[NEohioPAL]MOVIE PRODUCER AND NOVELIST SCOTT LAX OFFERS CREATIVE WRITING AT FAIRMOUNT

Tue Mar 9 06:39:14 PST 2004

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For Immediate Release March 9, 2004
For an interview with Mr. Lax, or more information, please contact Carolyn
Downie at 440-338-3171

FAIRMOUNT CENTER TO OFFER CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS LED BY NOVELIST AND
MOVIE PRODUCER, SCOTT LAX

This April, Scott Lax will be offering an 8 week creative writing workshop
that encourages aspiring writers, 16 and older, to hone their skills and
search out their unique voice.  Held in Fairmount Center's newly acquired
"Lake House" on the beautiful Centerville Mills Campus, these workshops are
designed for novelists, playwrights, screen writers or non fiction writers.
The workshops begin on April 3 and continue every Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m.   Cost for the workshop is $250.00.

"This is an excellent opportunity for writers who wish to attend a workshop
resembling a writer's conference that is spread out over five weeks" Mr. Lax
said in a recent interview.  "It's a serious workshop that delves deeply
into the vital, commonsense aspects of writing.  My workshops strive to
bring the distinctive voice of the writer to the surface.  And once it's
there, we celebrate it!"

Scott Lax is a novelist, movie producer, playwright, public speaker,
educator, television writer, freelance journalist, founder of Novel City
Pictures, Ltd., and founder and CEO of Cottage Productions, Inc.  

He has written for Lifetime TV and Comedy Central TV.  His movie The Year
That Trembled, based upon Lax's novel of the same name, adapted and directed
by Jay Craven, is now in international distribution.  

As a journalist, he has written for a variety of publications, including a
long-running column in Cleveland Magazine and currently is a contributor and
monthly columnist for Northern Ohio Live Magazine and Ohio Magazine. 

As one who has successfully crossed literary genres, in addition to having
his first play produced at University School in 2003, Mr. Lax's first novel,
The Year That Trembled, was the recipient of the 1998 Sewanne Writers'
Conference Walter E. Dakin Fellowship in Fiction, one of only seven in the
United States.  It was also named the Vermont Novel of the Year Runner-up,
as well as listed by the Denver Post as one of the best works of fiction for
1998, putting Mr. Lax on a published list that year alongside such authors
as Tom Wolfe, Philip Roth, Alice Walker, Barbara Kingsolver, Stephen King,
Jay McInerney, Jim Harrison, Andrea Barrett, Anne Rice and Tim O'Brien.  

As a nonfiction writer, Mr. Lax was awarded a nonfiction scholarship to the
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, as well as staff scholarships to Bread Loaf
in following years.  As the producer for the movie based on his novel, he is
also the recipient of four first-place film festival awards.

Thomas Q. Fulton, Jr., Executive Artistic Director for the Center is highly
complimentary of Scott Lax and the talent he brings to the table.  "Scott is
not only a wonderful writer, he is a remarkable teacher.  His students
praise him and continually come back for more.  We feel privileged and lucky
to have him," Fulton said.  "We are in the process of gathering together the
best and the brightest talents in our region make Fairmount one of the
premier sites for aspiring writers, musicians, dancers, actors, and visual
artists to explore and develop their talents.  Mr. Lax is one of the
brightest.  We hope all the aspiring writers out there join us and Mr. Lax
for this amazing workshop."  

To register, writers should contact The Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171. 
www.fairmountcenter.org <http://www.fairmountcenter.org/>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
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font-family:Arial'>For Immediate Release March 9, =
2004<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

For an interview with Mr. Lax, or more information, =
please
contact <st1:PersonName w:st=3D"on">Carolyn Downie</st1:PersonName>
at 440-338-3171<o:p></o:p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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FAIRMOUNT</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font
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style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'> TO OFFER CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS LED =
BY
NOVELIST AND MOVIE PRODUCER, SCOTT LAX<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><font
size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>

This April, Scott Lax will be =
offering
an 8 week creative writing workshop that encourages aspiring writers, 16 =
and
older, to hone their skills and search out their unique voice.  Held in <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Fairmount</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType>’s newly acquired =
“<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Lake</st1:PlaceType> =
<st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">House</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>”
on the beautiful Centerville Mills Campus, these workshops are designed =
for
novelists, playwrights, screen writers or non fiction writers.   The workshops begin on =
April 3 and continue
every Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.   Cost
for the workshop is $250.00.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D1 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
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color:black;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p=
>

“This is an excellent =
opportunity
for writers who wish to attend a workshop resembling a writer’s
conference that is spread out over five weeks” Mr. Lax said in a =
recent
interview.  =
“It’s a serious
workshop that delves deeply into the vital, commonsense aspects of
writing.  My workshops =
strive to bring
the distinctive voice of the writer to the surface.  And once it’s there, we =
celebrate
it!”<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Scott Lax is
a novelist, movie producer, playwright, public speaker, educator, =
television
writer, <span class=3DGramE>freelance</span> journalist, founder of =
Novel City
Pictures, Ltd., and founder and CEO of Cottage Productions, Inc.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></fon=
t></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>He has
written for Lifetime TV and Comedy Central TV.<span =
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> 
</span>His movie <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>The Year That =
Trembled,</span></i>
based upon <span class=3DSpellE>Lax’s</span> novel of the same =
name,
adapted and directed by Jay Craven, is now in international =
distribution.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></fon=
t></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As a
journalist, he has written for a variety of publications, including a
long-running column in <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>Cleveland =
Magazine</span></i>
and currently is a contributor and monthly columnist for <i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Northern Ohio Live Magazine</span></i> and =
<i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Ohio Magazine</span></i>.<i><span =
style=3D'font-style:
italic'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>

As one who
has successfully crossed literary genres, in addition to having his =
first play
produced at <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType> =
<st1:PlaceType
w:st=3D"on">School</st1:PlaceType> in 2003, Mr. Lax's
first novel, The Year That Trembled, =
was the
recipient of the 1998 Sewanne Writers' =
Conference
Walter E. Dakin Fellowship in Fiction, one =
of only
seven in the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>.  It was also named the Vermont =
Novel of the
Year Runner-up, as well as listed by the Denver Post as one of the best =
works
of fiction for 1998, putting Mr. Lax on a published list that year =
alongside
such authors as Tom Wolfe, Philip Roth, Alice Walker, Barbara =
Kingsolver,
Stephen King, Jay McInerney, Jim Harrison, =
Andrea
Barrett, Anne Rice and Tim O'Brien.  <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><font
size=3D1 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></fon=
t></p>

As a
nonfiction writer, Mr. Lax was awarded a nonfiction scholarship to the =
Bread
Loaf Writers' Conference, as well as staff scholarships to Bread Loaf in
following years.  As the =
producer for the
movie based on his novel, he is also the recipient of four first-place =
film
festival awards.<o:p></o:p>

Thomas Q. Fulton, Jr., =
Executive
Artistic Director for the Center is highly complimentary of Scott Lax =
and the
talent he brings to the table.  =
“Scott
is not only a wonderful writer, he is a remarkable teacher.  His students praise him and =
continually come
back for more.  We feel =
privileged and
lucky to have him,” <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Fulton</st1:City></st1:place>
said.  “We are in the =
process of
gathering together the best and the brightest talents in our region make
Fairmount one of the premier sites for aspiring =
writers,
musicians, dancers, actors, and visual artists to explore and develop =
their
talents.  Mr. Lax is one of =
the
brightest.  We hope all the =
aspiring
writers out there join us and Mr. Lax for this amazing =
workshop.”  <o:p></o:p>

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To register,
writers should contact The Fairmount Center at 440-338-3171.  <o:p></o:p>

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>From Patrick Garman <pg728 at earthlink.net>  Tue Mar  9 14:41:06 2004
From: Patrick Garman <pg728 at earthlink.net> (Patrick Garman)
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 09:41:06 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
Subject: [NEohioPAL]Update - A Musical Revue Directed by Melissa Barber
Message-ID: <27725671.1078843266324.JavaMail.root at louie.psp.pas.earthlink.net>

Presenting:

To You...from Mike & Rob

An evening of new and exciting music for the stage written by local composers 
Mike Mazur and Rob Schneider performed in a staged reading format.  Directed by 
Melissa Barber, Musical direction by Emily Ortolano, Stage Management by Patrick
Garman.  Featuring Kim Aldrich, Lysa Balmer, Patrick Ciamacco, Kate Klotzbach, 
Joe Hnat and Bob Soroky.  With special guests from the Singing Angels and the 
Little Village Playhouse in New York City.

Where:  The Cassidy Theatre Main Stage
6200 Pearl Road, Parma Heights, 440.842.4600
When:   Friday, March 12th
Time:   7:30pm
Tickets: $10 general admission at the door
Proceeds go to the Cassidy Youth Theatre program.