Red and Black Cafe – Portland, OR

Due to the success of the first one, all of us at the Red and Black are proud to present the second ZAP Writing Workshop, with Judith Arcana!  This is set to take place on Saturday, July 17, 2010.

Judith, a former member of JANE and Portland author, has done two events at the cafe in addition to the first workshop  Knowing that we have been putting a call-out for loans and support from our community, she wanted to help us fundraise, and had the idea of doing a ZAP writing workshop at the cafe.  Never heard of a ZAP writing workshop?  Read on!

About ZAP writing workshops

ZAP Writing Workshops are two hours long; they can serve the interests of both experienced writers and dedicated beginners because their goal is the generation of raw material. ZAP provides a jumpstart. Beginners can use the workshop as a start-up, an introduction to the use of prompts and exercises, an example of external guidance for internal purposes. Experienced writers can use the exercises to produce material for work in progress, initiate new projects, rev up, or be pushed in new directions.

Artists in other forms may benefit as well; ZAP can complement and spark their work in dance, sculpture, music, theater – whatever – through creative cross-pollination. Everybody may write in a variety of forms. The two hours will be focused on production: making words come out of your head and appear on your laptop screen or notebook page.

About Judith Arcana

Judith Arcana, who created the ZAP Writing Workshop format, is a writer of stories, poems, essays and books; she has taught writing workshops & classes to high school students, law school students, doctoral candidates and other folks in other places. Judith believes art is in no way separate from anything else, and thinks its role in our lives is more complex and far-reaching than is usually assumed. She thinks the relationship between art and politics is intimate and ancient, and she agrees with novelist Toni Morrison, who says: “The problem comes when you find harangue passing off as art …. the best art is political and you ought to make it unquestionably political and irrevocably beautiful at the same time.”

Red and Black Café regulars may have heard Judith talk and perform in the café in July or December of 2009. Visit her website (http://www.juditharcana.com) to learn more about her writing, her history as a teacher and activist, and her attitude (click on BIO, OP-ED, WRITING + other pages and sub-pages for info).

How to Register

Just stop by the Red and Black Cafe starting on Thursday, June 10th, and pick up a registration form.  Additionally, you can now fill out the form via e-mail and pay for the workshop via PayPal.   Please see the registration form below.  The cost of the workshop is $50 – 75, sliding scale.  This price includes a breakfast of bagels and spreads, which will be offered at the end of the workshop.  All registrants must be paid up prior to the workshop, which is set to take place on Saturday, July 17, 2010.

The minimum number of registrants needed for the workshop to happen is 6; the maximum that can register is 12.  If the total number of registrants is less than 6, the workshop will be canceled and those who have paid will be given a full refund.  The deadline for registration (or canceling if you have already registered) is July 10th.  Registrants will be given a receipt for the amount paid, which will be required to obtain their refund.  Please note that refunds will not be issued after July 16, 2010.

ZAP WRITING WORKSHOP WITH JUDITH ARCANA – REGISTRATION FORM

Due to the limitations of WordPress, please follow the following procedure to register online:

1) Copy and paste this form into an e-mail to us, and send it to: redandblackbooking@riseup.net with the words “ZAP Workshop registration” in the subject.  Make sure you CC yourself or keep the e-mail in a different folder; this will be your receipt in case you need to cancel or if we need to refund you.

2) Go to our homepage, and on the bottom right-hand side, click the “Donate” button.  This will take you to a secure Paypal page.  You do not have to have a Paypal account to use this function.  When sending money, PLEASE send it as a “gift,” otherwise Paypal takes fees out of the transaction and the sliding scale model becomes flawed.

3) Our booking coordinator will send you a confirmation when the money has been received and you have been added to the list of attendees.  It’s just one person doing this, so please be patient!

4) E-mail us with any additional questions or concerns.

NAME: _____________________________________________________

PHONE: ____________________________________________________

EMAIL: ____________________________________________________

The workshop will take place on Saturday, July 17, 2010. The cost is $50-75, sliding scale. This price includes a small breakfast of bagels and spreads, which will be offered at the end of the workshop.

Registration and / or cancelations must be complete by 7/10/10.

AMOUNT PAID: _______________ PAYMENT TYPE: Cash, Check, PayPal

I understand that upon my signature of this document, I will be registered for the above-mentioned writing workshop.  In the event of a cancelation due to lack of registrants or other reasons, I will present my receipt to any counter worker for a full refund.  Refunds will not be issued after 7/10/10.

SIGNATURE: ________________________________ DATE: ________

Other Noteworthy Things

Due to the workshop happening inside the cafe, we will be closed to the general public from 9 – 11am.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.  We will be open for business as usual starting at 11am and closing at our normal 11pm.

Coffee, juice, and tea will be available for sale prior to the beginning of the workshop, but no food.  The price of the workshop does include a breakfast, but it will be offered at the end of the workshop.  Make sure you eat a little something before you get to the cafe!

If successful, this could potentially happen another one or two times during the year.  We welcome any feedback!

Questions?  Concerns?  Contact us!

Feel free to send us an e-mail at redandblackbooking@riseup.net if you have any clarifying questions or concerns regarding the workshop. Remember that this is also the general e-mail address given to the public, so volume mat be high at times.  Rest assured that your e-mail be answered as quickly as possible.

In solidarity,

Red and Black Cafe