Event name
Village Connections: Preserve Your Stories: Get Started on Your Memoirs
When
Thu 01 / 23 / 2025
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Where
Washington Park Community House
700 E Washington Blvd
Pasadena CA 91104
700 E Washington Blvd
Pasadena CA 91104
Who can attend
Open to all
Price
FREE
Organizer
Patricia La Marr
The Village Connections Series is sponsored by Clifford Swan.
Pasadena Village, a nonprofit that supports aging-in-place older adults, invites you to Village Connections on Thursday at 2 pm at the Washington Park Community Center. Socialize over complimentary coffee and tea from 2-2:30 and stay for an engaging presentation or discussion topic led and moderated by fellow adults 50+. Free
Pat Kramer, owner of Writer For Hire®, will facilitate this workshop on how to get started on your memoirs. If you want to record your life stories, join Pasadena Village for this presentation.
Pasadena Village has three active memoir and creative writing groups, and another group is percolating. After the presentation, you can find out more about joining a supportive group to keep you supported and on track as you become the author of your own story.
From Pat:
I began writing memoirs in 2008 as a way to connect with my ancestors. In the process of researching my own family history, I began meeting cousins who I had never met before and many who I had not communicated with in many years. In the process of gathering their stories, I was able to build the histories of all four of my grandparents, going back to “the old country.” I loved doing this, so much, that I began offering this service to my clients.
See the other Village Connections topics on the calendar here.
January 23 Preserve Your Stories: Get Started on Your Memoirs
January 30 Peace & Love Schmoozendoodle
February 6 The Center for Restorative Justice
February 13 TBA
February 20 Poetry Gathering: African American Poets
February 27 LGBTQ+ Prepare to Care
March 6 TBA
Marh 13 Poetry Gathering: Women Poets
March 20 Tips to Reduce Trips (Fall Prevention)