Greenwich Pen Women, a branch of the National League of American Pen Women is a non-profit organization of women artists, writers, and musicians. We offer mutual support and exchange of ideas to encourage and inspire excellence in original creative work.
Engagement by GPW Catherine Stahl
“Creativity begets creativity. When we engage with great work, we set a higher standard for our own work.” — Roxane Gay
Note from our President:
October, 2024
Happy Fall!!
Fall is here and hopefully you are enjoying the beautiful weather it brings here in our beautiful State of CT! Making it my business to soak up as much beauty as possible. Each day I enjoy seeing more and more vibrant colors in my gardens. The reds and yellows peeking through the woods that surround my property makes me want to capture it with my brush! Can’t wait for the next few weeks when it’s at its peak. This time of year is my favorite but I’m guilty of saying that for every season!
It was a pleasure seeing many of you at our Meet and Greet in September. Stanwich Church enjoyed hosting and said we were the nicest group of women ever. Thanks to all who made it a success. There was good conversation going around the room and lots of laughter. We also had great food. All the ingredients helped make for a great time. If you missed it, hope to see you at our next gathering. I want to continue in our “Getting to Know You” series because I haven’t met everyone. Please feel free to reach out to me if you’d like to meet in person of on Zoom!
Congratulations to Cathy Horn who published her first children’s picture book called Taking a Ride on Butterfly Wings. Be on the outlook for Linda Hortick’s two articles in the upcoming Fall issue of The Pen Women magazine. Barbara Ehrentreu and I collaborated with Orchestra Lumos for their concert called Latin Flair. My 40” x 43” painting She Dances and Barbara’s poem “Flamenco Dancers” were both on display.
It was also nice to be a part of our Greenwich Pen Women Art Show at Round Hill church. There’s still time to see the show which runs until Oct. 24th. Our regular critiques are up and running. It was good participating with our Art and Letters critique, as well as working on Sestina poems with our Poetry group. There will be some programs coming up this Fall.
I’m pleased to share that a few new applications for membership have been submitted to National. Remember, our goal is to have fourteen or more new members this year. We can do it. We are diligently working on hosting a few upcoming events this fall that you can invite women to. We’ll be sending out invites soon as the dates are solidified. In the meantime, be sure to check our calendar on the website.
Please note that the Vinnie Ream Art, Letters, and Music competition opens Sept. 30, 2024 and closes March 30, 2025. Complete guidelines can be found in the Summer 2024 Pen Woman, and at this link https://www.nlapw.org/2024-25-vinnie-ream-competition-call-for-submissions/
In the meantime, I’m soon off to Nashville to meet my first grandchild!
Solomon Dre Reedy born September 26 weighing a whopping 6.4 lbs. and 19” long! We are thrilled even though I thought for sure we were having our next generation Pen Woman!
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Adrienne Reedy
(Now affectionately known as GiGi)
