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The Roanoke Writer’s Collective meets most Sunday afternoons at a local coffee shop for an hour of writing. Monthly, they host peer workshops. Organized by 2016 Roanoke College graduate Rachel Barton, the group is very welcoming to new members. If this supportive group looks like a fit, contact Rachel below about attending the next session.… Continue reading ★ Roanoke Writer’s Collective: Rachel Barton on shaping a creative life
How do we talk with each other about important issues? Katherine Devine pulled this book group together after a conversation with Delegate Sam Rasoul. Now, we're happy to announce that the group has grown and enjoys the support of a great partner: Roanoke County Public Library. New Connections: Let's Talk is an ongoing discussion series. We… Continue reading ★ New Connections Book Club: Let’s Talk
Join Bryan "Harvest Blaque" Hancock for Soul Delish 3: A taste of Summer. This spoken word arts event will happen at Delish Sweets and Treats on Saturday July 22 at 8 PM. The evening will be chock full of visual and performance art, plus special word of new initiatives. Expect a gallery showing and a mixer… Continue reading ★ Soul Sessions to host Soul Delish 3 Saturday 7/22 at 8 PM
Cathryn Hankla on Great Bear a new poetry collection from Groundhog Poetry Press
On a recent Sunday afternoon a group of seven people gathered at Sweet Donkey to discuss Johnathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion (Pantheon, 2012). Roanoke artist Katherine Devine put the call out for anyone interested in discussing the book after a conversation with Delegate Sam Rasoul. “He said […]
Before you know it, it'll be hunker-down-and-read weather. Are you ready? Here's a preparation tip: stacks of books that without a due date. Buy yours inexpensively at the upcoming Roanoke County Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale. From September 30 to October 5, there will be thousands to choose from. For a real bargain,… Continue reading ★ Fall Book Sale (Sep. 30 – Oct. 5): Roanoke County Friends of the Library
Words surround Hayleigh Worgan. By day, the 2011 Roanoke College graduate can be found connecting young people to books in the Young Adult department of the South Roanoke County Library. She’s also the editorial director of Bella Magazine. And at 27, the writer and visual artist has a YA novel and a collection of poetry… Continue reading ★ Hayleigh Worgan on chaos and creating complex characters
Roanoke Valley Reads' 2017 signature event, Finding Life in the Face of Death will take place on Wednesday, November 1, from 7 - 9 PM in Blue Ridge Literacy auditorium in the downtown Roanoke Main Library. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Thomas Milam, a psychiatrist with Carilion. Chaplains from two area hospices will be joined by hospice… Continue reading ★ Roanoke Valley Reads Signature Event Nov. 1
Community High School is holding a book sale and cookout at its new art space downtown (11 S. Jefferson Street) on October 6 from 5 - 8 PM. Food will be served from 6 to 7 PM with hamburgers, hotdogs, vegan options, chips, and drinks for $10.00. Author and Virginia Tech English professor Matthew Vollmer… Continue reading ★ Community High School Book Sale Friday, OCT 6
Shari Dragovich, the 2017 Writer by Bus will read at the Raleigh Court Branch Library Write Night on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 6 PM. Each year the Ride Solutions, in partnership with the Greater Roanoke Transit Co., and the Roanoke Arts Commission, sponsors a transportation based writer-in-residence. This year's Writer by Bus, Dragovich -a Roanoke based blogger… Continue reading ★ Writer by Bus Dragovich to be featured at Oct. 10 Write Night
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