Events

In commemoration of Black History Month, the SLC Theatre & Civic Engagement and the SLC Theatre Program are honored to present a tribute to Paul Kwame Johnson (BA ‘74, MFA '77), who regrettably passed away on January 19, 2025. This program, which will be held in Reisinger on Saturday, February 15 at 3:00 PM, will feature performances by the members of his company, The Little Blue Room Theatre Company. 

Join us for a In the Room Exhibition Walk-Through with Curator Frances Cathryn in the Gallery at Heimbold at 12:30pm & 1:30pm. 

Join us for a In the Room Exhibition Walk-Through with Curator Frances Cathryn in the Gallery at Heimbold at 12:30 pm & 1:30 pm. 

Westchester Chamber Soloists 2024-2025 orchestral series at Sarah Lawrence College featuring guest conductor, Stephen Moshman. REGISTER HERE.

Literary agent Ashley Lopez will talk us through the basic do’s and don’ts around drafting query letters, including recognizing if you’re ready to query agents and how to find an agent’s client list and manuscript wish-list. Students will walk away with an understanding of a basic query letter structure they can adapt and personalize, as well as several examples of successful query letters

Coinciding with the installation of In the Room, a group exhibition on collective memory and contemporary photography, Sarah Lawrence will host a special conversation with featured artists Jonathan Mark Jackson and Ashley M. Freeby, along with Professor Mary Dillard and Ashley Hart Adams, who leads the Enslaved People Project at the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance. 

Years ago a professor gave me this assignment: find an animal and observe it over the course of several days. This seemed straightforward, and honestly a little boring, but I chose a great blue heron and, well, it changed everything. For me being a writer revolved around the pleasant drudgery of daily typing, but here was something different.

Join Diane Goettel '04, Executive Editor of Black Lawrence Press to learn about all aspects of the small press world--how to navigate it, how to make the most of this rich corner of the literary world, and what to expect from small press publishers. We will discuss the publishing landscape at large, the current state of affairs in small press publishing, small press editing and management, and more.

Join us online on February 27th at 5:00 pm for our Writing Institute Community Reading! RSVP HERE. 

Helen Phillips will read from her most recent novel, HUM, a work of speculative fiction set in the near-future. She will then take audience questions about the book and her writing process, with a particular focus on craft-related matters.