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First Fridays / Wide Open MicSept. 3, 7:00 pm Along with other local galleries and performance spaces, W&B will be open on the first Friday evenings of each month hosting Wide Open Mic, and a series of other readings and performances in our Verb Café and Performance Space. Known for its eclectic mix, Wide Open Mic welcomes poets, performers, and writers of all kinds. It is Rochester’s longest running open mic, hosted by Norm Davis, poet and editor of HazMat Review. The Bertrand Russell SocietyThurs, Sept. 9 The Bertrand Russell Society was formed shortly after Russell’s death in 1970. Russell was born in 1872 and worked in fields such as mathematical logic; philosophy; social, religious, and educational reform; anti-war protests and politics. An accomplished writer, Russell received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. This ongoing lecture series promises to enlighten and entertain. Monthly meetings are open to everyone, not just to members of the society. Visiting Writer Series: Nancy Agabian and Cathy SalibianThurs. Sept. 9: The Visiting Writer Series brings together Writers from out of town as well as from the Greater Rochester Area. Monthly Story Slam Signup: 6:30 pm An open mic of true loose and spontaneous stories based on one’s own life! Each performer gets approximately 5 minutes. Signup list at front desk 1/2 hour before or sign up by emailing Carol Roberts at crobert8@rochester.rr.com with “Monthly Sign Up” in the subject line. Genesee Reading SeriesSept. 14: Steve Lewandowski and Lori Nolasco Now in its 26th year, the Genesee Reading Series presents writers from the greater Genesee Valley region reading in the W&B Performance Space. Click here to learn more. Click here for more August Events...
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What's YOUR Rochester Story?Do you recall the Christmas Corridor at Sibley's? Did you ride the roller coaster at Sea Breeze? Did you ever wear white gloves when you took the bus downtown? Where did you live when you first married? Why did your family come to Rochester? What is your Rochester story? The ARTWalk Extension Project is looking for stories (written: 100-400 words or a YouTube video under 3 minutes), to be part of Story Walk, an interactive artistic sidewalk on North Goodman Street. The project is looking for Rochester stories: memoirs, family histories, character studies and other true stories from residents of all ages and backgrounds. Click here for more information Fall Catalogue Now Online!
So, this fall, don’t blunder into the tar pit of inactivity. Look through this catalog. We have classes in all genres and subgenres. We have priced them as low as we can. If you get started writing in the fall, it will carry you through the winter—and the rest of your life. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien for “Big Read”
If you would like to know more, or would like to have your book group, school, library, organization, book group or workplace involved in the program, please email Karen vanMeenen, Big Read Coordinator, at karen@wab.org. "The Big Read highlights not only literature, but also what can be accomplished in partnership," said NEA Acting Chairman Patrice Walker Powell. Click here for more information on the book, author, and upcoming events W&B Fall Open House & Book SaleSaturday, September 25, 9 a.m to 5 p.m. We will be opening our doors wide to the community to find out more about all our programs and sample some of our course offerings. A number of our teachers will be on hand to answer questions and conduct “mini workshops.” All free. This will also be a great time to stock up on some of those books you never had the opportunity to read previously as we conduct our largest used book sale of the year. Big Pencil Awards NightSaturday, September 25, 6 – 9 p.m Join us as we honor those individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to the Rochester literary community. The evening will begin with hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, proceed with the presentation of awards, and conclude with fine teas, coffees and desserts. The winning ticket in the iPad raffle will also be drawn during this special event. With Local Honorees: Angela Cannon-Crothers, Michael Czarnecki, Beverly Gold, Sonja Livingston, Martin Naperstack, Teen Book Festival Purchase your tickets online. $20 W&B Members/ $25 general public Alice in Wonderland Masquerade Ball
Come as your favorite character from Alice in Wonderland! Appetizers & desserts, cash bar, costume contests, live music, dancing, croquet and more! Publishing FAQDo you have a piece you would like to publish, but don't know how to go about it? Steve Huff, author and Director of Adult Education has produced answers to the most frequently asked questions regarding self-publishing, magazine, and novel publishing. Read it here. |
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Writers & Books, Rochester's community literary center, inspires and instructs over 25,000 people each year through a wide array of offerings in nearly every literary genre. Believing that the written and spoken word are central to our lives and culture, Writers & Books celebrates, promotes and works to make them available to all. Writers & Books is located at 740 University Avenue, near Atlantic Avenue in the Neighborhood of the Arts. Writers & Books is located at 740 University Ave, Rochester NY 14607 |
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Here at Writers & Books we do not wait for our alarms to go off. We know that writing is a habit, a way to develop and even discover ourselves, and we know that reading provides much the same, while also giving us insight into what kind of creatures we’ve become since prehistory.
For the month of October 2010,
Writers & Books will be exploring the stories in Tim
O’Brien’s award-winning collection The Things They
Carried. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the
publication of The Things They Carried and Writers &
Books will be hosting dozens of events including book
discussions and readings; lectures and panel
discussions; a video series, a kickoff on Friday,
October 1; and special events for youth, adults and veterans. As
our closing event, O’Brien will be in Rochester for
three public appearances November 4 and 5. 
Friday, October 29th, 8 p.m. – midnight