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 Event and activity reservations must be made at The aboard the bus and check everyone in. For safety, the sheet so we may plan accordingly. The first two
Retreat Front Desk. tour monitor/escort will sit in the front seat behind rows on each bus are reserved for the Monitor/Escort
 Refunds are given only if an activity is cancelled. the bus driver. and any special accommodations. Thank you.
 Each event indicates an RSVP deadline date and in  PERFUME/SCENTS: Please refrain from  REFUND PROCEDURES: If an activity is
wearing perfume, cologne, and scented bath products
cancelled, all funds will be refunded as quickly as
some cases may be as much as four weeks prior to when attending events and bus trips. possible.
the actual event, should tickets need to be purchased.
 The popularity of any trip means it may sell out long  CELL PHONES: While riding in a bus or  CANCELLATIONS AND WAITING LIST:
participating in a group tour, please limit your cell
before the RSVP date, so please plan accordingly. phone conversations. We encourage you to wait until For your convenience, once an event is filled or final
 We load the bus for day trips approximately 10 you are off the bus or able to step away from the reservations are given, a waiting list will be started.
Ordered meals cannot be changed.
minutes prior to departure times stated in each trip group and can talk privately.
description.  SPECIAL NEEDS: Please indicate special needs  PAYMENT: We accept cash, checks, and all
 Our tour monitor/escort will board the bus first in at time of purchase for the trip or event. We will do credit cards. For your convenience, you may call The
order to ensure everything is prepared for our our best to accommodate all requests. Be sure to ask Retreat and pay over the phone with a credit card.
journey. The monitor/escort will then invite you the monitor to note the accommodations on the event

Watercolor Painting Class Comedy Night - Dave Nihill
On-going at The Retreat Thursdays at 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Sunday, October 10th
Your teacher is Maria Winkler, MFA and PhD, who has taught art and Comedy Show - 7:00pm
art education at several universities for 40 years. Her teaching methods Optional Chili Dinner - 6:00pm
include class lecture, live demonstrations, professional art critiques, ABOUT DAVE - he has lived and
hands-on help, and instruction. You can see her portfolio and resume on worked in twelve countries and visited
her web site, www.mariawinkler.com. over seventy. His shows draw on his wide
In the class, Maria provides handouts of a sample painting or travels, cultural observations, attempts at
photograph, from which you will paint your own painting at your own language study and being a mildly
pace. Lessons will include a critique of the finished lesson and confused immigrant in the US.
introduction to the next project. We will paint a variety of subjects. We Dave is the winner of the prestigious annual San Francisco Comedy
discuss painting techniques, and the use of the elements of art: color, Competition, (previous finalists include Robin Williams, Ellen
shape, form, texture, space, and value; and the principles of art, DeGeneres and Dana Carvey) and runner up in the Moth’s largest US
which are balance, movement, emphasis, proportion, rhythm, repetition, Grandslam storytelling competition. He recorded his debut special for
pattern, variety and unity. Dry Bar Comedy in 2019 and has been featured on TED.com, The Irish
$100.00 per month (4 lessons per month) RSVP at The Retreat Independent, Inc, NPR, and the Huffington Post among others. A festival
favorite, Dave’s videos have also gone viral many times over with over
60 million views.
He got his unconventional start in comedy when he tried to overcome his
public speaking fears by pretending to be an accomplished comedian
called “Irish Dave” for one full year, crashing as many comedy clubs,
festivals and shows as possible. One part of the plan was at least logical;

he was already Irish and already called Dave. By the end of that year
Dave had been on tour with some of Ireland’s best comedians,
performed at leading comedy clubs across the US and wrote the
bestselling book Do You Talk Funny? arguing that comedians are the
world’s true masters of public speaking. (Published by Benbella/
Persius).
Loomis Basin Brewery (OFF-SITE) Dave is also the founder of Comedy for a Spinal Cause, FunnyBizz
Friday, October 1st at 2:00 p.m Conferences and the Real Irish Comedy Tour. Always a witty storyteller,
3277 Swetzer Rd, Loomis, CA 95650 he now calls California home when immigration officials permit.
Loomis Basin Brewing Company is the 1. Comedy $14.00 / per person - RSVP in advance with payment
culmination of a dream – father and son sharing 2. Dinner hosted by Helping Hands, bowl of chili, corn muffin, salad,
the love of making a good “brew”… along with and dessert $8 - RSVP an email will come out for the RSVP process
family and friends sharing the experience. - pay at the door for dinner and all proceeds go to Charity.
We will arrive just before the brewery opens to
the public at 3pm. Enjoy a brief presentation SEW EZ CLASS th
Wednesday, October 13 Sign up and
about the brewery and tasting. Fresh hot pizzas orientation at 10:00 a.m.
are available to purchase around 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 20 and 27
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Price includes four 5oz tastings plus light snacks Class sessions 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
$14.00 / per person - RSVP in advance by 9/28
Take up a new hobby or refresh your skills with
that sewing machine that’s been sitting in a

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