Where's Emily? Dickinson that is

For those with an interest in poetry, there's a series of events, most free, in the Bloomsburg area revolving around Emily Dickinson. They are:

• March 31: 5:00-7:00 PM, Geisinger Medical Center, Henry Hood Center for Health Research Auditorium,100 N. Academy Ave., Danville: BIG READ: EMILY DICKINSON KICK-OFF! Barbara Dana and Cindy Mackenzie, co-editors, will present a talk about their book, WIDER THAN THE SKY: ESSAYS AND MEDITATIONS ON THE HEALING POWER OF EMILY DICKINSON. Refreshments. Sponsored by the Division of Spiritual Care, Geisinger Medical Center. FREE.
• April 1-30 (Monday-Friday) 10 AM: 89.9 FM; DICKINSON-A-DAY poetry readings by Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble actor Laurie McCants; produced by Erika Funke, WVIA-FM, an NPR affiliate.
• April 2: 12:00-2:00 PM, Cloak and Dragon Bookstore, 12 E. Main St., Bloomsburg: BOOK SIGNING. Barbara Dana will sign her books, A VOICE OF HER OWN: BECOMING EMILY DICKINSON (a novel for teen readers) and WIDER THAN THE SKY: ESSAYS AND MEDITATIONS ON THE HEALING POWER OF EMILY DICKINSON. FREE.
• April 4: 6:30 PM, Thomas Beaver Free Library, 205 Ferry St., Danville: BOOK SIGNING. Barbara Dana will sign her books, A VOICE OF HER OWN: BECOMING EMILY DICKINSON (a novel for teen readers) and WIDER THAN THE SKY: ESSAYS AND MEDITATIONS ON THE HEALING POWER OF EMILY DICKINSON. FREE.
• April 7: 7:30 PM, Bloomsburg Public Library, 225 Market St., Bloomsburg: MY EMILY (a poetry reading by Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble actor Laurie McCants, featuring poems by and inspired by Dickinson). Sponsored by River Poets. FREE.
• April 9: 11:00AM, The Children’s Museum, 2 W. 7th St., Bloomsburg: GINGERBREAD WITH EMILY DICKINSON. Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble actor Laurie McCants, dressed as Dickinson, reads from her poetry and from children’s books about the poet. Refreshments provided by CityGirl Bakery, Danville. $5.00 admission (group discounts available).
• April 14: 6:30 PM, Thomas Beaver Free Library, 205 Ferry St., Danville: MY EMILY (a poetry reading by Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble actor Laurie McCants, featuring poems by and inspired by Dickinson). FREE.
• April 16: 11:00AM, Thomas Beaver Free Library, 205 Ferry St., Danville: GINGERBREAD WITH EMILY DICKINSON. Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble actor Laurie McCants, dressed as Dickinson, reads from her poetry and from children’s books about the poet. Refreshments provided by CityGirl Bakery, Danville. FREE.
• April 21: 7:30 PM, The Moose Exchange, 203 Main St., Bloomsburg: THE BRAIN WITHIN IT’S GROOVE: MUSICAL INTERPETATIONS OF EMILY DICKINSON’S POETRY, a new-music concert by composer/performer Steven Gilliland, as part of the Moose Exchange’s “A Night on the Town”. $10 admission. April 21-May 26: The Moose Exchange, 203 Main Street, Bloomsburg: ART SHOW. Work by local artists inspired by Emily Dickinson. Featuring several imaginary portraits of the poet by Gregory Paul Owens. FREE.
• April 27: 7:30 PM, The Moose Exchange, 203 Main St., Bloomsburg: INDUSTRIOUS ANGELS, a new solo music-theatre-shadow-puppet-memory-play by Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble actor Laurie McCants, evoking the secret creativity of women and the ghost of Emily Dickinson. $10 admission.