Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County

06/04/2026

Join us tonight Thursday, June 4, for A&C’s First Annual Pride Literary Arts Salon.

Featuring: Chad Frame, Sean Hanrahan, Bill Hemmig & Nicole Steinberg

Join A&C on June 4, 2026, at 7 pm to hear remarkable writers read from their works, followed by a relaxed discussion and light refreshments.

Freeman Hall
186 East Court Street
Doylestown, PA 18901

06/03/2026

Writing is better with friends!

Join Lynda Gene Rymond at Creative Writing: an Easy Workshop, a BCCC Continuing Education class, Mondays for 8 weeks starting June 15.

More information available at exploreandenroll.bucks.edu.

Artwork featured: "Curiosity", Gerard ter Borch the Younger, on view at the Met

06/02/2026

Meet Nicole Steinberg, one of our four readers featured Thursday, June 4, 7:00 pm at our first Pride Literary Salon.

Nicole is the author of Glass Actress (Furniture Press Books, 2017) and Getting Lucky (Spooky Girlfriend Press, 2013), and several chapbooks, including dear Elsie / seltzer (Bloof Books, 2023), Fat Dreams (Barrelhouse, 2018), and the upcoming Good Enough (Whittle Micro-Press, 2026). Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Newsweek, and Hyperallergic, and she was the 2021 Poet Laureate of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where she lives with her family.

Join Nicole and three other writers on Thursday, June 4, 7:00pm at Freeman Hall, 181 E. Court St, Doylestown, PA to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride.

More information available at bucksarts.org.

06/01/2026

Join us this Thursday, June 4, for A&C’s First Annual Pride Literary Arts Salon.

Featuring: Chad Frame, Sean Hanrahan, Bill Hemmig & Nicole Steinberg

Join A&C on June 4, 2026, at 7 pm to hear remarkable writers read from their works, followed by a relaxed discussion and light refreshments.

Freeman Hall
186 East Court Street
Doylestown, PA 18901

05/29/2026

We love some local coverage! Check out our next literary arts salon, all about pride, on June 4.

“Pride Month offers an especially meaningful moment to elevate voices that reflect the richness, complexity, and diversity of our community,” said Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County President Clifford Eberly.

05/28/2026

Meet Bill Hemmig, one of our four readers featured Thursday, June 4, 7:00 pm at our first Pride Literary Salon.

Bill's first short story collection, Americana: Stories, was published in 2023 by Read Furiously, who also published his novella, Brethren Hollow, along with three of his stories in their Life in the Garden State anthologies. His fiction has appeared in journals including The Madison Review, Philadelphia Stories, and Does It Have Pockets? His poetry has been featured in A&C’s 2025 “Thirty Days of Inspiration” series and in the Bucks County Herald’s “Poet’s Corner.”

Join Bill and three other writers on Thursday, June 4, 7:00pm at Freeman Hall, 181 E. Court St, Doylestown, PA to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride.

More information available at bucksarts.org.

05/27/2026

Artwork featured: Bill Donnelly, "Moss and Lichen," 35.5” x 27.5”, wax crayon on paper

Learn more about Bill at bucksarts.org/bill-donnelly.

05/26/2026

Meet Sean Hanrahan (he, him, his), one of our four readers featured Thursday, June 4, 7:00 pm at our first Pride Literary Salon.

Sean is the author of Headless (2025 Collapse), Ghost Signs (2023 Alien Buddha), Gay Cake (2020 Toho), Safer Behind Popcorn (2019 Cajun Mutt) and and Hardened Eyes on the Scan (2018 Moonstone). His work has also been included in various anthologies and journals. He has taught classes and read at poetry events throughout Philadelphia and the surrounding area. He can be found on Instagram as gaycakepoet.

Join Sean and three other writers on Thursday, June 4, 7:00pm at Freeman Hall, 181 E. Court St, Doylestown, PA to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride.

More information available at bucksarts.org.

05/25/2026

Happy Memorial Day from BucksArts.

Artwork featured: Carmen Bertolino, "Fishing Buddies" Acrylic on canvas panel, 11 x 14 inches

Learn more about Carmen at bucksarts.org/carmen-bertolino.

05/21/2026

Artwork: Bernard Hoflfeld, "Summer Bowl"

Learn more about Bernard at bucksarts.org/bernard-hohlfeld.