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October 2007 Programs & Events

An Evening with Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Eat, Pray, Love.

Wednesday October 3, 8:00 pm
In the Performance Hall of Hochstein School of Music and Dance
$12 W&B members, $15 general public

Attention: Due to overwhelming demand An Evening with Elizabeth Gilbert has had a change of venue. The Event will now be held at the Performance Hall of Hochstein School of Music and Dance at 50 N. Plymouth Ave, Rochester NY 14614. The time of the event has been changed to 8:00 pm. We apologize for any inconvenience this change may cause and we hope that we will see you there!

Her editor calls her the "Queen of Quirk". "She has an awful lot of humor and charm, and she's one of those few writers who writes the way she talks." And talks the way she writes, with intelligence, wit, and not just a shade of performer behind her expressive and insightful presentations. Expansive and armed with a comic's sense of timing, journalist, novelist and short story writer Elizabeth Gilbert talks about her writing and her books.

Her most recent is the best-selling memoir, Eat, Pray, Love (Viking, 2006) which chronicles the year she spent traveling around the world in search of personal restoration after a difficult divorce. Her collection of short stories, Pilgrims, has just been rereleased.

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Genesee Reading Series

Hosted by: Wanda Schubmehl
Featuring: Naomi Guttman & Charlie Cote
Tuesday October 9 7:30 pm
In the Verb Café at W&B
$3W&B members, $6 general public

Now in its 23rd year, the Genesee Reading Series presents writers from the greater Genesee Valley region reading in the Verb Cafe. Learn more about our featured authors.

Senior Reading Group

Tuesday October 9 2:00 pm- 4:00p.m.
In the Verb Café at W&B
Free and open to the public

Share your writing with other seniors in a comfortable, supportive atmosphere at W&B.

The Bertrand Russell Society

Hosted by: Dr. David White
Thursday, October 11, at 7:00 pm
In the Verb Café at W&B
Admission: Free to W&B Members; $3/General Public

The Bertrand Russell Society was formed shortly after Russell's death in 1970. Russell was born in 1872 and working 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 members of the Bertrand Russell Society.

This meeting will feature Alfred Geier on BR's critique of Plato. For further information, call 415-5925 or e-mail: tmadigan@rochester.rr.com

25 & Under

Hosted by Sally Bittner Bonn
Tuesday October 23 at 7:00 pm
In the Verb Café at W&B
Free toW&B members and students/ $3 general public

Twenty-five years ago W&B first opened its doors. To celebrate this milestone anniversary we present a new monthly reading series featuring writers who are 25 and younger. Join us as we discover a new generation of writers for the next quarter century.

Reading by Poet Timothy Green

Friday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m.
in the Verb Cafe at W&B
$4 W&B members/$6 general public

RATTLE magazine editor and poet Timothy Green will read from his new work!
And don't miss his upcoming class: Building the Editor’s Desk

Wide Open Mic

Hosted by: Norm Davis
Monday October 29 7:30 pm
In the Verb Café at W&B
Free to W&B members, $3 general public

W&B is proud to sponsor Rochester's largest running open mike, hosted by Norm Davis, poet and editor of HazMat Review. Known for its eclectic mix. Wide Open Mike welcomes poets, performers, and writers of all kinds.

A Gothic Open Mic

Hosted by: Gregory Gerard and Sonja Livingston. 
Wednesday October 31 7:00 pm
In the Verb Café at W&B
Free and open to the public- donations appreciated

"Once upon a midnight dreary, While I pondered, weak and weary"
Does The Raven set your Tell-Tale Heart to thumping?  Do you look for opportunities to flaunt pale skin and inky locks?  Do you enjoy a good dose of the macabre?  Join us for a Gothic Halloween Open Mic, featuring Poe-inspired readings from local writers – and the opportunity to read a few pages of your darkest poetry or prose.  The doom and gloom begins Halloween Evening (10/31) at 7 p.m. in Writers & Books’ new performance space.  Costumes encouraged, snacks provided, donations appreciated. 
          Come, if you dare—
 "And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted – nevermore!"

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