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Events
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Join us for two hours of working quietly in the company of other writers. Participants have noted how much they enjoy this dedicated writing time and how surprisingly productive they are!This event is free and open to all. Drop in any time!
Note: Pre-registration is required. Once you’ve registered, please email Jennifer for the Zoom link (Jennifer <at> betsy-tacysociety.org).
NOTE NEW DATE! Join us for a deeper look at Betsy in Spite of Herself by Maud Hart Lovelace – Part 2. The 90-minute Zoom discussion begins at 6 p.m. Deep Valley time on Sunday, May 26. Open to all, though best for ages 12 and up. Free to Betsy-Tacy Society members, $10 for non-members.
Pre-registration is required. Once you have registered, please email Jennifer (Jennifer <at> betsy-tacysociety.org) for the Zoom link and discussion questions.
Join us for two hours of working quietly in the company of other writers. Participants have noted how much they enjoy this dedicated writing time and how surprisingly productive they are!
This event is free and open to all. Drop in any time!
Note: Pre-registration is required. Once you’ve registered, please email Jennifer for the Zoom link (Jennifer <at> betsy-tacysociety.org).
Join us for a deeper look at Betsy Was a Junior by Maud Hart Lovelace – Part 1. The 90-minute discussion begins at 6 p.m. Deep Valley time on Sunday, June 16. Open to all, though best for ages 12 and up. Free for BTS members; $10 for non-members. Pre-registration is required. Once you have registered, please email Jennifer (Jennifer <at> betsy-tacysociety.org) for the Zoom link and discussion questions.
SAVE THE DATE!
We often think of writers as people with great imagination, and they are. But a writer’s imagination is fueled by observation: writers pay close attention to the people and things around them. In this one-day workshop for young writers ages 10 and up, we’ll read excerpts from the books of Maud Hart Lovelace – who wrote about her school years in Mankato – to learn how a writer turns ordinary events into interesting stories. We’ll visit some of the places Lovelace wrote about, starting with what is now the Carnegie Art Center, traveling to Lincoln Park, and ending at “Betsy’s House,” the author’s childhood home. Along the way, we'll practice seeing, remembering, and describing on the page what we experience. Notebooks will be provided. Students should be prepared to walk at an easy pace for up to 15 minutes at a time, for a total of 20 minutes of walking.
This class is co-sponsored by the Carnegie Art Center and the Betsy-Tacy Society and is free – including a tour of the historic Betsy House – to registered students. Students will be accompanied by members of the Greater Mankato Biking Walking Advocacy Group between sites.
We’ll provide the registration link as soon as it’s available.
Writing instructor J. Anderson is the author of the “Smaller” column in the St. Peter Herald. She has taught writing to young people in the St. Louis Park School District and The Loft and to older students at St. Catherine University. She is on the Advisory Council for the Betsy-Tacy Society.
Join us for a deeper look at Betsy Was a Junior by Maud Hart Lovelace – Part 2. The 90-minute discussion begins at 6 p.m. Deep Valley time on Sunday, July 21. Open to all, though best for ages 12 and up. Free for BTS members; $10 for non-members.
Pre-registration is required. Once you have registered, please email Jennifer (Jennifer <at> betsy-tacysociety.org) for the Zoom link and discussion questions.
Join us for a deeper look at Betsy and Joe by Maud Hart Lovelace – Part 1. The 90-minute discussion begins at 6 p.m. Deep Valley time on Sunday, August 18. Open to all, though best for ages 12 and up. Free for BTS members; $10 for non-members.
Pre-registration is required. Once you’ve registered, please email Jennifer (Jennifer <at> betsy-tacysociety.org) for the Zoom link and discussion questions.
Join us for a deeper look at Betsy and Joe by Maud Hart Lovelace – Part 2. The 90-minute discussion begins at 6 p.m. Deep Valley time on Sunday, September 15. Open to all, though best for ages 12 and up. Free for BTS members; $10 for non-members.
Pre-registration is required. Once you’ve registered, please email Jennifer (Jennifer <at> betsy-tacysociety.org) for the Zoom link and discussion questions.