We host our Sapio Series as we think about and appreciate those in our lives
that have inspired us, brought creative light to us, pushed us to seek new,
those that lift us up. You are one of those special people in our lives.

For Jerry and Jonathan… Sapio interaction keeps us young and woke. We
hope we do that same for you. We hope that you feel welcomed to introduce
us to new persons that also inspire, bring light, push you to seek new and
lift you up… and bring them with you. In this spirit we again extend our
invitation….

Calling Writers, Dancers, Musicians, Metal Crafts, Chefs, Photographers, Singers, Illustrators, Designers, PlaceMakers and beyond! 

Come Meet and Hear:
Author / Novelist: Leslie C. Youngblood
Leslie C. Youngblood received an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A former assistant professor of creative writing at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, she has lectured at Mississippi State University, UNC-Greensboro, and the University of Ghana at Legon. She’s been awarded a host of writing honors, including a 2014 Yaddo’s Elizabeth Ames Residency, the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Prize, a Hurston Wright Fellowship, and the Room of Her Own Foundation’s 2009 Orlando Short Story Prize. In 2010 she won the Go On Girl! Book Club Aspiring Writer Award. Born in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and raised in Rochester, she’s fortunate to have a family of natural storytellers and a circle of supportive family and friends. Love Like Sky is her debut novel.  

We all have talents and creativity.  This month we hope to share a bit about our own Creative Processes.
Please be prepared to discuss your what you enjoy about your own self Creative Process and how you embrace it..

Calling Writers, Dancers, Musicians, Metal Crafts, Chefs, Photographers, Calling Writers, Dancers, Musicians, Metal Crafts, Chefs, Photographers, Singers, Illustrators, Designers, PlaceMakers and beyond! Calling Writers, Dancers, Musicians, Metal Crafts, Chefs, Photographers,

Come Meet and Hear:
Photographer / Author: Manuel Rivera-Ortiz

Manuel Rivera-Ortiz is an Internationally renown photographer and writer. Rivera-Ortiz has traveled many corners of the world from India to Kenya, Bolivia to Cuba, Thailand to Turkey and beyond. Manuel Rivera-Ortiz’s exhibit in Paris recently made it to the cover of Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, ELLE, and Vogue magazines.  Rivera-Ortiz is a multiple Published Author and multiple Award Honors including Photographer of the Year.

We all have talents and creativity.  This month we hope to share Where we find inspiration. Please be prepared to discuss your sources of inspiration, that helps you achieve your craft and Artistic Creativity.  Discover what inspirations you might have in common with the artists of an differ craft.

Calling Writers, Dancers, Musicians, Metal Crafts, Chefs, Photographers, Calling Writers, Dancers, Musicians, Metal Crafts, Chefs, Photographers, Singers, Illustrators, Designers, PlaceMakers and beyond! Calling Writers, Dancers, Musicians, Metal Crafts, Chefs, Photographers,

Come Meet and Hear:
Author / Novelist: Leslie C. Youngblood
Leslie C. Youngblood received an MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A former assistant professor of creative writing at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, she has lectured at Mississippi State University, UNC-Greensboro, and the University of Ghana at Legon. She’s been awarded a host of writing honors, including a 2014 Yaddo’s Elizabeth Ames Residency, the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Prize, a Hurston Wright Fellowship, and the Room of Her Own Foundation’s 2009 Orlando Short Story Prize. In 2010 she won the Go On Girl! Book Club Aspiring Writer Award. Born in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and raised in Rochester, she’s fortunate to have a family of natural storytellers and a circle of supportive family and friends. Love Like Sky is her debut novel.

We all have talents and creativity.  This month we hope to share Where we find inspiration. Please be prepared to discuss your sources of inspiration, that helps you achieve your craft and Artistic Creativity.  Discover what inspirations you might have in common with the artists of an differ craft.

Dear Friend and Fellow Sapios …Dr. Jerry Fisher, Ph.D, MBA and Jonathan Rosenfeld are starting a new monthly event.

As we start this new Series and endeavor we thought of those in our lives that have inspired us, brought creative light to us, pushed us to seek new, those that lift us up.  You are one of those special people in our lives.  For Jerry and Jonathan… Sapio interaction keeps us young and woke.  We hope we do that same for you.  We hope that you feel welcomed to introduce us to new persons that also inspire, bring light, push you to seek new and lift you up… and bring them with you.  In this spirit we extend this special inaugural invitation….

Come Meet and Hear:
Poet / Novelist: Karla Merrifield
Karla Merrifield  is a nine-time Pushcart-Prize nominee and National Park Artist-in-Residence. Merrifield has had 700+ poems appear in dozens of journals and anthologies. Merrifield has 13 books to her credit.