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March 2008 Programs & Events

Genesee Reading Series

Hosted by: Wanda Schubmehl
Featuring: Sonja Livingston & Tom Holmes
Tuesday March 11 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 March 11 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, March 13, at 7:00 pm
In the Verb Café at W&B
Admission: Free to W&B Members; $3/General Public

This ongoing lecture series promises to enlighten and entertain. Monthly meetings are open to everyone, not just members of the Bertrand Russell Society.

During the late 1920s and early 30s, Bertrand Russell, then a world-famous philosopher, did a series of three books for Horace Liveright, the New York publishing house which had invented the Modern Library and was well known for publishing controversial authors. Russell's books and the U.S. lecture tours he took at the same time were all great successes. Some of his
ideas for reform of self, marriage, education and society are taken for granted today, others have been rejected, but the study of Russell's popular advocacy between the wars provides us with a unique portrait of what the American mind was seeing and thinking about during what came to be called the Jazz Age..

Ted Lechman on Somebodies and Nobodies: Overcoming the Abuse of Rank

Robert W. Fuller, in his book SOMEBODIES AND NOBODIES; OVERCOMING THE ABUSE OF RANK, argues that to undervalue or abuse someone based on their low position in a hierarchy is just as unjust as discrimination or abuse based
on race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. He argues that "rankism" is pervasive on our personal lives, social institutions and international relations, and offers a vision of the "dignitarian society." Ted Lechman is an electronics engineer and a regular attender of the Greater Rochester Russell Set. This is his first presentation.

David White
Dr. White teaches philosophy at St. John Fisher College, is president of the New York State Philosophers Association, and is a founder of the Greater Rochester Russell Set.

For further information, call 415-5925 or e-mail: tmadigan@rochester.rr.com

Individual Teen Slam

Saturday, March 15, 6 p.m.
Free to W&B members/ $3 General Public

Teens who are not on a school team compete to represent "Writers' Block," the Writers & Books independent teen slammers team, at the Teen Grand Slam Championship for the Rochester area. Four poets and an alternate will be chosen. Cash and other prizes will be given. High School Students from the Greater Rochester Area who wish to compete should contact Wendy Low, (585) 473-2590 x109 or wendyl@wab.org

Open History Reading Group

Hosted by: Steve Huff
Thursday, March 20, at 7:00 pm
In the Verb Café at W&B
Free to W&B members, $3 general public

Join us for meetings of an open history-reading group. In these gatherings we choose historical topics rather than specific books, and then you choose a book on the subject that most interests you. The discussions are convivial, exciting, and informative.

25 & Under

Hosted by Sally Bittner Bonn
Tuesday March 25 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.

Whitney Gratton
Whitney Gratton, 21, is a senior at RIT majoring in illustration.
This past summer she immensely enjoyed studying creative writing and
modern literature at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. In
November, as winner of the inaugural poem contest, she was selected to
read her poem "Infinite Beginnings" at the inauguration ceremony of
RIT's new president, Dr William Destler. Mary Oliver and E. E.
Cummings remain among her favorite poets. She also enjoys singing
with her a cappella group Encore, wandering about in nature, and
learning anything new.

2. Mike Gerbino
Mike Gerbino has performed at countless Rochester
events and venues, as well as taken home first prize
in competitions like Peace Fest '07 for spoken word,
as well as the George Eastman House "Witness" poetry
contest. He is involved with the local hip-hop &
spoken word scene, known to many as "Ethic" from his
group Critical Theory. Mike is a Senior in High
School, and an aspiring filmmaker. His biggest poetic
influences include Buddy Wakefield, Saul Williams,
Bernard Dolan & Aesop Rock, among many others.

Wide Open Mic

Hosted by: Norm Davis
Monday March 31 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.

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