Fall Semester Events Hosted by the Libraries

Come join us for Wednesday Nights @ Burling, a series of events that showcase the talents of local writers, singers, and musicians!

September 10, Wednesday night at 7:45pm—Jeff Dickey-Chasins will read from his latest works of fiction. J.C. Dickey-Chasins’ stories have appeared in Lullwater Review, The North Atlantic Review, The Apalachee Review, The Portland Review, Gulfstream, Emrys Journal, 580 Split, Lumina, Taproot, Owen Wister Review, and other publications. He is a 1981 graduate of Grinnell College and has studied with Lee Abbott, Adam Haslett, and Thomas Averill. Refreshments will be served.
Location: first floor, Burling Library


October 1, Wednesday night at 7:45pm—co-hosted with the Faulconer Gallery—Open Mic night for fiction, poetry, and music. Join the Grinnell College Libraries and the Faulconer Art Gallery for an evening of literature and music. Read from your own poetry and fiction or that of a favorite author or poet; perform music that you've written yourself or any piece that you've been working on. Share your literary and musical passion in a beautiful setting with other members of the college and the community of Grinnell. Come early for refreshments. If you have questions or want more information, contact Tilly Woodward [woodward] or Liz Rodrigues [rodrigel].
Location: Faulconer Gallery

October 29, Wednesday night at 7:45pm—Tom Simmons will be reading from his forthcoming collection of poetry, One Book of Poems. Simmons studied the writing of poetry at Stanford University with Diane Middlebrook, Timothy Dekin, Kenneth Fields, Donald Davie, and Henri Coulette and received a Wallace Stegner Fellowship in Creative Writing in 1978-1979. He is also the author of several works of nonfiction and literary criticism. Having previously taught at Stanford, UC Berkeley, MIT, and Grinnell College, he is currently Associate Professor of English at the University of Iowa and lives with his family in Grinnell. Refreshments will be served.
Location: first floor, Burling Library

November 19, Wednesday night at 7:45pm—co-hosted with the Faulconer Gallery—Open Mic night for fiction, poetry, and music. Join the Grinnell College Libraries and the Faulconer Art Gallery for an evening of literature and music. Read from your own poetry and fiction or that of a favorite author or poet; perform music that you've written yourself or any piece that you've been working on. Share your literary and musical passion in a beautiful setting with other members of the college and the community of Grinnell. Come early for refreshments. If you have questions or want more information, contact Tilly Woodward [woodward] or Liz Rodrigues [rodrigel].
Location: Faulconer Gallery

December 3, Wednesday night at 7:45pm—The students of Khanh Ho's Fiction Writing Seminar will read from the work they have been writing throughout the semester. Come enjoy the results of their creative efforts and provide them with an attentive audience. Refreshments will be served. Location: first floor, Burling Library