Writing Workshop for Poets, Songwriters or Prose Writers + Concert

Week of December 14, 2024

Evening Concert at Oaktree Pavilion
Laura Veirs will be performing a solo concert of original songs from her 25-year catalog. Laura will play nylon-string guitar and will sing. She recently produced her 14th album and will head off on tour in the US and France this spring.

Campfire Song at Bazar del Sol

Writing Workshop for Poets, Songwriters or Prose Writers
Laura Veirs’ writing workshops are aimed at songwriters, poets and prose writers. She has taught these for years on her own and through Stanford University’s Continuing Education Series. She will use a deck of her Kaleidoscope Creativity Cards which is a prompt-based system for unlocking people’s creativity. People should bring paper, pencil, recording device (phone fine) and an instrument if they are planning on writing a song.

Singer-songwriter Laura Veirs has produced 14 albums over 25 years, has toured internationally and has collaborated with luminaries such as kd lang, Neko Case, Sufjan Stevens, Jim James, The Decemberists, Bill Frisell and many more. Her music blends the poetic sensibilities of contemporary folk with the melodic frameworks of indie rock. Her work has been praised in the New York Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Washington Post and many other publications. She also is a published author, podcaster, teacher and is a single mom to two boys.