Judith Valente
Journalist, Poet, Producer
EVENTS
2010 EVENTS
January, 2010
3 - Judith Valente will speak about the monastic value of "Contemplation" as a guest commentator on "30 Good Minutes" at 5 p.m. on WTTW/Channel 11, Chicago.
28 - At 7 p.m., Judith Valente will read from her new collection, "Discovering Moons," and speak on poetry as a spiritual practice at the Women's Book Group of Wheaton IL. If you would like to attend this free event, please contact Donna Pucciani at dpucciani@yahoo.com.
February, 2010
6 - Judith Valente and Chicago poet Albert DeGenova will read from their new poetry collections at a special Saturday evening Tea & Poetry Valentine's Day program entitled "Love Poems to Life" at Immaculate Conception Parish, 1421 N. North Park Street, Chicago. Poetry program and wine, cheese and tea reception begins at approximately 5:45 p.m. (following the 5 p.m. Mass). Program is free and open to the public.
7 - Judith Valente will speak on the monastic value of "Conversion of Life" as a guest commentator on "30 Good Minutes" at 5 p.m. on WTTW/Channel 11, Chicago.
17 - Judith Valente will read a commentary on ChicagoPublic Radio's 848 morning magazine show about her experiences at Mount St. Scholastica Monastery in Atchison, KS, which is the subject of her next book.
20 - "Spiritual Spa Day" at St. Scholastica High School, O'Shea Lounge, Ridge Road, Chicago. The journey begun in December continues with more sharing on poetry as Judith Valente joins other Chicago writers, artists and musicians in exploring "The Spiritual Journey Through Creative Expression." Program begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at noon. For more details please contact Sister Suzanne Zuercher at zuercsu@yahoo.com.
March, 2010
7 - 9 "Discovering the Sacred in Our Daily Life" Judith Valente and Charles Reynard will lead the Lenten Mission over three nights for Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, Semmes, AL. Topics for the night include: "Finding the Sacred in the Everyday," "Building a Monastery of the Heart," and "Contemplation in a World of Action." For more information, please contact Father John Holleman at jholleman1@hotmail.com.
27 - "Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography." A one-day workshop at the Carmel Retreat Center, 1071 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ. Reservations required. For more details, please contact Sister Eileen McGovern at 201-327-7090, or visit www.carmelretreat.com.
28- Judith Valente will speak on the monastic value of "Humility" as a guest commentator on "30 Good Minutes" at 5 p.m. on WTTW/Channel 11, Chicago.
April, 2010
5-11 - Judith Valente and Charles Reynard will present two poetry programs and join with artists, musicians and photographers as part of a week-long celebration of the 60th anniversary of Donnelly College in Kansas City, Kansas. Details to follow. For more information, please contact Sister Judith Sutera at jsutera@mountosb.org.
24 - Judith Valente and Charles Reynard return to St. Paul's Parish in Cambridge MA to give their fourth annual day-long poetry retreat for the St. Paul's Committee on Justice and Social Concerns. Topic this year is "Living A Contemplative Life In Harvard Square." 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cullinane Center at Spaulding Hospital. 1575 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA. For more details, please contact Angela Jones at haeccogitate@comcast.net.
29 - Judith Valente will meet with the book group at First United Church, 666 Graceland Avenue, Des Plaines, IL that has been reading her anthology, "Twenty Poems to Nourish Your Soul." Valente will read and discuss her poem "Body & Soul" in the book, and read poems from her new collection, "Discovering Moons."
May, 2010
1- "Tre Paisani Poeti." Judith Valente joins Chicago area poets Donna Pucciani and Albert DeGenova in exploring the Italian experience and Italian American experience in the U.S. in poetry for the Tea & Poetry monthly group at Immaculate Conception Parish, 1421 N. Northpark Street, Chicago. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Program will begin at 6 p.m. Kathryn Cunningham will provide musical entertainment of Italian love songs. For more information, please contact Alice Doering at 312-787-7174.
3 - Judith Valente will speak on "Building A Monastery of the Heart," based on her experiences as a lay woman at Mount St. Scholastica Monastery in Atchison, KS. Christ Church, Winnetka. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Mary Jo McMillin at mjcuisine@yahoo.com.
8 - Judith Valente and Charles Reynard will present "Poetry and the Contemplative Life," a talk and poetry reading at the Fourth Presbyterian Church Men's Club Breakfast, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the hall of Fourth Presbyterian Church, Michigan Avenue and Delaware Street (Delaware Street entrance). Singer/guitarist Don Breitfelder will provide musical accompaniment. For more information, please contact Rev. John Boyle at 312-787-2729 Ext. 241. Reservations required.
9 - Judith Valente will give a guest sermon at the Sunday services for First Congregational Church, 1417 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL. Valente will be speaking on "Building A Monastery of the Heart in a 24/7 World." Free and open to the public. For more information, please contact David Lornson, 847-864-8332 Ext. 23 or www.firstchurchevanston.org.
June, 2010
4 - "First Fridays" celebration, downtown Bloomington, IL. Judith Valente and Charles Reynard are the featured readers at Glitterati Hair Studio, as Glitterati celebrates the first Friday of businesses staying open late in downtown Bloomington. TValente will read from her most recent collection, "Discovering Moons," as well as new work, and Charles Reynard will reading from his forthcoming chapbook, "The Utility of Heartbreak." Program includes refreshments, light music, and an exhibit of the art work of Angel Ambrose. 5:30 p.m. Glitterati Hair Studio, Main Street near Monroe in downtown Bloomington. Free and open to the public.
13 - Printers Row 2010 Lit Fest. Judith Valente will read with other poets and fiction writers who are featured in the 2010 Tall Grass Writers Anthology at 10 a.m. in the Poetry Tent near Dearborn and Harrison in the Printers Row neighborhood of downtown Chicago. The theme of this year's Tallgrass anthology is "Seasons of Change."
At noon in the Poetry Tent, Judith Valente will read with other poets featured in the 10th anniversary issue of the Chicago literary journal, Afterhours.
Both events are free and open to the public.
27 - Judith Valente returns to First Congregation Church in Evanston, IL with Charles Reynard for an adult ed session on "Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography." Presentation will be from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. preceding the morning worship service. Free and open to the public.
July, 2010
13 - Judith Valente was selected through a competition to be among 14 poets presenting their poems at the annual Joaquin Miller Cabin Poetry series in Rock Creek Park, Washington DC. 7:30 p.m. Program is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the reading. Valente will read from her latest collection of poems, "Discovering Moons," as well as new work.
September, 2010
11 - Following up on a retreat given in April 2009, Judith Valente returns to HeartSprings, 2010 N. Elm Street, Fargo, N.D. for "Building A Monastery of the Heart," a mult-sensory program of writing, discussion, music, video and photography on living a more contemplative life in the modern world. Registration required. Cost: $40. Fellowship at 9 a.m. Program from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Worship service at the end of the program. For more information, please contact Jan Nelson at jnelson1409@yahoo.com.
14-15 - The 2010 Faith, Reason, and World Affairs Symposium, Concordia College, 901 8th Street ThiS., Moorhead, MN 56562. This year's theme is "Awakening to Wonder: Re-enchantment in a Post-Secular Age" and will explore the role of wonder in contemporary culture. At a break-out session on from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Wednesday September 15, Judith Valente will speak on "Words As Bread and Wonder," using her own poetry as well as the writings of Thomas Merton and "The Rule of St. Benedict."
Also on Wednesday September 15, Judith Valente will moderate the Symposium's closing panel discussion from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. with Dr. Adam Frank, professor of astrophysics as the University of Rochester; Dr. Michael Saler, professor of history at the University of California, Davis; Dr. Ronald Thiemann, professor of theology, Harvard Divinity School, and Dr. Evelyn Tucker, adjunct professor, Yale School of Forestry and Yale Divinity School.
Symposium is sponsored by the Cultural Events Office of Concordia College. Registration required. For more information, please contact Eric Runestad at 218-299-3211 or email runestad@cord.edu.
October, 2010
22-23 - Building on the retreat given last October, Judith Valente and Charles Reynard return to First Church in Brunswick, ME for a Friday night and Saturday retreat, ""Building A Monastery of the Heart." Retreat will focus on ways to live a more contemplative life and incorporate the monastic values of listening, simplicity, stability, humility, hospitality and "conversion of life" into our everyday living. Retreat begins Friday evening from 7:30 p.m. to 9 pm. and continues Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30. Registration required. Please contact Paige Magnum at 207-729-8383 or email pbnc@maine-suscom.net.
November, 2010
4 - Judith Valente returns to Pine Manor College outside of Boston to conduct a day of reflection for students in a class taught by Prof. Lisa Breger which uses as its text "Twenty Poems to Nourish Your Soul," the anthology of poems and reflections on finding the sacred in the everyday edited by Valente and Charles Reynard. Valente lecture is open to students and the public. For additional details, please contact Prof. Breger at lpbreger@comcast.net.
14 - Judith Valente and Charles Reynard present Part One of a two-part series, "Living a More Contemplative Life in a 24/7 World" at the adult education classes at Gary Church, 224 N. Main Street, Wheaton, IL. 10:10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Participants will reflect on and write about where they find the sacred in their everyday lives, and learn about the monastic values of listening, simplicity, prayer, humility, stability and "conversion of life." Free and open to all members of the congregation and the public. For more information, please contact Pastor Patsy Sorrell, 630-450-2306 or email psorrell@garychurch.org.
21 - Part Two of "Living a More Contemplative Life in a 24/7 World" with Judith Valente and Charles Reynard. Gary Church, 224 N. Main Street, Wheaton IL. 10:10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Free and open to congregation members and the public. For more information, please contact Pastor Patsy Sorrell, 630-450-2306 or email psorrell@garychurch.org.
OTHER RECENT EVENTS:
January, 2009
18 - "Poems to Nourish the Soul." Judith Valente and Charles Reynard will be the guest speakers at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service of the Lake Shore Unitarian Society, Winnetka Community House, 620 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka. Free. All are welcome.
20 - DePaul University Student Center, 2250 Sheffield Ave., Chicago. Room 314. Judith Valente will read her poems accepted for publication in the new anthology "A Writer's Congress," a commemoration by Chicago poets of the election and inauguration of President Barack Obama. Reception at 5:30. Reading begins at 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.
February, 2009
22 - Interfaith Action of Evanston, Annual Vision Keepers Dinner. Judith Valente will be the keynote speaker and discuss "Spreading the Good News: The American Press Gets Religion." Omni Orrington Hotel, Evanston Il. Reservations required. Please contact Interfaith Action, 847-475-1150, ia@interfaithactionofevanston.org.
March, 2009
4 - Robert Bellarmine Retreat Center, Barrington, Il. Judith Valente will speak about navigating career transitions as part of the annual "Finding Work Without Losing Heart" two-day retreat sponsored by the Career Transitions Center of Old St. Patrick's Church, Chicago. To register, please call 312-906-9908, or visit ctcchicago.org.
15 "Discovering the Sacred in Daily Life" -- Lenten Workshop using image, music, poetry and discussion, based on the book "Twenty Poems to Nourish Your Soul." Holy Trinity Parish, 711 N. Main Street, Bloomington IL. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more information, please call 309-829-2197
22-24 - Lenten Mission. St. Dominic's Parish, Mobile AL. "Finding the Sacred in the Our Everyday Lives." For more information, please contact Brenda Christian. 251-661-5130. bchristian@stdominicmobile.org.
27-28 HeartSprings Center for Healing and Presentation Prayer Center, Fargo, ND. Two day retreat at the lovely monastery of the Presentation Sisters in Fargo. Theme is "Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography." For more information please contact Jan Nelson, HeartSprings. JNelson1409@yahoo.com. 701-261-3142. Reservations required.
April, 2009
4 - "Writing from the Soul: How to Make Your Writing a Soul Journey" Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, IL. 10 a.m. A workshop for writing students at both Illinois State University in Normal and Illinois Wesleyan. Contact: Prof. Elizabeth Hatmaker at Illinois State.
May, 2009
3 - St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ. Judith Valente will return to her
alma mater as a speaker at the 50th anniversary celebration of the student newspaper, "The Pauw Wow" where she was the first woman editor of the paper.
6 - Kenmare Alternative High School, 89 York Street, Jersey City, NJ 10:30 a.m. Judith Valente and Charles Reynard lead a workshop for students on "Writing from the Soul."
8 - The Grolier Poetry Book Shop, 6 Plympton Street in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. Reading and Book-signing. 6:30 p.m. Judith Valente will read from her new poetry collection "Discovering Moons." Lisa Breger of Wayland, MA will also be a featured reader.
9 - St. Paul's Parish, Cambridge, MA. Judith Valente and Charles Reynard will lead the annual retreat of the St. Paul's Lay Committee on Contemporary Spirituality and Public Concerns. Theme is "Lectio Divina :Reading Signs of the Sacred in the Everyday." 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Reservations required. For more information, please contact Jerome Maryon. President@saint-paul-cspc.org or Angela Jones, haeccogitate@comcast.net.
15 - Nerve Gallery, 43 Harrison Street, Oak Park, IL. 7 p.m. Judith Valente will read poems from her new collection, "Discovering Moons" on the theme of "Who's Your Deity," along with other Chicago poets including Steven Schroeder, Kurt Heintz, Donna Pucciani, Larry Janowski, Charlie Newman and Nina Corwin.
28 - The Bourgeois Pig, 738 W. Fullerton, Chicago. 7 p.m. Judith Valente will read her poem in the new 2009 Tallgrass Writers Guild Anthology along with other Tallgrass poets and fiction writers reading their work.
June, 2009
7 - Printers Row Book Fair, Chicago. Judith Valente will read her poem selected for the 2009 edition of the Tallgrass Writers Anthology at 10 a.m. at the Poetry Tent. At 11:30 a.m. she will read from her new collection of poems, "Discovering Moons," with poets from AfterHours Press at the Poetry Tent.
29 - The Book Cellar, Lincoln Square, Chicago. Judith Valente will read from her new poetry collection, "Discovering Moons" at a reading featuring writers published by Virtual Artists Collective/Chicago. 7 p.m. Free and open to the public.
July, 2009
17 - Women and Children First Bookstore, Chicago on N. Clark Street one block north of Foster Avenue. 7 p.m. Book launch for Judith Valente's first full-length collection of poems, "Discovering Moons." Refreshments will be serWoved at the bookstore. Audience members are invited to join Judy and her husband Charles Reynard as their guests for pizza afterwards at a restaurant in the neighborhood.
August, 2009
2- Woman Made Gallery. 685 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago. Reception and launch for the 2010 Her Mark Calendar, published by Woman Made Gallery. Judith Valente will read her poems, including "Lunar Eclipse," which was selected for inclusion in the 2010 Her Mark Calendar, along with other poets whose work is included in the calendar. Art work appearing in the calendar will also be on exhibit. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Free and open to the public.
September, 2009
23 - St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ. Judith Valente will give the Michaelmas reflection at her undergraduate alma mater for the 2009-10 school year. Convocation begins at 11 a.m. with luncheon to follow. Ms. Valente will read her poetry and speak about poetry as a spiritual practice in English classes following the luncheon. For additional information, please contact Mrs. DiNardo, office of the vice president for academic affairs, 201-761-6020.
October, 2009
18 - Judith Valente will speak about the monastic values of "Prayer and Praise" as a guest commentator on "30 Good Minutes" at 5 p.m. on WTTW/Channel 11, Chicago.
23-24 - "Writing Your Spiritual Autobiography" retreat and workshop, sponsored by First Parish Church, Brunswick, Maine. Friday evening 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Please note location for this workshop/retreat is: United Methodist Church, Church Road, Brunswick, ME, For reservations and further information, please contact Paige Magnum. 207-729-8383, email: pbnc@suscom-maine.net. There is a $35 fee for the retreat to cover lunch and coffee break snacks. Scholarships are available.
30 - Judith Valente will read from her new poetry collection, "Discovering Moons," with poet Al DeGenova, author of "The Blueing Hour," at Brothers K Cafe, Evanston, IL. 7 p.m. Free and open to the public.
November, 2009
5 - "Discovering the Sacred Through Poetry." A multi-media evening presentation and workshop. St. Mary's Benedictine Monastery, Rock Island, IL. Reservations required. For more details, please contact Sister Charlotte Sonneville, 309-283-2108.
8 - "Discovering the Sacred Through Poetry." A multi-media presentation by Judith Valente and Charles Reynard based on their book, "Twenty Poems to Nourish Your Soul." 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.following morning services at First Presbyterian Church, Normal IL. Free and open to all congregation members and the public.
22 - Judith Valente will speak about the monastic value of "Silence" as a guest commentator on "30 Good Minutes" at 5 p.m. on WTTW/Channel 11, Chicago.
December, 2009
3 - Judith Valente will read new poems as well as poems from her latest collection, "Discovering Moons," at Katerina's Jazz Club, 1920 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago. 7:30 p.m. Other featured poet is Quraysh Ali Lansani, director of the Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Center in Chicago. Musical performance by Richard Fammeree and St. Cloud. A $7 cover charge.
5 - "Spiritual Spa Day." St. Scholastica High School, O"Shea Student Lounge, Ridge Road, Chicago. Judith Valente will give a keynote address on "The Spiritual Journey Through Creative Expression," followed by a writing workshop for Chicago area women seeking to take a break from the hectic pace of life. Program begins at 8:30 a.m. Worshop is from 9:45 a.m. For more information, please contact Sister Suzanne Zuercher at zuercsu@yahoo.com.
12 - "Words & Music of the Winter and Christmas Season." Judith Valente and Charles Reynard will be joined by flutist Carol Carpenter for a photographic, musical and poetic journey through winter and the Christmas season at Immaculate Conception Parish, 1431 N. North Park Street in Old Town, Chicago. A perfect program for slowing down during Advent to prepare for the coming celebration of Christmas. 6 p.m. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact adoering@convad.com.
2008 Events
October, 2008
22 - Judith Valente - retreat presentation at Robert Bellarmine Center, Barrington, IL, 2 P.M. "Finding Work Without Losing Heart."
24 - Judith Valente is participating in a memorial service for
deceased poet Gerry Murray. His poems will be read at the Hemingway Memorial Center, Oak Park, IL, 7 P.M.
November, 2008
16 - "Soul Friends: Merton and Modern Poets" - Judith Valente and Charles Reynard will take participants through an imaginary "dialogue" between Thomas Merton's writings and the work of current American poets he never had a chance to meet, but with whom he'd no doubt share a kindred spirit. 2:00 P.M., Immaculate Conception Parish Rectory Assembly, 7211 W. Talcott (at Harlem Ave.), Chicago
December, 2008
27 - Inter-Varisty Annual "Focus" Conference for young adults involved in Christian ministry. Judith Valente will participate in a panel discussion on the right use of power and influence. 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Marriott Magnificent Mile, Chicago. Registration required.
29 - Inter-Varsity Annual "Focus" Conference for young adults and campus minsters. Judith Valente and Charles Reynard, accompanied by guitarist Don Breitfelder present "Nourishing the Mind and Soul." Program uses image, music and poetry to tap into the sacred in the everyday. 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Marriott Magnificent Mile, Chicago.
Past Events
December, 2007
6 - "The Invitation to Change: Finding Meaning in Change" - talk by Judith Valente for the Crossroads Center on Faith and Work of Old St. Patrick's Church, 711 W. Monroe, Chicago, IL7 - Annual Prayer Breakfast sponsored by the Chicago Sunday Evening Club, Judith Valente gives prayer invocation on the search for justice.8 - "Seldom Heard Poems of Winter and the Christmas Seasons" selected and read by Judith Valente and Charles Reynard with musical accompaniment by flutist Carol Carpenter. Men's Club, Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut Street, Chicago, IL.9 - WNUR Radio 89.3 FM (www.wnur.org) - live interview with Judith Valente and Charles Reynard from 6--7 PM on "Universe of Poetry" hosted by Richard Fammeree.January 2008
17 - 27 Selections from "Soul of a Camera, Eye of a Poet," an exhibit of poems by Judith Valente with photographs by John Matt Dorn. Laity Lodge Retreat Center Gallery, Kerrville, Tx.
17 - 27 - "Along the Mackinaw," poems by Charles Reynard with photographs by Ken Kashian. Laity Lodge Retreat Center Gallery, Kerrville, Tx.28 - "Touching the Sacred Through Poetry Workshop, St. Mary of the Woods Elementary School, Chicago. February 2008
23 - "Touching the Sacred through Poetry" Workshop for the women of St. Martin de Porres Shelter. Crossroads Center of Old St. Patrick's Church, 711 W. Monroe Street, Chicago. 9 a.m. to noon. Free and open to members of the public.24 - Poetry Reading. Focus, a group that seeks to foster inter-racial and multi-ethnic understanding. Glencoe, IL. 6 p.m.March 2008
1 - "Touching the Sacred through Poetry Workshop." St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church, 7033 Moselle Street, Chicago. 773-763-0206. Contact Mary Ann Eichhorn. Light dinner and 2-hour workshop in church hall immediately following the 4:30 p.m. Saturday Mass. Free and open to the public.16- Chicago Temple First United Methodist Church, 77 W. Washington St., Chicago. An evening of music and poetry on the theme of peace. Judith Valente will read one of her poems. 2 p.m. Free and open to the public.April 2008
4 - Poetry Reading. Flatfile Gallery, 217 N. Carpenter. Poetry Reading with poets Richard Fammeree, Rachel Webster, Elise Paschen and others. Free and open to the public. Reception catered by Whole Foods. 6 p.m.13 - Poetry Reading, Barnes & Noble, Veterans Parkway, Bloomington IL. Judith Valente, Charles Reynard and Kathleen Kirk read from their own poems for the monthly Spirituality Book Club. Free and open to the public. 1:30 p.m.18 - Poetry reading: "Engaging the Divine." Women & Children First Bookstore, 5233 N. Clark. Judith Valente reads with Chicago poets Nina Corwin, Larry Janowski and Donna Pucciani poems that illuminate the sacred in everyday life.Free and open to the public. 7 p.m.24-27 - Artists in residence at Laity Lodge Retreat Center, Kerrville, Tx. 26 - Chicago Public Library Poetry Fest Poetry Cram. Harold Washington Library. Lower Level Auditorium. Hear Judith Valente read some of her poetry along with other Chicago poets published in the past year in Chicago literary magazines. Valente will be representing the magazine, Free Lunch, which nominated her poem "The Book of 55,000 Baby Names" for a Pushcart Prize. 1 to 3 p.m. Free and open to the public.
May, 2008
3 - "Dancing on Water: Discovering the Sacred in Daily Life." A Retreat with Judith Valente and Charles Reynard for St. Paul's Parish, at the Youville Center, 1575 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch included. Retreat cost: $20. Contact Angela Jones at haeccogitate@comcast.net or 781-235-19424 - "Touching the Sacred Through Poetry" Workshop - Plymouth Church, Framingham, Massachusetts, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., following 10:00 AM service. Free and open to the public.18 - "Discovering the Sacred in Daily Life" Workshop. Unitarian Univeralist Church of Bloomington. 10 a.m. to noon. Free and open to the public.
30 - Coalition for Ministry in Daily Life Annual Convocation - Judith Valente and Charles Reynard present "An Evening of Poems to Nourish the Soul "with musical accompaniment by flutist Denise Lagilia. 7 p.m. Fullerton Cenacle, Chicago.June 2008
6-8 - "Adventures In Poetry" Weekend Retreat at beautiful Ragdale House in Lake Forest, IL, led by Judith Valente and Charles Reynard. A time to play, rest, relax, write and get in touch with the sacred moments of our everyday lives. Please contact Leslie Brown at l.brown@ragdale.org for details on how to sign up, or call Ragdale at 847-234-1063.
