Archive for July 8th, 2016
Heimberg Salon
What: WordSpace Salon
When: May 18, 7 pm
Where: Private Residence, RSVP for Location
WordSpace@WordSpace.Us, 214-838-3554
Dr. Martha Heimberg presents one of her inimitable evenings of scholarly lens at a favorite writer. Adding wit and biographical / historical context in a very comfortable setting with refreshments, these Salons have been a staple of WordSpace for over 20 years.
Dr. Heimberg is a Professor of Literature at Cedar Hill College, published poet, award winning journalist and theater critic for Theater Jones.
Heimberg on Merwin
What: WordSpace Salon
Where: Private Residence, RSVP for Location
WordSpace@WordSpace.Us, 214-838-3554
Dr. Martha Heimberg presents one of her inimitable evenings of scholarly lens at a favorite writer. Adding wit and biographical/historical context in a very comfortable setting, these Salons have been a staple of WordSpace for over 20 years.
Dr. Heimberg is a Professor of Literature at Cedar Hill College, poet, and theater critic for Theater Jones.
William Stanley Merwin (born September 30, 1927) is an American poet, credited with over fifty books of poetry, translation and prose. During the 1960s anti-war movement, Merwin’s unique craft was thematically characterized by indirect, unpunctuated narration. In the 1980s and 1990s, Merwin’s writing influence derived from his interest in Buddhist philosophy and deep ecology. Residing in Hawaii, he writes prolifically and is dedicated to the restoration of the islands’ rainforests.
Merwin has received many honors, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (in both 1971 and 2009), the National Book Award for Poetry (2005) and the Tanning Prize, one of the highest honors bestowed by the Academy of American Poets, as well as the Golden Wreath of the Struga Poetry Evenings. In 2010, the Library of Congress named Merwin the seventeenth United States Poet Laureate to replace the outgoing Kay Ryan. Following his receiving the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2009, Merwin is recognized as one of the principal contributors to poetry in the early 21st century.
VALLEY OF THE DOLLS: A SCREENING AND 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
JOIN WORDSPACE “BEHIND THE SCREEN” AT THE TEXAS THEATER FOR DRINKS, SNACKS, MINGLING AND A MOVIE ON AUGUST 25.
We are pulling together a great season for the coming year, and we are ready to announce a series of Headliner events at both The Kessler Theater and the Dallas City Performance Hall, a new season of Oral Fixation shows, a line up of featured performers at The Dallas Poetry Slam, as well as dozens of readings and salons.
Festivities begin at 7:00PM.
Tickets will be available for Headliners Advance Purchase
In honor of the screening of Valley of the Dolls at 8:30 in on the big screen, the cash bar will offer the exclusive “Neely O’Hara”, a craft cocktail designed by Dallas artist Brian Scott.
The party and movie are free to WordSpace members and a guest. (We will have a list of current members at the door.)
Normal Texas Theater admission applies to non-members – and that makes this the perfect time to buy or renew your WordSpace membership. In addition to discounts to ticketed events throughout the year, you get two $10 movie tickets on the spot.
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And we will see you at The Texas Theater, August 25, 7:00 PM.
