Friday, September 30, 2016

Spotlight on Literary Events: October 2016

Tell Your Story, Then Write It
Saturday, Oct 1st, 2:00 pm
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815
Transform your memories into stories! Storyteller Ellouise Schoettler and novelist Solveig Eggerz team up to lead a panel focusing on the benefits of good oral storytelling to the writer. Panelists are Jessica Robinson, Dario DiBattista, Len Kruger, and Pat McNees. Admission is free.

Sunday, Oct 2nd, 2:00 pm
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815
Celebrate three authors whose first books have been published by the Santa Fe Writers Project. Daniel M. Ford reads from Ordination, book one in the Paladin Trilogy. He is joined by novelist Brandon Wicks, author of American Fallout, and Tara Laskowski, who reads from her engrossing collection of short stories, Bystanders. Admission is free.

JosephRoach: "Stars Down to Earth: Materializing Celebrity"
Tuesday, Oct 4th, 7:00 pm
Folger Shakespeare Library
201 E Capitol St SE, Washington, DC 20003
Joseph Roach, Yale University, discusses the cult of literary celebrity surrounding Shakespeare and Austen. Tickets are $15, $10 for members.

Wednesday, Oct 5th, 2:00 pm
Library of Congress, Pickford Theater
101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20540
Douglas LaPrade of the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley, delivers a lecture on the WWI, Spanish and Cuban influences in Ernest Hemingway’s work at 2 p.m. in the Pickford Theater. Event is free.

Sunday, Oct 9th, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh St, Bethesda, MD 20815
Experience the work of our 2015 Emerging Writer Fellowship winners, Clifford Garstang and Brian Simoneau, at a free open door reading.

Friday, Oct 14th, 6:00 pm
Folger Shakespeare Library
201 E Capitol St SE, Washington, DC 20003
Author, University of Maryland professor of English, and consulting editor for The Shakespeare Quarterly Theodore Leinwand discusses his new book The Great William: Writers Reading Shakespeare. Admission is free but reservation is required.

Friday, Oct 14th, 11:00 pm -1:00 pm
Busboys & Poets, 14th & V
2021 14th St NW Washington DC 20009
The 11th Hour Poetry Slam offers an opportunity for poetry lovers to enjoy the competitive art of late-night performance poetry! $5 for tickets.

Saturday, Oct 15th, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Busboys & Poets, Takoma
235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012
Author W.K. Dwyer will be discussing his first novel, The Killing Flower. Admission is free.

Saturday, Oct 15th, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Busboys & Poets, 5th & K
City Vista, 1025 5th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Youth-focused and youth-led, Youth Open Mic is a monthly series that features student poets, singers, musicians and actors from the DC/Maryland/Virginia area. Tickets cost $5.

Sunday, Oct 16th, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Busboys & Poets, 14th & V
2021 14th St NW WashingtonDC 20009
Sunday Kind of Love Open Mic Poetry features emerging and established poets from the Washington, D.C. area and around the nation. $5 for ticket.

Sunday, Oct 16th, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh St, Bethesda, MD 20815
Terri Cross Davis and husband Hayes Davis read from their books, Haint and Let Our Eyes Linger, respectively. Admission is free to this open door reading.

Tuesday, Oct 18th, 4:00 pm
Library of Congress, James Madison Building
101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20540
Rob Casper, head of the Poetry and Literature Center will lead a discussion with poets/editors, Cathy Park Hong (New Republic), Don Share (Poetry Magazine), Evie Shockley (Feminist Studies), Carmen Giménez Smith (Puerto del Sol/Noemi Press) on the ways poetry helps us navigate race in contemporary American culture.

Tuesday, Oct 18th, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Upshur St. Books
827 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011
Join us to hear Natalie Eve Garrett in conversation with contributor Jeffrey Renard Allen about The Artists' and Writers' Cookbook (Powerhouse Books). Admission is free.

Wednesday, Oct 19th, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Upshur St. Books
827 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011

Thursday, Oct 20th, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh St, Bethesda, MD 20815
The Writer’s Center presents a series of readings from books set during the early 20th century. Admission is free.

Thursday, Oct 20th, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Upshur St. Books
827 Upshur St NW, Washington, DC 20011

Thursday, Oct 20th, 6:30 pm
Busboys & Poets, 14th & V
2021 14th St NW WashingtonDC 20009
The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation was founded in 1990 and is dedicated to discovering, mentoring and honoring Black writers. The Legacy Awards honors the best in Black literature in America and around the globe. Join us for a reading by 2016 nominees.

Saturday, Oct 22nd, 8:00 pm
Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Ave NW Washington DC 20008
Sign-up starts at 7 p.m. in The Den. Then grab a drink special, put on your thinking cap, and head upstairs for three rounds of mind-bending trivia by 8 p.m. Prizes awarded. Trivia night is open to all ages. Admission is free.

Sunday, Oct 23rd, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Busboys & Poets, Hyattsville
5331 Baltimore Ave, Hyattsville, MD 20781
Fighting Cancer With Poetry, Inc. in partnership with Busboys and Poets cordially invites YOU to another installment of our renowned Poetry Jam Fundraisers. Admission is free.

Sunday, Oct 23rd, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh St, Bethesda, MD 20815
Come share your poetry, fiction, and nonfiction works! Sign-up for readers begins at 1:30, and the reading starts at 2:00. Admission is free.

Tuesday, Oct 25th, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Busboys & Poets, Brookland
625 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC 20017
This Poetry Slam, Inc certified slam event meets the last Tuesday of every month at Busboys and Poets' Brookland location. $5 for ticket.

Tuesday, Oct 25th, 6:30 pm
Kramerbooks
1517 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036
Design Sponge founder and author Grace Bonney will lead a conversation with:
-Sarah Gordon and Sheila Fain of Gordy's Pickle Jar
-           Amanda McClements of Salt & Sundry
-Ashley Ford, writer, editor and speaker
-Charlotte Cannon of The Vintage Vogue
Tickets include one copy of In the Company of Women and one beer or glass of wine. Cost is $50.00 + $3.74 fee.

Wednesday, Oct 26th, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Busboys & Poets, 5th & K
City Vista, 1025 5th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Join author Robert Barsky as he discusses and signs his book Hatched. Admission is free.

Friday, Oct 28th, 11:00 pm – 1:00 am
Busboys & Poets, 5th & K
City Vista, 1025 5th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
American Sign Language users and viewers from all corners of life will come together to recite a poem, song, short skit or jokes. Come out and enjoy the wonderful environment while you eat, get your drink on and socialize. Great for those learning American Sign Language. $5 for ticket.

Sunday, Oct 30th, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Writer’s Center
4508 Walsh St, Bethesda, MD 20815
Poet Rachel Eliza Griffiths is joined by long-time workshop leader John Morris, who reads from his collection of short stories, When I Snap My Fingers You Will Remember Everything. Admission is free for this open door reading.

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