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Like everyone who participated in the Finding Wisdom community letterpress project with artist and printmaker Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.

Detroit-based printmaker Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. made prints with The Boys and Girls Club of Central Virginia at the Virginia Art of the Book Center at the Jefferson School in Charlottesville on Friday, 3/15/19 as part of his Frank Riccio artist residency.
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Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. demonstrated printing techniques during a screening of a documentary Proceed and Be Bold! at Light House Studio's Vinegar Hill Theater in Charlottesville on 11/17/18.

We aim to share the stories of all Virginians—or, better yet, help people share their own stories.

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The Virginia Film Festival and the Virginia Festival of the Book welcomed actor, writer, director, and producer Emilio Estevez for a screening of his film 'The Public' at The Paramount Theater, as part of the 25th anniversary Virginia Festival of the Book.

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