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SUMMARY:Trauma as a Character in Writing
DESCRIPTION:The Writers Alliance of Gainesville will feature teacher\, storyteller\, and author Kathy Connor Dobronyi as she shares her insights on incorporating trauma as a character in your writing.\n\nCome join us at the Millhopper Library at 2:30 p.m. on the second Sunday in January\, when WAG member Kathy Connor Dobronyi will share her personal stories of trauma and the stories of her characters to help you write about trauma.\n\nTrauma is a word we often hear\, yet its true nature is frequently misunderstood and underestimated. Trauma has three levels: acute\, chronic\, and complex\, a combination of the aforementioned. No single definition of trauma suffices; it can be different things to different people.\n\nKathy has lived with complex trauma from a childhood of abuse and war. She used the memory of her time in Saigon\, where she experienced terrorist bombings at an American theater and other facilities where Americans congregated. She also witnessed human immolation and heard the bombs and gunfire during the overthrow of the South Vietnamese president on November 1\, 1963.\n\nKathy is not a therapist or a clinician. She is a retired high school teacher\, a storyteller\, and a writer. Drawing on stories from her own life and the lives of her characters\, she explores the various facets of trauma and healing.\n\nAlthough she wrote articles for trade journals and developed lesson plans used by the Folgers Institute\, she never considered herself an author until she was asked by a local newspaper editor to write her story: Under the Wings of a Good Luck Phoenix: Memoir of an American Girl in Saigon\, June 1963 to March 1964.\n\nThis program is free and open to the public. Join us!\n2:30-4:30 PM\nJanuary 11 \n\nMillhopper Branch\, Alachua County Library
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LOCATION:Millhopper Library\, 3145 NW 43rd St\, Gainesville\, 32606\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:CONTRA DANCE featuring music played by the Coral Riff and calling by Johnathan King
DESCRIPTION:  \nContra is a dance done with a lively\, walking step. You simply walk in time to the music – one step for each beat of music. There is no fancy footwork required. There is a caller for every dance who walks the dancers through the moves before the music begins and continues to call until the dancers are confidently moving through the dance. If you can walk\, you can contra dance!   \n7 PM Friday January 16 \nUnited Church of Gainesville  \n1624 NW 5th AVE  \nGainesville\, FL  32601  \nOrganized by Gainesville Oldtime Dance Society www.godsdance.org   \nSuggested Donation:$10 (ages 26+)\, $5 (ages 16-25)\, Dancers ages 15 & under get in FREE when accompanied by an adult.   \n• Please bring your own non-alcoholic beverage.   \n• This is a friendly welcoming recreational activity and all are welcome.   \n• No partner or experience is necessary.   \n• Contra dancing is fun and we’ll teach you how.   \n• No special dress is required.   \n• Wear comfortable\, casual attire & soft-soled non-marking shoes. 
URL:https://alachuachronicle.com/event/contra-dance-featuring-music-played-by-the-coral-riff-and-calling-by-johnathan-king/
LOCATION:United Church of Gainesville\, 1624 NW 5th Avenue\, Gainesville\, FL\, 32601\, United States
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