Harrisburg Region

Using a poetry anthology called Sweeping Beauty: Contemporary Women Poets Do Housework, edited by Pamela Gemin, I will provide an experience in which participants will see/touch household things that may remind them of mothers, aunts, etc. and domestic life. Selected poems will be emphasized with performance art using pots, serving dishes, sheets, etc. as I read the poems. Time will be allocated for participants to share with classmates a brief recollection of a domestic experience. A variety of special resources will be available for participants to explore.

Through a visual and aural presentation, John and Janet Weber will share their scenic and challenging experiences cycling tandem 400 miles on New Zealand South Island. New Zealand, for many cyclists, represents one of the most premier and coveted places to ride a bicycle. The route followed through open country past flocks of sheep, over rolling hills, up to stunning vistas of scenic coastline and into unspoiled territory untouched by civilization since the earth's creation. Presentation will include a 30-minute video flyover of Doubtful Sound Fjordlands.