Special Events

Artists-in-Action Art Fair & Open House
Come visit the beautiful Womanspace campus as we launch an exciting new year of programs, art classes and fun events. Our artists will be in action as they demonstrate watercolor, collage, wheel-thrown and handbuilt pottery, acrylic painting, jewelry making & more. Their work will be on display and available for purchase, and you may even try some of the art forms yourself! While you’re there, tour the buildings, stroll the gardens, and walk the labyrinth. You can also sign up for art classes and other programs offered at Womanspace this fall. In addition to art presentations, you can learn about holistic health from our member experts, try out chair massage, foot reflexology, and other products and services. This is a great opportunity to connect and re-connect with Womanspace, so bring your family and friends. Like most things at Womanspace, this fun event is open to the public—men, women & children!

Date: September 11
Time: Saturday, 10:00a–2:00p
Location: Womanspace Campus

Wine Tasting Event
Join us for friendship, wine and light hors d'oeuvres from Josef Barbados at Artale Wine Co. Forty wines will be on hand plus other surprises...rain or shine! Proceeds benefit programs at Womanspace.

Date: September 17
Time: Friday, 5:30–8:30p
Location: Artale Wine Co., 6876 Springcreek Rd., Rockford
Cost: $15 donation at door

Family Fun Night: Wii Anyone?
Come to a fun evening for all ages with games, good conversation and fun! Membership is not required and you may come by yourself or with family or friends. Bring some food or drink to share, plus maybe your favorite board game. The Junior Members' might even show you how to use their new Wii!.

Course #: SE10-2
Date: October 22
Time: Friday, 7:00–9:00p
Location: Fountain View Room & Library
Cost: Freewill Offering

The Story of Dorothy Day:
Warrior for peace & Champion of the Poor
A one-woman play starring Sarah Melici
Dorothy Day was jailed as a suffragette in the 1920s and faced great challenges throughout her life, including failed love affairs, poverty, and social and political injustice. She was a committed pacifist and the play opens with 75 year-old Day once again in jail for picketing, this time with Cesar Chavez and the California grape growers. Portraying multiple characters, Melici reflects on the incidents, turning points and pivotal people in Day’s life. Her soup kitchens and houses of hospitality were gathering spots and places of refuge, not only for the poor, but for social activists, religious intellectuals, reformers, and radicals. Don’t miss this story of a woman whose folly surpassed the wisdom of this world.

Sarah Melici has starred on stage and screen, and collaborated on the script for The Story of Dorothy Day. She has extensive acting credits in regional theater, plus a national tour of Driving Miss Daisy. Ms. Melici appeared in Temptation by Vaclav Havel at the New York Shakespeare Festival. Other credits include Law and Order, The Golden Years and Woody Allen’s Stardust Memories.

Course #: SE10-3
Date: November 4
Time: Thursday, 7:30p
Location: Fisher Memorial Chapel,
Rockford College, 5050 E. State St., Rockford
Cost: $25 adults/$15 students (sorry, no member discount) Seating is limited–Advance purchase is recommended.

VIP Brunch with Sarah Melici
Share with us this special opportunity to get up close and personal with actress Sarah Melici the morning after she presents her one-woman play on Dorothy Day. Space is limited, so reserve your seat today!

Course #: SE10-4
Date: November 5
Time: Friday, 11:30a
Location: Fountain View Room at Womanspace
Cost: $50 donation (includes one admission to The Story of Dorothy Day performance and one brunch.)

Sponsored by:

Dorothy Day Sponsors

Celebrating 35 Years of Transformation: Our Foremothers
Join us for a special evening along the Rock River as we remember our history and celebrate the many important women who have shaped Womanspace since 1975. All are invited to this event—members, family, friends, and those who want to learn more and support Womanspace. We will honor our foremothers, living and passed, who have forged the unique sisterhood that is Womanspace. There are even a few men who are honorary members of this group! We will also savor the present energy and excitement on campus, plus look to a bright future with our Junior Members as we pass the light to them. Includes light refreshments.

Course #: SE10-5
Date: November 12
Time: Friday, 7:00p
Location: YMCA Log Lodge, 200 Y Blvd., Rockford
Cost: $35 or $50 donation ($50 donation honors a foremother in a keepsake booklet)

Barnes & Noble Bookfair
Just in time for the holidays! Choose from bestsellers, games, gift items, home and office products, Godiva® chocolates, packaged Starbucks® coffee, CDs, DVDs and children's books and toys. While you're there, enjoy our special events throughout the store! A percentage of your Barnes & Noble purchases will benefit Womanspace.

Date: December 4
Time: Saturday, 9:00a–9:00p
Location: Barnes & Noble at Cherryvale Mall, 7200 Harrison Ave.

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