Nameless Writers Salon #7

The first of its kind to occur on the North Fork, Nameless is a literary salon and reading with rotating host covering a multitude of topics. Every reading is different than the last and the host guides us along the journey. We are so excited to welcome you back for our second season, created by friends & collegues Matthew Daddona & Kara Hoblin in January of 2024.

Nameless Writer’s Salon #7 - “The Heart of the Matter” hosted by Gianna Volpe”

Thursday Feb 27th 6-7:30pm, Halyard Library FREE but must RSVP

It’s a month most known for the heart — The romantic properties assigned to it, as well as the organ itself — but no matter what topic your piece touches, let’s get to the heart of it all together.

Gianna Volpe is the host of The Heart of The East End on WLIW-FM featuring music from all decades and genres and interviews from all walks of life all morning and midnight long on Long Island’s only local NPR radio station. An award-winning writer, photographer and radio journalist who was most recently recognized by the Fair Media Council with a Best in Public Service News FOLIO Award for a spotlight on Long Island food insecurity, Gianna is grateful to be getting to the heart of the matter with all of you this evening.

Featured Readers:

Daria Burke is an American writer, speaker, and possibility strategist. A marketer by trade and a seeker at heart, Daria is a storyteller and sense-maker, weaving together personal experience and the science of healing and transformation to explore new ways of understanding how we choose who we become. Her debut memoir, OF MY OWN MAKING (Spring 2025), is a soulful and scientific exploration of overcoming adversity, healing from childhood trauma, and rewriting one's own story. As a Chief Marketing Officer, Daria was named a 2020 AdAge Woman to Watch whose creativity and impact have been recognized by Women’s Wear Daily, Forbes, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Town & Country and New York Magazine’s The Cut. She has written for Fast Company, The Huffington Post, Black Enterprise, and has appeared on The Melissa Harris-Perry Show on MSNBC. A distinguished alumna of NYU Stern School of Business (MBA) and the University of Michigan (BA), Daria was born in Detroit and now calls Los Angeles and East Hampton home.

Matthew Daddona is the author of the novel The Longitude of Grief (May 2024) and the poetry collection House of Sound (2020). A former book editor and current ghostwriter, he also spends his time working at an oyster shack, volunteering as a firefighter, and installing irrigation systems. His work has appeared in dozens of publications including The New York Times, Newsday, Whalebone, Grammy.com, Fast Company, and Outside Magazine. He's never been lost because he doesn't believe in the concept of being found.

• This is a free event but must RSVP for a seat, please email [email protected] for more information

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