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April 2002


April 2002
Compiled by LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS


2 Poetry & Music. Featured reader Nancy Fitzgerald reads from her most recent chapbook Poems I Never Wrote. Hosted by Poetry Harbor. 9 p.m. Norshor Theatre. Contact patrick at 279-3865.

Book Group. Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. 7 p.m. Northern Lights Books &Gifts. 722-5267.

5 Book Group. Discuss To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. 7 p.m. Bookstore at Fitgers. 727-9077.

9 Poetry & Music. Open mike and live music. Hosted by Poetry Harbor. 9 p.m. Norshor Theatre. Contact patrick at 279-3865.

14 Poetry. In celebration of National Poetry Month, works of American Poets will be read by area poets. Open reading will preceed the featured readers. 2 p.m. Drummond, Wisonconsin, Public Library. Call 715-798-3619.

16 Poetry & Music. Open mike and live music. Hosted by Poetry Harbor. 9 p.m. Norshor Theatre. Contact patrick at 279-3865.

17 Book Signing &Talk. Author Thomas Peacock will discuss the culture and history of the Ojibwe people and sign copies of his book Ojibwe: We Look in All Directions. 6 p.m. J. W. Beecroft Books &Gifts. 394-2665.

18 Poetry Reading. Spirit Lake Poetry Series presents Pulitzer Prize winner Maxine Kumin, 7:30 p.m. College of St. Scholastica, Somers Lounge. Contact Connie at 724-5599.

20 Lake Superior Writers' Reading. Our "Writers Speak Out" series continues with area writers Sadie Green, Thomas Peacock, and a New Moon Magazine girl addressing the theme of discrimination. Open reading and discussion to follow. 1 p.m. Duluth Public Library Green Room. Contact Jim at 724-1653.

21 Movie Book Club. Showing of 1962 Academy Award winning film To Kill a Mockingbird. Discussion of the book to follow. 1:00 p.m. J.W. Beecroft Books &Coffee. 394-2665.

24 Reading. UMD Professor Joseph Mailo reads selections from To Kill A Mockingbird. An open discussion will follow. 6:30 p.m. J.W. Beecroft Books &Coffee. 394-2665.

25 Panel Discussion. Anthony Bukoski, Maria Cuzzo, Lee Parker, and Deborah Schlacks, address the subject of "The Art of Harper Lee: A Panel Discussion Concerning the Artistic, Racial and Legal Dynamics of a Great Book." 7:00 p.m. J.W. Beecroft Books and Coffee. 394-2665.

Discussion. "Story Hour with Elizabeth Nordell: Diversity." 1 p.m. Northern Lights Books &Gifts. 722-5267.

26 Children's Story Time. Children of all ages are invited to put on their pajamas and cozy up on the rug in the children's area for bedtime stories. 6:30 p.m. J.W. Beecroft Books &Gifts. 394-2665.

23 Poetry &Music. Open mike and live music. Hosted by Poetry Harbor. 9 p.m. Norshor Theatre. Contact patrick at 279-3865.

30 Poetry &Music. Open mike and live music. Hosted by Poetry Harbor. 9 p.m. Norshor Theatre. Contact patrick at 279-3865.

For the entire month of April the Duluth Public Library, in conjunction with area organizations and individuals, is offering book discussions and literary events as part of their area-wide reading project Reading: Bridge to a Wider World. For the most current schedule of events, please visit their web site at www.duluth.lib.mn.us.

LSW MEMBER KUDOS!

Arlene Atwater was invited by the Minnesota Humanities Commission to serve as a selection panalist for the 2002 Minnesota Book Awards.

Peter M. Leschak will have his ninth book published this summer by HarperSanFrancisco. It's a weave of three threads: the story of Father Peter Pernin and the Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871, the "Big Blow-up" fires of the northern Rockies in 1910, and his personl experiences on the fireground in 2000.

Ann Treacy and Margi Preuss's collection of prayers, A Book of Grace, will be available in area bookstores late April/early May.

Have you just been published? Recieved a grant or award? Let us know! We love celebrating the successes of our writing community.

WRITING GROUPS

4, 11, 18, 25 Open Genre. 7 p.m. Browser's N'etc. Cafe. Contact Bob or Rachel at 786-0102.

14 LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS' Memoir Group. 3 p.m. Bixby's Bagels. Contact Mara at 728-1253.

15 LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS' Children's Writers. Coordinated by children's writer Tracy Maurer and designed for both published and unpublished writers of fiction or nonfiction children's materials. 6:30 p.m. J.W. Beecroft Books and Coffee. Contact Tracy at 392-7290.

Fiction Group. Will be meeting again soon. Contact Kathy at 724-4822.

Do you like to write memoir? Non-fiction? Plays? Would you like to discuss your work with other authors who share your interest? Contact us and we'll either connect you to an existing genre-based group or help to get a new one started.

CLASSES &WORSHOPS

LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS offers two workshops, "The Art of Writing: Sound Your Poetic Depths," with Terry Falsani, and "The Art of Writing: Adding Texture and Depth to Prose," with Cal Benson. Both workshops run concurrently on April 20 from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration deadline: April 12. Cost is $35 for LSW members, $40 for non-members. Contact Suzanna at 727-1480.

Young Poets Writing Event. Area poets Vi Labounty and Shelly Thompson invite children in grades 2-5 to come listen to and share their favorite poetry, as well as learn to write some of their own. April 27, 10:30 a.m. J.W. Beecroft Books &Coffee. 394-2665.

The Duluth Writers' Workshop on Lake Superior will be held June 12-18 at UMD. Facilty include Robert Olen Butler, Patricia Weaver Francisco and Henry Taylor. For more information go to www.d.umn.edu/goto/writers.

Grand Marais Art Colony is now accepting registration for their summer 2002 session. For a complete listing of classes and registration information, please visit their website at www.grandmaraisartcolony.org.

"Writing in Black Bear Country." A two and a half day writing seminar that will call to your creative spirit, make you celebrate being alive, and nestle you among the natural world of the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary. June 29-July 1. Cost of $195. 218-757-0172.

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