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Verso University Presents: An Overview of the Art Museum Landscape in Connecticut

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

On June 6, in partnership with the Connecticut Art Trail, Verso University launches an exploration of the Art Museum landscape in Connecticut. The Connecticut Art Trail is a nationally recognized partnership between 23 world-class museums and historic sites, created to promote Connecticut’s rich cultural assets. CT Art Trail President Carey Weber will provide an overview […]

Verso University at The Westport Library Presents: History, the Humanities, and Human Flourishing

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

How can learning about the past contribute to our well being?  And why might we become more interested in the past as we age?  Historian Darrin McMahon discussed these topics in the context of his most recent book on History and Human Flourishing (Oxford 2022). Darrin M. McMahon is the Mary Brinsmead Wheelock Professor of History at Dartmouth

Featured Featured Event Series Verso University's Podcasting 101 Course

Verso University: Podcasting 101 Course

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

It seems like everyone and their mother has a podcast these days. But should you? In this course, we'll talk through some key questions you should ask yourself before starting a podcast, whether it's narrative-driven like This American Life or chat style like WTF with Marc Maron. The course meets for four consecutive Tuesday evenings, […]

Featured Featured Event Series Verso University Presents: Live Edits: Discover How to Love Editing Your Stories to Make Them Powerful

Verso University Presents: Live Edits: Discover How to Love Editing Your Stories to Make Them Powerful

Brooks Place, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

In this four-week class you'll discover how to mindfully edit your own writing. You'll learn the nine graduate-level questions you must ask when content editing, and the 30 top rules of line editing that all editors and agents know. (Breaking these is to risk instant rejection.) As William C. Knot says in The Craft of Fiction: […]

Featured Featured Event Series Verso University's Podcasting 101 Course

Verso University: Podcasting 101 Course

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

It seems like everyone and their mother has a podcast these days. But should you? In this course, we'll talk through some key questions you should ask yourself before starting a podcast, whether it's narrative-driven like This American Life or chat style like WTF with Marc Maron. The course meets for four consecutive Tuesday evenings, […]

Featured Featured Event Series Verso University Presents: Live Edits: Discover How to Love Editing Your Stories to Make Them Powerful

Verso University Presents: Live Edits: Discover How to Love Editing Your Stories to Make Them Powerful

Brooks Place, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

In this four-week class you'll discover how to mindfully edit your own writing. You'll learn the nine graduate-level questions you must ask when content editing, and the 30 top rules […]

Featured Featured Event Series Verso University's Podcasting 101 Course

Verso University: Podcasting 101 Course

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

It seems like everyone and their mother has a podcast these days. But should you? In this course, we'll talk through some key questions you should ask yourself before starting a podcast, whether it's narrative-driven like This American Life or chat style like WTF with Marc Maron. The course meets for four consecutive Tuesday evenings, […]

Featured Featured Event Series Verso University Presents: Live Edits: Discover How to Love Editing Your Stories to Make Them Powerful

Verso University Presents: Live Edits: Discover How to Love Editing Your Stories to Make Them Powerful

Brooks Place, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

In this four-week class you'll discover how to mindfully edit your own writing. You'll learn the nine graduate-level questions you must ask when content editing, and the 30 top rules of line editing that all editors and agents know. (Breaking these is to risk instant rejection.) As William C. Knot says in The Craft of Fiction: […]

Verso University's CT Art Trail Series: Weir Farm National Historic Park and Gallery

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

In celebration of Verso University's exploration of the CT Art Trail, join us August 2 for a presentation about Weir Farm National Historical Park: A National Park for Art! Be inspired by of generations of world-class artists, including America's most beloved Impressionist Julian Alden Weir. Weir Farm National Historical Park, located in Wilton and Ridgefield, […]

Featured Featured Event Series Verso University Presents: Live Edits: Discover How to Love Editing Your Stories to Make Them Powerful

Verso University Presents: Live Edits: Discover How to Love Editing Your Stories to Make Them Powerful

Brooks Place, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

In this four-week class you'll discover how to mindfully edit your own writing. You'll learn the nine graduate-level questions you must ask when content editing, and the 30 top rules […]

Featured Featured Event Series Verso University: Location Drawing at The Westport Library

Verso University: Location Drawing at The Westport Library

Brooks Place, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

A series of classes where participants draw a location and study uses of composition, line, and value to capture the mood and story of a place. The class will meet Thursdays at 10 am, July 27 through August 17. Weather permitting, be prepared to draw locations outside, along the Saugatuck River and Jesup Green environment. […]

Event Series Verso University: The Intermediate Novel

Verso University Presents: The Intermediate Novel

Brooks Place, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

The answers to your story’s questions are in your first draft. In this four-week intermediate novel workshop, you will generate pages and explore and apply key elements of craft: character development, setting, point of view, scene vs. narration, conflict, and suspense and structure. You will also learn to evaluate your current writing process to determine […]

Featured Featured Event Series Verso University's Podcasting 101 Course

Verso University: Podcasting 101 Course

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

It seems like everyone and their mother has a podcast these days. But should you? In this course, we'll talk through some key questions you should ask yourself before starting a podcast, whether it's narrative-driven like This American Life or chat style like WTF with Marc Maron. The course meets for four consecutive Tuesday evenings, […]

Featured Featured Event Series Verso University: Location Drawing at The Westport Library

Verso University: Location Drawing at The Westport Library

Brooks Place, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

A series of classes where participants draw a location and study uses of composition, line, and value to capture the mood and story of a place. The class will meet Thursdays at 10 am, July 27 through August 17. Weather permitting, be prepared to draw locations outside, along the Saugatuck River and Jesup Green environment. […]

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