Emerson Theatre Collaborative Announces Poetic Mondays in Mystic

Oct 10, 2011/Mystic, CT . . . In celebration of National Poetry Month, Emerson Theater Collaborative announces Poetic Mondays at The Riverwalk Restaurant on 14 Holmes St in Mystic, CT from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.  Featured Poets include Frederick Douglass- Knowles II and Kate Rushin.  There will also be an open mic, and some youth will be reciting their poetry as well. For more information please go to www.emersontheatercollaborative.org or call (860) 705-9711.  Information can also be found at www.mysticriverwalk.com, or call (860) 536-5220.
 
Emerson Theater Collaborative serves youth, underrepresented communities, and artists with an emphasis on diversity by producing innovative and exhilarating theater in southeastern Connecticut.  By exploring timely themes and issues through original works and modern theatrical classics, ETC develops and nurtures emerging and professional artists by collaborating with the Emerson College network of alumni and students.
 
Featured Poet:  Frederick-Douglass Knowles II – English Professor at Three Rivers Community College, poet, author and actor. Frederick-Douglass Knowles II (Yesod) is a Poet-Educator-Activist involved in Community Education and the Performing Arts. He has competed on three National Poetry Slam Teams (2x Connecticut and Brooklyn, NY). His works have featured in the Martin Luther King Jr. Anthology by Yale University Press, East Haddam Stage Company of Connecticut, The 13th Annual Acacia Group Conference at California State University, Folio-- a Southern Connecticut State University literary magazine, Lefoko—a Botswana (Southern Africa) Hip-Hop magazine and Fingernails Across the Chalkboard: AIDS Anthology by Third World Press. Frederick-Douglass is currently an English Professor at Three Rivers Community College where he infuses English Composition with social injustices, such as AIDS, Poverty and War.  His debut collection of autobiographical poetry, Black Rose City, was currently released by Author House..
 
Key Dates and Information
What:  Emerson Theatre Collaborative’s Poetic Mondays
When   October 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.
Where:  The Riverwalk Restaurant, 19 Holmes St., Mystic, CT 06355
How:  Suggested donation is $10.  Additional information is available at EmersonTheatreCollaborative.org and www.mysticriverwalk.com.