Storytelling & S’mores with Artist in Residence Amy Monaghan
Join us for an evening of storytelling beneath the stars! This program will feature readings, performances, and oral histories from park experts, locals, and visitors alike, and will offer attendees the chance to create their own piece of short fiction or poetry inspired by the nighttime beauty of Grand Canyon.
- September 20, 2024
- 6:00PM–8:00PM MST
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McKee Amphitheater
SPEAKERS:
Lawrence M. Lenhart: Author and Associate Chair of English, Northern Arizona University
Sally Ball: Professor and Director of Creative Writing, Arizona State University
Kevin Schindler: Former Grand Canyon Astronomer in Residence and Historian at Lowell Observatory
Lauren Camp: Former Grand Canyon Astronomer in Residence, Author, and New Mexico Poet Laureate
SCHEDULE:
6:00 – 6:10: Intro to Speakers and S’mores
6:10 – 6:25: Lawrence Lenhart Reading
6:30 – 6:45: Sally Ball Reading
6:50 – 7:00: Lauren Camp Video Reading
7:05 – 7:20: Kevin Schindler Reading
7:25 – 8:00: Open mic segment / Q&A
Amy Monaghan
Amy Monaghan is a queer Los Angeles-based writer and photographic artist. She is a graduate of the MFA Screenwriting program at UCLA, where she was a 2019 winner of the annual Screenwriter's Showcase, and also holds a BFA in Fine Art Photography from Rochester Institute of Technology. In both her writing and visual art, Amy explores the nuances of memory, identity, and the sometimes futile desire to reconcile the present with the past.
While in residence, Amy will be working on an experimental novel and collage project about historic Grand Canyon photographers Ellsworth and Emery Kolb.