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SUMMER 2009: WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES

WRITING:

The Graphic Memoir: Storytelling in Pictures & Words

Saturdays
June 27, July 25, August 1 & 29
noon-2:00 pm

Specifically concentrating on autobiographical works and memoirs, this class will investigate how stories are told through graphic novels. We’ll use what we learn to tell our own stories through the juxtaposition of words and drawings. This class will deepen your knowledge of how to read and tell narratives with comic-book craft and literary technique. During breaks between sessions, reading and writing assignments will help you become comfortable with the genre. $40. Nickole Brown

Narrative and Prose Poems

Wednesdays
June 10 to July 1
5:30-7:30 pm

This workshop will explore how stories can be turned into poetry. We’ll look at and discuss several poems and workshop our own pieces as we examine technical aspects of poetry and narrative as well as personal and practical methods of developing our own stories into poetry. All skill levels welcomed. $40. David Harrity

Nonfiction Writing Group

Tuesdays
June 9 to July 28
noon-1:30 pm

Join a lively, diverse group of people in exploring nonfiction writing, including personal essays, columns, magazine pieces, and autobiography. This is a chance to limber up as a writer, get feedback from others, and gain confidence in an affirming atmosphere. Bring your enthusiasm and a writing pad. $80. Jan Isenhour and Neil Chethik

Reflection and Response

Thursdays
June 18 to Aug. 6
5:00-7:00 pm

For writers of all genres: We’ll read short pieces of writing, then briefly discuss them for content and technique. Then we’ll write in reaction to the pieces and workshop as a group. We will work to integrate our written emotional and intellectual reactions to more than one text at a time. Broaden your knowledge of various genres and perfect the skill of reacting in writing to more than one text at a time, thus creating and complicating your own writing. $80. Adam Day

Writers’ Retreat: June 25-27

Thursday, June 25: 6:00-8:00 pm

Friday, June 26: 9:00 am-4:30 pm

Saturday, June 27: 9:00 am-1:00 pm

Join Crystal Wilkinson, Nickole Brown, and other Kentucky writers for a three-day writers’ retreat. We’ll have four workshop sessions, plenty of writing time, and an inspiring atmosphere for you to grow as a writer. We’ll break for lunch, but lunch will not be provided. $50 for Saturday only; $150 for 3-day event

Writing Practice: Daytime

Fridays
June 12 to Aug. 28 (no session July 3)
noon-1:30 pm

Writing Practice: Evening

Mondays
June 8 to Aug. 24
5:30-7:00 pm

Designed as an opportunity to practice creative expression without judgment. Develop your natural story-telling instinct or refresh writing skills from word prompts or personal experiences. Recommended reading: Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg (not required). Class may be entered on any day it is held; it is not necessary to commit to the entire session. FREE. Daytime sessions led by Gail Koehler; evening sessions led by Doug Begley

SATURDAY SEMINARS:

Book Binding

Saturday
Aug. 1
10:00 am-2:00 pm

Learn traditional Japanese book-binding techniques and other non-adhesive bindings with Leslie Shane of Larkspur Press. Create your own book and leave with the skills to practice your new craft at home -- great for small-scale self-publishing and journaling! A class for writers and visual artists alike. $40 materials fee. Leslie Shane

Journal Writing: How I Got Off My Duff...and Started to Write!

Saturday
July 11
10:00 am-2:00 pm

Tomorrow. Tomorrow. Tomorrow. Okay, but why not today? Journal writing processes can help you sneak up on that procrastination so that you can reclaim your writing desk & time. We will explore the roads taken and not taken, the characters who people our imagination, and the touchstone moments of our lives. After a thorough mining of the psyche, we’ll commit ourselves to at least beginning a piece of writing on the spot, whether poetry, fiction or nonfiction. $25. Normandi Ellis

The Pen as Sword: Writing as Activism

Saturday
Aug. 29
11:00 am-1:00 pm

Join poet and Holler Poet Series founder Eric Sutherland as we explore writing as a tool for activism. We’ll revisit works by well-known and lesser-known writers who have used the pen to confront a broad spectrum of political and social issues. Participants should come prepared to create their own piece of activist art. $25. Eric Sutherland

SPECIAL INTEREST:

Brown Bag Book Discussion

Thursdays
July 2-23
noon-1:00 pm

An informal discussion group focusing on literature by and about women. Be prepared to buy or check out from the library the works selected. Please phone the Center (859-254-4175) to find out the group’s selections for summer. FREE. Jan Isenhour

Five Writers to Know for the 30th Annual Kentucky Women Writers Conference

Prepare for the upcoming 30th annual Kentucky Women Writers Conference (September 10-12, 2009 in Lexington) with discussions of the work of three of this year’s esteemed presenters. Stay tuned for more discussions as the Conference draws near! FREE.

Friday, June 12 at noon: Inaugural Poet Elizabeth Alexander

Marta Miranda leads a discussion of Elizabeth Alexander’s poetry, including “Praise Song for the Day,” written for the presidential inauguration, as well as poems from her best-known collection, The Venus Hottentot (2004). Miranda is Associate Professor and Director of EKU’s Women and Gender Studies and Office of Multicultural Student Affairs

Friday, July 10 at noon: Susan Vreeland, Luncheon of the Boating Party

Renee Boss leads a discussion of New York Times best-selling author Vreeland’s latest novel, set in Renoir’s 1880s Paris. Boss is Writing Consultant for the KY Dept. of Education.

Friday, Aug. 7 at noon: Christine Schutt, All Souls

Marion Rust, English faculty at UK, leads a discussion of Christine Schutt’s new novel, set in a girls’ boarding school in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Schutt’s 2003 novel Florida was a finalist for the National Book Award.

To learn more about the Kentucky Women Writers Conference, visit
www.thewomenwritersconference.org

Independent Film & Contemporary Literature

Thursdays
June 11 to Aug. 27
5:30-7:30 pm

Monthly Book Discussion

Tuesdays
3rd week of the month
5:30-7:00 pm

Meets monthly. Contemporary and classic novels as well as nonfiction, plays, and poetry chosen by the group. For more information, e-mail Alan at church11@webtv.net. FREE. Alan Church

LANGUAGES:

French: Beginning - Level 8

Beginning French
Wednesdays, June 10 to Aug. 27
10:30 am to noon

Level 1
Mondays, June 8 to Aug. 24
10:30 am to noon

Level 2
Mondays, June 8 to Aug. 24
noon to 1:30 pm

Level 3
Tuesdays, June 9 to Aug. 25
1:30 to 3:00 pm

Level 4
Mondays, June 8 to Aug. 24
1:30 to 3:00 pm

Level 5
Tuesdays, June 9 to Aug. 25
noon to 1:30 pm

Level 6
Wednesdays, June 10 to Aug. 26
5:30 to 7:30 pm

Level 7
Tuesdays, June 9 to Aug. 25
6:00 to 7:30 pm

Level 8
Wednesdays, June 10 to Aug. 26
noon to 2:00 pm

Native speaker and experienced teacher Monique Roman offers French conversation and grammar, as well as culture and customs, in a friendly atmosphere. The classes are offered in sequence. If you are enrolling for the first time, we can help you determine the appropriate level for you. Level 1 is for the student who has had some instruction in French; If you wish to study French for the first time, please enroll in the class designed for true beginners. The textbook, which is used for several sessions, costs $35. Classes meet for 12 weeks ($120). Monique Roman

Beginning Spanish

Wednesdays
June 17 to Aug. 12 (no class July 22)
5:00-7:00 pm

Say ADIOS to communication barriers! Learn how to communicate accurately and politely with your employees, neighbors, clients, and Spanish-speaking friends in Lexington. $80 (textbook: additional $20). Mireya Hall

Language Practice

Tuesdays
June 8 to Aug. 25
5:00-6:30 pm

Afraid your Spanish is slipping? Has your French become rusty? Come meet other people with the same problem and retain those skills! The goal of these informal meetings is to practice languages by speaking them to each other in everyday conversation. Feel free to come at any point in the hour. Room will be reserved, but meetings are group-directed (no instructor). FREE.

COMPUTERS:

Adobe Illustrator

Tuesdays and Thursdays
July 7, 9, 14, 16
5:30-7:30 pm

In this workshop, you’ll learn the basics of this Adobe CS3 software. Illustrator can be used to make posters, invitations, logos, and more. $50. Andrew Owens

Internet Basics 1,2,3

Monday-Thursday
July 20-23
5:30-7:00 pm

Learn the basics of the Internet (World Wide Web). Conduct simple searches, open e-mail accounts, and use instruction and practice time to apply what you learn. Fun and informative! $30. Gerald Baker