Workshops
A Women’s Reflective Writing Retreat
“May you hear in your own writing the strangeness, the surprise of mysteries,
the presence of ancestors, spirits buried in the cells of your body.”
Author Pat Schneider
Are you interested in learning more about writing and the art of reflective writing? Do you wish you could spend quiet time tending to your soul’s journey? Would you like to meet other women who are also interested in doing the same? If so, Mary Kay Shanley and Diane Douiyssi invite you to attend Journey through the Forest — A Women’s Reflective Writing Retreat in Racine, WI, on Feb. 15-18, 2018.
Offered at the lovely Siena Retreat Center on the shore of Lake Michigan, this retreat gives you an opportunity to learn more about reflective writing, a learned technique that enables you to tap into a resource deep within but often unknown to you — a place where your inner self, your soul, the essence of who you are resides. You will also have plenty of quiet time for reflection and writing, along with opportunities to share and commune with other like-minded women.
For more details and to register, click here:
Speaking Events
The Magic of Our Memories
A Humanities Iowa Presentation
- When: Friday, January 12, 2018, at 10 a.m.
- Winding Creek Meadows Assisted Living, 1044 9th Street, Jesup, IA
- For more information: Becky Burke
- bburke@jespu.lib.ia.us & 319-827-1533
Iowans are a people with roots. We grow well in the black soil that blankets our state, in this land between two rivers. Here are our homes, our families, our personal memories and the genealogy that is our past and preset. We’ll discuss the importance of those memories, delighting in the commonality we share. We’ll also consider the richness that emerges when we pass them onto those who come after us.
The Magic of Our Memories
A Humanities Iowa Presentation
- When: Sunday, January 21, 2018, at 1:30 p.m.
- Urbandale Public Library, 3520 86th Street, Urbandale, IA
- For more information: Laura Sauser
- lsauser@urbandale.org & 515-331-6764
Iowans are a people with roots. We grow well in the lack soil that blankets our state, in this land between two rivers. Here are our homes, our families, our personal memories and the genealogy that is our past and preset. We’ll discuss the importance of those memories, delighting in the commonality we share. We’ll also consider the richness that emerges when we pass them on to those who come after us. Please note: This will be an expanded presentation to include discussion about capturing memories, writing prompts and tips for moving toward memoir.
Our State Fair Is a Great State Fair— But Then You Already Knew That
A Humanities Iowa Presentation
- When: Saturday, September 15, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.
- Sanford Museum, 117 E. Willow Street, Cherokee, IA
- For more information: Linda Burkhart, Director
- director@sanfordmuseum.org & 712-225-3922
- sanfordmuseum.org
Our State Fair Is a Great State Fair——and this presentation serves as testimony to those wild and wonderful first 150 years of an auspicious event. Published for the Iowa Sesquicentennial, this coffee-table book yields rich stories of the people who——whether they realized it or not——helped create a lasting legacy. Enjoy the tales you’ve known all your life——as well as ones you've never heard before. Guaranteed! Coupled with a brilliant PowerPoint presentation, this becomes a super sit-down tour. Copies of the book will be available for purchase after the presentation, with proceeds going to the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation.