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Lightsey Darst, author of Find the Girl, presents at the Walker Art Center

Thu, 30 May 2013 19:51:43 GMT

Lightsey Darst, dancer, poet, and author of [i]Find the Girl [/i]and the forthcoming [i]Dance[/i], will present new work inspired by her two-week writer's residency at the Walker Art Center's resource library. Lightsey is Coffee House Press's first ever writer-in-residence through the brand new Writers and Readers Library Residency Program.

Cracked Walnut Solstice Reading at the Eagan Resource Center Food Shelf

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:10:49 GMT

Join us on the day of the Solstice for a reading at the Eagan Resource Center Food Shelf. Our featured readers will be: Khary Jackson Kathryn Kysar Anh-Hoa Thi Nguyen Victoria Peterson Hilleque Sarah Rosemary John Wenstrom Carolyn Williams-Noren The mission of the Center is to end hunger in the Dakota area, and so we ask for audience members to bring healthy food, fresh or canned to donate to the shelf. Volunteer chefs will also cook for us for the evening. Please join us as we celebrate the Solstice with poetry, good food, and a spirit of giving. Author Bios Khary Jackson is a poet, playwright, dancer and musician. He is a Cave Canem Fellow, and thus has further reason to adore black people. He has written 12 plays, one of which (Water) was produced in 2009 at Ink and Pulp Theatre in Chicago. He has been a recipient of several grants, including the 2012 Cultural Community Grant and 2010 Artist Initiative Grant for poetry from the Minnesota State Arts Board, and the 2009 VERVE Spoken Word Grant from Intermedia Arts. He's a little weird, but rest assured, there's a method to the way he stares into your house. Kathryn Kysar is the author of two books of poetry, Dark Lake and Pretend the World, and she edited the anthology Riding Shotgun: Women Write About Their Mothers. She has received fellowships and residencies from Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts, the Minnesota State Arts Board, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, and she recently served on the board of directors for the Association of Writers. She has a B.A. from Hamline University and an M.F.A. from Wichita State University. She chairs the creative writing program at Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Minneapolis and lives with her family in Saint Paul. Anh-Hoa Thi Nguyen holds an MFA from Mills College in Oakland, California where she was awarded the Mary Merritt Henry Prize in Poetry and the Ardella Mills Literary Composition Prize in Creative Non-Fiction. Her work has been published in several journals and anthologies, and she has performed at numerous venues and festivals in the Bay Area and Twin Cities. She has completed a residency at Hedgebrook, a Writers-in-Residence program for women, and has received a writing fellowship from the Elizabeth George Foundation and an Arts Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. Anh-Hoa is a poet, livre d'artiste, community artist and budding gastronomist. Her current passions include reading, writing, baking and eating. Victoria Peterson Hilleque Believes the whole world improves when people write and read poetry recklessly. Sarah Rosemary is a poet, musician, and a fantastic giver of hugs. She is an advocate for healthy food access for all, believing that we show our love for each other through the food that we share. Her poems and stories are published in forums such as Google Drive, Facebook, and the Xanga blog she used when she was 14. She works toward systematic change as staff at the Eagan & Lakeville Resource Center, and writes as a way to understand her experiences in this wild and precious life. John Wenstrom grew up in Pueblo, Colorado and got his doctorate in English from the University of Minnesota in 1991. He started writing poems as a teenager and has been writing more and more in recent years. Many of his poems are narratives about chance events and encounters, a la Charles Resnikoff. You can see his work at [url=http://mnhojwritings.blogspot.com/]http://mnhojwritings.blogspot.com/[/url]. Carolyn Williams Noren grows peaches in her backyard and makes a living as a communications specialist for a housing non-profit. Her poems have been published in Spoon River Poetry Review, Literary Mama, Water~Stone Review, and elsewhere. She was a 2010-2011 Loft Mentor Series winner and received a 2010 Blacklock Nature Sanctuary fellowship. This summer, with the support of a 2013 Artist Initiative Grant, she is creating a Little Free Poetry Library in her south Minneapolis neighborhood. To know more about the Center visit [url=http://www.eaganrc.org/]http://www.eaganrc.org/[/url] 'Like' Cracked Walnut on facebook to stay up to date with upcoming CW readings. [url=http://www.facebook.com/crackedwalnutreadings]www.facebook.com/crackedwalnutreadings[/url]

PostCards From Our Estuary ll

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:22:45 GMT

[i]PostCards From Our Estuary II [/i]2013 Superior Council for the Arts. [b]Postcard categories[/b]: original art, photography, poetry, short story, musical score, etc. Rectangular Entries on card stock 4-1/4 x 6 inches. Images of selected art works postcards will be chosen for 4’ x 3’ “billboard” enlargement for outdoor and community venues during 2013 & 2014. [b]June 15, 2013[/b] is the mailing deadline for art to be considered for billboard enlargement. [i]PostCards From Our Estuary II [/i]2013 writing component for kids/youth: "car games" workshops to get kids writing about the place they love Superior Public Library July 3 & North End Arts Gallery Tuesdays in June. [i]PostCards From Our Estuary II [/i]2013 PostCards making workshops for youth and adults. Superior Public Library July 3 and North End Arts Gallery Tuesdays in June. [b]Exhibition[/b]: North End Arts Gallery July 16- Sept. 7, 2013 & Lake Superior Day July 14. SCFTA website [url=http://www.superiorcfta.org/]www.superiorcfta.org[/url].

Lakeville Art Festival

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:36:45 GMT

Join us for two days of art, music, food, and more! The [url=http://www.lakevilleartfestival.org]Lakeville Art Festival[/url] hosts 50 exceptional artists in a premium event for viewing and purchasing artwork, encouraging communication with artists, and learning about the creative process. This year’s event includes a featured artist exhibit, artist demonstrations, literary artists, Youth Art Tent, food, and local talent. Accepting [url=http://www.lakevilleartfestival.org/artists/how-to-apply/]artist applications[/url] through May 1, 2013. Visit [url=http://www.lakevilleartfestival.org]www.lakevilleartfestival.org[/url] for more information.

Billy Collins

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:00:40 GMT

The acclaimed American writer who served as United States Poet Laureate from 2001-2003 will read selections from a variety of his work with an emphasis on his new book, “Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems 2003-2013,” to be released in October 2013. Collins, whose last three collections have broken sales records for poetry, has managed to combine high critical acclaim with broad popular appeal. His delightful and accessible style draws people of all ages and backgrounds to his standing room only readings. He will also take questions from the audience and participate in a book signing. Collins will also appear as a guest on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion” at the State Theatre on Saturday, November 2, the night after his Pantages event. For more information visit [url=http://www.hennepintheatretrust.org/events/billy-collins-tickets-pantages-theatre-minneapolis-mn-2013-0]http://www.hennepintheatretrust.org/events/billy-collins-tickets-pantages-theatre-minneapolis-mn-2013-0[/url]