FANWOOD ARTS COUNCIL
Fanwood Cultural Arts Council
| Co-Chairs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Adele Kenny | Arts Council Co-Director & Carriage House Poetry Series Director | adelekenny@verizon.net |
| Tom Plante | Arts Council Co-Director, Publicity Chairman | exit13magazine@yahoo.com |
| Council | |
|---|---|
| Nancy Lubarsky | |
| Kathy Mitchell | Borough Council Liaison |
| Dan Murphy | Fanwood Performance Series Director |
| Carol Oakes | Secretary Emerita |
| Rev. Alex Pinto | |
| Bob Rosenbloom | |
| Jan Siegal | |
| Gary Szelc |
Patricia M. Kuran Cultural Arts Center
The Patricia M. Kuran Cultural Arts Center, also known as the Carriage House, is named after Fanwood’s first female Mayor who was a champion of the arts in our town. The historic building has been renovated over the years and is a jewel of Fanwood’s historic district. The Center is now the home of the live Performance Series and regular poetry readings.
The Performance Series features local and regional musicians live on stage at the Patricia M. Kuran Cultural Arts Center. Concerts are typically Saturday nights at 7:00 PM. Here’s the schedule.
Set your GPS for 135 Watson Road, Fanwood, NJ 07023.
ADMISSION: Suggested donation $15 – Seniors and students $10
Carriage House Poetry Series
Fanwood poets Tom Plante and Adele Kenny, directors of the Poetry Series
The Carriage House Poetry Series was established in December of 1998. The initiative began as a project funded in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Department of State, through a grant administered by the Union County Division of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.
The Carriage House Series is pleased to feature a wide range of internationally-known poets, Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, and Pushcart Prize winners, and numerous local and regional poets. All readings are free and open to the public. Most readings include an open mic after the feature, and audience members are invited to share their poems.
Fanwood Poet Laureate publishes 1,000th work
Adele Kenny has long been a source of pride for Fanwood as a widely published poet and the town’s Poet Laureate. With the latest edition of the magazine Exit 13, Adele has published her 1,000th poem, a milestone that speaks to her creativity and dedication to the written word.
She has been writing, teaching writing and publishing her work for decades. She’s been an English teacher and a poetry judge. Here in Fanwood she is best known for curating the Carriage House Poetry Series which, along with poetry partner Tom Plante has brought regional poets to Fanwood’s Carriage House for more than twenty years, treating welcoming audiences to the beauty of written and spoken words.
Read more about Adele here.