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The Beautiful Necessity: The Regulating Lines of Claude Bragdon’s Transcendental Architecture

Wednesday, Aug. 4, 7 p.m.
$3 W&B members / $6 general public

“In nature, in number, in geometry, in music, also, there is but one law, a law infinitely simple, infinitely subtle, incommunicable, evanescent. It is what Emerson calls the Beautiful Necessity. Gentlemen, let us build altars to that Beautiful Necessity.”
-- Claude Bragdon, “Mysticism and Architecture.”
Join us for an exciting presentation by Eugenia Victoria Ellis, PhD, AIA, who with Andrea G. Reithmayr is editor of The Beautiful Necessity.

First Fridays / Wide Open Mic

Hosted by Norm Davis
Fri., August 6
Admission is free.

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 longer-running open mic, hosted by Norm Davis, poet and editor of HazMat Review.

Genesee Reading Series

Hosted by Wanda Schubmehl
August 10: James Cook & Sally Bittner Bonn
$3 W&B members / $6 general public, 7:30 p.m

Now in its 26th year, the Genesee Reading Series presents writers from the greater Genesee Valley region reading in the W&B Performance Space.

Senior Reading Group

Hosted by Norm Davis
Tues. August 10
Free and open to the public. 2-4 p.m.

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

Members Night Events

Wed., August 11th 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Adult
Free to W&B members

If you aren’t a member of W&B, here is your chance to join at the door and enjoy a special read-aloud with audience participation on August 11th.

The August Member Night will feature a poet and story teller, sharing the oral arts of reading aloud with a chance for audience participation.  Come listen and see how words come alive in the throat, and a chance to taste them yourself.

The Bertrand Russell Society

Hosted by David White
Thurs., August 12
Free to W&B members, $3 general public, 7 p.m., W&B

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.

 

 

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The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien for “Big Read”

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.

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

Don't Miss the Celebration of Beautiful Necessity

The Beautiful Necessity: The Regulating Lines of Claude Bragdon’s Transcendental Architecture

Wednesday, Aug. 4, 7 p.m.
 $3 W&B members / $6 general public

“In nature, in number, in geometry, in music, also, there is but one law, a law infinitely simple, infinitely subtle, incommunicable, evanescent. It is what Emerson calls the Beautiful Necessity. Gentlemen, let us build altars to that Beautiful Necessity.”
 
-- Claude Bragdon, “Mysticism and Architecture.”
 
Join us for an exciting presentation by Eugenia Victoria Ellis, PhD, AIA, who with Andrea G. Reithmayr is editor of The Beautiful Necessity.

Gell Treehouse featured on Go Green

Please take a moment to view this video clip to learn more about our Tree House at Writers & Books Gell Center of the Finger Lakes located in South Bristol, NY. It is 200 square feet in size, and can be used as a classroom-in-the-sky, and as a writer's haven.

The outside deck provides peaceful and beautiful views of the nearby stream and surrounding woods, and the Treehouse itself is nestled in a cathedral of trees of many sizes and species.

All wood used to construct this Treehouse was recycled, including the beams from Bayonne, N.J. marine terminal. It's safe to say that there is no structure quite like this in all of western New York. Come see for yourself!

Interested in a tour of our Gell Center facility, or to make a booking, please contact Kathy Pottetti at kathyp@wab.org or (585) 473-2590 x 103.

W&B/ESL "Its Good to be Home" Poetry Contest Winners

ESL Federal Credit Union and Writers & Books announced today the winners for the poetry contest, “It’s Good to Be Home,” sponsored by the two organizations and held during March-May. Area students, in grades one through eight, from the Greater Rochester and surrounding areas participated in the contest. The purpose of the contest was to mark the occasion of the credit union’s move this spring to its newly constructed home at 225 Chestnut Street.

Pictured: Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of ESL Federal Credit Union David L. Fiedler and Executive Director Joe Flaherty of Writers & Books with the contest winners Jenna Prosperi, Avery Garratt, Yawen Ding, Anna Raynor, Taisha Marrero, and Lauren Morehouse.

For more information, and to read the winning entries, click here.

 

SummerWrite 2010 Catalogue Online

The SummerWrite 2010 youth catalog has over 70 workshops for children and teens. We have old favorites to choose from as well as a host of new workshops. Whether it’s fiction or drama, poetry or journaling, nature writing or songwriting, we have something for everyone.

We look forward to seeing new friends and old at SummerWrite this year.

SummerWrite are now online and available for registration

Publishing FAQ

Do 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.

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