Events
Poetry Class
We will explore both ancient and contemporary poetry; the emphasis will be on generating new work. We will explore writing techniques, styles, improvisational creativity, and the community that writers need to be supported in the writing process.
6 weeks
Tuesdays May 15th- June 19th 6:00-8:00
$175.00
Registration: Tracey Schmidt: t.schmidt@mindspring.com or 828-215-4716
Location: Tracey's house in Weaverville
Creativity Class
In this creativity class, you will learn new ways of tapping into your own unique creative wellspring and clearing away the blockages that keep you from expressing your creative essence.
We will use energy vs. form exercises, and communication skills working with all four 'body' types- physical, emotional, mental and spiritual, brain storming and mind mapping.
Open to visual artists, writers, and artist-hopefuls...
6 weeks.
Thursdays May 17th - June 21st 6:00-8:00
$175.00
Registration: contact Tracey Schmidt: t.schmidt@mindspring.com or 828-215-4716
Location: Tracey's home in Weaverville
Embodying Creativity
Life is an art form and virtually everyone is a creative individual. There is a creative wellspring of universal patterns in us, continually emerging up from our depths. Each of us has a unique expression of this wellspring, which filters through our individual essence. In this creativity retreat, you will learn new ways of tapping into that creative wellspring and clearing away the blockages that keep you from expressing your unique creative essence.
Two creative workshop leaders: Tracey Schmidt - award winning photographer, author of I Have Fallen in Love with World, her first book of poetry, and the southeastern-touring museum exhibit Awakening of Turtle Island: Portraits of Native Americans. (Traceyschmidt.com).
Chelsea Wakefield, LCSW, Jungian therapist, author of Negotiating the Inner Peace Treaty and the creator of the Luminous Woman (ChelseaWakefield.com)
June 29-30. Friday 7-9:30 PM Saturday 9AM AM to 5PM
Local lunch on your own
$250.00
Registration: www.ChelseaWakefield.com
Location: Common Light Quaker Meeting house in Black Mountain, NC
The Body is a Compass; The Landscape is a Mirror
Join me and Jungian therapist and author Chelsea Wakefield in Mulranny, Ireland for a week of creativity classes. We will also explore the landscape for writing, journaling, and mediation, plus enjoy the local artists for some mini workshops. This class is for women only - sorry guys!
Date: June 2013
Registration: contact Tracey Schmidt: t.Schmidt@mindspring.com or Chelsea Wakefield at www.chelseawakefield.com
Location:
Mulranny, Ireland
Wordfest Poetry Festival
Join me and poet James Davis (LogoSophia Books) at Wordfes, Asheville's premier Poetry Festivalt:
Sunday May 6th at 12:00, at the wonderful Altamont Theatre at 18 Church Street in downtown Asheville.
Colorado Poetry Tour with Daniel Ladinsky
Daniel Ladinsky (translator, Hafiz) and I will tour Denver, Boulder, Colorado Springs, and some of the universities in the area the second week in July. I will then continue on with Matt Cox, Asheville-based tabla player, to Western Colorado, Sante Fe and Taos, NM, Flagstaff, AZ, for another week. On our way home we will stop by Kansas City, MO to play with Sufi musician Allaudin and the amazingly talented Gerald Trimble.
Please let us know if you are in any of these areas, we will send you where and when. Facebook us or email!
We will be performing with tabla player Matthew Cox and guitarist Michael Ivey. Free.
Black Mountain College Gallery and Museum
June 28th, Thursday 7:00 pm
Join me and award-winning poet Bonnie Soniat for a poetry reading. $8.00 BMC member, $10.00 non-member
CD Release Party
Shrine Cinema at the Hawk and Ivy
Barnardsville, NC
August , Sunday, 5:30 pot-luck, 7:00 concert and reading
Join the amazing musicians from my first ever poetry CD!
Chris Rosser, River Guergeurian, Matthew Cox and the nationally touring (we hope she can join us!!) Mariam Matossian.
By donation, $12.00 suggested..
