Event
6:30 p.m.–9 p.m.
Transmission: More Than a Single Story

Presenters
Carolyn Holbrook
Carolyn Holbrook is a writer, educator, and an advocate for the healing power of the arts. Her memoir in essays, Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify (University of Minnesota Press, 2020), won the 2021 Minnesota Book Award for Memoir and Creative Nonfiction. She is founder and director of the Twin
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Arleta M. Little
Executive & Artistic Director Arleta M. Little joined the Loft Literary Center as executive director in late 2021. Prior, Arleta spent eight years directing the McKnight Artist Fellowships, a nearly $3M program providing unrestricted support for artists and culture bearers across 15 creative
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G.E. Patterson
G.E. Patterson has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit, academic, and philanthropic organizations as well as deep roots in literary communities locally, regionally, and nationally. G.E. has held leadership and faculty positions at Metro State University, the Institute on Race and Poverty
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Alexs Pate
Alexs Pate is a writer, novelist, Founder of Constructing the Innocent Classroom, and the President and CEO of Innocent Technologies, LLC, a company he founded to end educational disparities by closing the relationship gap between educators and students of color. Constructing the Innocent Classroom
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Marianne Manzler
Marianne Manzler is a writer, educator, and editor. She currently manages the Loft's educational program and supports her fellow storytellers and readers in their artistic endeavors. She hopes to create a space where language, connection, and community can thrive. She has over ten years of
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David Mura
David Mura’s most recent book is the acclaimed The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself: Racial Myths and Our American Narratives. His previous book was on creative writing and race, A Stranger’s Journey: Race, Identity & Narrative Craft in Writing. With essayist Carolyn Holbrook, Mura is co-editor of an
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Marcie Rendon
Marcie Rendon is an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation, a Pinckley Prize-winning author, playwright, poet, freelance writer, and a community arts activist. Rendon was awarded the McKnight Distinguished Artist Award for 2020. She is a speaker on Native issues, leadership, and writing. Her
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Price
Regular $10.00
Friend $5.00
Transmission - MOre Than a Single Story Event May 2024

Join the Loft Literary Center and long time partner More Than A Single Story for Transmission: A sharing of wisdom across generations in celebration of the Loft's 50th anniversary. Transmission will be an evening of story sharing with Carolyn Holbrook, Arleta Little, David Mura, G.E. Patterson, Alexs Pate, Marianne Manzler, and Marcie Rendon with moderator, Vickie Benson. Come join the circle!

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Artists
Carolyn Holbrook
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Arleta M. Little
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G.E. Patterson
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Alexs Pate
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Marianne Manzler
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David Mura
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Marcie Rendon
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