E-Calendar

June 2002

Calendar of Literary Events for
June 2002
Compiled by LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS

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

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

12     Reading.  Patricia Weaver Fransisco, author of "Telling: A Memoir of Rape and Recovery" will read from her work at 7 p.m., UMD Library Rotunda. Contact Cheryl at 726-8996.

13     Book Signing.  Author Shawn Perich will sign his new book "Backroads of Minnesota," which explores the scenic highways and hideaways in the land of 10,000 lakes. 6:30 p.m. J. W. Beecroft Books & Gifts. Call 394-2665.

Reading.  Henry Taylor, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning poetry book "The Flying Change" will read from his work at 7 p.m., UMD Library Rotunda. Contact Cheryl at 726-8996.

14     Reading.  Robert Olen Butler, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning book of short stories, "Good Scent from a Strange Mountain," will read from his work at 7 p.m., UMD Library Rotunda. Contact Cheryl at 726-8996.

15    Story Time.  Children of all ages are invited to join environmentalist Betsy Harries as she hosts a special interactive storytime "Tales of Trees." 10:30 a.m. J. W. Beecroft Books & Gifts. Call 394-2665.

       Reading.  Joseph Maiolo, Ruth Roach Pierson, and Sharon Chmielarz read from their work at 7 p.m., UMD Library Rotunda. Contact Cheryl at 726-8996.

18     Poetry & Music. Open mike and live music hosted by Poetry Harbor. Contact patrick at 279-3865.

20     Reading & Book Signing. Author Mardi Oakley Medawar will read from and sign her new mystery, "Murder at the Red Cliff Rez." 6:30 p.m., J.W. Beecroft. Books & Coffee. Call 394-2665.

21     PJ Story Time.  Author Barbara Santucci invites children of all ages to put on their pj's and listen to her book, "Loon Summer," and make loons to take home. Booksigning will follow. 6:30 p.m. J.W. Beecroft Books & Coffee. Call 394-2665.

25     Poetry & Music. Open mike and live music hosted by Poetry Harbor. Contact patrick at 279-3865.

29     Signing & Reading. Author Mary Casonova will read from and sign copies of her new children's book "When Eagles Fall." 11 a.m., J.W. Beecroft Books & Gifts. Call 384-2665.
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CLASSES

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

Duluth Writers' Workshop on Lake Superior will be held June 12-19 at UMD. Faculty include Robert Olen Butler, Patricia Weaver Francisco and Henry Taylor For more information please go to www.d.umn.edu/goto/writers.

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. Call 218-757-0172.

WRITING GROUPS

6, 13, 20, 27  Open Genre. 7 p.m. Browser's N'etc. Cafe. Contact Bob or Rachel at 786-0102.

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

17    LAKE SUPERIOR WRITERS' Children's Writers.  Coordinated by 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.

Would you like to start a genre-based writing group? Contact us and we'll help you get started by posting your information in this e-letter and meeting with you to go over the basics of running a writers' support group.

LSW ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thanks to your generous support, we now have a Room of Our Own! On July 1, Lake Superior Writers will move into our new office space in the Marshall School Annex on Rice Lake Road. This is a dream that has been a long time coming and we want to extend a warm thank you to all of the members who have donated their money to help us reach this milestone. A celebration is being planned, and we'll be sending out invitations to all of our members once the details are firmed up. In the meantime, we need to set up house.

Our wish list includes these things: Hanging file folders, stapler, desk chair, side chair, floor lamp, table lamp, printer, bulletin board, posters/artwork/prints, printing paper, dictionary, thesaurus, reference books on writing & publishing, waste basket, coffee pot, and coffee cups. If you are able to donate any of the following items to LSW, please call Suzanna at 727-1480. "Between Flesh and Stone,"  Lake Superior Writers' anthology of winning manuscripts for our 2002 contest has just been released. Twenty winning poetry and prose writers are featured in this lovely book, which is available to LSW members at the discounted rate of $8.00. To order, please contact Jim at 724-1653.

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This calendar is a benefit of your membership in Lake Superior Writers. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the literary arts. We welcome information from you regarding events, classes, kudos or announcements to be included in upcoming calendars. Please note the following: *

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* All events are free unless otherwise noted.

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