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MWLF: “The Wound is the Well. The Ghost is the Bucket” workshop with Aaron Abeyta
MWLF: “The Wound is the Well. The Ghost is the Bucket” workshop with Aaron Abeyta
The old saying, what’s in the well comes up in the bucket, is intended to speak of a person’s character, resolve, and ambitions. This can hold true in terms of poetry as well, but we will focus on the particular “ghosts” of the poet’s past, both ancestral and those haunting; the themes, images, ideas, and […]
MWLF: Panel Discussion: Writing through Displacement
MWLF: Panel Discussion: Writing through Displacement
Mountain Words Literary Festival: Panel Discussion: "Writing through Displacement" Friday, May 27 4 pm - 5 pm As part of your festival pass, or Pay What You Can Panel discussion: "Writing through Displacement"; finding language for new ideas of belonging and identity within the experience of cultural, geographic, or internal displacement. With Steven Dunn, Suzi Q […]
MWLF: Writers in Residence Reception + Karen Chamberlain Award
MWLF: Writers in Residence Reception + Karen Chamberlain Award
Mountain Words Literary Festival: Reception: Writer-in-Residence Readings + Karen Chamberlain Award with Kaveh Akbar, Stephanie Maltarich, Megha Nayar, Bernardo Wade. Aaron Abeyta receiving Karen Chamberlain Award Friday, May 27, 5:30 - 7 pm Kaveh Akbar’s poems appear in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Paris Review, Best American Poetry, and elsewhere. His second full-length […]
MWLF: Reception: Writer-in-Residence Readings + Karen Chamberlain Award
MWLF: Reception: Writer-in-Residence Readings + Karen Chamberlain Award
Reception: Writer-in-Residence Readings + Karen Chamberlain Award with Kaveh Akbar, Dominque Conway, Stephanie Maltarich, Megha Nayar, Bernardo Wade. Aaron Abeyta receiving Karen Chamberlain Award Help us celebrate the 2022 Writers in Residence as they read work produced this month of residency followed by the Karen Chamberlain Award recipient reading Aaron Aberyta. Bites and cash bar […]
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MWLF: “The Writer as Witness” with Shelley Read
MWLF: “The Writer as Witness” with Shelley Read
Anna Akhmatova’s stunning poem, Requiem, opens with terrorized women queuing at the cold prison gates in Stalinist Leningrad, hoping to glimpse their captured loved ones. When a woman with blue lips whispers to the poet, Can you describe this?, Akhmatova replies with three powerful words: Yes, I can. In challenging times, writers often wonder how […]
MWLF: “Murder Mind” discussion with Rachel Monroe
MWLF: “Murder Mind” discussion with Rachel Monroe
Fascination with stories of crime, criminals, detectives, and victims existed long before our current true crime boom. Alongside it runs an equally persistent uneasiness — what is it that draws us to stories of violence, and what are we hoping to find there? In this discussion, we’ll explore some of the knotty ethical dimensions of […]
MWLF: “Stories in Play” for K – 3rd grade
MWLF: “Stories in Play” for K – 3rd grade
Join the Trailhead Children's Museum for Stories, Art, and Play during the Mountain Words Literary Festival. The Trailhead will offer sessions for children that will bring various books to life through art and play. Imagine and create your own scenes for "The Book With No Pictures" by B.J. Novak, and dive into the detailed pages […]
MWLF: Panel – “The Story of the Century; how we’re writing about climate change”
MWLF: Panel – “The Story of the Century; how we’re writing about climate change”
As part of your festival pass, or Pay What You Can “The Story of the Century; how we’re writing about climate change" panel discussion with Mario Alejandro Ariza, Helen Santoro, Ben Goldfarb. Chaired by Gretchen King. Mario Alejandro Ariza is an investigative reporter for Floodlight news, where he writes about climate change and the people […]
MWLF: “Farcical Fairytales: Improvised Fairytales for children”
MWLF: “Farcical Fairytales: Improvised Fairytales for children”
Join us in creating a very special, silly, and one-of-a-kind fairytale! This fun and interactive performance for children will star CB's talented improv troupe, including Kirsten Hausman, Tricia Seeberg, Eliot Paulsen, Jimmy Utley, Gregory Jackson Haley, and Annie Flora. Directed by David Flora. Suitable for kiddos 3 - 10+. Parents welcome to join in the […]
Adult Storytime; festival authors read
Adult Storytime; festival authors read
Relax and enjoy the ultimate luxury of being read to over drinks. Festival authors will read their best for your listening pleasure. Readers include Jason Antoon, Leath Tonino, Rachel Monroe, Mario Alejandro Ariza, Anna Fenerty, Teow Lim Goh, and others. Mimosas, and special bubbles tasting with Buckel Family Wines, juice bar + coffee included. As […]
Live Theatre at Lunch!: “Art” by Yasmina Reza
Live Theatre at Lunch!: “Art” by Yasmina Reza
Enjoy the extraordinary performance of the Tony Award-winning play, “Art” by Yasmina Reza which focuses on the meaning of art as well as the meaning of friendship. Called, “…wildly funny, naughtily provocative…” by NY Post, the lunchtime performance will star Jason Antoon, Sam Robards, and Steven Cole Hughes. Food and bar available for purchase. Starring […]
MWLF: “The Language We Inherent” workshop with Suzi Q. Smith
MWLF: “The Language We Inherent” workshop with Suzi Q. Smith
“The Language We Inherit” We will discuss techniques to explore the language we inherit and ways we use it to navigate writing and our understanding of the world. Participants will explore their own stories, identities, experiences, ideas, and self-language through reading, writing, and discussion. We will engage in a wide range of texts and other […]
MWLF: “Stories in Play” 3 – 5th grade
MWLF: “Stories in Play” 3 – 5th grade
Stories in Play; bringing books to life through art & play, for 3 - 5th grade. Join the Trailhead Children's Museum for Stories, Art, and Play during the Mountain Words Literary Festival. The Trailhead will offer sessions for children in ages 5-11, that will bring various books to life through art and play. Imagine and […]
MWLF: “Learn World-Building from Rappers” workshop with Steven Dunn
MWLF: “Learn World-Building from Rappers” workshop with Steven Dunn
Learn World-Building from Rappers With a sense of urgency, rappers often build three-dimensional worlds in small spaces. We will listen to songs and discuss what we notice. We will study the rhetorical and poetic strategies rappers use, and discuss possibilities to use those strategies in our own work, whether it’s fiction, poetry, hybrid, and anything […]
MWLF: “Haibun: Where Prose and Poetry Meet (and Dance and Fight and Fuck, etc.)” with Leath Tonino
MWLF: “Haibun: Where Prose and Poetry Meet (and Dance and Fight and Fuck, etc.)” with Leath Tonino
“Haibun: Where Prose and Poetry Meet (and Dance and Fight and Fuck, etc.)” Saturday, May 28 3 pm - 4 pm As part of your festival pass, or $20 Haibun is an old Japanese literary form that pairs prose with poetry: a block of narration, then a quick vivid haiku. The two elements create tension, […]
MWLF: Panel – “Wealth and Remaking the American West”
MWLF: Panel – “Wealth and Remaking the American West”
“Wealth and Remaking the American West”; discussion with Justin Farrell author of Billionaire Wilderness followed by panel discussion with Farrell, Claire Boyles, Nick Bowlin, Rachel Monroe. Chaired by Chelsey Johnson. Justin Farrell is a professor and author at Yale University. His research focuses on cultural sociology and environmental politics. Mostly epistemologies and power. He blends […]
MWLF: Happy Hour Open Mic Readings
MWLF: Happy Hour Open Mic Readings
Mountain Words Literary Festival: Happy Hour Open Mic Readings Saturday, May 28, 5:15 - 6:15 pm sign up here!
MWLF: Literary Death Match
MWLF: Literary Death Match
Mountain Words Literary Festival: Literary Death Match Saturday, May 28 | doors 7 pm, show 7:30 pm | Steddy Theatre As part of your festival pass, or pay what you can Starring: Judges: Literary Merit: Rachel Monroe Performance: Sam Robards Intangibles: Jason Antoon Readers: Kaveh Akbar Suzi Q. Smith Steven Dunn Claire Boyles Part literary […]
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MWLF: “Cut Up and Remix” workshop with Teow Lim Goh
MWLF: “Cut Up and Remix” workshop with Teow Lim Goh
Mountain Words Literary Festival: “Cut Up and Remix” workshop with Teow Lim Goh Sunday, May 29 9 am - 10 am As part of your festival pass, or $20 single entry Each of us has a native intelligence that shapes the spirit of our writing. In this hands-on workshop, we will explore techniques to cut up […]
MWLF: “Can Beavers Save the Planet?” with Ben Goldfarb
MWLF: “Can Beavers Save the Planet?” with Ben Goldfarb
Mountain Words Literary Festival: "Can Beavers Save the Planet?" with Ben Goldfarb all-ages discussion at Gunsight Bridge beaver ponds Sunday, May 29 10 am - 11 am Meet at Gunsight Bridge *please no dogs As part of your festival pass, or Pay What You Can How do beavers engineer landscapes, and how are these industrious rodents […]
MWLF: “Adapting Film Concepts and Technique into Your Writing Toolkit” with Manuel Aragon
MWLF: “Adapting Film Concepts and Technique into Your Writing Toolkit” with Manuel Aragon
Mountain Words Literary Festival: "Adapting Film Concepts and Technique into Your Writing Toolkit” with Manuel Aragon Sunday, May 29 10 am - 11 am As part of your festival pass, or $20 single entry In this generative workshop, we will compare tools from cinematic concepts after viewing film clips from Moonlight and Eternal Sunshine of […]
MWLF: “Fierce Writing from the Heart” with DK Hawk
MWLF: “Fierce Writing from the Heart” with DK Hawk
Mountain Words Literary Festival: “Fierce Writing from the Heart” with DK Hawk Sunday, May 29 11 am - 12:30 pm As part of your festival pass, or $20 “Let’s get fierce on the page! I help people who don’t fancy themselves writers, to go ahead and write. Let’s revel in the mess and wriggle free from […]
Jam Class with Justin Leflar
Jam Class with Justin Leflar
Jam Class with Justin Leflar the last Sunday of every month | 1 - 5 pm | $75 - includes 2 canned beers (if 21+) Please note that for events at the Center, proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test from within the last 72 hours are required for entry. Join a community of […]
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In-Depth Watercolor with Karen Hill
In-Depth Watercolor with Karen Hill
Dive deeper into watercolor painting over 6 weeks with beloved Watercolor & Wine instructor Karen Hill and her watercolor workshops. Karen is a wealth of knowledge, and we are thrilled to offer the opportunity to study technical aspects of watercolor painting with her. Explore principles of design, color, and technique. Work on technical skills like […]
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Katie Pruitt
Katie Pruitt
Saturday, June 4, 2022 doors 7:30 pm | show 8 pm Steddy Theater Underwritten by the Feldberg Family, honoring Pride Month, personal choice, and individual freedom of all kinds. Katie Pruitt, a 27-year-old artist who recently released Expectations -- a defiant coming-of-age debut album about being a lesbian raised Catholic in Atlanta -- is […]