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Ladyfest Nevada County Workshop Schedule
9-10am
Seeding Our Neighborhoods: Growing a Grassroots Gardening Movement
Imagine a community where many of our local agricultural needs are being met by local farms and in our home gardens. Become a part of this local, organics movement by transforming your own yard into a beautiful, productive and nourishing edible landscape. We will explore historical and current examples of broad scale local food production and provide a basic toolkit of resources and tips to get you (and your neighbors) started!
Workshop Leaders: Tania Carlone, Yuba Watershed Institute; Jesse Locks, UCCE Master Gardener
Location: Van Gough Room
Awaken with Yoga
Join Mandy in an hour of gentle breath work and meditation, followed by morning postures to stimulate and move the spine in all 6 directions, creating space in our bodies to quiet our minds and breathe steadily on our way to a deep resting place.
Workshop Leader: Mandy Luchese, Wild Mountain Yoga
Location: Main Stage
Women, Money, and Community
Together we will explore our relationship, as women, with money, the economy, wealth, the generation and stewardship of money, and those things that get in our way of realizing our dreams and goals. And most importantly, we will create connections and cultivate community with each other as a way to help support ourselves in the changes we would like to make in our lives.
Workshop Leader: Betsy Weston, The Hestia Women’s Project
Location: Black Box
Gold In a Wild River: A “Writing Practice” Workshop
Learn how to do "Writing Practice" as taught by Natalie Goldberg in her books Writing Down the Bones and Wild Mind, and at her New Mexico workshops. Writing Practice is an effective technique to help you quiet your inner critic, delve into your unconscious, go deeper into your writing, and increase your creativity. It can be used for various writing purposes: for beginners to learn to write, for a daily warm-up, to improve your writing, to overcome writer's block, or for experienced writers to work out specific issues in their current project. For both beginning and experienced writers. Please bring plenty of paper and pens, and a firm writing surface.
Workshop Leader: Patricia Dove Miller, Literature Alive
Location: Annex
A Mother and Daughter Dance
Come dance together, stretch, move, leap and boogie. Wear comfortable clothes, bare feet are fine and bring a flowing skirt for the last half of class. No dance experience needed.
Workshop Leader: Barbara Seibert, Sierra Dance Insitute
Location: Sierra Dance Institute
10-10:15am Break
10:15-11:15am
Cooking with the Seasons- Spotlight on Fall
A hands-on/lecture/demo on preparing simple seasonal recipes.
Workshop Leader: Wendy Van Wagner, In the Kitchen Cooking School
Location: Van Gough Room
Belly Dance
A one-hour workshop consisting of some brief history and background of belly dance, a warm-up, followed by instruction of a choreographed dance. Please wear comfortable clothes.
Workshop Leader: Anne Brannan, Troupe Al Ama
Location: Main Stage
How to Start and Manage a Woman Owned for Profit Arts Related Business
If you think you want to start your own business then this is the workshop for you. The ins and outs of starting and managing a woman owned for profits arts related business.
Workshop Leader: Julie Baker, Julie Baker Fine Art
Location: Black Box
Gold In a Wild River: A “Writing Practice” Workshop (Part 2)
Learn how to do "Writing Practice" as taught by Natalie Goldberg in her books Writing Down the Bones and Wild Mind, and at her New Mexico workshops. Writing Practice is an effective technique to help you quiet your inner critic, delve into your unconscious, go deeper into your writing, and increase your creativity. It can be used for various writing purposes: for beginners to learn to write, for a daily warm-up, to improve your writing, to overcome writer's block, or for experienced writers to work out specific issues in their current project. For both beginning and experienced writers. Please bring plenty of paper and pens, and a firm writing surface.
Workshop Leader: Patricia Dove Miller, Literature Alive
Location: Annex
11:15-11:30am Break
11:30am-12:30pm
Women Using Multi-Media to Tell The Stories of Their Communities
A round table discussion with women broadcasters, journalists and filmmakers on how they are using multi-media to be heard.
Workshop Leaders: Elisa Parker & Leta Gibney, KVMR's See Jane Do; Pascale Fusshoeller, YubaNet.com; Terri Hicklin, NCTV; and Stephanie Guevara, Dean of Business and Technology at Sierra College
Location: Main Stage
12:30-1pm Lunch Break
1-2pm
Home Garden Pattern Based Design
This workshop is intended to provide the homeowner with the tools they need to draft a pattern based design for their own garden.
Workshop Leader: Kathy Irving, ‘Seed of Life’ Gardening Project
Location: Van Gough Room
Modern Dance
Workshop Leader: Lovie Bucknell, Movement Alliance
Location: Main Stage
Natural Approaches to Breast Health
Seminar on Breast Cancer epidemic and preventative strategies
Workshop Leader: Carolyn Weisswasser, ND, Whitewater Naturopathic Medicine
Location: Black Box
Make Powerful Declarations
Close the gap between knowing what you want and getting it! This workshop will help you connect with your deep bodily wisdom to make a declaration for your future that inspires you and others in your life. Women who declare their futures receive community support, get feedback on how they're doing, and are more satisfied with their results. Join us to set your sail for the future of your dreams!
Workshop Leader: Nancy Shanteau, Skills for Change Coach
Location: Annex
Aromatherapy for the Spirit
This will be an exciting hour sniffing aromatic plants and essential oils to discover how they heal body, mind & spirit. Different natural fragrances can help you overcome depression, fear, anxiety, grief, sadness and fatigue. Once you learn how to choose and apply the various oils, a selection of oils will be available for you to design and make your own aromatherapy spray.
Workshop Leader: Kathi Keville, American Herb Association
Location: Van Gough Room
Modern Dance
Workshop Leader: Lovie Bucknell, Movement Alliance
Location: Main Stage
Awareness in Action
Take charge of your life! Don't let the possibilities pass you by untouched. Heighten awareness, build-confidence, and activate your success factor. Have fun while learning an introduction to physical defenses as well as supporting the mind, body, and spirit correlation to increase both personal safety and self-fulfillment.
Workshop Leader: Lila Reyna, Safety Awareness Training and Gold Country Kuk Sool Won
Location: Black Box
Make Powerful Declarations (Part 2)
Close the gap between knowing what you want and getting it! This workshop will help you connect with your deep bodily wisdom to make a declaration for your future that inspires you and others in your life. Women who declare their futures receive community support, get feedback on how they're doing, and are more satisfied with their results. Join us to set your sail for the future of your dreams!
Workshop Leader: Nancy Shanteau, Skills for Change Coach
Location: Annex
3:15-3:30pm Break
3:30-4:30pm
Ladies of the Night Cream - Demystifying Lotion Making
Learn the easy way to make luscious cream without stress or mess, no PhD required
Workshop Leaders: Suzanne Parkhurst & Mary Beth Rich, Kathi Keville’s Advance Herb Class
Location: Van Gough Room
AirAligned
Have you ever wanted to run away to the circus? Now is the time to escape for an hour into the air. AirAligned aerial dance groups director Tresa Honaker invites you to experience the aerial arts at Nevada County's Ladyfest! Low flying Hoops, Trapeze and fabrics will be on the main stage for you to try. Any and all ages and levels welcome!
Workshop Leader: Tresa Honaker, AirAligned
Location: Main Stage
Qigong for Breasts
Learn Medical Qigong exercises specifically designed to improve breast health and prevent common ailments. Simple movements combined with breathing exercises and conscious intention cleanse the body of energetic and emotional congestion allowing the body to return to its natural state of health and harmony.
Workshop Leader: Linda Burquez, Core Movement Center
Location: Studio
All Aspects of Event Organization
A child's birthday party, or a major multidimensional festival, or a company picnic all share the same elements. This workshop will provide an introduction to basic planning whatever size your event will be.
Workshop Leader: Samantha Hinrichs, North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center
Location: Black Box
4:30-4:45pm Break
4:45-5:45pm
Spicy Salsa Shines
Play with the salsa rhythm with your girlfriends by learning some spicy Latin footwork, put together in a combination that is fun and energetic.
Workshop Leader: Dominique Del Chiaro, Salsa Sierra
Location: Van Gough Room
Greening our Homes & Lives
Workshop Leaders: Reinette Senum, City Councilwoman, & Lynne Cody, Nevada County Recycles
Location: Black Box
Handmade Treasures
Every one needs a tiara! Tina will show attendees how to make their own handmade treasures, crowns, and cards using vintage flowers, rhinestones, gems, glitter, lace, photos and other materials. These one of a kind whimsical gifts will bring magic to any holiday or birthday.
Workshop Leader: Tina Basich-Haller
Location: Studio
The Who, What, and Where of It An Acting Workshop
An improvisational approach to understanding, exploring, and engaging in the acting process. Using guided exercises, we will encourage spontaneity, saying yes!, and collaborative creativity. An excellent introduction for the beginner, a refreshing review for the veteran. All welcome!
Workshop Leader: Marion Jeffreys
***CONCERT 7-10pm on the Main Stage!***
strong>Featuring MaMuse, Catherine Scholz, Uni and her Ukulele, Sasha and the Shamrocks, Ricky Berger, Coal Beautiere, BEESHARQ, Agent Ribbons, and a fashion show by Troupe de Trash!
