Writers Read the Holidays on December 13, 2018
Join Us!
Come share an evening of prose and poetry celebrating our winter holidays, whether it is Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Solstice, New Year’s or other holidays. Bring family and friends for an evening in the Arts Center in Victoria listening to pieces written by our local authors as they explore experiences and feelings.
If you are a writer yourself, please bring two or three short pieces to share in a round-robin format.
We will have holiday treats to eat and the Holiday Gift Show will be open to browse. We look forward to seeing you!
Program Location
Arts Center, the “street” area adjacent to the ACCC Gallery
7924 Victoria Drive, Studio Level
Victoria MN
Date
Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018
Time
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Details
Listeners might hear a piece debating “Happy Holidays” versus “Merry Christmas,” warm poetic recollections or even this, from an Army veteran: I spent Christmas Eve 1969 in a below-ground sleeping hooch with mortar shells raining down on our firebase. Three other men huddled with me, and I have to confess it was impossible in those moments to embrace “Peace on earth, good will towards men.” One heavy shell exploded very close, knocking a music box my wife had sent me off the little shelf above my cot. It began playing “Silent Night,” an enormous incongruity as we waited for the next blast. It never came, as though divine command had interceded. We sat there amazed, listening to that tinkling box. And it was exactly what each one of us needed to hear.
Event Fee
Free
Contact Person
Jim Kane
jkanefabulousfiction@gmail.com
952-448-4526
