“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is A musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel SHEINKIN Sheinkin conceived by Rebecca Feldman with additional material by Jay Reiss.
All events are open to the public! Parking is free after 4:00 p.m. in all lots. See our Know Before You Go page for accessibility, mask-wearing, and other information: https://library.shoreline.edu/beforeyougo/building
Building Blocks of Mystery
Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 6 – 6:45pm
Shoreline Community College
16101 Greenwood Ave N.
Shoreline WA 98133
Park anywhere (it’s free after 4:00 p.m.)
Room 4202 in the library
Come to this session that caters to those doing the National Novel Writing Month challenge where you try to write an entire novel in a month! Get expert help from Rebecca Demarest for writing a murder mystery. Incorporate aspects of law, private investigators, government involvement, and the perpetrator into your mystery. Get a recipe for your villain and suspects along with resources that spawn ideas.
Character & Plot
Wednesday, November 16, 2022, 6 – 6:45pm
Shoreline Community College
16101 Greenwood Ave N.
Shoreline WA 98133
Park anywhere (it’s free after 4:00 p.m.)
Room 4202 in the library
Come to this session that caters to those doing the National Novel Writing Month challenge where you try to write an entire novel in a month! Gary Parks is a creative writing instructor published in Portland Review, Black Warrior Review, Grey’s Sporting Journal, Alaska Quarterly, Spindrift, and others. This session will cover strategies for creating characters and developing a plot for a novel or short story.
Music & Literature
Wednesday, November 23, 2022, 6 – 6:45pm
Shoreline Community College
16101 Greenwood Ave N.
Shoreline WA 98133
Park anywhere (it’s free after 4:00 p.m.)
Room 4202 in the library
With an MFA in Creative Writing, Michael Overa has a solid academic background in fiction writing. His award-winning work can be found in over 30 publications including two short story collections, This Endless Road and The Filled In Spaces. In this session Michael Overa will address some musical tropes that come up in literature and how you can create prose that allows readers to “hear” your story as well as read it. Music is such a wonderful way to incorporate a more sensory experience in a story. Learn more about how it’s been done well and how novels have succeeded at using music to tell a story!
Rethinking Revision
Wednesday, November 30, 2022, 6 – 6:45pm
Shoreline Community College
16101 Greenwood Ave N.
Shoreline WA 98133
Park anywhere (it’s free after 4:00 p.m.)
Room 4202 in the library
Come to this session that caters to those doing the National Novel Writing Month challenge where you try to write an entire novel in a month! As we approach the end of National Novel Writing Month, many will start revision or editing their novel. The cursed word “editing” doesn’t have to be a chore as we can approach it with a creative and fun set of strategies.
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is A musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn, a book by Rachel SHEINKIN Sheinkin conceived by Rebecca Feldman with additional material by Jay Reiss.
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Title: International Education Week 2022: Coffee & Tea Tasting
Date and Time: Monday, 11/14, 9:00-10:45 a.m.
Location: PUB Lobby
Description: Come taste different coffee and tea to kick off #IEW2022 with us! We will have coffee and tea from Benin, China, India, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and more!
Do you want to host a table and share? Please let us know before November 7th by emailing LDU@shoreline.edu.
Title: International Education Week 2022: Teach Abroad Info Meeting for Faculty
Date and Time: Monday, 11/14, 2:45-3:30 p.m.
Location: PUB Quiet Dining Room (9208)
Description: Are you interested in teaching abroad? Come learn more about how to participate in or develop your own experience abroad, as well as funding opportunities!
Title: International Education Week 2022: Study Abroad Fairs
Date and Time: Tuesday, 11/15, 12:30-2:00 p.m. (in-person) AND Wednesday, 11/16, 12:00-1:00 p.m. (Zoom)
Description: Study abroad is available to Shoreline students! Come learn about upcoming programs to Peru, Rome, Japan, and more! In-person on Tuesday in the PUB Lobby, and on Zoom on Wednesday.
Title: International Education Week 2022: International Trivia
Date and Time: Wednesday, 11/16, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Location: PUB Quiet Dining Room (9208)
Description: Show off your random knowledge at our international-themed trivia event! We’ll have questions from a wide variety of cultures and countries from around the world.
Title: International Education Week 2022: Post-Graduation Employment and OPT Info Session
Date and Time: Thursday, 11/17, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Location: PUB Quiet Dining Room (9208)
Description: Interested in learning about how international students can work after completing their degree at Shoreline, or after completing a bachelor’s degree? Attend this session to get some basic info about OPT!
Title: International Education Week 2022: Culture Chat – Idioms and Expressions
Description: For this special edition of weekly U.S. Culture Chat, we will discuss American idioms such as “hit two birds with one stone” and “sit tight.” We’ll also learn about expressions in other languages!
Title: International Education Week 2022: Auditions for A Kitchen in the World
Date and Time: Thursday, 11/17, and Friday, 11/18, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Location: 1600 Theater Stage
Description: Want to try out (or show off) your acting chops? Come audition for this theater production – rehearsals and performances will be held during the Winter 2023 quarter. Opportunity to earn humanities credits too! Sign up link coming soon.
Preptober Session 10/28 from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Come to a session to help you prepare for the NaNoWriMo creative writing challenge. Get advice from others who have done NaNoWriMo before and learn ways to organize your time, outline, plan, and otherwise prepare for the month ahead!
Join us in celebrating SLFF by supporting films shown at the Shoreline Community College Theater! The Seattle Latino Film Festival’s mission is focused on bringing audiences and filmmakers together for an educational experience and supporting the magic of filmmaking as part of Hispanic and Romance Language Cinema globally. Learn more here!
Promised Land is an award-winning 2016 documentary film about the ongoing struggle for federal recognition of the Chinook Indian Nation and the Duwamish Tribe.
The film examines a larger problem in the way that the government and society still look at tribal sovereignty.
Edie Loyer Nelson, Duwamish Tribe member, Shoreline resident for over 50 years
Aurora Martin, Advisory General Counsel for Duwamish Tribe
Desiree Fagan, Duwamish Tribal Council member
Paul Benz, WA Partners for Social Change
Provided in partnership with Shoreline Community College in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day. Contact Suni Tolton at stolton@shorelinewa.gov with any questions.
