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March 2024

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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Creative Writing Workshop at Powell’s Books
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
We’re excited to be returning to Powell’s City of Books for a face-to-face Prompt workshop this January. Prompt is an 8-week series of connected workshops full of freewriting, listening, and strengths-based feedback. With accountability and community built in, you’ll be able to bundle up all your holiday memories and t , ...
Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
Prompt Writing Workshop
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Start off the year right! Prompt is an 8-week series of connected workshops full of freewriting, listening, and strengths-based feedback. With accountability and community built in, you’ll get your writing practice powered up early in the year — and make some new friends, too! Register by February 7 at https://www.writ , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
Salem Poetry Project Featuring Bob Sterry
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Bob Sterry is a voice over artist, narrator, writer, very occasional actor, singer and humorist. Originally trained in the UK as research analytical chemist he has no fear of complex words. Bob has narrated for Audible, appeared in short films, documentaries and sings in his own cabaret show, ‘The Book of Bob”. His col , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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The Poetry Box LIVE (Sue Lick, Emily-Sue Sloane, James Zimmerman)
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join us for a fun poetry show on Zoom, hosted by poet & publisher, Shawn Aveningo Sanders of The Poetry Box. Featuring: Emily-Sue Sloane (New York) – author of Disconnects and Other Broken Threads James K. Zimmerman (New York) – author of The Further Adventures of Zen Patriarch Dōgen Sue Fagalde Lick (Oregon) – au , ...
Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
The Studio Series Poetry Reading and Open Mic
7:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Featuring Doug Stone and Janice Rubin Doug Stone is a fourth generation Oregonian and lives with his wife between Albany and Corvallis near the Willamette River in Benton County. He worked in social services for 40 years and most recently was an analyst and consultant on public policy issues for states, AARP, and the , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Creative Writing Workshop at Powell’s Books
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
We’re excited to be returning to Powell’s City of Books for a face-to-face Prompt workshop this January. Prompt is an 8-week series of connected workshops full of freewriting, listening, and strengths-based feedback. With accountability and community built in, you’ll be able to bundle up all your holiday memories and t , ...
Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
Memorial Middle School Poetry Open Mic Nite
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
Prompt Writing Workshop
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Start off the year right! Prompt is an 8-week series of connected workshops full of freewriting, listening, and strengths-based feedback. With accountability and community built in, you’ll get your writing practice powered up early in the year — and make some new friends, too! Register by February 7 at https://www.writ , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
Salem Poetry Project Featuring Steve Slemenda
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Steve Slemenda attributes his initial love of words to having been raised in a home where his mother played the American songbook on their 50s hi-fi stereo and his older sister introduced him to early rock n roll emanating from her transistor radio. The sea change in rock lyrics in his teen years of the 1960s further d , ...
Fusion Art Show at Corban University
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
A poetry reading featuring student poets, photographers, and painters. It’s free and open to the public. Address: 5000 Deer Park Dr. SE; Salem, 97317 , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Coming into Bloom
6:00 pm
Touchstone Retreats presents: A weekend retreat with Lisa Kagan & Margaret Hartsook Dates: Friday, March 15th through Sunday, March 17th, 2024 (Our retreat opens with dinner at 6pm on Friday evening and ends on Sunday at 2:00pm) “I am making a home inside myself where grace blooms in grand and glorious abun , ...
Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Coming into Bloom
All Day
Touchstone Retreats presents: A weekend retreat with Lisa Kagan & Margaret Hartsook Dates: Friday, March 15th through Sunday, March 17th, 2024 (Our retreat opens with dinner at 6pm on Friday evening and ends on Sunday at 2:00pm) “I am making a home inside myself where grace blooms in grand and glorious abun , ...
Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Coming into Bloom
12:00 am
Touchstone Retreats presents: A weekend retreat with Lisa Kagan & Margaret Hartsook Dates: Friday, March 15th through Sunday, March 17th, 2024 (Our retreat opens with dinner at 6pm on Friday evening and ends on Sunday at 2:00pm) “I am making a home inside myself where grace blooms in grand and glorious abun , ...
Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Creative Writing Workshop at Powell’s Books
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
We’re excited to be returning to Powell’s City of Books for a face-to-face Prompt workshop this January. Prompt is an 8-week series of connected workshops full of freewriting, listening, and strengths-based feedback. With accountability and community built in, you’ll be able to bundle up all your holiday memories and t , ...
Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
Prompt Writing Workshop
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Start off the year right! Prompt is an 8-week series of connected workshops full of freewriting, listening, and strengths-based feedback. With accountability and community built in, you’ll get your writing practice powered up early in the year — and make some new friends, too! Register by February 7 at https://www.writ , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
Salem Poetry Project Featuring Tom Titus
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tom Titus is writer, biologist, forager, father, grandfather, and free-range philosopher who writes at the messy interface of human experience and the natural world. His latest book is Dancing with an Apocalypse, a collection inspired by the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. The Salem Poetry Project continues at the Bus , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
Prompt Writing Workshop
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Start off the year right! Prompt is an 8-week series of connected workshops full of freewriting, listening, and strengths-based feedback. With accountability and community built in, you’ll get your writing practice powered up early in the year — and make some new friends, too! Register by February 7 at https://www.writ , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
Salem Poetry Project Featuring Mike Shuler
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Mike Shuler writes poetry, songs and books. He has shared his work in several venues during his life. He classifies himself as an ‘imagist” poet who seeks a deep view into simple things. He will read recent poems, and sing songs that return regularly to him in dreams. The Salem Poetry Project continues at t , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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Touchstone Retreats: Nourish
All Day
A monthly writing and art-making mini retreat series with Lisa Kagan  Dates & Times: Wednesdays 6:30pm-9pm (February 21, March 20, April 17, May 15) “Beginnings are notation for the symphony of the possible in us. They ask us to break the pattern of our lives and reconfigure it afresh—something that can only be d , ...
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