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May 7 - 9, 2010


 

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 inaugural 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, Ithaca College, Barnes & Noble, the Friends of the Library Book Sale, and more!

During the weekend, Barnes & Noble has agreed to make the festival an official Book Fair, so a portion of proceeds from any purchases made at B & N (in store or online) will go towards supporting the event. Just mention Bookfair ID#10186542 or download and print the Book Fair Voucher.

Interested in sponsoring and/or advertising in the Program Guide? Download the submission form!

Schedule of Events

 

Find images, details, and news at the Spring Writes Fan Page on Facebook

Friday, May 7th

4PM

Recording of WSKG’s Off the Page

Tompkins County Public Library


5:30 PM -
7:30 PM

Amy Dickinson - "Mighty Queens of Freeville"

Buffalo Street Books


8PM

Staged Reading: “Better Than Nothing” by George Sapio

CSMA




Saturday, May 8th


7AM

Troubadours at the waiting line

Friends of the Library Book Sale


10AM

Poetry Writing Workshop: Andrei Guruianu

Emerson Suites at Ithaca College


12PM

Story Time in the Big Red Chair with the Family Reading Partnership

Downtown Ithaca


1:30 PM

Panel Discussion: Forming a Writers’ Group

Emerson Suites


2PM

Panel Discussion: Forming a Book Group

Barnes & Noble


2:30PM

Writing Workshop: art // reaction with Irene Zahava

CAP ArtSpace


3PM

Essays & Fictions, Vol. VI Launch Reading

State of the Art Gallery


4PM

Panel Discussion: The Future of the Book

Emerson Suites


4PM

Michael Kammen - "Digging Up the Dead"

Buffalo Street Books


6PM

Poets Laureate Reading

Cinemapolis


8PM

Staged Reading: Wolf’s Mouth Theatre Collective

CSMA


9:30PM

Open Mike / Slam

The Shop




Sunday, May 9th


12PM

Workshop: Book Repair Basics

Buffalo Street Books


2PM

Group Reading: Works in Progress

Buffalo Street Books


4PM

Ithaca Community Orchestra Concert feat. poems by local authors

St. Paul’s Methodist Church