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Events
Lisa Saunders, writer and member of Speakers Bureau at the State University of New York, Rockland .
Photo by Collette Fournier, RCC.
Lisa Saunders is the author of Anything But a Dog! The perfect pet for a girl with congenital CMV, Ride a Horse, Not an Elevator and EVER TRUE: A Union Private and His Wife. A public speaker, she has appeared on radio and television and at several club functions. She is a member of the Society of Mayflower Descendants, Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War. She is a writer for the State University of New York at Rockland Community College and the Congenital CMV Foundation parent representative. A graduate of Cornell University, Lisa resides in New York's Historic Hudson Valley with her husband Jim and hound Bailey.
Thursday, January 14, 7 p.m.
Thursday, January 14, 7 p.m.
“Writer’s Open Mic”
Suffern Free Library, Large Meeting Room (lower level)
Admission: Free and open to the public
All writers of any genre are invited to read/sing/play their work for up to five minutes. If you are published, bring copies of your books to display and sell. Lisa Saunders, author and RCC Campus Communications writer, will host the event. Please register in advance to read at: http://www.suffernfreelibrary.org/event_detail.aspx?event=1006
Saturday, February 20, 1 p.m. (sign-in begins at 12:30 p.m.)
“Writer’s Open Mike”
Hawthorne: Louis Bay 2nd Public Library
345 Lafayette Ave., Hawthorne, N.J.
Admission: Free
The first 20 writers to sign-in that afternoon can read their work for up to five minutes. All genres are welcome including memoirs, fiction, essays, poetry, screenplays, etc.
Writers will have a chance to learn about the group that meets regularly at the library (2nd and 4th Mondays at 7 p.m.) and authors will be permitted to sell their books at the end.
The event is coordinated by Lisa Saunders of Suffern, N.Y., writer for the State University of New York at Rockland and a member of its Speakers Bureau. She is the author of a children’s novel, a Civil War book and play, a memoir about her disabled daughter and homeless dog, and the free e-book, “How to Get Published.” See: www.authorlisasaunders.com
For more information about the event, contact Clara Caldarone, Program Coordinator, at ccaldaronelb2@optonline.net, (973) 427-5745 x 11, or visit: http://hawthorne.bccls.org
Thursday, February 25, 7-9 p.m.
“Writer’s Open Mic”
Panara Bread in Nanuet, N.Y.
For more info: saundersbooks@aol.com, ma@rockawaywriter.com (Mary Agnes)
Sunday, March 7 (Time to be determined)
“Writer’s Open Mic”
Admission: Free, but RSVP is required.
Raider Book Store, Lafayette Ave in downtown Suffern (next to Lafayette Theater).
More info: Adam at: jraider@raiderpublishing.com
Writers are invited to read/sing/play their work for up to five minutes. All genres are welcome including memoirs, music, fiction, essays, poetry, screenplays, etc. To learn about publishing with Raider, visit: http://raiderpublishing.com/
Saturday, March 20, 1 p.m.
Louis Bay 2nd Public Library
345 Lafayette Ave., Hawthorne, N.J.
Author Lisa Saunders will cover the publishing process for articles, memoirs, children’s fiction and adult non-fiction. She will discuss finding an agent, publisher, or self-publishing, and writing query letters, book proposals, and building an audience through Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Her free e-book, How to Get Published, is available at www.authorlisasaunders.com For more information about the event, contact Clara Caldarone, Program Coordinador, at ccaldaronelb2@optonline.net, (973) 427-5745, or visit: http://hawthorne.bccls.org Directions/Map: http://www.bccls.org/members/hthn.shtml
Lisa Saunders is a writer for the State University of New York at Rockland and a member of its Speakers Bureau. She is the author of a children’s novel, a Civil War book and play, a memoir about her disabled daughter and homeless dog, and the free e-book, “How to Get Published.” She resides in Suffern, N.Y., and her work can be viewed at www.authorlisasaunders.com
Thursday, March 25, 7 – 9 p.m. (sign-in begins at 6:30 p.m.) “Open Mike Night for Writers” Cultural Arts Center, Faculty/Staff Dining Room (off Cafeteria), Rockland Community College, Suffern Admission: Free but please RSVP to lsaunde2@sunyrockland.edu Writers are invited to read/sing/play their work for up to five minutes. All genres are welcome including memoirs, music, fiction, essays, poetry, screenplays, etc. Published authors are welcome to make their books/CDs available for sale. Hosted by the Center for Personal & Professional Development (CPPD). To learn about writing, publishing, illustrating, and other non-credit courses offered through the CPPD, contact (845) 574-4151 or conted@sunyrockland.edu. For a full CPPD course listing, visit www.sunyrockland.edu/go/cppd To stay informed of upcoming events through the CPPD, sign up for free e-newsletter at www.sunyrockland.edu/go/cppd Suffern campus map: http://www.sunyrockland.edu/about/campus-guide/map
Thursday, April 8, 7 p.m.
"Open Mike Night for Writers"
New City Library
220 N. Main Street
New City, NY 10956
Phone: (845) 634-4997 or (845) 634-4962
Admission: Free and open to the public
All writers of any genre are invited to read/sing/play their work for up to five minutes. If you are published, bring copies of your books/CDs to display and sell. Lisa Saunders, author and RCC Campus Communications writer, will host the event. Contact: Head of Community Relations and Local History: Sally Pellegrini , ext. 139 (spellegr@rcls.org)
Saturday, April 10, 1 p.m.
“Preventing the Germs That Attack the Unborn”
Presented by Lisa Saunders, Congenital CMV Foundation Parent Representative
Hawthorne: Louis Bay 2nd Public Library
345 Lafayette Ave., Hawthorne, N.J.
Admission: Free
The H1N1 flu virus isn't the only germ that pregnant women need to guard against. Learn how to protect unborn children from a variety of germs including the #1 viral cause of birth defects--congenital CMV (cytomegalovirus), which causes more birth defects than Down syndrome. Few women have heard of it and half of OB/GYN's surveyed admitted they don't warn their patients about it. Presenter Lisa Saunders, Congenital CMV Foundation parent representative and author of “Anything But a Dog! The perfect pet for a girl with congenital CMV,” didn’t know about CMV prevention until her daughter, Elizabeth, was born disabled by the virus in 1989. Saunders will discuss why OB/GYNs don’t routinely warn their patients about CMV and other germs.
Lisa Saunders of Suffern, N.Y., is a full-time writer for the State University of New York at Rockland and a member of its Speakers Bureau. To learn more about Lisa’s work to stop CMV, visit: http://congenitalcmv.blogspot.com/
For more information about the event, contact Clara Caldarone, Program Coordinator, at ccaldaronelb2@optonline.net, (973) 427-5745 x 11, or visit: http://hawthorne.bccls.org
Lisa Saunders is available to speak on the following topics (bio included in write-ups):
Writing and Publishing Your Family History.doc
Anything But a Dog Flyer.doc
Ride a Horse Talk and Saunders Bio.doc
Congenital CMV: Elizabeth Saunders: Forever Sweet Sixteen
Civil War: EVER TRUE and Author Bio.doc
Getting Published: Are you my publisher.doc
CMV Facts Anything But a Dog Flyer Eliz CMV Facts.doc
When Lisa Saunders speaks on EVER TRUE she covers the following topics:
How Lisa became interested in this project (her interest in the Civil War, finding the letters).
The condition of the letters.
Unrecognizable words and missing dates.
The help Lisa received from historians and the elder generation.
Where Lisa did the research (battlefields, forts, National Archives, rare books)
Artifacts and family secrets she uncovered
The background information needed to provide the context for the letters.
Deciding what to edit (Nancy's dead brother’s letters, prison and arrest records).
Nancy McDowell's role in the war (running a pie business from Fort Foote).
Other than battles, what other events can people expect to read (medical treatments, cooking and tent living, desertions, hangings, murder and theft, the occupying of a Confederate home, the stresses on Charles and Nancy’s marriage, prostitution).
Charles's impression of Lincoln and Seward.
How Nancy and Charles felt about the war and the South.
Lisa will read the letter of the Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle Lisa was most affected by.
She’ll discuss her favorite letter that speaks of his longing for Canada.
Charles and Nancy’s life after the war.
Where she did the writing.
The recipes Lisa included and why (apple pies, dumplings, hoecakes, sugar cakes, etc).
If you are looking for other speakers in the Hudson Valley area, you may contact:
Lisa Saunders (saundersbooks@aol.com) can speak on Civil War, "How to get Published" and "Raising a Child with Special Needs."
Dan McInerney, (845-357-2535) Civil War Reenactor
Marty Erickson (Marthase@aol.com) can speak on the The Brick Church and/or her family's Civil War letters
Cecile Kaufer (845-368-4939) can speak on her experiences in hiding during the Nazi occupation of France.
Linda Zimmerman http://www.frontiernet.net/~lindazim/ Can speak on Civil War and All Rockland County History.
Paul Martin http://www.paulmartinart.com/index.html President of the Rockland County Historical Society. Can speak on art and American History.
Faculty and Staff at SUNY Rockland Community College can be reached by visiting: www.sunyrockland.edu
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