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| Ananda reading poetry at the Front Porch spoken word series held at Mocha Hut |
Author Ananda Leeke's 2008
and 2009 Events Schedule is contained below.
1) July 6, 2008, 7pm-8:30pm, BAP Living Radio - Leeke
will host the show. The July 6th program theme is Exploring the Best of Black Womanhood in Indie
Music, Books, and Internet Media (web sites, social networking sites, blogs, podcasts, radio and television shows,
and YouTube videos). Visit www.talkshoe.com/tc/18598.
2) July 9, 2008, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Art Marries Paper Workshop
for Breast Cancer Support Group, Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD - (Private Event) - Leeke will facilitate a contemplative
practices workshop.
3) July 24, 2008, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Client Spotlight at TaxConcepts, LLC, 236 Auburn Avenue
(in the Atrium conference room), Atlanta, GA - Leeke will discuss her writing journey, read from her novel, and sign books.
4) August 2, 2008, 11am-1pm, Black Women's Arts Festival, That Which Awakens Me Workshop, The Sanctuary, 2737
Cambridge Street, Philadelphia, PA ($15 per person) - Leeke will facilitate a contemplative practices workshop.
5) August 3, 2008, 7pm-8:30pm, BAP Living Radio. Leeke will host the show. The August 3rd program theme
is Walking the Path of the Life Entrepreneur. Visit www.talkshoe.com/tc/18598. A guest panel featuring the following women will share their expertise:
-Tracy Mickens-Hundley, a voiceover artist, storyteller, assistant librarian, and travel agent in Silver Spring,
MD
-Sharon Malachi, a dog groomer, dog care services
provider, and triathlete in Silver Spring, MD
-Jessica Solomon, Founder of The Saartjie Project in Washington, DC www.thesaartjieproject.org-Tonya Randolph, a human resources professional, real estate
agent, and essential oils practitioner in Atlanta, GA
-Jordyn White, a writer and DC Diva football player in
Washington, DC
6) August 10, 2008, 7pm-8:30pm, Go Green Sangha Radio - Leeke will host the show. The
theme is Building Community with Mindfulness and Green Living. Visit www.talkshoe.com/tc/21325. A panel of the following 21st century community builders will share
their experiences and lessons learned:
-Damali Ayo, Green Living Activist, Author, Artist, Performer, Anti-Racism
Speaker, and Founder/CEO of CROW Clothing http://crow-clothing.com/index.html and http://blackbrowngreen.com-Steve Ma, GEO (Green Executive Officer) of Live Green www.livegreen.net-La Sarmiento, a Sangha Builder of Diverse Communities (People
of Color and LGBTQ), Retreat Organizer for Insight Meditation Community of Washington, Massage Therapist. and Reiki Master
Practitioner www.imcw.org7) August 13, 2008, 7pm-8pm, Book Talk and Signing
at Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Public Library, Washingtoniana Division's Program Room, 901 G Street, NW, Washington,
DC - Leeke will discuss her novel and sign books.
8) September 7, 2008, 7pm-8:30pm, BAP Living Radio
- Leeke will host the show. The September 7th program theme is Cultivating Daily Life Practices With
Spirituality, Yoga, Meditation, Reiki Healing Touch, Massage, and Essential Oils. Visit www.talkshoe.com/tc/18598. Karla Borders-Pope, a writer and founder of Brown Girl Gumbo blog (www.browngirlgumbo.com) will share tips on creating the classic fall wardrobe. A guest panel
featuring the following women will share their expertise:
-Nadia Pillay, Kemetian yoga teacher, founder of
SHU Yoga, and actress
http://shuyoga.ning.com/-Avalaura Beharry, a social worker, holistic health practitioner,
spiritual counselor, Reiki practitioner, yoga teacher, and founder of Avalaura's
Healing Center http://avalaura.com
-Faith
Hunter, a writer, experienced registered yoga teacher, Thai massage therapist, ayurvedic practitioner, and co-owner/co-director
of SHAKTI MindBody Studio www.faithhunter.com and www.shaktimindbodystudio.com -Charlyn Griffith, an artist, dancer, healing arts practitioner, and founder of Sanctuary
-Inez Powell, a yoga teacher,
Reiki Master practitioner, massage therapist, and founder of Blissful Yoga & Massage LLC. 9) September 14, 2008,7pm-8:30pm, Go Green
Sangha Radio - Leeke will host the show. Visit www.talkshoe.com/tc/21325. A guest panel featuring the following women will share their expertise: -Yael Flusberg Yoga Teacher, Life Coach, Writer, Consultant, and
Founder of Y Elements
-Sista Shree Yoga Teacher and Sanskrit Mantra Chanter and Vocalist www.sistashree.com 10) October 4, 2008, 10am-10:40am,
Workshop on Yoga and Stress Relief Exercises for Writers, 2008 Capital BookFest (www.capitalbookfest.org), Lifestyle Salon (parking lot) at the Boulevard at The Capital
Centre, 931 A Capital Centre Boulevard, Largo, MD 20774. Ananda will be using excerpts from her debut novel,
Love's Troubadours - Karma: Book One in the workshop. Copies of the novel will be available for purchase.
11) October 5, 2008, 7pm-8:30pm, BAP Living Radio - Leeke will host
the show. The October 5th program theme is Dealing with Race and Gender in the Workplace, 2008
Presidential Campaign, and post-Hurricane Katrina. Visit www.talkshoe.com/tc/18598. A panel of the following women will share their expertise:
-Toni
Dutton-Butler, CEO of A Silver Thread, Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in organizational development and executive
coaching with an emphasis on the spiritual development of women of color
-Delores Rozier, Executive Coach and Obama Campaign Volunteer
-Michele L. Roberts, Campaign
and Policy Coordinator for Advocates for Environmental Human Rights Jessica
Solomon, Founder of The Saartjie Project (www.thesaartjieproject.org) will provide an infomercial about the upcoming October 10th performance about the life
and legacy of Sara Baartman, a South African woman whose voluptuous body was put on exhibit from 1810 to 1815 in Europe.
12) October 12,
2008, 7pm-8:30pm, Go Green Sangha Radio - Leeke will host the show. Visit www.talkshoe.com/tc/21325. 13)
October 22, 2008, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Memoir: Phases of A Woman's Life Workshop for Breast Cancer Support Group,
Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD - (Private Event) - Leeke will facilitate a contemplative practices workshop. 14)
October 25 and 26, 10am-10:30am, Frederica Leeke & Dorothy Gartin Breast Cancer Awareness Yoga in the Park Weekend (Free
Event), Malcolm X – Meridian Hill Park @ the entrance of 16th Street and Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, DC (in front
of waterfall facing reflecting pool) - Leeke will lead the yoga classes. Visit http://yoga.meetup.com/584. 15) November
2, 2008, 7pm-8:30pm, BAP Living Radio - Leeke will host the show. The November 2nd program theme is Community
Service: We Are the One We Have Been Waiting For. Visit www.talkshoe.com/tc/18598.
16) November 9, 2008, 7pm-8:30pm, Go Green Sangha Radio
- Leeke will host the show. Visit www.talkshoe.com/tc/21325.
17) December 7, 2008, 7pm-8:30pm, BAP Living Radio
- Leeke will host the show. The December 7th program theme is Planning for 2009. Visit www.talkshoe.com/tc/18598.
18) December 14, 2008, 7pm-8:30pm, Go Green Sangha
Radio - Leeke will host the show. Visit www.talkshoe.com/tc/21325.
19) January 4, 2009, 7pm-8:30pm, BAP Living Radio - Leeke
will host the show. The theme is Soulful Living: Wisdom on How to Live Your Best Life in 2009.
Visit www.talkshoe.com/tc/18598.
20) January 11, 2009, 7pm-8:30pm, Go Green Sangha Radio
- Leeke will host the show. Visit www.talkshoe.com/tc/21325.
21) February 1, 2009, 7pm-8:30pm, BAP Living
Radio - Leeke will host the show. The theme is Women Authors Making Black History. Visit
www.talkshoe.com/tc/18598.
22) February 8, 2009, 7pm-8:30pm, Go Green Sangha Radio
- Leeke will host the show. Visit www.talkshoe.com/tc/21325.
23) March 1, 2009, 7pm-8:30pm, BAP Living Radio - Leeke
will host the show. The theme is Women Making History in Their Lives and Inspiring Others. Visit
www.talkshoe.com/tc/18598.
24) March 8, 2009, 7pm-8:30pm, Go Green Sangha Radio - Leeke
will host the show. Visit www.talkshoe.com/tc/21325.
If
you would like to invite Author Ananda Leeke to give an author interview, do a book reading/signing, facilitate a workshop,
serve as a creativity coach, participate in a panel discussion, and speak at a meeting or conference, please send an email
to info@lovestroubadours.com.
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