Big Read Tucson
E v e n t s O v e r v i e w
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September - December 2011
UA Poetry Center
Hands-on field trips
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Sept. 22 - Oct. 8, 2011
UA Poetry Center exhibit
Visions and Versions of Emily Dickinson
September - December 2011
Participating Tucson and Surrounding Area Schools
Dickinson in the curriculum
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Oct. 1, 2011 from 6 - 8 p.m.
MAST art gallery at 299 S. Park Ave.
For the Love of Libraries benefit for Miles and Tucson High libraries
Student reading - Dickinson in translation! (Urdu, Spanish, Chinese)
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Oct. 1 - 31, 2011
Feast Restaurant, 3719 East Speedway, (520) 326-9363
21st century Emily D. Dessert
Oct. 5, 2011 from 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Tucson High Magnet School Library
Slamming Emily workshops - free!
Email kore@korepress.org to register! (ages 13-19)
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Oct. 12, 2011 from 4 - 5:30 p.m.
Sam Lena South Tucson Branch Library
Slamming Emily workshops - free!
Email kore@korepress.org to register! (ages 13-19)
Oct. 15, 2011 from 3:30 - 5 p.m.
Himmel Park Library
Slamming Emily workshops - free!
Email kore@korepress.org to register! (ages 13-19)
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Oct. 15, 2011 at 5 p.m.
Bentley's House of Coffee & Tea
Slamming Emily
Poetry slam
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Oct. 15, 2011 from 10 a.m. - noon
A glee possesseth me: Making Dance out of Poem
workshop at the Movement Shala, $15
Click here to register at our workshops webpage!
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Oct. 17, 2011 from 6-9 p.m.
UA Poetry Center, "Gem-Tactics": Writing with Emily Dickinson
Workshop with Eva Heisler, $40
Click here to register at our workshops webpage!
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Oct. 20, 2011 from 1-2 p.m.
Woods Library
Slamming Emily workshops - free
Email kore@korepress.org to register! (ages 13-19)
Oct. 21, 2011 at 6 p.m.
MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art)
A Certain Slant of Light: The Dickinson Inspired Installation Art of Barbara Penn
Slide Show & Art Talk
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Oct. 22, 2011 at 4 p.m.
MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art)
The Presence of Dickinson in the Art of Joseph Cornell, Lesley Dill, and Roni Horn
An art talk with international scholar Eva Heisler
Suggested $5 Donation
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Oct. 22, 2011 at 5:15 p.m.
Cushing St Restaurant (around the corner from MOCA)
Poets & Artists Symposium
Presented with support from Poets & Writers
Suggested $5 donation.
Oct. 26, 2011 from 6 - 8 p.m.
UA Poetry Center
Workshop & Talk with Anne Waldman, $40
Click here to register at our workshops webpage!
Oct. 30, 2011 at 3 p.m.
KXCI – 91.3 FM
My Sad Pony, An All Souls radio broadcast
Nov. 5, 2011 from noon - 5 p.m.
Casa Libre en Solana, 228 N Fourth Ave.
What Would Emily Say? An Unbridled Translation Workshop
with Elizabeth Frankie Rollins & Kristen Nelson, $25
Click here to register at our workshops webpage!
Nov. 9, 2011 at 7 p.m.
UA Poetry Center
Dr. Susan Aiken Lecture
Writing Woman: Dickinson's Lines of Resistance
Suggested $5 donation.
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Nov. 12, 2011 at 7 p.m.
PCC Center for the Arts, Proscenium Theater
An Evening of Dickinson inspired performances with New ARTiculations, Katherine Ferrier of The Architects, and Vicki Brown
Tickets $10 in advance, $15 at the door, $40 for VIP seating and reception
Click here to buy your tickets at our workshops webpage!
Nov. 19, 2011 from 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Himmel Park library lawn
Dickinson Tribute Chess Tournament with 9 Queens
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Nov. 20, 2011 from 2 - 4 p.m.
Tucson High School Auditorium
Community & Youth showcase, $5
Performances by Stories That Soar! based on writing generated by the community and students, Slamming Emily poets, works in translation and more.
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Dec. 10, 2011
Party for Emily
Second Saturday, Downtown
September - December, 2011
Roving Tucson Events
The life and work of Emily Dickinson
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