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May 6 - 8, 2011


 

A constellation of events celebrating readers, writers, and book-lovers throughout the Finger Lakes!

This spring, the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County is organizing "Spring Writes," the 2011 Finger Lakes Literary Festival. Events for writers, readers, and book-lovers are occuring all over town at locations like the Tompkins County Public Library, Buffalo Street Books, Finger Lakes Wine Center, the Friends of the Library Book Sale, the Kitchen Theatre and more!

Each of the 6 workshops cost $10 to attend (pre-register after April 19 by visiting or calling Ticket Center Ithaca, 273-4497)

ALL OTHER EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

 


 

Detailed listings on Facebook Page, IthacaEvents.com, and in theArtsLog

Friday, May 6th


5PM Recording of WSKG's
Off the Page

Finger Lakes Wine Center


5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Arcades Project: a small press and art fair

The Commons


8PM
Staged Readings: Wolf's Mouth Theatre Collective

Community School of Music and Arts


9:30PM
Writer's Night: An open mic for Poetry & Prose

The Shop


Saturday, May 7th


7 AM

Troubadours from Ithaca Shakespeare Company

Friends of the Library Book Sale


 10 AM - 12 PM
TWO CONCURRENT EVENTS
Panel Discussion: Book Publishing

Workshop: Poetry Writing with Andrei Guruianu

Borg-Warner Rooms at Tompkins County Public Library


12:30 PM -2:30 PM
TWO CONCURRENT EVENTS
Workshop:
Combining Visual Art and the Written Word

Workshop: Memoir Writing with Michael Czarnecki

Borg-Warner Rooms at TCPL


12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Workshop: Songwriting with Mary Brett Lorson

CAP ArtSpace


3 PM - 5 PM
TWO CONCURRENT EVENTS
Panel Discussion: Publishing Pointers for Essayists &  Journalists

Workshop: Embodied Playwriting with Kira Lallas 

Borg-Warner Room at TCPL


3PM - 5PM

Author Panel:  Sci-Fi & Sci-Fact

Buffalo Street Books


3 PM - 5 PM

Workshop: WATER STORIES, Creative Writing with Irene Zahava

CAP ArtSpace


5 PM - 7 PM

Writer's Cafe: Readings from local authors

Felicia's Atomic Lounge


Sunday, May 8th


1PM

Literary Tea: Short Plays by Natalie deCombray

TCPL


2PM

Literary Coffee House: with Brian Hall, Jay Leeming, & Stewart O'Nan

TCPL


2PM

Crafts for Kids: Character Creation with illustrator Johanna VanderSterre

Barnes & Noble


3PM

Author Panel: "Books that Inspire Us" with members of the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

Barnes & Noble


4PM

Works in Progress Reading

Buffalo Street Books


7:30 PM

Far from Home

Immigrant poets read with Ithaca City of Asylum and Tompkins County Poets Laureate

Kitchen Theatre

More events being added soon!