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With support from the Orange County Arts Commission, the Hillsborough Arts Council is hosting an outdoor Poetry Workshop Series. We invite you to spend a sunny afternoon (or three) refining... Read More →
Everyone has a story to tell. In this workshop, we’ll identify transformative moments in our lives and learn the techniques needed to turn our lived experiences into engaging stories full of emotion and drama. This class is appropriate for all levels and all participants will come away feeling invigorated and excited about writing. No writing experience is required.
Join us for a free, in-person, creative poetry workshop with the talented Chapel Hill Poet Laureate, Cortland Gilliam. Across the globe, Black, Indigenous, and other minoritized communities of color are among the most vulnerable to the adverse consequences of environmental crises and the solutions proposed to remedy them. Nevertheless, popular media often separates environmental concerns... Read More →
Narratives of climate change often place the issue as an apocalyptic threat to life on Earth, but the tragedy of the climate crisis is also an opportunity to practice anew radically different ways of living – in better relation with the environment and one another – in the here and now. Vanishing/Visible is a visual... Read More →
Join us for a free, in-person creative poetry workshop with the talented Carrboro Poet Laureate, Liza Francis-Wolff. Reading and writing poetry about the climate crisis can help aid us in addressing our grief and anxiety, help us understand what’s happening and what can be done, and motivate us for action. During this workshop, Liza will... Read More →
Poet, songwriter and singer, Clark Watson (Holtzman), performs Ponder the Muse, an evening of original and classic poetry set to music. In addition, copies of his acclaimed book, The Shepherd's Calendar will be available for purchase. The Toves are bassist Rick Eckberg and poet/singer/songwriter Clark Watson. We skinny down jazz standards, jazz & pop covers,... Read More →
Have you ever wanted to tell your own story, but been unsure where to start? Do you long to write about your own life, but aren’t sure how to approach it? Through a series of writing exercises, discussions, readings, and workshops, this class will teach you how to tell true stories about yourself, your loved... Read More →
Have you ever wanted to tell your own story, but been unsure where to start? Do you long to write about your own life, but aren’t sure how to approach it? Through a series of writing exercises, discussions, readings, and workshops, this class will teach you how to tell true stories about yourself, your loved... Read More →
Have you ever wanted to tell your own story, but been unsure where to start? Do you long to write about your own life, but aren’t sure how to approach it? Through a series of writing exercises, discussions, readings, and workshops, this class will teach you how to tell true stories about yourself, your loved... Read More →
Have you ever wanted to tell your own story, but been unsure where to start? Do you long to write about your own life, but aren’t sure how to approach it? Through a series of writing exercises, discussions, readings, and workshops, this class will teach you how to tell true stories about yourself, your loved... Read More →
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