Steven Weinberg and Casey Scieszka - To Timbuktu
Friday June 24, 2011 7:00 pm
Politics and Prose
5015 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20008
Join Politics and Prose to listen to Steven Weinberg and Casey Scieszka discuss their travelogue; To Timbuktu: Nine People, Two People, One True Story. Their travelogue reflect the author's two year journey in China, Thailand, Vietnam , and Mali upon graduating college. The travelogue is written in prose and cartoons.
A.C. Crispin: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom
Saturday June 25 at 1:00 pm
Barnes and Noble Bethesda
4801 Bethesda Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
Pirates of the Carribbean: The Price of Freedom follows the adventures of twenty-five year old merchant seaman, Jack Sparrow. Her book is an original novel based on the Pirates of the Carribbean films.
Join AC Crispin as she signs and discusses her book at the Barnes and Noble Bethesda.
Open Door Reading: Deborah Clearman and Cynthia Phoel
Sunday June 26 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm
The Writers Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815
www.writer.org
Join novelist Deborah Clearman as she reads from Todos Santos and Cynthis Phoel, author of the collection of short stories, Cold Snap: Bulgaria Stories. The event is free and open to the public.
Showing posts with label Upcoming events. Show all posts
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Monday, June 20, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Upcoming Events: Book Signings, Launch Parties, and Open Mic Nights
Little Patuxent Review Launch Reading
Saturday, June 18 · 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Oliver's Carriage House
5410 Leaf Treader Way
Columbia, MD 21044
Join Little Patuxent Review in celebrating the publication of its Summer 2011 Make Believe issue. It’s their tenth consecutive one and Editor Laura Shovan’s first!
They will have readings by Ann Bracken, Derrick Weston Brown, Erin Christian, Caryn Coyle, Barbara Westwood Diehl, David Evans, Tara Hart, Susan Thornton Hobby, Lillian Bayley Hoover, Jenny Keith, Danuta E. Kosk-Kosicka, Laurie Kovens, Ann A. Philips, Bruce Sager, Karen Sagstetter and Patricia Jakovich VanAmburg, followed by light refreshments and the opportunity to talk with participating authors and artists. Copies of the issue will be available for purchase.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, see their Website.
The Writer's Center Poetry and Prose Open Mic
Sunday June 19th 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
The Writer's Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815
Join The Writer's Center for a Poetry and Prose Open Mic in honor of Father's Day. Sign ups for readers begins at 1:30 pm. The event is free and open to the public.
AFI-Discovery Channel Silver Docs Film Festival, June 20-26
Now in its ninth year, Silverdocs is the most talked about documentary festival in the United States, called “Non-Fiction Nirvana” by Variety, the “Pre-eminent documentary Festival in the US” by Screen International and the “premiere showcase for documentary film” by Hollywood Reporter.
Silverdocs encompasses a seven-day international film festival and five-day concurrent conference that promotes documentary film as a leading art form, supports the work of independent filmmakers and fosters an atmosphere for public dialogue and civic engagement around the issues and ideas explored in the films.
Silverdocs plays host to more than 27,000 attendees from across the globe with a diverse range of films, filmmakers and film subjects representing more than 60 countries. Silverdocs takes place in and around downtown Silver Spring, Maryland – just minutes from downtown Washington, DC - at the AFI Silver Theatre, the flagship theatre of the AFI, one of the premier film exhibition spaces in the country, and the top art house cinema in the region. Click here to learn more about the films in this year's festival.
Daniel Byman Signs A High Price: The Truimphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism
Tuesday June 21st 7pm
Barnes and Noble Bethesda
4801 Bethesda Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
In A High Price, Daniel Byman breaks down the dual myths of Israeli omnipotence and--conversely--ineptitude in fighting terror, offering instead a nuanced, definitive historical account of the state's bold but often failed efforts to fight terrorist groups. The product of painstaking research and countless interviews, the book chronicles different periods of Israeli counterterrorism.
Join Daniel Byman at the Bethesda Barnes and Noble, where he will sign and discuss his book. Daniel Byman explores how new terrorist techniques are often used on Israel first and how the state's successes and failures can serve to inform all countries fighting terrorism today.
Saturday, June 18 · 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Oliver's Carriage House
5410 Leaf Treader Way
Columbia, MD 21044
Join Little Patuxent Review in celebrating the publication of its Summer 2011 Make Believe issue. It’s their tenth consecutive one and Editor Laura Shovan’s first!
They will have readings by Ann Bracken, Derrick Weston Brown, Erin Christian, Caryn Coyle, Barbara Westwood Diehl, David Evans, Tara Hart, Susan Thornton Hobby, Lillian Bayley Hoover, Jenny Keith, Danuta E. Kosk-Kosicka, Laurie Kovens, Ann A. Philips, Bruce Sager, Karen Sagstetter and Patricia Jakovich VanAmburg, followed by light refreshments and the opportunity to talk with participating authors and artists. Copies of the issue will be available for purchase.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, see their Website.
The Writer's Center Poetry and Prose Open Mic
Sunday June 19th 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
The Writer's Center
4508 Walsh Street
Bethesda, MD 20815
Join The Writer's Center for a Poetry and Prose Open Mic in honor of Father's Day. Sign ups for readers begins at 1:30 pm. The event is free and open to the public.
AFI-Discovery Channel Silver Docs Film Festival, June 20-26
Now in its ninth year, Silverdocs is the most talked about documentary festival in the United States, called “Non-Fiction Nirvana” by Variety, the “Pre-eminent documentary Festival in the US” by Screen International and the “premiere showcase for documentary film” by Hollywood Reporter.
Silverdocs encompasses a seven-day international film festival and five-day concurrent conference that promotes documentary film as a leading art form, supports the work of independent filmmakers and fosters an atmosphere for public dialogue and civic engagement around the issues and ideas explored in the films.
Silverdocs plays host to more than 27,000 attendees from across the globe with a diverse range of films, filmmakers and film subjects representing more than 60 countries. Silverdocs takes place in and around downtown Silver Spring, Maryland – just minutes from downtown Washington, DC - at the AFI Silver Theatre, the flagship theatre of the AFI, one of the premier film exhibition spaces in the country, and the top art house cinema in the region. Click here to learn more about the films in this year's festival.
Daniel Byman Signs A High Price: The Truimphs and Failures of Israeli Counterterrorism
Tuesday June 21st 7pm
Barnes and Noble Bethesda
4801 Bethesda Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
In A High Price, Daniel Byman breaks down the dual myths of Israeli omnipotence and--conversely--ineptitude in fighting terror, offering instead a nuanced, definitive historical account of the state's bold but often failed efforts to fight terrorist groups. The product of painstaking research and countless interviews, the book chronicles different periods of Israeli counterterrorism.
Join Daniel Byman at the Bethesda Barnes and Noble, where he will sign and discuss his book. Daniel Byman explores how new terrorist techniques are often used on Israel first and how the state's successes and failures can serve to inform all countries fighting terrorism today.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Upcoming Event: Bethesda Essay & Short Story Contest
It's that time of year again: Time for Bethesda Urban Partnership and Bethesda Magazine's Essay & Short Story Contest. Winners will be honored at the Bethesda Literary Festival, April 15-17, 2011.
Deadline to submit is February 25, 2011.
Details:
Essay Contest
Topic: Have you encountered a moment of epiphany, as if your eyes were opened to something you were previously blind to? Describe this experience.
Details:
Essay Contest
Topic: Have you encountered a moment of epiphany, as if your eyes were opened to something you were previously blind to? Describe this experience.
Requirements: Essays should be limited to 500 words or less. Submissions must be sent via email as Microsoft Word attachments to essay@bethesda.org. The writer's full name, mailing address, phone number, and email address must be in the email and on the cover page of the story itself. Submissions without this information will be disqualified.
Eligibility: Residents of Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia are eligible. The contest will take entries in two categories: Young Adult (grades 9-12) and Adult (ages 18 +). Writers must specify whether they are entering the young adult or the adult contest.
Questions? Please email Lpatterson@bethesda.org or call 301.215.6660, Ext. 42.
Short Story Contest
Topic: Open
Eligibility: Residents of Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia are eligible. The contest will take entries in two categories: Young Adult (grades 9-12) and Adult (ages 18 +). Writers must specify whether they are entering the young adult or the adult contest.
Questions? Please email Lpatterson@bethesda.org or call 301.215.6660, Ext. 42.
Short Story Contest
Topic: Open
Requirements: Stories must be limited to 4,000 words or less. Submissions must be sent via email as Microsoft Word attachments to shortstory@bethesdamagazine.com. The writer's full name, mailing address, phone number, and email address must be in the email and on the cover page of the story itself. Submissions without this information will be disqualified.
Eligibility: Residents of Montgomery County, MD and Upper NW Washington, DC only are eligible. The contest will take entries in two categories: Young Adult (grades 9-12) and Adult (ages 18+). Writers must specify whether they are entering the young adult or the adult contest.
Questions? Please email katryn.norman@bethesdamagazine.com or call 301.718.7787, Ext 207.
For more information, visit http://www.bethesda.org/ or http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/
AWARDS:
First place: $500 and published in Bethesda Magazine.
Second Place: $250
Third Place: 150
Honorable mentions: $75
The first place winner in each contest will also receive a gift certificate to The Writer's Center.
Each second, third, and honorable mention essay and short story will be published on the Bethesda Magazine and Bethesda Urban Partnership Web sites.
Young Adult winners receive: $250, first place; $100, second place; $50, third place. Bethesda Magazine will print the first place essay & short story.
Eligibility: Residents of Montgomery County, MD and Upper NW Washington, DC only are eligible. The contest will take entries in two categories: Young Adult (grades 9-12) and Adult (ages 18+). Writers must specify whether they are entering the young adult or the adult contest.
Questions? Please email katryn.norman@bethesdamagazine.com or call 301.718.7787, Ext 207.
For more information, visit http://www.bethesda.org/ or http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/
AWARDS:
First place: $500 and published in Bethesda Magazine.
Second Place: $250
Third Place: 150
Honorable mentions: $75
The first place winner in each contest will also receive a gift certificate to The Writer's Center.
Each second, third, and honorable mention essay and short story will be published on the Bethesda Magazine and Bethesda Urban Partnership Web sites.
Young Adult winners receive: $250, first place; $100, second place; $50, third place. Bethesda Magazine will print the first place essay & short story.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Leesburg First Friday AND M.L Liebler & Cliff Bernier
Here's what literary readings we have coming up in the next two weeks:
This Friday, June 4, it's Leesburg First Friday with guest Ronald Culberson.
Want to "find the funny" in your stories to engage readers and keep them turning pages? Join FUNsulting founder and Funnier Speeches head writer Ron Culberson who will talk about ways to add humor to your writing-and your life! Bring, paper, pen, and a piece of writing to play with.
Leesburg Town Hall
25 West Market Street
Leesburg, VA
Time: 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Lower Level Meeting Room
General Admission: $6
Admission for Writer’s Center members and Town of Leesburg residents: $4
Ronald S. Culberson, MSW, CSP, has been studying and teaching about the benefits of humor since 1984. A sought-after speaker by healthcare professionals-lecturing on Humor as a Path to Excellence-Ron is also a speechwriting consultant, humor columnist, and emcee. He is the author of the book Is Your Glass Laugh Full? Some Thoughts on Seeing the Humor in Life and contributing author to Humor Me and Chicken Soup for the Nurses Soul II. Visit him online at (http://www.FUNsulting.com and http://www.FunnierSpeeches.com)
Then on Sunday, June 6 (at 2:00 P.M) at our next Open Door Reading Series event:
The Writer's Center welcomes visiting poet and performance artist M.L. Liebler, author of Wide Awake on Someone Else's Dream. He is joined by Cliff Bernier, whose most recent chapbook is Earth Suite.
Cliff Bernier is the author of two poetry chapbooks, Dark Berries and Earth Suite. He has appeared on the NPR show “The Poet and the Poem from the Library of Congress” and is featured on a CD of poetry duets, Poetry in Black and White as well as on a jazzpoetry CD, Live at IOTA Club and Café. He has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and a Best of the Net Award.
M. L. Liebler is a internationally known & widely published Detroit poet, university professor, literary arts activist and arts organizer, and he is the author of 13 books including the Award winning Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream featuring poems written in and about Russia, Israel, Germany, Alaska and Detroit. Wide Awake won both The Paterson Poetry Prize for Literary Excellence and The American Indie Book Award for 2009. Liebler has taught Wayne State University in Detroit since 1980, and he is the founding director of both The National Writer's Voice Project in Detroit and the Springfed Arts: Metro Detroit Writers Literary Arts Organization.
This Friday, June 4, it's Leesburg First Friday with guest Ronald Culberson.
Want to "find the funny" in your stories to engage readers and keep them turning pages? Join FUNsulting founder and Funnier Speeches head writer Ron Culberson who will talk about ways to add humor to your writing-and your life! Bring, paper, pen, and a piece of writing to play with.
Leesburg Town Hall
25 West Market Street
Leesburg, VA
Time: 7:30 to 9:30 PM
Lower Level Meeting Room
General Admission: $6
Admission for Writer’s Center members and Town of Leesburg residents: $4
Ronald S. Culberson, MSW, CSP, has been studying and teaching about the benefits of humor since 1984. A sought-after speaker by healthcare professionals-lecturing on Humor as a Path to Excellence-Ron is also a speechwriting consultant, humor columnist, and emcee. He is the author of the book Is Your Glass Laugh Full? Some Thoughts on Seeing the Humor in Life and contributing author to Humor Me and Chicken Soup for the Nurses Soul II. Visit him online at (http://www.FUNsulting.com and http://www.FunnierSpeeches.com)
Then on Sunday, June 6 (at 2:00 P.M) at our next Open Door Reading Series event:
The Writer's Center welcomes visiting poet and performance artist M.L. Liebler, author of Wide Awake on Someone Else's Dream. He is joined by Cliff Bernier, whose most recent chapbook is Earth Suite.
Cliff Bernier is the author of two poetry chapbooks, Dark Berries and Earth Suite. He has appeared on the NPR show “The Poet and the Poem from the Library of Congress” and is featured on a CD of poetry duets, Poetry in Black and White as well as on a jazzpoetry CD, Live at IOTA Club and Café. He has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and a Best of the Net Award.
M. L. Liebler is a internationally known & widely published Detroit poet, university professor, literary arts activist and arts organizer, and he is the author of 13 books including the Award winning Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream featuring poems written in and about Russia, Israel, Germany, Alaska and Detroit. Wide Awake won both The Paterson Poetry Prize for Literary Excellence and The American Indie Book Award for 2009. Liebler has taught Wayne State University in Detroit since 1980, and he is the founding director of both The National Writer's Voice Project in Detroit and the Springfed Arts: Metro Detroit Writers Literary Arts Organization.
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