There will be several happenings throughout the term: readings, performances, exhibits and things of that nature. You are required to complete one investigation in which you attend the event in question and respond to the event in the form of a short story scene, a flash or a poem, much like the studies we've done for our class—alternatively, you might imagine the outline for a possible longer story you might write. Do not simply summarize what went on, as that isn't the point. The point is to use the investigations to find material for later use, for new poems or stories for the future—that's what writers do. The investigation is worth forty possible points, and should be written like it was one of the studies we do for class. I’ll accept investigations at any time in the term, the last opportunity to turn it in being along with the final portfolio.
Note that while I encourage you to attend as many of Grand Valley Writers Series events as you can, I will not offer additional investigations for extra credit. Because an A+ is not available as an assessment of student work, extra credit isn't really fair.
Note also that while I have tried to collect events that might be relevant and/or interesting, I make no guarantees about the quality of the event itself. What you do with what you get is up to you.
The following is a list of events that I think might be a good fit for an Investigation. Additionally, anything listed on the GVSU Arts Calendar is fair game too. If you have an idea of something I should add, or if you want to propose an Investigation that isn't listed, let's talk.
List of Investigation Events in Chronological Order
Senior Reading
GVSU Student Reading Series
Wednesday, January 25, 8pm
Kirkhof Center 2263
GVSU Allendale Campus
Amorak Huey, Oindrila Mukherjee, and Caitlin Horrocks
Grand Valley Writers' Series
Poetry and Fiction Reading
Thursday, January 26, 7pm
Cook DeWitt
GVSU Allendale Campus
David Cho and Heather Sellers
Hope College Visiting Writers Series
Poetry and Non-Fiction Reading
Tuesday, January 31, 7pm
Knickerbocker Theatre
86 East 8th Street
Holland, Michigan
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Performance: The Light in the Piazza
GVSU Opera Theatre
February 3 - 12, 2012
Louis Armstrong Threatre
GVSU Allendale Campus
$6 Admission for Students
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Thylias Moss
Aquinas College Contemporary Writers Series
Experimental Poetry Reading
Thursday, February 9, 7:30 pm
Wege Ballroom
Aquinas College
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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"That Takes Ovaries!: Bold Women, Brazen Acts" Performances
Thursday, February 9, 7:00 pm
Grand River Room
Kirkhof Center
Allendale, Michigan
$15 for Community Members
$10 for Students
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"That Takes Ovaries!: Bold Women, Brazen Acts" Performances
Friday, February 10, 7:00 pm
Wealthy Theatre
1130 Wealthy St SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan
$15 for Community Members
$10 for Students
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Randy Wyatt
Grand Valley Writers' Series
Playwriting Reading and Craft Talk
Monday, February 13
Craft Talk: 3pm - KC 2215/6
Reading: 4:30pm - KC 2215/6
GVSU Allendale Campus
L.S. Klatt
Grand Valley Writers' Series
Poetry Reading and Craft Talk
Monday, February 20
Craft Talk: 6pm - University Club, DEV
Reading: 7:30pm - University Club, DEV
GVSU De Vos Campus
An Identified Enemy—Open Reading
Performance Studio Series
GVSU Theatre Department
February 25-26, 2012
Louis Armstrong Threatre
GVSU Allendale Campus
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Nancy Eimers and Bill Olsen
Hope College Visiting Writers Series
Poetry Reading
Tuesday, March 6, 7pm
Knickerbocker Theatre
86 East 8th Street
Holland, Michigan
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Joe Wilkins
Grand Valley Writers' Series
Poetry Reading and Craft Talk
Tuesday, March 13
Craft Talk: 4pm - KC 2215/6
Reading: 7:30pm - KC 2215/6
GVSU Allendale Campus
Matthew Gavin Frank
Book Release Reading for Pot Farm and The Morrow Plots
Tuesday, March 27, 7pm
Literary Life Bookstore
758 Wealthy Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI
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Barbara Saunier, G. F. Korreck & Kim Wyngarden
Grand Grand Rapids Poets Conference
Poetry Reading
Monday, April 2, 7 to 8:30pm
Grand Rapids Community College
Library, Second Floor
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Eric Greinke, W. Todd Kaneko,
Mursalat Muhammad, & David Landrum
Grand Grand Rapids Poets Conference
Poetry Reading
Tuesday, April 3, 7 to 8:30pm
Grand Rapids Community College
Library, Second Floor
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Patricia Clark, Rod Torreson, Azizi Jasper & David Cope
Grand Grand Rapids Poets Conference
Poetry Reading
Wednesday, April 4, 7 to 8:30pm
Grand Rapids Community College
Library, Second Floor
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Linda Nemec Foster, L. S. Klatt & Miriam Pederson
Grand Grand Rapids Poets Conference
Poetry Reading
Thursday, April 5, 7 to 8:30pm
Grand Rapids Community College
Library, Second Floor
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Professors' Poetry Panel with
Judith Minty, Robert Haight, & Greg Rappleye
Friday, April 6, 7-8:30pm
Literary Life Bookstore
758 Wealthy Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI
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Performance: Antona Garcia
GVSU Theatre Department
March 30 - April 7, 2012
Louis Armstrong Threatre
GVSU Allendale Campus
$6 Admission for Students
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Traci Brimhall & Krystal Howard
Poetry Reading
Wednesday, April 11, 7-8:30pm
Literary Life Bookstore
758 Wealthy Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI
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Fishladder Unveiling Party
Visual Art and Student Readings
for the GVSU Student Literary Magazine
Friday, April 13, 6pm
Lake Ontario Hall 174
GVSU Allendale Campus
Jamie Thomas & Glenn Shaheen
Poetry Reading
Tuesday, April 17, 7-8:30pm
Literary Life Bookstore
758 Wealthy Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI
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Susanna Childress and Bich Minh Nguyen
Hope College Visiting Writers Series
Poetry and Fiction/Non-Fiction Reading
Tuesday, April 17, 7pm
Knickerbocker Theatre
86 East 8th Street
Holland, Michigan
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