SCHEDULE
The 2023 Convivio schedule will be posted in April. Until then, feel free to peruse the 2022 Schedule below.
Monday, June 13
11:00 (approximate time)
Arrival in Rome (precise meeting instructions sent to participants two weeks in advance)
12:00 (approximate time)
Chartered bus to Postignano (total time: 2½ hours; masks required)
2:30
Arrival and welcome in Postignano
Acclimation, orientation, and relaxation
6:00
Introduction to Convivio, in the rose garden
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
Tuesday, June 14
8:00
Breakfast
9:00-10:00
Mindfulness, meditation, and stretching with Kimberly Prince Korobov
10:00-11:00
Art workshop with Erin Dixon
11:00-12:00
"On Travel Writing," with Dionne Irving Bremyer
12:00
Lunch
2:00-4:00
One-on-one writing conferences (meeting place determined by faculty member and communicated to participants once in Postignano)
Dionne Irving Bremyer:
Caleb Braun (2:00-2:45)
Gigi Cheng (3:00-3:45)
Greg Fraser:
Sheila Bernstein (2:00-2:45)
Janet Spaulding (3:00-3:45)
Diamond Forde:
Zion Robinson (2:00-2:45)
Matt Miller:
Tegan Pedersen (2:00-2:45)
Ed Wilson (3:00-3:45)
Susannah Mintz:
Kimberly Prince Korobov (2:00-2:45)
Jenna Harvie (3:00-3:45)
Megan Sexton:
Barry Marks (2:00-2:45)
Roger Carlisle (3:00-3:45)
Hananah Zaheer:
Sal Peralta (2:00-2:45)
4:00-5:30
Music workshop with Craig Schroer
6:00-7:00
Art lecture with Nathan Rees
7:00
Aperitivo near the new pizza oven
8:00
Pizza dinner "al fresco"
Wednesday, June 15
8:00
Breakfast
9:00-10:00
Mindfulness, meditation, and stretching with Kimberly Prince Korobov
10:00-1:00 (with coffee Break)
Cooking lessons at the Tavola Rossa Academy
Diamond Forde, Heather Turner, Sheila Bernstein, Janet Spaulding,
Nabila Lovelace, Jenna Harvie, Gigi Cheng, Craig Schroer, Erin Dixon, Nathan Rees
10:00-11:00
Writing workshops (workshop space determined by faculty member and communicated to participants once in Postignano)
Dionne Irving Bremyer:
Roger Carlisle, Ed Wilson, Kimberly Prince Korobov
Susannah Mintz:
Barry Marks, Sal Peralta, Tegan Pedersen, Caleb Braun
12:00
Lunch
2:00-3:30
Art workshop with Erin Dixon
3:30-5:00
Music workshop with Craig Schroer
5:00-6:00
Convivio reading by Dionne Irving Bremyer and Hananah Zaheer
6:30-8:00
Degustazione del vino
Sample some prominent wines from the Umbria region
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
Thursday, June 16
8:00
Breakfast
9:00-10:00
Mindfulness, meditation, and stretching with Kimberly Prince Korobov
10:00-11:00
Art workshop with Erin Dixon
11:00-12:00
Music workshop with Craig Schroer
12:00
Lunch
2:00-4:00
One-on-one writing conferences
Dionne Irving Bremyer:
Ed Wilson (2:00-2:45)
Greg Fraser:
Janet Spaulding (2:00-2:45)
Sheila Bernstein (3:00-3:45)
Diamond Forde:
Sal Peralta (2:00-2:45)
Matt Miller:
Roger Carlisle (2:00-2:45)
Susannah Mintz:
Zion Robinson (2:00-2:45)
Tegan Pedersen (3:00-3:45)
Megan Sexton:
Caleb Braun (2:00-2:45)
Gigi Cheng (3:00-3:45)
Hananah Zaheer:
Barry Marks (2:00-2:45)
Jenna Harvie (3:00-3:45)
4:00-5:00
Art lecture by Nathan Rees in the chapel
6:30-7:30
Convivio reading by Megan Sexton and Nabila Lovelace
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
8:00
Chef's Table at the Tavola Rossa Academy
Roger Carlisle, Leslie Carlisle, Ed Wilson, Amanda Wilson, Barry Marks,
Heather Turner, Bob Heaberlin, Chad Davidson
Friday, June 17
8:00
Breakfast
9:00-11:00
Bocce ball tournament
12:00
Lunch
2:00-3:00
Art workshop with Erin Dixon
3:00-4:00
Music workshop with Craig Schroer
4:00-6:00
Annual 1.5K fun run/walk
6:30-7:30
Convivio reading by Susannah Mintz and Matt Miller
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
8:00
Chef's Table at the Tavola Rossa Academy
Sheila Bernstein, Janet Spaulding, Erin Dixon, Rick Stoops, Meg Harper,
Matt Miller, Caleb Braun, Hananah Zaheer, Zion Robinson
Saturday, June 18
8:00
Breakfast
9:00-10:00
"W. B. Yeats and Italy," with Meg Harper
10:00-1:00 (with coffee break)
Cooking lessons at the Tavola Rossa Academy
Nora Hunter, Rick Stoops, Leslie Carlisle, Caleb Braun, Amanda Wilson, Dionne Irving Bremyer, Zion Robinson
10:30-11:30
Writing workshops
Megan Sexton:
Ed Wilson, Roger Carlisle, Barry Marks
Diamond Forde and Nabila Lovelace:
Sal Peralta, Gigi Cheng, Sheila Bernstein, Janet Spaulding
Matt Miller and Hananah Zaheer:
Jenna Harvie, Tegan Pedersen, Zion Robinson
12:00
Lunch
2:00-3:00
Emily Dickinson appreciation, with Roger Carlisle
Bring a favorite Emily Dickinson poem to share with the group
6:30
Concert in the chapel
Francesco Di Giandomenico (guitar) and Paolo Castellani (violin)
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
10:00
Open mic with Barry Marks
Sunday, June 19
8:00
Breakfast
9:00-10:00
Mindfulness, meditation, and stretching with Kimberly Prince Korobov
10:00-11:00
Art workshop with Erin Dixon
11:00-12:00
Music workshop with Craig Schroer
12:00
Lunch
3:00-4:00
"Dante and the Forest of Suicides," with Chad Davidson
4:30-6:30
Screening of the film Il Mafioso (1964) and talk with Marella Feltrin-Morris
7:00
Prosecco in the rose garden, with performance by Michael Hunter
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
Monday, June 20
8:00
Breakfast
9:00-10:00
Mindfulness, meditation, and stretching with Kimberly Prince Korobov
12:00
Lunch
2:00-3:00
Art workshop with Erin Dixon
6:30-7:30
Convivio reading by Diamond Forde and Sal Peralta in the chapel (in person if you are not isolating, via Zoom if you are)
8:00
Pizza dinner "al fresco"
Tuesday, June 21
8:00
Breakfast
9:00-10:00
Mindfulness, meditation, and stretching with Kimberly Prince Prince Korobov
10:00-11:00
Concert in the chapel
Gigi Cheng (piano)
The concert will be available through Zoom
12:00
Lunch
6:00
Final festivities in the rose garden
hosted by Tegan Pedersen and Zion Robinson. Come prepared to read something, show something, or share something.
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
Wednesday, June 22
(Day of Departure)
Note: Place all but your carry-on luggage outside of your apartment door by 5:30 a.m. Staff will transport luggage to the bus.
5:30-6:00
Light breakfast
6:15
Chartered bus to Rome airport
For those not traveling back to Rome, we can arrange for transport to the Spoleto train station (70 euro per taxi).
Conference Attendees
Anne Barnhart
Sheila Bernstein
Caleb Braun
Aaron Bremyer
Leslie Carlisle
Roger Carlisle
Bob Heaberlin
Michael Hunter
Nora Hunter
Kimberly Prince Korobov
Sevryn Korobov
Barry Marks
Chris Rolka
Janet Spaulding
Richard Stoops
Heather Turner
Amanda Wilson
Ed Wilson
Student Scholarship Recipients
Gigi Cheng
Jenna Harvie
Tegan Pedersen
Zion Robinson
Resident Artists and Scholars
Dionne Irving Bremyer
Erin Dixon
Diamond Forde
Susannah Mintz
Nathan Rees
Megan Sexton
Craig Schroer
Visiting Artists and Scholars
Marella Feltrin-Morris
Meg Harper
Nabila Lovelace
Matt Miller
Sal Peralta
Hananah Zaheer
Conference Directors
Chad Davidson
Gregory Fraser
