Stravinsky's Operas
Wed., Jan. 10. 2012 11:00 a.m.
No. County Inland Older Adult Center
15905 Pomerado Rd.
Poway, Ca 92064
(858) 674-1123
With dramatic, colorful DVDs of two of Stravinsky's operatic masterpieces, Erica gives an overview of the 20th century composer's theatrical oeuvre.
Journaling Workshop with Erica Miner
Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Carlsbad City Library
1775 Dove Lane
Carlsbad, CA 92011
760-602-2012
Journaling is such an empowering tool that Oprah Winfrey credits it for saving her life. In this workshop, based on her
popular, top-rated lecture series, award-winning author Erica Miner brings an expertise developed over a near-lifetime of journaling.
Workshops are free; registration is required and space is limited.
For more information or to reserve, call 760-602-2400 x8149.
City of Carlsbad Library
Tchaikovsky and his Operas
Nov. 9, 2011 11 a.m.
North County Inland Older Adult Center
15905 Pomerado Rd.
Poway, CA 92064
(858) 674-1123
Tchaikovsky's operas are as compelling as his ever-popular ballets. Compare his balletic music in both forms in this insightful, fun lecture.
Tchaikovsky at the Poway OAC
Lecture: 'The Dance in France'
Wed., Sept. 7, 11 a.m.
North County Inland Older Adult Center
15905 Pomerado Rd.
Poway, CA 92064
(858) 674-1123
Opera expert Erica Miner discusses Gallic inspiration in opera from the perspective of the ballet mania of the French in opera history. Music excerpts and a slide show of historical highlights are included in her talk.
Write on the Sound Writers Conference
Oct. 2, 2011 9:15 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Frances Anderson Center
700 Main Street
Edmonds, WA 98020
425-771-0228
Erica presents two writing workshops in one day. In the morning lecture, "Journaling, the Write Way' to Write Fiction," Erica shares her expertise developed over a near-lifetime of journaling, with specific journaling techniques and hands-on exercises. The afternoon session, "Solving the Mystery of Mystery Writing," illustrates the challenges of writing a mystery or thriller novel with examples involving structure, character and other distinguishing factors in the genre. Click on the link to view the brochure with all the details.
26th Annual Write on the Sound (WOTS) Conference
Lecture: 'The Rain in Spain'
Thur., Aug. 25, 12:45 p.m.
College Ave. Older Adult Center
4855 College Avenue
San Diego, CA 92115
(619) 583-3300
Opera expert Erica Miner discusses the fascination of opera composers with Spain, its colorful locales and characters and irresistible dance rhythms. Included are a PowerPoint presentation of the operas in question.
IWOSC Reads Its Own
Sun., June 12, 2011 3-5 pm
Vroman's Bookstore
695 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel: 626-449-5320
Twice a year the Independent Writers Of Southern California holds a special FREE event, "IWOSC Reads Its Own" -- a spellbinding afternoon of eclectic, eccentric, and exemplary works, from poems to true stories to hilarious monologues and beyond, read aloud by distinguished IWOSC scribes. More than a dozen of IWOSC's talented member writers will read short excerpts from their work. We'll be regaled with their wit, have our emotions stirred, or be plunged into deep thought. Selections may be published, unpublished, or works in progress, with each excerpt no more than seven minutes in length.
IWOSC Reads Its Own!
Bizet and His Operas
Wed., July 6, 2011 11 a.m.
North County Inland Older Adult Center
15905 Pomerado Rd.
Poway, CA 92064
(858) 674-1123
Erica will share her experience and expertise in discussing not only Bizet's celebrated masterpiece 'Carmen' but his lesser-known and equally beautiful opera, 'The Pearl Fishers.' She will bring these masterworks into context of the late 19th century and its effect on the opera repertoire.
Journaling and Mystery Writing Seminars
Sun., Oct. 2, 2011 9:15-10:45 am, 3:30-5 pm
Frances Anderson Center
700 Main Street
Edmonds, WA 98020
425-771-0228 | 425-771-0253
At the dynamic WOTS Conference, Erica will present two of her most popular seminars and workshops, 'Journaling: The Write way to Write Fiction,' and 'Solving the Mystery of Mystery Writing.' In the first workshop, Erica will discuss her own experiences in journaling and demonstrate her hands-on Journaling techniques. In the second, Erica will discuss the challenges of the mystery genre and the importance of setting to the mystery writer.
Write on the Sound Writers' Conference
Music Lectures
May 12 & 19, 2011 7:30 pm
La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
1000 Wall St.
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 454-5872
Erica Miner, former violinist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and novelist, and conductor David Amos explore the relationship between opera and instrumental music by composers George Frideric Handel, Richard Wagner and Giacomo Puccini. Hear the similarities and learn of the musical differences between the sung and played in their catalogues.
Music Lectures: Opera and Instrumentalism
Authors Day at Rancho Bernardo High School
Fri., Mar. 117:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Rancho Bernardo High School
13010 Paseo Lucido
San Diego, CA 92128
(858) 485-4800
San Diego authors and poets will visit RB High to talk about their books, what inspired them to become writers and discuss their latest novels. Authors' books will be on sale. Erica Miner's presentation about her novel 'FourEver Friends' will take place at approximately 12:30 pm.
San Diego Authors and Poets
Solving the Mystery of Mystery Writing
Fri., Feb. 4, 20112:00 pm
Oceanside Public Library
Oceanside Senior Center
455 Country Club Lane
Oceanside, CA
760-435-5657
Erica Miner, award-winning author, screenwriter and lecturer, will talk about writing mystery novel and her latest book, Murder In the Pit. During her talk, Erica will present a fascinating glimpse into the world behind the golden curtain of the opera, and whys and wherefores of writing a mystery novel. After her presentation Erica will have copies of her book available for purchase and signing.
Former Met Opera violinist and award winning author
An Evening with Author Erica Miner
Wed., Jan. 19, 20117:00 pm
San Mateo County Library
1110 Avenida de las Pulgas
Belmont, CA
What lurks in the pit of the Metropolitan Opera? Find out at this intimate author event complete with wine and cheese reception. Erica Miner will read from Murder in the Pit, her third novel, which combines mystery with her original love--the rarefied world of New York's Metropolitan Opera. In addition to this book talk, Miner will be giving an Opera talk to coordinate with the Met Opera live HD transmission of La Fanciulla del West at 10:00am on Jan 22 at the Century 12 Downtown San Mateo Cinema. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
What lurks in the pit of the Metropolitan Opera?
Journaling Workshop
Sat. Nov. 20, 2010 10 am-12 pm
Cole Library, Community Room
1250 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008
In this workshop, based on her popular, top-rated lecture series, award-winning author Erica Miner brings an expertise developed over a near-lifetime of journaling.
Jessica Padilla Bowen, Community Relations Manager of the Library, said of Erica's presentation: 'Thank you for leading a terrific workshop! The participants told me they were very inspired by your words. I appreciate how you listened carefully to everyone, found an encouraging statement for them and balanced responses as much as possible. I look forward to having you back for the journaling workshop again next year.'
Writer Jill Easton says: 'You are truly an expert in the benefits of journaling.'
Journaling Workshop with Erica Miner
Music Lecture at La Jolla Athenaeum
Mondays, Sept. 27, Oct. 4, Oct. 11, 2010 7:30 pm
1008 Wall St.,
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 454-5872
Violinist with the Metropolitan Opera Erica Miner and conductor and music director David Amos present a three-part music lecture series on both the operatic and instrumental sides of three famous composers - Georges Bizet, Richard Strauss, and Igor Stravinsky.
Explore the music from the point of view of musicians who have played and conducted both the operas and the composer’s gorgeous instrumental works.
September 27: Georges Bizet - Featuring composer Georges Bizet from the beloved opera “Carmen.”
October 4: Richard Strauss
Featuring the fantastic mind and music of composer Richard Strauss.
October 11: Igor Stravinsky
Featuring the intense composer Igor Stravinsky.
Music Lecture Series
Book Launch
Thursday, June 24 7:00 p.m.
Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Suite #302
San Diego, CA 92111
Contact: Tel. 858-268-4747
Save the date for a rockin' good time for Erica's book launch at San Diego's premier mystery/sci fi bookstore, Mysterious Galaxy. She is totally psyched to have the opportunity to debut Murder In The Pit at such a prestigious venue.
Murder In The Pit
Mystery Author Panel in L.A.
Monday, June 28, 2010 7:30 pm
Culver City Veteran's Memorial
4117 Overland Blvd. (at Culver - near Sony/MGM)
Los Angeles, CA
From the classic English "drawing-room" mystery, to the quintessentially American, hardboiled Film Noir thriller, to the scary and gory forensic thriller and psychological shocker, everybody loves a mystery. In this event, IWOSC and a panel of experts will set out into the night to unravel the mystery of what makes a great mystery. Expert sleuths -- er, panelists -- include, among others: award-winning screenwriter and best-selling author APRIL SMITH; and former Met Opera violinist and award-winning screenwriter and author ERICA MINER. Award-winning media author TELLY DAVIDSON will be the Moderator.
Erica on IWOSC Mystery Author Panel in L.A.
SignOnSanDiego Music Lecture Series
April 5, 12, 19, 2010 7:30 p.m.
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
1008 Wall Street
La Jolla, CA 92037
858-454-5872
David Amos and Erica Miner, on-air personalities for classical radio station XLNC1, will present a series of lectures at the La Jolla Athenaeum in April on “Crossover Composers.” These two experts will examine the different genres in which Beethoven, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky worked.
SignOnSanDiego features Lecture Series
NABBW Teleseminar on Journaling
Thursday, June 17, 2010 1 pm, EST (4 pm, PST)
On the Web
Join journaling expert Erica Miner as she guides us through the Zen of Journaling! For our journaling enthusiasts, here are a few items Erica will cover:
- How and why did you start journaling?
- Can a journal become a book? Should it?
- Any surefire cures for writer's block?
- What are some techniques if I've already journaled, yet set it aside, and am looking to restart ?
- How important is it to edit myself when I'm journaling?
- If you take events from your life, fictionalize them and turn them into a book, what cautions are there?
NABBW JuNABBW June Teleseminar: Zen and the Art of Journaling
Opera Meets Hollywood
Thur., Mar. 11, 201012:45 p.m.
College Avenue Older Adult Center (inside Beth Jacob Synagogue), 4855 College Ave., San Diego, (619) 583-3300
Opera expert Erica Miner will discuss Hollywood’s incorporation of opera classics. From Bizet to Verdi, “A Room With a View” to “Fatal Attraction,” learn what familiar opera excerpts crop up in favorite films.
San Diego Union Tribune - Opera Meets Hollywood
Book Signing, Cass Technical High School
May 29, 2009 - 6 p.m.
2421 Second Ave., Detroit MI
Tel.: 313 263-2137 (orchestra office)
Author Erica Miner revisits her Alma Mater where her new book FourEver Friends takes place, and celebrates the still-burning passion of its students and faculty, combining her book signing with other musical school events. The book signing starts at 6 p.m., followed by the spring Orchestra Concert at 7 p.m., with an 'Afterglow' after the concert sponsored by the Cass Tech Alumni Association (CTAA). The award-winning CT string quartet and the celebrated all-female Harp and Vocal Ensemble will lend their musical talents to the book signing.
Celebrated graduates of Cass Tech include: Lily Tomlin, David Alan Grier, Diana Ross, Ellen Burstyn, and John DeLorean. Evangeline Land Lindbergh, mother of Charles Lindbergh, taught chemistry at Cass from 1922-42.
For a slideshow of the event, please click on the url below:
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I so enjoyed your journaling class at the Carlsbad Library and want you to know what an organized, tender-hearted teacher you are. The information you provided was so clear and thought-provoking.
Congratulations on the way in which you have flowed from journaling into fiction-writing.
Barbara Donnell, writer - Journaling Workshop
Carlsbad Library
She really knows her stuff, excellent! Super presentation, excellent preparation, great handout... Excellent presentation with good info on mysteries...Well presented, good basic info...Exciting and inspiring me to write mysteries. Lots of good instruction and advice, clear expression of benefits of 'write what you know, and work hard on what you don't'...Great presenter, class was informative and gave great prompts to get the juices going. I'm not a mystery writer at all but I liked some of the suggestions to create plot...loved the exercises, were fun and helpful...Entertaining and insightful, good ideas based on experiences that feed her writing, helpful, made me want to start journaling as a kick-start to final project...Very good info...Really enjoyed her humor...she did keep our attention... solid advice, definitely encouraging...excellent prep, knows her subject very well, good exercise...Thank you for helping me put a key piece into my story.
Mystery Writing Workshop Attendees - Write on the Sound Writers Conference
A well-established conference focused on the craft of writing
Fun and informative...I never knew that journaling could be so diverse, and I have been doing it for a while; she was a joy to listen to...Offered me new and innovative ways to get ideas for writing fiction. In the short time we had, the exercises sparked so many great ideas - would love to take more workshops from her...Many good ideas...Excellent, great info. Loved reading out loud...Well rehearsed presenter...Really wonderful, thank you. Important steps to journaling and the effect it has on other works...Very good speaker, some useful tips and help in distinguishing different types of journaling....Excellent, balance, well prepared, good interaction. I liked the quotes...warm, personable...I liked her a lot and very valuable. Glad to speak with her at lunch and book signing, very helpful presentation. She gave us many resources, very entertaining, clear presentation... Marvelous, helped me to understand why I have not been drawn to this medium...A first-rate presentation, definitive and reachable, great handout...Excellent presentation, inspiring.
Journaling Workshop Attendees - Write on the Sound Writers Conference
A well-established conference focused on the craft of writing
I so enjoyed and benefitted from your workshop at WOTS in Edmonds, WA. The chat at lunch gave me real useful inspiration.
Laurie Crawford - Follow your muse...
Write on the Sound Writers Conference
...a terrific presentation... I’ve seen ONEGIN at least four times, plus the Met HD at least twice, and sang the opening chorus in an opera workshop years ago. I still found many new insights in your talk.
Marty Bloom, opera singer - Tchaikovsky lecture
Thank you so much for coming into the Reading and Writing the War Memoir class at Park University, Camp Pendleton. Your approach to journaling resonated with the class and and brought the "heart" out of the Marines.
Semper Fi,
Jennifer
Jennifer Russell - Adjunct Professor, Park University, Camp Pendleton
Thank you so much for those kind words (about the interview). You brought a lump to my throat...I love what I do and your words are icing on the proverbial cake. I do want to talk about music's effect on, not only your screenplay writing but also anything and everything we do in this life...music as a necessary 'food' for the human being to have a greater focus...thanks again!
Richard Dugan - Talk show host
'Tell Me Your Story' Interviews
It was a joy to listen to Erica's wonderful interview with Richard Dugan - Erica is a natural! It is a very warm, entertaining - completely fascinating and often poignant interview from someone so multi-talented. There are many special moments but I loved when Erica said that no matter what...she never gave up on anything! Very inspirational... thank you Erica!
Jane Wells, Screenwriter - Colleague
'Tell Me Your Story' Radio Show
Thank you for another fascinating evening of opera. When it comes to Wagner, I thought I'd heard it all, but your very personal presentations are what keeps my interest up. The time just flies...how do you distill such a mountain of material and still keep it coherent and interesting. I think you did a great job of that.
Marty Bloom - Lawyer, opera aficionado
Opera and Instrumentalism Lectures
Erica, I listened to your radio talk...You speak eloquently and I enjoyed hearing about your great passions for music and writing. As you know I recently read 'Travels With My Lovers' and I look forward to reading your other novels...I agree with you that if God has given one talents then it follows that they should be shared.
Karen Buckton, Screenwriter - Colleague
'Tell Me Your Story' Radio Show
Thank you for your wonderful presentation. We were just thrilled to host this event...You really captured everyone’s attention. I’d love to have you back in the future!
Kathleen Beasley, Librarian - Belmont, CA Library
Erica Miner Reads from 'Murder In The Pit'
I was in attendance today at your talk at the Oceanside Senior Center. There was much of your story that I could really relate to. I found your talk both inspiring and uplifting.
Regina Read - Oceanside Senior Center
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