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Rose Placid of Roxbury Massachusetts promises the sisters attending the AmiGals Literary Retreat in June a sizzling performance that will leave them dancing in the aisles. You can bet Rose's promise can come true, she had Katie Couric, Matt Lauer and Al Roker dancing in the street on the Today Show. Be there or be square! 
 

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We Still Have Rooms; Saturday Fun Day Pass 

 

A few extra cabins have been added, so there is still time to join us for a weekend of lectures featuring you favorite authors, massages, readings, facials, yoga, aerobics, shopping and simply an exhilarating escape to the mountain air. Don't have time to take the weekend? Take advantage of the Saturday Fun Day Pass and have access to all the events and activities for the day. If you have already made a downpayment, it is important that you make your final payments before your slots are given away. Join us. It will be a weekend of amazing fun and cultural immersion.

 

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Zora Neale Hurston

March is Women History Month

Celebrate a Literary Heroine

 

Zora Neale Hurston was an American author who wrote stories, novels, anthropological folklore and an autobiography. She died in 1960 but her works have increased in popularity and are passing the test of time with staying power. She was a unique artist and scientist who produced for us a large body of work that stands equal to any body of work in American Literature and world literature.

 

Popular works readily available by Zora Neale Hurston include: Jonah's Gourd Vine (1934), Mules and Men (1935), Tell My Horse (1937), Their Eyes Were Watching God (1937), Mule Bone (A play written with Langston Hughes) (1996), and Spunk (1985)

Celebrate Women History purchase the Zora Neale Hurston postage stamp available in your local post office.


AmiGals Literary Retreat 2003 Update:

Grace Edwards will share her books and the big news of her mystery series becoming a television series starring Queen Latifah. Jill Nelson known for her non-fiction writing will share her first novel Sexual Healing. Joining the panel with Jill will be Hilda Hutcherson, M.D., who has been featured on Oprah. She will share her book What Your Mother Never Told You About S-E-X. You won't want to miss this! Solomon Jones returns to AmiGals to share his new book The Bridge. Nathasa Brooks-Harris awarding winning  romance/ suspense novelist will also share her book. RegretsValerie Wilson Wesley has a wonderful unexpected opportunity to visit South Africa so she will not be joining us. Timmothy McCann has decided to leave the publishing industry to pursue other interests.

Barely 3 Months Left Until The AmiGals Literary Retreat Begins!! Book Clubs from New Jersey, The Bronx, Long Island, Connecticut, Atlanta, Chicago and Detroit have already registered. Don't Miss the Fun! Register Today!

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Gwen Parker Ames

 

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