Northwind Reading Series - October

Calling All Writers —
Ekphrastic* Write-In & Reading 2008

TWO OCTOBER ART-AND-LIT EVENINGS

Writers are invited to Northwind Arts Center, 2409 Jefferson Street, Port Townsend, on October 7 and 23. These evenings are part of the 10th annual Art Port Townsend arts festival and its month-long calendar of activities.

EKPHRASTIC WRITE-IN

The first event is a Write-In on Tuesday, October 7 from 7 to 9 pm. Surrounded by the Art Port Townsend exhibit, Expressions Northwest, you’re invited to respond to individual works in the show or to the show as a whole.

EKPHRASTIC READING

The second event is a Public Reading on Thursday, October 23 at 7 pm. Writers who wish to share their responses are invited to return to Northwind on October 23 for a public reading of works generated at the Write-In. Or feel free to attend the reading as listeners.

SPONSOR

This opportunity to celebrate and interact with the visual arts in the company of our writing community is sponsored by Northwind Arts Alliance. Questions may be referred to Bill Mawhinney at 360-437-9081 or mawhinneyw_w@msn.com.

*ekphrastic: from ekphrasis, in this context means “the literary representation of or response to visual art.” Examples of well-known ekphrastic works are W. H. Auden’s “Musée des Beaux Arts,” Frank O’Hara’s “Why I Am Not a Painter,” Anne Sexton’s “The Starry Night,” and W. C. Williams’ “Pictures from Brueghel.”

The readings are free and open to the public. Donations are gladly accepted to support Northwind, a nonprofit organization dedicated to connecting the arts to our community.

Bill Mawhinney, Coordinator

Northwind Reading Series schedule October through December, 2008:

October 7: “Write-In”: Poet’s visit to the Art Port Townsend Juried Show.

October 9: WINDFALL Readers: Bill Siverly & Michael McDowell

October 16: “Writing Instructions” featuring Sheila Bender, Brenda Miller, Suzanne Paola and Judith Kitchen reading essays about their experiences as writing teachers.

October 23: “Read-In”: Poet’s Reaction to Art Port Townsend’s Juried Show Entries

November 13: Judith Kitchen & Jennifer Culkin

November 20: Michael Daly and Finn Wilcox

December 11: Readers’ Party