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Events & Workshops

S. C. Publishng is a teaching company that provides a variety of workshops, performances and consulting for emerging writers.  

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Poetry, Workshops, Residencies & Readings

UPCOMING POETRY WORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES

ARTISTIC VERSES

(EKPHRASTIC POETRY)

 

Newport New High Schools @

The Torbbler Museum

CNU - Newport News, VA

7-15 December 2022

RECEPTION: 4 March 2023

 

Suffolk Public & Private High Schools

 March 2023 TBD

 

ALTERNATIVE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM - Newport News

Via ARTS for LEARNING

RESIDENCY: Drop the Mic - Poetry & Storytelling 

November 2022 - June 2023

 

 

Poetry, Prose & Pizza
Open Mic Series
When / Where:

Quarterly Events held in Suffolk 

Chesapeake & Prince George, Va

Poetry, Prose & Pizza Series    is a quarterly Open Mic series where writers of all genres can share their work in a safe, friendly family environment.  

Prince George Library

Prince George,  VA

Thursday, January 26, 2023 @ 6 PM

Thursday, April 27, 2023 @ 6 PM

 

Suffolk Art Gallery

Suffolk, VA

Thurs, February 2, 2023 @ 6 PM

Thurs, April 13, 2023 @ 6 PM

Thurs, July 13, 2023 @ 6 PM

Thursday, October 12, 2023 @ 6 PM

Russell Memorial Library

Chesapeake, VA

Friday, July 8, 2022 @ 6 PM 

Friday, October 7, 2022 @ 6 PM

Friday, January 6, 2023 @ 6 PM

Thursday, April 6, 2023 @ 6 PM

   

2022 HRYP  Poetry Slam Season & Youth Poet Laureate Contest
The Frederick Douglass Speaking Tour

 

Poet, Author and Spoken Word Performer Nathan M. Richardson captures completely the physical and spiritual essence of the great writer, orator and abolistionist

Frederick Douglass.

 

 

* 2023 Calendar *

 

Norfolk Public Schools

Douglass Reads Video Series

Norfolk, VA 

9 Schools in the Norfolk District

Covenant Woods Retirement  Community

First Union Baptist Church

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Friday, January 27, 2023 @ 1:30 PM

Saturday, January 28, 2023 @ :00 PM 

Four Seasons Community Day

Dumfries, Virginia 

Saturday, February 4, 2023

Chesapeake Center for Student Success

Chesapeake, VA 

Monday, February 6, 2023

Portsmouth Park & Recreation 

Senior Center 

Portsmouth, VA 23701

Thursday, February 9, 2023 @ 10 AM

Mt. Harmony Elementary School

Ownings, Maryland 20736

Thursday, February 9, 2023 @ 6 PM

Lakeland High School 

Suffolk, Virginia 

Friday, February 10, 2023 

Bayside Celebration

Easton, Maryland

Saturday, February 11, 2023

Coastal Carolina University

Conway, South Carolina 

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Martin L. King Community Center

401 S8th, Street

Wilmington, North Carolina

Sponsored By

Burnett - Eaton Museum Foundation

Friday, February 17, 2023 @ 4 PM

 

 

 

New Bedford Whaling

National Historic Park

33 William Street

New Bedford, MA

Saturday, February 18, 2023  

 Virginia Opera w/ Frederick Douglass

Emanuel AME, Portsmouth, VA

Tuesday, February, 21, 2023 @ &11 AM & 7 PM

Central Library, Richmond, VA

Wednesday, February 23, 2023 & 10 AM

Virginia Museum of History, Richmond, VA 

Wednesday, February23, 2023 @ 7 PM

Bread of Life Church

311 Burnett Ave

Syracuse, NY

February 24-25, 2023

Tallwood High School

Virginia Beach, VA 

Monday, February 27, 2023

Newton - Lee Elementary  School

Loudon County, Virginia

February 2023

The American Civil War Museum

159 Horseshoe Drive,

Appomattox, VA 

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Metropoliton Baptist Church

Harriet Tubman & Frederick Douglass

Suffolk, VA 

Sunday, March 19, 2023

LEAD VIRGINIA 

Fort Monroe, Virginia 

Thursday, April 20, 2023

4H Youth Leadership

Jamestown, VA 

Friday, April 28, 2023

4H Youth Leadership

Jamestown, VA 

Friday,  May 4, 2023

National Park Service

Anacostia Park

Washington, DC

Saturday, May 20, 2023  

FD Speaks on Juneteenth

Louisa, VA 

Saturday, June 17, 2023

FD Speaks on Juneteenth

Maryland

Sunday, June 18, 2023

FD Speaks on American Democracy

Winchester, MA

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

RISE Youth 

The Art of Historical Interpretation

Waynesboro, VA

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 

The Hale Farm - Historic Beverly 

Frederick Douglass 4th of July Speech

Beverly, MA

Saturday, July 1, 2023 

The William Paca House & Gardens

Frederick Douglass 4th of July Speech

Annapolis, MD 

Tuesday, July 4, 2023 

African American Heritage Festival

Blair County, PA 

Sponsored by: NAACP #2252

Sunday, July 24, 2023

Frederick Douglass

Manassas, Virginia 

September 2023

Ruby B. Archie Public Library

511 Patton St., 

Danville, VA 

Fri - Sat, September 29-30, 2023

Frederick Douglass Speaks on Democracy

Tyron Palace 

North Carolina 

Saturday, July 20,  2023

Brookdale Retirement Community

Virginia Beach, VA

Friday, August 18, 2023

2023 Reflections on Home Arts Festival

Douglass Interpretation & Workshop

Danville, Virginia 

Saturday, September 28, 2023

 

Norfolk Yacht Club 

 ODUMC 

Norfolk, Virginia

Saturday, October 14, 2023 

Douglass Speaks on American Democracy

Millbury Historical Society

Millbury, MA

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Franklin County Visitors Center

Frederick Douglass Speaks on Democracy

Chambersburg, PA

Saturday, October 29, 2023

* 2024 Calendar *

Tampa Bay History Center

Tampa Bay Schools

The Colonial DAMES of America 

Tampa, Florida

February 2024

Blenheim Museum

Fairfax, Virginia 

Sunday, February 11, 2024

New Mount Joy COGIC

Suffolk, Virginia 

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Piney Grove Baptist Church

Suffolk, Virginia 

Sunday, February 26, 2024

The Silver Lake Experience

Buffalo, New York

August 2-4, 2024

* 2026 Calendar *

Somerset Place & Plantation

4th of July Celebration

Creswell, Virginia

Saturday, July 4, 2026

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