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The following list is a quick glimpse of the many Big Read programs we have planned this fall. For more information and event descriptions, click here to view our full events listing.

 

 

September - December 2011

UA Poetry Center

Hands-on field trips

 

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

 

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)

 

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)

 

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)

 

Oct. 15, 2011 at 5 p.m.

Bentley's House of Coffee & Tea

Slamming Emily

Poetry slam

 

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!

 

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!

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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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