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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
Artistic Verses NPS & Suffolk

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 25-29, 2023 

Reception: April 29, 2023 

 

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
Poetry, Prose & Pizza Suffolk
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

Thursday, July 27, 2023 @ 6PM

Thursday, October 25, 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, January 6, 2023 @ 6 PM

Thursday, April 6, 2023 @ 6 PM

Friday, July 13, 2023 @ 6 PM 

Friday, October 5, 2023 @ 6 PM

   

2022 HRYP  Poetry Slam Season & Youth Poet Laureate Contest
Hampton Roads Youth Poets
Nathan M. Richardson
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

AMERICAN CRUISE LINES

Chesapeake Bay Small Ship Cruises

Saturday, April 16 - Norfolk, VA

Wednesday, May 3 - Norfolk, VA

Wednesday, May 10 - Norfolk, VA

Saturday, May 13 - Yorktown, VA

Friday, May 26 - Yorktown, VA

Tuesday, October 24 - Norfolk, VA

Monday, October 30 - Yorktown, VA

Tuesday, October 31 - Yorktown, VA

Saturday, November 3 - Norfolk, VA

Sunday, November 5 - Yorktown, VA

Monday, November 6 - Yorktown, VA

Monday, November 13 - Yorktown, VA

Monday, November 20 - Yorkton, VA 

Sunday, December 24 - Norfolk, VA 

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  

George Mason's Gunston Hall

10709 Gunston Rd.

Lorton, Virginia 

Saturday, June 10, 2023 // 3-4 PM

Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony

City Hall  

Newport News, Virginia 

Monday, June 12, 2023

FD Speaks on American Democracy

Dept of Interior  - USGS

Washington, DC Via ZOOM

Thursday, June 15, 2023

FD Speaks on Juneteenth

Louisa, VA 

Saturday, June 17, 2023

Oxon Hill Farm 

Oxon HillMaryland

Douglass Speaks on Juneteenth

Monday,  June 19, 2023  

FD Speaks on American Democracy

Freedoms Foundation

Valley Forge, PA

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

FD Speaks on American Democracy

Winchester, MA

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

The Hale Farm - Historic Beverly 

Frederick Douglass 4th of July Speech

Beverly, MA

Saturday, July 1, 2023 

APPEARANCE CANCELED

The William Paca House & Gardens

Frederick Douglass 4th of July Speech

Annapolis, MD 

Tuesday, July 4, 2023 

First Church of Christ

Hartford, Connecticut

Saturday, July 8, 2023

Harrison African  American Heritage Museum

Frederick Douglass Speaks on Democracy

Roanoke, Virginia 

Tuesday, July 11,2023

CNU Teachers Workshop

Christopher Newport University 

Newport News, Virginia

Wednesday, July 19, 2023 @ 7 PM

Frederick Douglass Speaks on Democracy

Tyron Palace - North Carolina 

Saturday, July 20,  2023

Convention Days

Women's National Historic Park 

Seneca Falls, NY 

Juy 21-23, 2023

African American Heritage Festival

Blair County, PA 

Sponsored by: NAACP #2252

Sunday, July 24, 2023

Brookdale Retirement Community

3800 Treyburn Dr

Williamsburg, VA 

Friday, August 18, 2023 @ 3 PM

The Manassas Museum

Manassas Industrial School

9601 Wellington Rd 

Manassas, VA

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Ruby B. Archie Public Library

511 Patton St., 

Danville, VA 

Fri - Sat, September 29-30, 2023

2023 Reflections on Home Arts Festival

Douglass Interpretation & Workshop

Danville, Virginia 

Saturday, September 28, 2023

Freedoms Foundation Sponsors

The John Adams Academy 

Valley Forge, PA

Thursday, October 12, 2023

FAMILY DAY CEDAR HILL

Washington, DC

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

The Boston Tea Party 2023

Faneiul Hall

Boston, MA

Saturday, December 16, 2023

* 2024 Calendar *

Frederick Douglass a Literary Giant

Tyron Palace

New Bern, North Carolina 

Thursday,  January 18,  2024

Frederick Douglass Speaks on Democracy

American Civil War Museum

Richmond, Virginia

Saturday, January 20, 2024

Gettysburg Historical Society

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Saturday, February 3, 2024

Tampa Bay History Center

Tampa Bay Schools

The Colonial DAMES of America 

Tampa, Florida

 5-9 February 2024

Washington College

Bayside HOYAS

Chestertown, Maryland

Saturday, Feb 10, 2024 

Historic Blenheim 

Fairfax, Virginia 

Sunday, February 11, 2024

Museum of the Albemarle

Elizabeth City, NC 

Friday, February 16, 2023 

New Mount Joy COGIC

Suffolk, Virginia 

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Piney Grove Baptist Church

Suffolk, Virginia 

Sunday, February 26, 2024

Surry Historical Society

Uylses S. Grant & Frederick Douglass

Surry, Virginia 

Monday, March 12, 2023

Frederick Douglass Speaks

Summer Leadership Retreat

YMCA Campus

Jamestowne, Virginia 

Saturday, April 20, 2024

Washington College

Bayside HOYAS

Chestertown, Maryland

Saturday, June 15, 2024

The Silver Lake Experience

Buffalo, New York

August 2-4, 2024

Smithfield-Preston Foundation

Semiquincentennial Preston Family Reunion

Blacksburg, VA

August 10-11, 2024

* 2026 Calendar *

Somerset Place & Plantation

4th of July Celebration

Creswell, Virginia

Saturday, July 4, 2026

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