Events Calendar
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For so many of us, our family story is what defines our lives—what we run from or toward in the decades after leaving home. In this course, we will dive into family narratives together. The events we hope to discuss can include those that seem to haunt family struggles: trauma, abuse, neglect. Yet those blessed with stable families have plenty of stories to tell, too—a glorious summer road trip that reveals the love between siblings, or a tender reckoning with a parent’s humanity. As guidance for methods of writing on experiences with family, we will read poetry of Ai, Aria Aber, Catullus, Victoria Chang, Lucille Clifton, Natalie Diaz, Tarfia Fiazullah, Joy Harjo, Robin Coste Lewis, Vi Khi Nao, Sylvia Plath, Carmen Giménez Smith, and others. In order to consider different approaches to the idea of “family histories,” the assigned work will roughly fall in one of the following topics: parents and guardians, siblings and those of our youth, ancestors, and continuing the cycle. These are delineated by the familial figures the authors address in their works, leading up to the writers’ own enactment of parenthood.
In each class, we will discuss the methods the authors have employed, and their methods of engagement with their creative production. In addition, we will consider the effects assigned texts have on you as a reader and, just as important, how you think the writer accomplishes these effects. You will create your own works with these methods in mind. Beyond merely creating new work, we will also revise with help from the discussions.
This four-part course will take place on Mondays, October 2, 9, 16, & 23 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM ET.
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Diana Arterian is the author of the forthcoming poetry collection Agrippina the Younger (Northwestern University Press/Curbstone, 2025). Her first book, Playing Monster :: Seiche (1913 Press), received a starred review in Publishers Weekly and was a Poetry Foundation Staff Pick. A Poetry Editor at Noemi Press, Diana’s creative work has been recognized with fellowships from the Banff Centre, Caldera, Millay Arts, Vermont Studio Center, and Yaddo. Her poetry, nonfiction, criticism, co-translations, and conversations have been featured in BOMB, Brooklyn Rail, Denver Quarterly, Los Angeles Review of Books, NPR, The New York Times Book Review, and The Poetry Foundation website, among others. She curates and writes “The Annotated Nightstand” column at LitHub. Diana holds a PhD in Literature & Creative Writing from the University of Southern California, and she splits her time between Cambridge and Los Angeles.
Here is what you can expect from us:
- Best in class professional networking
- Fresh ideas on your venture
- A chance to meet your next employer, customer, partner, or colleague
- Career advice & connections
- a chance to practice your personal introduction in a Zoom full of supportive and helpful people.
How do you make all this happen? Sign up and show up.
The event is virtual. Join from anywhere.
Some of you may be wondering how you can benefit from conferences even if you weren’t able to attend DEF CON 31, BSides Las Vegas, or any local BSides. For starters, attend the October meeting where Overcast and probably a few others will share stories with only a hint of embellishment. He’ll also explore ways to have your own remote con experience if training or travel are limited. While attending the DEF CON 31 conference Overcast acquired Frog Badge #26 of 28. Cutting it kinda close there before they ran out. He’ll share how a random group of Frog Badge collectors reverse engineered its challenges.
Also, he brought back goodies to share with the DC864 crew.
SPEAKER BIO
Overcast is a co-founder of DEF CON 864 and one of its current leads. He loves exploring hacking and spending quality conversational time with family and friends. Occasionally those folks enjoy talking to him too.
LOCATION
Pelham Road Library (F.W. Symmes Branch) | 1508 Pelham Road, Greenville, SC 29615
Also virtually streaming on Discord (invite is on our website About page)
AGENDA
- Welcome and announcements at 6 PM
- Presentation (15 – 20 minutes)
- Projects open mic (15 – 20 minutes)
- Villages and networking (remaining time)
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Join us for the first HackGreenville Nights at OpenWorks in downtown Greenville on October 12th!
We’re piloting a new, “quarterly-ish” community gathering format that will provide ample social time and multiple speakers.
Most talks will be technical in nature, but we hope to also explore some tech-adjacent topics of interest sparked from conversations in the HackGreenville Slack.
Big thanks to Simply Binary for sponsoring the food! 🎉
Schedule
6:00 – 6:15 – Social with Food from Simply Binary
6:15 – 6:20 – Sponsor Intro & Brief Community Announcements
6:20 – 6:50
- Room 1: System Level Thinking by Pete Broderick
- Room 2: How to Sanely Test Complex Systems by Robert Roskam + Quick Intro to Synergy Mill Project Opportunities by Joey Loman
6:50 – 7:00 – Break
7:00 – 7:40
- Room 1: Cooking Up Better Applications with Inspiration from the Culinary World by Ryan Lanciaux
- Room 2: Development Tooling with Laravel by Zach Robichaud + Quick Intro to HG Labs Project Opportunities by Olivia Sculley
7:40 – 8:00 – Social with ice cream bars by host OpenWorks
Directions
- Downtown Greenville, SC
- 101 North Main Street (the former Bank of America building, now Canal)
- Use the 3rd floor Richardson Street parking garage door and hit the doorbell to walk right in.
Or, enter the lobby on the Main Street side, via ONE Plaza and take the elevator to the 3rd floor. Mention OpenWorks, on the 3rd floor, if the security folks ask where you’re headed.
See you October 13-14 at Arran Farm (820 Lenhardt Rd Easley SC) for this two-day community event featuring live music, food trucks, Upstate Coffee Competition, a pup costume contest, trick o’ treating, a cookie decorating class, and the Critter Keeper. Tickets are $5 and kids under 18 are free. Follow @forestryweekend on Instagram for all the details.
G.T. Arpe links:
@g.t.arpe
soundcloud.com/g-t-arpe
Shop local art and gifts while you sip your morning latte, at Pharmacy Coffee’s monthly Artists’ Pop-Up Market in the Montgomery Building, (187 North Church St,) held each second Saturday of the month from 10am-2pm. Vendors include textile artists, sweets and baked goods, candles and soap, jewelry, crochet, plants, seasonal home decor, paintings and prints, clothing, and more.
Shop with local small businesses!
Shop food gifts and win giveaways with local businesses every second Saturday at this indoor pop-up market.
focus.upstate – 371 Successful Drive Spartanburg SC 29303
Saturday October 14 2023 11AM to 3PM
Event is rain or shine!
VENDORS
Apply here: https://forms.gle/9SHNyMJ7q1TViyy4A
Are you looking for an excuse to knit or crochet for a good cause? Help make baby hats and blankets and adult hats, scarves, and slippers to support at-risk newborns and homeless adults. Your handmade knitwear will keep our neighbors warm. Volunteers with basic skills in knitting or crocheting are welcome. Please bring your own needles or crochet hooks and a pattern.
Check out Knit-n-Give on WLOS: http://wlos.com/news/only-on-wloscom/close-knit-group-of-women-use-their-talents-to-help-asheville-charities