Winter Workshops
Music Workshop
Date: 4th-8th November, 2015
Venue: Trossingen
Organiser: Hohner Conservatory / Michaela Kitzke
Fee: £285
The Harmonica Masters Workshops were initiated in 2003
by Steve Baker in cooperation with the town of Trossingen
and Hohner Musical Instruments. The event offers classes
with some of the world’s leading harmonica educators
including Joe Filisko, David Barrett, Steve Baker, blues
guitarist Eric Noden and many more.
www.stevebaker.de
5 Paintings in 5 Days (Cristi Fer
Art Studio), Art and Creativity
in Mexico
Date: November 2-6, 2015
Venue: San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Organiser: Cristi Fer Art Gallery
Fee: $450
Maximum No. of Participants: 6
Join Romanian painter Cristiana Marinescu and Mexican
muralist Fernando Gonzalez. Explore the studio and
outdoors, painting with acrylics, oil pastels and oils paints.
Learn the basics and discover your creativity.
www.cristiferart.com
Skiing Lessons
Organiser: Lake Mountain Alpine Resorts
Venue: 1071 Lake Mountain Rd, Marysville VIC 3779,
Australia
Maximum Number of Participants: 12
Lessons are run on demand, generally on the hour. The first
lesson for the day commences at 9 am while the last lesson
is at 3 pm (60 minutes only rather than the standard 90
minutes). Private lessons are also available. Bookings can
be made at the Snowsports Centre on your arrival at the
resort but due to high demand in peak periods, lessons are
offered on a “first-come first-serve” basis.
www.lakemountainresort.com.au
The Writing Retreat in Cornwall
Date: 16th-21st November, 2015
Venue: Rosemerryn, west of Mousehole, near Penzance in
Cornwall, United Kingdom
Fee: £625
Maximum Number of Participants: 8
Program Focus: Children’s, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Non-fiction,
Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Travel, Young Adult.
They welcome all kinds of writers at all levels of experience,
but each retreat is themed towards a particular phase of the
writer’s journey.
www.writing.shawguides.com/writingretreatcornwall
92 Travel Secrets September-October 2015