Two of Calais's own, author M. T. Anderson & podcaster Erica Heilman will each present their work for the second of three readings in this year's series, WORDS OUT LOUD: Where Text Meets Sound, Vermont Writers Across Genres.

3:00 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022
Old West Church [758 Old West Church Road]

Event is FREE but DONATIONS are ENCOURAGED to benefit this Art at the Kent program and for the continued preservation of the jewel that is the Old West Church.

PLEASE ARRIVE A BIT EARLY TO ALLOW FOR PARKING* AND SETTLING INTO YOUR BOX PEW.

NOTES: Wear/bring layers for warmth as the unheated 1823 meetinghouse can sometimes be cool. There is a porta-potty but no other facilities.

About the Presenters:

Erica Heilman is the producer of Rumble Strip, a podcast based in Central Vermont. Her work has received wide recognition and aired on Vermont Public Radio and elsewhere. She received the 2021 Peabody Award for her Rumble Strip episode "Finn and the Bell."

M. T. (Tobin) Anderson is an author of books for kids and adults. His satirical sci-fi novel "Feed" was a finalist for the National Book Award and a winner of the L.A. Times Book Prize; his Gothic novel of the American Revolution, "The Pox Party," won the National Book Award. His book "Landscape with Invisible Hand" is currently being turned into a movie starring Tiffany Haddish and Asante Blackk, to be released this winter. His nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate, and Salon. He lives in Central Vermont.

*PARKING:
PLEASE PARK WITH CARE AND SAFETY IN MIND on either side of the church on the grass lawn OR PARALLEL PARK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD when heading away from the church in either direction on Old West Church Road.
PLEASE DO NOT PARK directly in front of the OWC on the road or lawn.
PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK the next-door neighbor's driveways or park on their lawn.

With gratitude to the presenters, the Kent curators, the docents, the community, and the OWC Association who make so much possible.

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