Before your first visit, please read our Parking requirements. Also check our WORKSHOPS (for writers) for even more events! Unless noted, no RSVP required. ALL ARE WELCOME!
SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2-4: MEMORIAL READINGS
Come one, come all, to our annual “take” on Memorial Day, sharing obits and excerpts from authors/artists/activists of the female persuasion who have died in the past year. For example, our special Sitting Room friend and writing inspiration Dorothy Bryant, or Ursula Le Guin, shown. Or Paula Fox, Jean Stein, Lillian Ross, among others. Always a surprisingly cheerful occasion.
No fee, no rsvp, any questions, call or email JJ Wilson, 795-9028 or boxcar@sonic.net.
No fee, no rsvp, any questions, call or email JJ Wilson, 795-9028 or boxcar@sonic.net.
SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2-5: SITTING ROOM BIRTHDAY PARTY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! This always festive event is held in the backyard no matter what the weather. What happens? Well, first you get to greet old friends + friends you haven’t met yet; then there are exhibits set up around the perimeters and inside the Sitting Room(s) to look at and learn from; I know, I know, you are just waiting for the fabulous CAKE we all enjoy (this is one of the few events at the Sitting Room which is not a potluck ).
If you want to bring a birthday present for the Sitting Room, anything on paper will be welcome, especially small one-sheet things with numbers. Books are always welcome, but please check our Donation page first to see our suggestions and avoid duplications.
If you want to bring a birthday present for the Sitting Room, anything on paper will be welcome, especially small one-sheet things with numbers. Books are always welcome, but please check our Donation page first to see our suggestions and avoid duplications.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2-4: BOOK GROUP: DOROTHY BRYANT
The Sitting Room has just received a gift of about thirty copies of various Dorothy Bryant books to give away to any one interested and so come get yours while they last. They are in a box just around the white book case at the entry. Each of her books is so different from the others! Originally The Confessions of Madame Psyche had been “assigned” and it is a fascinating read, but one of the longer of Bryant’s books. Try A Day in San Francisco or The Kin of Ata. Or....so many choices! The Sitting Room Archives have four fat folders of materials on Dorothy Bryant, so do come take a look at them as well as the exhibit on the piano of all her books.
SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2:OO: A TRIBUTE TO DOROTHY BRYANT
We want everyone to read Dorothy Bryant, who died recently but who left behind a remarkable number and variety of writings, most of which she and her husband self-published before that was common practice. One sign of her good sense was that she supported the Sitting Room from the beginning and gave many readings and conversations for us as well as two sets of all of her books.
A good way to prepare for the Workshop would be to come by the Sitting Room, take a look at her fat file in the Writer Archives and borrow a book (or more). But you are welcome to come just to be introduced and those of you who are long time fans of Dorothy are most welcome too.
This Workshop is meant as a tribute to her long and productive life. No fee, but do call 707 795-9028 or email boxcar@sonic.net to reserve your spot.
A good way to prepare for the Workshop would be to come by the Sitting Room, take a look at her fat file in the Writer Archives and borrow a book (or more). But you are welcome to come just to be introduced and those of you who are long time fans of Dorothy are most welcome too.
This Workshop is meant as a tribute to her long and productive life. No fee, but do call 707 795-9028 or email boxcar@sonic.net to reserve your spot.
