FEATURE
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
May 16,1990
Page 7
Focus retreat gives women a memorable experience
by Angela Wilson
Feature Editor
The second annual Focus on
Women’s retreat took place May
4-6 at YMCA Camp Collins.
The weekend was filled with
music, love and warmth. Saturday
night the group "Motherlode" per
formed. "Motherlode" also held
informal song circles throughout
the weekend and lead aworkshop
“Music in Your Soul."
There were a variety of work
shops available for women to at
tend dealing with many different
subjects such as grief, self empow
erment, spirituality, sexuality,
music, relaxation, body love, rela
tionships, and traveling.
The impact of the weekend
on myself is hard to describe. After
attending last year’s retreat I had
the same difficulty in trying to
describe the impact of the experi
ence It helped me come to a greater
awareness of myself. Most of all I
realized after this weekend that
anything is possible and I truly
believe that.
Women who participated in
the weekend were invited to
comment about it, through a “camp
journal,” and through evaluation
forms which were passed out to
everyone. Following are some of
the reflections, as written in the
journal:
gather, a special spirit is present,
is nurtured, is shared and we all
grow. The women of Motherlode
made the weekend ring true for
me, for the art of their music vo
calizes what is in the hearts of so
many of us. Sing out, sing strong,
sing on!”
“So many wonderful, talented and
funny women! Great weekend,
great time.”
“Why did it take me so long to
discover how fun it would be to
get away for a weekend? I loved it
- and can hardly wait to do it again.”
“A magical thing happens when
women get together and share their
music, their skills, their friend
ship and their energy. I’m so glad
I got to be part of it!”
"Discovery: A Journey Together" was the theme of Focus on
Women's 1990 retreat. At the closing of the retreat each woman
was given a card to write their discovery from the weekend on,
and then the cards were taped to the "Discovery" board.
“This has been wonderful. I was
in some resistance to coming,
because I have been so busy and I
needed time out. I forgot that the
Women’s Weekend is‘timeout’!”
beings. Finding a safe place to
explore our inner call. I embrace
this time and all of you - and from
this will remember more of who I
am.”
Women were also asked to
fill out an evaluation. One of the
questions was ‘What was the most
valuable aspect of the weekend
for you?” Following are some
replies:
“Being with friendly women in a
relaxed, supportive situation - no
feeling of rejection or judgement.”
“Being heard, being with other
women open and willing to share
and be honest and outrageous!”
“Not having to think about what
was going on back home. Great,
great, great!”
“Getting together with other
women without having to feel self-
conscious about looks, actions, etc.
The love!”
Photo by Angela Wilson
“This weekend essentially was a
present to myself, and I am very
happy, peaceful and content as a
result of that gift.”
“What a gift you have given us,
and we have given to ourselves
and others!”
“To watch the transformation of
timid strangers to trusting com
radesismagic. Whenever women
“This has been... a unique oppor
tunity for women to gather and
celebrate life! Where we could
honor our similarities - and our
differences. Remembering the
essence of who we are: spiritual
“Being among such wonderful,
powerful, caring, talented, dynamic
women. This weekend was im
peccably planned and carried out.
You thought of everything, times
ten! On a scale of I to 10, you get
1,000! Thank you.”
'Valmont1 intrigue well directed and decadent in style
Valmont is a familiar story
for most viewers. Freely adapted
from Choderlos De Laclos’ “Les
Liaisons Dangereuses,” it comes
at a time when most viewers have
forgotten 1988’s multi-award-
winning Dangerous Liaisons star
ring Glenn Close, John Malkov
ich and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Directed by Forman, who in 1984
won an Academy Award for
Amadeus. He also directed the
award-winning One Flew Over the
Cuckoo’s Nest and 1981’s criti
cally acclaimed Ragtime.
De Laclos’ “Les Liaisons
Dangerous” has intrigued people
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A Reel View
There have been many adapta
tions in the form of plays and films.
by
Hampton and Jean-Claude Car
riere are not the first to have suc
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are the most well known.
Directed by Milos Forman
Annette Bening plays the
(Amadeus), Valmont is not the widowed “Marquise de Mcrteil”
epitome of Dangerous Liaisons
for Forman.Bening says about her
as directed by Stephen Frears and character, “You may not under
Adapted by Christopher Hamp stand her, but I hope you believe
Actresses Meg Tilly, Annette Bening, and Fairuza Balk are Madame de Gercourt, Marquise de ton.
her.” Her last film role was in the
Valmont stars Colin Firth, Great Outdoors with Dan Aykroyd.
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Meg Tilly, and Annette Bening.
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sette, but is well respected for his
performances on the stage.
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Tourvel. Tilly made her film de
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such as in The Big Chill, Agnes of
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elaborate as found in 1984’s
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