Peter LoPilato was the alpha/omega lo these many decades of The Ryder Magazine and Film Series.
Peter was a dear friend of many Guild members and a stalwart print publisher of many of us, including both annual fiction and poetry issues, edited by Joan Hawkins and Tony Brewer, respectively. We also regularly collaborated with Peter on many, many screenings of “literary adjacent films.”
Peter also participated in The Burroughs Century and Wounded Galaxies 1968, two major multi-media conferences and symposia. He has always been a good friend and made many kind contributions to the Guild. He was just down for anything and had a generous capacity for helping artists as well as a tremendous knowledge of culture and Bloomington lore. Thanks, Peter!
In lieu of flowers, Peter’s family is asking that donations be made to Friends of the Monroe County Public Library or the Monroe County Animal Shelter.
Events Calendar
Apr
19
Fri
Stormwash: Climate Awareness Program
April 19, 2024
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Art Alliance Center Flex Space
2894 E. 3rd St. in College Mall (next to Foot Locker)
Stormwash is an inter-arts program presented by the Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington, Artists for Climate Awareness, the Writers Guild at Bloomington, Windfall Dancers, Inc., and Julian Douglas.
Climate conscious poems will be performed as spoken word with expressive dance accompaniment, and percussionist Julian Douglas will provide musical interludes.
In the forthcoming Stormwash: Environmental Poems anthology (The Grind Stone, April 2024), 40 poets address the climate crisis and its various effects. From the editor’s Foreword:
“Invariably, these poems suggest an uncanny attunement with nature: Something in the air, a shift in carbon molecules foreshadowing an ominous onslaught, an accumulating avalanche, some kind of storm—the stink of destruction. In either case, these poems enable us to hope that the survival of future generations is not so tenuous after all.”
–Hiromi Yoshida
Stormwash poets include: K Ann Sea, Jonathan S Baker, Zilia Balkansky-Sellés, Jeffrey Bean, Walter Biskupski, Josh A. Brewer, Michael Brockley, Mary Brown, James Dorr, Dina Elenbogen, Marjie Gates Giffin, Jenny Anderson Kalahar, David Keppel, Joseph Kerschbaum, David Alec Knight, Nate Logan, Antonia Matthew, Snow Mathews, Lylanne Musselman, Linda Neal Reising, Jessica Reed, April Ridge, Peggy Squires, Nick ‘Frick’ Wentzel
Performances will be staged in a gallery space where the exhibition “Depictions: Earth, Life, and Our Shared Responsibility,” presented by Artists for Climate Change, will be viewable 4/3 – 4/28.
Artists for Climate Awareness
https://artistsforclimateawareness.org/events/
Writers Guild at Bloomington
https://writersguildbloomington.com/
Arts Alliance of Greater Bloomington (directory)
https://www.bloomingtonarts.org/directory
Windfall Dancers, Inc.
https://windfalldancers.org/
Julian Douglas
https://juliandouglas.bandcamp.com/
Apr
20
Sat
THIS MONTH’S MEETING IS CANCELLED
Writers Guild at Bloomington
Business Meeting
April 20, 2024
Apr
26
Fri
Constellation Stage & Screen presents Alex Gold: Stuck on Repeat
A fun-filled classroom adventure where the audience gets to make all the decisions! See it on stage April 26 – May 12 at the Waldron Auditorium.
11-year-old Alex Gold needs to repeat the 6th grade – maybe he shouldn’t have spent so much time watching superhero movies, playing adventure games, and drifting off into his own action-packed daydreams. Luckily, Alex has surrounded himself with some trusted friends (you, the audience!) to help him make the best choices to succeed! This one-of-a-kind classroom comedy blends improv and audience interaction, proving every day is an opportunity for reinvention.
For a detailed performance schedule, please visit our website.
Learn more and find tickets at https://seeconstellation.org/kids/alex-gold/
Apr
28
Sun
Last Sunday Poetry & Open Mic
April 28th, 2024
7 – 8:30 p.m.
Morgenstern Books at 849 S Auto Mall Rd
The Writers Guild @ Bloomington presents Last Sunday Poetry & Open Mic, featuring Patsy Rahn and Rosaleen Crowley.
PATSY RAHN’s poetry and prose have been published in various journals and anthologies. Her nonfiction has been published in the United States and in Britain. Her first book of poetry, The Grainy Wet Soul, was independently published in 2018. In 2021 she received the People’s Choice Award from the 5th Open Eurasion Literary Festival of Festivals “LIFT”. She continues to give public readings and has read for festivals, literary events, and with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra.
ROSALEEN CROWLEY is a poet, artist and educator. She is a graduate of University College Cork, Ireland. Currently she is Co-founder/President, Carmel Creative Writers, Inc and past president/interest group leader of the Writing Group, International Women Indiana. She is the author of six poetry books, her most recent being Be Prepared To Be Luminous, a collection of poems written in Indiana. The book has four sections: Surroundings, People, Gratitude, and Contemplation. Rosaleen is enrolled as a student in the MFA Creative Writing-Poetry program at Butler University.
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Emerging poets who need a supportive audience, and established poets, who want to promote published works: Sign up for open mic! Your words are precious.
The Writers Guild @ Bloomington is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusivity.