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    Horace Greeley Writers’ Conference

    October 24, 2009toOctober 25, 2009
    October 24, 2009toOctober 25, 2009

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

    Seventh Annual Horace Greeley Writers’ Conference: “A community of writers engaged in their craft!”

    Saturday & Sunday, October 24th & 25th 2009 at the  Fox Hill Center for the Arts.

    www.thegreeleyfoundation.org

    Saturday, October 24th:Meg Fitch, Burnham Holmes, Jon Mathewson, and Mary Pratt lead an innovative poetry collaborative to guide participants in writing and performing their own short show.

    Powerful Prose: Writing from prompts and other short lessons in technique that inspire creativity led by Joni B. Cole.

    Lyrical Poerty: Ken Holmes performs excerpts from Talking Aloud, Alone, his one-man show, and discusses his creative process.

     

    Sunday, October 25th:

    Words to Music:Karen and Leslie Klami facilities a playwright’s pull together narratives set in 19th century Poultney, Vermont.

    Poultney Docudrama:Led by Barara Stewart, participants pull together narratives set in 19th centuy Poultney, Vermont.

    Greeley Tribune:Robert and Ann Williams with Burnham Holmes and Paul Hancock bring the New York Tribune newsroom to life as participants hammer out front page stories.

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    • 8th Annual Horace Greeley Writers Conference

    • Saturday, October 23, 2010

      A full day of writing workshops and presentations at the Poultney United Methodist Church. 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. $80 for adults $20 for students. For registration information contact:(802) 287-2577.

    • East Poultney Day 2010!

    • Celebrate some of the town’s heritage Saturday, August 14th, on the Green in East Poultney. Century Schoolmaster will conduct class in the 1791 Union Academy, while British Army disturbs the peace with musket fire. Vendors offer crafts, traditional demonstrations, needle arts, slate splitting and candle making. Sponsored by Poultney Historical Society. For more information contact the Historical Society at (802) 287-5252. or visit the website at poultneyhistoricalsociety.org