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Writer’s Workshop – March 2023

Instructor Nancy McMillan
Friday, March 31, 2023
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

In-Person Writers may work alone but the feedback of other writers is vital. The Writer’s Workshop gives students an opportunity to share their works-in-progress with fellow writers under the guidance of instructor Nancy McMillan. Writers can bring in up to five double-spaced pages to be read aloud and critiqued. Writers will receive constructive feedback from […]



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Writing Poetry Inspired by Art – A Writing Workshop

Instructor, Faith Vicinanza, Southbury Poet Laureate
Friday, March 31
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Writing Ekphrastic Poetry Come kick off National Poetry Month with a workshop led by Southbury Poet Laureate Faith Vicinanza. Students will write poems inspired by fine art, using the current exhibition in our gallery as a catalyst. The instructor will guide students through the process of accessing the paintings; there will be an opportunity to […]



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An Afternoon with Four CT Poet Laureates

Host, Faith Vicinanza, Southbury Poet Laureate
Sunday, April 2
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

April is National Poetry Month. Join us for an afternoon of words and conversation featuring four Connecticut Poet Laureates. Free event featuring Sandy Carlson of Woodbury, Rick Magee of Bethel, Deborah Rose of New Milford, and Faith Vicinanza of Southbury. Sandy Lee Carlson lives with her family in Woodbury, where she is poet laureate.  Sandy […]



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Children’s/YA Writers Forum

Instructor, Tina Tocco
Tuesday, April 4
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Read Out Loud Via Zoom ** PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DAY FOR THIS MONTH TO TUESDAY EVENING This popular monthly writer’s forum is for beginner and seasoned writers who write for children and young adults. If you are interested in sharing your work for gentle critique and feedback, this monthly group may be just for […]



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First Thursday – Open Mic – April

Host - Nancy McMillan
Thursday, April 6, 2023
7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

MONTHLY FREE EVENT Arts Escape invites writers to share their creative work in our monthly open mic. Bring your work-in-progress-either fiction or non-fiction-or something new you’re trying out. It promises to be an evening of fun, support, and community. Want to listen only? We welcome you. Reservations are required and participants are limited to 20 […]



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Writing Memoir Writers Group

Instructor, Nancy McMillan
Fridays, April 7 through May 26
10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

For students who have completed Writing Memoir-Let’s Begin, this is a writing group where students can workshop their pieces at a weekly gathering. Students will bring in material to read aloud and receive feedback from fellow students and the instructor. Prompts will be given for students to use at home during the week. Payment options […]



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Virtual Book Club – April 2023

Facilitator, Lisa Golymbieksi
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Via Zoom The Lincoln Highway by Amos Towles The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the work farm […]



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Breathing Space: Exploring Collaboration Across Art Forms


Thursday, April 20, 2023
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Please join us for a panel discussion and Q&A with Western Connecticut State University students and teachers who have collaborated on Breathing Space, a student project involving visual art generated by poetry. Attendees will then participate in a short writing exercise inspired by visual art produced by the Arts Escape community. Original posters (broadsides) from […]



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Children’s/YA Writers Forum

Instructor, Tina Tocco
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Read Out Loud Via Zoom ** PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DAY FOR THIS MONTH TO TUESDAY EVENING This popular monthly writer’s forum is for beginner and seasoned writers who write for children and young adults. If you are interested in sharing your work for gentle critique and feedback, this monthly group may be just for […]



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First Thursday – Open Mic – May

Host - Nancy McMillan
Thursday, May 4, 2023
7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

MONTHLY FREE EVENT Arts Escape invites writers to share their creative work in our monthly open mic. Bring your work-in-progress-either fiction or non-fiction-or something new you’re trying out. It promises to be an evening of fun, support, and community. Want to listen only? We welcome you. Reservations are required and participants are limited to 20 […]



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Virtual Book Club – May 2023

Facilitator, Valerie Taylor
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Via Zoom The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner A female apothecary secretly dispenses poisons to liberate women from the men who have wronged them – setting three lives across centuries on a dangerous collision course. Rule #1: The poison must never be used to harm another woman.Rule #2: The names of the murderer and her […]



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First Thursday – Open Mic – June

Host - Nancy McMillan
Thursday, June 1, 2023
7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

MONTHLY FREE EVENT Arts Escape invites writers to share their creative work in our monthly open mic. Bring your work-in-progress-either fiction or non-fiction-or something new you’re trying out. It promises to be an evening of fun, support, and community. Want to listen only? We welcome you. Reservations are required and participants are limited to 20 […]



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Virtual Book Club – June 2023

Facilitator, Nancy McMillan
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Via Zoom The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor This stunning novel from highly acclaimed author William Trevor is a brilliant, subtle, and moving story of love, guilt, and forgiveness. The Gault family leads a life of privilege in early 1920s Ireland, but the threat of violence leads the parents of nine-year-old Lucy to […]



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