The 9th Annual Poets & Writers’ Picnic is Saturday August 26, 2006 noon to 5 pm, once again at the historic Shaffer Hotel, Mountainair, NM in the gazebo garden yard behind Pop Shaffer’s famous folk art wall. The Shaffer Hotel is 2 blocks south of the intersection of Routes 55 & 60. Free admission, open mic and featured readers. Bring a picnic lunch, or enjoy local dining. Sponsored by the Manzano Mountain Arts Council during the town of Mountainair’s Sunflower Folk Art Day.
AGAIN THIS YEAR! SUNFLOWER POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP Aug. 25-26 at the Shaffer Hotel, taught by Dr. Greg Candela and Dale Harris. Participants stay at the hotel at a special workshop rate. Sessions are Fri. evening, Sat. morning with an optional wrap session after the Poets & Writers Picnic. Fee of $50. covers writing sessions only. To register, contact Dale at 505 242-4930 or poetdale@yahoo.com (poetdale@yahoo.com) Make your own room reservations at the Shaffer Hotel with managers John and Karen Cates 505 847-2888 or toll free 888 595-2888, For hotel info <A href="http://www.shafferhotel.com/" target=_blank>www.shafferhotel.com (http://www.shafferhotel.com/)
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Sunflower retablo,
by Rubén Gallegos
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Here are some sites that tell you more about Mountainair, the Sunflower Folk Art Day, the Poets & Writers’ Picnic, and the Sunflower Poetry Writing Workshop –
To Be "Sunflower Folk Art Weekend"
By Mountainair Reporter
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The 9th Annual Poets & Writers’ Picnic is Saturday August 26, 2006 noon to 5 pm, once again at the historic Shaffer Hotel, Mountainair, NM in the gazebo garden yard behind Pop Shaffer’s famous folk art wall. The Shaffer Hotel is 2 blocks south of the intersection of Routes 55 & 60. Free admission, open mic and featured readers. Bring a picnic lunch, or enjoy local dining. Sponsored by the Manzano Mountain Arts Council during the town of Mountainair’s Sunflower Folk Art Day.
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AGAIN THIS YEAR! SUNFLOWER POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP Aug. 25-26 at the Shaffer Hotel, taught by Dr. Greg Candela and Dale Harris. Participants stay at the hotel at a special workshop rate. Sessions are Fri. evening, Sat. morning with an optional wrap session after the Poets & Writers Picnic. Fee of $50. covers writing sessions only. To register, contact Dale at 505 242-4930 or poetdale@yahoo.com (poetdale@yahoo.com) Make your own room reservations at the Shaffer Hotel with managers John and Karen Cates 505 847-2888 or toll free 888 595-2888, For hotel info <A href="http://www.shafferhotel.com/" target=_blank>www.shafferhotel.com (http://www.shafferhotel.com/)
http://sonewmex.com/images/Sunflower_retablo.jpg
Sunflower retablo,
by Rubén Gallegos
commissioned by MMAC
logo for Sunflower 2005
Here are some sites that tell you more about Mountainair, the Sunflower Folk Art Day, the Poets & Writers’ Picnic, and the Sunflower Poetry Writing Workshop –
www.geocities.com/vcrary/mountainair/pwp.htm (http://www.geocities.com/vcrary/mountainair/pwp.htm)
www.geocities.com/vcrary/mountainair/workshop.html (http://www.geocities.com/vcrary/mountainair/workshop.html)
www.mountainairchamber.com/ (http://www.mountainairchamber.com/)
www.theartcenterofmountainair.com/ (http://www.theartcenterofmountainair.com/)
www.sca-roadside.org/roadtrips/roadtrips1999/ShafferHotel.html (http://www.sca-roadside.org/roadtrips/roadtrips1999/ShafferHotel.html)
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Pop Shaffer’s folk art gate into the garden & gazebo at the Shaffer Hotel
Prize winning photo by Madeleine Gutweine