Schedule
The 2022 Schedule will be published in March. Feel free, however, to peruse the 2019 schedule below, which offers you an idea of our programming. (Note: Convivio did not meet in 2020 or 2021 due to COVID-19.)
Convivio 2019
Schedule
Monday, June 10
10:30
Arrival in Rome (precise meeting instructions sent to participants two weeks in advance)
11:00-11:30
Chartered bus to Postignano (total time: 2½ hours; one bathroom stop)
2:00
Arrival and welcome in Postignano
3:00-6:00
Acclimation, orientation, and relaxation
6:00
Introduction to Convivio with Chad Davidson and Greg Fraser
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
Tuesday, June 11
8:00
Breakfast
9:00-10:00
Art Master Class with David Fraser: “Artistic Challenges”
11:00-12:00
Writing Master Class with Charlotte Pence: “How the Italian Sonnet Changed Literature (and the World)”
12:00
Lunch
2:00-5:00
One-on-One Writing Conferences (meeting place determined by faculty member and communicated to participants once in Postignano)
Greg Fraser: Lorie Moore (2:00-2:45)
Jim Burrows (3:00-3:45)
Mary Ben Christiansen (4:00-4:45)
Dionne Bremyer: Barry Marks (2:00-2:45)
Roger Carlisle (3:00-3:45)
Sarah Huerta (4:00-4:45)
Charlotte Pence: Jess Oswalt (2:00-2:45)
Candice Horde (3:00-3:45)
Peter Vertacnik (4:00-4:45)
Susannah Mintz: John Christy (3:00-3:45)
Hailey Hughes (4:00-4:45)
John Poch: Ed Wilson (2:00-2:45)
Nell Mittelstead (3:00-3:45)
Kellina Moore (4:00-4:45)
Chad Davidson: Taylor Johnson (4:00-4:45)
Matt Roth: Julian Banuelos (4:00-4:45)
2:00-3:30
Art Workshop with David Fraser
3:30-5:00
Music Workshop with Craig Schroer
6:00
Convivio Faculty Reading: Dionne Bremyer
7:00
Aperitivo in Vini e Oli, the Borgo’s Enoteca
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
Wednesday, June 12
8:00
Breakfast
9:00-10:30
Writing Workshops (workshop space determined by faculty member and communicated to participants once in Postignano)
John Poch: Jim Burrows, Ed Wilson, Roger Carlisle, John Christy, Barry Marks
Dionne Bremyer: Sarah Huerta, Kellina Moore, Candice Horde, Drew Shelnutt
Charlotte Pence: Matt Roth, Julian Banuelos, Peter Vertacnik, Nell Mittelstead
Susannah Mintz: Janet Wood, Sal Peralta, Hailey Hughes, Jess Oswalt, Taylor Johnson
10:30-12:00
Italian Lessons with Elisa Bassetti, Owner of Artelingua Language School in Spoleto
12:00
Lunch
2:00-3:30
Art Workshop with David Fraser
3:30-5:00
Music Workshop with Craig Schroer
5:00-6:00
Craft Lecture by Visiting Writer Matt Roth: “Syntax Is Plot”
6:00
Degustazione del Vino (with Sommelier Michele Chiabolotti)
Sample some prominent wines from the Umbria region
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
Thursday, June 13
8:00
Breakfast
9:00-10:00
Art Workshop with David Fraser
10:30-11:30
Music Workshop with Craig Schroer
12:00
Lunch
2:00-5:00
One-on-One Writing Conferences
Greg Fraser: Taylor Johnson (2:00-2:45)
Sarah Huerta (3:00-3:45)
Peter Vertacnik (4:00-4:45)
Dionne Bremyer: Jess Oswalt (2:00-2:45)
Candice Horde (3:00-3:45)
Nell Mittelstead (4:00-4:45)
Charlotte Pence: Ed Wilson (2:00-2:45)
Kellina Moore (3:00-3:45)
Julian Banuelos (4:00-4:45)
Susannah Mintz: Lorie Moore (2:00-2:45)
Mary Ben Christiansen (3:00-3:45)
Jim Burrows (4:00-4:45)
John Poch: John Christy (2:00-2:45)
Hailey Hughes (3:00-3:45)
Sal Peralta (4:00-4:45)
Matt Roth: Roger Carlisle (4:00-4:45)
2:00-3:30
On the Convergence of Poetry and Music, with Barry Marks and Visiting Artist Alan Goldspiel
3:30-5:00
Art Lecture by David Fraser: “Treasures of the National Gallery of Umbria, in Perugia”
6:00
Convivio Faculty Reading by John Poch, with Visiting Writer Dan Albergotti
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
10:00
Live Music in the Rose Garden with Gianluca De Maria and his band
Friday, June 14
(A Day in Perugia)
8:00
Breakfast
9:00
Chartered bus to Perugia
11:00-2:00
Free time in the city to shop and eat
Take some time to stroll medieval Perugia’s main thoroughfare, Corso Vannucci, full of shops, gorgeous belvederes, and churches
2:00
Visit to the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria
We’ll tour the fabulous late Gothic and early Renaissance holdings of this gem of a museum
3:00-5:00
Historic Center
Free time for cafe sitting and contemplation
5:00
Return to Postignano
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
Saturday, June 15
8:00
Breakfast
9:00-10:00
Spoken Word Discussion and Reading by Visiting Writer Brian Hawkins
10:30-12:00
Writing Workshops
John Poch: Sal Peralta, Janet Wood, Kellina Moore, Drew Shelnutt, Hailey Hughes
Dionne Bremyer: Matt, Roth, Ed Wilson, Jess Oswalt, Barry Marks, Nell Mittelstead
Charlotte Pence: Roger Carlisle, Candice Horde, Taylor Johnson, Sarah Huerta
Susannah Mintz: Jim Burrows, Peter Vertacnik, John Christy, Julian Banuelos
12:00
Lunch
2:00-3:30
Art Workshop with David Fraser
3:30-5:00
Music Workshop with Craig Schroer
6:00
Concert in the Chapel
Guitarist Simone Vallerotonda
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
10:00
Open Mic with Barry Marks
Sunday, June 16
(A Day in Spoleto)
8:00
Breakfast
9:00
Chartered Bus to Spoleto
10:00-1:00
Free time
Stroll Spoleto's shopping district, visit the town's Romanesque duomo, or take a hike along the old Giro dei Condotti footpath
1:00
Lunch (in one of three planned locations)
3:00
Tour of the Archeological Museum or Spoleto's duomo
We'll break into three groups: one for the museum, one for the church, the final for a restorative walk
4:30
Return to Postignano
6:30
Convivio Faculty Reading by Charlotte Pence, with Visiting Writer Matt Roth
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
Monday, June 17
8:00
Breakfast
9:00-10:00
Free Time
10:00-12:00
Screening of Being George Clooney (Dir. Mariano, 2016), followed by talk: “Echoes of the Self: Language, Translation, and Identities,” by Anne Barnhart
12:00
Lunch
2:00-3:30
Art Workshop with David Fraser
3:30-5:00
Music Workshop with Craig Schroer
6:00
Convivio Faculty Reading by Susannah Mintz, with Sal Peralta
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
Tuesday, June 18
8:00
Breakfast
9:00-10:00
Art Workshop with David Fraser
10:00-11:00
Music Workshop with Craig Schroer
11:00-12:00
Morning Dante Talk with Chad Davidson: “Ulysses in Hell”
12:00
Lunch
4:00
Annual Postignano 1.5k Fun Run
6:00
Final Festivities in the Rose Garden
8:00
Dinner at La Casa Rosa
Wednesday, June 19
(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 (60 euro per taxi)
Conference Attendees
Anne Barnhart
Jim Burrows
Leslie Carlisle
Roger Carlisle
Mary Ben Christiansen
John Christy
Kenneth Cox
Gwen Davidson
Sonia Friedman
Bob Heaberlin
Candice Horde
Barry Marks
Nell Mittelstead
Kellina Moore
Lorie Moore
Jessica Oswalt
Sal Peralta
Chris Rolka
Drew Shelnutt
Amanda Wilson
Ed Wilson
Janet Wood
Student Scholarship Recipients
Julian Banuelos
Sarah Huerta
Hailey Hughes
Taylor Johnson
Peter Vertacnik
Teaching Faculty
Dionne Irving Bremyer
David Fraser
Susannah Mintz
Charlotte Pence
John Poch
Craig Schroer
Visiting Artists
Dan Albergotti
Alan Goldspiel
Brian Hawkins
Matt Roth
Conference Directors
Chad Davidson
Gregory Fraser
Staff at Postignano
Nino Di Bonito
Mafi Pappalardo Chiabolotti
Michele Chiabolotti
Francesco Clementi
Maria Massimiani
Hasim Sulejmani
Annalisa Martinisi
Giulia Sensini
Giuliana Bruni
Marisa Diotallevi
Tiziana Massimiani
Angelo Pedicini
Alberica Gerardi
Fabio Patassa
