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All Ways Writing Circle

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The All Ways Writing Circle offers time, space, community, and inspiration to get some writing done. This is for anyone who wants to write—in any genre—and would benefit from dedicated time. Facilitated by Lily Greenberg, participants will be offered a prompt, approximately 45 minutes to write, then a chance to share their work in a warm and supportive group setting. No experience needed, all genres welcome. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Admission is $12.
Participants are encouraged to register on Eventbrite. Walk-ins are also welcome, and can pay at the door by cash, check, or Venmo.
Starting July 11, 2024, our venue is Creative Arts Workshop https://www.arts-workshop.com/ , 171 Main Street Nyack, NY.
For more info and FAQ, visit our website https://allwayswriting.org/writing-circles/ .
This program is offered by All Ways Writing Collective https://allwayswriting.org/ , a group which organizes writing circles, workshops, salons, and author readings in the lower Hudson Valley of New York (Rockland County). Our community members range from aspiring to established writers, and we strive to make our events accessible and engaging for all. Learn more about our community on our Instagram @allwayswriting and our website allwayswriting.org https://allwayswriting.org/ .
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LILY GREENBERG is a poet from Nashville, Tennessee and the author of In the Shape of a Woman (Broadstone Books 2022). Her work has appeared in New England Review, Ecotone, On the Seawall, Cortland Review, and Iron Horse Literary Review, among others. She holds an MFA from the University of New Hampshire and lives in Nyack, New York. More about her at lily-greenberg.com https://lily-greenberg.com/ .

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Finding Your Courage to Create (Interactive Workshop)

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Naomi Vladeck is an award-winning author and certified life coach who is devoted to advancing the work of women artists and creators through her company Creativity Matters Coaching. Naomi has been working with and around independent artists for thirty years.

As a performing artist, writing coach, fundraising executive, event planner and non-profit founder, Naomi has helped hundreds of artists create something new from an empty stage, blank page and canvas so that they could make their impact. The experience of her husband’s alcoholism and death led to her writing debut: Braving Creativity, Artists Who Turn the Scary, Messy, Thrilling Path of Change into Courageous Transformation which received a Silver Medal Award from the Non Fiction Authors Association, a Finalist Medal in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, and a Book of the Year Finalist from the Independent Author Network (IAN).

Naomi has a Masters in Performance Studies from NYU, is a certified creativity coach with the Creativity Coaching Association. She holds a leadership certification from the Inner MBA program of Mindful NYU and is certified and registered public speaker with The Big Talk Academy NYC.

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Lit by the River: Poetry Writing Workshop

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Join us for the first of three poetry writing workshops instructed by Juan Mobili and Rebecca Watkins.

Session 1: Articulating What You Notice
Considering “paying attention” as a poet’s superpower. Reflecting on what you write about and what you do not write about. Developing your freedom to write outside your comfort zone. Everyone will write a new poem.

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Circle Up

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Our weekly poets circle, Circle Up, is happening every Thursday night from 6 PM to 7 PM at X House in Nyack. This week, I’m thinking on doing a performance/delivery workshop, but usually we do either writing or editing. If you want weekly emails or texts about that, let me know and I can add you to the proper list. If you can swing it, cost is $5, paid directly to the venue.

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Rivertown Film Screening of “Atomic Cover Ups”

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Political and Media Manipulation x 4 at Rivertown Film

August 2025 – On Wednesday, September 24th, Rivertown Film will present clips from four films written and directed by Nyack resident Greg Mitchell. The films – produced in 2022 – 2025 – are all different but all deal with various forms of manipulation. Both the media and the government are adept at controlling the messages they want to get out, as these films show us. They are:

“Atomic Cover-Up” – Long suppressed footage of the human suffering caused by the US nuclear bombing of two Japanese cities in August of 1945 is uncovered.

“The First Attack Ads” – When author and socialist Upton Sinclair swept the Democratic primary for governor of California in August 1934- MGM producer Irving Thalberg ordered the creation of the first “attack ads” to appear on a screen.

“Memorial Day Massacre: Workers Die, Film Buried” – On Memorial Day in 1937, striking workers at Republic Steel in Chicago gathered for a picnic. When some marched towards the plant police killed ten of them, but newsreel film of the massacre disappeared.

“The Atomic Bowl: Football at Ground Zero – and Nuclear Peril Today” – A few months after the second atomic bomb blast, over Nagasaki, the U.S. military staged an all-star football game on a killing field, amid lingering radiation levels. Why? And why does this provide so many lessons and warnings for us today?

Greg Mitchell is the former editor of Editor & Publisher, Nuclear Times, and Crawdaddy, and has written for dozens of leading publications. He is the author of thirteen books. ArtsRock director and WQXR host Elliott Forrest will lead a post-screening discussion. Community Partners are ArtsRock and Big Red Books.

The film begins at 8pm and doors open at 7:30pm. Tickets are $13/General

Admission, $11/Students &  Seniors, and $9/Rivertown Film Members More information can be found at rivertownfilm.org.

Rivertown Film is a non-profit organization which was founded in 2001. Their mission is

devoted to celebrating, exploring and promoting the art of the motion picture through film

screenings and educational programs. The organization is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts and with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and our corporate sponsor is Elena Schloss, Happy Dwellings with Elena/Julia B. Fee, Sotheby’s International Realty.

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