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November 2003 Programs & Events
Meditation & the Muse
Rescheduled!
This one-day workshop will explore some of the ways people may relax their minds and bodies in order to allow writing to emerge organically. In addition to sitting and walking meditations, intensive writing time will allow each individual to tap into his or her quiet space where the muse sits waiting. These new writings will be shared in a safe, supportive atmosphere. No previous writing or meditation experience is necessary, only a desire to find the empty spaces between the noise. (Wear comfortable clothing and bring a bag lunch.)
 2000 Word Club Open Mike
- Tuesday November 4, 7 pm
- in the Verb Café at W&B
- Free and open to the public
This fiction and creative non-fiction open mike, hosted by Len Messineo, allows writers of all levels to read up to 2000 words of prose in front of an encouraging and enthusiastic crowd.
Abundance Co-Op Book Discussion
- Wednesday November 5, 7 pm
- in the Verb Café at W&B
- Free and open to the public
Join us for a discussion of Immunization: Reality Behind the Myth, by Walene James, led by our friends from Abundance Co-Op.
 Wide Open Mike with Norm Davis
- Friday November 7, 7:30 pm
- at Daily Perks, 389 Gregory St [ map ]
- Free and open to the public
W&B is proud to sponsor Rochester’s longest running open mike program, “Wide Open Mike,” hosted by Norm Davis, local poet and editor of HazMat Review.
Senior Reading Group
- Tuesday November 11, 2–4 pm
- in the Verb Café at W&B
- Free and open to the public.
Share your writing with other senior readers and writers in a comfortable, supportive atmosphere. Hosted by Norm Davis.
LITalk
- Thursday November 13, 7–8:30 pm
- in the Verb Café at W&B
- Free to W&B members, $3 general public
Join various W&B instructors for this unique lecture and discussion series that is sure to challenge writers of all kinds with unique topics of interest.
“Call me Ishmael”
Join Dr. David White for a discussion of Herman Melville’s classic American novel, Moby Dick (1851). David received his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Cornell University and has taught at St. John Fisher College for the past twenty-five years. For many semesters he regularly offered a course in Moby Dick, his first love in literature.
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered Open Mike
- Tuesday November 18, 7 pm
- in the Verb Café at W&B
- Free and pen to the public
The Wilde/Woolf Society presents an informal reading open to everyone. Material will focus on (but is not limited to) LGBT lifestyles and issues. Hosted by Dennis Rosenbaum and published author and W&B instructor Patricia Roth Schwartz.
The Genesee Reading Series
Rescheduled to
- Wednesday November 19, 7:30 pm
- in the Verb Café at W&B
- with Nancy Kress and Martin Naparsteck, hosted by M.J. Iuppa
- Admission $3 members, $6 general public.
Nancy Kress is the author of twenty books of science fiction and fantasy. As the fiction columnist for Writers Digest magazine, she offers valuable monthly instruction to writers all over the country. Nancy has been writing short stories and novels for more than twenty years. She is the winner of a Hugo and three Nebula Awards, science fiction’s highest honors.
Martin Naparsteck has published two novels, War Song and A Hero’s Welcome (both currently available through iUniverse), and a collection of short stories, Saying Things (Lake Affect). His short fiction has appeared in North American Review, Mississippi Review, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, and many other publications. He is currently a creative writing instructor and the book reviewer for the Salt Lake Tribune.
 W&B’s Screenplay Salon
- Thursday November 20, 6–9 pm
- in the Verb Café at W&B
- Admission $6 members, $8 non-members
- Contact Karen vanMeenen for details. or 473-2590 x104
Each month join Democrat and Chronicle film critic Jack Garner for a discussion and screening of a critically acclaimed film.
The Hours
- 2002, USA, 114 min., Color
- Produced by Robert Fox and Scott Rudin
- Directed by Stephen Daldry
- Screenplay by David Hare based on the book by Michael Cunningham
- All Movie Guide
Three women, separated by a span of nearly 80 years, find themselves weathering similar crises, all linked by a single work of literature in this film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Valley Manor Senior Book Club
- Friday November 21, 10 am
- Valley Manor, 1570 East Ave [ map ]
- Free and open to the public
Join us for a book discussion of The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan, led by W&B, graciously hosted by the seniors at Valley Manor Senior Apartments
W&B’s 2003 Annual Literary Awards
- Friday November 21, 7 pm
- At the Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Ave
- $20 for W&B members, $25 for the general public
- Reservations: Contact 585-473-2590, ext 107
- Tickets may be ordered by phone and held at the door
- More info here…
Join Bill Kauffman, winner of W&B 2003 “Sense of Place” Award, and a host of hometown authors at our Annual W&B Literary Awards, November 21, 7 pm at the Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue.
The evening will include our annual awards presentations, a speech by Bill Kauffman, 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.
Rochester Poets Reading & Open Mike
- Wednesday November 25, 7 pm
- in the Verb Café at W&B
- Free and open to the public
Rochester Poets has been a thriving poetry organization in the community since 1922. Their membership includes poets of all ages, interests, and backgrounds. Come to W&B to hear a Rochester Poet read, followed by an open mike program, hosted by Donna Marbach.
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