"There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot."
Aldo Leopold, from the foreword of A Sand County Almanac
Friday, July 9, 2010
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- Description:
- Gemini Ink’s 2010 Summer Literary Festival focuses on Biomimicry Classes, events, performances to take place July 9-25
Gemini Ink, the only literary arts center in San Antonio and South Texas, announces the schedule for its 13th annual Summer Literary Festival themed What Would Nature Do? The theme focuses on Biomimicry, which is “the science and art of emulating nature’s best biological ideas to solve human problems.”
The festival features a wide variety of exciting classes, readings, and performances for kids, teens, and adults. Fees for classes vary and all readings and performances are free. The three-week schedule includes the following:
•Classes in poetry with 2008 Tucson Local Genius recipient Sherwin Bitsui and Shin Yu Pai, who’s works have been featured in the Poetry in Motion program on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system.
•Classes in nonfiction with celebrated former Texas Monthly writer Joe Nick Patoski and Oulipo (a writing technique employing experimental formal constraints) enthusiast Lyle Rosdahl.
•Editorial consultant Marcela Landres is back once again to conduct two workshops, one focused on getting published despite the economy and another is a private appointment with Landres who will offer professional suggestions and advice for each writer.
•Classes in lifelong learning with Marian Aitches, Mobi Warren, and Martin Kohout and Heather Catto Kohout will delve into a variety of topics ranging from Spiritual and Physical Survival through Nature, Crepuscular Writing, and a discussion of what makes an artists’ community flourish in a rural setting.
•Producer and director of the award-winning documentary Libby, Montana, Doug Hawes-Davis will conduct the class, Writing Treatments for Documentaries. Through a Gemini Ink and Say Sí partnership Libby, Montana will be featured during the PBS POV Documentary Series event. Hawes-Davis will be on hand to take questions following the screening.
•Young Writers Camps for kids and teens with short story writer Derek Delgado and author Donna Peacock.
•Weekly festival readings by summer faculty throughout the month of July.
•Artpace and Gemini Ink team up again this summer to present our version of The Odd Couple. Join literary artist Trey Moore and visual artist Ken Little as they discuss the ins and outs of their work and their processes, and the intersections of their unique artistic perspectives.
•A Community Talk moderated by the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance executive director Analisa Peace, Solar San Antonio executive director Lanny Sinkin, and San Antonio Current environmental writer, Greg Harman exploring the issue of the environment and each citizen’s responsibility to protect land and natural resources.
Registration for classes and Young Writers Camps is ongoing and can be completed by phone, mail, and online. A complete schedule is available by visiting www.geminiink.org or by calling 210.734.9673 and requesting a catalogue.
For more information, contact:
Jennifer Herrera, Communications Director
Gemini Ink, literary arts & ideas
210.734.9673
communications@geminiink.org
www.geminiink.org
- Description:
- Weather permitting, volunteers are needed to cut, trim, and plant at the San Antonio Riverwalk Garden. Bring cutting tools such as shears, rakes, and clippers and also gloves and water for this workday. It would be great to see some new faces at this garden, our own Master Naturalist project at the corner of Aubrey and Old Guilbeau (north of Durango, the west side of the San Antonio river) on the Riverwalk.
Contact Lan Eng (830) 980-2300 or lanbceng@gmail.com.
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- Description:
- It is that time of the year when we do our night cricket surveys. Meet at Stone Oak Park parking lot on north side of Stone Oak Parkway, 20395 Stone Oak Pkwy.
We suggest you bring an EASY TO CARRY, LIGHTWEIGHT CHAIR for the cricket survey. If you think this is a spectacular Spring and Summer, just wait til you spend some time in the Natural Areas at night!
You MUST call Wendy Leonard(Wendy.Leonard@sanantonio.gov) at 210.372.9124 to get a confirmed reservation. A confirmed reservation is required because we can only fit 2-3 people around the cave/karst feature openings where we conduct the survey.
Approved for volunteer service hours.
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