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DESCRIPTION:The April 4 Author Talks with Robin Carmody has been postponed due to weather. We will reschedule our visit with Robin. Please keep your eye on our website for the new date! \nAuthor Talks at the Matthews returns with a new lineup of local writers ready to dive into their stories\, their methods\, and their inspirations. Join us in the fireplace room every Tuesday at 12:30 for an hour with some of the best authors in the Black Hills area! \nAre you interested in presenting an Author Talk? Contact us at 605-717-6967 or engage@matthewsopera.com \nFeatured author…\nApril 4: Robin Carmody\n \nRobin\, born and raised in Boston\, Massachusetts\, felt a longing for the Black Hills for as long as she can remember. A modern-day kindred spirit of those early pioneers\, Robin’s background includes earning a Class A CDL license\, a Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education\, and being Chairperson of the Early Childhood Department at Bay State College in Boston. \nFor many years\, she has devoted time to historical research of Wild Bill Hickok\, his circle of friends\, and the Black Hills area. \nRobin is a mother of two fiercely independent\, successful adult children and Nana to two beautiful\, energetic grandchildren for whom she originally conceived the idea of the “But Nana” books. Her hobbies include knitting\, quilting\, participating in donation drives\, and traveling. \nFor the Author Talks presentation\, Robin will discuss the four books in the “But Nana” children’s book series\, and how her research on Wild Bill Hickok began decades ago\, bringing her to this point in time. \n \nComing Soon…\nApril 11: M J McMillan \nM J McMillan is a poet\, author and semi-retired rancher living near Murdo\, SD. A lifelong resident of the state\, the self-proclaimed “Poet for the Common Man” currently has three books in print: Poems for the Common Man\, volumes one\, two and three. The poet and author is presently working on a fourth volume of Common Man poems as well as a volume of cowboy poetry and a volume of short stories. His poetry has been well-received and published in South Dakota Magazine. He has also been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
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SUMMARY:Author Talks at the Matthews
DESCRIPTION:Author Talks at the Matthews returns with a new lineup of local writers ready to dive into their stories\, their methods\, and their inspirations. Join us in the fireplace room on Tuesdays at 12:30 for an hour with some of the best authors in the Black Hills area! \nAre you interested in presenting an Author Talk? Contact us at 605-717-6967 or engage@matthewsopera.com \nFeatured author…\nApril 25: Belle Fourche Writers\nComing Soon…\nMay 2: Geri Mendoza Gutwein \nGeri Mendoza Gutwein\, Ph.D.\, poet\, educator\, and lecturer is professor emerita of English at HACC\, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College where she taught English\, creative writing\, and Native American Literature. Her poetry has appeared in the Connecticut Review\, The Wildwood Journal\, Fledgling Rag\, La Libreta an online journal\, and in Roots Trunk Sky: IWWG’s Imagination and Justice Meditation-Free Writing Circle. A Pushcart nominee\, she is the author of three chapbooks: Every Orbit of the Circle\, The Story She Told\, and An Utterance of Small Truths. Her erasure poem Dakota 38\, a poem that dealt with the 38 Dakota men who were sentenced to death in Mankato\, Minnesota\, was on exhibit at Birdcage Bookstore in Rapid City\, South Dakota. An enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe\, she lives in the sacred Black Hills of South Dakota. You may visit her website at gerigutwein.com. \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Author Talks at the Matthews
DESCRIPTION:Author Talks at the Matthews returns with a new lineup of local writers ready to dive into their stories\, their methods\, and their inspirations. Join us in the fireplace room every Tuesday at 12:30 for an hour with some of the best authors in the Black Hills area! \nAre you interested in presenting an Author Talk? Contact us at 605-717-6967 or engage@matthewsopera.com \nFeatured author…\nMay 2: Geri Mendoza Gutwein\nGeri Mendoza Gutwein\, Ph.D.\, poet\, educator\, and lecturer is professor emerita of English at HACC\, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College where she taught English\, creative writing\, and Native American Literature. Her poetry has appeared in the Connecticut Review\, The Wildwood Journal\, Fledgling Rag\, La Libreta an online journal\, and in Roots Trunk Sky: IWWG’s Imagination and Justice Meditation-Free Writing Circle. A Pushcart nominee\, she is the author of three chapbooks: Every Orbit of the Circle\, The Story She Told\, and An Utterance of Small Truths. Her erasure poem Dakota 38\, a poem that dealt with the 38 Dakota men who were sentenced to death in Mankato\, Minnesota\, was on exhibit at Birdcage Bookstore in Rapid City\, South Dakota. An enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe\, she lives in the sacred Black Hills of South Dakota. You may visit her website at gerigutwein.com. \n \nComing Soon…\nMay 16: Leslie Silverman \nSilverman is a writer and journalist from Keystone who just released her first book entitled ” From Badger to Blossom with Love”. It’s a combination romance/self-help book based on love letters from her husband. Silverman is a three-time SDNA award-winning journalist and lead reporter at the Hill City Prevailer. She is also a contributing writer for Down Country Roads magazine. She lives in Keystone year-round and is working on a Southern Black Hills adventure stories guidebook for all things outdoor related  (from 2 wheels to 2 feet) that she hopes to have published by fall. Silverman’s talk will focus on the process of writing as both a journalist and author as to what and who inspires her writing and decision-making processes. \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Author Talks at the Matthews
DESCRIPTION:Author Talks at the Matthews returns with a new lineup of local writers ready to dive into their stories\, their methods\, and their inspirations. Join us in the fireplace room every Tuesday at 12:30 for an hour with some of the best authors in the Black Hills area! \nAre you interested in presenting an Author Talk? Contact us at 605-717-6967 or engage@matthewsopera.com \nFeatured author…\nMay 16: Leslie Silverman\nSilverman is a writer and journalist from Keystone who just released her first book entitled ” From Badger to Blossom with Love”. It’s a combination romance/self-help book based on love letters from her husband. Silverman is a three-time SDNA award-winning journalist and lead reporter at the Hill City Prevailer. She is also a contributing writer for Down Country Roads magazine. She lives in Keystone year-round and is working on a Southern Black Hills adventure stories guidebook for all things outdoor related  (from 2 wheels to 2 feet) that she hopes to have published by fall. Silverman’s talk will focus on the process of writing as both a journalist and author as to what and who inspires her writing and decision-making processes. \n  \n  \n 
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SUMMARY:Author Talks at the Matthews
DESCRIPTION:Author Talks at the Matthews returns with a new lineup of local writers ready to dive into their stories\, their methods\, and their inspirations. Join us in the fireplace room every Tuesday at 12:30 for an hour with some of the best authors in the Black Hills area! \nAre you interested in presenting an Author Talk? Contact us at 605-717-6967 or engage@matthewsopera.com \nFeatured author…\nMay 30: Belle Fourche Writers\nThe Belle Fourche spent April (poetry month) fine-tuning their relationship with poetry. For some of us\, poetry is a little uncomfortable and new. Others are accomplished poets. The following Belle Fourche readers will present their poetry at the Author Talks meeting on May 30: Joan Gerkin\, Jean Helmer\, Lynda Edwards\, Meg English\, Margie Bolte\, and Angela Hastings. \n  \n  \n 
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