Annual Menucha Retreat 2009
February 20-22, Friday-Sunday
Menucha Retreat Center, in the beautiful Columbia Gorge
sponsored by Portland Society for Calligraphy
It's a REUNION!
We invite you to come and share in the relaxing and stimulating weekend that has been so special to all of us for so many years. New participants are welcome to come enjoy this amazing weekend of sharing with fellow calligraphers.
The food is just as wonderful (special needs available), the mattresses are new, there is hot water for all and new tables to work on in the cozy main building. We'll be using bottom bunks only. You always have a of choice of working on your own or participating with the guest artist.
Our featured guest artist is Flo Cole Wilkins. Flo will be teaching her unique, instantly successful way of working with watercolors. The format will be group instruction and projects on Friday night and Saturday morning and afternoon sessions self-selected by experience level. Sunday is time for individual or small group help. Flo will share the magic that is watercolor and help us develop layout ideas for a finished piece that we may work on. You may purchase watercolor supplies at Menucha or bring your own. A basic supply list will be sent with confirmation.
$175 for PSC members and $190 for non-members
Includes lodging, six meals, and instruction
Elizabeth Walsh will be coordinating carpools from Washington if you are interested.EXTREMELY IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION!
Registration is now open and will close November 21 due to contract requirements. Your Menucha 2009 registration must be postmarked by Friday, November 21.A $50 (non refundable but transferable) deposit will hold your space.
Rooms occupancy are are three to four per room. There are also semi-private (two occupants) rooms at an additional cost of $10 per person and private rooms at an additional cost of $20 per person (Space is limited).Step One: Print the registration form and send it along with a $50 (non-refundable but transferable) check to Susan Cole postmarked no later than November 20, 2008. The first 44 people signed up will be notified of their acceptance. A waiting list will be established after November 22nd. These dates are determined by the Menucha Conference Center.
Step Two: If you have any questions, ideas, or comments please contact Susan Cole (dancingletters@comcast.net) or by phone at 360-694-4849.
We are excited to hear from you!
About Menucha
PSC retreats at Menucha were begun many years ago by Jaki Svaren, a student of Lloyd Reynolds. The intent, then and now, is to spend time-sharing and learning with fellow calligraphers and to have a small block of time devoted to calligraphy without interruption from the demands of our busy lives. These retreats are open to all calligraphers regardless of their level of expertise, with strong emphasis on all levels.
In the words of Jaki Svaren, "Menucha is a special gift from those who love letters to those who love letters. A time & place away from everyday distractions, which allow for a magic time when you can truly concentrate on the study of calligraphy. No experience can equal the comradeship, the warmth and the growth that happens."
This retreat offers an instructor for the participants to learn and update skills. Instruction is always optional. This weekend belongs to the individual to do as they please. Perhaps you have a deadline to meet or want to have uninterrupted time to complete a special project.
Accommodations for the weekend are dormitory rooms with bunk beds. All meals are included from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch. Though there are occasional summer & fall Menuchas, the winter Menucha retreat is always the last weekend in February.
About the Menucha Retreat Center
Menucha is a sacred sanctuary held in stewardship as an ecumenical, community-based mission of First Presbyterian Church.
Past the stone entry, a forest embraces travelers along a serpentine road. The destination: a one hundred acre sanctuary in the Columbia River Gorge. Seven hundred feet above one of the nation's epic rivers, this is a place where bald eagles float their shadows across old growth conifers; where trails may lead to heirloom gardens or perennial springs. It's called "Menucha" (Men-oo-ka), a Hebrew word meaning "ever-changing stillness."