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Workshops May 2009
Groups marked with an * are open to the public.
Contact those groups if you are interested and
would like to participate in their program at Wildacres.
Discovery Place Natural History Seminar*
May 1 - 3
Discovery Place and Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation partnership
Travel to the mountains with Discovery Place and Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation!
Disconnect the Wiis and Blackberries and connect with nature, your family and create your own sense of place. From birding to orienteering, from owl prowling to nature journaling, amazing activities are designed to entertain a variety of interests, ages and capabilities. No experience necessary but curiosity is a must! Only a few spaces remain so sign up quickly. The one price includes accommodation, meals (including social hours) and all activities.
Adults $185.00 / Kids (age 12 and younger) $130.00
website: wildacres discovery weekend
North Carolina Storytelling Guild*
May 1 - 3
Putting It Together-A Workshop Focusing On Your Story
Dianne Hackworth and Ron Jones
The focus will be the process of making the story your own and developing the story toward performance. For further information please contact Dianne Hackworth, Spring Retreat Chair at 865-457-3392.
website: ncstoryguild.org
Greenville County Parks And Recreation Department
May 4 - 6
The Wildacres Parks and Recreation Advance Nine public agencies from Georgia, South and North Carolina seek professional “Best Practices”.
Please contact
Paul Ellis.
email: pellis@gcrd.org
Kumandi Drum and Dance Camp*
May 5 - 10
The spring 2009 event will be our 23rd camp. Drummers, dancers, singers and performing groups from communities all over the U.S. come together to experience and learn the high-energy and celebratory music, dance, and culture of West Africa. An optional drum-making workshop (additional cost) can provide you a finished African drum in a fun and fascinating day-and-a-half experience. The teaching staff includes up to twelve African and American instructors. Chuck Cogliandro, director of Kumandi Drums in Atlanta, organizes the event. The 128 participants include men, women and children, both professional musicians and absolute beginners and a full spectrum between. The event includes yoga, massage practitioners, energy healers, and an uplifting spiritual presence. The event has been full since mid-January, and there is currently a wait list to attend. The Saturday evening talent show performance and concert is open to the public. For more information and registration please contact KUMANDI.
website: kumandi.com
email: chuck@kumandi.com
phone: 404.577.6842
Senior Scholars
May 11 - 14
Senior Scholars, founded in 1973, is an organization for seniors and retirees whose members meet weekly to hear a prominent speaker on interesting and diverse topics. Don’t let the “Scholars” title scare you. An academic degree is not required, only an interest in future learning.
Limestone College AWE Program
May 11 - 14
Achieving Writing Excellence (AWE) Core Faculty
Limestone College
This workshop is designed to foster writing instruction across the disciplines and instructional formats of Limestone College. During the 4-day workshop, the Limestone College AWE Core Faculty will create working definitions of writing in their disciplines, design writing intensive course syllabi and assignments, discuss responding to and assessing student writing, and build relationships with their colleagues.
This workshop is not open to the public.
Hickory Humanities Forum*
May 14 - 17
This is the 29th annual edition of the forum, is an offering of Lenoir-Rhyne University and its Lineberger Center for Cultural and Educational Renewal. It was begun in 1981 under the overall guidance of the late Sydney Harris, syndicated columnist and Great Books advocate, as an experience on the order of the Aspen Institutes. This year’s course is on selected readings from Abraham Lincoln.
website: hickory humanities forum
Bardic Drawing Workshop
May 14 - 17
This intensive workshop will focus on drawing the face, with emphasis on studio practice, facial elements and form, the planar method of construction and the final development of an overall likeness by using defining planes. Actual drawing time will be divided into study and exercises with instruction, and labs in which you will work in a classic atelier style concentrating on the model's head and face, followed by reviews and discussion as a class.
Blue Ridge Center for Lifelong Learning
May 18 - 22
The Blue Ridge Center for Lifelong Learning is a membership based organization for individuals 50 years of age or older who can enjoy diverse opportunities for enrichment. The organization is part of the continuing education program of Blue Ridge Community College in Hendersonville. They have been stimulating minds since 1990 by offering courses on many subjects. The program at Wildacres covers a variety of programs including music, art, and history. The program is open to members of BRCLL and is full for this year. Be sure to visit our website.
website: brcll.com
Guided Imagery and Music Level II - ASU
May 18 - 24
ASU Training in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music
The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) is a music-centered depth approach to transformational therapy that uses selected sequences of classical music to support the generation of and movement through inner experiences. In GIM, the music serves as a catalyst and container for imagery allowing one to access and explore both the depths and the heights of the human experience. Appalachian State University offers all three levels of training in GIM for music therapists and other qualified mental health professionals. For more information, please visit
our web site
or contact Dr. Cathy McKinney.
website: music.appstate.edu/bonnymethod/
email: mckinnych@appstate.edu
Wildacres Leadership Initiative
May 22 - 24
The Wildacres Leadership Initiative All Fellows weekend brings fellows from all the classes together with their partners and children for a weekend of education and fellowship. This program is only open to current and former participants of WLI.
Glickman-Popkin Bassoon Camp*
May 25 - June 4
Masterclasses with world-famous bassoonists, Mark Popkin, in reedmaking, literature and performance, open to bassoonists of all ages and ability levels. Under 18 must have parent/guardian in attendance.
web site: bassooncamp.com
email: amber@bassoncamp.com.
Ceramic Sculpture Workshop*
May 25 - May 29
Melisa Cadell - Sculpting the Female Torso
The workshop will concentrate on completing a ¾ life size female torso. We will use simple slab techniques to build up quickly to capture mood. A special focus will be on facial features and emotional expression. Other topics will be covered – surface techniques & professional development. Please contactl Judy Mooney for more information.
Cost is $575 include workshop, food, lodging and clay.
email: judymooney@bellsouth.net.
phone: 912.443.9313
Greenville Symposium at Wildacres
May 31 - June 2
A dozen Greenville, S.C. couples produce six education sessions on a
wide range of contemporary topics. Please contact Paul Ellis.
email: pellis@gcrd.org
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