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SUMMARY:Receive an Image
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nReceive an Image\nApril 13 – May 4\nMonday Evenings\n6:30 – 7:45 pm ET\nvia Zoom\n  \nwith Heather Hall\n  \nVisio divina (sacred seeing) is the practice of viewing the world with the eyes of our heart. Like the ancient practice of lectio divina (sacred hearing)\, which listens to a text with the ears of our heart\, this modern adaptation – using a simple camera to attune our perception – helps us deepen our connection to the Divine. \nIn her classic book – Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice – Christine Valters Paintner reframes the traditional language of photography. Rather than “taking” or “shooting” photos\, we will practice “receiving” images as gifts. To “take” a photo is a strategic act of analysis; whereas\, to “receive” a photo with the heart is an encounter with the sacred. \nThrough this program\, you are encouraged to bring a camera on a walk so you can be fully present to receive an image. As you release expectation and judgment – from both within and beyond yourself – you’ll learn to watch for what shimmers and stirs within. Attune yourself with a new perspective and discover the invitation. Then explore the unique messages you receive. \nPlease note that this is not a “photography class.” Neither experience nor creativity are needed. No fancy camera needed\, either. In fact\, your cell phone is more than adequate for our purposes. And you need journey no further than your yard\, though we anticipate spring flowers may bring draw you out a little further. 😉 \nYour leader for this journey is Heather Hall\, who makes a habit of journeying with her camera and Divine wisdom. \nThough not required\, it’s recommended that you get a copy of Christine Valters Painter’s Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice. You can purchase it at your favorite bookseller or through The Retreat House’s Bookshop at: Eyes of the Heart  \nREGISTER HERE: \n———————————————— \n\nPayment instructions:\nPlease do no let finances get in the way of gathering with us! We welcome you to pay as you will. Also\, if you would like to donate an additional amount to support others\, we are so grateful.  \nWe prefer ONLINE payments: please visit this link just below\, make a one-time donation\, and write “Receive An Image” in the notes box.\nCUT AND PASTE INTO YOUR BROWSER: \nhttps://midshore.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=3409 \nIf CHECKS are your preferred payment\, please mark the memo line with ‘Receive and Image’ and mail them to: \nThe Retreat House \nP.O. Box \nChestertown\, MD   21620
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/receive-an-image/2026-04-22/
LOCATION:MD
CATEGORIES:Arts,Meditation,Retreats,Wisdom Circles
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SUMMARY:Poetry Open Mic - Kindness
DESCRIPTION:Join us with our friends at the Talbot County Free Library for this evening of open mic poetry on April 6th.  All are welcome!  \nBring your own poem\, or a found poem\, and/or settle in to listen!  We’ll listen together as community to poems that celebrate kindness and sing out our human story. Join us in the welcoming setting provided by our friends at the library. For more information\, please reach out: heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/poetry-open-mic-kindness/
LOCATION:Talbot County Free Library\, Easton\, 100 West Dover Street\, Easton\, MD\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community Voice,Spoken Word Event
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SUMMARY:Telling Our Story - Poetry Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us with our friends at the Talbot County Free Library for this poetry writing workshop.  All are welcome and no experience necessary! We will find our voice and create poems that tell our story – with the much loved “I Am” poem and the Haiku.   \nFor more information\, please reach out: heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/telling-our-story-poetry-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:Talbot County Free Library\, Easton\, 100 West Dover Street\, Easton\, MD\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community Voice,Spoken Word Event
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SUMMARY:Art\, Spirit\, and Creativity Circle
DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nCalling all spiritually minded\, art-loving Valentines…\n\nCome as you are. Bring your longing\, your questions\, and your love.\nRegister now and step into this spacious\, creative journey of the heart.\n  \nOn Zoom \n\n  \n  \nYou are warmly invited to a six-week art journaling journey devoted to Love. \nWe’ll explore love in its many expressions—romantic and familial\, communal and divine—through encounters with fine arts that open the heart\, awaken the body\, and guide your hand onto the page. Inspired by artists across time\, you’ll be invited into reflection on your own life\, beauty\, and the presence of God revealed through creation and creative expression. \nIf you’ve been longing for a change of heart in our troubled world\, come discover how the spiritual practices of art gazing and contemplation can open you to the great mystery of God’s love and calling through creativity—washing over you\, renewing you\, and strengthening your heart. \nAs St. Thérèse of Lisieux reminds us\, “We become what we love\, and who we love shapes what we become.” This course is an invitation to attend carefully to what—and whom—you love\, and to let that love gently form you. \n\nCourse format: \n\nWednesday\, February 4 – 6:30 – 7:30 PM ET — Opening Circle (Zoom | 60 minutes):An introductory gathering to set intention\, create community\, and begin our shared journey\nWednesday\, February 11 through Wednesday\, March 4\, 2026 — Four Weekly Email Sessions: Art prompts\, reflections\, and journaling practices delivered to you—one per week (20-30 minutes\, or\, as desired)\nWednesday\, March 11 – 6:30 – 7:30 PM ET — Closing Circle (Zoom | 60 minutes):A reflective gathering to share insights\, harvest meaning\, and bless what has unfolded\n\nNo prior art experience is needed—only a willingness to be present\, curious\, and open of heart. \nPay $33 for the 6-week course. Scholarships available. Additional donations gratefully accepted. \nThis course is facilitated and written by Lisa Groen\, in partnership with The Retreat House. All proceeds from the course will support The Retreat House\, and their online sanctuary for contemplative practice and community. \nREGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/Art-Spirit-Creativity \n  \nAbout the circle facilitator: \n \nLISA GROEN is the author of the historical novel The Cassatt Sisters and a collection of essays in The Mother’s Book of Well-Being. Her writing also appears in the textbook The Fourth Genre: Contemporary Writers of Creative Nonfiction. \nA graduate of the University of Utah and the MFA program at The Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing\, Lisa’s essays and short fiction have been published in Brevity\, The New Southerner\, and featured on Georgia Public Radio. Lisa stepped away from writing for more than a decade to pursue a corporate career and family life. In midlife she felt a pull to return\, to tell stories that highlight the resilience and creativity of women across time. \nLisa is a spiritual guide and graduate of the Shalem Institute. Lisa lives in Utah and shares city and mountain homes with her husband and their dog\, George Harrison. They have a blended family of five adult children and two grandchildren. Join Lisa on Facebook\, Instagram\, and Substack.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/art-spirit-and-creativity-circle/2026-03-11/
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CATEGORIES:Arts,Meditation,Retreats,Wisdom Circles
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SUMMARY:Poetry by the Fire
DESCRIPTION:Join us with our friends at the Talbot County Free Library for this evening of Poetry by the Fire on November 21st.  All are welcome! Bring your own poem\, or a found poem\, and/or settle in to listen!  We’ll listen to poems that sing out our human story with respect for each person. We’ll listen together as community in this cozy setting and be woven by what we hear.  For more information\, please reach out: heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/poetry-by-the-fire/
LOCATION:Talbot County Free Library\, Easton\, 100 West Dover Street\, Easton\, MD\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community Voice,Spoken Word Event
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SUMMARY:Black History and Arts Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us\, friends\, for this joyful and collaborative day of celebration of black artists and black history. Learn more about this vibrant Caroline Arts event here: https://carolinearts.org/\nThe Retreat House will be there in the poetry corner with friends from Caroline County Public Schools\, holding space for expressive storytelling. We hope you will join us on this day of creative expression. Come and tell your story\, read the poetry of a favorite black artist\, or celebrate by listening.\nLearn more about how to participate here: https://carolinearts.org/call-for-poets/\n  \n \nGroove to the beats of Teran as he serenades us throughout the day! \nThroughout the Event: \n\nIndulge your taste buds with delicious offerings from Royal T Catering.\nEngage in the interactive “Art Ball” Activity hosted by Mizzlehouse Foundation and Not a Phase Clothing.\nExplore the rich cultural heritage displayed by the Sankofa Bus with Chesapeake Heartland Foundation.
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/black-history-and-arts-celebration/
LOCATION:Caroline Arts\, 401 MARKET ST\, DENTON\, MD\, 21629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Spoken Word Event
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SUMMARY:Open Mic Poetry Night - Celebrating Love!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this special night on February 15\, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Talbot County Free Library in Easton\, Maryland. We’ll listen to the poems that sing out and celebrate LOVE! Bring your own poem\, or a found poem\, or settle in to listen! We’ll listen together and weave spoken word poetry as community. For more information\, please reach out: heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/open-mic-poetry-night-celebrating-love/
LOCATION:Talbot County Free Library\, Easton\, 100 West Dover Street\, Easton\, MD\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community Voice,Spoken Word Event
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SUMMARY:The Spirit of Poetry - Welcomes Ashley Wagner!
DESCRIPTION:What poet brings you\nhome to yourself?\nMarch 3\, 5:30 – 7:00 pm\n\nJoin us in beautiful Trinity Cathedral for this very special gathering where we will be joined by Ashley Wagner\, who will speak to telling our story\, and share poetry from her new book East Coast Blues. All are welcome to bring a self-written poem or a found poem and/or settle into the space to listen. \n$10 suggested donation/pay what you can \n\nABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ashley Wagner is a lifelong writer and Maryland resident. She received her M.S. in Professional Writing from Towson University with a focus in poetry. She is the poetry editor for the Baltimore-based\, modern gothic magazine Ligeia\, and her first book of poetry\, East Coast Blues\, is available now from Bottlecap Press. When she isn’t busy reading poetry or haunting local bookstores\, she is practicing yoga\, studying Korean\, or relaxing at home with her partner and their cat\, Mocha. You can find more of her work\, poetry and otherwise\, floating around the internet or on her website ashleywagnerpoetry.com. \n\nFor more information about this collaboration of The Retreat House at Hillsboro and Trinity Cathedral\, contact Heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/the-spirit-of-poetry-golden-threads-in-community-6/
LOCATION:Trinity Cathedral\, 315 Goldsborough St\, Easton\, MD\, 21601\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Spoken Word Event
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SUMMARY:Heart Songs - a spoken word gathering
DESCRIPTION:Gather with us at The Foundry in Denton\, Maryland on Friday\, February 24 for Heart Songs – an evening of spoken word poetry that gives voice to what we seek in the world. What are your Heartsongs for our world? All are welcome to bring a found poem or one of your own to share and/or settle into the space to listen. \n“Whatever it is that a person needs or wants\, they understand why that matters\, and that is the unfolding of their Heartsong. When a person offers that – what they need and want most – to others\, that is the next part of their Heartsong… In sharing our Heartsong with others\, it goes out into the world\, and somehow\, circles back to us.” \nMattie J.T. Stepanek \nWe offer this unique gathering in collaboration with Caroline Arts. Enjoy being part of an afternoon of poetry held in a gentle\, friendly\, and inclusive space with reverence for the dignity of each person.  \n 
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/heart-songs-a-spoken-word-gathering/
LOCATION:The Foundry\, 401 Market Street\, Denton\, MD\, 21629\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Spoken Word Event
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SUMMARY:The Spirit of Poetry - golden threads in community
DESCRIPTION:We’re calling this joyful collaboration of The Retreat House at Hillsboro and Trinity Cathedral\, Easton:\n\n\n\n\nThe Spirit of Poetry – golden threads in community\nJanuary 6\, 5:30 – 7:00pm\nHeld at Hummingbird Inn\, 14 N Aurora St\, Easton\, Maryland\n\nJoin us for an evening of spoken word poetry in Easton’s beautiful Hummingbird Inn. We’ll enjoy poetry that inspires us to notice the invitation of new beginnings. What poet draws you to notice new beginnings? All are welcome to bring a self-written poem or a found poem and/or settle in to the space to listen.\n\n\n\nTrinity Cathedral and The Retreat House at Hillsboro welcome you to a series of spoken word and poetry gatherings as part of First Fridays in Easton\, Maryland. If you cannot join in January\, we hope to see you in the following months. \n\nEnjoy being part of a night of poetry held in a gentle\, friendly\, and inclusive space with reverence for the dignity of each person. Each month will focus on a different theme and different poets.\n\nFor more information about these events\, please contact us at heather@retreathousehillsboro.org
URL:https://retreathousehillsboro.org/event/the-spirit-of-poetry-golden-threads-in-community-3/
LOCATION:Hummingbird Inn\, Easton\, MD\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts,Spoken Word Event
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