Sunday Funday Book Club
We are reading Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.
Side hustle read: Unmanned by Jessica Rae Bergamino
Side hustle watch: The Martian (2015)
Sip. Snack. Chat. Fun!
This event is FREE, but surely you can grab a snack or a beverage if you wish. Looking forward to seeing you!
Sunday Funday Book Club
We are reading Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Imposter Syndrome by Aparna Nancherla
Side hustle read: “I Tried to Write a Poem Called ‘Imposter Syndrome’ and Failed” by Emilia Phillips
Side hustle watch: Parasite (2019)
Sip. Snack. Chat. Fun!
This event is FREE, but surely you can grab a snack or a beverage if you wish. Looking forward to seeing you!
Sunday Funday Book Club
Book Club Cross Over Alert! SFBC meets Threes!
We are reading Shutter by Ramona Emerson
Side hustle read: TBA
Side hustle watch: TBA
Sip. Snack. Chat. Fun!
This event is FREE, but surely you can grab a snack or a beverage if you wish. Looking forward to seeing you!
Cedarmere Poetry Writing Retreat
Join Stefanie Maura and me for a day-long double-workshop poetry writing retreat at Cedarmere. Registration details on the way…
Sunday Funday Book Club
We are reading Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg.
Side hustle read: TBA
Side hustle watch: TBA
Sip. Snack. Chat. Fun!
This event is FREE, but surely you can grab a snack or a beverage if you wish. Looking forward to seeing you!
Suffolk NOW Poetry Reading
Join Suffolk NOW in a poetry reading supporting women — a Women’s History Month celebration!
Meditate, Move, & Create™️
Meditate, Move, & Create™
For NCC community members: On a chair or on a mat, you can join in for a session of meditation, yoga, and creating. Breathe and move to settle your thoughts and find some inspiration. Then write, sketch, play, or create in any way you wish. Open to all levels, including first-time writers/artists, meditators, and yoga practitioners. Simply listening is also an option. Bring your own pens, paper, and other tools of craft as well as a towel or a yoga mat to practice on the floor (not necessary if on a chair).
The Gagootz Show
Interview on The Gagootz Show!
Watch live on Strong Island TV and then afterwards on YouTube.
A huge thanks to Benny for the invitation!
Sunday Funday Book Club
We are reading The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Side hustle read: “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allen Poe
Side hustle watch: Beetlejuice and Romancing The Stone
Sip. Snack. Chat. Fun!
This event is FREE, but surely you can grab a snack or a beverage if you wish. Looking forward to seeing you!
Sunday Funday Book
We are joining up with a few other book clubs for reading and a movie! Sign up in advance and send you $15 to Nikki (info is on the registration form). Please contact me if you would like to support someone else’s cover or if you have financial hardship.
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Reading: A Man Called Ove by Frederik Backman
Watching: A Man Called Otto
Sip. Snack. Chat. Watch. Fun!
It's Poetry Baby!
Featuring at Oceanside Library
Host: Peter V. Dugan
Open mic follows
Free
Meditate, Move, & Create
TLA Network Hosts Meditate, Move, & Create!
On a chair or on a mat, you can join in for a session of meditation, yoga, and creating.
Breathe and move to settle your thoughts and find some inspiration.
Then pick up an instrument to write, sketch, play, or create in any way you wish.
Open to all levels, including first-time writers, meditators, and yoga practitioners. Simply listening is also an option. You can use a towel or a yoga mat to practice on the floor (not necessary if on a chair).
Members: $30 / Nonmembers: $40
The session usually unfolds in this way:
Ice breaker chat;
quick write;
meditation;
writing;
yoga;
writing;
sharing and chat.
Who Should Take This Class
This program draws folks who create in different genres at any adult age. First time practitioners of yoga and meditation as well as seasoned practitioners may participate.
We offer scholarships based on income as well as some partial scholarships for people living with serious illness and/or disability or people of color. Please fill out this scholarship application form so that we can find the best way to make the class accessible to you.
Please note: Registration closes January 2, 2026, five (5) days before the class start date.
What people are saying about learning with Christina
Teachers from the LIPW: "It's great to get back to writing as well as yoga."
ESWA: "This has been a great experience."
Former NCC student: "You're the teacher who I thought of when my girlfriend asked for a teacher I learned a lot from."
Format
This is a single 90-minute Zoom session held on January 7, 2026 from 7-8:30 PM ET |6-7:30 PM CT | 5-6:30 PM MT | 4-5:30 PM PT | 12-1:30 AM UTC. The zoom session will be recorded and shared with only registered students.
Beats by the Beach Open Mic
Beats by the Beach Open Mic
Sign ups begin at 6 PM
Reading begins at 6:30 PM
FREE but buy a sip or a snack for sure
Co-hosting with Peter V. Dugan
Sunday Funday Book Club
We are reading Jerks by Sara Lippmann
Side hustle read: TBA
Side hustle watch: TBA
Sip. Snack. Chat. Fun!
This event is FREE, but surely you can grab a snack or a beverage if you wish. Looking forward to seeing you!
Yoga For Veterans Yoga Project
Support the Veterans Yoga Project!
Join me for one or two sessions of yoga during this two-hour offering. Open to all levels of yoga practitioners, including first timers (it's a great way to try out yoga!).
All proceeds will go to VYP.