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The Writers House at 3805 Locust Walk is under renovation until October 27. Until then, all events will be held off-site. See below for specific locations.
Monday, 9/1
- 7:00-9:00 PM: Class of 2001 Class Ode Competition at Chats, 3800 Locust Walk.
Tuesday, 9/2
- 1:00-4:00 PM: Academic Fair. Come to College Green to pick up more information about the Writers House!
Wednesday, 9/3
Thursday, 9/4
- 4:00-6:00PM: Graduate Student Fair. Come to the Annenberg Center Lobby to pick up more information about the Writers House.
Friday, 9/5
Saturday, 9/6
Sunday, 9/7
Monday, 9/8
Tuesday, 9/9
- 7:00PM: Talking Film. Join other students interested in American independent film for an information meeting about the Writers House screenwriters workshop, followed by a screening of Hal Hartley's The Unbelievable Truth, in the High Rise East 10th Floor Lounge. For more information or to RSVP, contact Writers House.
Wednesday, 9/10
Thursday, 9/11
- 9:00PM: Welcome back the Virgin House Band tonight at Chats, 3800 Locust Walk. The VHB recently finished a weekly series at The Blue Moon Jazz Club, and bring their signature sound to the House every Thursday night.
Friday, 9/12
Saturday, 9/13
- 12 Midnight: LIVE at the
Writers House #4 with WXPN
88.5. Season Premier! Institute
of Contemporary Art, 36th & Sansom Sts. Featuring works by Nate Chinen,
Holly Johnson, Bellevue, Herman Beavers, John Parker, Regina Christian,
Kyle Connor, Kirsten Thorpe, Colleen O'Neill, Kristen
Gallagher, and Dave
Slarskey.
Herman Beavers's portion of this event was recorded and is available on PENNsound.
Sunday, 9/14
- Writing Advisors: Meet with advisors Sunday to Thursday from 7:00-10:00PM in HRE 1314 until the House re-opens in October. Check out a variety of writing resources sponsored by the Writing Program.
Monday, 9/15
- 5:00-6:00PM The Penn and Pencil Club, a new creative writing workshop for Penn staff, will hold a planning and information session in the Smith-Penniman Room, 2nd floor, Houston Hall. Refreshments will be provided. If you're a Penn employee and want to work on your creative writing, this group is for you. For more information or to RSVP, contact Writers House.
Tuesday, 9/16
Wednesday, 9/17
- 8:30PM: Speakeasy: Poetry, Prose and Anything Goes. An open mic performance night at Chats, 3800 Locust Walk. For more information, contact the hosts, Emily Cohen and Courtney Zoffness.
Thursday, 9/18
- 9:00PM: The Virgin House Band at Chats, 3800 Locust Walk.
Friday, 9/19
- 7-9PM: Visiting Writers. A reading by novelist Dodie
Bellamy and poet and playwright Kevin Killian in the
Smith-Penniman Room, 2nd Floor, Houston Hall. Contact
Joshua
Schuster for more information. To find a sample of Kevin Killian's
writings on the web, click
here. To find Dodie Bellamy's writings on the web, click here.
This program was recorded by PENNsound. To listen to it, click here
Saturday, 9/20
- Noon-2PM: Bagel Brunch with Dodie Bellamy and Kevin Killian. Van Pelt College House Seminar Room, 3909 Spruce St. For more information or to RSVP contact Writers House.
- 7-9PM: Staged reading of a play by Kevin Killian, performed by Penn students. High Rise East Rathskellar (basement). To RSVP for dress rehearsal or the performance contact Joshua Schuster.
Sunday, 9/21
Monday, 9/22
Tuesday, 9/23
- 5:00-8:00PM: Alumni Writers: Visit by Mark Cohen, C'84, Executive Editor of Philadelphia Magazine. Bowl Room, 1st Floor, Houston Hall. For more information or to RSVP contact Writers House.
Wednesday, 9/24
- 7:00PM: Talking Film. Screenwriters workshop taught by Ernie Vecchione, 1996 winner of the "Set in Philadelphia" screenwriting contest. Tonight's workshop, "Your Vision / All About Structure" will be followed by a screening of Striptease or Feeling Minnesota. Van Pelt College House Seminar Room, 3909 Spruce Street.
Thursday, 9/25
- 4:00-5:00PM: Email Etiquette! The Writers House and The Writing Program co-host a seminar for students on how to use email in your college humanities courses, led by Al Filreis and Peshe Kuriloff. Van Pelt College House Seminar Room, 3909 Spruce Street.
- 9:00PM: The Virgin House Band at Chats, 3800 Locust Walk.
Friday, 9/26
- 1PM: A reading with Linda Zisquit, a poet and translator from Israel. Her latest book of poetry, Unopened Letters, came out from Sheep Meadow Press last spring, and her book of translations of the Hebrew poet Yona Wollach is about to be published, also by Sheep Meadow Press. Hillel, 202 S. 36th Street.
- 6:00PM: Talking Film screens contemporary American independent films, with talks by the writers and directors who made them. Tonight's guest is Michael O'Reilly, who will present his award-winning film, Glass Jaw, filmed entirely in pixel vision. Van Pelt College House seminar room, 3909 Spruce Street. To RSVP--and to get a copy of O'Reilly's script for the film--contact Writers House. This event is co-sponsored by Specters of Legitimacy, a conference on the films of Allen Smithee to be held on September 27th.
Saturday, 9/27
- Specters of Legitimacy: a retrospective and conference on the films of Allen Smithee. Time and location to be announced.
Sunday, 9/28
Monday, 9/29
- 5:00 to 9:00 pm. Retreat and think-tank for Live at the Writers House at WXPN 88.5. At WXPN, 3905 Spruce Street. Please RSVP.
Tuesday, 9/30
- 4:30-7PM: Planning Committee meeting. Harris Steinberg will attend. Meeting will be held at the Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk.
