Maine is the perfect location for summertime activities and midcoast Belfast is just the place to enjoy both “Writer’s Workshops” as well as Cultural events being offered this July as part of the “Summer Folk” series………..for all of us who are lucky enough to be here for the summer. Mark your calendars and join us at the air-conditioned UMaine Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Avenue, Belfast.
The daytime Writer’s Workshops include:
(C.E.U.’s Available upon request)
July 2nd: Managing Point of View (Bruce Pratt) 9:00-12:30
July 2nd: Turn Your Memoirs into a Book (Charlsye Diaz) 1:00-3:00
July 9th: New & Renew: Poetry Writing (Kathleen Ellis 3.5 hrs) 9:00-12:30
July 9th: Intro to Creative Writing (Leonore Hildebrandt, 3.5 hrs) 1:00 - 4:30
July 16th: Mastering Dialogue in Short Fiction (Bruce Pratt) 9:00-4:00
July 23rd: Fiction Manuscript (Bruce Pratt) 9:00-4:00
July 30th: Turn Your Memoirs into a Book II (Charlsye Diaz) 9:00-12:30
Free Cultural Events (starting at 6:30 pm) include: (Evening events are located in the air-conditioned auditorium with spacious seating for over 100!)
July 2nd: Captain’s Courageous: 1937, the film (introduced by Sandy Phippen).
July 9th: Philip Conkling: President, Island Institute; Island Living 1890-the present; Discussion & Book Signing.
July 16th: Michael Komanecky : Chief Curator, Farnsworth Museum: Presentation and discussion on The Wyeth’s (1890-1960).
July 23rd: History of Boat Building: J.B. Turner, Front Street Shipyard and Taylor Allen, Rockport Marine
July 30th: Peyton Place (1957), the film (introduced by Sandy Phippen).
For more information on the cost of the Writer’s Workshop(s) or to register for one of them, please contact Erica Hughes, Conference Services Coordinator at the UMaine Hutchinson Center. She can be reached at 338-8034 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . There is no registration for the cultural events. Donations will be accepted at the door to support student scholarships.
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