October In-Person Workshops & New Virtual Events

As you may know, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has amended our state's public health orders. We are delighted to be able to welcome visitors from many states without requiring quarantine! If your state is on the "restricted" list, you can still visit! You just have to provide a negative Covid test. Please see our website for specific details. Because autumn is a magical time in Northern New Mexico, we hope you will schedule (or re-schedule) a trip to take an in-person workshop. Can't make it in person this year? We have three new online retreats to offer. We hope to see you soon.

IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS

FALL COLORS GALORE with Kent Bowser & John Hayden SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 Search out and capture images in brilliant splashes of color along the canyon floors and mountain tops that herald the advent of fall. The course will highlight digital photography and concentrate on developing and improving each photographer’s skill and experience. Capacity 8. CLICK FOR DETAILS

PLEIN AIR FOR THE COLORIST PAINTER with Michelle Chrisman SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 Based on principles of the French Impressionists who first took their studios outdoors to paint en plein air, this course covers the simplification of shapes, correct color values, light/shadow patterns, and well-designed composition. Our outdoors will be in the places O’Keeffe painted. Capacity 8. CLICK FOR DETAILS

GHOST RANCH NATURE GETAWAY with Laurie Magoon FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 Are you open to co-create meaningful ritual and to feel the sacred in every day? Let us nurture your soul with yoga, meditation and relaxation. Let’s co-create laughter and joy with creative movement and inspirational music. Let Mother Nature open your heart. Also offered 11/13-16. Capacity 9. CLICK FOR DETAILS

GEORGIA O'KEEFFE IMMERSION: WALKING, WRITING AND REFLECTION IN O’KEEFFE’S FOOTSTEPS with Karen Butts & Margaret Wood THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Spend a few days immersed in the environment that inspired Georgia O’Keeffe: walk the land she loved and painted, reflect upon the quiet beauty and record your observations in a series of writing exercises. Capacity 8. CLICK FOR DETAILS

VIRTUAL FALL WRITING FESTIVAL

OCTOBER 4 - 10 via Zoom NOT MISSING THE MOMENT: THE TEN-LINE POEM IN THE TIME OF CRISIS with Anita Skeen We have lost a lot. But there is, or can be, a silver lining to this dark cloud: We have time, if we take it, to notice the small things we would have missed in the normal fast pace of our frantic pre-pandemic lives. There are treasures around us we have left undiscovered. There are small moments of joy that are more important now than they were. Capacity 12. CLICK FOR DETAILS

OCTOBER 5 - 16 via Zoom LIKELY SUSPECTS: WRITING THE COMIC MURDER DRAMA with Colleen Anderson Are you in the mood for some fiendish fun? In this collaborative workshop, participants will develop characters and plot for a comic murder mystery theater performance. You’ll learn about building the arc of a compelling story, writing dialogue, crafting suspense, creating clues, and pacing a script. Capacity 12. CLICK FOR DETAILS

VIRTUAL WELLNESS OFFERING

OCTOBER 5 - 16 via Zoom THE RESTORATION OF JOY with Marla Durden & TracelJoy Miller The Restoration of Joy is an experiential journey into the heart of joy and wellbeing. In our three weeks together, we will remember what is essential and important to our wellbeing. We will re-awaken to what feeds and nourishes us in body, mind and spirit. Together, we will learn and experience ourselves in new and refreshing ways. You will remember what it feels like to laugh freely and to embody your joy. CLICK FOR DETAILS

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