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THURSDAY, April 2, 2026
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Pacific Club: 1451 Queen Emma Street, Honolulu 96813
JEFF GERE
presents
GET YOUR STORY UP & MOVING
Sure, you’ve written a Masterpiece, but reading it out loud FREAKS YOU OUT! Here’s some help with storyteller JEFF GERE. Jeff will open with 20ish minutes of immensely insightful remarks. Then, three of our chosen authors will each bravely read one of their five minute stories. Then Jeff will play with that author to add dynamics to her story. The GOAL: to move the words off the page, across the author’s lips, through her body, and to the mind’s eye of the listener in such a DYNAMIC way that the listener will never forget the tale. Watch carefully and gather input for our May Meeting, when our Members and Friends will be reading their work. The promise is for your presentation skills to be upgraded…. and it should be fun.
JEFF GERE incorporates his talents as painter, puppeteer, and mime into performances which have electrified audiences in Hawai'i for 30 years. Jeff's physical energy, morphing elastic face and voice characterizations make his shows events. Jeff becomes his stories!
Born on Halloween, Jeff has continued to perform ever since. He produced, hosted and performed in the Talk Story Festival, Hawai’i’s biggest storytelling celebration (26 years), Story TV (23 years monthly), Talk Story Radio (2 years weekly, Hawai'i Public Radio), story camps & conferences. He performed at the National Storytelling Festival (2010, Residency 2013) and in Spain, Hong Kong, Turkey, Vancouver & the Yukon before retiring from Oahu Parks Department. Following his retirement he continued to tour internationally, visiting Thailand, China, India, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Java, Romania & Kenya. During Covid & after, he created local, national & international virtual events as performer & producer. He produced a Story Retreat (Kauai, 2023 & 24) and taught storytelling at UH Manoa. He’s got lots to see on YouTube. www.jeffgere.com
IMPORTANT-DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Attendance limited to 50 people.
First come, first accepted.
Email Carol Egan at cognac91@gmail.com
by Wednesday, March 25th
Include your name and the name of your Guest, if any,
and your choice and guest's choice from the 3 menu options.
(1) Chicken Salad on Pita Bread, Mesclun Green Salad
(2) Southwestern Black Bean & Roasted Corn Salad, Avocado Crema - Vegetarian
(3) Caesar Salad, Grilled Chicken
MEMBERS & FRIENDS: $35
GUESTS: $38 - not dues paying Members or Friends
Checks should be received by
Thursday, March 25, 2026
Make checks payable to NLAPW Honolulu.
MAIL TO Carol Egan
344 Iliaina Street, Kailua HI 96734
With a reservation you may pay at the door
by check or cash.
FUN: We invite you to bring a poem you wrote or a copy of your favorite poem to exchanged at our meeting.
Bring a book take home a book - is back...
PAST EVENTS
March 5, 2026 - Dane Lam: Why Classical Music Really Is Better
February 5, 2026 - Jodi Endicott: Art For Nature From A Sea Of Plastic
November 5, 2025 - Marcia Zina Mager: The Power of Writing (&Painting) Badly
October 1, 2025 - Tadia Rice: My Conversations With AI
September 3, 2025 - Meredith Artley: Growing Trust & Compassion in Turbulent Times: How HPR is Working to Meet the Moment
July 16, 2025 - The Magic of Stories: 2025 Lorin Tarr Gill Writing Competition winners reading
May 7, 2025 - Members & Friends Reading: Celebrating Our Pen Women’s Writing
April 2, 2025 - Eric Paul Shaffer: Defining Success in Poetry, One Friend at a Time
February 24, 2025 - Susan Scott: HAWAII’S PLANTS AND ANIMALS, a new book for all who love Hawaii
January 29, 2025 - John Rampage: The Joy & Frustration of Producing Musical Theatre in Honolulu
November 6, 2024 - Rebecca Woodland: Your So Talented and Other Lies
October 2, 2024 - Tamara Moan: Putting It on Paper: Words & Pictures
September 4, 2024 - Kealoha: Science, Poetry, Life
June 12, 2024 - Jason O’Rourke: Conservation through Photography (via zoom)
May 1, 2024 - Celebrating Our Writers: Pen Women Honolulu Members Share their own work
April 3, 2024 - Kaethe Kauffman: From Nothing to Something: Creativity's Great Surprises
March 6, 2024 - Maya Sypert: The Other Side of the Mirror: Reflections on My Journey as a Classical Singer
January 31, 2024 - Mindy Pennybacker: Surfing the sisterhood of Hawaiian water women
November 2, 2023 - Shari Lynn: A Life built on Song and Music
October 4, 2023 - Shervelle Bergholz: The Power of Storytelling
September 7, 2023 - Lee Cataluna: Playwriting in Hawaii
May 10, 2023 - Celebrating Our Writers: Pen Women Honolulu Members Share their own work
April 5, 2023 - Don Wallace: Modern Publishing Today
March 1, 2023 - Tadia Rice: The Power of Expressive Arts
January 25, 2023 - Susan McCreary Duprey: How a community embraces the health & well-being of song
November 2, 2022 - Susan Scott: Every Kolea Counts
Durring the Covid-19 pandemic, monthly in-person meetings were cancelled starting with April 2020. Monthly zoom meetings began in January 2021. From March 2021 to the December 2022, we have been privileged to enjoy the following zoom presentations:
March 3, 2021: Presenter Kaethe Kauffman, Humor in Contemporary Art
April 7, 2021: Presenter Jane Marshall Goodsill, How to Convert Oral Histories into Literature
May 5, 2021: Readings of excerpts from current works by our own Members & Friends
June 2, 2021: Presenter Wayne Levine, Where Borders Cross
July 7, 2021: Presenter Roslyn Catracchia, Feeding the Lake (Just Say Yes)
August 4, 2021: Presenter Christine Sleeter, Fiction and Historical Truths
September 1, 2021: Presenter Victoria Talbot, The Important Role of Journalism in Hawai‘i
October 6, 2021: Presenters Rosemary & Larry Mild, Writing Together is Murder
November 3, 2021: Presenters Susie & Gary Anderson, Quick Bite Aloha Friday
January 12, 2022: Presenter Dr. David J. Connor, Writing Compulsions
February 2, 2022: Presenter Penny Pence Smith, Hanging on the Hollywood Sign
March 2, 2022: Presenter Dr. Kelli Carmean, The Ancient Maya: Archaeological Evidence & Creative Writing
April 6, 2022: Presenter Sally French, Transformation
May 4, 2022: Annual Writers Salon: “Words in a Box” … the Pen Women Shine
June 1, 2022: Bob Schildgen, Mr. Green Carries On!
July 6, 2022 - Jeff Raz, How Art Makes Better Lives
August 3, 2022 - Claire Bowman, My life as a writer without discipline, structure & consistent commitment to my craft
September 7, 2022 - Susan Simone, Opening the prison walls: Oral History & Collaborative Writing - zoom recording link CLICK HERE password: m3Fypi+4
October 5, 2022 - Helen Shaw, Criticism as Chronicle: Covering the absence and presence of theater during the COVID shutdown
December 7, 2022 - Happy Everything, short readings shared by members to usher in the holidays & creativity
Attendance at the Zoom sessions were excellent, keeping our interest in and passion for the visual arts, writing, and music on our virtual center stage.