://www.robertfrostpoetryfestival.com/
The 14th annual Robert Frost Poetry Festival, the Florida Keys' only international poetry event, is to include workshops by acclaimed poets, a film evening, a cigar and wine tasting with open microphone readings, a jazz showcase with open microphone readings, a poetry slam, a sunset poetry sail, an art exhibit, poetry and haiku readings, and the announcement of the winners of the festival's national haiku and poetry contests.
The festival is headquartered at the Key West Heritage House Museum & Robert Frost Cottage, 410 Caroline St., with select events at other locations in Key West's historic Old Town.
Frost, who served as U.S. poet laureate in 1958-59, first visited Key West in 1934 and wrote one of his best-known poems, "The Gift Outright," on the island. He subsequently paid winter visits to Key West from 1945 to 1960, staying in the small cottage now named for him.
The festival is to kick off with an opening reception at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, at Key West's Tropic Cinema, 416 Eaton St. Titled "Wanted: Poets Dead or Alive," the reception offers a chance to meet guest poets and workshop presenters.
At 5:30 p.m. local actors and guest poets are to present a round-robin reading of works by Frost, Wallace Stevens, Elizabeth Bishop, Richard Wilbur, Kirby Congdon, Rosalind Brackenbury and other noted writers who are past or present Key West residents or frequent visitors.
A short documentary film on the life and poetry of Robert Frost is to follow.
Admission for the evening is $15 per person and includes light hors d'oeuvres. Drinks can be purchased from a cash bar.
Workshop registration and check-in are scheduled from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday in the Robert Frost Orchid Garden at the Heritage House Museum. A "green" continental breakfast is planned for registrants.
Poetry workshops are scheduled Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Thursday's sessions are to include Hidden Poems with author and poet Brackenbury, Writing Haibun with "Modern Haiku" editor Charles Trumbull and Lighting the Fire to Write with Key West writer and artist Cricket Desmarais.
At noon Thursday, Lunch with Robert Frost is to feature a presentation by Frost scholar Dr. Michael Wyndham Thomas. He plans to discuss Frost's formative years as a poet in England and the forces that drew him to Key West in later life. Cost is $10 per person and includes a box lunch.
Smokin' Poetry, hosted by Sunset Cigar Co., is set for 5 p.m. with wine, cigars and open microphone readings in the Robert Frost Orchid Garden. Guests are encouraged to bring their poetry and read. The $10 per person admission includes a souvenir wineglass.
The focus turns to the Beat Generation at 8 p.m. with And the Beat Goes On, an evening of music and poetry at Blue Heaven, 729 Thomas St. Attendees are invited to read their poetry accompanied by local jazz musicians.
Workshops are to continue Friday with presentations titled Hey Elvis, Where Do You Want This Piano? by New York author and poet Catherine Doty, Writing Tanka by internationally recognized haiku poet Barry George and How to Read Your Poetry to the Audience by Key West actor and poet Richard Grusin.
Also scheduled is Visual Poetry, an intimate evening at The Studios of Key West, 600 White St., featuring the "visual poetry" of local artists in mediums including painting, photography, film, wood, clay, performance art and more. The event is free and open to the public beginning at 6 p.m.
At 8 p.m. Friday, a poetry slam is scheduled at Sippin' Coffee House, 424 Eaton St. Three rounds are planned, so each prospective participant should prepare three poems of not longer than three minutes apiece. Entrants are to be judged on their poems' content and the strength of the poetry performance, and cash prizes await winning poets.
Poets must register to compete prior to 8 p.m. For information, call (305) 293-0555.
Saturday's poetry workshops are to include A New Time, A New Place with Thomas, to be held on the deck of the U.S.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk docked at Key West's Truman Waterfront.
Dr. Lee Gurga, former editor of "Modern Haiku" is to present Haiku: Poetry of the Season, while Key West bookbinder Bob Muens is to advise participants in Learn How to Construct Your Own Chapbook.
On Saturday evening, poets can take to the high seas for a 6:30 p.m. Poetry on the Water cruise aboard the Fury Catamaran. Complimentary appetizers and libations, a renowned Key West sunset, open microphone readings and live music are in store for participants.
Cost is $49 per person and advance reservations are strongly recommended. The boat departs from Ocean Key Resort, Zero Duval St. For tickets, visit www.furycat.com or call (305) 294-8899.
Sunday's events are to begin at 10 a.m. in the Robert Frost Orchid Garden with a Celebration of Poetry featuring readings by workshop participants of their new poems inspired during the festival. Readings by guest poets are set for 2 p.m. in the garden.
Subsequently, talented young poets are to receive the festival's Poetry in the Schools prizes. The announcement of the Robert Frost Poetry Festival national poetry contest winner and national haiku contest winner is to follow.
Cost for the festival's seven workshops is $195 per person. Poetry lovers also can sign up for individual workshops for $50 per person per session, or choose any three for $125. Registration is required prior to the workshop.
For more information, registration and poetry and haiku contest rules and deadlines, visit http://www.robertfrostpoetryfestival.com/
Sunday, March 2, 2008
March 17 2008 - BOOK PUBLISHING 1-2-3 - San Diego-CA
Join us at the Mission Branch Library for the discussion "Book Publishing 1-2-3," where we'll follow a manuscript as it journeys from the writer’s fingers to the reader’s hands. Get a behind-the-scenes peek the three major steps of the publishing process - and find out who has influence along the way.
Readers and writers alike will enjoy this informative, entertaining discussion, led by editor and U.C. Extension instructor Laurie Gibson. The talk will also include a Q & A session to address writers’ specific concerns.
Free! Monday, March 17th at 6:30pm
Mission Valley Branch Library
2123 Fenton Parkway
San Diego, CA 92108
(858)573-5007
Readers and writers alike will enjoy this informative, entertaining discussion, led by editor and U.C. Extension instructor Laurie Gibson. The talk will also include a Q & A session to address writers’ specific concerns.
Free! Monday, March 17th at 6:30pm
Mission Valley Branch Library
2123 Fenton Parkway
San Diego, CA 92108
(858)573-5007
March 24-April 28 2008 - INTRO TO COPY EDITING - West Hollywood
Do you love correcting other people's writing? Do you have a sharp ear for language and keen eye for punctuation? Have you ever been plagued by questions like "What's the difference between an m-dash, a hyphen and the pesky n-dash?" and "What's a dangling modifier?" If so, copy editing is for you! No matter how much the media industry changes, there will always be a need for copy editors. They are the line editor, fact checker, headline writer, verifier, style enforcer, and reader's advocate. This course is for anyone who wants to break into copy editing or just feel more confident wrangling words. We'll cover the basics, from understanding copy editing marks to avoiding rookie grammar mistakes. In just 6 weeks, you'll have the tools to enter the field and an understanding of how to create smooth, readable copy.
DURATION/TIME
6 weeks
Mondays, 7-10 p.m.
March 24 - April 28
WHERE
offices of mediabistro.com
7494 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 303
West Hollywood, CA 90046
MORE INFO
call (310) 659-5668
http://www.mediabistro.com/courses/cache/crs3471.asp
PRICE
$425 ($400 for AG members)
DURATION/TIME
6 weeks
Mondays, 7-10 p.m.
March 24 - April 28
WHERE
offices of mediabistro.com
7494 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 303
West Hollywood, CA 90046
MORE INFO
call (310) 659-5668
http://www.mediabistro.com/courses/cache/crs3471.asp
PRICE
$425 ($400 for AG members)
March 8 2008 - See Jeff Nathanson writer of INDIANA JONES - California
The Scriptwriters Network Speaker Series is proud to present screenwriter, Jeff Nathanson. During a Q & A session, he’ll discuss the long awaited sequel, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Jeff Nathanson also wrote "The Terminal" and "Catch Me If You Can," both directed by Steven Spielberg. And Mr. Nathanson wrote and directed “The Last Shot” starring Matthew Broderick and Alec Baldwin.
TIME & LOCATION: Charlie Chaplin Theater at Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Ave. (between Bronson and Van Ness). Doors open at 1 pm, with the speaker to begin at 1:30. Free to SWN members and employees of Raleigh Studios. Non-member admission is $15.00 ($10 for members of WGA, Women in Film, FIND, FIN & Screenplay Lab). Must RSVP by Thursday, March 6 at: info@scriptwritersnetwork.org. Enter through the Van Ness gate. Parking is available for $5 on the studio lot; there's also metered street parking.
For more information about the Scriptwriters Network please visit online at http://www.scriptwritersnetwork.org/ or call: 1-888-796-9673 (1-888-SWN–WORD).
TIME & LOCATION: Charlie Chaplin Theater at Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Ave. (between Bronson and Van Ness). Doors open at 1 pm, with the speaker to begin at 1:30. Free to SWN members and employees of Raleigh Studios. Non-member admission is $15.00 ($10 for members of WGA, Women in Film, FIND, FIN & Screenplay Lab). Must RSVP by Thursday, March 6 at: info@scriptwritersnetwork.org. Enter through the Van Ness gate. Parking is available for $5 on the studio lot; there's also metered street parking.
For more information about the Scriptwriters Network please visit online at http://www.scriptwritersnetwork.org/ or call: 1-888-796-9673 (1-888-SWN–WORD).
April 7-8 2008 - Business Writing 101 - Chicago
StoryStudio Chicago will offer a special two-day workshop on business writing Business Writing 101 on Monday, April 7 and Tuesday, April 8.
Day One
Features interactive exercises and discussion directly related to what you do at work. Exercises will include:
Grammar: Get it out of the Way!
Organizing Principles and Sh#tty First Drafts
Don’t Bury the Lead
Revising and Editing
Day Two
Recap of Grammar/Punctuation, Organizing Principles and Revising Strategies, including quizlets and competitions.
Is this really appropriate? A primer on considering your audience and choosing the medium to match.
Intensive workshop session focusing on your current work projects featuring:
• private one-on-one review with instructor
• peer review and feedback of second/third draft
• presentation to group of finished project
Website: StoryStudio
Day One
Features interactive exercises and discussion directly related to what you do at work. Exercises will include:
Grammar: Get it out of the Way!
Organizing Principles and Sh#tty First Drafts
Don’t Bury the Lead
Revising and Editing
Day Two
Recap of Grammar/Punctuation, Organizing Principles and Revising Strategies, including quizlets and competitions.
Is this really appropriate? A primer on considering your audience and choosing the medium to match.
Intensive workshop session focusing on your current work projects featuring:
• private one-on-one review with instructor
• peer review and feedback of second/third draft
• presentation to group of finished project
Website: StoryStudio
Saturday, March 1, 2008
March 5 2008 - Writing and Social Responsibility - Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh will host writers Elmaz Abinader, Tim Bascom, Andrew Lam, and Patricia Jabbeh Wesley in a panel discussion titled "Writing and Social Responsibility," at 6 p.m. March 5, in room 501 of the Cathedral of Learning, 4200 Fifth Ave., Oakland. This event is part of the Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series' 2007-08 season.
The Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, which runs through April 2, is cosponsored by Pitt's Book Center, Women's Studies Program, and the University of Pittsburgh Press. All events in the Writers Series are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jeff Oaks at oaks@pitt.edu.
The Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series, which runs through April 2, is cosponsored by Pitt's Book Center, Women's Studies Program, and the University of Pittsburgh Press. All events in the Writers Series are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jeff Oaks at oaks@pitt.edu.
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