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In early February, a stellar line-up of poets, storytellers, and writers signed on to share their gifts at the HerStories Benefit Show and Open Mike. And tomorrow, March 27, is the fundraiser for the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing! The fun begins at 4:00pm at Everybody Reads Bookstore.
Featured are ten local artists sure to [...]

“Storytelling for all ages” kicks off the first two Saturdays of the HerStories program at 1:00pm at Everybody Reads Bookstore, 2019 E. Michigan Ave.
On March 6, Jean Bolley ( Lansing Storytellers) tell tales about women from Michigan history and Lynette Brown (Michigan Women’s Historical Center) comes in character as Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Ena Baker (Lansing Storytellers) [...]

Virginia Law Burns join HerStories! Her workshop “Making Your Creative Nonfiction Sizzle” is scheduled March 20 at 3:45pm.
Virginia owns Enterprise Press and is the author of several creative nonfiction works with a historical focus including Bold Women in Michigan History and Gentle Hunter: A Biography of Alice C. Evans, Bacteriologist. Learn more about Virginia on [...]

Mary Catherine Harper joins HerStories! Her workshop “There’s Sense in Our Poetry: Using the Senses to Enter Poetic Spiritual Space” is scheduled March 13 at 2:30pm.
Professor Harper teaches at Defiance College in Ohio. Her poetry has been published in The New England Review, WomenWriters.net, The Bozeman Er, and Masque. She also has published articles [...]

Updated February 17, 2010
Dawn Comer joins HerStories! Her workshop “On Becoming a Fish: Birthing Characters and Finding Voice Through Fiction” is scheduled March 13 at 2:30pm.
Dawn received her MFA in Creative Writing from The University of Notre Dame. She currently teaches part-time at Defiance College and is writing two books: Raised in a [...]

Updated February 17, 2010
Andrea King Collier joins HerStories! She is the author of Still with Me: A Daughter’s Journey of Love and Loss (2003) and lead author of The Black Woman’s Guide to Black Men’s Health (2007). Her reading is scheduled March 20 at 1:00pm.
Andrea has been writing and speaking about health and health [...]

Updated Jan. 25
On March 27 at 4:00pm, join the HerStories Benefit Show & Open Mike! This finale event of the month-long series is a fundraiser for the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing.
The details are coming together for an amazing ensemble of performances and author readings. Here is the growing list of contributors:

Silvana Alfaro (Vagina Monologues [...]

Storyteller Charles Thornton joins The HerStories Project! He has graced Lansing at the Old Town Poets gathering over the years. More details about his storytelling adventures are coming in February!
Charles is storytelling on March 13 at 1:00pm for a kid-friendly audience.

Updated February 17, 2010
Marilyn Mayer Culpepper joins HerStories! Her workshop “Writing about Women” is scheduled March 20 at 2:30pm. She is emeritus faculty from Michigan State University and the author of several books documenting women in U.S. history, including the most recently published Never Will We Forget: Oral Histories about World War II (2008).
The [...]

Updated February 17, 2010
Holly Makimaa from Oasis Health & Wellness/ Yoga Center of East Lansing joins the HerStories program! Her workshop “Journaling through Change” is scheduled March 6 from 2:30-3:30pm. Holly has been teaching holistic journaling workshops for almost 10 years and has worked with clients nationally in telling their life stories. She is [...]