Writes/Rights…a little pun there… First Amendment Writes: a poetry and songwriting competition celebrating the creative heights that can only be achieved when artists are free to express themselves on any theme, subject or idea. Finalists in both poetry and songwriting will perform their works at the Satellite Ballroom. Finalists Performance: Monday, November 5, 2007 Submissions [...]
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I know, it’s not literary, but it’s an important cause — Charlottesville’s water supply (see: the inadequacy of) is much in the news lately, and Schenks Branch is an important link in that chain. Are you interested in water quality and in understanding the sources of pollution to Schenks Branch? Join city and state officials, [...]
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I wasn’t able to attend any of the James River Writers Conference, but one of the members of my critique group attended and said the panels were very interesting and she would definitely go again. There’s also this thorough recap at Perpetual Folly — the next best thing to being there! Sounds like it was [...]
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Another new program from J-MRL! Teen Poetry Contest during October Check out the J-MRL teen website for information about the J-MRL Teen Poetry Contest (for ages 12-18). Contest forms and guidelines are available at all J-MRL locations and all entries must be submitted by Saturday, October 27. One winner will be chosen in each of [...]
Filed under: charlottesville, contests, libraries, virginia | Tagged: Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, poetry, teens, Voice of Youth Advocates, writing contests | 4 Comments »
A new market alert from Practicing Writing: WAHMmagazine. WAHMmagazine is “not just a magazine for WAHMs, we’re also for and about WAHDs, freelancers, telecommuters, veteran work-at-home parents and future work-at-home parents.” Pays: $65-350. Guidelines here.
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Too busy clearing out spam to read the classics? Put that email inbox to some good use and sign up at DailyLit. You’ll receive your choice of available books, one easy-to-digest installment at a time. (HT: Catherine!)
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Morris Dees, co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, will be in Charlottesville to present the film, Mighty Times: The Children’s March, at the Paramount Theater, Tuesday, October 16, from 7 to 9 p.m. Price of admission is $25 for adults, $15 for students. Tickets will be available online at the Paramount box office on [...]
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Here in Charlottesville, we don’t spend just one day commemorating the European conquest of the New World — we devote the whole weekend! From my inbox: This weekend is our Columbus: the Myth and the American Dream Revisited event. You’ve seen the posters, you’ve read about it in the C’ville, maybe you’ve heard about it [...]
Filed under: charlottesville, lectures, movies, virginia | Tagged: American Indians, Columbus, Columbus Day, Cows with Guns, Dana Lyons, Derrick Jensen, European conquest, Manifest Destiny, Native Americans, Natsu Saito, New World, Ward Churchill | 1 Comment »
There doesn’t seem to be much love in Charlottesville for the Lewis and Clark statue on Main & Ridge. If you’re sick of seeing poor little Sacagawea cowering behind big, brave Lewis and Clark, now’s your chance to do something about it. Read all about it at Wistar’s blog.
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Today is the 555th anniversary of the birth of Richard III. Historians tell us that Shakespeare maligned him, but I think Will is, as usual, playing a double game with us. Shakespeare makes Richard III a most preposterously attractive villain, and allows him to begin his tragical-comical-historical-pastoral play with a terrific speech: Now is the [...]
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