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November 2002 Programs & Events
Wide Open Mike with Norm Davis
- Friday, November 1, 7:30 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- Free and open to the public
W&B is proud to sponsor Rochester’s longest running open mike program, “Wide Open Mike.” This forum allows poets and prose writers, essayists and performance artists of all ages and backgrounds, a place to share their work with others in a friendly atmosphere. Join host Norm Davis, local poet and editor of HazMat Review.
Genesee Reading Series
- Tuesday, November 5, 7:30 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- Admission: $3 for members, $6 for the general public
Our Genesee Reading Series presents authors Michael Loyd Gray and Gail Hosking Gilberg in the Verb Café, hosted by M.J. Iuppa.
Michael Gray received his MFA from Western Michigan University. He is a full-time faculty member in the Humanities Department at Finger Lakes College, where he teaches creative writing, English, and journalism. Michael’s short stories have appeared in 1812, Viet Nam Generation, Potomac Review and other publications. He has just completed a draft of his first novel.
Gail Gilberg’s essays and poems have appeared in The Florida Review, The ThreePenny Review, the Texas Observer, and other publications. Snake’s Daughter, a memoir about her father, was published by University of Iowa Press in 1997. Gail received an MFA from Bennington College and is an instructor of young writers at W&B.
Abundance Co-Op Book Discussion
Sharing the Harvest by Elizabeth Henderson
- Wednesday, November 6, 7 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- Free and open to the public.
Join Abundance Co-Op in the Verb Café for their book discussions. All are welcome, even if you have not read the books.
 Publication Party!
Costly Habits by Peter Makuck
- Friday, November 8, 7 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- Light refreshments will be served
- Admission: $3 for members, $6 for the general public
W&B welcomes Peter Makuck, editor of Tar River Poetry and professor of American Literature at East Carolina University. Peter will read from, discuss, and sign his new collection of short stories, Costly Habits, just released by Missouri Press.
Peter has had three poetry collections published by BOA Editions Ltd., and his essays, stories and poems have appeared in The Yale Review, The Nation, Poetry, The American Scholar, and many other journals. Peter is also a book reviewer, editor, and lecturer. He has won the Zoe Kincaid Brockman Award, the Charity Randall Citation, and holds the title of Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences.
Senior Reading Group
- Tuesday, November 12, 2–4 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- Free and open to the public
Join senior readers in the Verb Café for a pleasant afternoon of coffee, creative writing, and conversation. Read your prose and poetry in a comfortable, supportive atmosphere. Hosted by Norm Davis.
Poetry Celebration
- Tuesday, November 12, 7 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- Light refreshments will be served
- Admission: $3 for members, $6 for the general public
Local poets Ruth Kennedy, Wynne McClure, Hugh Mitchell, Margaret Sangree, Ed Scutt, and new member Gary Lehmann will read from, discuss, and sign their newly self-published poetry anthology, Five in the Afternoon. This group of talented poets first connected through Writers & Books. They have worked together for a long time and have chosen some of their favorite poems to share with the community.
Language in Motion: Interpretations of Degas
- Wednesday, November 13, 7 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- Admission: $3 for members, $6 for the general public
Local writers will read original poetry and prose inspired by works in the Memorial Art Gallery’s exhibition “Degas: Figures in Motion.” The readings will be accompanied by slide projections of the artwork.
 The Words, So Far
- Thursday, November 14, 7 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- Light refreshments will be served
- Admission: $3 for W&B members, $6 for the general public
Marcos Donnelly and Dana Paxson, two talented local science fiction and fantasy authors, describe themselves as “passionate advocates of quality in writing… and complete hams.” You can expect an evening filled with laughs, thoughtful excerpts, and dramatic portrayals of their prose. This is a rare opportunity to hear two authors share and discuss their works in progress.
Marcos Donnelly began publishing in the early 1990s. His outstanding short story The Resurrection of Alonso Quijana can be found in The Best From Fantasy & Science Fiction (St. Martin’s Press, 1994). His first novel, Prophets for the End of Time (Baen Books, 1998) received excellent reviews and was praised by the New York Review of Science Fiction.
Dana Paxson’s short stories have appeared in SF Age, and he is hard at work on his first science fiction novel.
W&B Literary Awards with Nicholson Baker
- Thursday, November 21, 7 pm,
- At the Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue
- Admission: $20 for W&B members, $25 for the general public
Join Nicholson Baker and a host of hometown authors at our Annual W&B Writers Awards. The evening will include our annual awards presentations, a speech by Nicholson Baker, recipient of our 2002 “Sense of Place” award, and a cocktail party where people can mingle with our award winners and purchase books. W&B gives the “Sense of Place” award each year to a nationally recognized author whose work evokes a strong sense of place, either real or imagined.
Nicholson Baker is one of America’s leading contemporary authors. He has been described by Vanity Fair as “the best writer of our generation.” He has written several critically acclaimed novels including The Mezzanine, Vox, The Fermata, and, most recently, The Everlasting Story of Nory.
His book Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper, won the National Book Critics’ Circle Award and generated a national debate about how our historically significant newspapers are preserved. During his research for this book, he founded the American Newspaper Repository, a non-profit storage facility to preserve old books and newspapers in their original form (www.oldpapers.org).
Master Class at Writers & Books with Nicholson Baker
- Friday, November 22, 12–1:30 p.m.
- $20 for W&B members $25 for the general public
- Call W&B to register: (585) 473-2590, x107
Join visiting author Nicholson Baker, winner of our 2002 “Sense of Place” Award, for a discussion about writing and an in-depth look at the creative process. Learn from one of America’s great literary artists, whom Vanity Fair calls “the best writer of our generation.”
- Friday, November 22, 8 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- Admission $5 for members, $8 for the general public
Robert Kulik, Elizabeth Philips, and Rick Scott, Rochester’s favorite performance ensemble, bring their “a cappella, polyrhythmic sound-text” to the Verb Café. This has become a monthly event at W&B. You can hear F’loom perform favorites, try out new material, work with guest artists, and have an evening of fun and entertainment.
 Rochester Fantasy Fans Book Talk
- Saturday, November 23, 5–7 pm
- In the Verb Café at W&B
- Free and open to the public
Rochester’s very own science fiction and fantasy club meets at W&B. This meeting in the Verb Café is for RFF members, people who might be interested in joining the club, and those who would simply like to sit in on the book discussion.
Screenplay Salon
The Accidental Tourist
- 1984, USA, 121 min.
- Directed by Lawrence Kasdan
- Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and Frank Galati
- Based on the novel by Anne Tyler
- All Movie Guide
Join us for a screening of The Accidental Tourist, based on a novel by Anne Tyler. Film critic Jack Garner will host a discussion of the screenplay and the film.
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