Writers Among Us
Literary Series
February 24, March 2, and March 9, 2008


In February and March, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance hosts the winter literary series, Writers Among Us, featuring local authors reading from their works. Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m., bring a cup of coffee and a friend, and come by to hear some of the diverse voices of the Upper Delaware community at the Arts Center, 37 Main Street, Narrowsburg. The series is curated by Janet Noble, a playwright living in New York City and Narrowsburg.

On Sunday, February 24, Mary Greene of Beaver Brook will read new poems, as well as poems from her book A Painting With You Running Through It. She will also be joined by two members of the Upper Delaware Writers Collective to read from the newly published collection of poems called PoeTree.

Local musician and an award-winning journalist John Marchese reads from his latest work of nonfiction The Violin Maker on Sunday, March 2. The book explores the question “How does a simple piece of wood become a violin, the king of instruments? Marchese finds out as Eugene Drucker, a member of the world–renowned Emerson String Quartet, commissions Sam Zygmuntowicz, a Brooklyn craftsman, to make him a new violin. In the process, the writer shares the rich lore of this beloved instrument and illuminates an art that has barely changed since the Renaissance.

The series is rounded out on Sunday, March 9 with a reading by writer and editor Bruce Stutz from his book, Natural Lives, Modern Times: People and Places of the Delaware River (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998), a now classic exploration of the natural and cultural history of the Delaware River Valley. He has been editor-in-chief of Natural History magazine and features editor of Audubon. His writings on nature, science, travel, and culture have appeared in many magazines including Discover, Audubon, National Geographic, CondeNast Traveler, and The New York Times Magazine. He is a contributing editor to OnEarth and his most recent book, Chasing Spring: An American Journey Through a Changing Season, was published in 2006 by Scribner.

“We’re blessed to have so many talented writers in the Upper Delaware River Valley,” says Delaware Valley Arts Alliance Executive Director Elaine Giguere. “And the series provides a geat opportunity to speak with the authors one-on-one.”

The suggested donation to Writers Among Us is $3. A reception follows each reading. For more about the series, call (845) 252-7576 or visit ArtsAllianceSite.org.