By: Peter Girard
Last evening, Nick Brown (director of account services for Caster Comm) and I had the pleasure of attending an awesome tweet-up at the swanky Hotel Viking in Newport, RI. Hosted by our friends over at WhatsUpNewp, we socialized with some local Rhode Island tweeps whom we’d never had the pleasure of meeting in person before, and partook in the consumption of a lot of cheese. I mean look at the spread they had:
Now the event wasn’t all socializing and cheese, WhatsUpNewp had a few guests of honor. The Hotel Viking was hosting an award-winning group of published writers who have all joined forces for a live read series entitled “Living, Out Loud: Writers Riff on Love, Sweat & Fears.” As a matter of fact, on Thursday, March 27 (tonight) this group will be holding their ‘essay-slam’ at The Redwood Library & Athenaeum in Newport at 6:00 pm. So if you’re local and you’re reading this, definitely check it out! If you get there early, there will be a wine and cheese reception starting at 5:30 pm. The event is free for members and $10 for non-members but seating is limited and reservations are strongly encouraged. For more info or to reserve a spot of your own, call the Redwood Library at 401-847-0292 ext. 112.
Among the speakers at tonight’s event will be speechwriter and essayist Robin E. Bernstein; two-time Emmy Award-winning essayist lyna Bort Caruso; essayist and contributor to Newsday and The New York Times Claudia Gryvatz Copquin; Friars Club historian/head writer and essayist Barry Dougherty; and essayist and NY Times “Modern Love” writer Paula Ganzi Licata; the writersread personal essays which cover topics from food, travel, humor, lifestyle, love and more.
More information and details on the Living, Out Loud group can be found on their Facebook page or, you can follow them on Twitter at @EssaySlam
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