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The New Book Published by Beyond Words/Simon & Schuster by Monterey County Author Patrice Vecchione Will Launch March 2015 Vecchione’s Book Tour for 2015 Announced
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StepintoNature: NurturingImagination& SpiritinEverydayLife TheNewBookPublishedby BeyondWords/Simon&SchusterbyMonterey CountyAuthorPatriceVecchioneWillLaunchMarch2015 Vecchione’sBookTourfor 2015Announced Carmel,CA,December 12,2014-StepIntoNatureisa guidetomakenaturepersonal again,tostimulateawarenessand increaseourunderstanding of theenvironment while inspiring readers todevelopand strengthentheir imaginations.Being innaturedoesn’t meanflying off toremote,farawayplaces.Natureisascloseasopening yourfront door—theskyabove,theminiaturegardens thatinsisttheirwayup between the sidewalkcracks,theriverjust down theroad. Patrice Vecchioneshowsreadershownaturecansupport and enhancetheirowncreative output,invigoratetheircuriosity,andrestoretheirsenseofconnection totheearth.Plus,throughout thetextVecchioneincludes“CabinetsofCuriosities,”exercisesand suggestionsforpracticaland unexpectedwaysthatreaderscan stimulatetheirimaginations,deepentheirrelationshipswithnature,andexperiencetheharmonybetweencreativity, spirit,andthenaturalworld. BOOKTOUR 2015 Tuesday, April7,SantaCruz BookLaunch: BookshopSantaCruz,1520PacificAve,SantaCruz,CA,831-423-0900.7:30pm Thursday, April9,MontereyBookLaunch: CarmelArt Association,Dolores,between5th&6thin Carmel by theSea, CA, sponsored by Pilgrim’sWayBooks,831-624-4955,6:00pm Saturday,April11,PoetryWorkshop:TorHouse,Carmel, CA,Patrice@patricevecchione.comor elliotrr3@redshift.com.10:00–4:00pm Tuesday, April14,Booksigning/talk: Elliott BayBooks,152110thAve,Seattle,WA,206-624-6600.7:00pm
Thursday, April16,Talk/booksigning:AnnieBloomBooks,7834 Capitol Hwy,Portland,OR, 7:00pm Thursday, April23,Talk/booksigning:Bookworks,4022Rancho GrandeBlvd NW,Albuquerque,NM.505-344-8139.7:00pm Friday, April24–Tuesday,April28,Imagination&Inspiration intheSouthWest:WritingRetreatattheMabel DodgeLuhanHouse inTaos, NMand avisit toGeorgiaO’Keeffe’shomeinAbiquiu.Patrice@patricevecchione.com. Tuesday, April28,Talk/booksigning: TheArkBookstore,133RomeroSt,SantaFe, NM,505-988-3709.4:30–6:00pm Thursday, May7,Workshop/booksigning/reception: OLLI@CSUMB,100 CampusCenter,CSUMB,Seaside, CA.831-582-5500.mcrompton@csumb.edu.4:00–6:00pm Friday, May8:AllRoadsLeadtotheMother: ArtReception&BookSigning.Patrice willexhibithercollageand signcopiesofherbook. StudioOnein BigSur.(LocatedaboveLocalColorattheVillageShopsinBigSur,35minutedrivesouthofCarmel.) Receptionand booksigning.831-206-2475.6:00pm Saturday,May9:Step intoNature: Making Artwith Erin Gafill.Collage,paintingand writingworkshop withErinandPatrice.10:00 -4:00.Workshop includeslunch,$125.Studio OneinBigSur.831-206-2475.10:00–4:00pm. Tuesday, May19,Talk/booksigning: Barnes& Noble,894MarshSt,SanLuisObispo,CA,805-781-8334,2:00pm Tuesday, May19:Talk/booksigning:Chaucer’sBooks,3221StateSt,805-682-6787SantaBarbara, CA,7:00pm Friday, May15:Talk/booksigning: EastWest Bookshop,324CastroSt,MountainView, CA,650-988-9800,7:30–9:00pm Saturday,May16:MayStep into Nature: Writing &ImaginationWorkshop,EastWest Bookshop,324 CastroSt,MountainView, CA,650-988-9800,11:30–3:30. Advance Praise forStepIntoNature "Ifyou takePatricehandshe will takeyouonawalk…Thenshe'll deposit you backinyour comfortablechair withakissonyourhead.Andonlylater willyoufind thatyourpocketsarequitefullof turquoiseand inyourhair,feathers."–WallaceJ. Nichols,Ph.D.authorofBlueMind "PatriceVecchionehas givenusa trueworkbookforthesenses,full of beautiful methodsandexercisesforgetting ever-closertooursurrounding world.Readit and yourtravelsintonature willbeenhancedandchanged.Ishallneverheadforthe woodswithoutaladderand ahammock again."–David Rothenberg,authorofBugMusicandWhyBirdsSing “Inwordscarried aslightlyinhand asanew-foundrobin’segg,PatriceVecchioneinvitesreadersintoawarmand ranging conversation…Step Into Nature illuminestheintimateconnectionbetweeninnerand outer,contemplativeandwild,and shows thereasonstheseconnectionsmatter.”–JaneHirshfield,authorofTheBeauty(poems)andTenWindows:HowGreatPoemsTransformtheWorld