Museum Book Club
Dates: 11/5/2009 - 11/5/2009
Location: Akron Art Museum
Akron, OH
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Times: Thu. 06:30 p.m. - 08:00 p.m.
Email: Cleveland-events@ohioevenfinder.com
Phone: 330-376-9185
Address:
One S. High St
Akron, OH
Description:
Thursday, November 5, 2009, 6:30 - 8 pm Join Akron Art Museum staff for a discussion of Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton. From Murakami's studio to the Basel Art Fair, this book gives readers a glimpse into the art world during an economic boom, when contemporary art was considered "a mass entertainment, a luxury good, a job description and for some, a kind of alternative religion." This program is free, but requires registration. Please call 330.376.9186 x230 to register.
Truth Under Pressure: Strategies For Writing Poetry, Fiction, And Nonfiction
Dates: 10/27/2009 - 10/27/2009
Location: Ashland University, Ronk Lecture Hall
Ashland, OH
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Times: Tue. 07:00 p.m. - 09:00 p.m.
Email: Other-events@ohioevenfinder.com
Phone: 419-289-5957
Address:
Schar College of Education Building
Ashland, OH
Description:
Lynne Sharon Schwartz, author of 21 books, will give a talk on truth in writing. Individuals interested in the Ashland University MFA program are invited to a dinner and open house with Lynne beginning at 5 p.m., by reservation only. Please contact Sarah Wells, swells@ashland.edu, or call 419-289-5957 by October 20 to place your reservation for dinner. The evening talk begins at 7 p.m. Lynne Sharon Schwartz's most recent book is the memoir, Not Now, Voyager. Among her 21 books are the novels The Writing on the Wall; In the Family Way, Disturbances in the Field; Leaving Brooklyn (nominated for a PEN/Faulkner Award) and Rough Strife (nominated for a National Book Award).. She is also the author of three story collections; the poetry collection, In Solitary; the memoir, Ruined by Reading, and the editor of The Emergence of Memory: Conversations with W.G. Sebald, a collection of essays and interviews. Her work has been reprinted in The Best American Short Stories, The O. Henry Prize Stories, The Best American Essays, and many other anthologies, and her reviews have appeared in leading magazines and newspapers. Ms. Schwartz has translated several books from Italian, including A Place to Live: Selected Essays of Natalia Ginzburg, and Smoke Over Birkenau, by Liana Millu. She has received grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Foundation for the Arts. She has taught writing and literature at colleges and universities in the US and abroad, and is a faculty member at the Bennington College Writing Seminars.
Sagan: The Energy Quest
Dates: 10/22/2009 - 10/22/2009
Location: Hamilton-Williams Center
Delaware, OH
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Times: Thu. 07:30 p.m. - 09:00 p.m.
Email: Columbus-events@ohioevenfinder.com
Phone: 740-203-6908
Address:
61 S. Sandusky St.
Delaware, OH
Description:
This lecture is a part of the Sagan National Colloquium. Andrew Revkin, environmental reporter for the New York Times, discusses "The Energy Quest." His presentation is co-sponsored by the Arneson Institute for Practical Politics and Public Affairs, and t
Sagan: The American Midwest In The Age Of Globalization
Dates: 10/20/2009 - 10/20/2009
Location: Hamilton-Williams Center
Delaware, OH
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Times: Tue. 07:30 p.m. - 09:00 p.m.
Email: Columbus-events@ohioevenfinder.com
Phone: 740-203-6908
Address:
61 S. Sandusky St.
Delaware, OH
Description:
This lecture is a part of the Sagan National Colloquium. Richard Longworth, author and member of the Chicago Council on World Affairs, discusses "The American Midwest in the Age of Globalization." This event will be viewable live on the Internet, or after
Sagan: The American Midwest In The Age Of Globalization
Dates: 10/20/2009 - 10/20/2009
Location: Hamilton-Williams Center
Delaware, OH
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Times: Tue. 07:30 p.m. - 09:00 p.m.
Email: Columbus-events@ohioevenfinder.com
Phone: 740-203-6908
Address:
61 S. Sandusky St.
Delaware, OH
Description:
This lecture is a part of the Sagan National Colloquium. The theme of this event is The American Economy in a Global Context." The lecture will be given by Richard Longworth, who is an author and former Chicago Tribune reporter. Longworth was also a part