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