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[emmapalova]

NaNoWriMo Day 7

The writing went better today than yesterday; I slept better and I meditated and exercised in the morning. What kind of exercise? Yoga on the Beach with Elin and 18 minutes on the treadmill gave me energy. I believe you have to achieve homeostasis to be able to keep up with the 50k-word challenge. I can only do the challenge when my body, mind, and spirit are balanced. I did come across a few…

[darlingyouvelostyourlust-er]

So so so excited to start this journey!!!! 💚 More nformation below! ⬇️ 🎭AUDITION NOTICE🎭 • THE GREAT GATSBY by F. Scott Fitzgerald Adapted by Simon Levy • Directed by Amelia English • Stage Management by Jera Mercurio • AUDITION DATES: • JUNE 4TH& 5TH  6:00-9:00PM • SYNOPSIS: Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of obsession, greed and danger. • (Script Preview link in @balefireproductions Bio! 📖✨) • CHARACTERS: • (Open to all ethnicities, genders, orientations, sizes, ages, abilities, and experience levels) • JAY GATSBY - A romantic idealist, with a disarming smile. • DAISY BUCHANAN - Southern, with a voice that sounds like honey. • NICK CARRAWAY - Midwestern, kind face, and gentle manner. • TOM BUCHANAN - Daisy's husband, powerful. • JORDAN BAKER - Daisy's friend, athletic. • MYRTLE WILSON - Tom's girlfriend, New York, fleshy and sensual • GEORGE WILSON - Myrtle's husband, New York, spiritless. • OTHER CHARACTERS: • MEYER WOLFSHEIM, MR. McKEE, POLICEMAN, DANCER, MRS. McKEE, MRS. MICHAELS, DANCER. • PRODUCTION DATES: • August 16/17/18 & 23/24/25 • Auditions are NOT appointment based and you will not need to stay the entire duration. Once you have been seen you may be asked to stay to read additional pieces or dismissed for the night (Sides will be provided). • REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: • Rehearsals will take place: • Mon & Tue Evenings (6-9PM) • -IN MAIN GALLERY- • If you are unable to arrive promptly at 6:00PM on the audition dates listed above please email us (at least 24hrs prior) at: theatre@balefireproductions.info and we will be more than willing to accommodate! . . . . . #auditions #auditionnotice #actors #callingallactors #acting #theatre #galleryz #smallbusiness #lowellart #localartists #millcity #localtheatre #thegreatgatsby #fscottfitzgerald #fitzgerald #director #1920s #periodpiece #balefireproductions #prohibition #party #love #gatsby #daisy #idealistic #literature (at Zeitgeist Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxfxDDYAFt4/?igshid=ezq652quhfgs

[tlmazer]

Excited and grateful that my drawing, “And More Air?” received an honorable mention at @lowellartsmi West Michigan art competition. #drawing #architecture #perspectivedrawing #inkdrawing #inkart #penart #micron #designdrawing #penandink #microart #kcad (at LowellArts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLeqFlajg0r/?igshid=i1mwlwhr5f22

[chaosartdesigns-blog]

Out here doing my thing today in Lowell if you're local swing on by I got the the tent up and table if you're an artist and want to swing by and join in bring some materials I'd love to meet you! . . #art #artist #lowell #lowellart #hamiltoncanaldistrict #freelance #artistofinstagram #painting #blockproject (at City of Lowell, MA - Government)

[lisamull5]

“Child-ish” - 28 colored pencil drawings

In the “Livin’ is Easy” show

LowellArts Gallery

June 1, 2019 - Aug 17, 2019

[rae-maureen-blog]

"Garden for a Soul" I painted this 6 months ago, and it's been in my living room since (it matches my couch wonderfully!)... but I suppose it's finally time for it to see the world _ _ _ #lowell #westmichigan #painting #watercolor #floral #portrait #garden #life #contemporaryart #semiabstract #artworld #artislife #art #pink #vibes (at LowellArts) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuW05mbBoX2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1atip07lmmdq6

[aaronjhellerphotography]

Bringing home some color for the yard. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘 www.aaronjheller.com ☺😊😁😀😃😄😋 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #homeandgarden #newenglandphotography #newenglandphotos #massachusettsphotos #artinmassachusetts #photosforsale #artforsale #lowellmassachusetts #lowellart #beautifulsky #greenery #floristsofnewengland #plantseverywhere #outdooradventures #drawinglines #thomaskinkade #paintinginspiration #artinspiration #edwardhopper #coloreverywhere #layersofcolor #flowersofinstagram #colorfulflowers #adventureideas #getoutandplay #architecturaldrawing #architecturaldesigns #designinspiration #designersmuse #photooftheday (at Lowell, Massachusetts)

[invisibleerik]

Finally finished this one. #pottery #ceramics #pot #cookiejar #potteryart #ceramicart #wheelthrown #pothead #clay #claysculpture #potterysculpture #ceramicsculpture #art #lowellart #grandrapidsart #michiganartist

[emmapalova]

Past NaNo Day 3, Advent begins

I have yet to write today after wrapping up a shift at @LowellArts Artists Market located on 223 W. Main St. until 5 pm. I will be at Artists Market next weekend, Dec. 9 from 10 am to 2 pm, and Dec. 10 from noon to 5 pm. Stop by to check out my books from the Shifting Sands Short Stories collection and Greenwich Meridian Memoir. Author Emma Palova @LowellArts It’s a beautiful market with a…

[emmapalova]

NaNoWriMo Day 4, Artists Market

It was a beautiful sunny day in November which impacted my writing and went much better than yesterday even though it was interrupted by my preparations for the Artists Market at LowellArts Gallery in downtown Lowell. Artists Market at Lowell Arts I am extremely excited about this event since it’s my first time at the market, not at the gallery. I’ve had book signings at the gallery many times…

[emmapalova]

Lowell author expands events this summer

Lowell, MI – Lowell author Emma Palova will be featured live on WGVU Morning Show with host Shelley Irwin on July 26 at 10 a.m. WGVU is a service of the Grand Valley State University, a PBS member.

Palova will be talking with Irwin about her book “Shifting Sands Short Stories.” Palova, a former reporter for the Lowell Ledger, penned the collection of 13 short stories for more than two decades.

The stories are based on her immigration experience from former Czechoslovakia, journalistic and retail experience in the USA.

Author Emma Palova

Most recently, Palova was featured in the Grand Rapids Magazine City Guide 2018-2019 in the life & style section, Reading Room: The long road to resilience.

“I know it might sound cheesy, but even though not all the stories have happy endings, that doesn’t mean that everything that happens to us is either good or bad. It isn’t always that clear,” she said. “The real art is in discerning it.”

This Saturday, July 21st, Palova can be found at the Ludington Writer’s Rendezvous along with 28 Michigan authors. The event runs from 10 to 3 p.m., at the Ludington Center for Arts. It is free to the public.

She will be at the Lowell Arts Gallery on July 28th & Aug. 4th from 1 to 3 p.m. to sign books and offer writing and publishing tips during the new “Captured: A Photography Exhibition.”

Palova is a member of the newly-formed LowellArts Writer’s Group which meets every Monday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Contact Debra Dunning for more information at 897-8545.

Palova is currently working on a sequel to “Shifting Sands” and a memoir about the family immigration saga spanning three generations. Palova has also written a screenplay “Riddleyville Clowns”@Emma Palova.

Shifting Sands Short Stories is available on Amazon, Schuler Books in GR and Lansing and at the Kent District Library branches.

Palova is looking for a publisher for her first novel “Fire on Water” based on her experience from former communist Czechoslovakia.

For more info on the WGVU morning show go to: wgvunews.org.

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            Emma’s author events Lowell author expands events this summer Lowell, MI – Lowell author Emma Palova will be featured live on WGVU Morning Show with host Shelley Irwin on July 26 at 10 a.m.

[emmapalova]

Above you get an Inkling of the content in Shifting Sands Short Stories.

Come to my book signing of Shifting Sands Short Stories this Saturday @LowellArts from 1 to 4 p.m. Bring a copy of my new book that you can purchase locally at Schuler Books in GR, Lansing or on Amazon. I will have a few copies on hand to autograph.

I will be offering writing tips on the following themes:

1- How to start and finish your book in 2018.

2- How to write about love with or without a happy ending.

You can also e-mail me a question at emmapalova@yahoo.com in regards to what are you struggling with in writing?

You will also enjoy the Grand Valley Aritsts-In View show at this award-winning gallery.

The LowellArts  completed its move from Hudson Street by King Milling to the new location on Main Street one year ago. LowellArts is now providing more arts programs and services that positively impact downtown businesses.

  “Yes, it’s a big deal for Lowell,” said Lorain Smalligan, executive director of Lowell Arts. “There are not many communities the size of Lowell with arts center like Lowell Arts.”

As a new author and a screenwriter, I have been enjoying  the LowellArts diversification also to literature and play writing.

Although I missed last year’s deadline for submitting plays for the upcoming Playwright Festival, I will definitely submit this year. I am planning on attending the competition of one-act plays on the theme of “Risky Business” from Feb. 16 through Feb. 25

Come and get your book autographed and let’s chat about your writing interests.

For more info on author Emma go to: EW Emma’s Writings on http://emmapalova.com

For more info on LowellArts go to  https://lowellartsmi.org

For more info on Schuler Books go to: https://schulerbooks.com

Links to my book on Amazon:

Kindle

https://www.amazon.com/Emma-Palova/e/B0711XJ6GY

Paperback

https://www.amazon.com/Shifting-Sands-Short-Stories-stories/dp/152130226X

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Inkling of Kindle Shifting Sands Short Stories content Above you get an Inkling of the content in Shifting Sands Short Stories. Come to my book signing of Shifting Sands Short Stories this Saturday @LowellArts from 1 to 4 p.m.

[emmapalova]

February expands new horizons, get the scoop at Emma’s author events & new Cool Vendors Abound blog

Author’s note: These are my thoughts prior to the Feb. 3 book signing of my new book Shifting Sands Short Stories at the award-winning arts gallery in downtown Lowell from 1 to 4 p.m. The gallery presents the Grand Valley Artists-In View show.

LowellArts has received the Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce reward for the best non-profit organization for providing more arts programs and services, while positively impacting the downtown businesses.

“Yes, this is a big deal for Lowell,” said Lorain Smalligan, executive director of LowellArts. “There are not many communities the size of Lowell with an arts center like LowellArts.”

I look forward to February for several reasons: I consider February as the month of love, and the Mardi Gras extravaganza. I also squeeze in my annual writer’s retreat in Florida.

In harmony with the universe.

  1- January, the longest and coldest month will come to an end tomorrow, but we will also get to see the rare Super Blue Blood Moon for the first time in 150 years. The phenomenon consists of a super moon, a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse, aka blood moon, all in one. Don’t miss out on Jan. 31.

2- I get to revise if I have stuck to my new year’s resolutions. Let’s look at this one close-up.

Among my many new year’s resolutions was to get in shape; that is physically and mentally. I continue to exercise; 30 minutes of yoga and 30 minutes on the treadmill, plus freestyle weight lifting. I have yet to explore the possibilities of the yoga fitness 75-cm ball.

Mentally: My husband and I have signed up for Spanish classes so we can order lunch in Cuba. We both continue to go on Monday evenings under the tutelage of Mr. Jim Albert. I can now put together an entire sentence in Spanish:

“Yo voy a apprender Espanol.”   I am going to learn Spanish.

I meditate with one of the greatest thinkers of this world: Deepak Chopra in his “Making every Moment Matter” meditations.

3- Straighten out or strengthen relationships. Build new DIY sites.

Trainman Vas with Lionel train models in Paris, MI.

Now, this one is tougher than it looks. I have a lot more work to do, even though I managed to visit my brother Vas in Paris, MI last Sunday. A story “The Trainman” (c)  Emma Palova is coming to my new site Cool Vendors Abound.

Visit Cool Vendors at http://farmcountryblog.wordpress.com

I re-purposed the farm country theme blog to a broader base for vendors, hobbyists and DIY crafts.

4- Moderation; I practice moderation on drinking only two cups of coffee a day .

5- The Dominant goal reigns over it all; and that is fiction writing.

I am currently working on Shifting Sands: Secrets, Book 2.

I will be discussing at my upcoming Emma’s author events including the book signings at LowellArts on Feb. 3 and March 10 the following themes:

“How to start and finish your book in 2018.”

“How to write about love.”

Looking forward to seeing you soon. You can also shoot me a note or a question at emmapalova@yahoo.com. Come for inspiration.

Buy a copy of my book locally at Schuler Books in Grand Rapids and in Okemos, Lansing. I will have a few copies on hand.

For info on LowellArts go to: http://www.lowellartsmi.org

For info on Schuler books go to : http://schulerbooks.com

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[darlingyouvelostyourlust-er]

Grab your friends, your instrument or notebook of poems or jokes and come chill with us for open mic night tonight! Beer and wine available for purchase at the bar, as well as delicious snacks! 🍷🥨🍪 . . . . . #music #livemusic #galleryz #smallbusiness #lowellart #localartists #millcity #musician #openmic #openmicnight #openmiclowell #localmusic #lowellconnected #lowellconnect #acousticopenmic #marketstreet #downtownlowell (at Zeitgeist Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bug0mO7gu-K/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1snrualnvffbo

[darlingyouvelostyourlust-er]

Join us for open mic every Saturday from 7:30 - 9:30! Beer and wine available for purchase at the bar! 🍻🍷🎶 . . . . . #music #livemusic #galleryz #smallbusiness #lowellart #localartists #millcity #musician #guitar #acousticguitar #openmic #openmicnight #openmiclowell #localmusic https://www.instagram.com/p/BuPcO5qgvk3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12mmh5w28q2hv

[darlingyouvelostyourlust-er]

Come hang with us tonight for some live music! Bring your friends! We'd love to see some new faces! Grab a drink and enjoy a fun, art filled night 🎤 . . . . . #music #livemusic #galleryz #smallbusiness #lowellart #localartists #millcity #openmic #openmicnight #openmiclowell #localmusic #lowell https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt82_JDgyD7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rfvyarofslu2