Weekly News: March 3-8

MARCH POTLUCK 

• Our March Potluck will be Wednesday, March 5 from 12 – 1 pm. The guest speaker will be local author and LEC member, Judy Gray.  Please join us as she discusses the book she recently co-authored, Unwavering: The Wives Who Fought.to Ensure No Man is Left Behind.  It is the inspiring and little-known true story of POW and MIA wives who, during the Vietnam War, bucked tradition and cultural norms. Admonished by government officials to “keep quiet” after being told their husbands and sons went missing, these gutsy women endured a myriad twists and turns, spoke up, and moved from the sidelines to the frontlines of advocacy.

Class & Workshop News

• BEGINNING SPANISH CLASS:  Join the class to gain confidence speaking Spanish.  They meet on Mondays from 10 am – 12pm.  No prior knowledge is required.

• MAH JONGG TIME SHIFT:  Open Play Mah Jongg will meet from 1:30 – 4 pm on Wednesday, March 5.

• SESTINA POEMS: Poetry class meets on Thursdays from 10:30am – 12pm online and in person. The poem style for this week is sestina, a narrative poetry form with six as a prominent element. No experience necessary. Register online here, or you can email info@lectampa.org, call (813) 932-0241, or sign up in person.

• PASTELS:The Thursday Pastels class with Janice is CANCELLED for this week only.  The class will resume on Thursday, March 13 from 1 – 3 pm.

Club News

• WALKING CLUB: Monday, March 3 at 9:30am. Anyone interested in joining the Monday morning Walking Club outing this week, please email Arleen at grants@lectampa.org for details. Include your cell phone number.

• YARN CLUB:The Yarn Arts Club will NOT meet this week due to Potluck. The club will resume on Wednesday, March 12  from 9:30 am – 11:30 am.  Bring a project and join the fun!

LEC Talent on Display! 

• GALLERY EXHIBIT AND RECEPTION:  LEC artists, Virginia Ferguson and Glenda Partee have art on display as part of the “Black Art Matters” exhibition in the Main Gallery of the Carrollwood Cultural Center.  A reception for the exhibition takes place on Thursday, March 7 from 5:30-7:30 pm.  All are invited.  For more information, click here.

• BOOK EVENT:  LEC member, Jayne Lisbeth, will be selling copies of her books, Raising the Dead and Writing in Wet Cement, at the Cover to Cover Bookfair for Grownups on Water Street, Wednesday, March 5, from 6:30-9:30 pm.  Click here for more information

• ANTHOLOGY SALE! Creative Fire: Embers and Ashes anthologies Vol. XXIV or earlier are now available at the LEC for only $1 each! Pick one up today.