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Mon: 5 p.m. - 9 p .m.
Tues: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Wed: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Thurs: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Fri: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.



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How to Register for Workshops

Registration Deadlines for ALL Programs

  • Seven days before the workshop starts.
  • To register less than seven days before a workshop begins, please check availability first by calling 473-2590, ext 107.
  • All workshops require pre-registration.

Payment Must Accompany Registration

  • Without exception, no registrations will be taken without payment.
  • A non-refundable $20 registration fee is included in the class fee.

To Register by Mail

  • Print, complete & mail our Printer-Friendly Registration Form
  • Form must be postmarked at least 10 days before the start date of your workshop
  • You may pay by check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express. Please do not send cash through the mail.
  • You will be sent a confirmation of your registration
  • You will be contacted if the class of your choice is not available

To Register by Phone

  • Please have your information ready when calling 473-2590
  • You may pay by VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express

To Register by Fax

To Register In-Person

  • We’ve returned home to 740 University Ave!
  • Our office hours are Monday–Thursday 9 am–9 pm, Friday 9 am–5 pm & Saturday 9 am–1 pm, but call ahead, 473-2590, to be sure we’re open.
  • You may pay by cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express

To Register Online

  • Click on the "Register online" button at the bottom of the course description. This will take you to our shopping car.
  • At the present time you can only register online if you are already in our online database. However, if you give us a call, send us an e-mail, or fax us with your information: name, address, phone #, and e-mail address (optional), we will add you to our database and you can complete you

Cancellations, Refunds & Fees

  • A $30 fee will be charged for bad checks.
  • A non-refundable $20 registration fee is included in the class fee.
  • A full refund is given in the event W&B must cancel a class.
  • If you cancel up to SEVEN DAYS before the first day of class, W&B will refund all but a $20 processing fee.
  • If you cancel fewer than seven days before the first class of a series, but before the second class, you will be refunded 50%.
  • No refunds are given if your cancellations are made fewer than seven days before a single-day workshop  or after the second class meeting of a series.
  • Refunds are processed within 15 days of cancellation notice. Participants will be notified if unforeseen delays occur.
 
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First Fridays / Wide Open Mic

Sept. 3, 7:00 pm
Hosted by Norm Davis
Admission is free.

Along with other local galleries and performance spaces, W&B will be open on the first Friday evenings of each month hosting Wide Open Mic, and a series of other readings and performances in our Verb Café and Performance Space. Known for its eclectic mix, Wide Open Mic welcomes poets, performers, and writers of all kinds. It is Rochester’s longest running open mic, hosted by Norm Davis, poet and editor of HazMat Review.

The Bertrand Russell Society

Thurs, Sept. 9
Hosted by David White
Free to W&B members, $3 general public, 7 p.m., W&B

The Bertrand Russell Society was formed shortly after Russell’s death in 1970. Russell was born in 1872 and worked in fields such as mathematical logic; philosophy; social, religious, and educational reform; anti-war protests and politics. An accomplished writer, Russell received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950. This ongoing lecture series promises to enlighten and entertain. Monthly meetings are open to everyone, not just to members of the society.

Visiting Writer Series: Nancy Agabian and Cathy Salibian

Thurs. Sept. 9:
$3 W&B members / $6 general public. 7 p.m.
Hosted by Steve Huff

The Visiting Writer Series brings together Writers from out of town as well as from the Greater Rochester Area.

Monthly Story Slam

Signup: 6:30 pm
Sept. 10, 7-9 p.m.
Hosted by: Carol Roberts

An open mic of true loose and spontaneous stories based on one’s own life! Each performer gets approximately 5 minutes. Signup list at front desk 1/2 hour before or sign up by emailing Carol Roberts at crobert8@rochester.rr.com with “Monthly Sign Up” in the subject line.

Genesee Reading Series

Sept. 14: Steve Lewandowski and Lori Nolasco
$3 W&B members / $6 general public, 7:30 p.m.
Hosted by Wanda Schubmehl

Now in its 26th year, the Genesee Reading Series presents writers from the greater Genesee Valley region reading in the W&B Performance Space. Click here to learn more.

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Writers & Books, Rochester's community literary center, inspires and instructs over 25,000 people each year through a wide array of offerings in nearly every literary genre. Believing that the written and spoken word are central to our lives and culture, Writers & Books celebrates, promotes and works to make them available to all. Writers & Books is located at 740 University Avenue, near Atlantic Avenue in the Neighborhood of the Arts.