NEXT EVENT -- JESSICA GARRATT READING

Jessica Garratt, the 2010 Marguerite and Lamar Smith Writing Fellow, will read from her work -- Wednesday, December 1, 7:00 PM, the Auditorium at the Columbus Public Library, 3000 Wynnton Road, Columbus, Georgia.  Everybody is cordially invited!

Brian Turner Events on This Friday

You'll not want to miss the Brian Turner events scheduled for this Friday, November 12. The first event will be at the McCullers House on Stark Avenue, at 4:00 PM. The evening event is scheduled for 7:30 at the Theatre on the Park, CSU's RiverPark Campus. These events, made possible through the McCullers Center's membership in the Georgia Poetry Circuit, are free and open to the public.

Thank you, Dr. Schwabe

Many thanks to Dr. Jonathan Clarke Schwabe for his very fine presentation, last evening, on the chamber opera he has composed -- "The Sojourner," inspired by Carson McCullers' short story of the same title.  Dr. Schwabe was kind enough to leave us a bound copy of the score, as well as a CD of a performance of the piece.  Both, in addition to a recording of Dr. Schwabe's presentation, are available for viewing and listening at the McCullers House.

"Sucker" Now Online

Carson McCullers' short story "Sucker," one of the first she wrote and one of the last published, is now available for reading online, at the Saturday Evening Post site.

Illustration by Elaine Morfogen

New Portrait of McCullers on Exhibit in New York

The artist Bo Bartlett, who's a native of Columbus, has painted a brand new portrait of Carson. The piece is included in "Paintings of Home," a collection of Bo's recent work on exhibit right now at PPOW Gallery in New York City.

Maybe I should keep my personal opinions outta here -- but I've just gotta say that I LOVE the painting. Use the PPOW link above and see what you think.

Midtown FUN!

The Carson McCullers Center was very happy to have served as a stop on yesterday's Midtown Bike-a-Round. Here are a couple of photos, snagged from them.

Thanks for including us, Midtown. We love collaboratin' with y'all!

TWO BIG EVENTS IN NOVEMBER!

November 9, 2010 -- Dr. Jonathan Clarke Schwabe, Professor of Music Theory and Composition at the University of Northern Iowa, will give a talk about his composition, a chamber opera, based on the Carson McCullers short story "The Sojourner."  This event, co-sponsored by the McCullers Center and the Schwob School of Music, will be held in the Orchestra Room, Rm. #1716, in the Schwob School of Music at the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts.  The program will begin at 7:00. This event is free, and the public is cordially invited.

November 12, 2010 -- Soldier-poet Brian Turner will give a public reading of his work, at 7:30 in the evening, in the Studio Theatre at CSU's RiverPark Campus in downtown Columbus. This Georgia Poetry Circuit event is free, and the public is cordially invited.