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Calaveras County Arts Council

                                                                      

                                                                                     

  Meeting of the Ages – Historical Writing Panels and Workshops

 

 

 

Meeting of the Ages, Focus on Regional History, A Mirror on History

 

     A free to the public series of writers' workshop and panel discussions will be held on Saturday, November 10 from 10am to 5pm at various locations around Historic Main Street in San Andreas. 

 

     Come and learn about writing techniques for how to write and record history. 

 

     The Calaveras Arts Council's Literary League member group, Manzanita Writers Press, Arts Council, Historical Society, Chamber of Commerce, Center for Creativity and Community, Black Bart Restaurant and Hotel, Thorn Mansion, and Calaveras Wine Grape Alliance join forces to provide a day of fun, learning, and sharing. 

 

      Registration begins at 9:00am to 10:00pm at the Historical Society which is adjacent to the arts council gallery.  Entry to the Historic Museum, Court House, and Archive is free. 

 

     The day will be filled with history panels and workshops, music, vendors, book tables and author signings and much more.  Calaveras Arts Council opens their annual Affordable Gifts of Arts Show and Boutique at 11:00am with a unique reception with beverages and food from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.

 

     Writers leading panels are:  Sal Manna, biographer, on how to write your own family history; Sally Kaplan and David Vassar, documentarians of California Forever,  will discuss writing for film and TV; Scott Thomas Anderson and David Roddy will present research findings on  the history of gambling and ladies of the evening in Calaveras County during the '50s; Kathy Boyd Fellure, Durlynn Anema, Sarah Lungsford and Betty Weatherby will discuss children's literature; Bonnie Miller will lead a workshop on how to organize historical research; Linda Abbott Trapp, psychologist and author, leads discussion on writing about tough truths in personal memoir writing;   Shannon van Zant, leads hands on-researching strategy lessons in the archives.

 

       Linda Fields, of Manzanita Voices Radio Show will record current historical tales from the public, and Glenn Wasson, as the infamous Black Bart, will share the outlaw's poetic doggerel.  Jim Lanier and Connie Strawbridge will share their musical talents.

 

Public is welcome and children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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