Bright Hill Literary Center

2010 - Bright Hill Literary Center Summer Workshops for Children and Teens - 2010

Bright Hill's workshops take place in the Bright Hill Education Wing.

This wonderful building was originally a garage but, in 2005, thanks to a generous grant from the Otis A. Thompson Foundation, the garage was completely renovated for educational uses. Its heating system makes it cozy in the winter, and its insulated, heavy-duty doors provide both warmth in the winter and friendly cross-breezes in the winter. The garage was originally constructed in the 1980s, to compliment the 1865 house and is accessible in all weathers via a breezeway off the front porch.

The house, which serves as Bright Hill's main building, and which houses the Word & Image Gallery, BHP's offices, the Kitchen BookShop and Reception Area, and two guest rooms for visiting writers, has a handicap-accessible ramp. We made the site completely user-friendly by adding a handicap-accessible bathroom in 2008.

The Library & Internet Center is connected to the main building via the Kitchen Bookshop, and it too has a handicap-accessible ramp from level to level, in the facility. The library is stocked with more than 6,000 literary journals dating to the 1940s, many of them complete sets, a gift from Renee Weiss of the Quarterly Review of Literature; and literary prose, poetry, and criticism, art, children's books, reference, and nature books. We do not stock popular titles. Most of the books are for use within the library; we hope to have them catalogued within the next few years, and almost all of them will be available in an online archive at that time. In addition, there is a loft with large, comfy pillows for children to read and play quiet games

Please visit us, take our workshops, read at Word Thursdays, buy our BHP books --
become a part of Bright Hill Press, "Where Literature Lives!"

Word Thursdays Summer 2010 Literary Workshops for Kids

There is a fee of $50 (which includes materials), for each of the five-day workshops; and there are limited full and partial scholarships available. Because there is always a waiting list for the workshops, pre-registration is necessary, and those who register must plan to attend all sessions (barring unforeseen circumstances). All of the workshops will be led by Bertha Rogers, assisted by interns Clara Barnhart, Unadilla; Helena Davis, East Meredith; Elizabeth Moon, Treadwell, and others. For registration forms and more information on the workshops, see below, call 607-829-5055, write to BHC, 94 Church Street, POB 193, Treadwell, NY 13846 or email Bright Hill at wordthur@stny.rr.com.

Bright Hill Center's youth programs are funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency; the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O'Connor Foundation; the Delaware Youth Bureau, through the auspices of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services; the Tianaderrah Foundation, Price Chopper's Golub Foundation; the Delaware National Bank of the Delhi; A. C. Molinari Foundation; Stewart's Shops; area merchants and businesses; and Bright Hill Press members and friends.

The Center is located at 94 Church Street, a block north of Barlow's General Store and includes the Bright Hill Free Library & Internet Wing and the Education Wing, in which adult and children's literary and visual arts workshops are regularly conducted. For details and for information about Bright Hill Press and its programs, contact Bright Hill Center at 607-829-5055 or email the Center at wordthur@stny.rr.com.

See Registration form below or email us at wordthur@stny.rr.com for a pdf of the form.

Word Thursdays/ Bright Hill Press's 2010 Workshops are made possible, in part, by the Delaware Youth Bureau under the auspices of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, the New York State Council on the Arts, a special, matching grant from the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O'Connor Foundation, the Tiannaderrah Foundation, the Otis A. Thompson Foundation, the Dewar Foundation, the A. C. Molinari Foundation, Stewart's Shops, the Delaware National Bank of Delhi, Golden Artists Colors, and our members and friends.

All of the workshops will be led by Bertha Rogers, assisted by interns Clara Barnhart, Unadilla; Helena Davis, East Meredith; Elizabeth Moon, Treadwell, and others. For registration forms and more information on the workshops call 607-829-5055, write to BHC, 94 Church Street, POB 193, Treadwell, NY 13846, visit the organization's website, www.brighthillpress.org, or e- mail Bright Hill at wordthur@stny.rr.com.

Word Thursdays

Summer
2010 Literary Workshops

The summer 2010 edition of the Word Thursdays Literary Workshops for Kids will begin in late June and take place in three five-day sessions. Each session runs from Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 2:30 pm.

June 28 - July 2 (ages 5-13): Forests and Fantasies: the students will create their own fantastic worlds out of their own experiences, complete with heroes and villains; the children will write stories and make artists' books and boxes incorporating their new worlds.

August 2 - 6 (ages 5-13): Rock and Roll: the students will learn how the Catskill Mountains were created over millennia; they will make and paint minature mountains and plains of papier mache as well as writing their own creation legends.

August 16 - 20 (ages 13-17): From Then to Now: the students will learn about classic myths and legends, then write their own versions in poetic forms and iluminate their writing with gold leaf and other decorative devices. They will also make solar prints of their work.

Note: Students bring their own bag lunches, including drinks. Free snacks are served morning and afternoon.

REGISTRATION FORM

WORD THURSDAYS / BRIGHT HILL PRESS

SUMMER 2010 WORKSHOPS

Return registration form with your payment to

Word Thursdays
Summer 2010 Literary Workshops for Kids, P.O. Box 193, Treadwell, NY 13846.

I want to sign up! (Check where applicable):

Summer Workshop Program fee __$25____

Materials fee __$25_____

TOTAL DUE __$50________

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Word Thursdays Winter Workshops for Kids are directed by Bertha Rogers,
Founding Executive Director. Ms. Rogers has served as an artist in the schools
for more than 30 years. She teaches through the DCMO BOCES Arts in Education
Program. In NYC she teaches poetry and writing for Teachers and Writers Collaborative.
She has taught at the Fenner School for Art in Oneonta and for the CROP After-school
program and serves as a mentor in poetry and writing for the Cooperstown ETC Program.
She reads her widely-published poetry and shows her visual art, including artist�s books,
in solo and juried shows throughout the country.

Word Thursdays Workshops are funded by the Delaware Youth Bureau under the auspices of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, the A. Lindsay and Olive B. O'Connor Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts, the A. C. Molinari Foundation, Tianaderrah Foundation, Dewar Foundation, Otis A. Thompson Foundation, Price Chopper's Golub Foundation, and Stewart's Shops. We are grateful to Golden Artists Colors, Inc., and other area businesses, including Delhi Paint and Paper, for their contributions of materials. Full and Partial scholarships, provided by the Delaware Youth Bureau, are available to Delaware County residents and other eligible students.