Turn of Phrase

Performance by poet Heather Grant and bassist Chris Kosky

Celebrate summer by experiencing a poetry reading enhanced by a musical response! Join Turn of Phrase as the two exchange a serene dialogue perfectly paired with a summer afternoon.

Celebrate summer by experiencing a poetry reading enhanced by a musical response! Heather and Chris will highlight a few poetic forms in their call and response conversation. This special performance will also include guest artists - percussionist Web Grant and dancer Alison Grant. Join them as they exchange a serene dialogue perfectly paired with a summer afternoon.

About the Performers:

Heather Grant started writing poetry at age eleven and has contributed poems to journals and anthologies and published two chapbooks. Her debut poetry collection Where All Is Brought To Light was published July, 2023. Heather has given poetry readings in Honolulu, HI, Phoenix, AZ and the Washington, DC- area.

Chris Kosky has played the Double Bass and Electric Bass for 40 years and loves playing a variety of musical styles. She was a member of The United States Air Force Band for 22 years and currently freelances in the Washington, DC-area. She is the author of a Double Bass method book called The Thumb Transition Zone.

This program has been generously sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Montgomery County.

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Questions about this program? Contact the branch: Long Branch Library at 240-777-0910

Library Program Attendance is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. 

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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