10/01/2026
Meet Mary-Beth Hughes, a celebrated author joining us on October 9th for What Inspires: An Evening of Readings and Conversation.
β Mary-Beth Hughes is the author of two novels, "Wavemaker II" and "The Loved Ones; a story collection", "Double Happiness", and, most recently, "The Ocean House", a novel in stories (all Grove). She has been a DeWitt-Wallace/Readerβs Digest Fellow at MacDowell, the Directorβs Guest at Civitella Ranieri, and a guest at Yaddo. She has taught creative writing at Pratt Institute, NYU, Skidmore College, Bennington College Writing Seminars, and A Public Space.
π Please join us for a reception in our Lobby Gallery following the conversation. Presented in partnership with A Public Space, as part of the Weekend Writers' Retreat, an annual long weekend of writing, reading, and conversation hosted by Kaatsbaan.
π Find more information, and reserve your seat on our website: https://kaatsbaan.org/seasonal-events