Upcoming Events
Poses and Prompts: A Day of Yoga and Writing in the Hudson Valley!
Join Angela and Kathy for gentle stretching and generative writing… plus lunch!
Untying Our Tongues: Languages, Literatures and Our Own Writing
Please join us in welcoming Lisa Schantl, scholar and literary magazine editor, for an afternoon of community, discussion and writing in a historic waterfront location. Refreshments and door prizes, too!
FREE Midsummer Writing Refresher
Join Kathy for a 2-hour, refresher session on Zoom! Some generative prompts (and maybe even a few very short "summer-ish" excerpts from literature) will be offered and then students will have a chance to write and share. There will also be time at the end of the session for open discussion about our writing routines, challenges, celebrations and goals. Class is full.
AMALFI COAST PAINTING HOLIDAY with William Papaleo
William Papaleo, co-founder of Key to the Castle Workshop, is partnering with DonKey Travel to offer you the opportunity to come paint and travel with him on Italy's beautiful Amalfi Coast. Our home base for the Painting Holiday, taking place September 13-19, 2025, will be a bed & breakfast in Vietri, and each day we will venture to a different Amalfi Coast location to paint, explore & enjoy together.
Signature Key to the Castle Workshop in Cetara, Italy
We’re returning to the Amalfi Coast in 2026 from May 23rd-May30th for our Signature Key to the Castle Workshop program for writers. Join us in the seaside village of Cetara for writing, painting and simply taking in the beauty, charms and flavors of Southern Italy. Friends will be made, creativity will flow and gelato will be served!
More info to follow.
IAWA 2nd Thursday evenings at the Calandra Institute
KTTC’s Angela Derecas Taylor will be one of two featured storytellers with IAWA, the Italian American Writers Association. The event which will be held at The Calandra Institute located at 25 West 43rd Street, begins at 6pm with an open mic - for up to 10 people who sign up - followed by myself and the other featured storyteller at 7pm. Admission is free.
FREE Live Painting Holiday Demo from Vietri, Italy
Sample our Painting Holiday experience in this FREE live demo with art instructor, Bill, and tour guide, Vittoria. Please RSVP
Give Yourself Permission A Restorative Winter Retreat for Writers
Give Yourself Permission: A Restorative Winter Retreat for Writers at The Fairmont Château Le Frontenac, Quebec City, Canada. Featuring Pat Dunn, Kathy Curto, Angela DErecas Taylro & Guest Presenters Jimin Han, Alexandra soiseth & Dr. Kimberly Grocher
ART SALE + OPEN HOUSE /COMMUNITY GATHERING
Gather with KTTC Workshop alum, some new friends and also come to check out Bill’s work, now being offered at a 40% discount from original prices! Snacks, wine, soft beverages and coffee will be served throughout the day.
Saturday, February 1st 1-5pm Cold Spring, NY
Snow date: Sunday, February 2nd, 1-5pm
Workshop for Writers in Cetara, Italy
Key to the Castle Workshop for Writers in Cetara, Italy
Give Yourself Permission to Write: Your Story Matters - Featuring Pat Dunn & Kathy Curto
Give Yourself Permission to Write: Your Story Matters
Friday, September 27th, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
In PersonWBDC Conference Room, 184 Bedford St #201, Stamford, CT 06901, USA
Fall Refresher Online Writers Workshop with Kathy Curto
Fall Refresher Online Writers Workshop with Kathy Curto
Yoga Retreat for Visual Artists in Vietri
Key to the Castle Workshop Yoga Retreat for Visual Artists in Vietri, Italy.
Exhibit at LAHA at the Barn - Featuring the works of William Papaleo
Exhibit at LAHA at the Barn
Summer Refresh Writing Workshop Cold Spring, NY with Kathy Curto
Summer Refresh Writing Workshop Cold Spring, NY with Kathy Curto
Student Reading and Closing Reception - Southern Italy: An American Artist's Life
Student Reading and Closing Reception for Southern Italy: An American Artist’s Life. A solo exhibit by William Papaleo at The Idea Kitchen, 1940 Palmer Ave, Larchmont, NY.
Free admission. Light refreshments. Raffle prizes (attendance required).
Opening Reception - Southern Italy: An American Artist's Life
Opening Reception for Southern Italy: An American Artist’s Life. A solo exhibit by William Papaleo at The Idea Kitchen, 1940 Palmer Ave, Larchmont, NY.
Free admission. Light refreshments. Raffle prizes (attendance required).
INSPIRE INCLUSION Exhibit and Storytelling Event
In celebration of International Women's Day (IWD) 2024, we have been invited to curate a Storytelling show at Vanda Gallery located at 379 Huguenot Street in New Rochelle on Friday, March 15.
Bodies in Nature - Featuring the works of Ava Drutman, Cetara 2023 Alumna
Hope to see you on Saturday March 2nd at the Rye Library to support one of our Cetara Inaugural workshop participants, Ava Drutman.
Bodies in Nature by Ava Drutman opening reception will by March 2 from 12-4 pm. The show will hang for the month of March during library hours.
Ten to The End Write Your Book in Ten Months Inaugural Session
Ten to The End Write Your Book in Ten Months Inaugural Session
Tell Tale Heart Valentine's Book Fair Featuring Patricia (aka TM) Dunn
There's no better way to say "I love you" than with a book, especially if that book is a mystery or thriller.
Join me and 11 other mystery and thriller authors for @sincconnecticut Valentines Book Fair at the @ferglibrary --The Ferguson Library (Harry Bennett Branch) in Stamford, CT on Saturday February 3, 2024. The event will run 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The authors will be selling and signing books.
Go to my Linktree for more details or use this: https://www.fergusonlibrary.org/event/mystery-thriller-book-fair-30685
Info Session - Ten to the End (1:30pm OR 7pm EST)
WANT TO LEARN MORE?
Join our INFO session! Tuesday, January 30th
TWO times: 1:30 PM or 7:00 PM EST
We can't promise fame, but we can promise that if you take this class and our suggestions, you will have a book ready to send out to agents and editors.
Click here to register for the 1:30 pm or 7:00 pm info session.
Unblank Those Pages Online Writers Workshop Series - Kathy Curto
Unblank Those Pages Online Writers Workshop Series with Kathy Curto
Thriller Authors from Connecticut
Thriller Authors from Connecticut on Nov 18 at 2:30 at the Jefferson Market Library
ArtsFest Workshops by Key to the Castle Workshop
10/21/2023: Due to the rain, we are postponing Yoga and Bill Papaleo's Artist workshop until 1:00pm. If you were / are planning to come to either or both, please meet in front of NR City Hall, 515 North Avenue at 1:00pm. If we can stay outside we will. If not I have secured space inside City Hall for us. BRING your YOGA MAT and/or ART SUPPLIES. The Writing Workshop is as scheduled at 3:15pm at NRPL.
Saturday, October 21, 2023 – Key to the Castle Workshop is participating in New Rochelle ArtsFest.
These workshops are FREE.
9am-9:45am – Bring your yoga mat for gentle yoga focusing on the chakras for creativity with Angela Derecas Taylor. Front lawn of New Rochelle City Hall - 515 North Ave. In the event of inclement weather, find us inside in the Rotunda.
10am-12:30pm – Visual Artists are invited for an ein plein air workshop with William Papaleo. Bring your easel, paints, canvas or charcoal, pastels, pencils, and sketch pads. Front lawn of New Rochelle City Hall - 515 North Ave. In the event of inclement weather, find us inside in the Rotunda.
3pm-4:30pm – Generative creative writing workshop designed to prompt imagination and storytelling with Kathy Curto and Angela Derecas Taylor. The session will begin with a short meditation and breathing practice to tap into your creative energy. Space is limited to 12 participants. Walk-ins will be accepted on space availability. New Rochelle Public Library, 2nd Floor meeting room
The Moth StorySlam at ArtsFest Featuring Angela Derecas Taylor
The Moth - a StorySlam at Trinity St. Paul Church Parish Hall
311 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle Kicking-off New Rochelle ArtsFest 2023
A longtime NRCA board member and a supporting member of The Moth, Angela Derecas Taylor, is excited to announce there will be a Moth StorySlam at Trinity St. Paul Parish Hall to kick-off New Rochelle's 2023 Arts Fest
Doors open: 6:30pm / Stories begin: 7:00pm
This will be a ticketed event. The theme will be TRADITIONS. Come prepared to tell a 5 minute story on the theme. Put your name in the "hat" and you may be one of ten storytellers called to the stage. OR, just come to hear great stories.
Stay tuned here for more details. Tickets go on sale October 5th on The Moth Website here.
Book & Writing Talk with Kathy Curto
Book & Writing Talk with Kathy Curto on Thursday, October 19 from 1pm - 3pm at Fort Lee Library
Opening Reception Bill Papaleo's Exhibition of Paintings
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
5:00pm-7:00pm
Opening Reception Bill Papaleo's Exhibition of Paintings in the Rotunda Gallery at New Rochelle City Hall, 515 North Avenue.
Full Exhibition dates are October 17 through November 15, 2023. Curated by Key to the Castle Workshop and made possible by the generous sponsorship of the New Rochelle Council on the Arts. This event is FREE and open to the public.
RSVP here: keytothecastleworkshop@gmail.com
Watershed Literary Festival - organized by Paula Fung, Cetara 2023 Alumna & Featuring Pat Dunn
SAVE-THE DATES: Friday, September 29 through Sunday, October 1, 2023
Watershed Literary Festival in Rye, NY
Paula Fung, a member of our 2023 Cetara Workshop Inaugural group, is one of the planners of this annual festival and Pat (AKA T.M.) Dunn is one of the featured authors.
