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Online Writing Workshop
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Online Writing Workshop

Online Writing Workshop — Register Today

Marge Barrett will be teaching an upcoming online class for the Marine Mills Folk School, Saturday, February 19, 10 am-1:00 pm. It is open to all.

Outside My Window: A New Look: A breaking, bending, blending literary vision in thought and style. Join in reading works of Danez Smith, Claudia Rankine, Anne Carson, Maggie Nelson, Tommy Orange, Ocean Vuong, contemporary voices with compelling stories written in a hybrid form of poetry and prose.

For more information: https://marinemillsfolkschool.org/2022/01/02/writing-workshop-outside-my-window-a-new-look-online-feb-19-2022/

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Applications Open for Creative Community Leadership Institute Cohort
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Applications Open for Creative Community Leadership Institute Cohort

Applications are now being accepted for this year's Creative Community Leadership Institute (CCLI) Cohort!

See the website: https://www.creativecommunityinstitute.org/

CCLI is an intensive, in-person, cohort-based training program with real-world practice for artists, culture bearers, community organizers, community development practitioners, and other leaders seeking to deepen their impact in creative community building. CCLI is for artists, culture bearers, community organizers, community development practitioners, and other leaders from across Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the 23 Native Nations that share that geography.

Cohorts meet in person three times over six months from spring to fall, with each session in a different location within the state. CCLI has three regionally-based cohorts, with opportunities for collaboration and connection, as well as in-person gatherings:

The East Cohort will be held in Cloquet, MN at the Cloquet Forestry Center

The Central Cohort will be held in Grand Forks, ND at the University of North Dakota, Memorial Union

The West Cohort will be held in Rapid City, SD at Racing Magpie

Priority will be given to applicants who identify as Native and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), disabled, and/or are from rural and smaller-town communities.

Participants will receive modest financial support for the pilot project and to offset costs of travel. New cohorts can expect to gain more knowledge about the role of art and culture in community problem solving, build skills to be able to effectively integrate art and culture into community development, leadership growth, and gain networks of cross-sector peers.

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Call for Writing Submissions for Talking Stick Volume 31
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Call for Writing Submissions for Talking Stick Volume 31

Call for Writing Submissions for Jackpine Writers Talking Stick Publication — CELEBRATING THE SHORT FORM.

The deadline to submit is March 15. Wanted:  SHORT Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction. THE TALKING STICK is a Minnesota published and nationally recognized publication.  Writers must be from Minnesota or have some connection to this area. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE VERY SHORT. Focus on short forms, cutting all unnecessary words. Create an elegant moment that hints of a longer, more complex story. Think of these as compressed creations.

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Calling Community Music Ensembles
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Calling Community Music Ensembles

Are you a community music ensemble member or leader? This initiative hopes to create a "musical map" of Minnesota that directs people to ensemble information through an online map, geared towards musicians and audiences; and gather and share information about the benefits that ensemble members find in participating in a community music ensemble. If ensembles are interested, they plan to work towards collaboration and communication between ensembles and identifying challenges and strategies.

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