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Teen six word story contest

Six Word Story Contest for Teens

We’re partnering up with the Indian River County Library system to run a six word story writing contest for teens! Legend has it that Ernest Hemingway placed a bet that he could write a story in just six words. If…

Reading Riding: Slowly, Slowly. A conversation about the poetry of Laura Riding.

Reading Riding: Slowly, Slowly

Even those of us who admire the poems of Laura Riding can find them difficult. This response is what she expected. She believed that true poems are difficult because they are accurate. In A Survey of Modernist Poetry, she and…

Write in the Middle Creative Summer camp: Open to rising 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. Arts & crafts, pottery, nature journaling, poetry, and more!

Write in the Middle Creative Writing Summer Camp

Join us for a creative writing summer camp! We welcome students entering grades 6, 7, 8, and 9 for a week of fun-filled activities. Nature journaling, pottery, poetry, historic tours and more! The camp is $150 per week with a…

Lenten Organ and Poetry Series

Lenten Organ and Poetry Series

The Community Church of Vero Beach is hosting an Organ and Poetry Series that will take place on Thursdays during Lent at 11 am. Our very own Sean Sexton will read poetry in the chapel on February 18, and on…

The Grid Comes Full Circle II Flyer

Terry K. Hunter Exhibition and Workshop

One of our partners, the Gifford Historical Museum and Cultural Center, is a sponsor of Terry K. Hunter’s Black History Month exhibition and artistic workshop. From January 8 to February 26, The Grid Comes Full Circle II: An Exhibition of…