"Realism or Not" Exhibition
Jan. 13–Feb. 23
Art Sampler: Watercolor
Feb. 4, 9:30a–1:00p
Writershop for Beginning & Aspiring Writers
Feb. 6, 6:30–8:30p
Art Lecture: Kandinsky
Feb. 9, Noon–1:30p
Ancient Wisdom–
Modern Science Retreat
Starts Jan. 30, 9:30a
Spring Luncheon: Happy for No Reason
with Marci Shimoff
April 14, 11:00a–2:00p
Womanspace Groups
Fun with Frugality Group | EarthMatters | Mah Jong |
Book Groups | Supper & Film | Yoga for Women | Yoga Nidra |
Yoga for EveryBODY | Womansong
Support Group Survey
We have received feedback from our members that they would like to expand the offerings of small groups. We are conducting a survey of those who might be interested in joining a group. What kind of group would you like? What is a good meeting time? What ideas do you have? Click here to fill out an online survey.
Explorers Group
This group is designed for women who want to explore their spiritual journey
internally and with others. It is open to members of Womanspace who are
looking for new energy and support as they examine their relationships,
life passion, losses, talents and other processes that contribute significantly
to their life journeys. Continuity of attendance and confidentiality are required.
Potential members need to interview with one of the facilitators.
Course #: GE11-2
Dates: January 16, February 20, March 19, April 16
Time: 6:30–9:00p 3rd Monday of the month
Facilitators: Dorothy Bock & Lenora T. Maier, Ph.D.
Location: Womanspace Library
Members' Fee: $60/trimester
Register by January 14
Registration Policy
Fun with Frugality
Tough times make for savvy maneuvers! Spend an hour learning how to get by on less.
Topics will vary each month, with young professionals sharing their top money-saving
tips, and Depression babies and Boomers enlightening us with tried and true tactics.
Coupons, Groupon, smart phone apps, generic shopping, growing vegetables, changing your
own oil…there’s something for everyone and each of us has knowledge others can glean.
We’ll share light refreshments.
Adriana has recently joined the ranks of the employed, working as Group Sales Associate at Franchesco’s. She loves to find fun ways to save money and is now applying her talents to planning her own wedding. Adriana is a member of the Marketing Committee at Womanspace and has a degree in Business & Marketing from Rockford College.
Course #: GF11-1
Dates: February 21, March 27, April 17
Time: Tuesdays, 5:30–6:30p
Facilitators: Adriana Grisales
Location: Fountain View Room
Regular Fee: $10/session
Members' Fee: $5/session
Register by the preceding day.
Registration Policy
EarthMatters Group
Whether you’re a novice or active “greenie,” this group is a fun and positive way
to share information and accept the challenge of helping our environment.
Each month an environmental topic with a wealth of background and research
is presented and discussed. Prior attendance is not required. Bring a sack lunch.
March 14–Special Guest Andrea Hazzard of Hazzard Free Farm CSA with “How to Start Your Own Organic Garden”
Dates: February 8, March 14, April 11
Time: Wednesdays, Noon–1:15p
Location: Fountain View Room
Cost: Freewill Offering – Suggested Donation $5
Mah Jong Group
Women ages 21 & up. Join this new group of women
as we learn the strategy of American Mah Jong, a game of tiles originating from China.
This group is great for beginners or non-serious players — it is mostly for fun
and socializing. Limited space available.
Course #: MJ11-2
Dates: February 22, April 25
Time: Wednesday, 6:30–9:00p
Location: Gallery 3 in New Dimensions
Regular Fee: $5
Members' Fee: $3
Register by the Monday prior to game night.
Registration Policy
Bookwoman
All women are invited to this book club to share observations, enthusiasm, insights and the pure enjoyment of reading.
Little Bee by Chris Cleve
This is a truly special story and we don't want to spoil it. All you should know
going in to Little Bee is that what happens on the beach is brutal. It braids the
fates of a 16-year-old Nigerian orphan and a well-off British couple trying to
repair their strained marriage with a free holiday. The Brits should have stayed
behind their resort's walls. The magic is in how the story unfolds, showing us the
rifts in our globalized world as Little Bee is carried to a world she could never
explain to the girls from her village. All women are invited to this book club to
share observations, enthusiasm, insights and the pure enjoyment of reading.
Course #: BW11-4
Date: March 14
Time: Wednesday, 9:30–11:00a
Location: Womanspace Library
Regular Fee: Freewill Offering – Suggested Donation $5
Register by March 12
Registration Policy
Supper & Film Discussion Group
Open to all, these gatherings start with supper, followed by the film and then a
discussion of its themes, characters and artistry.
Bobby (R)
Emilio Estevez directs and stars in this riveting re-telling of the assassination of
Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel in 1968. The film follows 22
individuals who are all at the hotel for different purposes, but share the common
thread of anticipating Kennedy's arrival at the primary election night party, which
would change their lives forever. This historic night is set against the backdrop of
the cultural issues gripping the country at the time, including racism, sexual
inequality and class differences. Stars include Harry Belafonte, Nick Cannon,
Lawrence Fishburne, Heather Graham, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Hunt, William Macy,
Demi Moore, Martin Sheen, Sharon Stone, and Lindsay Lohan.
Course #: SF11-5
Dates: February 27
Time: Monday, 6:00–9:00p
Location: Fountain View Room
Regular Fee: $12
Members' Fee: $10
Register by February 23
Registration Policy
Of Gods & Men (PG-13)
Loosely based on the life of the Cistercian monks of Tibhirine in Algeria,
from 1993 until their kidnapping in 1996, this film tells of eight French
Christian monks who live in harmony with their Muslim brothers. When a crew
of workers is massacred by Islamic fundamentalists, the monks’ lives are endangered.
Refusing protection the monks choose to stay, come what may. Despite immanent danger
and possible death, their strong faith and courage is at the core of their decision.
Course #: SF11-6
Dates: March 26
Time: Monday, 6:00–9:00p
Location: Fountain View Room
Regular Fee: $12
Members' Fee: $10
Register by March 22
Registration Policy
The Diving Bell & the Butterfly (PG-13)
Director Julian Schnabel recounts a remarkable and inspiring true story about the
awesome power of imagination. This seemingly claustrophobic story of a man imprisoned
in his paralyzed body, becomes a dazzling and expansive movie about love, imagination,
and the will to live. After a stroke, Jean-Dominique Bauby can only move his left eye -
and through that eye he learns to communicate. Bauby wrote his stunning memoir one letter
at a time and this film version is as engrossing and hypnotic as it wrestles with mortality,
yet has stubborn streaks of dark humor and eroticism. It portrays a man who overcomes
unimaginable obstacles, but refuses to paint himself as a saint. Don’t miss this intimate
visual poem, a humble sonata about life at its most fragile.
Course #: SF11-7
Dates: April 23
Time: Monday, 6:00–9:00p
Location: Fountain View Room
Regular Fee: $12
Members' Fee: $10
Register by April 19
Registration Policy
Yoga for Women
Yoga is an easy-to-learn workout program that not only improves flexibility, strength, balance, and stamina, but also reduces anxiety and stress. This basic Hatha Yoga class for adults will also help improve mental clarity, so the time spent in practice is more than worth it. Dress comfortably and bring a sticky mat.
Una has studied yoga since the early 70s with a number of local teachers, beginning with Behram Guard. She has also taken workshops with Rodney Yee, Donna Farhi, and Patricia Walden. Una teaches basic Hatha Yoga, emphasizing reduction of stressful tension in mind and body.
Course #: YG11-10
Dates: February 2, 9, 16, 23
Times: Thursdays, 9:30–10:45a
Instructor: Una Ryan
Location: Womanspace Library
Regular Fee: $48 OR $13/class
Members' Fee: $40 OR $12/class
Register by January 31
Registration Policy
Course #: YG11-11
Dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Times: Thursdays, 9:30–10:45a
Instructor: Una Ryan
Location: Womanspace Library
Regular Fee: $60 OR $13/class
Members' Fee: $50 OR $12/class
Register by February 28
Registration Policy
Course #: YG11-12
Dates: April 5, 12, 19, 26
Times: Thursdays, 9:30–10:45a
Instructor: Una Ryan
Location: Womanspace Library
Regular Fee: $48 OR $13/class
Members' Fee: $40 OR $12/class
Register by April 3
Registration Policy
Yoga Nidra
Age 14 & up, females & males. Kathryn will share her yoga nidra (yoga sleep) research
and lead you into deep relaxation – something each of us needs and longs for! The
practice of yoga relaxation reduces tension and anxiety, so we’ll start with a brief
asana practice to warm the body and settle the mind. Then well move into a guided nidra
practice with relaxation and visualization techniques. Bring a yoga mat and wear
comfortable, non-restrictive clothing. Some pillows and blankets will be available,
but you may also bring your own. Eye pillows are available for purchase in Gallery2Go.
Kathryn is from Austin, Texas and has practiced yoga for eleven years. She is certified in tantric hatha and has her RYT 200 certification through Yoga Alliance. Her practices incorporate history/philosophy, pranayama, asana, mantra, meditation and guided yoga nidra.
Course #: YG11-8
Dates: February 25*, March 24
Times: Saturdays, 9:30–10:30a
(*February class meets 11:00-Noon)
Instructor: Kathryn Newton
Location: Womanspace Library
Regular Fee: $36 OR $13/class
Members' Fee: $30 OR $12/class
Register by the Thursdays before
Registration Policy
Yoga for EveryBODY
Age 14 & up, females & males. This six-week class is literally
for every body of any ability and level of yoga experience. Kathryn will adapt poses for
your comfort, including forward and back bends, laterals, twists, inversions and maybe even
some yoga nidra. Poses will be followed by pranayama practice (breathing), relaxation and
guided meditation. Kathryn will also share ways to use your yoga practice off the mat in
daily life. Bring a yoga mat and wear comfortable, non-restrictive clothing. Una’s handmade
organic silk eye pillows are available for purchase in Gallery2Go.
Kathryn is from Austin, Texas and has practiced yoga for eleven years. She is certified in tantric hatha and has her RYT 200 certification through Yoga Alliance. Her practices incorporate history/philosophy, pranayama, asana, mantra, meditation and guided yoga nidra.
Course #: YG11-9
Dates: January 30, February 6, 13, 20, 27, March 5
Times: Mondays, 9:30–10:45a
Instructor: Kathryn Newton
Location: Womanspace Library
Regular Fee: $72 OR $13/class
Members' Fee: $60 OR $12/class
Register by January 26.
Registration Policy
Womansong Chorale
Calling singers of all abilities: If you love to sing, this is the group for you!
Celebrating their eleventh year, Womansong meets for rehearsal and camaraderie
under the direction of Roberta Flaherty. Although the primary focus is enjoyment
and harmony, the chorale also gives occasional performances. Whether you read
music or not; if you have always wanted to be in a choir, make new friends and
sing your heart out, please join Womansong!
Roberta Flaherty is a graduate of Mundelein College (Mundelein/Loyola University) in Chicago with a degree in music. She has a Masters Degree in Music Education from Northwestern University in Evanston and an Orff-Schulwerk Certificate from DePaul University. She has been an elementary music teacher and children’s choir director for nearly thirty years. Roberta’s choirs have sung with the NPMs (National Pastoral Musicians) National Catholic Choir, the Pueri Cantores International Choir and with the AGO All-city Choirs here in Rockford.
Course #: WS11-2
Dates: March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24
Times: Thursdays, 5:30–6:45p
Instructor: Roberta Flaherty
Location: Provena Cor Mariae Activity Classroom
Regular Fee: $75
Members' Fee: $60
Register by March 20
Registration Policy