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Calendar

Regular meetings (HLA Members and Guests Only)

  • The Fiction Writers' Group meets the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. The location varies. Challenges are issued each month for writers. Call 882.2348 for more information.
  • The Poetry Writing Workshop meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month at Debbie & Larry West, 147 Darlington Road, unless otherwise notified.
  • Book Chats meet from 7 to 9 p.m. at various members' homes on the second Thursday of the month unless otherwise indicated.

Activities by Month



November
    8     Sunday Salon: Professor, Dr. Jeff Nelson
          The Bogey Man’ll Get You: Neo Latin Lullabies
          1606 Big Cove Road 35801 3 to 5 p.m.
          Members and guests only. 519-9260
   12    HLA Book Chat
          1707 Toll Gate Road, 35801
           7 to 9 p.m. Members & guests only. 882-6363
   18    Fiction Writers’ Group
           7 p.m. 882-2348
   24    Poetry Writing Workshop
          147 Darlington Road 35801
           7 to 9 p.m. 533-6516 or 536-9801

December
   13    Holiday Celebration
           210 Williams Avenue, 35802   3 to 5 p.m.
           Members and guests only. 579-9260 or 882-6363

January
   10   Sunday Salon: Dr. Judy Franz
          "Physics in the Twentieth Century"
          1808 Covewood Drive, 35801
          3 to 5 p.m. Members & guests only.
          519-9260 or 533-4213
   20    Fiction Writers’ Group
           7 p.m. 882-2348
   26   Poetry Writing Workshop
         147 Darlington Road
          7 to 9 p.m. 533-6516 or 536-9801

February
      1  Young Writers Contest begins.
10-12  American Shakespeare Center on Tour
           Co-sponsored by HLA, UAH Honors Program, Sigma Tau Delta
           University Center Exhibit Hall, UAH.
           Free Pre-show lecture 6:30 p.m.; Performance 7:30 p.m. Admission Charge.
              10 - All’s Well That Ends Well
              11 - Romeo and Juliet
              12 - The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont
     17  Fiction Writers’ Group
           7 p.m. 882-2348
     28  Hertha Heller Forum / Poets‘ Choice
           by the Poetry Writing Workshop. Co-sponsor: Friends of the Library  Board.   
           Jane Grote Roberts Auditorium. Huntsville/Madison County Public Library.
           2 to 4 p.m. 533-4213 or 519-9260

March
     7    Sunday Salon: R.A. Nelson, award winning author of books
           for young adults will talk about his novels.
           5713 Criner Road 35802.  Members & guests only. 519-9260
    11   HLA Book Chat
           4020 Piedmont Drive, 35802
           7 to 9 p.m. Members & guests only. 882-6363
     12  Young Writers Entry Deadline
     17  Fiction Writers’ Group
           7 p.m. 882-2348
     23  Poetry Writing Workshop
          147 Darlington Road
           7 to 9 p.m. 533-6516 or 536-9801

April
      8   HLA Book Chat
           231 Inverness Drive, 35802 7 to 9 p.m.
           Members & guests only. 882-6363
    11   Sunday Salon: NY Times bestselling author Sena Jeter Naslund
           4813 Cove Creek Drive 3 to 5 p.m.
           Members and guests only. 519-9260
    21   Fiction Writers’ Group
           7 p.m. 882-2348
    27  Poetry Writing Workshop
         147 Darlington Road
          7 to 9 p.m. 533-6516 or 536-9801

May
     2   Young Writers Contest Awards
          Board of Realtors Auditorium. 535 Monroe Street, 35801
          2 p.m. Public is invited. 539-3604
    13   HLA Book Chat
          147 Darlington Road, 35801 7 to 9 p.m.
          Members & guests only. 882-6363
    19   Fiction Writers’ Group
           7 p.m. 882-2348
    25   Poetry Writing Workshop
          147 Darlington Road
           7 to 9 p.m. 533-6516 or 536-9801
    27   Annual Meeting & Banquet
           Brett Witter, co-author of Dewey: The Small-Town Library
           Cat Who Touched the World

           Huntsville Country Club 6:30 p.m. 519-9260