New York State Literary Website & Map (http://www.nyslittree.org), developed and administered by Bright Hill Press in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts;
Word & Image Gallery, dedicated to the integration of language and visual art and showing the work of more than 700 artists;
Bright Hill Community Library, with more than 10,000 books focusing on literary prose and poetry, literary and theatrical criticism, art, nature, reference, and children's literature, now being catalogued and soon to be circulating;
Bright Hill Press, publishing fine poetry and literary prose from US and international writers, including the ground-breaking "Iroquois Voices, Iroquois Visions" anthology;
Radio by Writers, bringing poetry to the Catskills and producing audio and video programs of established and emerging poets and writers who have participated in the BHP/WT literary programs
Patterns, the literary garden, with the very special "Secret Garden" for children;
Special programs featuring literary and visual artists, including Peter & Donna Thomas in 2010 and their fabulous gypsy book caravan.
To contact Bright Hill Press: 94 Church Street, POB 193, Treadwell, NY 13846-0193 - Voice: 607-829-5055; e-mail: wordthur@stny.rr.com
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Special thanks to Senior Interns Elizabeth Moon and Emily Vivyan, as well as junior interns Delilah Silberman and Marion Standefer.
Children and adults may obtain a library card and check out books from our wonderful selection of books! Library hours: Monday & Tuesday, 10 am - 4 pm; Wednesday, 9 am - noon & by appointment (call 607-829-5055 or email wordthur@stny.rr.com)
Now you can safely make donations through our website; just click on the Donate button!
WORD & IMAGE GALLERY 2013 Gallery Hours: Monday, Tuesday, 10 am - 4 pm; Wednesday, 9 am - noon; Word Thursdays evenings; & by appointment
Opening Sunday, April 7: Christine Alexander's "Paintings & Collages" Exhibit reception Sunday, April 7, 3 -5 pm, with artist's talk Exhibit continues through April 26
May 5 - 24: "Nature's Intaglio: Etchings by Gerald Scheck" June 2 - 28: Rose Mackiwicz July 6 - 26: Annual Fund-raising Art Auction August: Vicki Davis Theater Designs September: Bertha Rogers "All the Good Dogs" October: Main View Studio Artists November: Elaine Downing Artist Books & Tara Hu Asian Calligraphy
Summer 2013 BH Literary Workshops for Kids Schedule
Session 1: Yoruba & Afar Tales of Nigeria & Ethiopia Tuesday - Saturday, June 25 - 29, 9 am - 2:30 pm (Note date change from June 24 -28) Session 2: Mayan & Incan Tales of Mexico & Guatemala Monday - Friday, July 29 - August 2, 9 am - 2:30 pm Session 3: Spanish & Italian Tales of Southern Europe Monday - Friday, August 19 - 23, 9 am - 2:30 pm
All workshops are held at Bright Hill Literary Center, 94 Church Street, Treadwell, NY. The workshops, during which students learn legends and folktales, then write riddles, sotires, and poems and create 2-d and 3-d artworks, are led by Bertha Rogeres with the assistance of interns, including Meredith Hammerslag, Walton; and regional artists, including Doug Jamieson, Treadwell and others TBA, are taught at the Center's Education Wing. There is a fee of $55 for each session, due to New York's fiscal crisis that resulted in a reduction in state funding, but we have kept the fee at the lowest possible level. WE HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF FULL & PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WORKSHOP KIDS, made available, in part, by the new York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, the Delaware Youth Bureau, under the auspices of the NYS Office of Family and Child Services, the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O'Connor Foundation, the Tianaderrah Foundation, the A. C. Molinari Foundation, Stewart's Shops, and BH's members and contributors. Students may sign up for one or more workshop sessions, depending on space availability; pre-registration is required. The $55 is non-refundable and must be paid in advance. SPACE IS LIMITED, so please register early! Students bring their own bag lunches, includings drinks. Free snacks are served morning and afternoon. Call 607-829-5055 or e-mail wordthur@stny.rr.com.
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