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There’s always something happening at Gemini Ink and the Literary Community — classes, events, performances, readings and more!

Welcome to our calendar!  Select the month and year, then click Go.  Move your cursor over each item for information on Gemini Ink and other community literary offerings. To visit a link page, rsvp or register for Gemini Ink classes and/or events, or  to link to a literary partner’s website, right click on the event. Enjoy!

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* #7 Literary Excursions#7 Literary Excursions

Time: 12:00 pm

#7 Literary Excursions Level: All Instructor: Coleen Grissom Join Trinity University’s English Professor Coleen Grissom as she delights, offends, inspires, and incites widespread debate among informed and engaged students of contemporary literature. Classes consist of critical analysis of the readings which include short stories and novels. Dates: Six Wednesdays, noon - 1:30pm Jan. 25 Jeannette Haien’s The All of It Feb. 1 Stewart O’Nan’s Emily, Alone Feb. 8 Téa Obreht’s The Tiger’s Wife Feb. 15 Maxine Hong Kingston’s I Love a Broad Margin to My Life Feb. 22 Geraldine Brooks’ Caleb’s Crossing Feb. 29 Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder Limit: 50 Participants Registration Deadline: Jan. 23 Teachers CPE Credits: 9 Language Arts Fee: 0 Discounted Fee: 0 For more info: http://geminiink.org/about/programs/uww
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* First Friday Reading-CrowFirst Friday Reading-Crow

Time: 6:30 am

Reading, Feb. 3, 6:30pm* Amparo Garcia-Crow and Bonnie Lyons *These readings include one open mic spot. Call us now to sign up! Free and Open to the Public at Gemini Ink (513 S. Presa) For more info: http://geminiink.org/about/programs/uww
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* #4 "Breathe in, Breathe out"#4 "Breathe in, Breathe out"

Time: 9:00 am

#4 “Breathe in Experience, Breathe Out Poetry” Level: All Instructor: Bonnie Lyons The title of this class, Muriel Rukeyser’s famous line, emphasizes the vital connection between experience and poetry. But what is “experience”? Many of us think first of exotic travel, but Emily Dickinson’s poetry and life remind us that our personal experience is what we have deeply felt or thought, not necessarily where our body has gone. In this workshop, we’ll begin by looking at the wide variety of personal experience that is the root material of many poets, including my experience writing Bedrock. Through a series of in-class exercises, we’ll try to discover our own most promising root experience, whether in daily life, singular events, dreams, or books and films that seem inscribed in our memory. Then, we’ll begin to explore how to nurture these roots toward the flowering of poems. The class will include some lecture, discussion, and writing exercises. Bring paper and pencil and any personal poem you want to discuss. Date: Saturday, Feb. 4, 9am - 12pm Limit: 15 Participants Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 1 CPE Credits: 3 Language Arts Fee: Discounted Fee: For more info: http://geminiink.org/about/programs/uww
* #10 Paper to Production#10 Paper to Production

Time: 10:00 am

#10 From Paper to Production Level: All Instructor: Amparo Garcia-Crow Big or small, short or long, the art of telling a story has its 1, 2, 3s. Come brush up on how to successfully turn big stories into small packages. Start writing. Get inspired. Trust your impulses. Write what you didn’t expect was possible in short play or monologue form. One of the most popular and produced genres, the ten minute play or monologue, has gained increasing popularity in recent years. Come learn how to develop your stories so that the voices, creative imaginations and bodies of actors are attracted to produce them. Bring your laptop and/or a pad and pen. Date: Saturday, Feb. 4, 10am - 3pm (1-hour lunch break) Limit: 15 Participants Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 1 CPE Credits: 4 Language Arts Fee: Discounted Fee: For more info: http://geminiink.org/about/programs/uww
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* #7 Literary Excursions#7 Literary Excursions

Time: 12:00 pm

#7 Literary Excursions Level: All Instructor: Coleen Grissom Join Trinity University’s English Professor Coleen Grissom as she delights, offends, inspires, and incites widespread debate among informed and engaged students of contemporary literature. Classes consist of critical analysis of the readings which include short stories and novels. Dates: Six Wednesdays, noon - 1:30pm Jan. 25 Jeannette Haien’s The All of It Feb. 1 Stewart O’Nan’s Emily, Alone Feb. 8 Téa Obreht’s The Tiger’s Wife Feb. 15 Maxine Hong Kingston’s I Love a Broad Margin to My Life Feb. 22 Geraldine Brooks’ Caleb’s Crossing Feb. 29 Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder Limit: 50 Participants Registration Deadline: Jan. 23 Teachers CPE Credits: 9 Language Arts Fee: 0 Discounted Fee: 0 For more info: http://geminiink.org/about/programs/uww
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* #7 Literary Excursions#7 Literary Excursions

Time: 12:00 pm

#7 Literary Excursions Level: All Instructor: Coleen Grissom Join Trinity University’s English Professor Coleen Grissom as she delights, offends, inspires, and incites widespread debate among informed and engaged students of contemporary literature. Classes consist of critical analysis of the readings which include short stories and novels. Dates: Six Wednesdays, noon - 1:30pm Jan. 25 Jeannette Haien’s The All of It Feb. 1 Stewart O’Nan’s Emily, Alone Feb. 8 Téa Obreht’s The Tiger’s Wife Feb. 15 Maxine Hong Kingston’s I Love a Broad Margin to My Life Feb. 22 Geraldine Brooks’ Caleb’s Crossing Feb. 29 Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder Limit: 50 Participants Registration Deadline: Jan. 23 Teachers CPE Credits: 9 Language Arts Fee: 0 Discounted Fee: 0 For more info: http://geminiink.org/about/programs/uww
* Black and BlueBlack and Blue

Time: 7:00 pm

Black and Blue Returns presented by Gemini Ink and the Estate of Sterling Houston February 15, 2012, 7:00 pm Performing Arts Center at Palo Alto College We are delighted to announce that we will again present Black and Blue: 400 Years of Struggle and Transcendence on February 15 to celebrate Black History Month! The event will be held at the new Performing Arts Center at Palo Alto College located at 1400 W. Villaret Blvd. at I-410 South and Texas Hwy. 16. The late and beloved San Antonio playwright Sterling Houston (1945-2006) was deeply committed to the work of Gemini Ink for many years, from his board service as we entered the 21st century, to his being honored with our Literary Excellence Award in 2004, to teaching in our Writers in Communities program, to creating Black and Blue for our Dramatic Readers Theater. The piece – featuring four musician/actors – weaves traditional jazz and blues with African American folklore, literature, and historical documents from the slavery era into compelling theater that both mourns and celebrates. Don’t miss this performance that one audience member has described as “a virtuosic display of writing, singing, and telling the truth.” For more information, call us at 210.734.9673
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* Kingston-Public ReadingKingston-Public Reading

Time: 7:00 am

Autograph Series presents: Maxine Hong Kingston Public Reading with Q&A Thursday, Feb. 16, 7pm San Pedro Playhouse 800 West Ashby Place General admission seating Free and open to the public Book signing follows
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* Kingston-Colloquium LuncheonKingston-Colloquium Luncheon

Time: 11:30 am

Autograph Series presents: Maxine Hong Kingston Colloquium Luncheon Conversation with Coleen Grissom Q&A and book signing follows Friday, Feb. 17, 11:30am Pearl Stable 307 Pearl Parkway
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* #3 Writing the Family Secrets#3 Writing the Family Secrets

Time: 5:30 am

#3 Writing the Family Secrets Level: Intermediate Instructor: Robert Flynn You are the only authority on your life and a fallible guide to your family’s story. “Writing the Family Secrets” will meet two hours a week for four consecutive weeks. The class will include in-class writing exercises, interviewing, censors, workshopping, structure of story, dialogue (when and how to use), frailty of memory, unusual or enlightening experience, research (devil in the details), and take you from transcribing to creating, to developing satisfactory conclusions. Date: Four Wednesdays, Feb. 22 & 29, Mar. 7 & 14, 5:30 - 7:30pm Limit: 15 Participants Registration Deadline: Monday, Feb. 20 CPE Credits: 8 Language Arts Fee: 0 Discounted Fee: 0 For more info: http://geminiink.org/about/programs/uww
* #7 Literary Excursions#7 Literary Excursions

Time: 12:00 pm

#7 Literary Excursions Level: All Instructor: Coleen Grissom Join Trinity University’s English Professor Coleen Grissom as she delights, offends, inspires, and incites widespread debate among informed and engaged students of contemporary literature. Classes consist of critical analysis of the readings which include short stories and novels. Dates: Six Wednesdays, noon - 1:30pm Jan. 25 Jeannette Haien’s The All of It Feb. 1 Stewart O’Nan’s Emily, Alone Feb. 8 Téa Obreht’s The Tiger’s Wife Feb. 15 Maxine Hong Kingston’s I Love a Broad Margin to My Life Feb. 22 Geraldine Brooks’ Caleb’s Crossing Feb. 29 Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder Limit: 50 Participants Registration Deadline: Jan. 23 Teachers CPE Credits: 9 Language Arts Fee: 0 Discounted Fee: 0 For more info: http://geminiink.org/about/programs/uww
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* Open Writing WorkshopOpen Writing Workshop

Time: 6:30 am

Join this peer-driven workshop facilitated by longtime Gemini Ink volunteers Dario Beniquez, Jim Dawes and Roland Huff. Share your writing and get feedback on works-in-progress in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. The workshop is held from 6:30 - 8:30 pm, on the last Monday of every month at Gemini Ink, 513 S. Presa. This spring’s Open Writing Workshops will be held on Jan. 30, Feb. 27, Mar. 26, Apr. 30, May 28. Bring 6 - 10 copies of your work to share! Free and open to all writers!
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* #3 Writing the Family Secrets#3 Writing the Family Secrets

Time: 5:30 am

#3 Writing the Family Secrets Level: Intermediate Instructor: Robert Flynn You are the only authority on your life and a fallible guide to your family’s story. “Writing the Family Secrets” will meet two hours a week for four consecutive weeks. The class will include in-class writing exercises, interviewing, censors, workshopping, structure of story, dialogue (when and how to use), frailty of memory, unusual or enlightening experience, research (devil in the details), and take you from transcribing to creating, to developing satisfactory conclusions. Date: Four Wednesdays, Feb. 22 & 29, Mar. 7 & 14, 5:30 - 7:30pm Limit: 15 Participants Registration Deadline: Monday, Feb. 20 CPE Credits: 8 Language Arts Fee: 0 Discounted Fee: 0 For more info: http://geminiink.org/about/programs/uww
* #7 Literary Excursions#7 Literary Excursions

Time: 12:00 pm

#7 Literary Excursions Level: All Instructor: Coleen Grissom Join Trinity University’s English Professor Coleen Grissom as she delights, offends, inspires, and incites widespread debate among informed and engaged students of contemporary literature. Classes consist of critical analysis of the readings which include short stories and novels. Dates: Six Wednesdays, noon - 1:30pm Jan. 25 Jeannette Haien’s The All of It Feb. 1 Stewart O’Nan’s Emily, Alone Feb. 8 Téa Obreht’s The Tiger’s Wife Feb. 15 Maxine Hong Kingston’s I Love a Broad Margin to My Life Feb. 22 Geraldine Brooks’ Caleb’s Crossing Feb. 29 Ann Patchett’s State of Wonder Limit: 50 Participants Registration Deadline: Jan. 23 Teachers CPE Credits: 9 Language Arts Fee: 0 Discounted Fee: 0 For more info: http://geminiink.org/about/programs/uww
        
Category Key
 Community Literary Event
 Gemini Ink Special Event
 GI Spring Semester Class

Calendar developed and supported by Kieran O'Shea

:: HERE’S WHAT’S COMING UP NEXT!

Black & Blue Returns

Black & Blue

Four Hundred Years of Struggle and Transcendence

Presented by Gemini Ink and the Estate of Sterling Houston

Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 7:00 pm

Performing Arts Center at Palo Alto College, 1400 W. Villaret Blvd., San Antonio, TX

FREE and open to the public

Tickets are required due to limited seating.

Please pick up your free tickets at Gemini Ink or Palo Alto College Performing Arts Center           Box Office, February 6-10, 1-5pm. Limit four tickets per pickup.



We are delighted to announce that we will again present Black and Blue: 400 Years of Struggle and Transcendence on February 15 to celebrate Black History Month!

The event will be held at the new Performing Arts Center at Palo Alto College located at 1400 W. Villaret Blvd. at I-410 South and Texas Hwy. 16.

The late and beloved San Antonio playwright Sterling Houston (1945-2006) was deeply committed to the work of Gemini Ink for many years, from his board service as we entered the 21st century, to his being honored with our Literary Excellence Award in 2004, to teaching in our Writers in Communities program, to creating Black and Blue for our Dramatic Readers Theater.

The piece – featuring four musician/actors – weaves traditional jazz and blues with African American folklore, literature, and historical documents from the slavery era into compelling theater that both mourns and celebrates.

Don’t miss this performance that one audience member has described as “a virtuosic display of writing, singing, and telling the truth.”

Click here to download the Black & Blue Study Guide for the event.

For more information, call us at 210.734.9673

 

Spring 2012 Autograph Series Presents Maxine Hong Kingston

Author of The Woman Warrior, China Men, Tripmaster Monkey, The Fifth Book of Peace,

and I Love a Broad Margin to My Life, among other works.

Events

Public Reading with Q&A

Thursday, Feb. 16, 7pm, San Pedro Playhouse, 800 West Ashby Place

General admission seating

Free and open to the public

Book signing follows

 

Colloquium Luncheon

Conversation with Coleen Grissom

Q&A and book signing follows

Friday, Feb. 17, 11:30am, Pearl Stable, 307 Pearl Parkway

 

Supported in part by the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts

Call Gemini Ink for reservations: 734.9673, $50/seat; $350/table of eight