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January 20, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing adkwrites, Local Opportunities, Resources

ARTS4VETS Group & Meetings

A group of veterans interested in using the arts to heal. This group of veterans who get together at Zaloga, Post 4, Everett Road, Albany, NY and on Zoom/Hybrid every Friday mornings 8:00-10:00am for writing and 10:00am-12:00pm for the other arts. They have craft kits from HHV.org; work on drama pieces, do creative writing - given prompts, some … Continue reading ARTS4VETS Group & Meetings

January 15, 2021 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Home

The Art of Reopening: A Guide to Current Practices Among Arts Organizations During COVID-19

National Endowment for the Arts surveyed arts organizations throughout the country about reopening practices and creative responses to programming in 2020, during the pandemic. They published a report highlighting what they felt were successful responses to the crisis: promising tactics, best practices, and insights through nine selected case studies. The Adirondack Center for Writing was one … Continue reading The Art of Reopening: A Guide to Current Practices Among Arts Organizations During COVID-19

December 10, 2020 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements

In The Media: National Endowment for the Arts “Chairman’s Corner: December 10, 2020” podcast

@adkctr4writing · National Endowment for the Arts "Chairman's Corner - December 10, 2020" Chairman's Corner podcast A weekly podcast with National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter. This week, the chairman gives us a sneak peak at the new report The Art of Reopening. @NEAarts Excerpt of transcript Mary Anne Carter: That's right, Jo, and … Continue reading In The Media: National Endowment for the Arts “Chairman’s Corner: December 10, 2020” podcast

October 22, 2019 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities, Readings & Performances

The Good Old Days at LPCA, a collaborator teacher and student original

"Which decade has the BEST music?" asks a character in the new musical The Good Old Days onstage later this month at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. The best part... It's up to the audience to decide! Come be a part of this fun and interactive original musical written by Northwood School's Head of Drama, Noël Carmichael, and student … Continue reading The Good Old Days at LPCA, a collaborator teacher and student original

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities, Resources

ACW Bookmobile is hitting the road, and wants your books on board

The newest, cutest pop-up bookstore is here and coming to a town near you this summer! Sign up to stock your books in the ACW Bookmobile. ACW is bringing the books to the people at pop-up events throughout the region. The goal is to expose small towns that don't have their own bookstores books from … Continue reading ACW Bookmobile is hitting the road, and wants your books on board

March 1, 2019 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities

ADK Teen wants to hear from you!

Did you know there's a company right here devoted to exposing teens to the opportunities and adventures unique to the Adirondacks? They list opportunities for you from arts & design contests and showcases to scholarships for college & jobs in your town. Here's a few ways you can be involved with ADK Teen: 1. Hot Shots … Continue reading ADK Teen wants to hear from you!

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Local Opportunities

Workshop @ View Arts Center: Writing Children’s Book and Young Adult Fiction

Writing for children has its own special challenges - and so does writing for the young adult reader. This workshop will explain how to meet those challenges, and also how to land your work with a great publishing company. You can bring short selections to share. The cost of the class is $45 / $30 … Continue reading Workshop @ View Arts Center: Writing Children’s Book and Young Adult Fiction

July 23, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements, Resources

Deadline soon: Artist Entrepreneur Bootcamp at LPCA

In September, the LPCA will partner with the New York Foundation for the Arts and the New York State Council for the Arts to present an Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp. This four-day boot camp is a hands-on intensive workshop to help artists think of themselves as a small business. There are sessions on marketing, … Continue reading Deadline soon: Artist Entrepreneur Bootcamp at LPCA

July 6, 2018July 13, 2018 Adirondack Center for Writing Announcements

In Memoriam of Paul Pines

We are saddened to announce the passing of Paul Pines, a beloved friend of the Adirondack Center for Writing and longtime champion of the larger arts community. Paul was a volunteer and educator for ACW for many years, and we are so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him. He will be … Continue reading In Memoriam of Paul Pines

ACW FAMILY NEWS

📍 A Prison in the Woods: Environment and Incarceration in New York’s North Country by Clarence Hall traces the long history of incarceration in the Adirondacks. Published by University of Massachusetts Press, copies are available here.

📍 Written during the Pandemic of 2020 LAMENT FOR US ALL is Carlos Reyes‘ 13th full-length collection. Available for purchase at the author’s website here.

📍Herb Terns has a new Adirondack novel, Iron Sharpens Iron, available for purchase here.

📍Eric Mondschein has published a new short story, Dinner at Grandma’s published by Something or Other Publishing LLC, in their short story anthology 25 Servings of SOOP: literary Journeys into Life, Meaning and Love.

📍Jessica Kane has published Anchors in the Storm, a new picture book written as a comforting tool to help parents be with their children and connect during moments of despair. The book is available digitally www.jessicalaurelkane.com.

📍Alice Gilborn has released a new of poetry, “Apples & Stones” (Kelsay Books), which features poems set in Colorado, the Adirondacks, and Vermont. The book is available from Kelsay Books, the Northshire Bookstore, and Amazon.

📍Stanley A. Ransom, Jr. has published Outskirts Press, Inc. has published America’s First Black Poet; Jupiter Hammon of Long Island (Outskirts Press, Inc.). Kirkus Reviews states: “an essential volume for all libraries interested in Black, and American poetry.” Paperback and Kindle e-book editions are available on Amazon.com.

📍Ronald Berger has just published The Gorge, a thriller based on his experience as

a whitewater raft guide on the Hudson River during the 1990s. Paperback and Kindle e-book editions are available on Amazon.com.

📍Christopher Shaw has published a new book The Power Line, and can be ordered at his website.

📍Howard Kirschenbaum has just published a new book, Coming of Age in the Baby Boom: A Memoir of Personal Development, Social Action, Education Reform and Adirondack Preservation. Paperback and Kindle e-book editions are available on Amazon.com.

📍Brian Heinz‘s newest book, a thriller novel for ‘tweens and teens,’ Peabody Pond, has been published and released by 4RV Publishing.

📍Betsy Folwell has released an extended version of Short Carries as an audiobook for the first time. These essays are about wildlife and wilderness, regional history and small-town life, with keen observations and a touch of humor.