Jun 1, 2022 | La Romita News
A great big Thank You! to everyone who donated to La Romita as part of our 2021 Fundraiser! Your contributions helped pay our key staff and other expenses. We only reached $7000 of our $10,000 goal – but it was a high goal for us and we were gratified by how...
Apr 3, 2022 | La Romita News
Questions or concerns about attending La Romita this summer? We are hosting another round special Q&A zoom-calls, open to anyone who is considering coming to La Romita this year or just curious about travel. Both sessions are free and open to everyone! Use the...
Jan 26, 2022 | La Romita News
The New Grand Tour A La Romita Tribute Itinerary Introduction La Romita could be considered a direct descendant of the “Grand Tour” of the 18th century and beyond. Most popular among wealthy young British men seeking a kind of worldly status, the Grand Tour...
Dec 15, 2021 | La Romita News
So many participants have let us know, in so many ways, how much an experience at La Romita has meant to them. One of the most fun and creative ways that our participants have let us know is through our “Memory Books”…the scrapbooks in which each group is encouraged...
Dec 1, 2021 | La Romita News
It’s time for our new La Romita tradition, the End of Year Aperitivos! When the pandemic hit, we scrambled for a way to establish something positive, something aligned to our mission, and the Aperitivos quickly became our primary tool. Last year, we hosted a...
Oct 9, 2021 | Aperitivo, La Romita News
15 December UPDATE: Our Memory Books campaign has ended for 2021, but it was a great success! We were so thrilled with the response and the show of love that we will definitely do something like it again! In the meantime, check out our Memory Books 2021 online...
Apr 8, 2021 | poetry and other works
In December 2020 we held a special online event titled “Self Portrait in a Bathroom Mirror” as part of our Tre Aperitivi fundraiser. Susan Landgraf, Auburn Washington Poet Laureate, submitted the following poem and graciously allowed us to publish it here....
Mar 16, 2021 | La Romita News, poetry and other works, retrospective
Stuart Schwartz, photographer and founder of “The Image Flow”, a photography learning center and gallery in Mill Valley California, along with photographer Jeff Zaruba, brought a group of photography students to La Romita in 2017 to spend ten days combining these two...
Feb 15, 2021 | La Romita News
Our aperitivo on January 28 featured some amazing voices of artists working to help people to endure the hardships of life. Unfortunately, we were unable to hear our fourth guest, Doctor Ray Brow, because of technical difficulties and will instead be our first guest...
Feb 12, 2021 | La Romita News
Our hearts go out to Ed and Kathy and the family for the passing of our longtime teacher, collaborator and friend Carol Maddox. She first taught at La Romita in 1994 and taught every other year for 20 years. As an artist Carol’s many awards include the American...
