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By Bill McCann
Journalist
Attending the birth of a new play is relatively rare here in Winchester. But tomorrow, the Leeds Center for the Arts is hosting a reading of a new play by Patrick Mitchell. Better known as a photographer, director and actor than a playwright, Mitchell told me he had been working on his new play “for over twenty years.” Yet tomorrow at 7.30pm at the Leeds you can see new artwork come ‘to life’ as it leaps off the page as the actors read words Mitchell will have largely only heard in his own head .
A play reading is an event almost always designed as a first opportunity for a playwright to hear a play read for the first time. It will be the same with Mitchell’s piece, “The Waiting Room”. So what’s going on in the waiting room of Mitchell’s new play? I do not know. Afraid I guess I’d give a spoiler here in the Sun, Mitchell wouldn’t say. He said though that I really should be there to find out for myself. So I will be. Join me: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow night at Leeds.
Tickets are $10.00.
Search for Executive Director
The GRAC—Gateway Regional Arts Centre—is looking for a new Executive Director since the current one has accepted another position. The position is a full-time salaried position with limited benefits.
The Executive Director is responsible for the administration of the Montgomery County Arts Council and the conduct of business at the Gateway Regional Arts Center. The person hired will report to a volunteer Board of Directors and is “responsible for ensuring the achievement of its mission, programming objectives and financial objectives as well as the management of the GRAC facility”.
The GRAC promotes, enhances, and contributes to the educational, artistic, and cultural life of area residents “through multidisciplinary programs and courses” while serving as a “resource and support agency for artists and organizations.” in the Gateway region of Kentucky.
Experience and qualifications sought include a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year, three to five-year college or university in “Nonprofit Management, Fundraising, Arts/Arts Education, or Community Involvement and the ability to work with “artists, volunteers, educators,” and community members and groups.
The detailed job description, application and more information on how to apply for the position can be found at grackentucky.org Applications will be accepted until May 1, 2022.
The winners out loud
Kentucky Humanities and Northern Kentucky University jointly present a program they call Laureates Out Loud featuring 23rd United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and current Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson. The evening will feature the two winners discussing social justice, inclusion and storytelling through poetry. The evening’s moderator is Eric H. Kearney, president and CEO of the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce and president of the Northern Kentucky University Foundation.
The event will take place on Saturday, April 23 at 7:00 p.m. at the NKU Greaves Concert Hall on the NKU campus. The event is free and open to the public. However, prior registration is required. Visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ky-humanities-and-nku-present-poets-laureate-joy-harjo-crystal-wilkinson-registration-220853086527 to register.
Joy Harjo is a member of the Mvskoke Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv (Hickory Ground). She is the author of nine books, including her most recent Poet Warrior: A Memoir and the highly acclaimed An American Sunrise, and has received numerous awards and accolades. for poetry.
Crystal Wilkinson, is an African-American feminist writer, is the Poet Laureate of Kentucky and a supporter of the Affrilachian Poet movement. She is a 2020 USA Fellow of Creative Writing and winner of the 2021 O. Henry Prize. She teaches at the University of Kentucky and is the acclaimed author of “Perfect Black”, “The Birds of Opulence”, “Blackberries Blackberries” and ” Water Street”.
Eric H. Kearney has had a distinguished career in law, business and politics. As a state senator, Eric served as the Ohio Senate Minority Leader and championed a number of causes, including the creation of the Ohio Poet Laureate. He founded and built one of the largest African-American-owned publishing companies, Sesh Communications, which publishes The Cincinnati Herald, The Northern Kentucky Herald, The Dayton Defender and other publications. Kearney holds a BA in English from Dartmouth College and a JD from the University of Cincinnati School of Law.
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