Held In Memory
Nov
21
7:30 PM19:30

Held In Memory

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November 21st, 2026 at the Madison Community Arts Center in Madison, NJ.

ARTS By The People’s 2026 Artist in Residence, Kelly Guerrero, will present a contemporary dance performance exploring memory and grief, accompanied by original poetry and music. The work will reflect the evolving experience of grieving while ultimately offering a sense of collective care and hope.

During summer 2026, several local poets participated in a Writing LAB workshop where they watched excerpts of the dance performance in development and created new pieces of poetry. These works will be featured in the performance.

The performance will be followed by a discussion with artists who collaborated on the project.

Dancers/Performers: Nicole Arakaki, Karma Chuki, Kelly Guerrero, Caleb Patterson, Junyla Silmon

Poets: Donna Baier Stein, Katrina Bandeli, Nicky Bennett, Moriah Cohen, Karin Jervert, Nutan Rubinson, Matthew Weisser

Composer: Amit Weiner

Flyer Photography: Paul Rabinowitz

Dancers and poets at the Writing LAB workshop.

Dancers in rehearsals.

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REVISION WORKSHOP
Aug
7
7:00 PM19:00

REVISION WORKSHOP

Thursdays, August 7,14, 21, 28, 7-8:30PM with Michelle Ortega and Paul Rabinowitz. The workshop is virtual.

To register send an email to info@artsbythepeople.org with REVISION in the subject line. Please send us your 2 poems or short story (2000 words or less), include your bio and tell us if you’ve attended an ABTP workshop or event in the past.

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The Spotlight, Sunday, March 9, 2005
Mar
9
3:00 PM15:00

The Spotlight, Sunday, March 9, 2005

SPOTLIGHT is a quarterly in-person event featuring local writers reading and discussing their latest work. Each writer will be allotted 10 minutes. After the readings there will be an audience Q&A and a book signing.

If you are interested in being featured, send an email to info@artsbythepeople.org with SPOTLIGHT in the heading. Include your bio and manuscript of your most recent book or film.

2025
March 9: Julie MacDonnell, Joan Larkin, Patricia McKernon Runkle

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The Writing LAB: Virtual Workshop with Darla Himless
Sep
20
8:00 PM20:00

The Writing LAB: Virtual Workshop with Darla Himless

The Virtual Workshops consists of 12 virtual workshops open to all people, all levels, that will focus on honing a particular element of writing. Our goal for The Virtual Workshop is to create a space for a community of writers who are serious about their work and to help them further their craft. The Virtual Workshop will include 30 minutes of lesson and prompt taught by our guest artist, then an hour of sharing and light critique.

To sign up send an email to info@artsbythepeople.org with The Writing LAB in the subject line.
You will receive a Zoom invite the day of the workshop.

Guest Artists for 2023
Jan. 18 and Feb. 15: Poetry with Dimitri Reyes
March 15 and April 19: Poetry with Shanta Gander
May 17 and June 21: Memoir with Alison Luterman
July 19 and August 16: Creative Non-Fiction with Lynne McEniry
Sep. 20 and Oct. 18: Memoir Using Poetic Sensibilities with Darla Himeles
Nov. 15 and Dec. 20: Fiction with Paul Rabinowitz

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Intonation and Jump The Turnstile
May
10
to May 11

Intonation and Jump The Turnstile

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SAVE THE DATE for INTONATION and Jump The Turnstile on May 10 & 11 at Montclair State University at 7:30PM. Jump the Turnstile is a collaboration of original works featuring choreographers and dancers from Montclair State University, prose and poetry from creative writing students from Western Colorado State University and Morristown High School, and digital media and animation from students at Maryland Institute College of Art. The Intonation project is a collaboration between North American poets, student of musical composition from The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance sand Western Colorado State, as well as dancers and choreographers from Montclair State University.

Our goal is to foster a deeper understanding of culture, artistic process, and humanity through collaboration and the exploration of universal themes.

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Kathy Kremins and Friends, Undressing the World
Nov
6
1:00 PM13:00

Kathy Kremins and Friends, Undressing the World

SAVE THE DATE for Kathy Kremins and Friends, Undressing The World, Sunday, November 6 at The Madison Community Arts Center. We will be honoring our Board Member on the occasion of her the release of her new book of poems Undressing The World. There will be an Irish Band, refreshments and lots of poetry!! Kathy is donating all proceeds from the sale of her book to ARTS By The People! Come out and support Kathy and ABTP. To reserve your spot , email us at info@artsbythepeople.org with UNDRESSING THE WORLD in the subject. If you'd like to make a donation in Kathy's honor, Click Here: https://www.artsbythepeople.org/support

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Our Virtual World Premiere of Moving Words 2022
Sep
11
1:00 PM13:00

Our Virtual World Premiere of Moving Words 2022

SAVE THE DATE: Our Virtual World Premiere of Moving Words 2022 will be on Sunday, September 11 at 1PM EST. To attend send an email to info@artsbythepeople.org with MOVING WORDS in the subject line.

For more about this unique project: https://www.artsbythepeople.org/movingwords

Moving Words is an ARTS By The People project made possible by a generous grant from The Santiago Abut Foundation, in loving memory of Santiago Abut.

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