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IWOSC Reads Its Own – January 2017

IWOSC Reads Its Own — Open to the public, everyone is invited!

Please join us for IWOSC Reads Its Own.

January 22, 2017
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Here are our talented and brave members who read their writing. Guests enjoyed a variety of works in all genres.

IWOSC Readers — January 22, 2017
  • Christy Wilhelmi
  • Stefanie Stolinsky
  • Herbie J Pilato
  • Chuck N. Baker
  • Bert Wouters
  • Janiss Garza
  • Jim Caccavo
  • G. L. Helm
  • Wanda Maureen Miller
  • Pamela Tartaglio
  • Sue Zeidler
  • Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin
  • Lisa Verlo
  • Ginger Pennington
  • Ruth Frechman

It is alway free to come hear our writers.
Guests are always welcome!
No rsvp needed.

 

Location:
Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena, California
626-449-5320

Roman’s bookstore website

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IWOSC Reads Its Own – January 2017

IWOSC Reads Its Own — Open to the public, everyone is invited!

Please join us for IWOSC Reads Its Own.

January 22, 2017
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Here are our talented and brave members who read their writing. Guests enjoyed a variety of works in all genres.

IWOSC Readers — January 22, 2017
  • Christy Wilhelmi
  • Stefanie Stolinsky
  • Herbie J Pilato
  • Chuck N. Baker
  • Bert Wouters
  • Janiss Garza
  • Jim Caccavo
  • G. L. Helm
  • Wanda Maureen Miller
  • Pamela Tartaglio
  • Sue Zeidler
  • Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin
  • Lisa Verlo
  • Ginger Pennington
  • Ruth Frechman

It is alway free to come hear our writers.
Guests are always welcome!
No rsvp needed.

 

Location:
Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena, California
626-449-5320

Roman’s bookstore website

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IWOSC Reads Its Own – July 2016

IWOSC Reads Its Own

Sunday, July 24, 2016
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Twice a year IWOSC holds a special FREE event — “IWOSC Reads its Own” — a spellbinding afternoon of eclectic, eccentric, and exemplary works – from poems to true stories to hilarious monologues and beyond, read aloud by distinguished IWOSC scribes.

An assortment of IWOSC’s talented member writers will read short excerpts from their work.

Their selections may be published, unpublished, or works in progress.

We’ll be regaled with their wit, have our emotions stirred, or be plunged into deep thought, at Vroman’s bookstore in Pasadena.

Our readers include:

  • Mike Walters
  • Anna Nicholas
  • Lee Wilson
  • Linda Neal
  • George Wassil
  • Lisa-Catherine Cohen
  • Stephanie Balikos
  • Patrick DeVuono
  • Wanda Maureen Miller
  • Vibiana Chamberlain
  • Flo Selfman
  • G.L. Helm
  • Bo Kim
  • Davia Rivka
  • Barri Clark

FREE!
Join us and bring friends and family. In fact, why not make a day of it? There’s so much to do and see in Pasadena!

Location:
Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena, California
626-449-5320

 

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IWOSC Reads Its Own – August 2015

IWOSC Reads Its Own

Sunday, August 9, 2015
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

FREE!
Everyone is invited!

Guests and members came to hear some of IWOSC’s talented member writers as they read excerpts from their work. Published, not yet published, in progress…

The writing was varied — poetry, fiction, memoir, nonfiction.

IWOSC Reads Its Own is co-chaired by Pam Lane and Ruth Frechman.
Scheduled readers (not in order of appearance):

Photo of the people reading
Left to Right: Pam Lane and Ruth Frechman, “IWOSC Reads Its Own” coordinators; Flo Selfman, IWOSC president (and reader this time); Robin Selznick Hoffman, Andrea L. Simpson, Bo Kyung Kim and her daughter, G.L. Helm, Eleanor Brownn, Marvin Wolf, Daniel Lavery, Lisa-Catherine Cohen, Zoracious D. Cree, Sunny Hilden, Gerald Everett Jones, Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin, Susan Zeidler and Patrick deVuono.
  • Robin Selznick Hoffman
  • Andrea L. Simpson
  • G.L. Helm
  • Zoracious D. Cree
  • Sunny Hilden
  • Eleanor Brownn
  • Flo Selfman
  • Marvin Wolf
  • Susan Ziedler
  • Bo Kyung Kim
  • Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin
  • Daniel C. Lavery
  • Gerald Everett Jones
  • Lisa-Catherine Cohen
  • P.M. DeVuono

Location:
Vroman’s Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, California 91101
626-449-5320

There is plenty of parking on Colorado and neighboring streets.

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IWOSC Reads Its Own – February 2015

IWOSC Reads Its Own

Another spellbinding afternoon of eclectic, eccentric, and exemplary works — from poems to true stories to hilarious monologues and beyond, read aloud by distinguished IWOSC scribes. Some of IWOSC’s talented member writers read short excerpts from their work. Their selections may be published, unpublished, or works in progress. We’ll be regaled with their wit, have our emotions stirred, or be plunged into deep thought.

Sunday, February 8, 2015
2 to 4 p.m.

Our selected readers:

  • Joe Pasquale
  • Eleanor Brownn
  • Gerald Jones
  • Margaret York
  • Steve Charnow
  • Bo Kim
  • Dan Lavery
  • Jane Neff Rollin
  • Marvin J. Wolf
  • Vibiana Chamberlin
  • Dan Boyle
  • Michele Wolfe
  • G.L. Helm
  • Lisa-Catherine Cohen
  • Pamela Lane

Free to all

Location:
Vroman’s Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, California 91101
626-449-5320

There is plenty of parking on Colorado and neighboring streets.

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IWOSC Reads Its Own – October 2014

IWOSC Reads Its Own — Everyone is invited!

Twice a year IWOSC holds a special FREE event — “IWOSC Reads Its Own” — a spellbinding afternoon of eclectic, eccentric, and exemplary works — from poems to true stories to hilarious monologues and beyond, read aloud by distinguished IWOSC scribes. Thirteen of IWOSC’s talented member writers will read short excerpts from their work. Their selections may be published, unpublished, or works in progress. We’ll be regaled with their wit, have our emotions stirred, or be plunged into deep thought, at Barnes & Noble in the Santa Monica 3rd Street Promenade.

IWOSC members who read on October 19:

  • Lisa-Catherine Cohen
  • Teresa Campbell
  • Gerald Everett Jones
  • Marvin Wolf
  • Erika Fabian
  • Blair Jockers
  • Susan Lindau
  • Jon Krampner
  • G.L. Helm
  • Andrea Wilson Woods
  • Dale Kiken
  • Pamela Lane
  • Ruth Frechman

Sunday, October 19, 2014
2 to 4 p.m.

Admission:
Free. The public is welcome. Do join us and bring friends and family. In fact, why not make a day of it? There’s so much to do and see in Santa Monica!
There is adjacent parking available at the Santa Monica Mall as well as parking in public lots on 2nd Street.

No reservations necessary.

Location:
Barnes & Noble
1201 3rd Street Promenade
Santa Monica, California
Event Room, 2nd floor

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IWOSC Reads Its Own – August 2014

IWOSC Reads Its Own — Everyone is invited!

On August 3rd we were regaled with wit, had our emotions stirred, and plunged into deep thought, at the beautiful independent bookstore, Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, California.

IWOSC  members who read on August 3:
Mark Miller,
Maryrose Smyth,
Karen Kondazian,
Flo Selfman,
Peter Conway,
Erana Leiken,
Gagik Melikyan,
Adolphus Ward,
Janiss Garza,
Daniel Lavery,
Vickey Kall,
Gary Young,
Bo Kyung Kim,
and Jon Chandonnet.

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Admission:
Free. The public is welcome. Do join us  and bring friends and family.
No reservations necessary.

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IWOSC Reads Its Own – August 2014

IWOSC Reads Its Own — Everyone is invited!

On August 3rd we were regaled with wit, had our emotions stirred, and plunged into deep thought, at the beautiful independent bookstore, Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, California.

IWOSC  members who read on August 3:
Mark Miller,
Maryrose Smyth,
Karen Kondazian,
Flo Selfman,
Peter Conway,
Erana Leiken,
Gagik Melikyan,
Adolphus Ward,
Janiss Garza,
Daniel Lavery,
Vickey Kall,
Gary Young,
Bo Kyung Kim,
and Jon Chandonnet.

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Admission:
Free. The public is welcome. Do join us  and bring friends and family.
No reservations necessary.

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IWOSC Reads Its Own – March 2014

IWOSC Reads Its Own

A great group joined us for a afternoon of eclectic, eccentric, and exemplary works — from poems to true stories to hilarious monologues and beyond — read aloud by the following distinguished IWOSC scribes.

  • HILDA BOULWARE
  • SUNNY HILDEN
  • G. L. HELM
  • TINKER LINDSAY
  • LOIS ROSE ROSE
  • MICHELLE NEWMAN
  • DIANE WILLIAMS
  • SUSAN ZEIDLER
  • GERALD EVERETT JONES
  • LISA-CATHERINE COHEN
  • PAMELA LANE
  • TELLY DAVIDSON
  • LEE GALE GRUEN
  • MARVIN J. WOLF
  • RUTH FRECHMAN

At the beautiful independent bookstore, Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, California.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Free to all
Plenty of parking on Colorado and neighboring streets.

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IWOSC Reads Its Own – July 2013

IWOSC Reads Its Own

Sunday July 14, 2013

Join us for a spellbinding afternoon of eclectic, eccentric, and exemplary works — from poems to true stories to hilarious monologues and beyond, read aloud by distinguished IWOSC scribes. We’ll be regaled with their wit, have our emotions stirred, or be plunged into deep thought as these talented member writers read short excerpts from their published, unpublished, or in-progress works at the beautiful independent bookstore, Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, California.

Free to all
Plenty of parking on Colorado and neighboring streets.