Greetings, fellow writers. The
following meetings scheduled for this month are shown below. If you know of any
other events not listed, please send a
message to whitesborowriters@gmail.comand we'll update this post. All events listed are free of charge and will be held
at the Dunham Public Library, 76 Main Street, Whitesboro, NY unless otherwise
noted.
Those of you who enjoy poetry: the TRAM (Tramontane Cafe, Lincoln Ave in Utica) holds open mic nights on Thursdays.
As always, keep writing!
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Friday, February 3 - LIBRARY CLOSED for staff development day.
Thursday, February 9; 12; 1:00 –
3:00 PM
PLOTTERS INK - 2nd WRITING
WORKSHOP
If you are a first time attendee,
please arrive at least 10 minutes early.
Plotter’s Ink meets the second
Thursday of every month from 1:00 – 3:00 PM. All adults are welcome. We are a
daytime fiction writing group. A Workshop in place of the regular Plotter’s Ink
will feature a short generative exercise.
You are asked to also write a piece inspired by a popular fairy tale. Pick a classic fairy tale and in about 300
words, tell it your own way. Ideas for
fairy tales: Aladdin, Beauty and the
Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Hansel and
Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Snow White
and the Seven Dwarves, The Little Mermaid.
Please ask if you have any questions about this workshop. Facilitated by
Nathan Copperwheat and Julia Heller.
Our regular agenda will resume on March 9. Meanwhile, if you would like to read some of the stories written by our members, visit our Plotters Ink blog.
Our regular agenda will resume on March 9. Meanwhile, if you would like to read some of the stories written by our members, visit our Plotters Ink blog.
Saturday, February 11; 10:30 am to
Noon
FRIENDS OF POETRY PLUS
We are a light-hearted group of all
ages and love the share each other’s work. See our page on http://whitesboropoetrywriters.blogspot.com/ Facilitated by Lorraine Kreimeyer.
FILM and DISCUSSION
Birth of a Nation Set against the
antebellum South, The Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a
literate slave and preacher, whose financially strained owner, Samuel Turner
(Armie Hammer), accepts an offer to use Nat's preaching to subdue unruly
slaves. As he witnesses countless atrocities - against himself and his fellow
slaves - Nat orchestrates an uprising in the hopes of leading his people to
freedom.
Discussion to follow the film. Facilitated by
Jerry Finkelstein.
Wednesday, February 22; 6:00 pm-8:45 pm
UTICA WRITERS CLUB
Utica Writers Club is the monthly
meeting at 6 PM in the Kirkland Library, Clinton, NY.
Meetings are conducted in
"round table" style, in which member and visitor readings are
presented to the group for constructive comments. All varieties of writing,
regardless of genre, are discussed and encouraged by the Club. Contact Jeremy Mortis for details at
bookseller2121@yahoo.com
Monday, February 27, 6:00-8:00 pm
MONDAY WRITERS GROUP
The Monday Writers Group is a group
of amateur adult writers and all skill levels. We meet on the fourth Monday of
each month. Writing assignments are always prose, fiction or non-fiction, 400
words or the side of one page. The writing prompt for this month is “FARAWAY
PLACES.” Facilitated by Jerry
Finkelstein. For more information, call 736-9734. If you would like to read some of the stories
written by our members, visit our Monday Night Writers blog.
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