Events
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Write Like A Woman Networking Workshop
Saturday, September 21, 1 pm
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Enjoy an afternoon of engaging conversation and writing! Facilitated by poet, author, and Athenaeum Poet in Residence, KaNikki Jakarta, this workshop welcomes amateur to professional women writers ages 18–100. Each workshop centers on uplifting and inspiring through writing and allows participants to enhance their writing styles through writing prompts and encouragement.
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Space is limited, please RSVP to greatpublishing@yahoo.com
District5 Quintet Presents:
Life in Full Bloom
Sunday, September 29, 2pm
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Add some 'spring' to your step as District5 presents an afternoon of music that celebrates the trials and triumphs we endure throughout the seasons. Thunderous tempests, icy snow storms, and flourishing gardens are expressed through works by composers such as Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Samuel Barber.
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Book Signing: Depression Made Me Write This
by C. Alexandria-Bernard Thomas
Friday, October 11, 7pm
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Join us for an inspiring book signing event with C. Alexandria-Bernard Thomas, the author of the powerful new work, Depression Made Me Write This. At first glance, the title might suggest a narrative of glorifying struggle, but Thomas’s writing takes an entirely different path. Instead, this book invites readers to see themselves as a collection of experiences, each shaping the landscape of their lives.
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Through their own journey with depression, C. Alexandria-Bernard Thomas demonstrates the possibility of turning pain into a habitat for joy. Their story is one of resilience, and their work is a gift that will leave you better for having encountered it.
Don't miss this opportunity to meet Mx. Thomas, hear their story, and get your copy of Depression Made Me Write This, signed.
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Space is limited and RSVP is required. Please RSVP to C. Alexandria-Bernard Thomas here.
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AWARE
Saturday, October 19, 1 - 3 pm
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ARE YOU AWARE?
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Great Publishing LLC in conjunction with The Athenaeum presents the 8th Annual AWARE Event curated by Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association’s Poet in Residence, KaNikki Jakarta.
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Join us for this family friendly, free event!
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AWARE is a community-based collaboration with a mission to entertain and inform the community. Twelve (12) pre-selected poets, musicians, and storytellers will provide awareness artistically that focuses on important topics bringing forth their knowledge, personal experiences, and perspectives using the Power of Words and Voice to focus on such topics as: What it means to be Brave, Running Towards Love, Women’s Mental and Physical Health, Kidney and Liver Health, Cancer, Musical Self-exploration, and more!
Space is limited and RSVP is required. Please RSVP to greatpublishing@yahoo.com
PRESENTERS:
13 of Nazareth
Buddah Desmond
Cary Nelson
Dawne Horizons
Elise Cleva
Gravy
Laura Di Franco
Mel “Da Evangelist”
Miko Reed
Neal Learner
Oscar Somersalo
Princess Best The Healacist
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Donations are appreciated!
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