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  • Marin Poetry Center Traveling Show

    O'Hanlon Center for the Arts

    Poetry in the Gallery! This summer, MPC members will perform their work in venues all over the Bay Area including O'Hanlon Center.   Event is free.  Just come by!

  • Seeing Through a Different Lens – Wabi Sabi for Writers, Artists, and Other Creatives with Catherine Flaxman

    O'Hanlon Center for the Arts

    “We learn nothing from the things we know.”  John Cage Wabi-Sabi focuses on the wisdom of Nature, sensory experience, intuition and an appreciation of the evanescence of life.  Wabi Sabi perspectives remind us that all things are imperfect, impermanent, flawed and incomplete.  Just like we are! Bring your iPad, your notepad, your sketch pad, journal, poetry, art […]

    $60.00 – $75.00

  • Memoir Writing – Taster Class With Jill Morris

    O'Hanlon Center for the Arts

    Have you ever wanted to write your life story, but do not know how to proceed? Register to Jill Morris's Memoir Writing - Taster Class.

    $32.00

  • Writers Night Out 2025

    O'Hanlon's annual reading by writers of all levels is always a fresh delight. Includes writers from Abby Wasserman's writing workshops.

    Free

  • J. Ruth Gendler Artist’s Talk and Reading: The Town of Qualities

    O'Hanlon Center for the Arts

    Artist's Talk and Reading: The Town of Qualities You are warmly invited to an artist talk and reading where Ruth will read the texts that accompany these monotypes, elaborate on her lifelong curiosity about Qualities, her path as an artist and writer “speaking two languages,” the monotype  printmaking process, and the power of returning to […]

    Free

  • DREAMS, VISIONS and THE CREATIVE EYE with Catherine Flaxman

    O'Hanlon Center for the Arts

    DREAMS, VISIONS and THE CREATIVE EYE “Mystery is at the heart of creativity.  That, and surprise.”  Julia Cameron Poets, writers, visual artists, and other creatives are invited to attend an afternoon of exploration and creativity, directly inspired by the art, DREAMS and VISIONS, curated and displayed in the Gallery in July. Bring your iPad, your […]

    $30.00 – $40.00

  • Artist in Residence Event: A Night of Art & Insight with Lee Ann Prescott

    O'Hanlon Center for the Arts

    Experience a unique evening of art, spirit, and story. Join us as Writer in Residence Lee Ann Prescott shares powerful new writings exploring the creative process and its deep connection to spiritual awakening. The evening also includes a participatory reading from The Flag Oracle, her 48-card oracle deck inspired by textile art and nature photography […]

    Free

  • Journal Writing: Free Your Creative Voice with Peller Marion

    O'Hanlon Center for the Arts

    Journaling helps you discover a portal into your creative voice. It helps you make sense out of your life, diminish stress, gather yourself and reflect, dig deep and discover what you really think and feel, figure out who you used to be and how you got to be who you are today, connect the dots […]

    $35.00 – $40.00

  •  Inside JUNK JOURNALING with Peller

    O'Hanlon Center for the Arts

    Junk journaling is a creative and mindful craft that blends scrapbooking and collaging, serving as a heartfelt response to the fleeting nature of digital life. In a world dominated by screens and instant communication, junk journaling invites you to slow down and reconnect with tangible, physical materials—snipping, gluing, and layering to create meaningful art. By […]

    $35.00 – $40.00

  • Giacometti’s Last Ride – Book event with novelist Bart Schneider and artist Chester Arnold

    O'Hanlon Center for the Arts

    Novelist Bart Schneider will present his new book Giacometti's Last Ride, with artist/collaborator Chester Arnold, in an hour of readings and images from the novel, followed by time for a Q&A. This is the second collaboration for Schneider and Arnold, following their 2022 book of poetry and paintings about food, The Daily Feast. The two longtime friends get together […]

    Free

  • Creative Writing w/ Abby Wasserman

    Creative Writing w/ Abby Wasserman
    O'Hanlon Center for the Arts

      This weekly group features freewriting (to loosen the Muse) with sustained and supportive group critiques of works in progress. The facilitator is a journalist, author, and editor who has been leading OHCA writing groups for over 20 years.   $160, $130 OH member for 6 sessions Single session drop-in: $30 Visit Abby Wasserman's Website […]