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May 2008
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| May 3 and 4 Portland, OR |
Event at Portland Dharma Center, 2514 SE Madison, Portland, OR. Saturday 2-4 pm: talk and outdoor garden exploration: the connection between Buddhist practice and ecology. Sunday morning Dharma talk at the center. www.dharma-rain.org |
| May 6 Portland, OR |
Reading and signing, Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton, Oregon (503) 228-4651 more info |
| May 10 Berkeley, CA |
Reading and signing, 4 pm, Mrs. Dalloway's, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley, CA more info |
| May 14 Mequon, Wisconsin |
Reading and signing, 7:00 pm, Harry W. Schwartz Bookshop, Shorewood, WI (414) 963-3111 more info |
| May 15 Madison, WI |
Talk, reading and signing, 5:30-7:30 pm, at Troy Gardens, in conjunction with Rainbow Bookstore Cooperative, Troy Gardens, 500 block of Troy Drive, Madison, WI. Begins with local food community potluck. 608-257-6050. Click here for directions. |
| May 16 Chicago, IL |
Presentation and signing, 7-9 pm, Experimental Station, 6100 S. Blackstone, Chicago, IL www.experimentalstation.org |
| May 17 Oak Park, IL |
Reading and signing, 3:00 pm, Barbara's Bookstore, 1100 Lake St., Oak Park, Illinois (708) 848-9140 more info |
| May 18 Minneapolis, MN |
Reading and signing, 5:00 pm, Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Avenue, South, Minneapolis, Minnesota (612) 822-4611 more info |
| May 19 St. Paul, MN |
Dharma talk, reading and reception, 7:00-8:30 pm, Clouds In Water Zen Center, 308 Prince Street, Suite 120, St. Paul, MN. 651-222-6968 |
| May 20 Minneapolis, MN |
Dharma talk, reading and signing, 7:30 pm, Minnesota Zen Meditation Center, 3343 E. Calhoun Parkway, Minneapolis, MN. 612-822-5313. www.mnzencenter.org |
| May 21 Ann Arbor, MI |
Reading and signing, 7:00 pm, Shaman Drum Bookshop, 311-315 So. State St., Ann Arbor, MI. more info |
| May 25 Santa Fe, NM |
"A Festival of Optimistic Voices: Women Transforming the World," at The Lensic, 211 W. San Francisco Street, Santa Fe. An evening with Jane Hirshfield, Susan Griffin, Joan Halifax, Wendy Johnson, Natalie Goldberg. "'These five women integrate deep spiritual understanding with their notions of politics, democracy and our relationship to this earth." Tickets $10; 505-988-1234. more info |
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June 2008
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| Jun. 5 - 8 Tassajara |
Tassajara Workshop: "Mountains, Rivers and the Great Earth: Gounding Our Practice in Love for the World," with SFZC Abbot Steve Stücky, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. complete info here Pregistration required. Click here for registration information. |
| Jun. 14 Seattle, WA |
Reading and signing, 2:00 pm, Elliott Bay Books, 101 South Main, Seattle, WA (206) 624-6600 more info |
| Jun. 16 Olympia, WA |
Reading and signing, 7:00 pm, Orca Books, 509 E. 4th Avenue, Olympia, WA (360) 352-0123 more info |
| Jun. 17 Port Townsend, WA |
Reading and signing, 7:00 pm, Phoenix Rising Bookstore, 696 Water St., Port Townsend, WA. more info |
| Jun. 18 Olympia, WA |
Talk, reading and signing, 7:00-9:00 pm, Olympia Zen Center, 3248 - 39th Way NE, Olympia, WA. more info |
| Jun. 25 Larkspur, CA |
Reading and signing, 7:00 pm, Larkspur Library, 400 Magnolia Ave., Larkspur, CA (first floor of City Hall building). |
| July 2008 | |
| Jul. 1 Sonoma, CA |
Reading and signing, Readers Bookstore, 130 Napa St., Sonoma, CA. Time to come |
| Jul. 7 - 13 Taos |
Writing workshop: "The Importance of Place," led by Natalie Goldberg and Wendy Johnson, Mabel Dodge Luhan House, Taos, NM. For more information and to register call 1-800-84-MABEL. |
| Jul. 15 Cambridge, MA |
Reading and signing, 7:00 pm, Porter Square Books, Porter Square Shopping Center, 25 White Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts (617) 491-2220 more info |
| Jul. 16 - 23 Mad River Valley, VT |
"Whole Thinking" retreat for environmental activists, Knoll Farm, Mad River Valley, VT more info |
| August-December 2008 | |
| "Touching the Earth: Practicing for the Benefit of All Beings" TWO-WEEK SUMMER INTENSIVE AT GREEN GULCH FARM ON DHARMA PRACTICE & LIVING ECOLOGY Designed as an integrated 2-week program, these events may also be done separately. Both events are led by Wendy Johnson and SFZC Abbot Steve Stücky. |
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| Aug. 10-16, Green Gulch Farm |
Week 1: Ecology Retreat. A week of focus on engaged ecological study, including silent meditation, garden work, teaching, dialogue, and time for personal reflection. For more information and to register, click here. |
| Aug. 17-24 Green Gulch Farm |
Week 2: Seven-day sesshin. Traditional Zen deep quiet meditation intensive. For more information and to register, click here. |
| Aug. 29 - Sept. 1 San Francisco |
Slow Food Nation Inaugural Event at Ft. Mason. This event will bring hundreds of farmers and food artisans from across the country to present an extraordinary range of foods and preparation techniques. It will offer activities for all ages, including food, music, talks, forums, workshops, films and exhibits, all highlighting food that supports an agricultural system that is good, clean and fair. Details to come. www.slowfoodnation.org |
| Sept. 6 Santa Fe |
Presentation and signing, 9:00 am - 12:00 noon, Santa Fe Farmer’s Market. Part of a series on farming and food hosted by the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market. Sponsored by Collected Works bookstore more info |
| Sept. 7 - 13 Taos |
Zen Mindfulness Retreat led by Therese Fitzgerald and Wendy Johnson, Vallecitos Mountain Refuge, Taos, New Mexico. Contact Vallecitos Mountain Refuge, 505-751-9613, refuge@vallecitos.org, www.vallecitos.org |
| Sept. 15 Durham, NC |
Reading and signing, 7:00 pm, The Regulator Bookshop, Durham, North Carolina more info |
| Sept. 16 Chapel Hill, NC |
Reading and signing at Chapel Hill Zen Center, 7:30 pm, (zazen), 8:00 pm (signing), Chapel Hill, NC. more info |
| Sept. 17 Wilmington, NC |
Reading and signing, 7:00 pm, Pomegranate Books, 4418 Park Ave., Wilmington, NC more info |
| Sept. 18 - 21 North Carolina |
Mindfulness retreat led by Wendy Johnson and Therese Fitzgerald, Trinity Center, Salter Path, (near Morehead City) North Carolina. more info |
| Oct. 4 - 10 Taos |
Annual mission retreat for the Trust for Public Land, Vallecitos Mountain Refuge |
| Oct. 19 Spirit Rock |
Family retreat, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA more info |
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