Schedule of Events, International Women’s Day Virtual Festival 2011

Saturday, March 5th
Virtual Events
One World Café Virtual Reading, Holly Bass
8:00 am Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Location: Online

CIRCUMNAVIGATION – U.S.A.
1:00 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Location: Guided walk via live Twitter feed

In today’s busy world with its constant demands on our time, we seldom allow ourselves the opportunity to slow down and acknowledge the world around us. Her Circle is on a mission to reintroduce you to your world, by challenging you to interact with your environment in new and interesting ways. Join us for a guided walk through an area of your choice (a neighborhood, city center, park, or whatever!). To participate, simply fire up your phone’s Twitter app, choose a starting point, and get out there!

Document your trip in photographs and/or text, and submit your entry to us via email to be included in our online CIRCUMNAVIGATION art exhibition. Submit your entry

Open to all. You must subscribe to the @HerCircleEzine Twitter feed to participate in this event.

Free Virtual Writing Workshop
Table of Contents: Writing Life’s Key Events, led by Alison Mandaville
2:00 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Location: Via live conference call

How do we write about personal experience? We all know that everyday life is a rich source of writing material, but tapping into this source can at times seem impossible. Whether a new or seasoned writer, this 2 hour workshop will provide you with a powerful tool to tackling this challenging writing task. Using a ‘table of contents’ method, you will identify key life events from which your workshop piece will be based.

Alison Mandaville is a visiting Assistant Professor in Literature, Creative Writing, and Women Studies at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington (USA). She received her MFA in Creative Writing and PhD in Literature from the University of Washington.

Limited to 50 participants. Includes pre-sessional work. Free registration required. Register now!

Local Event
Tennessee Women Writers Literary Reading
6:00 pm Central Time (US and Canada)
Location: APSU Downtown Gallery, 116 Strawberry Alley, Clarksville, TN 37044
Performers Amy Wright, Mitzi Cross, and Kim Leavitt

Sunday, March 6th
Virtual Events
One World Café Virtual Reading, Leila Aboulela
8:00 am Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Location: Online

CIRCUMNAVIGATION – UK/Europe
1:00 pm GMT (UK/Europe)
Location: Via live Twitter feed

Her Circle is on a mission to get you interacting with your environment in new and interesting ways. Join us for a guided walk through an area of your choice (a neighborhood, city center, park, or wherever!). Simply fire up your phone’s Twitter app, choose a starting point, and get out there! Document your trip in photographs and/or text, and submit your entry to us via email to be included in our online CIRCUMNAVIGATION art exhibition. Submit your entry

Open to all. You must subscribe to the @HerCircleEzine Twitter feed to participate in this event.

Virtual Artist Talk, Kristin McCrea 3:00 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Location: Via live conference call

The work of Montreal based artist Kirsten McCrea uses pop and underground culture, the media, and popular mythologies to explore explores issues of cultural memory. ‘Hot Topic’ is a series of 60 paintings that turn traditional portraiture on it’s head. Gone is the solitary genius, here replaced with a wall of underground superstars. The goal of the project is to engage in a form of activism that is not critical of dominant culture, but instead celebratory of feminist culture and alternative social movements.

Limited to 75 participants. Free registration required to attend this event. Register now!

Monday, March 7th
Virtual Events
Tennessee Women Writers Virtual Q&A Rescheduled to Thursday, March 17 8:00 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Location: Via live conference call. Free registration required to attend this event. Register now!

Tuesday, March 8th
Virtual Artist Talk, Kay Chernush 7:00 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Location: Via live conference call

1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Coming to terms with the diagnosis, and the changes the body undergoes during treatment, can be both a painful and confusing time. In ‘Self Examination’, photographer Kay Chernush documents her own experience of transformation and survival.

Limited to 75 participants. Free registration required to attend this event. Register now!

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