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May 6, 2024, Adrian, Michigan – Is your creative writing energy perking up with the coming of the warm summer months? Come join other writers – beginning and experienced – to work with the seeds of creative writing ideas and to nurture your imagination.

This creative writing workshop, is offered in person from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 2024, at Weber Retreat and Conference Center. During this encouraging workshop, you will receive feedback on the strengths of your writing and the opportunity to offer feedback to other participants.

The workshop is facilitated by Sister Tarianne DeYonker, OP, MSW, an Adrian Dominican Sister, and an Amherst Writers and Artists certified workshop leader.

The cost is $35. Registration is required and is available at www.webercenter.org; click on “programs.” You can also email [email protected] or call 517-266-4000. Limited scholarships are available.

Weber Center is on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse, Adrian, Michigan. Traveling east on Siena Heights Drive, pass the Adrian Rea Literacy Center and turn left just before the solar panel-covered parking lot. Follow the signs to Weber Center. For information, call Weber Center at 517-266-4000.
 

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February 5, 2024, Adrian, Michigan – For many, winter is a time to be drawn inside and inwards and to rest and rejuvenate. Weber Retreat and Conference Center offers two writing workshops in the winter months to help new and experienced writers enjoy this time of regeneration as they work on their craft. Adrian Dominican Sister Tarianne DeYonker, OP, MSW, an Amherst Writers and Artist-certified workshop leader, facilitates both workshops.

• Winter Draws Us Inside, a workshop on Zoom, is offered from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 22, 2024. This virtual gathering allows writers to express on paper the ideas swirling inside them and to find support in their efforts from other group members.
• At Work Underground: A Hybrid Workshop is from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST Saturday, March 9, 2024. Participants may attend in person at Weber Retreat and Conference Center or on Zoom. You are invited to join other writers for an afternoon to pay attention to writing you’re working on or to create something new. 

The cost for each workshop is $35, and registration is required. Zoom links will be sent a few days before the workshops to those choosing this option. To register, visit www.webercenter.org and click on “programs.” Registrations may also be made by calling 517-266-4000 or emailing [email protected]. Limited scholarships are available.

Weber Center is on the campus of the Adrian Dominican Sisters Motherhouse, Adrian, Michigan. Traveling east on Siena Heights Drive, pass the Adrian Rea Literacy Center and turn left just before the solar panel-covered parking lot. Follow the signs to Weber Center. For information, call the Weber Center at 517-266-4000.