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Perry Lawson Fine Art is pleased to present Hope is the Thing with Feathers, an exhibition featuring bird-themed artwork by Sharon Falk, Glenn Goldberg, Bryn Jayes, Jackie Shatz, Mckenna van Koppen, and Hanna von Goeler. The title is drawn from Emily Dickinson’s poem of the same name, which serves as a touchstone for the exhibition’s exploration of birds as symbols of hope and resilience. In times of uncertainty, they can remind us of the power of persistence and the possibility of flight beyond hardship. This exhibition pays homage to birds and all they symbolize, offering a space to reflect on hope as an ever-present force.

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Joshua Furst’s critically acclaimed novel Revolutionaries, published by Knopf in 2019, was a New York Times Recommended Book and an Austin Chronicle Best Book of the Year. He’s also the author of The Sabotage Café—named to the 2007 year-end best-of lists of the Chicago Tribune, the Rocky Mountain News and the Philadelphia City Paper, as well as the winner of the 2008 Grub Street Fiction Prize—Short People, a collection of stories, and with the illustrator Katy Wu, The Little Red Stroller, a picture book for children. His work has appeared in, among many other periodicals, Esquire, Salon, The Chicago Tribune, A Public Space, The Baffler, BOMB, and The Forward, where he’s a contributing editor. A graduate with honors from The University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he now teaches at Columbia University.

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Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack, NY presents  POTUS,  Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, written by Selina Fillinger, onstage from March 14 through April 5.

To hell with the Chief! Hail to the women in his administration! Praised by Variety as a “…delicious feminist farce [that is] irresistibly funny,” POTUS is a no-holds-barred raucous romp through the corridors of power.

POTUS is directed at Elmwood by Claudia Stefany and stars Amanda Bloom, Miran Robarts, Meg Sewell, Leslie F. Smithey, Madison Landau, Tonette Smith, and Dana Duff as the fierce and funny women who try to control the chaos.

POTUS opens March 14 and closes April 5, with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm and Sundays at 2 pm, with a captioned performance on Thursday April 3 at 8 pm.

Throughout the run of the show, Elmwood’s lobby gallery exhibits the work of the artists of Nyack Art Collective, with a pre-show gallery reception starting at 6:30 pm on opening night Friday, March 14 to meet the artists and enjoy complimentary wine and cheese from local gourmet shop, Scott and Joe.

DISCLAIMER: Contains strong language/ subject matter that may be unsuitable for children or sensitive audiences. It is a satirical work of fiction, and the titular “dumbass” could belong to any political party. Viewer discretion is advised; laughter is encouraged.

Tickets are $30, discounted to $27 for seniors, students, and service members. Visit elmwoodplayhouse.com or call the Elmwood Playhouse box office at (845) 353-1313.

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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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Tim Tomlinson is the author of the chapbook Yolanda: An Oral History in Verse, the poetry collection, Requiem for the Tree Fort I Set on Fire, the short story collection, This Is Not Happening to You, and, most recently, Listening to Fish: Meditations from the Wet World, (Nirala Publications). Recent work appears in Men Matters Online Journal, Litro, Live Encounters, and Best Asian Short Stories, 2023. Tim is the director of New York Writers Workshop, and co-author of its popular text, The Portable MFA in Creative Writing. He teaches writing in NYU’s Global Liberal Studies.

Called “a diaspora icon” in The Hindu, Pushcart Prize-winning poet, Dr. Ravi Shankar is the author / translator / editor of 17 books, including the Memoir Magazine and Connecticut Book Award finalist Correctional, the Muse India-award winning translations of Andal, The Autobiography of a Goddess, a collaboration with late American visual artistry Sol LeWitt, Seamless Matter, and W.W. Norton & Co.’s Language for a New Century, called “a beautiful achievement for world literature” by Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer. He has appeared in The New York Times, The Paris Review, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and on the BBC, NPR, and the PBS Newshour. He founded Drunken Boat, one of the world’s oldest electronic journals of the arts, has won awards from Ploughshares, BOMB Magazine, and the Academy of American Poets, held residencies and fellowships from the Corporation of Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony, been featured at the Ubud and the Jaipur Literary Festival, given a TEDx talk on #impuritanthinking and currently teaches for New York Writers Workshop and at Tufts University.

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