World-Renowned Poets Coming to Raise Your Voice…11/6
TEENS IN GRADES 6-12 ARE INVITED to join Lake Erie Ink for a celebration of poetry with guest artists, workshops, and performances on Wednesday, November 6 from 4-8pm. Guest poets include: Hanif Abdurraqib, Eloisa Amezuca, Shira Erlichman, Anis Mojgani, and Sarah Kay.
The panel, workshops, and pizza are open to teens, but the open mic & performance from 6:30-8pm are open to writers of all ages.
Students register here: https://forms.gle/dgPrezcukSHexdJ96
Or Register your group: https://forms.gle/V5KB9wD7zt93nqZ18
Halloweekend Features Stories and Suspense with Scott Lax…10/26
Include Lake Erie Ink in your Halloween weekend! Join us for an all-ages writing workshop featuring guest author Scott Lax in the historic barn at the Dunham Tavern Museum.
Use your imagination to see stories differently, taking unfamiliar twists and spooky turns. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, October 26th at 10:30am. Tickets are $10 with scholarships available for all students.
REGISTER TODAY at lakeerieink.org/register. If you have any questions or would like more information, please call (216)320-4757.
Writing for College and Beyond! College Essay Workshops…
Lake Erie Ink infuses creativity into all types of writing, not just through comics, poetry, or novel writing. Did you know that Lake Erie Ink supports the college application process? Starting in August and running through January, we host college essay workshops at our Coventry campus for all students inundated with everything college, especially that “all-important” essay.
Check out these workshops that help teens write the essay that best expresses who they are. Workshops are held on the following Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm: October 2, October 16, November 13, and November 20.
Visit https://lakeerieink.org/college-essay/ for more information.
Lake Erie Ink staff grows!
As we head into the fall semester ready to expand creativity in the lives of our students, we are also growing our staff family. Please join us in welcoming Randee, Sony, Damien, and Raquel to the team! The passion and dedication of our staff allows students we serve to grow and create in a safe space. Check out our facebook page for more details on staff in the coming weeks. We are so excited to share this enthusiasm with current and future LEI students!
Volunteer with us!…Volunteer Orientation & Open House TOMORROW 8/27
Want to volunteer with Lake Erie Ink? Come to our Volunteer Orientation & Open House at 2843 Washington Blvd., in Cleveland Heights tomorrow, Tuesday the 27th, from 6:00-7:30pm. Stop in any time to learn about opportunities and sign up. We hope to see you there!
Questions: Contact Jill Levin at jlevin@lakeerieink.org or call (216)320-4757
Lake Erie Ink Says Thank You!
Supporters and friends of Lake Erie Ink were invited to a student showcase where they met students and learned about our summer camps. It was a wonderful event!
Our program director, Jill Levin, remarked on the amount of parents and kids that chose to stand up and speak at the event. “For the kids especially,” she says, “what a great thing to be given that chance to be validated by a supportive adult audience that takes them seriously enough to listen to their words as young writers and artists. For some, it was one of many times they’ve been given that chance by Lake Erie Ink, and for others it was a first bold step.”
We are so grateful to those that have dedicated their time and talent to supporting and inspiring the students of Lake Erie Ink and making our community what it is today.
Build Words and Raise Money at Bananagrams After Dark!…7/26
Make words with your friends and raise money for a great cause! Bring your best word play to Join us at B Side Lounge on Friday, July 26 for a fundraiser for Lake Erie Ink.
Bananagrams After Dark will feature a tabletop Bananagrams tournament where teams up to 4 will compete in the Scrabble-like board game. Winning teams will be awarded prizes over banana themed drinks while enjoying one of Coventry’s iconic bars, B Side Lounge at 2785 Euclid Heights.
Never played Bananagrams? No problem! It’s easy to learn on the spot.
Register your team today for $25. All proceeds from team registration fees will directly support the creative voices of youth in our community.
Lake Erie Ink Awarded Roslyn Z. Wolf Award by NCJW!
Amy Rosenbluth accepts the Roslyn Z. Wolf Award
We are honored to have been awarded the 13th Annual Roslyn Z. Wolf Award by the Wolf Family and the National Council of Jewish Women! This award is given annually to a nonprofit organization in Greater Cleveland that demonstrates outstanding contribution in the areas of youth, families, and education.
The 2019 Roslyn Z. Wolf Award will support Lake Erie Ink’s Amplify Project, a year-long creative expression project that will take place in libraries and schools in East Cleveland where literacy levels are some of the lowest in the area. Lake Erie Ink will engage with youth and families in the East Cleveland community in creative literacy skill-building programs. As a result of participating in these programs, youth will develop writing fluency as well as build confidence and a greater sense of self socially and academically.
Thank you to the NCJW for the recognition and funding for a program we care so much about.
Cleveland.com and Lake Erie Ink Collaborate on program for teen writers…Write About Now!
From the cleveland.com article by Laura Johnston:
“Late cleveland.com reporter Nikki Delamotte was dedicated to mentoring young writers at Lake Erie Ink. To honor her memory, cleveland.com is launching a program with the nonprofit youth writing organization, welcoming teenagers into our newsroom.
Write About Now is a 10-week program for a dozen eighth-graders through high school years, to learn about journalism from cleveland.comreporters and editors, experiment with writing and publish their own perspectives on cleveland.com.
“I think it’s really meaningful to be able to offer something that’s concretely a link to Nikki,” Lake Erie Ink Executive Director Amy Rosenbluth said. “We’ve been given this extension into a new community of journalists, and a new opportunity. I think the kids will respond.”
Write About Now will meet Tuesday afternoons, beginning in September, at the cleveland.com newsroom. Each week, one journalist will speak to the group, then reporters and editors will work one-on-one with students, on whatever they want to write – news, creative nonfiction, fiction.
Any student can apply for Write About Now, through Lake Erie Ink. Interested students and their parents can attend an open house at the cleveland.com newsroom, 1801 Superior Ave. in Cleveland, on June 11 or Aug. 14. For more information, email ljohnston@cleveland.com.”
Apply here: https://lakeerieink.org/write-about-now/
Link to the full cleveland.com article can be found HERE
Illusions and Reality Teen Book Release Party…5/31!
FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019! Book Release Party will be held at BSIDE Liquor Lounge from 6:00-8:00pm. Join us to celebrate the hard work of these incredible teens, listen to readings from the book and Teen Open Mic the same evening, and share food. We hope to see you there!
Click HERE to pre-order your copy of Illusions and Reality
