16th ANNUAL WINTER POETRY & PROSE GETAWAY in CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC WINTER WEEKEND WORKSHOP
17th ANNUAL WINTER POETRY & PROSE GETAWAY
in CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY
January 15-18, 2010
An annual conference for Writers, Artists and Teachers with challenging and supportive workshops on the oceanfront at the Grand Hotel. The well renowned faculty are headed by Peter Murphy, and include Stephen Dunn, Mark Doty, Michael Broek, Priscilla Orr, Barbara Daniels, and more!
Join us in Cape May during the holiday weekend honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, to begin a few poems, write a short story or two, work on a chapter of your memoir or simply to nurture your inner artist. Workshops are available for both Poetry and Prose, including beginning and advanced techniques, writing memoir or for the children’s market, as well as workshops in song writing, photography, and painting. Workshops run 9am-4pm (noon on Monday), and there are evening receptions, open mikes, dancing and other opportunities.
Tuition: $385.00 includes workshops. Additional independent tutorials are available for an additional fee. Registration with 50% deposit is due by November 15 ($25 early bird discount if paid in full by Nov. 15), with remaining balance due by December 15. Room packages for staying at the Grand Hotel are available, with rates starting at $250 for the weekend.
College credit is available for these workshops through Rutgers-Camden - contact the Winterim Office at 856-225-6098 for more information and details.
For more detailed information and registration forms, see the website at http://www.wintergetaway.com
AMHERST EARLY MUSIC WINTER WEEKEND WORKSHOP
Friday, January 15- Monday, January 18, 2010
The workshop consists of four class periods a day. We offer consort music at all levels except beginner as well as masterclasses in voice, recorder, viol, harpsichord, and Baroque flute. Other classes include medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque repertory, large-group playing and singing and early notation. Classes are held in the spacious, well-lighted classrooms of the Rutgers University Fine Arts Building, just across the river from Philadelphia in Camden, NJ. Door to door van service will run between the Omni Hotel and Rutgers, a 7-minute ride. Instrument storage is available at Rutgers.
Faculty and fees will be available shortly. College credit is available for this workshop for additional tuition - contact the Winterim Office at 856-225-6098 for more information.
For full information and registration forms, see http://www.amherstearlymusic.org
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST PREPARATORY WORKSHOPS
This intensive workshop series run by Dr. Anthony Poplawski (senior associate at the Rohrer Center) helps you learn how to better manage the test, budget your time and reduce your anxiety. Learn how the test questions are designed. This makes finding the correct answer among the multiple choices easier. Once your anxiety is reduced, you will be prepared to succeed. We will cover guessing techniques and time management. We’ll also analyze incorrect answers.
GMAT Prep Course Goals
- To reduce test anxiety.
- You will familiarize yourself with the tasks you must perform; and you will develop and master an attack plan specific to each question type.
- To learn the character of the question types.
- You will rehearse the logic, rhetoric, and math employed in a multiple choice form.
- To learn effective management; and to reduce anxiety by elevating your score in practice testing.
Workshop fee of $295 includes instructional materials and parking fees.
See the website for dates, registration and application:
http://camden-sbc.rutgers.edu/ProspectiveStudent/GMATprep.htm