Happy March to You

If you're like me, you are really enjoying the warm weather we've been have lately...and a bit disappointed when the cold weather comes back!

But fear not, reader! Spring is coming, and the warm weather will be here to stay before you know it.

In the meantime, Windmore programs have been active and have been planning the upcoming program year. Scroll down to read what we have been up to! Be sure to watch your email and our social media posts to get the latest on what's coming up at Windmore.

In the meantime...have a wonderful March!

Kevin

Kevin Brandriff

Executive Director



The Piedmont Community Band is busily preparing for an exciting spring season! First, we are excited to bring back Culpeper Remembers for Memorial Day. We will be preparing a meaningful observation of Memorial Day to be presented at the American Legion. On June 12 we will present a concert featuring musical themes from favorite films. We hope you’ll join us for these appearances!



The March meeting of the Windmore Publishing Group was held on March 8 at the Culpeper County Library. Lois Griffin Powell, a published author of illustrated children's books and Young Adult novels, spoke to the group about her publishing experiences and the lessons she has learned along the way. The discussion led to how to research for a legitimate publisher and how to weed out those who are not. Information was also shared on how to find a good illustrator.

The Publishing Group meets on second Tuesdays of every month at 10:15 AM in the Culpeper County Library.

The next meeting will be Tuesday, April 12 at 10:15 AM.



We had a great meeting in March and welcomed 5 new members. The conference room was very full but everyone got to read one or two of their stories and get some comment from the other writers. One of our younger writers, Samantha Rodriquez read the prologue to one of the books she has already written. She is very talented. The prologue made us all want to read the book. Jeanne Mayo joined our group because she hasn’t written anything for years and she wanted to rekindle her spark to write. Mike McLeod is new to the area. He has written plays and worked in the theater before coming to Culpeper. Our members again wrote some very funny stories and some deep, thoughtful stories and poems. 

I spoke with one of the librarians and she told me that the library will be open from 10 AM to 8PM in April. This will allow us to again have an evening meeting from 5PM to 7PM. We will be in the same conference room. Several writers have already expressed an interest in an evening meeting. If you are interested in either the morning or evening meeting please join us. For more information email PenToPaper@windmorefoundation.org.

We decided on these prompts for the April 5th meeting

1. Fools: April or otherwise

or

2. They said it wouldn't hurt