Arts Alliance of Yamhill County
nourishing the creative spirit in everyone
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2012 Annual Meeting for Members
Tuesday, February 21
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Chehalem Cultural Center
415 E. Sheridan Street, Newberg
Election of board members, Brief reports on programs, projects and progress in 2011. Social time with light refreshments and music.
Paper Gardens Literary Contest
The Arts Alliance of Yamhill County invites submissions to the 18th annual Paper Gardens Literary Contest. Open to all residents of Yamhill County ages 6 and up, Paper Gardens is a wonderful creative-writing outlet for our community. The postmark deadline for contest entries is February 15, 2012. Corvallis poet and essayist Charles Goodrich will be the guest judge for 2012. Goodrich is the director of the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word at Oregon State University. Click here for the entry form.
Terroir Creative Writing Festival
Saturday, April 14, McMinnville Community Center, 600 NE Evans Street in McMinnville.
Join other local readers and writers for a day of workshops, readings and book signings. This year’s speakers include Chelsea Cain, Willy Vlautin, Matt Love, Charles Goodrich, Leanne Grabel, Evelyn Hess, Molly Johnson and Marilyn Worrix, plus several local authors. Click here for more information.