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Creative Writing Camp

HUDSON VALLEY RISING WRITERS Creative Writing Camp Youth writing workshops for students entering Middle school (Grades 5-8) Four Wednesdays in July July 1 8 15 22 Hudson Valley Writers Center 300 Riverside Drive Sleepy Hollow (Classes will meet in the historic Philipse......More

HUDSON VALLEY RISING WRITERS Creative Writing Camp Youth writing workshops for students entering Middle school (Grades 5-8) Four Wednesdays in July July 1 8 15 22 Hudson Valley Writers Center 300 Riverside Drive Sleepy Hollow (Classes will meet in the historic Philipse Manor Train Station Building of Sleepy Hollow) $160 residents $185 non-residents We are excited to welcome writer Amy Holman to lead the workshops! For more details or to register please visit http://tarrytownartscamp.com/creative-writing-camp.html Amy Holman is the author of Wrens Fly Through This Opened Window (Somondoco Press 2010) and Wait for Me I’m Gone winner of the 2004 Dream Horse Press Annual Poetry Prize. Poems have also been in The Best American Poetry 1999 The Westchester Review Gargoyle Failbetter Barrow Street American Letters & Commentary and Archaeology Magazine. She has been a guest poet for The Masters School 10th grade trip to the Ossining Weir The Hudson School 7th & 8th graders in Hoboken and the Putnam County Arts Council poetry workshop. As a literary consultant she’s been a guest speaker at colleges universities conferences and literary centers including annually at the Bread Loaf Conference since 1995. Her essays have appeared in magazine columns anthologies and literary journals. She lives in Brooklyn. After camp ends Amy is headed to Australia for a month to help out with ongoing recovery from the devastating fires there. In this multi-genre creative writing course for 5th-8th graders students will engage in generative writing exercises and activities read and discuss contemporary work by young writers and practice providing feedback to their peers in a safe positive environment. During fun exploratory and engaging weekly sessions students will work toward producing a final portfolio of their own original poetry and prose. A culminating reading will be open to friends and family during the last hour of the final class session. ​ Payment information at http://tarrytownartscamp.com/creative-writing-camp.html https://www.facebook.com/events/2947545295568022/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A51%2C%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22[]%5C%22%22%7D]%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D

Hudson Valley Writers Center

Hudson Valley Writers Center 300 Riverside Dr, Sleepy Hollow, New York 10591

Thursday Night Organ Groove "Covid Style"

The Thursday Night Organ Groove returns, weather permitting, in the Ossining Elks parking lot for alfresco dinning and music. Al Orlo is the featured Artist. State and County health regulations will apply. Seating will be limited, please reserve you seat on the website......More

The Thursday Night Organ Groove returns, weather permitting, in the Ossining Elks parking lot for alfresco dinning and music. Al Orlo is the featured Artist. State and County health regulations will apply. Seating will be limited, please reserve you seat on the website: https://www.jazzatthelodge.com/events/thursday-organ-groove-covid-style/form

Jazz at the Lodge

Jazz at the Lodge

Sundays in the Park: Raptor Roundup

Bring a blanket or a chair, and join us on the lawn for programs featuring Teatown’s Animal Ambassadors.For families. Meets on the lawn behind Teatown’s Visitor Center.Families are required to wear face masks, and to practice physical distancing from other families duri......More

Bring a blanket or a chair, and join us on the lawn for programs featuring Teatown’s Animal Ambassadors.For families. Meets on the lawn behind Teatown’s Visitor Center.Families are required to wear face masks, and to practice physical distancing from other families during the program.Rain/thunder cancels. Please check the weather forecast before coming to Teatown.Programs require pre-registration. Online registration available noon the day before a program.RegisterImage by Rick Fisher.

Teatown Lake Reservation

Teatown, 1600 Spring Valley Rd, Ossining, NY, 10562, United States

How to Begin and End Poems with Alex Dimitrov via Zoom

How to Begin and End Poems Monday Night Poetry Workshop In this 6-week workshop we will be studying poems with surprising, urgent, and skillful beginnings and endings. We will also be experimenting with the way we begin and end our own poems. How do we refrain from ove......More

How to Begin and End Poems Monday Night Poetry Workshop In this 6-week workshop we will be studying poems with surprising, urgent, and skillful beginnings and endings. We will also be experimenting with the way we begin and end our own poems. How do we refrain from overwriting? Is it true that most of the time we can cut our last line? What considerations should go into deciding where to begin a poem? All ideas and approaches will be welcome. We will be rigorous and also have fun. NB: This class is capped at 12 and will sell out so sign up ASAP to secure a spot. NB: This class will be taught on Zoom. Alex Dimitrov is the author of three books of poems, Love and Other Poems, which will be published by Copper Canyon Press in February of 2021, Together and by Ourselves, and Begging for It. His poems have been published in The New Yorker, the New York Times, The Paris Review, and Poetry. He has taught writing at Princeton University, Columbia University, and New York University. Previously, he was the Senior Content Editor at the Academy of American Poets. He lives in New York. https://www.facebook.com/events/219991292567117/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A51%2C%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22[]%5C%22%22%7D]%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D

Hudson Valley Writers Center

Hudson Valley Writers Center 300 Riverside Dr, Sleepy Hollow, New York 10591

Creative Writing Camp

HUDSON VALLEY RISING WRITERS Creative Writing Camp Youth writing workshops for students entering Middle school (Grades 5-8) Four Wednesdays in July July 1 8 15 22 Hudson Valley Writers Center 300 Riverside Drive Sleepy Hollow (Classes will meet in the historic Philipse......More

HUDSON VALLEY RISING WRITERS Creative Writing Camp Youth writing workshops for students entering Middle school (Grades 5-8) Four Wednesdays in July July 1 8 15 22 Hudson Valley Writers Center 300 Riverside Drive Sleepy Hollow (Classes will meet in the historic Philipse Manor Train Station Building of Sleepy Hollow) $160 residents $185 non-residents We are excited to welcome writer Amy Holman to lead the workshops! For more details or to register please visit http://tarrytownartscamp.com/creative-writing-camp.html Amy Holman is the author of Wrens Fly Through This Opened Window (Somondoco Press 2010) and Wait for Me I’m Gone winner of the 2004 Dream Horse Press Annual Poetry Prize. Poems have also been in The Best American Poetry 1999 The Westchester Review Gargoyle Failbetter Barrow Street American Letters & Commentary and Archaeology Magazine. She has been a guest poet for The Masters School 10th grade trip to the Ossining Weir The Hudson School 7th & 8th graders in Hoboken and the Putnam County Arts Council poetry workshop. As a literary consultant she’s been a guest speaker at colleges universities conferences and literary centers including annually at the Bread Loaf Conference since 1995. Her essays have appeared in magazine columns anthologies and literary journals. She lives in Brooklyn. After camp ends Amy is headed to Australia for a month to help out with ongoing recovery from the devastating fires there. In this multi-genre creative writing course for 5th-8th graders students will engage in generative writing exercises and activities read and discuss contemporary work by young writers and practice providing feedback to their peers in a safe positive environment. During fun exploratory and engaging weekly sessions students will work toward producing a final portfolio of their own original poetry and prose. A culminating reading will be open to friends and family during the last hour of the final class session. ​ Payment information at http://tarrytownartscamp.com/creative-writing-camp.html https://www.facebook.com/events/2947545295568022/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A51%2C%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22[]%5C%22%22%7D]%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D

Hudson Valley Writers Center

Hudson Valley Writers Center 300 Riverside Dr, Sleepy Hollow, New York 10591

Virtual Board of Education Meeting Via Zoom

Ossining Union Free School District

Improvise Your Story with Sloane Miller via Zoom

Learning about and playing with the rules of applied improvisation (“Yes, And,” support, be present, be flexible, commit), author and improvisation workshop facilitator Sloane Miller will address elements of storytelling through applied improv exercises that will turn y......More

Learning about and playing with the rules of applied improvisation (“Yes, And,” support, be present, be flexible, commit), author and improvisation workshop facilitator Sloane Miller will address elements of storytelling through applied improv exercises that will turn you into a creative powerhouse, brimming with ideas. This workshop is experiential: we will do some improv exercises and have time for in-class writing prompts. Please note: This class will be taught ONLINE using Zoom, which is a very user-friendly platform to facilitate video classes from your computer. Students will receive login instructions in via email as part of their registration confirmation. This is a one-day, four-hour intensive workshop. Class is capped at 15 participants, with a minimum of 5 needed to run the class. Sloane is a sought-after workshop leader, speaker, award-winning author, coach, and consultant. As a licensed social worker and experienced improvisational comedy performer, Sloane is exceptionally adept at harnessing the power of improv comedy to help clients solve problems faster, build better interpersonal skills, communicate more effectively, and discover their infinite capability for more yes! For the past 20 years, she has worked with private clients and as a consultant to the pharmaceutical, healthcare, food and hospitality industries, government, and not-for- profit organizations. Sloane earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College, her Master of Social Work degree at New York University’s Silver School of Social Work, and her Master of Fine Arts degree in Writing and Literature at Bennington College. She is certified in Katie Goodman's "Improvisation For Life" Workshop Certification Program. She has been performing musical improvisational comedy professionally since 2014 in and around New York City.

Hudson Valley Writers Center

How to Begin and End Poems with Alex Dimitrov via Zoom

How to Begin and End Poems Monday Night Poetry Workshop In this 6-week workshop we will be studying poems with surprising, urgent, and skillful beginnings and endings. We will also be experimenting with the way we begin and end our own poems. How do we refrain from ove......More

How to Begin and End Poems Monday Night Poetry Workshop In this 6-week workshop we will be studying poems with surprising, urgent, and skillful beginnings and endings. We will also be experimenting with the way we begin and end our own poems. How do we refrain from overwriting? Is it true that most of the time we can cut our last line? What considerations should go into deciding where to begin a poem? All ideas and approaches will be welcome. We will be rigorous and also have fun. NB: This class is capped at 12 and will sell out so sign up ASAP to secure a spot. NB: This class will be taught on Zoom. Alex Dimitrov is the author of three books of poems, Love and Other Poems, which will be published by Copper Canyon Press in February of 2021, Together and by Ourselves, and Begging for It. His poems have been published in The New Yorker, the New York Times, The Paris Review, and Poetry. He has taught writing at Princeton University, Columbia University, and New York University. Previously, he was the Senior Content Editor at the Academy of American Poets. He lives in New York. https://www.facebook.com/events/219991292567117/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A51%2C%22source%22%3A5%2C%22action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%5C%22[]%5C%22%22%7D]%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D

Hudson Valley Writers Center

Hudson Valley Writers Center 300 Riverside Dr, Sleepy Hollow, New York 10591

Virtual Book Discussion: The Book of Eels

The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson explores the mysterious eel and those who have been obsessed with this creature throughout history. The international bestseller has people drawn to the unknown, “We need enigmas,” said Svensson. “We need questions that aren’t answere......More

The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson explores the mysterious eel and those who have been obsessed with this creature throughout history. The international bestseller has people drawn to the unknown, “We need enigmas,” said Svensson. “We need questions that aren’t answered yet. Eels argue with our confidence that the world is explained.” As Svensson recalls his fishing trips with his father, he explores the scientific mystery of the eel. The book won awards in the author’s native Sweden and was just translated into English. Join educator Marie Roche and eel enthusiast for a discussion of this fascinating new book. Program to take place over Zoom. Max 20 participants, pay what you wish. Participants will receive the access code via email the day before the program. Pre-registration is required. Registration available until noon the day before the event. Register

Teatown Lake Reservation

1600 Spring Valley Road, Ossining, NY, 10562, United States

Virtual Board of Education Meeting Via Zoom

Ossining Union Free School District