BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Writer's Garret - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://writersgarret.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Writer's Garret REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250405T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T031136 CREATED:20250213T223522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250319T190326Z UID:15721-1743861600-1743868800@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Baudelaire: A Guided Discussion with Gregg Thompson DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation on the poetry of  Charles Baudelaire\, one of the greatest poets of the nineteenth century. Gregg Thompson leads the discussion. \nCharles Pierre Baudelaire (1821-1867) was a French poet & essayist\, and was a major influence on both French and English language literature. \nGregg Thompson makes his living as a real estate investor\,  having previously worked in investment banking and the printing industry. He has a BA in History from one land grant college and MAs in Literature and Philosophy. He writes poetry\, some of which has been published\, and has been engaged with The Writer’s Garret in one capacity or other over several years. Gregg is a father of three grown children. \n  \n  \n  \nFill out my LGL Form! URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/baudelaire/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Baudelaire-169r1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250412T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250412T200000 DTSTAMP:20260604T031136 CREATED:20250215T162221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T142058Z UID:15738-1744480800-1744488000@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Cake & Prose: Tatiana Obey DESCRIPTION:Cake and Prose is back! On Saturday\, April 12th at 6 p.m.\, we’re featuring local acclaimed author\, Tatiana Obey. Come join us at the South Dallas Cultural Center for a celebration of Black culture and Black women in fantasy and science fiction. \n  \n\nCake and Prose is a unique\, free literary event with a focus on genre fiction\, local talent\, and cake. The ingredients are simple: \nThree stories. An author shares three stories — read by three different actors. These stories could be any genre. They could be short stories or excerpts of a longer work. \nThree songs. A musical performance by a guest artist adds another layer to this night of entertainment. Themes can emerge between the stories and songs. \nOne cake. During the intermission\, there is cake. Really good cake from a local bakery. \nMix together and enjoy! RSVP below! \n\n\n\n\nABOUT TATIANA OBEY \nTatiana Obey writes badass characters slaying dragons. She is the author of A Forging of Age Duology and Sistah Samurai: A Champloo Novella. She has published short stories in various anthologies and Fiyah Literary Magazine\, and is also a contributing editor for Magic in the Melanin: A Black Fantasy Anthology. Learn more about Tatiana at www.tatianaobey.com. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nPERFORMER BIOS \nMIKAELA BAKER \n\n\nMikaela Baker is a SAG-E multi-hyphenated theatre artist here in DFW. Some of her most recent credits include A Streetcar Named Desire (WaterTower Theatre)\, Measure for Measure\, Twelfth Night (Shakespeare Dallas)\, and you can see some of her directing work later this summer at Echo Theatre and Shakespeare Dallas. \n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\nJANEL AGBOR \n\n\nJanel Agbor is delighted to be making her debut with cake and prose this evening. Janel is a recent graduate who received her BFA with a focus in acting and directing at Texas Woman’s University in Denton. Her recent roles include Sally Bowles in Cabaret\, Circe in the Odyssey\, Pearl in These Shining Lives\, Mary Woolley in A Bull in a China Shop and Jacob Marley in Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol. Her favorite past roles include June/squish in Chicago\, and Berthe in Pippin. \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n  \n  \n\n\nANYIKA MCMILLAN-HEROD \nAnyika McMillan-Herod is an actor\, writer\, and director. She is an alumna of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and Prairie View A&M University. She also studied Acting at CalArts. She is notably a co-founder of Soul Rep Theatre Company\, Dallas’ longest operating theater company dedicated to the Black experience. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nMUSICAL GUEST OB \nOb is an artist based between Dallas and Lagos. His debut EP\, !love is filled with thoughtful references\, daring arrangements\, and heartfelt lyrics. Ob cuts across genres to deliver a body of work that calls for its title\, both to ourselves and to others. His message remains clear: love wins in the end. \n\n\n\n\n \nCake and Prose is back! On Saturday\, April 12th at 6 p.m.\, we’re featuring local acclaimed author\, Tatiana Obey. Come join us at the South Dallas Cultural Center for a celebration of Black culture and Black women in fantasy and science fiction.\n\nCake and Prose is a unique\, free literary event with a focus on genre fiction\, local talent\, and cake. The ingredients are simple:Three stories. An author shares three stories — read by three different actors. These stories could be any genre. They could be short stories or excerpts of a longer work.Three songs. A musical performance by a guest artist adds another layer to this night of entertainment. Themes can emerge between the stories and songs.One cake. During the intermission\, there is cake. Really good cake from a local bakery.Mix together and enjoy!​\n_Fill out my LGL Form!\n \nRSVP for Cake & Prose URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/cake-prose-tatiana-obey/ LOCATION:South Dallas Cultural Center\, 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75210\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CakeProse-TatianaObey-16x9Format.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250419T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250419T120000 DTSTAMP:20260604T031136 CREATED:20250403T201822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T202227Z UID:15932-1745056800-1745064000@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Lyceum Series: Lauren Brazeal Garza - Writing Our Memories As Poems DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the lyceum. These free\, monthly workshops are held on the third Saturday of the month\, and offer writers of every genre and skill level an opportunity to learn\, experiment and develop their craft. We hope you’ll join us!\n\nNow more than ever\, poetry allows us to speak of our own experiences on our terms. Unlike prose-based memoir\, which is often preoccupied with the facts of an event\, or when things take place on a timeline\, the poetry of memory can instead focus on the feelings and senses of a memory’s architecture\, and the unique ways our memories connect to one another. \nIn this two-hour generative workshop\, we will study and discuss techniques used by a variety of poets who have written their own stories and experiences in interesting ways including Yusef Komunyakaa and Jenn Givhan. You will also draft one poem that experiments with sharing a memory or experience. \nAbout Lauren Brazeal Garza: \nLauren Brazeal Garza is the author of five books of poetry and fiction including her memoir-in-verse\, Gutter (YesYes Books\, 2018)\, which chronicles her homelessness as a teenager. She earned her M.F.A in creative writing from Bennington College\, and her Ph.D. in Literature from The University of Texas at Dallas. She teaches literature and creative writing at The University of Texas at Dallas. \n\n  \n  \nRSVP\n\n\n \n \n \n \n CompanyThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n How many in your party?(Required)12345678Zip Code(Required) \n \n \n \n Please Enter Your Home Zip Code URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/lyceum-series-lauren-brazeal-garza/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/LS-LBG-169.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250419T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250419T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T031136 CREATED:20250215T162343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T194528Z UID:15741-1745071200-1745078400@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:Show & Prove: Do It For You with Lyrik Hunter DESCRIPTION:It’s time to SHOW & PROVE: DO IT FOR YOU! \nAre you seeking healthy practices that will assist you with your self-care and healing journey? Most times\, we’re so busy catering to others that we forget about the importance of prioritizing our own well-being\, which usually keeps us from being fully present for others when they need us most! This workshop is designed to highlight the need for intentional self-care routines that nurture our mental health\, while also offering suggestions on how to consistently implement practices that cater to your personal self-love and healing journey. Showing up as your authentic self\, and preventing burnout is essential to ensuring you don’t deplete your energy reserves while caring for others. \nIt’s time to show up for YOU! Join us! \nTHIS EVENT IS PRESENTED FREE THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF DALLAS OFFICE OF ARTS & CULTURE COMMUNITY ARTIST PROGRAM. \nLyrik Hunter\, birth name “Krystal” is originally from Midland\, Tx\, and has been a resident of the DFW area since she was a teenager.  Her educational background and training is in the legal and pharmaceutical fields\, which she graciously stepped down from in 2023\, to pursue her career\, full-time\, as an artist and entrepreneur. Since then\, she has taken a huge leap of faith as she continues to walk in her God-given purpose and passion\, as a traveling inspirational performing artist and mentor.  Lyrik is a current artist on the City of Dallas Community Artist Program roster\, and is also a published author\, singer/songwriter\, actress\, recording Artist\, event planner/curator/host\, teaching artist\, mentor\, and full-time entrepreneur.  Lyrik is 1/3 of the Denton Black Film Festival’s Poetry Slam 2024 Champion Team\, S.I.P. (SISTAS IN POETRY) and FORMER CEO/Co-Owner of “The Brown Sugah Lounge” one of Dallas’s most loved and attended open mic platforms. Lyrik  is well-known for her raw\, riveting\, and vivid works of art and is often referred to as the “singing storyteller” or the “heart healer” amongst her peers. She takes pride in supporting and showing love to others as well as maintaining and building strong relationships and connections with local organizations that purposely seek to extend opportunities for local artists to be seen & heard. Lyrik is a well-known community supporter and voice\, who continues to make the world around her a better place\, by simply spreading love & light in every room that she enters.  Her motto is: “If you’re not healing\, you’re not growing\, and if you’re not growing\, you’re dying.” Her goal is to remind the world that there is always light\, even during the tough and dark times\, all you have to do is go within\, and find it! You may learn more about Lyrik and how you can support her journey\, by visiting her social media platforms or  via her link tree site at: https://linktr.ee/lyrik_hunter \nRSVP for Show & Prove with LyriK Hunter URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/show-prove/ LOCATION:The Writer’s Garret\, 215 S. Tyler St.\, Dallas\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Lyrik-169.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250427T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250427T150000 DTSTAMP:20260604T031136 CREATED:20250219T183615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T183835Z UID:15785-1745755200-1745766000@writersgarret.org SUMMARY:See & Say: Writing In Response To Visual Art with Joe Milazzo DESCRIPTION:Language\, like paint or clay\, is an artistic medium. Consequently\, one of the best ways to explore language’s unique qualities – and the effects they can have on readers – is by writing about other forms of art. In this workshop\, participants will: \n\nInteract with the visual art on display at Full City Rooster.\nLearn about the history of ekphrasis: the art of writing about art.\nExperiment with a variety of approaches to putting their experiences looking\, reacting to\, and thinking about that art into words.\n\nParticipants will have an opportunity to share their original work and receive feedback on it during this session. \n\n\nJoe Milazzo is a writer\, editor\, educator\, and designer. He is the author of the novel Crepuscule W/ Nellie (Civil Coping Mechanisms) and two full-length poetry collections: The Habiliments (Apostrophe Books) and Of All Places In This Place Of All Places (Spuyten Duyvil). His most recent book\, Words in Danger of Falling Out of the Vocabulary (Galileo Press)\, is a collaboration with poet and musician Eric Lindley and visual artist Miwa Matreyek.\n\nYou can also find Joe’s writings in the journals Black Warrior Review\, BOMB\, Denver Quarterly\, Fence\, Puerto del Sol\, Texas Review\, and elsewhere. \nJoe is also the Founder/Editor-in-Chief of Surveyor Books. He lives and works in Dallas\, TX\, where he was born and raised. \n\n\nSign Up For See & Say Writing In Response To Visual Art URL:https://writersgarret.org/event/see-say/ LOCATION:Full City Rooster\, 1810 S. Akard St. #100\, TX\, 75208\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://writersgarret.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/See-Say-169.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR