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Brad Kuhn and Stacy Barton Featured at Wordier Than Thou

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stacy bartonWednesday, July 22nd at 7 p.m., enjoy two fantastic featured readers – Stacy Barton and Brad Kuhn – at Wordier Than Thou at Stardust Video and Coffee, 1842 Winter Park Rd, Orlando, FL 32803, and then read your own work at the open mic portion.  Sign up begins at 6:30 p.m.

 Stacy is the author of the newly released Lily Harp as well as the short story  collection Surviving Nashville, the poetry chapbook Like Summer Grass, and the picture book Babba and I Went Hunting Today. Her stories and poems have appeared in literary journals including Best of Potomac Review, Gargoyle and Southern Women’s Review. As a commisioned author she has created various picture books, one-act plays, musical reviews, animated short films and a children’s television program. Hundreds of her live shows have been produced by entertainment companies like Disney, SeaWorld, Ringling Bros. and others.

Brad is a poet, author, publisher and recovering journalist. He’s worked as a staff writer for The Wall Street Journal, Orlando Business Journal, and The Orlando Sentinel, and is a frequent contributor to Orlando Magazine. His first book, I Hate My Banker, was featured in Entrepreneur Magazine and serialized in the Journal of Lending and Credit Risk Management. He is married to author Darlyn Finch Kuhn and together they run Brad Kuhn & Associates, a content and publicity firm specializing in corporate communications and author promotion.

Wordier Than Thou

Wordier Than Thou

This unique open mic focuses on storytelling and fiction — no poetry or music. So come share your finest prose, or if you’re just in the mood for listening, catch some tales from our area’s wordsmiths.

Readings will begin around 7 p.m. Sign-up begins at 6:30 p.m.

A featured reader will kick off the night, followed by open mic slots. Open mic readers get 10 minutes and will be timed. We encourage all readers to stay to the end and support everyone who signs up to share their work.

This month’s featured readers are Stacy Barton and Brad Kuhn.

Where: Stardust Video & Coffee
1842 East Winter Park Rd, Orlando, Florida
When:
Wednesday, July 22, from 7pm to 9pmCost: free, with a 5$ suggested donation at the door.

Hiawassee Book Club: Sisters of Treason

Sisters of Treason

 Join the Hiawassee Book Club to discuss Sisters of Treason by Elizabeth Fremantle. Newcomers always welcome!
Two young girls tread dangerously close to the throne after their sister, the deposed queen, Lady Jane Grey, is executed.Neither sister is well suited to a dangerous life at court.  Flirtatious Lady Catherine, thought to be the true heir, cannot control her compulsion to love and be loved, and clever Lady Mary has a crooked spine and a tiny stature when physical attributes are thought to reflect moral character.  For either girl to marry without royal permission would be a potentially fatal political act, perceived as a treasonous grab for the throne.

It is the royal portrait painter, Levina Teerlinc, who helps the girls survive these troubled times. She becomes their mentor and confidante; with her painter’s observation she is able to see more at court than the sisters, who are watched closely.  But when the hot-headed Elizabeth inherits the crown, life at court becomes increasingly treacherous for the Grey sisters.  Ultimately each young woman must decide how far she dares to go to defy her Queen and risk her life for love.

When: Monday, July 20th, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Hiawassee Branch– Meeting Room
7391 W. Colonial Dr.
Orlando, FL 32818
Presenter: Ashley T.

For more information, contact the library at 407.835.7323.