Posts Tagged 'literary'
GROUP STRENGTH
BY DAVID R. WHITE “Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson In
GROUP STRENGTH
BY DAVID R. WHITE “Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson In
TO BUILD A PALACE
BY MARK HARLEY Opening with a scene of a small, one-story home in Middletown, Delaware, Kendall Messick’s short film, The Projectionist, introduces us to Gordon Brinckle, the owner and operator of The Shalimar, “Delaware’s Last Palace Theatre”. Gordon Brinckle started
TO BUILD A PALACE
BY MARK HARLEY Opening with a scene of a small, one-story home in Middletown, Delaware, Kendall Messick’s short film, The Projectionist, introduces us to Gordon Brinckle, the owner and operator of The Shalimar, “Delaware’s Last Palace Theatre”. Gordon Brinckle started
Get Your Write On
Local writer extraordinaire, Valley Haggard, offers writing workshops for young and…older. Her next series of classes are listed below. If you’ve never written much more than a grocery list, you should still take one of these. It’ll be like skiing
Get Your Write On
Local writer extraordinaire, Valley Haggard, offers writing workshops for young and…older. Her next series of classes are listed below. If you’ve never written much more than a grocery list, you should still take one of these. It’ll be like skiing
A Rose is a Rose is a Rose
Richmond Ballet‘s Studio Two is opening this Thursday, November 1st, for a two week run of three fantastic ballets: Jessica Lang’s Solo in Nine Parts, George Balanchine’s Duo Concertant (which includes live music on stage with the dancers), and Agnes
A Rose is a Rose is a Rose
Richmond Ballet‘s Studio Two is opening this Thursday, November 1st, for a two week run of three fantastic ballets: Jessica Lang’s Solo in Nine Parts, George Balanchine’s Duo Concertant (which includes live music on stage with the dancers), and Agnes
PERFECT TOUCH
Sarah Ruhl is a contemporary playwright that is wholly unpredictable. Don’t look at her last play to see what the next one will bring. The only continuity to connect her works is precisely that unpredictability, coupled with a giddy sense
PERFECT TOUCH
Sarah Ruhl is a contemporary playwright that is wholly unpredictable. Don’t look at her last play to see what the next one will bring. The only continuity to connect her works is precisely that unpredictability, coupled with a giddy sense
InSight: Don Harrison
Don Harrison was the award-winning arts & culture editor at Style Weekly for the last many years, but no longer. Though he’s still Richmond’s arts & culture guru at heart, he’s gone on to new things, some family matters, and
InSight: Don Harrison
Don Harrison was the award-winning arts & culture editor at Style Weekly for the last many years, but no longer. Though he’s still Richmond’s arts & culture guru at heart, he’s gone on to new things, some family matters, and
It’s All Write
Valley Haggard, local freelance writer and cofounder of Richmond Young Writers, is offering adult writing workshops starting in August through the fall. —A Crash Course in Creative Nonfiction Tuesdays, August 7-28, 7-9 pm at the Black Swan Bookstore —Creative Nonfiction, Tuesdays, Sept. 11- Oct. 16,
It’s All Write
Valley Haggard, local freelance writer and cofounder of Richmond Young Writers, is offering adult writing workshops starting in August through the fall. —A Crash Course in Creative Nonfiction Tuesdays, August 7-28, 7-9 pm at the Black Swan Bookstore —Creative Nonfiction, Tuesdays, Sept. 11- Oct. 16,
Creative Writing Saves Lives
Right now Richmond Young Writers, an organization that provides creative writing education to youth in Richmond, is in the running to win $10, 000 from the i.e. Startup Competition. RYW has big plans for the winning funds. They will establish a
Creative Writing Saves Lives
Right now Richmond Young Writers, an organization that provides creative writing education to youth in Richmond, is in the running to win $10, 000 from the i.e. Startup Competition. RYW has big plans for the winning funds. They will establish a
Southern Superstars
Oxford American, aka “The Southern Magazine of Good Writing, Proudly published from the University of Central Arkansas,” has recently released The Visual South issue. This issue includes a trove of interesting things, not the least of which is the 100 Under 100
Southern Superstars
Oxford American, aka “The Southern Magazine of Good Writing, Proudly published from the University of Central Arkansas,” has recently released The Visual South issue. This issue includes a trove of interesting things, not the least of which is the 100 Under 100
InSight: Quail Bell Magazine
Richmond has a rising star for arts, literature, and culture coverage: Quail Bell Magazine. The mag is online but also features an in-the-flesh print version called Quail Bell Express. Their line-up of editors, writers, art directors and social media gurus
InSight: Quail Bell Magazine
Richmond has a rising star for arts, literature, and culture coverage: Quail Bell Magazine. The mag is online but also features an in-the-flesh print version called Quail Bell Express. Their line-up of editors, writers, art directors and social media gurus
InSight: Gita Lenz
Gita Lenz Richmond-based Candela Books debuted last year with the fine art photography book, Gita Lenz. An early RAR review of the monograph can be found here: Finding Gita Lenz. On Friday, February 3rd, 5-9pm, Candela Books + Gallery will
InSight: Gita Lenz
Gita Lenz Richmond-based Candela Books debuted last year with the fine art photography book, Gita Lenz. An early RAR review of the monograph can be found here: Finding Gita Lenz. On Friday, February 3rd, 5-9pm, Candela Books + Gallery will
FARM SAGE
If looked at from the right perspective, any practice or daily routine can be a tool for spiritual enlightenment. The yogi’s utilize yoga, the buddhists teach meditation, the nuns chanting, and Rex Alphin practices farming. Alpin is a peanut, corn,
FARM SAGE
If looked at from the right perspective, any practice or daily routine can be a tool for spiritual enlightenment. The yogi’s utilize yoga, the buddhists teach meditation, the nuns chanting, and Rex Alphin practices farming. Alpin is a peanut, corn,
SALT AND TRUTH, AGAIN
Last week Style Weekly published my review of the new Candela Books release Salt and Truth, a series of photographs by Shelby Lee Adams. In the review I focus on poverty, the insistence of poverty in the photographs, and the intention
SALT AND TRUTH, AGAIN
Last week Style Weekly published my review of the new Candela Books release Salt and Truth, a series of photographs by Shelby Lee Adams. In the review I focus on poverty, the insistence of poverty in the photographs, and the intention
Creative Nonfiction with Valley Haggard
Creative Nonfiction writer, Valley Haggard, has set up her schedule of winter classes and workshops. Her approach to teaching writing is one of openness and communal motivation… and for anyone, writer or not. For schedule and information: valleyhaggard.com
Creative Nonfiction with Valley Haggard
Creative Nonfiction writer, Valley Haggard, has set up her schedule of winter classes and workshops. Her approach to teaching writing is one of openness and communal motivation… and for anyone, writer or not. For schedule and information: valleyhaggard.com
InSight: Tomas Tranströmer
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature goes to the Swedish poet, Tomas Tranströmer. Tomas Tranströmer is the author of nineteen collections of poetry in Sweden, as well as having worked as a psychologist and a social worker. Patty Crane’s new translation of
InSight: Tomas Tranströmer
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature goes to the Swedish poet, Tomas Tranströmer. Tomas Tranströmer is the author of nineteen collections of poetry in Sweden, as well as having worked as a psychologist and a social worker. Patty Crane’s new translation of