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Workshops at the Gell Center of the Finger LakesA Weekend with PlatoF12-G01
Release Your Stress and Find Your InspirationF12-G02
Wine and Words: Reading Between the WinesJ11-G03
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Monthly Story SlamTues., May 15, 7-8:30 p.m. Lunch Break Book TalksHosted by Steve Huff Book Discussions at Valley ManorMay 16, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. The Culinary Reading and Discussion GroupHosted by Sandy Bosworth & Kathy Pottetti
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Spend an exhilarating weekend in intense discussions on Plato’s The Republic. We’ll be discussing, in the main, 1. The idea of the Good (BK. 6); 2. Clarity and unclarity of knowing (BK. 6); and 3. The allegory of the Cave and its consequences (BK. 7). We will use Allan Bloom’s translation. Soup and salad dinner Friday and Saturday, continental breakfasts Saturday and Sunday, and pasta lunch Saturday. 
Have you noticed how difficult it can be to find inspiration to write when you’re stressed and tired? In this workshop, you’ll learn body-based techniques, from the fields of Western Energy Psychology and Eastern Yogic breathing, which immediately release stress, anger and worry. You’ll also learn a technique that helps when things don’t seem to be working well, and another that gives you an immediate and sustained burst of energy. Finally, you will learn a powerful ancient meditation technique, so simple to learn and use, that even beginning meditators typically experience immediate benefits. Price includes a delicious vegetarian lunch, prepared with local organic ingredients. Come relax, and become inspired!
“Wine is like a shy dog. Lunge for it and it backs away. Just sit still and it draws nearer. Wine is less about what you can grasp than about how you can receive it. You grasp it more firmly if you grab it less tightly.” Acclaimed wine importer, Terry Theise, has a unique way with words when it comes to understanding wine. His newest book, Reading Between the Wines is a must-read for wine novices and afficionados alike. It gives the stuff in your glass a whole new meaning, and can inspire an entirely new appreciation of the wine experience. (Recommended reading Reading Between the Wines, Terry Theise, University of California Press) Participants must be 21 years of age or older.