THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT AN EXISTING RESERVATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE UNCG UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES AT library.events(at)uncg.edu.An Evening with AMOR TOWLES, hosted by XHENET ALIU. Born and raised in the Boston area, AMOR TOWLES graduated from Yale College and received an MA in English from Stanford University. His thesis at Stanford, a […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* BRENDAN SLOCUMB'S The Violin Conspiracy is a best-selling crime/thriller for the classical world and TONA BROWN'S work has thrilled audiences from Carnegie Hall to the White House with both her voice and violin. This […]
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**THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT** *All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* How can bringing other genres and forms into memoir enrich the text? How close must memoir adhere to the facts? What is a memoir, anyway? LAURIE STONE […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* 2021 National Book Award winner and North Carolina native JASON MOTT is joined by award-winning author and Greensboro's own HOLLY GODDARD JONES as they talk about their recent work and writing from the Old North […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* Three Asian-American authors use their work to discuss the rise in violence toward Asian-Americans while exploring the complex joys and responsibilities of writing and identity. With MICHAEL CROLEY, H'RINA DeTROY, and THIEN-KIM LAM. Hosted […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* Journalists and writers from different backgrounds discuss the importance of engaging equity, criminal justice, and community. The press, and citizen journalists, provide witness on systemic issues impacting local communities. A conversation with DR. BENJAMIN […]
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**THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT** *All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* From three unique perspectives, these poets offer witness, vulnerability, and fierce attention to the troubled and yet still exquisite times. With CRYSTAL SIMONE SMITH, KAY ULANDAY BARRETT, and STUART DISCHELL. Hosted by MICHAEL […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* With a focus on southeast Native women, Beasley and Jacobs share stories from an anthology they edited on justice, spirit, and community. With DRS. CHERRY BEASLEY and MARY ANN JACOBS. Hosted by ROBIN MIURA. CHERRY BEASLEY, PhD, […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* With ELISHEBA HAQQ and MEGAN CULHANE GALBRAITH. Hosted by LEE ZACHARIAS. You May also be interested in: • Memoir Plus: A Conversation on Hybrid Memoir • $ WORKSHOP Down the Rabbit Hole of Your Own Life: A Creative […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* Science Fiction and fantasy explore new worlds; some are light years away or hundreds of years in the future, some are new perspectives on our shared past. They can be intimate stories of a […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* With CRYSTAL SIMONE SMITH and ASHLEY LUMPKIN. You may also be interested in: • Whatever Wholeness Means: Poetry in an Age of Separation CRYSTAL SIMONE SMITH is the author of two poetry chapbooks, Routes Home, Finishing Line […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* Three award-winning Black authors bring their unique voices to bear on what it means to be black and male in 21st Century America. Whether writing about unknown facets of the Civil War, a father’s […]
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In this one-session workshop/lab, writers will create a piece of creative writing prompted by a recent experience that may not at first seem dramatic. Writers will work to create a narrative voice that speaks directly to the reader. This voice layers time frames (I felt then, I feel now), and makes something ordinary seem strange […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* Say goodbye to your mom's harlequin bodice rippers, romance has gotten a makeover! From sleek new cover designs you actually want on your shelf (so long, busty corsets!) to rethinking what romance storytelling can […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* Around 20% of Americans live with a disability, but for many disability remains a taboo subject. Too often, the complex experiences of the disabled are reduced to pity or inspiration. On this panel, three […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* Greensboro Bound partners with the Carolina Blues Festival to bring an engaging conversation with DANIEL de VISÉ on the life and legacy of B. B. King. De Vise, whose previous book, Andy and Don: […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* You may also be interested in: • An Conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones • Images of Justice and Power • Truth Tellers documentary presentation •A Conversation on Publishing for People of Color • Whatever Wholeness […]
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**THIS EVENT IS SOLD-OUT** *All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* A Conversation with NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES is the culminating event in the History Of Redlining In East Greensboro: Conversations About Our City's Past And Present series. This keynote event for the F.D. Bluford Library […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* Three artists explore the representation of social justice activism and empowerment through photography and art, documenting the changing face of the social justice landscape and celebrating the success of a movement. With MALAIKA ADERO, ST. […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* With and introduction from Ruth Dickey, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation. A viewing of the documentary film by Dr. Michael Frierson, a filmmaker and professor of media studies at UNCG. The movie follows […]
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As writers, we’re used to pulling from our conscious experiences, memories, and knowledge to inspire and create our work. Our bodies and the subconscious are also wise and rich resources for inspiration and for instilling a sense of joy, possibility, and permission in the writing process. In this workshop, we’ll use exercises focused on the […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* What defines a great American? For artist/activist Robert Shetterly, it’s a citizen who courageously confronts issues of social, environmental and economic fairness. Shetterly has painted 250 portraits of such Americans, past and present, with […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* With JOHN COPENHAVER, VALERIE NIEMAN, and NICOLE ZELNIKER. These three novels skirt the edges of the mystery genre while taking on various considerations of identity. Gender expectations, LGBTQ concerns, and coming-of-age self-awareness all complicate […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* With KATHRYN SCHULZ and ALEXIS ORGERA. These two memoirs examine the pain of losing fathers, but something else is found in the process of loss, in the process of writing, and in the process […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* As the world continues to displace people in astonishing numbers, Abdo and Haqq bring the personal stories of individual lives effected by the continuing inhumane actions and responses to human suffering. With DIYA ABDO and ELISHEBA HAQQ. […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* Sounding Bodies presents a powerful model of how the seemingly disparate disciplines of philosophy and voice/speech training can, in conversation with each other, generate illuminating insights about our vocal lives and identities. Utilising the […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* JULIA SKINNER and MARCIE COHEN FERRIS are both food historians and they bring deep understanding of the role of food and drink in our past and in our present. Each author examines how culinary excellence, […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* Journalists and writers from different backgrounds discuss the importance of engaging equity, criminal justice, and community. The press, and citizen journalists, provide witness on systemic issues impacting local communities. A conversation with TESSIE CASTILLO, […]
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*All events are FREE, but we do ask that you please register so that we can monitor attendance and venue capacity.* Join us for a conversation about the pleasures and challenges of writing memoir. When mining material from their own lives, how do writers decide what to include and what to let go? How much […]
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