Join us for a two-part workshop in support of the Mary Ann Key Book Club conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer. Today's workshop, led by novelist Diane Wilson, focuses on land, encouraging participants to write about a beloved place that has influenced their lives. Refreshments begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the workshop at 6 p.m. The workshop...
This is an online event please Register Here Panelist Bios: Payal Doshi is the author of Rea and the Blood of the Nectar, a middle grade fantasy novel and recipient of the IPPY Gold Award. Her young adult short story, “A Confluence of Fates” can be found in the YA anthology, My Big, Fat, Desi Wedding. Her...
Join us for a two-part workshop in support of the Mary Ann Key Book Club conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer. Today's workshop, led by poet Halee Kirkwood, focuses on water, encouraging participants to write about a waterway that nourishes them. Refreshments begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the workshop at 6 p.m. The workshop is offered...
Through Rooted in Writing, we will offer 1-3 single-session classes each season through the library's systemwide catalog. This is a new program with our long-time partner, Hennepin County Library and is funded...
To register, email: wendyw@thefriends.org PANELISTS Suleiman Adan is a first-generation Somali American community leader, educator, chaplain, and advocate whose work spans faith, civil rights, higher education, prison chaplaincy, and community...
Join us for an engaging evening with Carolyn Holbrook and Davis Mura, celebrating their new radio series, In Our Words: MN BIPOC Writers, with guests Danez Smith and Anthony Ceballos....
Douglas Kearney and Bao Phi will talk about how a chance meeting at a small poetry reading in a club in Downtown Minneapolis turned into freestyle rap emails, parallel but...
Through Rooted in Writing, we will offer 1-3 single-session classes each season through the library’s systemwide catalog. This is a new program with our long-time partner, Hennepin County Library and is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Workshop description: When we experience trauma, we feel alone and unprotected. Whether the trauma is physical or...
Join W. Rayford Johnson and deVon Russell Gray for an intergenerational conversation about their lives and careers as composers, musicians, and leaders in the Twin Cities performing arts community. From creative beginnings to building a lasting legacy in the arts, they’ll share stories, lessons, and perspectives on what it means to create, lead, and...
Through Rooted in Writing, we will offer 1-3 single-session classes each season through the library’s systemwide catalog. This is a new program with our long-time partner, Hennepin County Library and is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Workshop description: When we experience trauma, we feel alone and unprotected. Whether the trauma is physical or psychological,...
