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Two Blue Chairs at MOVE Cold Spring!
Apr 19
Two Blue Chairs at MOVE Cold Spring!

Mark your calendars for our next Hudson Valley event: Two Blue Chairs at MOVE Cold Spring!

Join us for a conversation and book-signing with Key to the Castle co-founder and writing instructor, Kathy Curto, and Award-winning author, Jocelyn Jane Cox, exploring the joy, pain, and the memories that shape our stories.

Completing Your Book: Ten to The End - Session 5 (2026)
Apr 21
Completing Your Book: Ten to The End - Session 5 (2026)

Join Key to the Castle Workshop instructor Pat Dunn and guest instructor Alexandra Soiseth. The faculty for this program have decades of experience shepherding fiction and memoir writers from story idea to full manuscripts and beyond.

La Bella Figura: The Italian Survival Guide
May 16
La Bella Figura: The Italian Survival Guide

A six week series of Italian Language Lessons on Zoom with Ines Rodrigues: Saturdays, 10am-11:30am - March 28th, (skip April 4th), April 11th, 18th & 25th, May 2nd (skip May 9th) and Final class May 16th. Limited spots, reserve now.

Wellness Wave Festival | May 21 – 24 | Vietri sul Mare and Salerno
May 21
Wellness Wave Festival | May 21 – 24 | Vietri sul Mare and Salerno

Wellness Wave Festival | May 21 – 24 | Vietri sul Mare and Salerno 

Find Your Balance. Join the Wave.

From May 21 to 24, a wave of energy, mindfulness, and well-being arrives in Vietri sul Mare and Salerno. 

Yoga, meditation, music, outdoor activities, creative workshops, and shared moments: four days to rediscover your balance and let yourself be inspired by nature and the sea. An experience open to all, where body, mind, and soul meet. 

Signature Key to the Castle Workshop in Cetara, Italy
May 23
Signature Key to the Castle Workshop in Cetara, Italy

We’re returning to Cetara, a quaint and quiet seaside village - away from the hustle and bustle of Amalfi and Positano, but still close enough, just a short ferry ride away, if you decide you need that level of stimulation. Join us May 23 - 30, 2026 for our Signature Key to the Castle Workshop program for writers. Reclaim and nurture your creative voice in a supportive environment with the opportunity to explore painting and other meditative practices to keep the creativity flowing, all while taking in the beauty, charms and flavors of Italy's glorious Amalfi Coast. Friends will be made and gelato will be served. Andiamo!

Give Care, Take Care: Writing About Caregiving on Zoom
Jun 11
Give Care, Take Care: Writing About Caregiving on Zoom

Give Care, Take Care: Writing about Caregiving. A three week series with Jocelyn Jane Cox

Give Yourself Permission: A Restorative Winter Retreat for Writers — December 2026
Dec 2
Give Yourself Permission: A Restorative Winter Retreat for Writers — December 2026

Join Kathy, Pat, andAngela in this historic, dare we say, Castle, situated on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec City for a Winter Retreat for Writers.

Wednesday, December 2 - Monday, December 7, 2026 at The Fairmont Château Le Frontenac, Quebec City, Canada

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Welcome to our generative and restorative workshops where writing, art, and yoga co-mingle.

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  • "What a pleasure it was to be in your company this past weekend. It is not easiest thing to do - join a group of strangers while hoping to find the mental space to explore one’s craft. Kathy, Angela, and Pat made this remarkably easy for me. Their warm welcome, convivial approach to our evenings, and the endless efforts to make sure our bodies and souls were well nourished with both food, breath, and words - was a much needed reprieve for me. Thank you."

    Jamie J.

  • "Equal parts amazing hosts and amazing co-attendees made the retreat so special. Thank you to Pat and Kathy and Angela for all the hard work it takes to make something look seamless. Thanks to all my new writer-friends for being instantly easy and fun to hang out with."

    Melanie A.

  • "Thankful to Pat, Kathy and Angela for your endless work and meticulous planning to make this weekend's outing inspiring, upbeat, fun and a great spark..I so enjoyed meeting everyone...it's rare to find a group who don't all know each other to coalesce so quickly, support one another so totally, and inspire each other to keep going."

    Rainy H.

  • "What a wonderful weekend it was…the sense of community that Kathy, Pat and Angela created for us blew me away. Thank you so much you three for creating such a safe space...enough for us all to come together, or to be alone…I spent a lot of time taking in the spirit and energy of your generosity…and to the women who you three created such a treat for…I have been in many groups and communities... you three set the standard...I am grateful to each and every one of you on this weekend journey, for giving me the opportunity to look at and into myself, and see my reflection in each and every one of you."

    Carol K.