[Capdist-announce] Berkshire Festival of Women Writers: Second Week of Events

[Judith Nardacci]

For immediate release: Second Week of Berkshire Festival of Women Writers

Contact: For complete information about Festival events:
www.berkshirewomenwriters.org


For further press information: Judy Nardacci, 413-243-2382;
MssEnn29 at gmail.com

 The second week’s events include:

*Friday, March 8*
 *Do You Want to Be a Published Author?*
Interactive discussion hosted by Carole Owens, with Julia Lord, Roberta
Silman, Edith Velmans

Why do you want to write, and for whom? Finding answers to these and other
questions will help shape and motivate your craft. Discussion will follow
with audience members about their aspirations, motivations, and questions

Stockbridge Library, 4-6 p.m.

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*Before I Forget…A Workshop in Memoir Making (or, How to Tell a Story that
Never Stays the Same)*

Led by Sally-Jane Heit, with special guest Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez;
Uel Wade on piano

Playwright, actor and singer Sally-Jane Heit shares excerpts from *Before I
Forget…A Memoir with Music* and discusses how she came to create this
one-woman show.

Blodgett House, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Gt. Barrington, 7 p.m.

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*Saturday, March 9*  *
Return to “Little Women”
*Multimedia lecture presented by Iris Bass

Part autobiography and part idealized family life and marriage, the novel
reflects author Louisa May Alcott’s belief that women of her day had a
right to pursue careers. Excerpts from Mark Adamo’s 1998 opera based on the
book also explore the themes of this seminal work.

Mason Library, Gt. Barrington, 10 a.m.



W*omen, Creativity and Aging*

Hosted by Sondra Zeidenstein

An interactive discussion to help participants focus on the ways aging is
helping or hindering their creative process: the content of their work,
productivity, publication, mood, and sense of community.

Mason Library, Gt. Barrington, 1-3 p.m. *
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*Your Genie Awaits- How to Access Your Wisdom Through Writing
*Hosted by Millie Calesky

Journaling is an effective way to tap into your deepest wisdom. This
workshop will give you three proven strategies to begin or strengthen your
journaling practice, and help you find answers to your life challenges.
Lichtenstein Center, 28 Renne Avenue, Pittsfield, 1-4 p.m.






*Alison Larkin LIVE!*

Internationally acclaimed comedienne Alison Larkin performs a sneak preview
of her new one-woman show as a fund-raiser for the Berkshire Festival of
Women Writers. She will entertain and chat about her autobiographical novel
*The English American*, under development as a film.

Unicorn Theater, Stockbridge, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $20; call the Colonial
Theater box office at 413-997-4444



*Sunday, March 10*

The Berkshire Human Rights Speaker Series presents: The 12th Annual
International Women’s Day Observance at Bard College at Simon’s Rock:
“Sweet Dreams of Women’s Rights”

A screening of the new documentary film *Sweet Dreams, *by Rob Fruchtman
and Lisa Fruchtman, about women who survived the 1994 genocide in Rwanda,
and found reconciliation and hope through the efforts of women’s arts
organizer Kiki Katese. A surprising connection  made with Jennifer Dundas,
an owner of a Brooklyn ice cream shop, further helps the women develop
unique paths toward peace and possibility.

McConnell Theater, Daniel Arts Center, Bard College of Simon’s Rock, Gt.
Barrington, 2-5 p.m.


*Monday, March 11
**A Celebration of Young Women Writers*

Hosted by Lisken Van Pelt Dus

A mixed-genre reading of work by young women writers from Monument Mountain
Regional High School. Each will read a short selection of poetry, fiction
or creative nonfiction. The English faculty will select readers and
moderate the event.

Guthrie Center, 4 Van Deusenville Road, Gt. Barrington, 7-8:30 p.m.


*Tuesday, March 12
**Stories from the Inside Out*

Workshop led by Annabelle F. Coote*
*All women have stories. In this interactive workshop we will use movement
and other creative arts to connect with our bodies’ wisdom and explore our
stories. No prior writing, arts, or  movement experience necessary.

Dance Studio, Daniel Arts Center, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Gt.
Barrington, 7 p.m.



*Wednesday, March 13*

*WRites of Passage and First Motherhood: Sex and Giving Birth
*Workshop led by Angela Vuaginaux and Elizabeth Young

Participants will be invited to explore some of the most pivotal moments in
their lives, using writing prompts, discussion, freewriting and optional
sharing.

Sruti Yoga Center, 33 Railroad Street, Gt. Barrington, 7-9 p.m.

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*Thursday, March 14
*Kripalu Presents: *Writing the Wild Heart
*A workshop led by Jennifer Young

In this workshop we explore a variety of landscapes: deserts, forests,
oceans, rivers, mountains. Through writing prompts and discussion, we
discover what they bring up for us, and how they can empower, inspire and
support our lives.

Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, Lenox, 7:30-9:30 p.m.  Pre-registration
is required. To register call 800-741-7353.



*Speak Out and Speak Up! *A Spoken Word Poetry Workshop for Young Women

Hosted by Kirsten Peterson and Alexis Marie Wint

This workshop will give young women of the Berkshires a chance to learn
about writing and performing poetry. Designed for the teenage crowd, it
will be followed by a reading. No previous experience required.

Railroad Street Youth Project, 60 Bridge Street, Gt. Barrington, 7 p.m.

For complete information about the entire month of events throughout
Berkshire County: www.berkshirewomenwriters.org
Major funding for the Festival is provided by the John A. Sellon Charitable
Trust, the Massachusetts Council on the Humanities, Bard College at Simon's
Rock,  and local Cultural Councils of the Massachusetts Council on the
Arts, along with many organizations, individuals and businesses.
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