SCPublishing
Events & Workshops
S. C. Publishng is a teaching company that provides a variety of workshops, performances and consulting for emerging writers.
Poetry, Workshops, Residencies & Readings
UPCOMING POETRY WORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES
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ARTISTIC VERSES
(EKPHRASTIC POETRY)
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Newport New High Schools @
The Torggler Fine Arts Center
CNU - Newport News, VA
December 2-4, 2025
RECEPTION: Sat, January 31 2026
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Suffolk Public & Private High Schools
March 16-20, 2026
Reception: Sat, April 4, 2026
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Poetry, Prose & Pizza
Open Mic Series
When / Where:
Quarterly Events held in Suffolk
Chesapeake & Prince George, Va
Poetry, Prose & Pizza OPEN MIC Series after 15 YEARS this will be the FINAL SEASON
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Prince George Library
Prince George, VA
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Thursday, January 30, 2025 @ 7 PM
Thursday, April - TBA
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Suffolk Art Gallery
Suffolk, VA
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Thursday, February 6, 2025 @ 7 PM
Thurs, April 3, 2025 @ 6 PM ​
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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.
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* 2025 Calendar *
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Gettysburg
Frederick Douglass and John Brown
The Lion and the Leopard
Gettysburg, PA
Saturday, February 1, 2025 @ 1:30 PM
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Museum of the Albermarle​
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
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First Baptist Church Manassas
Workshop & Performance
Manassas, VA
Saturday, February 8, 2025
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Annapolis Virtual Lecture Series​​
ZOOM Performance
Annapolis MD​
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 @ 7 PM
REGISTER HERE>>>
https://www.annapolis.org/virtual-lectures/
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NOVA Manassas
10950 Campus Dr
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
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Ephesus Junior Academy
3700 Midlothian Tnpk
Richmond, VA
Thursday, February 13, 2025
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8 Arias for the Abolitionist
Zieder's American Dream Theater
Virginia Beach, VA
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
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Northern Virginia Assoc
of Black Realist
Douglass Speaks on Equity
and Equality in Real Estate
ZOOM Performance
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
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St John's Episcopal Church
Harve de Grace Arts Collective​​
Havre de Grace, MD​​
Saturday, February 22, 2025 @ 3PM
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Senior Center of York
Yorktown, Virginia
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
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Norwalk Public Library
1 Belden Ave., Norwalk, CT
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 @12:00 Noon
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Rochester Institute of Technology
College of Liberal Arts
8th Annual AP Day
March 12-17, 2025​
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Hodges Manor Elementary School
Portsmouth, VA
Monday, March 17, 2025 @ 9:30 AM
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Waterview Elementary
Portsmouth, VA
Friday, March 21, 2025
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AMERICAN CRUISE LINES
Small Ship Historic Cruises
Spring & Fall Schedule
March 20 , 2025 - Norfolk, VA
May 30, 2025 - Portsmouth, VA
June 4, 2025 - Norfolk, VA
June 11, 2025 - Portsmouth, VA
November 2, 2025 - Norfolk, VA
November 3, 2025 - Norfolk, VA
November 8, 2025 - Portsmouth, VA
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Call to Duty
Bristoe Station Battlefield
Bristoe, VA
April 10-11, 2025
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Re-Dedication of the
Emancipation Monument
Lincoln Park, Washington, DC
Sunday, April 13, 2025
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LEAD VIRGINIA
Class of 2025
Fort Monroe, VA
​Friday, April 25, 2025 @ 10:00 AM
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Annapolis Virtual Lecture Series​
Annapolis MD​
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 @ 7 PM
REGISTER HERE>>>
https://www.annapolis.org/virtual-lectures/
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ANNAPOLIS PARK FESTIVAL
Annapolis Park​
Washington, DC
Saturday, May 17, 2025
XXX EVENT CANCELED XXX
DUE TO FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS
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Senior Center of York
Yorktown, Virginia
Saturday, June 14, 2025​​​​​
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The Hermitage
Andrew Jackson Foundation
Nashville, TN
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
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Historic Beverly Massachusetts
Community Reading
Hale Farm
Saturday, June 21, 2025
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Christopher Newport University
Center for American Studies
Sunday, June 29,2025 @ 7 PM
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Annapolis, Maryland
Thursday, July 4, 2025​​
10:30 AM -William Paca House
11:30 AM - Annapolis Museum
12:30 - PM - Annapolis Museum
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Cedar Hill - FD House
Anacostia, Washington, DC
July 5, 2025
XXX EVENT CANCELLED XXX
FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS
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Women's National Historic Park
Seneca Falls, NY
July 18-20, 2025​​​​​​​
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Northern Virginia Baptist Center
Gainsville, Virginia
Sunday, August 17, 2025 @ 3:00 PM
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CHAUTAUQUANORTH DAKOTA
Bismark, North Dakota
August 24-25, 2025
XXX EVENT CANCELED XXX​
FERDERAL BUDGET CUTS​
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Minority Fellowship Program
2025 Intensive Training Institute
300 South Charles St.,
Baltimore, MD
Thursday, August 14, 2025
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Talbot County Historical Society
Frederick Douglass
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 @ 1 PM
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Founding Foward
Frederick Douglass
Valley Forge, PA
Friday, September 12, 2025
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John Brown Museum State Site
John Brown & Frederick Douglass
(The Lion & the Leopard)
Osawatomie, Kansas
September 20-21, 2025​
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PRIDE OF BALTIMORE FESTIVAL 2
Frederick Douglass Remembers Baltimore
Saturday, September 27, 2025
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1865 Society of Pender County
Pender North Carolina
Saturday, October 11, 2025
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THE TORCH CLUB
Frederick Douglass Speaks
on American Democracy
Saratoga Springs, NY
Monday, November 17,2025​​​​​
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* 2026 Calendar *
AMERICA 250
THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL
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THE ART OF HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
Hampton History Museum
Hampton, Virginia
Monday, January 5, 2026
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FOUNDING FORWARD
Frederick Douglass
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Friday, January 16, 2026
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HISTORIC PORT ROYAL
America 250
Port Royal, Virginia
Wednesday, January 20, 2026
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AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
& THE LINCOLN GROUP
Washington, DC
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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The Hermitage
Andrew Jackson Foundation
Nashville, TN
Saturday, February 20--21, 2026
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
Norfolk, VA
Sunday, February 22, 2026
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CIVIL WAR & MILTARY COLLECTORS SHOW
SOUTH BOSTON, VIRGINIA
The Factory Street Brewery
Frederick Douglass Return
Saturday, February 28 ~ March 1, 2026
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS READS
PHILLIS WHEATLY & JUPITER HAMMON
La Grange Winery
Haymarket, VA
Sunday, March 8, 2026
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS RETURNS TO
ALLIANCE OHIO
Haines House Underground Railroad
Tentative Date: March 17, 2026
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RUTHERFORD B. HAYES
MUSEUM & PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
Fremont, Ohio
May 3-5,2026
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FREDERICK DOUGLASS SPEAKS ON
THE RAID ON HARPERS FERRY &
The Speech at Storer College ​
Harpers Ferry, Virginia ​
May 29-31, 2026
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ULYSSES S. GRANT COTTAGE
& HISTORIC SITE
Wilton, NY
Juneteenth
Friday, June 19, 2026
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Annapolis, Maryland
Saturday, July 4, 2026​​
10:30 AM -William Paca House
11:30 AM - Annapolis Museum
12:30 - PM - Annapolis Museum
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SOMMERST HISTORICAL SITE
America 250 - Creswell, NC ​
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2026
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Women's National Historic Park
Seneca Falls, NY
July 18-20, 2026
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FREDDERICK DOUGLASS & HARRIET TUBMAN
(Parallel Lives)
Gettysburg, PA
DATE TBD 2026
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AMERICAN CRUISE LINES
Small Ship Historic Cruises
2026 Spring & Fall Schedule TBA
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