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Poet, essayist Chitwood to teach creative writing

Poet Michael Chitwood will teach a 12-week creative writing workshop from 7-9 p.m. Mondays starting Sept. 8 at UNC’s William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education.

Chitwood has written four collections of poetry and a book of essays. He teaches in UNC’s creative writing program. Chitwood will be available to answer questions about the workshop at an open house in the Friday Center from 4-5:30 p.m. Aug. 5. He also will autograph his books at the event in the center’s Higher Grounds Bookstore.

The workshop is intended for writers with works in progress and will cover poetry and prose. To register, call 962-2643 or visit http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/cni. The cost is $650 if registration is received by Aug. 22, or $675 if received after that date.

For more information, contact Mary Morrison at 843-4483 or mmorriso@email.unc.edu. The workshop is co-sponsored by the creative writing program and the Friday Center.

The public is invited to free showings of classic films and cartoons at 9 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday in July in front of Lenoir Hall at UNC. Davis Library and the media resources center of the House Undergraduate Library will show the movies, with one feature film and one cartoon at each of the free gatherings. On some nights, a short subject will be offered as well.

"This film series is intended to spotlight the library's strong holdings of classic film titles in excellent 16 millimeter prints," said Mitch Whichard, the library's film selector, who organized the series.

The schedule is as follows:

• Tuesday (July 15), "Rear Window," "Popeye Meets Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves" and another item to be announced.
• Thursday (July 17), "Night of the Hunter," "Fiddle De Dee" and "Wonderful World of Trains."
• July 22, "All the King's Men," "Corny Concerto" and another item to be announced.
• July 24, Western Night, with "Stagecoach" and the cartoon "Steamboat Willie."
• July 29, drama night, with "Anatomy of a Murder."
• July 31, Western drama night, with "The Grey Fox" and the cartoon "Corny Concerto."

(Note:  For more information, see http://www.lib.unc.edu/house/mrc/html/events.html or contact MitchWhichard at 962-1053 or mlwhicha@email.unc.edu).

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Contact: L.J. Toler, (919) 962-8589, laura_toler@unc.edu