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- Throughout May 2004
"The Tragedy of Stillbirth," a New Directions
for Women cable production to air in New Jersey and Philadelphia and featuring
Lorraine, New Jersey State Sen. Tom Kean, Jr. and bereavement counselor
and stillbirth mother Lucy Monahan of Mendham, NJ. For various channels
and air times in these markets, see www.erights4all.com/now/morriscountynow/tv-sched.shtml.
- Saturday, May 8, 2004, 1-5 p.m.
Borders
327 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rockaway, NJ
(973) 659-1027
Reading
and signing. With
singer/songwriter Kathy Moser (www.kathymoser.com)
.
- Tuesday, May 18, 2004
First Candle Advocacy Day for Infant Survival
Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Lorraine meeting with members of Congress and Congressional
staff to heighten awareness about the importance of funding stillbirth
research.
- Sunday, May 23, 2004, 4:30 p.m.
Joint Free Public Library of Morristown and Morris Township
1 Miller Road, Morristown, NJ
(973) 538-6161
Reading
followed by reception. With
singer/songwriter Kathy Moser (www.kathymoser.com)
.
- Thursday, June 3, 2004, 7:30 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
1940 Route 10 West, Morris Plains, NJ
(973) 644-9482.
Reading
and signing.
- Saturday, June 19, 2004, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fourteenth Annual Women's FestivalWomen Helping
Women Across The Generations
Morristown Unitarian Fellowship
21 Normandy Heights Road, Morris Township, NJ
(973) 540-1177, ext. 256
Lorraine teaching a workshop "10 Questions to
Ask Yourself Before You Start Writing A Memoir."
- Saturday and Sunday, June 26-27, 2004
"To Your Health," a half-hour News
12 New Jersey (Cablevision) program featuring Lorraine interviewed
by host Dr. Bruce Bonanno. Scheduled to air Saturday at 9:00 a.m., 1:30
p.m., and 7:30 p.m.; overnight at 1:30 a.m., and Sunday at 6:30 a.m.,
9:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 8:30 p.m.
- Monday, July 19, 2004, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Stillbirth: What Health Care Providers Need to Know
Chilton Memorial Hospital
Pompton Plains, NJ
(Private event not open to the public)
Lorraine talking to doctors, nurses, social workers
and other hospital personnel who work with stillbirth.
- Throughout July 2004
"Life Touches Life," a half-hour Women in
Mind cable production featuring Lorraine interviewed by host Dr. Deborah
Diamond Fisch, director of the Northwest NJ Regional Women's Center at
Centenary College, Hackettstown. Scheduled to air on several North Jersey
channels, including Comcast Cable channel 20 (Port Murray) at 6 p.m. on
Wednesdays.
- Wednesday, July 28, 2004, 12:15 p.m.
Morristown Rotary Club
Morristown, NJ
(Private event not open to the public)
Reading
and signing.
- Saturday, September 18, 2004, 1 - 5 p.m.
Borders
230 Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ
(201) 712-1166
Reading
and signing Life
Touches Life.
With
singer/songwriter Kathy Moser (www.kathymoser.com)
.
- Sunday, September 26, 2004, 11 a.m. - noon
"Your New Jersey Connection" with Jessie
Frees
WMTR Radio (1250 AM, broadcasting from Morristown NJ)
Lorraine participating in on-air discussion of stillbirth
issues with state Sen. Thomas Kean, Jr. (R-Dist. 21), the moving force
behind New Jersey's Missing Angels Bill.
- Sunday, October 3, 2004, 1 p.m.
Good Samaritan Hospital
255 Lafayette Avenue, Suffern, NY
Call (845) 368-5297 or visit www.goodsamhosp.org
Reading
from Life
Touches Life
at Walk to Remember, including memorial tree planting and ceremony. With
singer/songwriter Kathy Moser (www.kathymoser.com)
.
Also performing is Lorraine's husband and webmaster, jazz trumpeter Bill
Ash.
- Sunday, October 10, 2004, noon
Loantaka Brook Reservation, Morristown NJ
(Picnic Pavilion at South Street entrance)
(973) 971-5748
Reading
from Life
Touches Life
at Walk to Remember, an annual event of North West New Jersey Perinatal
Bereavement Support Groups.
- October 24-27, 2004
Lighting the Path, Guiding the Way: 14th National Perinatal
Bereavement Conference
Suncoast Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Call (800) 362-9567 ext. 54747 or (608) 775-4747 or visit www.perinatalbereavementconference.org
Reading
from Life
Touches Life
at Monday night memorial service. Also performing is Lorraine's husband
and webmaster, jazz trumpeter Bill Ash.
- Thursday, November 18, 2004, 7:30 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
1940 Route 10 West, Morris Plains, NJ
(973) 644-9482.
Lorraine
reading her essay Dr. Fu's Tea from
Steeped: In The World of Tea
,
an anthology of works by authors from across the United States. Joining
her in this reading and signing will be fellow contributor Mariana Romo-Carmona
of Manhattan.
- Saturday, December 4, 2004, 3-7 p.m.
Sages Pages
250 Main St., Madison, NJ
(973) 377-WISE (973-377-9473)
Lorraine
reading her essay Dr. Fu's Tea from
Steeped: In The World of Tea
,
an anthology of works by authors from across the United States. Joining
her in this reading and signing will be fellow contributor Mariana Romo-Carmona
of Manhattan.
- Saturday, December 11, 2004, 5:30 p.m.
Awakening from Grief: An Evening of Words, Song and
Conversation
Studio Yoga
2 Green Village Road, Madison, NJ
Call (973) 966-5311 or visit http://studio.toolsforyoga.net
Lorraine
reading from Life
Touches Life,
John Welshons (www.openheartseminars.com)
reading from his book Awakening from Grief: Finding
the Road Back to Joy, and
singer/songwriter Kathy Moser (www.kathymoser.com)
performing original selections on grief and healing. An event for anyone
in the crucible of grief.
- Wednesday, December 15, 2004, 7 p.m.
The Urban Muse
82 Broadway, Denville, NJ
(973) 627-3455
Reading
and signing Life
Touches Life.
With
singer/songwriter Kathy Moser (www.kathymoser.com)
.
- Saturday, April 2, 2005, 11:30
a.m.-2 p.m.
New Jersey Women Authors' Book Signings and Readings
(Sponsored by Northwest NJ Regional Women's Center)
Centenary College, Seay Building, Grace Harris Memorial
Parlour
400 Jefferson St., Hackettstown
Call (908) 852-9365 or visit www.centenarycollege.edu/
campuslife_studlife_women.php
Lorraine
reading from Life
Touches Life
and signing books as part of a vibrant new event designed to link women
writers and readers on issues that matter to them.
- Wednesday, April 13, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
"Making Your Life Experience Into A Book"
NJ Creatives Monthly Meeting
Bergen Mall Shopping Center
(Lower Promenade in Bergen Museum of Art and Science)
Route 4 and Forest Avenue, Paramus, NJ
$10 for non-members
Visit www.njcreatives.org
Lorraine joins with Brad Kennedy, Vietnam veteran and
author of the novel "Blood and Country: A Soldier's Call," to
talk about how to make life experience come alive on the page and how
to launch a book into the world so it has legs to travel to the readers
who need it most and make a positive difference.
- Sunday, April 17, 2005, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
International Women's Writing Guild's Open House: Meet
the Authors (part of Big Apple Writing Conference)
Scandinavia House
58 Park Avenue (near 38th Street), New York, NY
Call (212) 737-7536 or visit www.iwwg.org
Lorraine participating in panel discussion on the journey
to becoming a published author, followed by a book fair.
- Sunday, April 24, 2005, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Morristown Unitarian Fellowship
21 Normandy Heights Road, Morris Township, NJ
Call (973) 540-1177
Lorraine
reading from Life
Touches Life
at "What the Living Do," a service for those whose lives have
been touched by loss. Joining her will be
singer/songwriter Kathy Moser (www.kathymoser.com)
performing
original works from her collection on grief.
- Thursday, May 5, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
Barnes & Noble
765 Route 17 South, Paramus NJ
Call (201) 445-4589
Reading
and signing Life
Touches Life.
- Thursday, May 12, 2005, 7:30 - 10:00 p.m.
The Compassionate Friends
St. Christopher's Church
1050 Littleton Road, Parsippany, NJ
Call (973) 334-5532 or visit www.angelfire.com/nj4/tcf_nj.
Lorraine
reading from Life
Touches Life
and leading a discussion at this monthly meeting of the group, which welcomes
anyone who has lost a child or sibling.
- May 26-27, 2005
Reflection, Contemplation, Hope: Passages '05 Parental
Bereavement Conference
Phoenix, Arizona
More information at www.missfoundation.org/conference.
Lorraine leading workshop, "Wisdom of Words: Writing
to Heal the Spirit."
- June 17-24, 2005
Remember the Magic: The Annual Writing Conference
of The International Women's Writing Guild
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, New York
Call (212) 737-7536 or visit www.iwwg.org.
Lorraine leading week-long workshop, "Writing
An Unsinkable Memoir."
- August 5-7, 2005
Women Celebrate Writing Women Celebrate Life
Conference
Parsippany, NJ
More information at www.womencelebratewriting.com.
Lorraine leading workshop, "Wisdom of Words: Writing
to Heal the Spirit."
- September 15-18, 2005
Together Making A World of Difference: 2005 Conference
of First Candle/SIDS Alliance & International Stillbirth Alliance
Marriott Crystal Gateway
Arlington, Virginia
Call (800) 221-7437 or visit www.firstcandle.org/conf2005
Lorraine leading workshop, Wisdom of Words: Writing
to Heal the Spirit. Lorraine presenting at memorial service with
her husband Bill.
- October 15, 2005, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Local Authors Day
Moravian Book Shop
428 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA
Call (610) 866-5481 or visit www.moravianstar.com
Lorraine
signing Life
Touches Life.
- October 23, 2005, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Walk to Remember:
A service and walk honoring babies who died because of miscarriage, ectopic
pregnancy, stillbirth or as newborns
Hackensack University Medical Center
Group assembles in The Palm Court at 20 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ
Call (201) 996-3172
Lorraine
reading from Life Touches Life. All parents who attend are invited to
bring expressions of love, including poems and songs to share with others.
- November 5, 2005, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Writing An Unsinkable Memoir
Morristown, NJ
Lorraine teaching this one-day workshop privately by
popular demand. Contact Lorraine for cost and
further details.
- November 12, 2005, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Writing An Unsinkable Memoir
Morristown, NJ
Lorraine teaching this one-day workshop privately by
popular demand. Contact Lorraine for cost and
further details.
- Friday, May 12, 2006, 7-9 p.m.
Oakdale Emory United Methodist Church
3425 Emory Church Road, Olney, Maryland 20832
(301) 774-4666
Lorraine presenting the workshop Writing to Heal
the Spirit: An Evening for Bereaved Parents. She also will read
from Life
Touches Life:
A Mothers Story of Stillbirth and Healing.
- July 14-16, 2006
Caring is at Hand: 29th National Conference of The Compassionate
Friends
Hyatt-Regency Hotel, Dearborn, Michigan
More information at www.compassionatefriends.org
or (877) 969-0010
Lorraine presenting the workshop Wisdom of Words:
Writing to Heal the Spirit.
- Sunday, September 10, 2006, 11 a.m.
Good Samaritan Hospital
255 Lafayette Avenue, Suffern, NY
Call (845) 368-5297 or visit www.goodsamhosp.org
Addressing a workshop of bereaved parents on issues
concerning the one-on-one peer grief support they provide for newly bereaved
parents. This one-on-one program is a relatively new addition to Good
Samaritans extensive, specialized support groups to help parents
grieve and cope.
- November 18, 2006, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Wisdom of Words: Writing to heal the spirit
Morristown, NJ
Lorraine teaching this one-day workshop privately by
popular demand. Contact Lorraine for cost and
further details.
- Thursday, January 18, 2007, 9
a.m. PST / Noon EST
Healing the Grieving Heart, an hour-long
weekly Web-radio show with Drs. Gloria and Heidi Horsley at www.healingthegrievingheart.org.
About the show:
- Listener call-in number, 1-866-472-5792
- Show will be rebroadcast Saturday, January 20,
2007, 8 a.m. PST / 11 a.m. EST
- Show available after broadcast at Voice America Health & Wellness
Content Library, www.modavox.com/VoiceAmericaHealth
- Show also airs Sunday, January 21, 8 a.m. PST
/ 11 a.m. EST on land radio in the Chicago, Boston and Monterey
markets through Health Radio Network Syndication. Tune into:
- WKKD-AM 1580 Naperville / Aurora, IL (Chicagos
Western Suburbs)
- WMCW-AM 1600 Harvard, IL (McHenry County / Chicagos
Northwestern suburbs)
- WBNW-AM 1120 Needham, MA (Boston area)
- KOMY-AM 1340 Santa Cruz / Monterey, CA
Lorraine talking about her story, healing journey,
and activism with and for stillbirth parents.
- Sunday, March 18, 2007, 7-9:30 p.m.
The Compassionate Friends, Chatham, NJ chapter
Chatham Township Presbyterian Church
240 Southern Boulevard
Chatham Township, NJ
More information at www.angelfire.com/nj4/tcf_nj
Lorraine presenting the workshop Writing to Heal
the Spirit: An Evening for Bereaved Parents. She also will read
from Life
Touches Life:
A Mothers Story of Stillbirth and Healing.
- April 28-29, 2007
GRACE Conference & Retreat: A Weekend of Renewal
& Education
Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, Plymouth, Minnesota
More information at www.missinggrace.org/indexconference07.html
or (763) 559-6600
Lorraine presenting the workshop Wisdom of Words:
Writing to Heal the Spirit.
- Friday, October 19, 2007, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
EVENT CANCELLED
Your Visit Can Make A Difference: Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome Risk Reduction and Bereavement Workshop
Sarkis and Siran Gabrellian Womens and Childrens
Pavilion, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ
More information at www2.umdnj.edu/sidsweb/about/about_contact.htm
Lorraine talking to nurses and social workers from
a parents point of view on what helps, and what doesnt help,
the grieving process after an infant child dies.
- Monday, March 10, 2008 (snow date
Monday, March 24), 8 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
SOLD OUT
Comprehensive Psychosocial Care for Families after Perinatal
Loss
Offered by Gateway Northwest Maternal and Child Health Network
Wallace Auditorium, Overlook Hospital, Summit, NJ
More information at www.gatewaymch.org/events.htm,
or contact Marie Hogarty at (973) 290-9444, ext. 11 or mhogarty@gatewaymch.org.
View or print the conference brochure
(283 KB PDF file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required; if you have trouble accessing
this brochure, refer to PDF (Adobe Acrobat) files on our support
page).
Lorraine will speak on Journaling as a Way to
Memorialize a Perinatal Loss at this conference, which is designed
to help health care professionals provide holistic and comprehensive care
to families during and after loss of their infant.
- Thursday, March 27, 2008 10 - 11 a.m. ET
A Novel Idea: Behind the Bookshelves, an
hour-long monthly Web-radio show hosted by Helen Coronato at HomeGrownRadioNJ.
Listen online at www.homegrownradionj.com/DJs/shows/novel_idea.htm
Listener call-in number is 1-908-362-6622
Lorraine talking about her writing life and the difference
between journalistic and memoiric writing and the beauties of each.
- Thursday, May 1, 2008
Writing and Social Awareness: Inspiration for a New
Generation
Sociology Club, Drew University, Madison NJ
(Private event not open to the public)
Lorraine will speak to undergraduates on how the worlds
of sociology and writing intersect and how each can sustain and grow a
meaningful individual life and prepare us for living in a wide and diverse
world.
- Saturday, July 12, 2008, 7-9 p.m.
St. Columbkills Church at Iona Hall
200 Indian Spring Road, Boyertown, Pa.
Contact: LuAnn Liberatori at
or Cheryl Howald at (610) 367-7031
Lorraine presenting The Spiritual Journey of
Infant Loss: An Evening for Bereaved Parents, a book reading, rap
session and writing workshop.
- October 3-6, 2008
Grandview Mansion, Long Beach Island, NJ
View the online brochure
for more information, or visit www.womenwritingbythesea.eventbrite.com
to register
Lorraine presents The Spiritual Memoir: Writing
to Unlock the Meaning of Your Life and Influence the World during
a Women Writing by the Sea weekend retreat in a modern private mansion
on a private beach. Joining her is Mary-Michael Levitt, friend, family
therapist and retreat leader. At the center of the experience is an informal
yet high-powered workshop that focuses on exploring our lives on the page,
to the pointfor those who choose to do soof structuring and
starting a book-length memoir. All of us also will enjoy the healing waters
of the Jersey Shore, time to reflect, great food and camaraderie, massage
and reflexology.