Annual Menucha Retreat 2010
Sharing Our Creative Spirit!
February 19-21, Friday-Sunday
Menucha Retreat Center, in the beautiful Columbia Gorge
sponsored by Portland Society for CalligraphyWe invite you to come and share in the relaxing and stimulating weekend that has been so special to all of us for so many years. New participants are welcome to come enjoy this amazing weekend of sharing with fellow calligraphers.
The food is just as wonderful (special needs available), the mattresses are new, there is hot water for all and new tables to work on in the cozy main building. We'll be using bottom bunks only. You always have a of choice of working on your own or participating with the sharing. Check their website: http://www.menucha.org/
Arrive on Friday late afternoon to set-up your workspace and enjoy time meeting and greeting friends, old and new. Following dinner we'll kick it off with a bit of fellowship, sharing and whimsy. The weekend will be puncuated with sharing of our creative spirit in the form of demos of tools, techniques, paper folding, book arts, DVDs and books. How can you share your creative spirit? Please contact Meri to be included in our sharing program.
$175 for PSC members and $190 for non-members (limited scholarships available)
Includes lodging, six meals, and the joy of group synergy.EXTREMELY IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION!
Registration is now open and will close January 30th due to contract requirements.A $50 (non refundable but transferable) deposit will hold your space. Full payment due by February 10, 2010.
Room occupancy is three to four per room. There are also semi-private (two occupants) rooms at an additional cost of $25 per person and private rooms at an additional cost of $45 per person (Space is limited). Plan to provide your own bedding and towels.
Step One: Send a $50 (non-refundable but transferable) check to Meri Taylor with the registration form postmarked no later than January 30, 2010.
Step Two: If you have any questions, ideas, or comments please contact Meri Taylor via email at
meriscribe@comcast.net or by phone at 503-645-6328.We are excited to hear from you!
About Menucha
PSC retreats at Menucha were begun many years ago by Jaki Svaren, a student of Lloyd Reynolds. The intent, then and now, is to spend time-sharing and learning with fellow calligraphers and to have a small block of time devoted to calligraphy without interruption from the demands of our busy lives. These retreats are open to all calligraphers regardless of their level of expertise, with strong emphasis on all levels.
In the words of Jaki Svaren, "Menucha is a special gift from those who love letters to those who love letters. A time & place away from everyday distractions, which allow for a magic time when you can truly concentrate on the study of calligraphy. No experience can equal the comradeship, the warmth and the growth that happens."
This retreat offers an instructor for the participants to learn and update skills. Instruction is always optional. This weekend belongs to the individual to do as they please. Perhaps you have a deadline to meet or want to have uninterrupted time to complete a special project.
Accommodations for the weekend are dormitory rooms with bunk beds. All meals are included from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch. Though there are occasional summer & fall Menuchas, the winter Menucha retreat is always the last weekend in February.
About the Menucha Retreat Center
Menucha is a sacred sanctuary held in stewardship as an ecumenical, community-based mission of First Presbyterian Church.
Past the stone entry, a forest embraces travelers along a serpentine road. The destination: a one hundred acre sanctuary in the Columbia River Gorge. Seven hundred feet above one of the nation's epic rivers, this is a place where bald eagles float their shadows across old growth conifers; where trails may lead to heirloom gardens or perennial springs. It's called "Menucha" (Men-oo-ka), a Hebrew word meaning "ever-changing stillness."