September Programs: Art Camp For Adults
Events, Workshops, & our December Retreat
Hi friends,
Whew! I just go back from our Labor Day Retreat and I’m still reeling from how exciting it all was. This was our largest retreat yet, with 20 participants who spent the weekend writing, drawing, and hanging out, all on the beautiful campus at Hilltown Commons in Rensselaerville, NY.
Seeing this group, in this space, really felt like the next step toward what we’ve been imagining these retreats could become: art camp for adults. A space to make and play and try new things, not just to be good at them but because trying things is fun, and to do that trying with other people. I can’t wait to see what it’ll become.
Between now and then, we’ll also be running our smaller scale retreats in the fall, winter, and spring, including this December 5-7! Applications are now open to join a group of 6-8 for a few days in Poughkeepsie. Unlike past retreats, this one will be focused only on creative writing, and will feature generative workshops and craft prompts for writers at all levels of writing experience.
In addition to our monthly writing and storytelling events, we’ll also be leading two new workshops around Brooklyn. Scroll to learn more about each upcoming program, and hope to see you soon!
—Josh
Events
We’re back at Book Club Bar with a new Stage Dive, where a trio of performers tell stories that the audience uses as their writing inspiration.
Stage Dive at Book Club Bar, East Village
Wednesday, September 3rd (tonight!) from 8-10pm (RSVP)
We're also hosting four Drink 'N Drafts around the city—
Book Club Bar, East Village
Wednesday, September 10th from 8-10pm (RSVP)WORD, Greenpoint
Wednesday, September 17th from 7-9pm (RSVP)Liz’s Book Bar, Cobble Hill
Tuesday, September 23rd from 7-9pm (RSVP)Saturn Road, Cobble Hill
Tuesday, September 30th from 7-9pm (RSVP)
To top it off, we’ll be finishing the month with our Open Mic Storytelling Night. September’s theme is Rite of Passage.
A rite of passage is a moment, event, or ceremony that marks an important transition in your life. Maybe you knew the significance of the experience at the time, or maybe you only realized it in retrospect. Maybe it was a good thing, and maybe it wasn't. Whether it's puberty or a parking ticket, a fraternity hazing or your first communion, consider an experience that signaled a transition in your life. Then tell us all about it.
The Cafe At ArtShack, Bed-Stuy
Wednesday, September 24th from 7-10pm
RSVP to learn more and reserve your seat!
Workshops
We’re running two workshops in the next few months, each designed for writers at all levels of experience—
Little Nights Writing Workshop (Six Weeks)
A weekly class to give and receive feedback on drafts. Each writer has two opportunities to submit up to 5K words for the group to read and discuss.
Crown Heights (exact location shared after registering)
Thursdays (Sept. 18th to Aug 23rd) from 7-8:30pm
Writing Without Thinking (Half-Day)
A half-day of generative writing exercises designed to jump-start the creative process and introduce new ways of thinking less and writing more.
Center for Fiction, Fort Greene
Saturday, October 12th from 12-4:30pm
Retreats
Applications are now open for our next Little Nights Big Weekend, a creative retreat in upstate New York designed for writers of all experience levels to deepen their practice and expand their creative community.
While past retreats have included both writing and visual art classes, this winter weekend will keep its focus on writing—fiction! poetry! memoir! undecided! Join us for generative workshops, craft exercises, and a chance to explore your writing with a small community of others.
Apply by October 15th. No portfolio necessary!
Little Nights Big Weekend
Friday December 5th to Sunday, December 7th
Poughkeepsie, NY
