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Newsletter
CALYX Continues to expand our internet presence You can now follow CALYX on our blog, on Twitter and on Facebook... and the latest outreach is via electronic newsletter. Here are some of the recent articles: CALYX at AWP, Denver, CO If you are planning to attend the Association of Writers & Writing programs (AWP) in Denver CO, April 7-10th, please stop by our table in the book fair and say hello. We will have book signings by our authors Cass Dalglish, Frances Payne Adner, Marianne Villanueva, Catherine Brady, Ellen Bass and Diane Glancy. CALYX at PLA, Portland, OR CALYX will attend the Public Libraries Association annual Conference in Portland - we will be at the Consortium table and CALYX author Willa Schneberg will be signing "Storytelling in Cambodia" Friday, March 26th from 9:45-10:30 am March: Women's History Month According to Wikipedia, the event traces its beginnings to the first International Women's Day in 1911. In 1981, responding to the growing popularity of the event, Congress passed a resolution recognizing Women's History Week. This week was well received, and soon after, schools across the country began to have their own local celebrations. The next year, leaders from the California group shared their project at the Women's History Institute at Sarah Lawrence College. Other participants not only became determined to begin their own local Women's History Week projects, but also agreed to support an effort to have Congress declare a national Women's History Month. In 1987 Congress expanded the focus to a whole month. In 2001, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) co-sponsored the first Joint Congressional Resolution proclaiming a "Women's History Month". Soon, other state departments of education began to encourage celebrations of National Women's History Week as a way to promote equality among the sexes in the classroom. This year, marks the 30th anniversary of the National Women’s History Project that began the efforts that resulted in declaring the first National Women’s History Week and later expanding the week into a month. The theme for 2010 and the 30th anniversary celebration is “Writing Women Back into History.” To honor this year’s theme NWHP is highlighting themes from previous years that recognize a different aspect of women’s achievements. The themes include Women Taking the Lead to Save the Planet, 2008 Women's Art: Women's Vision, 2007 Generations of Women Moving Forward, 2006 Women Builders of Communities and Dreams, 2005 Women Change America, and 2003 Women Pioneering the Future. For additional information please visit www.nwhp.org DON'T FORGET!! CALYX Birthday Party Saturday, March 13, 7-9pm, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR The reading and reception is free and open to the public, from 7 to 9 pm Saturday, March 13th at the Corvallis Arts Center (700 SW Madison, Corvallis). The readings include the Oregon and Washington Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize award winners: Linda Strever (Olympia, WA), Kathryn Graves-Messer (Salem, OR), Jennifer Richter (Corvallis, OR), and Toni Van Deusen (Eugene, OR).
NOVEMBER 2009 NEWSLETTER The October 2009 Glitterati, Celebrating CALYX 33rd Anniversary was a wonderful success! Thanks to our major sponsor: Valley Catering
And thanks to sponsors: Citizens Bank Kay Dee Cole – Edward Jones Barker Uerlings Insurance Sibling Revelry
Thanks to the Calyx Board: Elle Bublitz Margarita Donnelly Nancy Greenman Beverly McFarland Michelle Marie Gail Oberst Dori Schwartz Julie Schwarz Cynthia Spencer Jenny Woodson
Thanks to our Glitterati volunteers including Linda Varsell-Smith, and Joan Hoffman, and student interns Laura Admire, Shayna England, Elise Filka, Kathleen Hurst, and Kelly Murphy. Thanks also to CALYX staff: Margarita Donnelly, Beverly McFarland, Rebecca Olson, and Karen Tokuda, as well as the many other volunteers who help make CALYX’s publications possible throughout the year, especially to Cheryl McLean & Imprint Services!
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