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Published: May 5, 2010
This May 7th through the 9th the Community Arts Partnership (CAP) presents Spring (W)rites, the inaugural Finger Lakes Literary Festival-a constellation of 18 literary themed events, from workshops and panel discussions for writers to readings and performances by local poets, playwrights, essayists and novelists. All festival events are free to the public, and Barnes & Noble has partnered with CAP to help support the programming by making Spring (W)rites an official Barnes & Noble Book Fair Event.
Throughout the weekend, B & N shoppers need only mention CAP (or present a voucher available at all festival locations or can be downloaded here), and a percentage of the net proceeds of every sale will directly benefit the Community Arts Partnership. While this special fund raiser was organized by Liz Hudson, Community Relations Manager of the Ithaca store, the Book Fair vouchers can be presented at any Barnes & Noble Store, including BarnesAndNoble.com (using voucher ID# 10186542).
Brett Bossard, executive director of CAP, is thrilled to have this support. "Not surprisingly, funding for this first year of the festival has been tight," says Bossard, "so Liz's generous offer to help spread the word and give back a little to the community was a nice surprise." Additional funding support for the festival has come from the New York State Council on the Arts and the Tompkins County Tourism Program.
The Ithaca Barnes & Noble is also serving as a festival location. At 2:00 pm on Saturday, May 8th, the store will host a panel discussion on creating book and reading groups. Representatives from the popular "Killer Coffee Club," a local mystery book reading club, will be on hand to share some of their success stories. Other local book groups will also be on hand to help out, and maybe even recruit some new members! The full list of events for the weekend is available online at www.SpringWrites.org.
Spring (W)rites, the 2010 Finger Lakes Literary Festival, is a program of the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County (CAP).
