First Amendment Writes competition now accepting entries

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

First Amendment Writes is an annual poetry and songwriting contest designed to celebrate the creative heights that can only be achieved when artists are free to express themselves on any theme, subject or idea. Ten finalists in both poetry and songwriting are selected to perform their works at a live event before a panel of [...]

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Book Festival “Fall Foreword” event schedule

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Whew. If you can’t find something to do during the next few weeks, it won’t be the fault of the Festival of the Book! Even though the fest doesn’t take place until next spring, they’ve lined up some preview events just to keep us happy. Here’s the schedule: Fall Foreword Events Fri. Sept. 12 • [...]

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Kath Weston at New Dominion Bookshop

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

New Dominion Bookshop will host a reading and book-signing by Kath Weston who will present selections from her new book Traveling Light: On the Road with America’s Poor Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 5:30 pm How far can you get on two tacos, one Dr. Pepper, and a little bit of conversation? What happens when [...]

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links for 2008-09-11

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

CJR: Something's Rotten in Roanoke "The Roanoke Times is strangely silent about whether it reassigned a reporter at the behest of a big local business…." Hmm. 'Disgrace': A disquieting lens on South African brutality – International Herald Tribune 'Coetzee has praised the film, saying, "Steve Jacobs has succeeded beautifully in integrating the story into the [...]

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