GENERAL MEETING: Tuesday, May 27, 2014

 General Meetings are a time to welcome visitors, hear guest speakers and discuss club business. All residents of Greater Winston-Salem are invited to join us. General Meetings are held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street (just off Silas Creek Parkway via the Bolton Street exit) at 10AM on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except August and December.

Presenters: Julie Kolischak, freelance producer / writer / artist, from the Winston-Salem Writers

On Poetry in Plain Sight

            Winston-Salem Writers is a group of writers who write fiction, non-fiction, plays and poetry, and who care about the art and craft of writing. They offer programs, workshops, critique groups, open mic nights, web-based writing, contests and writers’ nights out, as well as a weekly newsletter. They welcome writers and poets at any stage of their art – from beginner to published author – and they welcome non-members to their meetings, contests and newsletter.

            Professionally, Julie specializes in projects for Corporate Communications, as well as Field Production for outside companies. She is the Program Chair for Winston-Salem Writers’ premier community initiative, Poetry in Plain Sight. Julie will discuss the origins of Poetry in Plain Sight and give an overview of its growth since its beginning in January 2013, its unique impact upon the community, and its ability to attract writers and their organizations statewide to Winston-Salem.

            Poetry in Plain Sight brings poetry to downtown Winston-Salem. Four poems are chosen each month and displayed on posters in sixteen shop windows throughout Winston-Salem’s Arts District and downtown. Poetry in Plain Sight also extends the Word Up! Program that the late Rodney Holman, a prime mover of Poetry in Plain Sight, created for Winston-Salem Transit Authority (WSTA) buses. In 2014, Winston-Salem Writers received an Innovative Projects Grant from The Art’s Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County to place posters in all WSTA buses as an extension of the current Poetry in Plain Sight program.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS: May 2014

Please RSVP for all events. Non-members who wish to attend one of our events should contact Dolores Rider, Membership Coordinator, for additional information at 336-245-8406 or doloresrider60@gmail.com.

BOOK CLUB – Monday, May 5, at 10AM to discuss Molokai’i, by Alan Brennert.

EVENING CARDS – Wednesday, May 7, at 7PM.

BRIDGE – Thursday, May 8, at 12:30PM; no Bridge Lite is scheduled for May.

WINE GROUP – Saturday, May 10, at 7PM.

BOARD MEETING – Tuesday, May 13, at 10AM.

LUNCH GROUP – Thursday, May 15, at 11:30AM.

CRAFTS GROUP – Friday, May 16, at 10AM

GALLERY GROUP – no scheduled gallery tour in May.

DAY CARDS – Thursday, May 22, at 1PM.