ALT The documentary explores the life and career of Stephen “Mr. Z” Zwolak, a man who grew up in a rough neighborhood of Philadelphia, in a working class family and who was the target of physical abuse from his father. Steve has devoted his entire adult life to early childhood education, giving young children the love, encouragement and sense of belonging that he didn’t receive in his childhood.
ALT Cultivate greater knowledge and techniques to describe our natural world. Workshop leaders: Sean Doherty, vice president of education for the Missouri Botanical Garden, and Michaella Thornton, award-winning writer and educator whose work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net and Best Microfiction. We strive to host inclusive, accessible events. To request an accommodation or for questions, please contact St. Louis Press Club Executive Director Laura Schnarr at [email protected]. Cost: $20 for Press Club members, $30 for nonmembers. Program Details: Doherty and Thornton will lead a roughly one-hour educational tour guiding communicators and writers to help identify plants, increase observational and descriptive skills, and build vocabulary, all to lead to writing more perceptively about landscapes and the natural world. A brief writing exercise will be included in the workshop. Please bring a notebook or electronic tablet.
