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ALT Building a Creative Community: A Workshop on the Performing Arts in London 18 November 2023, 1 PM – 6:00 PM Weldon Library Community Room Western University Register to join us: https://www.eventbrite.ca/.../building-a-creative... Facebook: https://fb.me/e/1orESspzz The main purpose of our workshop, “Building a Creative Community,” is to inspire and cultivate dialogue amongst those in the performing arts community in London, with a keen eye towards the creation of multidisciplinary collaborations and the exchange of knowledge between groups on Western’s campus and in the City of London. We envision the field of “performance” in the broadest possible terms, and invite participation from those involved in music, dance, theatre, opera, spoken word poetry, storytelling, animation, media production, and more. We also want to hear from those who defy traditional separations between the artistic disciplines.

ALT Western University is excited to celebrate its new Creative Arts & Production (CAP) program, a unique, interdisciplinary option that focuses on creative arts practice, collaboration, and community. To salute the new program, CAP is teaming up with Words to host a visit with Emma Donoghue and Chris Roulston. Emma Donoghue & Chris Roulston: In Conversation Thursday, 9 November 2023, 5:00PM Museum London Reception to mark the official launch of the CAP program to follow For more information about the CAP program, visit the program website. Drawing on years of investigation and Anne Lister's five-million-word secret journal, Emma Donoghue's Learned by Heart is the long-buried love story of Eliza Raine, an orphan heiress banished from India to England at age six, and Anne Lister, a brilliant, troublesome tomboy, who meet at the Manor School for Young Ladies in York in 1805 when they are both fourteen.

ALT Tell your story: An Intro to Storytelling Workshop Hosted by Veronica Antipolo Saturday, 4 November, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Museum London Registration is free or by donation What is storytelling? How do you craft an engaging true personal story? Join storyteller Veronica Antipolo who will introduce you to personal storytelling. What true story do choose to share from all your life experiences? How do you tell that funny, sad or even bizarre something that happened that one time, to bring your listeners back to that moment with you, and connect with them? This is a hands-on workshop where participants will learn tips on how craft and tell an engaging story picked straight from one of the many stories of their own lives. You don't need story idea to participate, but you may leave with one! After the workshop, tell a story at the Gimme The Shivers! A Scary Story Open Mic at Words at 2pm. Workshop participants who join the open mic have a chance to be featured in the WordsFestZine 2023.

ALT Words will host our tenth anniversary festival at Museum London, featuring a hybrid program of onsite and online activities to build resilience as we confront the crises of our moment with creativity and care. The Festival will host over 40 writers and artists and will revolve around the theme of “Crisis, Creativity & Care"! Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm Date: Friday, 3 November 2023 Place: Museum London Tickets are $20.00 At our Opening kickoff, we will visit with bestselling author and Globe and Mail health columnist André Picard, who will be joining us at Words this year in partnership with Embassy Cultural House! André is a leading voice on the impact and consequences of COVID-19 in Canada. He has reported on the pandemic from a wide range of angles of public health. How strong is our healthcare system? What challenges can it withstand? What lessons have we learned from COVID-19?

ALT Greetings London Poetry Enthusiasts & Storytelling Aficionados! We’re absolutely thrilled to announce the fall return of Poetry Live, our open mic poetry series! In partnership with Penned by Western and the Public Humanities at Western, we will be hosting an evening open mic poetry event at Weldon Library's newly renovated Community Room. Our host for the event will be 2023-23 Student Writer-in-Residence Gray Brogden! Where: Weldon Library Community Room, Western University When: 27th of September, 7pm - 9pm Cost: FREE and open to all ages Host: 2023-23 Student Writer-in-Residence Gray Brogden Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/poetry-live-an-evening-of-open-mic-poetry-at-western-university-tickets-715066722817?aff=oddtdtcreator Bring a poem, bring your friends! We also ask that everyone who plans to join us to register, so that we can send you further information about signing up to read at the event! Come on down to Poetry Live and read your work at Western!