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Untitled" by Erin Paroubek
Join us at the Sitka Center on Saturday, January 9th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for the Fall Artist-in-Residence Open House.

1:00 Exhibition of Work
1:30 Visual Art Presentations
2:30 Poetry Reading
3:00 Informal Conversation and Refreshments

The artists will share their work and talk about the processes and experiences that evolved during the residency period. There will also be an opportunity to enjoy refreshments and conversation!

Visit Newport, Oregon in January and check out the first ever FisherPoets On The Edge!

We're thrilled to work together with the folks from Writers on the Edge to bring you a Sitka workshop during the big event. Clem Starck, an official FisherPoet On The Edge, will be the instructor navigating the world of FisherPoetry with you.

In the spirit of the event, the workshop will be held in Newport at the Yaquina Bay Yacht Club and will include a ticket to the Sunday Morning Hearty Brunch Buffet located at the Yaquina Bay Yacht Club also.

Title: Fishing For Poetry
Instructor: Clem Starck
Place: Yaquina Bay Yacht Club (Newport, OR)
Date: January 18, 2010

Clem Starck and his poem "Deciding the Course My Education Should Take"
Photo copyright Carla Perry

Let the cold winter weather nudge you into the cozy warmth of the library at Sitka to indulge in a writing workshop.

Title: Thousands of Meanings of Life
Instructor: Kim Stafford
Place: Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
Date: January 23 & 24, 2010

Winter Writing at Sitka - Nancy Linnon

itle: Getting Started: Discovering the Writer Within Instructor: Nancy Linnon
Place: Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
Date: January 30 & 31, 2010