Ruskin Art Club, 800 South Plymouth Blvd, Los Angeles
Anna Harley-Trochimczyk, Maja Trochimczyk
Kath Abela Wilson and Rick Wilson
Kath Abela Wilson
Erika Wilk and Mira Mataric
Taoli-Ambika Talwar talking to Mira Mataric
Elizabeth Kanski, Edward Hoffman
Maja Trochimczyk
Wojciech Kocyan
Millicent Borges Accardi reads her poem
Erika Wilk reads her poem
Erika Wilk
Gretchen Fletcher reads her poems
Kathi Stafford
Millicent Borges Accardi
Wojciech Kocyan with Maja Trochimczyk to turn pages
Donna Emerson
Maja Trochimczyk with piano music-box
Susan Rogers
Georgia Jones-Davis
Maja Trochimczyk turning pages for Wojciech Kocyan
Wojciech Kocyan and Maja Trochimczyk
Marian Kaplun Shapiro
Donna Emerson with her husband
Kath Abela Wilson reads her poem, "How I fell in love with Chopin" that inspired the piano-key bouquets for all the poets.
Taoli-Ambika Talwar
Donna Emerson, Elizabeth Kanski, Izabella Zuralski
Marion Kaplun Shapiro and Laura Mays Hoopes with her hisband
Mira Mataric
Mira N. Mataric
Laura Mays Hoopes
Halina Wojcik
Gretchen Fletcher and Wojciech Kocyan
Donna Emersonn, Gretchen Fletcher, and Wojciech Kocyan
Donna Emerson, Gretchen Fletcher and Wojciech Kocyan
Taoli Ambika Talwar
Erika Wilk and Karen Klingman
Maja gives "piano-key" bouquets to all the poets.
Marian Kaplun Shapiro receives her piano-key bouquet.
Millicent Borges Accardi, Georgia Jones-Davis, Donna Emerson, seated: Kath Abela Wilson and Kathi Stafford
Millicent Borges Accardi, Georgia Jones-Davis, Donna Emerson, Kath Abela Wilson and Kathi Stafford
L-R: Millicent Borges Accardi, Georgia Jones-Davis, Donna Emerson, Wojciech Kocyan, Erika Wilk, Laura Mays Hoopes, Mira Mataric, Maja Trochimczyk. Seated: Kath Abela Wilson, Kathi Stafford, Marian Kaplun Shapiro, Beata Pozniak Daniels with her son, Ryland Daniels, Taoli-Ambika Talwar, and Susan Rogers.
L-R: Gretchen Fletcher, Millicent Borges Accardi, Georgia Jones-Davis, Donna Emerson, Wojciech Kocyan, Erika Wilk, Laura Mays Hoopes, Mira Mataric, Maja Trochimczyk. Seated: Kath Abela Wilson, Kathi Stafford, Marian Kaplun Shapiro, Beata Pozniak Daniels with her son, Ryland Daniels, Taoli-Ambika Talwar, and Susan Rogers.
Gretchen Fletcher, Millicent Borges Accardi, Georgia Jones-Davis, Donna Emerson, Wojciech Kocyan, Erika Wilk, Laura Mays Hoopes, Mira Mataric, Maja Trochimczyk. Seated: Kath Abela Wilson, Kathi Stafford, Marian Kaplun Shapiro, Beata Pozniak Daniels with her son, Ryland Daniels, Taoli-Ambika Talwar, and Susan Rogers.
Gretchen Fletcher, Millicent Borges Accardi, Georgia Jones-Davis, Donna Emerson, Erika Wilk. Seated: Kath Abela Wilson, Kathi Stafford, Marian Kaplun Shapiro.
Donna Emerson, Erika Wilk, Laura Mays Hoopes, Mira Mataric, Maja Trochimczyk. Seated: Marian Kaplun Shapiro, Beata Pozniak Daniels with her son, Ryland Daniels, Taoli-Ambika Talwar, and Susan Rogers.
Copies of illustrations from Chopin with Cherries, 19th-century postcards and portraits of the composer.
Maja Trochimczyk, Beata Pozniak-Daniels and Elisabeth Kanski
Maja Trochimczyk, Beata Pozniak Daniels and Elizabeth Kanski
Maja Trochimczyk and Anna Harley-Trochimczyk
Maja Trochimczyk, Beata Pozniak Daniels, and Anna Harley-Trochimczyk
Karen Klingman and Kath Abela Wilson
Georgia Jones-Davis with friends
Maja Trochimczyk and Susan Rogers
Susan Rogers and Maja Trochimczyk
Izabella Zuralski and Elizabeth Kanski take pictures of Wojciech Kocyan with Maja Trochimczyk
Gretchen Fletcher and Wojciech Kocyan with their piano-key bouquets.
Maja Trochimczyk and Gretchen Fletcher
Izabella Zuralski, Taoli Ambika Talwar and Barbara Nowicki
Barbara Nowicki, Izabella Zuralski, Halina Wojcik and Elizabeth Kanski
Poets Marian Kaplun Shapiro, Georgia Jones-Davis, Maja Trochimczyk, Taoli-Ambika Talwar, Susan Rogers and Millicent Borges Accardi
Krystyna Kaszubowska
Georgia Jones-Davis with her husband and Marian Kaplun Shapiro
Halina Wojcik with Edward Hoffman in Polish nobleman's costume, in a figure from the polonaise
Halina Wojcik with Edward Hoffman in a figure from the polonaise
Edward Hoffman leads the polonaise, followed by Krystyna Kaszubowska
Edward Hoffman leads the polonaise to Chopin's music.
Edward Hoffman with Halina Wojcik lead the polonaise
Halina Wojcik, Edward Hoffman in 17-th century traditional costume of Polish nobility, Taoli Ambika Talwar and other poets dance the polonaise.
Maja Trochimczyk and Wojciech Kocyan dance the polonaise.
Poets and guests dance the polonaise.
Edward Hoffman and Halina Wojcik lead the polonaise around the piano.
Maja Trochimczyk and Wojciech Kocyan dance the polonaise, in the "bridge" figure under raised arms of other dancers.
Maja Trochimczyk, Halina Wojcik, Wojciech Kocyan and Edward Hoffmann in a Polish nobleman's costume
Kathabela Wilson
Taoli Ambika Talwar and Susan Rogers
Valley Contemporary Poets at the reading: Millicent Borges Accardi, Kathi Stafford, Georgia Jones Davis.
Millicent Borges Accardi, Kathi Stafford, and Georgia Jones Davis. In the background Beata Pozniak Daniels talks to Gretchen Fletcher
Maja Trochimczyk and Edward Hoffman.
Wojciech Kocyan, Edward Hoffman and Maja Trochimczyk
Wojciech Kocyan and Edward Hoffman
Wojciech Kocyan, Maja Trochimczyk and Edward Hoffman
Wojciech Kocyan, Maja Trochimczyk and Edward Hoffman in a Polish nobleman costume of the 17th century.
Wojciech Kocyan with his piano-keys bouquet.
Event poster with a bouquet of piano keys.