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cover, A Little Breast Music, poems by Shirley J. Brewer

A Little Breast Music sings at Bare Necessities!

Featuring Passager Books' Shirley J. Brewer

Thursday, December 11, 2008
The fun lasts 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Shirley reads at 6:00 p.m.
Bare Necessities, Greenspring Station
10751 Falls Road, Lutherville, MD 21093
410.583.1383

Browse, listen, sip, shop for holiday gifts at this one-of-a-kind accessorized event!

not just for ladies
gentlemen welcome!

A favorite local lingerie shop, Bare Necessities of Lutherville, Maryland, welcomes Baltimore poet Shirley J. Brewer, who will read from her recent collection A Little Breast Music, published by Passager Books. Join us for a lacy and literary holiday duet: Poetry and lingerie in a perfect fit setting!

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Local Poet's Showcase
Featuring Passager Books' Shirley Brewer

Saturday, November 15th, 2pm
Ukazoo Books
Dulaney Plaza on Dulaney Valley Road at Fairmount Avenue in Towson, Maryland, across from the Towson Town Center.

Local Poet's Showcase: Please join us for our Local Poet's Showcase. Five local poets will be here to discuss and share their work. This event will feature readings, a discussion, a Q&A session and book signings. Scheduled poets are Mark Bradley, Shirley Brewer, Lewis Bryant III, Katherine Cottle, and Barbara Morrison.

Judith Dowd Reading

Barnes & Noble, Princeton Marketfair, 3535 US Route 1, Princeton, NJ 08540
Monday, November 10, 2008
For more information: 609-897-9250

Juditha's poem "What's Not to Love about Bagpipes?" won honorable mention in Passager's 2008 Poetry Contest. Please come out to join her, and let us know if you're a Passager contributor interested in having a reading in your area.

2008 Baltimore Book Festival

The Monument, Charles Street, Baltimore
Saturday, Sept. 27 - Sunday, Sept. 28, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
For Festival information: www.baltimorebookfestival.com

Passager is participating more than ever at the Baltimore Book Festival! Visit our booth in front of the Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, and be one of the first to see our new chapbook! Join us for our events:

Book signing by Shirley J. Brewer, A Little Breast Music
Official Release!
Saturday, Sept. 27, 4-5 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 28, 2-3 p.m.
Passager booth

Ageless Creativity: The Writing Life Later in Life
Saturday, 3 p.m.
Literary Salon
Moderated by Marc Steiner, panel includes Passager co-editor Kendra Kopelke, Djelloul Marbrook, Mel Tansill, and Dudley Clendinen.

University of Baltimore, MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts: Reading
Sunday, 12:30 p.m.
School of Lit
Reading by faculty (Kendra Kopelke, Marion Winik, Jane Delury, Steve Matanle) and current students.

Passager: the Martin Luther King, Jr. Issue
Sunday, 1:00 p.m.
Creative Cafe
In Spring 2008, Passager released a special commemorative issue in honor of the 40th anniversary of the assassination of MLK. The reading includes oral histories, poems, and memoir from that issue.

Bookbinding Workshop

Sponsored by the MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts at the University of Baltimore
August 9 & 16, 10AM - 2PM
Room 208, Charles Royal Building (1319 N. Charles Street), University of Baltimore
Please RSVP to jennyogrady@yahoo.com by July 25
Fee: $40 for MFA/CWPA students and alumns; $50 for anyone else

Bookbinding isn't magic...it's just paper, glue, and a little elbow grease! Come to this two-day, hands-on workshop and we'll learn to make a hard-cover stab bind book, a hard-cover journal with signatures, and a variety of soft-cover book forms you can use throughout the MFA program and in your everyday life. And remember, it's never too early or too late to get your MFA! For more information on this program (directed by Passager co-editor Kendra Kopelke), please contact: scd@ubalt.edu

Artscape 2008

America's Largest, Free Public Arts Festival
Mt. Royal Avenue and Cathedral Street, midtown Baltimore and Charles Street (between MICA and University of Baltimore)
July 18-20, 2008
Friday & Saturday 12-10pm and Sunday 12-8pm

Baltimore '68: Riots and Rebirth

Three Days of Scholarship, Art, History and Civic Dialogue at the University of Baltimore
April 3-5, 2008
Friday, April 4, 3:45 - 5:15 PM: Passager literary memoirists
Visit the offical Web site

The University of Baltimore's initiative "Baltimore '68 Riots and Rebirth" seeks to explore the causes and effects of the social unrest after Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination and the efforts at civic healing that followed and continue today. In that spirit, Passager is pleased to offer a special issue dedicated to memories of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the civil rights movement, and the Baltimore '68 riots. This issue, available at the conference and online, also features interviews from UB's initiative. Thanks to all who joined us and shared their stories!

Eighth Annual Writing Your Personal History Symposium

HONORING OUR LIVES BY TELLING OUR STORIES
May 1, 2008, 10AM - 2PM
Vienna Community Center, Virginia
Advanced Registration Required: 703-255-6360
Fee: $20

This symposium includes personal history writing exercises, informative talks by author Maribeth Fischer and other speakers, including Passager editor Mary Azrael, and the opportunity to meet other writers. Bring a bagged lunch or pre-order a boxed lunch for an additional $6.

Workshops at Maryland Libraries

Sponsored by the Maryland Humanities Council
Taught by Passager Editor Mary Azrael

March 26, 2008, 3:30 - 5:30PM: "Binding Spines"

Ocean Pines Branch

May 7, 2008, 6:30 - 8PM "Voices and Visions"

Oakland Branch

Workshop features multi-media approach to modern American poetry that includes readings, discussions, and excerpts from the PBS "Voices and Visions" program. Free and open to the public.

Writers at the Beach Conference

March 14
Rehoboth, Delaware
Passionate Imagination: Writers Over Fifty
Editors and Writers from Passager
http://writersatthebeach.com

Join us for a conversation about finding community, writing, publishing, and the creative imagination. The editors of Passager, a journal dedicated to promoting the work of those over 50, will host this panel along with writers published in the journal.

Thanks to everyone who joined Mary and Kendra and writers Shirley Brewer and Djelloul Marbrook for this conference! Please check out Djelloul's wonderful write-up on his experience by visiting his blog, www.djelloulmarbrook.com.

Conversations and Connections Conference

April 5
Johns Hopkins facility on DuPont Circle in Washington, D.C.
Speed Date with Passager!
writersconnectconference.com

Over 30 literary magazines (including Passager) will be represented. Get the real deal straight from the editor's mouth: your $45 registration fee includes the full day conference, plus face-to-face "speed dating" with literary magazine editors, a subscription to the lit mag of your choice, and a book by featured speakers.

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