Lakeland English Program

12/02/2015

Release your holiday stress while feeling literary this weekend at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center (http://www.jmkac.org/index.php/2015-2016-performing-arts-season), where the Improvised Shakespeare Company will combine improv chops and Shakespearean cadences to create a classic on the spot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KLeeWYND_c

The Improvised Shakespeare Company performed at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal. The audience suggested the title, "Rubber Crazy" and what unfolded ...

11/29/2015

Does anyone remember reading The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas in ENG 499? Meg Albrinck, Professor of Literature and Writing, just returned from Boston, where she presented a paper at the Modernist Studies Association conference on the revolutionary space of Gertrude Stein's home at 27 rue de Fleurus in Paris.

11/13/2015

Books? Star Wars? Both? Yes, please.

11/10/2015

Want to support English alum Tricia Lutze and her students at Oostburg High School? Grab your ticket for "Little Shop of Horrors" before they're gone! http://oostburg.k12.wi.us/district-news/tickets-now-available-for-little-shop-of-horrors/

Tickets now available for “Little Shop of Horrors” Laura Dolfin / District News, High School / November 3, 2015 Tickets can be purchased at OHS for $6.00. The musical will run Thursday – Saturday, November 12 – 14th, at 7:00 p.m. There is also a matinee at 2:30 on Saturday, November 14th.

11/06/2015

Still looking for more literary opportunities this week? Support English alum Janet DeJean Newton and her students at Plymouth High School by attending their production of Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby. “Nicholas Nickleby” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7, with a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, in the PHS auditorium, 125 Highland Ave. General admission tickets are $6 and are available in the high school office and at the box office prior to show time.

http://www.plymouth.k12.wi.us/NewsPages/151026play.html

11/04/2015

The Great Lakes Writers Festival (with Nickolas Butler and A.E. Stallings) is just around the corner! Are you coming to Lakeland on Thursday (11/5) for the morning reading (11 a.m. / Bradley) or the evening reception and reading (7 p.m. / Campus Center)? Or the high school and community workshops? So many decisions....

http://greatlakeswritersfestival.org/events/

11/03/2015

Looking forward to dialing up these recommendations from current English major T. R. Hildebrandt. Reply and add your pics to the list!

I have long maintained there are two kinds of people: ‘Twizzlers People’ and ‘Red Vines People.’ Also, more to the point, there are ‘Lyrics People’ and ‘Music People.’ Music people feel their music, while Lyrics people think it—OK, that’s simplifying it, but you get the idea. It is perhaps true that…

11/02/2015

Happy Birthday and Congratulations to English alum Gina Covelli, whose short story "Twelve Mile Limit" just appeared in the new anthology HEROES -- way to go, Gina!

11/01/2015

Aspiring thespians, get your Shakespeare on!
Free Shakespeare Workshop

Saturday, November 7th • 1 - 6 p.m.
at Sheboygan Theatre Company

taught by Tom Berger
STC Managing Director
and director of our upcoming Macbeth

Tom has taught Shakespeare all over the country,
and brings a patient and light hand to those first encountering the language of our greatest playwright.

All experience levels are welcome! Come have a fun afternoon of demystifying the Immortal Bard!

Call 459-3779 or email [email protected]
to sign up today!

10/29/2015

There's been a lot of buzz about Harper Lee's Go Set a Watchman, and it's the official 2016 selection for for Plymouth's Community Book Read. Jump into the conversations next week!
http://plymouthbookread.weebly.com/events.html

10/28/2015

Want to discuss Shotgun Lovesongs before Nickolas Butler comes to Lakeland next week? Join us in the Lit Lounge at 5 p.m., Wednesday, 10/28, for a pre-visit conversation! 1862 Lounge, Campus Center

10/20/2015

Don't miss the wonderful work of the Young Chicago Authors while they're still in town! They're leading a writing workshop on Thursday at 5 p.m. and a spoken word event at Paradigm on Saturday. And in between? They're stopping out at Lakeland. Find your voice and join in!

Thursday, October 22, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
Writing workshop at the Arts Center: Bring an object or picture that represents Sheboygan in your eyes.

Saturday, October 24, 6:00 p.m.
Wordplay workshop and performance at Paradigm Coffee & Music, 1202 N. 8th St., Sheboygan
Participants of all ages and skill levels perform their original work and enjoy poetry by artists in residence. If you’d like to perform, we suggest you participate in the workshop. Spots fill up fast.

Workshop: 6:00 p.m.
Open Mic: 7:00 p.m.