BookWoman presents a monthly "\;Getting to Know the Goddess"\; series\, curated by Patricia Austin.
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Chanting is truly a wonderful meditation. When we chant we take ourselves around the Spiral of Life again and again\, reminding our deepest parts of the beauty and power we have. The words we sing over and over are implanted in our psyches\, at the mythic level. They add to the stories we carry about our lives. "\;In the heart of my womb lies my power"\;\, "\;Fierce woman\, wild and proud"\; and "\;I'm holding the wisdom that is me"\; are some of the chants. Come hear Marie speak more about this and come chant with us!
Marie Summerwood is a composer of women's sacred chants. She has two CDs of her own music - "\;She Walks With Snakes"\; and "\;Step Into The River"\;. She has also co-produced a CD of chants written by women who attended a workshop on chant writing that she led at the Pine Crone Retreat Center in the beautiful and magical Lost Pines of Bastrop.
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It's also time to start thinking about the Austin Gay &\; Lesbian International Film Festival taking place September 7-12. Stay posted for more details.
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Palms and sharing other divination tools for BookWoman's clientele as a
benefit for BookWoman. Recommended donation is $1 a minute. Pat gives positive and constructive information. Call (472-2785) to reserve a specific time slot\, or take your chances and just drop by!
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T172212Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100810T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100810T220000Z UID:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/fearless-women-fearless-wisdom-celebration-lead-patti-denucci URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/fearless-women-fearless-wisdom-celebration-lead-patti-denucci SUMMARY:Fearless Women\, Fearless Wisdom Celebration led by Patti DeNucci DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate the release of Fearless Women\, Fearless Wisdom\, a new book published by international celebrity photographer Mary Ann Halpin. This beautiful coffee table edition features beautiful photographic portraits and personal essays of 40 entrepreneurial women from all over North America\, including two from Austin\: Patti DeNucci and Jean Carpenter-Backus. The book explores what it means to be a fearless woman\, both personally &\; professionally.
You'll want to attend this special gathering if you are ready to be inspired\, have your book signed by participants in the book\, and connect and converse with other women who are exploring and celebrating what it means to be fearless.
Light refreshments will be served starting at 5pm\, with the presentation starting at 6pm.
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featuring Connie Williams
Connie L. Williams\, B.S.\, piano performance\, M.A. English\, has received the
Sigma Tau Delta and TCA?s Shawn Briton memorial award for poetry. Author
of five chapbooks including my mothers bones\, Mountain Muse Press\, her
published poetry and critical reviews may be found in such anthologies as
Concho River Review and mythopoetry.com Williams has appeared at the ElmerKelton Conference\, the Lagndon Review and APF. She is Director of Forrest Fest\, Inc.\, an annual poetry festival in West Texas and chairperson of the Dawson County Democratic Party. Williams may be heard online at KACU PoetsCorner\, NPR\, Abilene\, Texas. She resides in Lamesa\, Texas.
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Movie Night @ BookWoman $2 suggested donation
And Then Came Lola
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This wonderfully fun and sexy lesbian romp takes a tour through the streets of San Francisco as photographer Lola (the beautifully athletic Ashleigh Sumner) races to get to a crucial meeting on time. As usual\, Lola is running late. Her job and her girlfriend Casey (Jill Bennett\, Dante’s Cove\, We Have To Stop Now) are on the line and Lola has three chances (ala the art house classic\, Run\, Lola\, Run) to make it right. As Lola races against the clock is Casey falling into the arms of her ex?! Will Lola make it in time? Will she come at all?
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AND THEN CAME LOLA packs in everything we want in a lesbian movie\: Beautiful women\, a great script\, high-quality production values\, and an exciting soundtrack! Directed by Ellen Seidler and Megan Siler. 70 minutes.
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Evaristo's novel is a powerful\, thoughtful reminder that diabolical behavior can take place in any culture\, safety is an illusion and freedom is something easily taken for granted. This difficult and provocative book is a conversation sparker.
New Members are welcome to join us!
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It's Movie Night @ BookWoman. We'll be watching the The World Unseen. $2 suggested donation or just buy something and help us continue to support Austin's women's community.
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Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth team up once again in The World Unseen\, a feature that takes place in the pressure cooker of apartheid South Africa.
In a world where boundaries are rigidly defined\, two wildly different women tentatively cross them in this story that focuses on their budding romance in apartheid South Africa. Their unexpected attraction pushes the rules-that-bind and forces both to face outrage &\; violent disapproval. One is a taxi-driving\, café-owning rebel\; the other is a devoted mother and wife. Both learn lessons about themselves and their lives in their journey toward each other in this film from novelist-turned-director Shamim Sarif. 2007. 94 minutes.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120524T172212Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100901T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100901T000000Z UID:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/tamie-stewart-dancing-goddess URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.ebookwoman.com/event/tamie-stewart-dancing-goddess SUMMARY:Tamie Stewart - Dancing With the Goddess DESCRIPTION:BookWoman presents a monthly Getting to Know the Goddess series curated by Patricia Austin. This our second offering.
Tamie's relationship with the Goddess started through music and dance. From there\, She has graced every realm of Tamie's life.
In her presentation\, Tamie will talk about how she came to be a shaman and her soul retrieval work\, about also about her upcoming events. She'll explain shamanic ritual and its purposes\, and then lead a short shamanic journey meditation.
Tamie Stewart\, a practicing shaman\, massage therapist and wellness educator has worked as a professional healer since 1997. Her production company "\;Reigning Goddess"\; focuses on empowering women through soul retrieval\, ritual and the media.
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