Shared Interest Group Events

Join fellow Common Flame folks for an afternoon of ecstatic drumming, and possibly dancing. No drumming experience required, no age or physical limits, beyond the ability to stay up til 8 pm. Bring a hand drum if you have one, but we also have extra drums and other instruments to share. Dancers are always welcome!

Whether you’re beginning your writing journey or have written for years, the Creative Writers Circle is for you! Everyone is welcome to join our friendly, supportive group of folks eager to learn from, and laugh with, each other in a safe, nonjudgmental space. Not quite ready to share your work? Come anyway, we can’t wait to get to know you! Contact: Sharon Groten

Great Books is based on the idea that by reading from the great books of our civilization, discussing them with other people, sharing insights and questions, you can reach a fuller understanding of these works than you could on your own. This week’s selection is “Twelfth Night” by William Shakespeare. Contact: Carol and Clint Flynn

Join fellow Common Flame folks for an afternoon of ecstatic drumming, and possibly dancing. No drumming experience required, no age or physical limits, beyond the ability to stay up til 8 pm. Bring a hand drum if you have one, but we also have extra drums and other instruments to share. Dancers are always welcome!

Great Books is based on the idea that by reading from the great books of our civilization, discussing them with other people, sharing insights and questions, you can reach a fuller understanding of these works than you could on your own. This week’s selection is “The Mother” from Dubliners “Grace” by James Joyce. Contact: Carol and Clint Flynn

Whether you’re beginning your writing journey or have written for years, the Creative Writers Circle is for you! Everyone is welcome to join our friendly, supportive group of folks eager to learn from, and laugh with, each other in a safe, nonjudgmental space. Not quite ready to share your work? Come anyway, we can’t wait to get to know you! Contact: Sharon Groten

Great Books is based on the idea that by reading from the great books of our civilization, discussing them with other people, sharing insights and questions, you can reach a fuller understanding of these works than you could on your own. This week’s selection is “Anna Karenina” (Pages 1-352; Parts 1-3) by Leo Tolstoy. Contact: Carol and Clint Flynn

Join fellow Common Flame folks for an afternoon of ecstatic drumming, and possibly dancing. No drumming experience required, no age or physical limits, beyond the ability to stay up til 8 pm. Bring a hand drum if you have one, but we also have extra drums and other instruments to share. Dancers are always welcome!

Great Books is based on the idea that by reading from the great books of our civilization, discussing them with other people, sharing insights and questions, you can reach a fuller understanding of these works than you could on your own. This week’s selection is “Anna Karenina” (Pages 353-669; Parts 4-6) by Leo Tolstoy. Contact: Carol and Clint Flynn

Whether you’re beginning your writing journey or have written for years, the Creative Writers Circle is for you! Everyone is welcome to join our friendly, supportive group of folks eager to learn from, and laugh with, each other in a safe, nonjudgmental space. Not quite ready to share your work? Come anyway, we can’t wait to get to know you! Contact: Sharon Groten

Great Books is based on the idea that by reading from the great books of our civilization, discussing them with other people, sharing insights and questions, you can reach a fuller understanding of these works than you could on your own. This week’s selection is “Anna Karenina” (Pages 671-817; Parts 7-8) by Leo Tolstoy. Contact: Carol and Clint Flynn

Join fellow Common Flame folks for an afternoon of ecstatic drumming, and possibly dancing. No drumming experience required, no age or physical limits, beyond the ability to stay up til 8 pm. Bring a hand drum if you have one, but we also have extra drums and other instruments to share. Dancers are always welcome!

Great Books is based on the idea that by reading from the great books of our civilization, discussing them with other people, sharing insights and questions, you can reach a fuller understanding of these works than you could on your own. This week’s selection is “This Morning, This Evening, So Soon” by James Baldwin. Contact: Carol and Clint Flynn

Whether you’re beginning your writing journey or have written for years, the Creative Writers Circle is for you! Everyone is welcome to join our friendly, supportive group of folks eager to learn from, and laugh with, each other in a safe, nonjudgmental space. Not quite ready to share your work? Come anyway, we can’t wait to get to know you! Contact: Sharon Groten

Great Books is based on the idea that by reading from the great books of our civilization, discussing them with other people, sharing insights and questions, you can reach a fuller understanding of these works than you could on your own. This week’s selection is TBD. Contact: Carol and Clint Flynn

Join fellow Common Flame folks for an afternoon of ecstatic drumming, and possibly dancing. No drumming experience required, no age or physical limits, beyond the ability to stay up til 8 pm. Bring a hand drum if you have one, but we also have extra drums and other instruments to share. Dancers are always welcome!

Whether you’re beginning your writing journey or have written for years, the Creative Writers Circle is for you! Everyone is welcome to join our friendly, supportive group of folks eager to learn from, and laugh with, each other in a safe, nonjudgmental space. Not quite ready to share your work? Come anyway, we can’t wait to get to know you! Contact: Sharon Groten

Great Books is based on the idea that by reading from the great books of our civilization, discussing them with other people, sharing insights and questions, you can reach a fuller understanding of these works than you could on your own. This week’s selection is “The Long Take” by Robin Robertson. Contact: Carol and Clint Flynn

Join fellow Common Flame folks for an afternoon of ecstatic drumming, and possibly dancing. No drumming experience required, no age or physical limits, beyond the ability to stay up til 8 pm. Bring a hand drum if you have one, but we also have extra drums and other instruments to share. Dancers are always welcome!

Great Books is based on the idea that by reading from the great books of our civilization, discussing them with other people, sharing insights and questions, you can reach a fuller understanding of these works than you could on your own. This week’s selection is poetry by Emily Dickinson and e. e. Cummings. Contact: Carol and Clint Flynn

Handouts available for $20