BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PN Farm Arts - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:PN Farm Arts X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://pnfarmarts.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for PN Farm Arts REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20220101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260124T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260124T130000 DTSTAMP:20260113T164533Z CREATED:20260113T164533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T164533Z UID:7783-1769248800-1769259600@pnfarmarts.org SUMMARY:Poetry with Susan Dingle DESCRIPTION:Join us for a half-day poetry workshop with Clark County’s Poet Laureate Susan Dingle. \n Participants are invited into mindfulness in this unique place. We will enter into relationship with our environment as we de-center ourselves and become part of nature. In generative exercises\, we will explore new perspectives. We will listen to the environment\, as partners.  \n \nAll level of writers welcome! Just come ready to open yourself to what unfolds! Coffee\, tea\, water and light snacks will be provided. \n \nAccessibility Note: This workshop takes place in an historic farmhouse that is not currently wheelchair accessible. We will work to accommodate access however we can\, but please email arts@pnfarm.com to confirm that the space will work for you before you commit to the workshop! \n \n \n Meet your teacher \n Susan Dingle moved to the Pacific Northwest in November 2020\, at the invitation of her son and his family\, to begin a new life. A therapist\, and storyteller\, as well as a poet\, she was selected as Clark County Poet Laureate in 2024. She completed her MFA in Poetry at Pacific University in June 2025. Committed to bringing poetry into the community and the community into poetry\, Susan offers writing workshops and programs involving marginalized communities\, including LGBTQ+ youth\, recovering people\, and others. She is awed by this vast and inspiring landscape of the Pacific Northwest\, and is grateful for the opportunity to share the experience at Plas Newydd Farm. \n This workshop is a part of our 2026 Writers’ Series! \n Thanks to the generous support of our writing community and Humanities Washington\, workshops in this series are free of charge for all participants. Donations are always welcome to help us cover costs\, including teacher stipends and food. You can donate during ticketing\, or pay on site with cash\, check or Venmo\, or on our giving page through our fiscal sponsor Shunpike. If you have questions about the series or how to support it\, drop us an email at arts@pnfarm.com. \n NOTE: Select ticket quantity before clicking Get Tickets button. \n \n \n \n \n \n\n Tickets\n The numbers below include tickets for this event already in your cart. Clicking \”Get Tickets\” will allow you to edit any existing attendee information as well as change ticket quantities. \n Free \n This workshop is a part of our free 2026 Writers’ Series (see class description). However\, if it’s within your means\, even small donations help cover our costs. ♡ Thank you!\n $0.00 \n 5 available\n \n Quantity \n \n \n $15 donation \n $15 helps cover snacks!\n $15.00 \n 5 available\n \n Quantity \n \n \n $25 donation \n $25 helps us purchase materials!\n $25.00 \n 5 available\n \n Quantity \n \n \n $50 donation \n $50 helps support our instructors!\n $50.00 \n 5 available\n \n Quantity \n \n \n Quantity: \n 0\n Total: \n $0.00 \n Get Tickets URL:https://pnfarmarts.org/event/poetry-with-susan-dingle/ CATEGORIES:Ecopoetics,Poetry,Susan Dingle,Writing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250315T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250315T160000 DTSTAMP:20241230T150922Z CREATED:20241230T150922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241230T150922Z UID:5999-1742032800-1742054400@pnfarmarts.org SUMMARY:POST-PONED -- Poetry and the Environment -- An Invitation to Journey DESCRIPTION:*Please Watch This Space for a New Date!* \nAn Invitation to a Journey — Discovering our Relationship with the Environment through Poetry\nIn this  one-day poetry workshop with Clark County’s poet-laureate Susan Dingle\, writers of all skill levels will be invited to immerse themselves in the unique landscape of Plas Newydd Farm. We will practice mindfulness\, learn how to notice features of the environment\, consider our impact on the land.  How does development exploit the land? How can we be a friend to the land.  We will also read excerpts from works of eco-journalism and eco-poetry. \nLight breakfast\, coffee\, tea and water will be provided. Please bring a notebook and pen\, a sack lunch\, water bottle and appropriate shoes and clothes to be out in the weather.  \nPlease note: If you have accessibility needs\, please reach out and we will work to accommodate you. While we strive to make our workshops accessible to all\, we are located in a historical home that does not have accessible restrooms at this point; our lowest entrance has two steps to enter. We do not require masks at most events\, but we do have masks available on site\, and run high quality air filters\, and ask that if you are not feeling well\, please stay home. Refunds or credit for a future workshop can be made available.  \nWe do have a scholarship fund! Reach out to arts@pnfarm.com to request financial aid for this workshop! \nAbout the instructor: \nSUSAN DINGLE (née Susan Grathwohl) believes poetry empowers people of every age\, race\, gender\, ethnicity or condition of life\, to appreciate the diversity of our human experience. As Clark County Poet Laureate (2024-2026) Susan Dingle encourages emerging\, established and future poets to discover and share their voices in workshops and events throughout Clark County. She received an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois/Chicago\, an MSW from SUNY Stony Brook and a Certificate in Congregational Leadership from Dubuque Theological Seminary. Susan is currently completing an MFA in Poetry at Pacific University. She has been writing\, publishing and performing poetry since the ‘70s. In 2020\, her first chapbook\, “Parting Gifts” won honorable mention and publication by Local Gems (NY)\, and a second chapbook “In Pilgrim Drag” was published by Finishing Line Press (KY). You can learn more on her website.  URL:https://pnfarmarts.org/event/an-invitation-to-a-journey-discovering-our-relationship-with-the-environment-through-poetry/ CATEGORIES:2D,Forest Walk,Landscape,Poetry,Susan Dingle,Writing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250315T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250315T120000 DTSTAMP:20250311T110559Z CREATED:20250311T110559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T110559Z UID:6183-1742029200-1742040000@pnfarmarts.org SUMMARY:Writers\' Table DESCRIPTION:Join us for a casual Saturday writing group! \nWe have decided to reschedule the poetry workshop with Susan Dingle for warmer weather\, but the writing table will be open for a drop-in event this Saturday.   \nBring your project and work in good company! Prompts\, paper and pen can always be provided if needed\, but this envisioned as a community work time. We may squeeze in a short walk for inspiration if the weather allows.  \nThere will be coffee\, tea and light snacks. Suggested donation of $10 can be paid at the event.  \nHope you can join us! Email arts@pnfarm.com if you have any questions! URL:https://pnfarmarts.org/event/writers-table/ CATEGORIES:Poetry,Writing,Writing Group ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241214T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241214T160000 DTSTAMP:20231226T210518Z CREATED:20231226T210518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231226T210518Z UID:4960-1734170400-1734192000@pnfarmarts.org SUMMARY:Farm Arts Open House DESCRIPTION:Come spend a few hours in good company\, celebrating light and peace. We so need art—and each other—in these busy and complex times.\nPlease join us on Saturday\, December 14th between 10 am and 4 pm for a drop-in open house. We will have warm drinks\, snacks\, and an array of hands-on arts and crafts activities\, including wreath-making\, origami\, writing\, book arts and more. Come for an hour\, or come for the whole day! \nLearn about what we\’ve been up to this year\, and get a sneak preview of what\’s coming your way in 2025. \nPlease RSVP to ensure we have enough cookies! URL:https://pnfarmarts.org/event/farm-arts-open-house-2/ CATEGORIES:2D,Abstract art,Book arts,Crafting,Drop-in,Forest Walk,Open House,Poetry,Writing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241026T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241026T160000 DTSTAMP:20240921T160508Z CREATED:20240921T160508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240921T160508Z UID:5676-1729936800-1729958400@pnfarmarts.org SUMMARY:Drop-In Art Day DESCRIPTION:We have plenty of space\, so feel free to drop by without an RSVP! \nJoin us for a day of open creativity in community. We loved the spirit in the room last May on World Collage Day\, and have been looking forward to another open art day ever since. There\’s something so rich about making art elbow-to-elbow with other creatives! \n We are excited to welcome Ridgefield artist Barbara AW Wright for the morning to work with mushroom spore prints\, and in the afternoon we will have collage and needle felting supplies out to share\, and you\’re welcome to just bring whatever you\’re working on. \nWriting prompts will be available throughout the day!  \nThere will be snacks and hot drinks and good company.  \nSuggested donation of $10 but don\’t be shy to stop by empty handed! URL:https://pnfarmarts.org/event/drop-in-art-day/ CATEGORIES:Abstract art,Book arts,Crafting,Cyanotype,Drop-in,Foraging,Forest Walk,Nature journaling,Open House,Painting,Plant-based art,Poetry,Printmaking,Sculpture,Watercolor,Writing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T120000 DTSTAMP:20231130T012630Z CREATED:20231130T012630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231130T012630Z UID:4747-1715335200-1715342400@pnfarmarts.org SUMMARY:Canopy Time -- May DESCRIPTION:If you pay attention\, you can tell time by the forest canopy—twigs and seeds\, branches and leaves marking seasons with color\, fullness\, sway.  – Abby Braithwaite\, A Portrait of the Artist as a Crone Tree. Canopy Time walks are mostly monthly walks/rolls/rides on Plas Newydd Farm. Hosted by Abby Braithwaite and David Morgan (and some surprise guests)\, these adventures give us the chance to explore some of the most beautiful places on the farm\, and provide a deeper opportunity to feel the rhythms of the land\, observe the comings and goings of migratory birds\, watch the bud and bloom of native and invasive plants\, swat mosquitoes\, and dodge raindrops!  \nPart nature journaling\, part phenological record-keeping\, these explorations are a great way to spend more time out on the land than some of our workshops allow.  \nBring your journal\, your sketchbook\, your camera and your senses.  \nSuggested Donation of $10 collected on the farm. We\’ll take cash\, check\, Venmo or a smile\, if cost is a barrier! \n[metaslider id=4496] URL:https://pnfarmarts.org/event/canopy-time-6/ CATEGORIES:Foraging,Forest Bathing,Forest Walk,Phenology,Poetry,Writing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240420T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240420T160000 DTSTAMP:20240130T123720Z CREATED:20240130T123720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T123720Z UID:5232-1713610800-1713628800@pnfarmarts.org SUMMARY:Poetics of Change with Christopher Luna DESCRIPTION:In this one-day generative and experiential poetry workshop\, participants will delve into the Poetics of Change. The group will have the opportunity to visit three locations on Plas Newydd Farm that will be essential to the future habitat and wetland restoration work planned for the farm. At each location we\’ll learn a little about the past\, present and potential futures of the site\, and write to prompts inspired by each place. \nAfter our farm journey guided by PN Farm\’s Abby Brathwaite and David Morgan\, we will return to the house to share some of what you have written in a safe\, supportive environment.   \nNo experience writing poetry is necessary! Christopher and Abby will provide all the guidance needed to access this workshop! \nPlease bring comfortable clothes and shoes for the weather\, a journal and pen\, a sack lunch and a water bottle.  \nScholarships are available if cost is a barrier! Please email arts@pnfarm.com to inquire. We received a generous gift to seed our scholarship fund\, and don\’t want to turn anyone away if we can help it! \n***Please note*** While we will be driving to the locations around the farm\, there will be an opportunity to walk a short distance at each location. Terrain is uneven. Please let us know at arts@pnfarm.com if you need mobility assistance\, and we will find a way to support you! \n \nChristopher Luna is a poet\, editor\, teacher\, writing coach\, and artist who served as the Inaugural Poet Laureate of Clark County\, WA from 2013-2017. Luna has an MFA from the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. He is the co-founder\, with Toni Lumbrazo Luna\, of Printed Matter Vancouver\, an editing service and small press for Northwest writers. He and Morgan Paige co-host the LGBTQ+ friendly\, all ages and uncensored Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic in Vancouver\, WA\, founded by Christopher in 2004. Christopher Luna’s books include Voracity (Lightship Press\, 2022)\, Exchanging Wisdom: A Guide for Parents of the Autonomous (The Poetry Box\, 2021 with Angelo Luna)\, Message from the Vessel in a Dream (Flowstone Press\, 2018)\, Brutal Glints of Moonlight\, and The Flame Is Ours: The Letters of Stan Brakhage and Michael McClure 1961-1978 (Big Bridge). URL:https://pnfarmarts.org/event/eco-poetics-with-christopher-luna/ CATEGORIES:Christopher Luna,Forest Walk,Landscape,Nature journaling,Poetry,Writing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240106T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240106T153000 DTSTAMP:20230817T182713Z CREATED:20230817T182713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230817T182713Z UID:4630-1704537000-1704555000@pnfarmarts.org SUMMARY:Ecopoetics with Daniela Naomi Molnar DESCRIPTION:***Canceled*** \nEcopoetics with Daniela Naomi Molnar \nWhat does it mean to write WITH a place\, to consider a place as a wise collaborator rather than a backdrop? Through guided prompts and examples\, this class will explore how place can be a medium that twines with the medium of language within the vessel of a poem. You will learn how to braid your own voice with the voices of the earth in the inspiring company of others. You’ll also get an introduction to the vast world of contemporary and historical ecopoetics\, a field that is fascinated by how places are made by poems and how poems make places. If weather allows\, we will be outside for part of the day. No previous experience is required though a familiarity with writing and/or reading poetry will be helpful.  \nPlease bring writing materials and a bag lunch\, and come ready to spend some time outdoors.  Coffee\, tea and snacks will be provided throughout the day. \nPlease let us know at arts@pnfarm.com if you have have accommodation needs\, or if cost is a barrier.  \nDaniela Naomi Molnar is an artist\, poet\, and writer collaborating with the mediums of language\, image\, paint\, pigment\, and place. She is also a wilderness guide\, educator\, and eternal student. Her book CHORUS was selected by Kazim Ali as the winner of Omnidawn Press’ 1st/2nd Book Award. Her work is the subject of a front-page feature in the Los Angeles Times\, an Oregon Art Beat profile\, an entry in the Oregon Encyclopedia\, a feature in Poetry Daily\, and has been recognized by numerous grants\, fellowships\, and residencies. Her next book\, Light / Remains\, is a hybrid of poetry\, essay\, and art\, out in 2025 from Bored Wolves Press. She founded the Art + Ecology program at the Pacific Northwest College of Art and helped found the backcountry artist residency Signal Fire. She can be found in Portland\, Oregon or exploring global wildlands. www.danielamolnar.com / Instagram: @daniela_naomi_molnar URL:https://pnfarmarts.org/event/ecopoetics-with-daniela-molnar/ CATEGORIES:2D,Daniela Molnar,Forest Walk,Poetry,Writing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231209T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231209T160000 DTSTAMP:20231111T180544Z CREATED:20231111T180544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231111T180544Z UID:4675-1702116000-1702137600@pnfarmarts.org SUMMARY:Farm Arts Open House DESCRIPTION:Come spend a few hours in good company\, celebrating light and peace. We so need art—and each other—in these tumultuous times.\nPlease join us on Saturday\, December 9th between 10 am and 4 pm for a drop-in open house. We will have warm drinks\, snacks\, and an array of hands-on arts and crafts activities\, including wreath-making\, origami\, writing\, book arts and more. Come for an hour\, or come for the whole day! \nLearn about what we\’ve been up to this year\, and get a sneak preview of what\’s coming your way in 2024. \nPlease RSVP to ensure we have enough cookies! URL:https://pnfarmarts.org/event/farm-arts-open-house/ CATEGORIES:2D,Abstract art,Book arts,Crafting,Drop-in,Forest Walk,Open House,Poetry,Writing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231013T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231013T123000 DTSTAMP:20230807T160802Z CREATED:20230807T160802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230807T160802Z UID:4612-1697193000-1697200200@pnfarmarts.org SUMMARY:Canopy Time DESCRIPTION:If you pay attention\, you can tell time by the forest canopy—twigs and seeds\, branches and leaves marking seasons with color\, fullness\, sway.  — Abby Braithwaite\, A Portrait of the Artist as a Crone TreeCanopy Time walks are mostly monthly walks/rolls/rides on Plas Newydd Farm. Hosted by Abby Braithwaite and David Morgan (and some surprise guests)\, these adventures give us the chance to explore some of the most beautiful places on the farm\, and provide a deeper opportunity to feel the rhythms of the land\, observe the comings and goings of migratory birds\, watch the bud and bloom of native and invasive plants\, swat mosquitoes\, and dodge raindrops! \nPart nature journaling\, part phenological record-keeping\, these explorations are a great way to spend more time out on the land than some of our workshops allow.  \nBring your journal\, your sketchbook\, your camera and your senses.  \n$10 per person. If cost is a barrier\, get in touch at arts@pnfarm.com and you will be welcome! \n[metaslider id=4496] URL:https://pnfarmarts.org/event/canopy-time/ CATEGORIES:2D,Forest Walk,Landscape,Nature journaling,Poetry ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230908T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230908T123000 DTSTAMP:20230512T024621Z CREATED:20230512T024621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T024621Z UID:4510-1694169000-1694176200@pnfarmarts.org SUMMARY:Canopy Time Art Walk/Roll/Ride DESCRIPTION:If you pay attention\, you can tell time by the forest canopy—twigs and seeds\, branches and leaves marking seasons with color\, fullness\, sway.  — Abby Braithwaite\, A Portrait of the Artist as a Crone TreeCanopy Time walks are mostly monthly walks/rolls/rides on Plas Newydd Farm. Hosted by Abby Braithwaite and David Morgan (and some surprise guests)\, these adventures give us the chance to explore some of the most beautiful places on the farm\, and provide a deeper opportunity to feel the rhythms of the land\, observe the comings and goings of migratory birds\, watch the bud and bloom of native and invasive plants\, swat mosquitoes\, and dodge raindrops! \nPart nature journaling\, part phenological record-keeping\, these explorations are a great way to spend more time out on the land than some of our workshops allow.  \nBring your journal\, your sketchbook\, your camera and your senses.  \n$10 per person. If cost is a barrier\, get in touch at arts@pnfarm.com and you will be welcome! \n[metaslider id=4496] URL:https://pnfarmarts.org/event/canopy-time-art-walk-roll-ride-2/ CATEGORIES:2D,Abstract art,Forest Walk,Landscape,Nature journaling,Painting,Phenology,Poetry,Writing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230723T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230723T180000 DTSTAMP:20230426T182708Z CREATED:20230426T182708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T182708Z UID:4405-1690106400-1690135200@pnfarmarts.org SUMMARY:Wild Colors with Daniela Molnar DESCRIPTION:Are you ready for the world to become your palette? This workshop will introduce you to the vibrant world of natural pigments in our ecosystem. You’ll learn how to ethically forage pigments and transform them into any type of paint or ink. You’ll also learn about pigments as a way to creatively engage with ecological issues\, including climate change. This course is appropriate for all skill levels. No experience of any kind is necessary. \nTicket price includes $15 materials fee. Attendees should bring outdoor attire (including sunscreen and mosquito repellent)\, water\, and a sack lunch. Light snacks will be provided. \n\nDaniela Naomi Molnar is an artist\, poet\, and writer working with the mediums of language\, image\, paint\, pigment\, and place. She is also a wilderness guide\, educator\, and eternal student. Her work is the subject of a recent Oregon Art Beat profile\, a front-page feature in the Los Angeles Times\, and an entry in the Oregon Encyclopedia. Her visual work has been shown nationally\, is in public and private collections internationally\, and has been recognized by numerous grants\, fellowships\, and residencies. She founded the Art + Ecology program at the Pacific Northwest College of Art and co-founded the backcountry artist residency Signal Fire. Her book CHORUS was selected by Kazim Ali as the winner of Omnidawn’s 2022 1st /2nd Book Prize. A cornerstone of her practice is to be resolutely non-competitive\, non-expert\, and committed to always changing. She can be found in Portland\, Oregon\, exploring public wildlands\, or at www.danielamolnar.com / Instagram: @daniela_naomi_molnar URL:https://pnfarmarts.org/event/wild-colors-with-daniela-molnar/ CATEGORIES:2D,Crafting,Daniela Molnar,Painting,Poetry ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230610T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230610T130000 DTSTAMP:20230228T001227Z CREATED:20230228T001227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T001227Z UID:4272-1686391200-1686402000@pnfarmarts.org SUMMARY:Wander and Wonder: Writing in the Woods with Jennifer (JP) Perrine DESCRIPTION:Wander and Wonder: Writing in the Woods with Jennifer (JP) Perrine \nThis class\, held outdoors in the woods here on Plas Newydd Farm\, will guide you in practicing skills associated with shinrin-yoku\, or forest bathing—a gentle\, meditative approach to being with nature. The class will include several invitations to explore your senses and your relationship with nature\, time for written reflection\, and opportunities to share your writing. You\’ll learn approaches to writing and to being with nature that you can use every day to foster relaxation\, connection\, and wonder.  All forest bathing and writing prompts may be practiced seated\, standing\, or walking/rolling. The class will be entirely outdoors\, so please dress appropriately. \nNo prior experience with writing is required. \nPlease bring: \n\na filled water bottle or two \nsnacks and/or lunch\, if you\’d like\na notebook and pens/pencils or other writing materials\ncomfortable walking shoes\nsunscreen and/or bug spray\, if desired\na camp chair or stool if you\’d prefer not to sit on the ground (We’ll provide cushions in case you want to sit on the ground without getting dirty.) \n\nWorkshop Leader: \n\n\n\nJennifer (JP) Perrine is the author of four books of poetry: Again\, The Body Is No Machine\, In the Human Zoo\, and No Confession\, No Mass. Their poems\, stories\, and essays have been described as “muscular\,” “hard-working\,” “disciplined\,” “grimly witty\,” “scientific\,” “ecstatic\,” “sensuous\,” “mythic\,” and “full of surprises.” A 2022 Oregon Humanities Community Storytelling Fellow and a 2022-23 Independent Publishing Resource Center Artist-in-Residence\, Perrine lives in Portland\, Oregon\, where they cohost the Incite: Queer Writers Read series\, teach writing and gender studies\, and serve as a wilderness guide. Their writing classes—which range from Surrealist writing games to poetic constraints to nature writing–foster play\, experimentation\, and creativity. In all their classes\, their goal is to help us build relationships with our inner wisdom\, with each other\, and with the more-than-human world.   URL:https://pnfarmarts.org/event/jennifer-jp-perrine/ CATEGORIES:2D,Forest Bathing,Forest Walk,Jennifer (JP) Perrine,Poetry,Writing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230507T093000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230507T113000 DTSTAMP:20230223T192141Z CREATED:20230223T192141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230223T192141Z UID:4197-1683451800-1683459000@pnfarmarts.org SUMMARY:Poetry on the Porch with Armin Tolentino DESCRIPTION:Join Clark County Poet Laureate Armin Tolentino for a morning of generative poetry on the porch (weather permitting!). Check back soon for more details.  \nThis workshop is free\, but participants are invited to make a donation to NAACP Vancouver\’s ACT-SO program for youth. ACT-SO allows students to compete in STEM\, humanities\, business\, performing\, visual and culinary arts for scholarship awards. More info on the program and donations can be found here. \nPlease bring pen and paper and comfortable shoes for walking. Coffee\, tea and light snacks will be provided. \nArmin Tolentino serves as poet laureate for Clark County Washington and is the author of the collection We Meant to Bring It Home Alive (Alternating Current Press). He is a phenomenal clapper\, a passable ukulele player\, and a bumbling\, but enthusiastic\, fisherman. More info at www.armintolentino.com.  URL:https://pnfarmarts.org/event/poetry-on-the-porch-with-armin-tolentino/ CATEGORIES:2D,Armin Tolentino,Forest Walk,Poetry,Writing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230325T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230325T150000 DTSTAMP:20230215T191019Z CREATED:20230215T191019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T191019Z UID:4155-1679738400-1679756400@pnfarmarts.org SUMMARY:The Poetics of Place DESCRIPTION:Join Christopher Luna for a day of poetry on Plas Newydd Farm. Christopher will lead a group of eight to ten writers in a day of mindful exploration of place and poetics. We will read\, write and walk in mindful observation. Abby Braithwaite of the Plas Newydd Farm Arts Initiative will lead the group on a short walk and share a brief history of the farm. (Walk will be adapted the mobility needs of the group.) \nPoetry provides a way to explore our universe and document this process of discovery. We will read poets who have engaged with nature and complete a series of writing exercises. There will be an emphasis on mindful observation and real-time tracking of our daily movements. We will also discuss the role that observation and research play in building a body of reality-based work with the potential to engender compassion\, understanding\, and progressive social action. \nChristopher Luna is a poet\, editor\, teacher\, writing coach\, and artist who served as the Inaugural Poet Laureate of Clark County\, WA from 2013-2017. Luna has an MFA from the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. He is the co-founder\, with Toni Lumbrazo Luna\, of Printed Matter Vancouver\, an editing service and small press for Northwest writers. He and Morgan Paige co-host the LGBTQ+ friendly\, all ages and uncensored Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic in Vancouver\, WA\, founded by Christopher in 2004. Christopher Luna’s books include Voracity (Lightship Press\, 2022)\, Exchanging Wisdom: A Guide for Parents of the Autonomous (The Poetry Box\, 2021 with Angelo Luna)\, Message from the Vessel in a Dream (Flowstone Press\, 2018)\, Brutal Glints of Moonlight\, and The Flame Is Ours: The Letters of Stan Brakhage and Michael McClure 1961-1978 (Big Bridge). \nPlease bring a bag lunch\, water\, pen and paper and comfortable shoes for walking. Coffee\, tea and light snacks will be provided. \nCoffee\, tea and snacks will be provided. \nAll level of writers welcome! \nPhoto by Alisha Jucevic URL:https://pnfarmarts.org/event/the-poetics-of-place/ CATEGORIES:2D,Christopher Luna,Forest Walk,Poetry,Writing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR