George GraceGeorge Grace has worn many hats in his lifetime: playwright, poet, fiction and nonfiction writer, visual artist, tournament chess player, tournament volleyball player and coach, steelworker, home remodeling contractor, teacher, editor, publisher, colmnist, musician, actor, social activist, and campaign manager--each in his quest to be creative and find his niche in Buffalo, New York, where he spent all but two years of his life. He enjoyed modest successes in most of these pursuits, but age and fortuitous circumstances brought him to concentrate on his two great loves, writing and art. Six of his plays were staged in Western New York from the late 70s through the mid-80s, most notably The Eviction and A Divine Apprentice, the latter selected for the first Area Playwrights Series at the Buffalo Entertainment Theatre. George taught writing at SUC at Buffalo, Attica State Correctional, and at Villa Maria College, for the Circleformance Streetwriters' workshop, and for Writers-in-Education in the Buffalo Public Schools. In 1984 he also founded and ran Circleformance, a successful showcase for writers and musicians in Buffalo, and worked as a columnist and investigative reporter for Buffalo Alternative Press. Read More Read Less