On Saturday, June 19th at 7pm, celebrated local artist Michael Woodman showcases his latest exhibit and he’s not holding anything back! Join us at the Pride Community Center for an opening wine and cheese reception. Don’t forget about your raffle money, which can win you local gift certificates and handmade art and jewelry!
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Michael Woodman Presents Gainesville’s Hottest Digital Exhibit
by Erica in June 7th 2010
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One of the biggest names in college student affairs is coming to Wild Iris Books!
by Bernadette Carter in May 4th 2010
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She had us from “Purple golf cart.” Then when we figured out who she is, we looked at each other and said, “THIS is why we gut it out as an independent bookstore.” Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends of Wild Iris (FoWI) is especially pleased to present an evening with none other than; Ronni Sanlo, Ed.D. [...]
Category: Author Events
Crack Corporate Control – Co-sponsored w CMC & MoveOn.Org – 5/4
by Erica in April 26th 2010
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Friends of Wild Iris is proud to partner with the Civic Media Center and MoveOn.Org to co-sponsor a town hall meeting, Crack Corporate Control. Join other concerned members in our community to find out how the people can have a voice, influence decisions and resist corporate control.
Dining for Women ~ April 21 ~ 6:30pm
by Brooke Wagner- FoWI Intern in April 5th 2010
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Dining for Women Gainesville is a giving circle set up to help women in other countries receive microloans to improve their communities and lives.
Category: Community, Women's Resources Tags: celebrate women, development, dining for women, feminism, fowi, fundraiser, giving circles, lending promise, microloans, Nepal, non-profit, poverty, Wild Iris Books, women's health
Picturing Ecology- A Very Special Art Walk
by Brooke Wagner- FoWI Intern in March 30th 2010
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“I had a dream, which was not all a dream. The bright sun was extinguish’d and the stars Did wander darkling in the eternal space, Rayless and pathless, and the icy earth Swung blind and blackening in the moonless air; Morn came, and went and came, and brought no day, And men forgot their passions [...]
Category: Art Tags: alachua county, art, art reception, artists, arts, artwalk, ecology, fowi, gallery events, local art, local artists, picturing ecology, Wild Iris Books
Dining for Women: Empowering Women and Children in the Developing World
by Brooke Wagner- FoWI Intern in March 16th 2010
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Friends of Wild Iris has hooked up with a new, local non-profit organization! Dining for Women empowers women living in extreme poverty by funding programs fostering good health, education and economic self-sufficiency. They do this by cultivating women’s dinner circles- inspiring individuals to make a difference through collective giving. On the 3rd Wednesday of every [...]
Category: Agency of the Month, Women's Resources Tags: children, developing country, developing world, dining for women, education, health, inmed, non-profit, woman, women, women's health
Writing about our Mother/Daughter Relationships: A Workshop with Vickie Spray
by Brooke Wagner- FoWI Intern in March 14th 2010
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The Mother/Daughter relationship can be the most complex relationship we will ever have in our lifetime and one that deserves a healing clarity. This workshop will use writing to safely explore our relationships (or lack there-of) with our mothers. Whatever your connection with your mother, past or present, writing about it gives you the power [...]
Category: Workshops, women's health Tags: author, authors, fowi, local authors, mother daughter, mother daughter relationships, poetry, poets, Wild Iris Books, women authors, women's health, writing
Discover the Past Lives of Alachua County
by Brooke Wagner- FoWI Intern in March 12th 2010
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We, Alachua County folk, live in a truly remarkable piece of history… and one with many past lives… Once a railroad town with intricate agriculture and architecture, Gainesville and Alachua County has transformed from “a small rural plantation society into a bustling commercial and industrial center and new home for the University of Florida.” Well, [...]
Category: Author Events, Local Issues Tags: alachua county, art, arts, author, authors, book signings, discover past lives, fowi, history channel, local authors, past lives, the history channel, Wild Iris Books, writing
Lesbian Stories: To Love and To Cherish with Lara Zielinsky
by Brooke Wagner- FoWI Intern in March 12th 2010
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Lesbian love and marriage… oh, boy. As I’m sure you know, the dynamics of lesbian relationships can be fun, fiery, flirty and often comical. Therefore, on Saturday, April 24, 2010 FoWI will be hosting author and contributor, Lara Zielinsky. Lara has been involved in the upcoming release of an anthology entitled To Love and To [...]
Category: Author Events, LGBTQ Tags: author, authors, book signings, celebrate women, feminism, fowi, fundraiser, lesbian, local authors, Wild Iris Books, women authors, writing
The Kitchen Incubator: Enhance the Local Food Scene
by Brooke Wagner- FoWI Intern in March 8th 2010
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Fundraiser for Kitchen Incubator featuring Local Food Roadshow Saturday, March 20, 2010 5:00pm-8:00pm Ticket Price $20 Junction 30124, Waldo The fundraiser for the Kitchen Incubator will feature the debut of Local Food Roadshow, a group of collaborating chefs and farmers presenting locally-sourced food samples. Paid admission also includes beverages (with limited wine and beer), door [...]
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