Events

This class will encourage and inspire outdoor enthusiasts to write their stories for fun and profit, from opening lines to marketing their masterpiece. Our topics will include examples of good outdoor writing from Hemingway to Rinella, opening lines, the story arc, cliffhangers, sense of place, markets for your work, and marketing. Bill Carman is a […]

“To write is to give our attention to something and then ask Why?” – Joy Sullivan Using our surroundings and our senses, we’ll allow our instincts to lead us in this generative workshop. Be prepared to be outside, to stroll, and to write in the park, and we’ll hone our practice of paying attention, our […]

A distinctive trait of much memorable writing is its (and its author’s) “sense of place.” But any “place” is much more than just its geographical location—it is also defined by history and culture, ecology and economics, sociology and ethnography, all of which may have intensely personal, as well as familial and communal dimensions. Through a […]

A draft of a poem isn’t a broken thing that needs to be fixed. It’s not a clear, rational argument that needs a little cleaning up, a little editing. It’s a missive from another world that has thus far been only partially-translated. Or, as writes Philip Metres in The Art of Losing (and other Visions […]

Winter Into Spring – A Series of Writing Retreats with Leatha Kendrick Bring your blank pages or your current writing project to the Carnegie Center for a series of intensive and generative writing retreats. Leatha Kendrick will provide writing exercises and prompts designed to help you find the heart of the writing you want to […]

We’re excited to host the reception for Vibrantly Grey project, an art exhibit curated by On The Move Art Studio! Through this project, women ages 55 and up explored powerful themes like wisdom, identity, and memory by creating framed quotes, expressive self portraits, and personal memory paintings. These art experiences created space to learn new […]