Hosted with the Frostburg State University Center For Literary Arts, the Write Now Series is a collection of workshops, writing sessions, and salon-style literary discussions featuring established writers. Although the series is intended for people who are interested in crafting their own writing, everyone who is interested in literature is welcomed to attend. The series takes place every-other-Monday at 7 PM in the Center for Literary Arts. For more information contact Jennifer Browne, 301.687.4340.

A gentle yoga suitable for all levels, even absolute beginners! Reduce anxiety and stress and promote peace and calm in your life.  Every Tuesday from 9:30 am – 10:30 am from January 28 – March 31, 2020.

Classes will be led by Marcy Brack, RYT 200, with a wellness topic each week with Jen Thomas, Program Coordinator. Yoga mats are available if you don’t have your own. Be sure to wear comfortable clothing that allows for movement. Infused water will be provided!

Please enter in the back of the church to access the community room.

The FSU Department of Chemistry, FSU SMACS and ACS Western Maryland Local Section will host the ACS “Future of Food” webinar on Tuesday, Feb. 25, from 6:45 to 8 p.m. in Compton 226. Join thousands of students and early career chemists from around the world to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Food impacts major problems facing humanity – health, sustainability, global warming, poverty and inequality. Learn how the chemistry community can work to address these challenges through food science in this interactive online video event.

Join the Center for Literary Arts and Main Street Books for a reading by Matthew Henry Hall, recipient of the 2020 Gunter Hotel Winter Writing Residency. Hall will read from his novel-in-progress.

Matthew Henry Hall is the author of two children’s picture books, The Lucky Hat (Grand Canyon Association, 2015) and Phoebe and Chub (Rising Moon, 2005), which was a finalist for a Western Writer of America Storyteller award. Matt also draws cartoons that appear in numerous publications, including The Missouri Review, Inside Higher Ed, and Reader’s Digest. A recording of Matt reading his original story for all ages, “What Coyote Brought” can be heard on “Border Songs,” a compilation album featuring work by Pete Seeger, Michael Franti, Amos Lee and many others. All proceeds benefit the humanitarian aid non-profit, No Mas Muertes/No More Deaths. Matt sings and plays guitar and and has opened shows for Richie Havens and Los Lobos. He is also kind to small animals, including insects.

This event is free and open to the public. Everyone is welcomed to attend.

A New Improv Show from a veteran cast of skilled performers. It’s like “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?” on acid. The Troupe tries always to play to a general audience but there may be suggestions and innuendos. Free show! Please e-mail, text or call Clatter for reserved seating at this limited seating event!!

When you are black, a woman, a lesbian, a preacher’s kid and in an interracial marriage in the South, difficult conversations abound. Singer-songwriter Crys Matthews shares what she’s learned during her life as “the poster child for intersectionality.”

Prior to her 7:30 p.m. CES performance on February 27, soulful singer-songwriter Crys Matthews visits Clatter Cafe for a free performance and discussion.

Matthews’ eclectic blend of Americana, folk, blues, bluegrass and funk is steeped in traditional melodies and punctuated by honest, original lyrics. Matthews finds inspiration in her surroundings – from driving through the Blue Ridge Mountains to the compelling and heart-breaking love story of Richard and Mildred Loving. Thoughtful, realistic and emotional, her songs remind us why music soothes the soul.

The music publication the Bluegrass Situation stated, “While each and every day, on each and every media platform, we’re reminded of the division, alienation, marginalization, and divisiveness rampant in our country (and our world), we’re not often enough met with people like Matthews who exist as reminders of what beauty can occur when we bridge those divides.”

The engagement of Crys Matthews is funded through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Cultural Events Series is supported in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council. On the web at msac.org. CES is sponsored in part by the City of Frostburg and the Allegany Arts Council.