Hold On to This for Me: a Joe Flaherty Legacy Writing Workshop In-Person
Apart from money and physical heirlooms, what do you want to give your loved ones so they will remember, appreciate, and learn from you for generations to come? In our Joe Flaherty Legacy Writing Workshop you’ll write letters, stories, short nonfiction pieces, or poems that share the depth and breadth of the life you’ve lived, as well as the dreams and ambitions you still wish to achieve. Your writing will bring you closer to others, connect you to past and future generations, and also generate meaningful, even surprising, self-revelation. So bring a friend, a pen, and a notebook, and get ready to express what you hold most dear! No prior creative writing experience necessary.
About the instructor: Tyler Barton is the author of Eternal Night at the Nature Museum and The Quiet Part Loud. Since 2015, he has led writing workshops for older adults across the midwest and northeast. He has edited five anthologies of writing by older adults and has received grants for this work through the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and New York State Council for the Arts. He serves as Artistic Director of Writers & Books in Rochester, NY.
Please register!
- Date:
- Monday, August 3, 2026
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 8:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Parma - Meeting Room
- Library:
- Parma Public Library
- Audience:
- Adults Seniors
- Categories:
- Aging/Elder Care History Summer Reading Writing