CARLIN STORY SLAM (Patterned after The Moth Story Slam Series) THEME:  Love Hurts  -- true stories , told live and on-theme DATE: Wednesday, February 19, 2020  TIME: 6:30 PM doors open   7:00 PM storytellers selected   HOST:  Kevin Carlin    STORYTELLERS: 10 selected at random  VENUE:  Tir na nOg (upstairs, intimate venue)  A bit o’ Ireland at Trenton/Hamilton Line  1324 Hamilton Avenue  Trenton, New Jersey  COST:   $10.00 (20 maximum attendees) $20.00 at the door, if available PAYMENT:  In advance, imagine telling a story to less than 10 or  being shut out due to sellout.  Via Venmo to @Kevin-Carlin-20  WHAT IT IS: No [...]

Events for Writers--January 2020 Writers Room January 7, 2020, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Writers receive constructive feedback at these sessions, during which participants read their work and members offer suggestions. Works read are usually less than 15 minutes long, so there is time to discuss a number of pieces during each session. Participants range from published authors to those looking to improve their skills. The group is led by Loretta and Fred Wish. Workshop: A Few Kind Words (Embracing the Power of Writing Unexpected Letters of Appreciation) January 11, 2020, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Imagine a world where “Kindness can be the norm, [...]

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Events for Writers-December 2019 Writers Room Tuesday, December 10, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Recurring Event (See all) Quiet Room – First Floor, 65 Witherspoon Street Princeton, NJ 08542 United States Writers receive constructive feedback at these sessions, during which participants read their work and members offer suggestions. Works read are usually less than 15 minutes long, so there is time to discuss a number of pieces during each session. While nonfiction has been a focus in the past, fiction writers are welcome. Participants range from published authors to those looking to improve their skills. The group is led by Loretta [...]

ONE-ACT PLAY SUBMISSIONS WANTED The Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System will be hosting their annual PlayFest on Saturday, April 25, 2020. For the twelfth consecutive year, local directors will stage script-in-hand performances of one-act plays. This annual event is designed to showcase local original theater. Plays should be ten minutes in length, with a maximum of five actors. Playwrights should be of high school age or older and reside or work in the Delaware Valley. Submissions are limited to a maximum of two per playwright. Playwrights, amateur or professional, should submit their plays by Friday, January 10, [...]

NOW OPEN: Tiger Tea Room  Princeton University Library and Campus Dining opened the doors to the Tea Room on September 9. The new venue serves coffee, tea, and assorted bakery items but also presents a new and unique service: afternoon tea. Available by reservation only, afternoon tea service will offer patrons an opportunity to enjoy a personal pot of tea along with a tiered tray of tea sandwiches, fruit tarts, butter cookies, and scones, all accompanied by jam and clotted cream. Personal French presses are available in place of tea. Daily, starting from 9/09/2019, until 10/05/2019, excluding 9/14, 9/15, 9/21, 9/22, [...]

Events for Writers- June Writers Room Tuesday, June 11, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Recurring Event (See all) Quiet Room – First Floor, 65 Witherspoon Street Princeton, NJ 08542 United States Writers receive constructive feedback at these sessions, during which participants read their work and members offer suggestions. Works read are usually less than 15 minutes long, so there is time to discuss a number of pieces during each session. While nonfiction has been a focus in the past, fiction writers are welcome. Participants range from published authors to those looking to improve their skills. The group is led by Loretta [...]