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Hidden Histories

3/31/2025

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Alycin Hayes's poetry will be exhibited in
Gainesville Fine Arts Association's
"Hidden Histories" exhibition of visual and literary art. 
Her poem will be displayed with the work of art that inspired her. 
 

April 23 through May 24  
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GFAA GALLERY
1314 S. MAIN STREET

GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, USA
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Gainesville Fine Art Association’s art gallery opening On the left artist Lale Gerger, who painted the painting that inspired Alycin Hayes - poem displayed to the right.
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Story Time at Barnes & Noble with Alycin Hayes

3/15/2025

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Alycin Hayes reading to kids at a book store in Georgia.
.Alycin Hayes will read her children's book "Milo and the Mustang" at Gainesville, Florida Barnes & Noble's story time 11:00am Saturday, March 15th, 2025.   
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Alycin Hayes at Sunshine State Book Festival

2/1/2025

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Alycin Hayes

Alycin Hayes will be an author at the
Sunshine State Book Festival 
February 1, 2025

 Best Western Gateway Grand, 4200 NW 97th Blvd.
​Gainesville, Florida

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Free admission for all 
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Come have your book autographed by Alycin Hayes
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Alycin Hayes at the Matheson History Museum

12/15/2024

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Matheson History Museum
 Sunday, December 15th, 2024 
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
 
presented by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville
 readings by local authors
& 
​refreshments 

at the
Matheson History Museum 
513 East University Ave, Gainesville, Florida


Alycin Hayes will read one of her new short stories at the
 Writer's Alliance of Gainesville's Annual December Social Event 


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Alycin Hayes at a book launch in Ingersol Library in Canada
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"Milo and the Mustang" Reading

12/13/2024

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Alycin Hayes reading to kids in bookstore in Thomasville, Georgia.
Friday, December 13, 2024
Alycin Hayes will give an interactive reading of her children's book "Milo and the Mustang" to Cedarville Global Community School in Gainesville, Florida. ( Private Event ) 
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Festival of Dreams: Stratford Stories

11/30/2024

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John S Hayes reading to his children Elliott and Ann Alycin. "The Stratford Adventure of Adrian and Tiddlywinks" started as a bedtime story for his children.
A reading by Sheila McCarethy from John Sullivan Hayes' children's book "​The Stratford Adventure of Adrian & Tiddlywinks" will be part of  the Festival of Dreams Provocative Ideas Festival - "Storied Stratford" this Saturday in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. 
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"Participate in an unforgettable evening of live readings by local actors and authors, bringing to life short stories, vignettes, plays, and historical accounts inspired by Stratford and the surrounding region. Following the performances, dive into a thought-provoking discussion on how Stratford has been portrayed in literature, film, history, and the popular imagination—exploring diverse perspectives, including an Indigenous lens. This captivating event promises to shed new light on the identity of Stratford and its rich cultural legacy."

Presenters include:
Sheila McCarthy – award winning actor and singer
Graham Abbey – film, television and stage actor
Kelly McIntosh – actor and playwright (Ladies of the CNR, Kroehler Girls), General Manager of Stratford Perth Museum
Carla Coles – poet and artist
Chris Mejaki- actor, playwright, grass dancer, hoop dancer
Bruce Barber (Bevan Amberhill) , author of Stratford –based Jean-Claude Keyes murder mysteries

​at the 
Nancy Campbell Academy Auditorium, 45 Waterloo St S. Stratford, ON, Canada

Co-presented with Stratford Perth Museum and Fanfare Book


“The Stratford Adventure of Adrian and Tiddlywinks by John Sullivan Hayes is a delightful and inspiring read that is perfectly suited for children aged 7 to 12 who love adventure, theatre, and the performing arts, and will spark their imagination and creativity as they join Adrian and Tiddlywinks on their exhilarating backstage escapades.”          
The StoryGraph Review

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May Peace Prevail

11/17/2024

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Sunday November 17th, 2024
Alycin Hayes will be at this event at the Writers Alliance of Gainesville table with her books.

May Peace Prevail in our Homes. May Peace Prevail in our Schools.
May Peace Prevail in our Community. May Peace Prevail on Earth.
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Alycin's Amazon Adventure

9/18/2024

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Wednesday, September 18 at 6:30 PM
Alycin Hayes will give a reading and interactive talk about her adventures in travel memoir
​ AMAZON HITCHHIKER
at Harrington Library in Harrington, Ontario, Canada.   
Everyone welcomed. Free event. 
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Found ! A New Play by Elliott Hayes

8/3/2024

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Elliott Hayes
A new play by Elliott Hayes has been found in the Stratford Festival of Canada archives.  “Let it Slide” is a two act play, for a cast of three with tight, moving dialogue and powerful monologues. A love triangle or madness? From Tarot cards to Russian roulette the audience will be captivated and surprised at the end. When it is made available for the public to read the details will be posted here and on social media. 
#newplay #newplaylist #theatre #canadianplays #actors #theatrefestival #playwright #playwrightsofinstagram
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Frame by Frame: Filmmaker Showcase

4/26/2024

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Alycin Hayes' Award Wining film "Wild Florida's Vanishing Call" has been chosen to be one of the films in the  Inaugural Filmmaker Showcase "Frame by Frame" Film Festival at the  Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville, Florida

Thursday, May 9th at 8:30 pm 
and
Friday, May 10th at 6:30 pm  

"Wild Florida's Vanishing Call" 
"A beautiful, powerful cinematic cry for help to save the real wild Florida before it is too late" 
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 BEST SOUNDTRACK - 2024 Yr Ergin Adventure Film Festival in Wales, United Kingdom
​BEST LOCAL FILM -2022  Cinema Verde International Environmental Film Festival, Florida

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"Wild Florida's Vanishing Call"  is a moving inside look at what has happened to wild Florida with a compelling, award winning soundtrack that carries you through the past destruction of wild Florida to beautiful footage of rarely seen native wild animals including the most endangered cat in North America, the Florida Panther. We must protect Florida's native wildlife habitat before it is too late.
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Florida gator - Photo by Denny Paul

"There will be a captivating array of creative films from Gainesville to California in the Hippodrome's Frame by Frame Filmmaker Showcase."
​"The aim is not only to highlight the remarkable talent within our community but also to ignite inspiration amongst filmmakers, encouraging them to start their own creative journeys."  

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Florida Sandhill Cranes - Photo by Denny Paul
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