Sharing craft ideas was only part of the fun at FAR 2019! Stretching breaks; poetry ideas; the Rose Store; and good food were all on the agenda. The next FAR will be fall of 2021 - watch for details!

Participants kick off a crafty weekend in November at the bi-annual Fall Arts Retreat - FAR - in Indianapolis. Pictured above are organizers (l-r) Ruth Simmons, Beta; Deb Carroll, Beta Tau; Tiffany Ingles, Beta Mu;  and Harriet Hoffman, Sherri Zornes, and Nancy Durham, all of Mu chapter.

Chapters from central Indiana, Marion and Hamilton Counties, got together for their annual luncheon on Saturday at the Woodstock Club in Indianapolis. Featured speaker Shannon Anderson shared her journey as an avid reader as a child to a published writer, mother of two, teacher of gifted students and was available to autograph her books after her presentation. The Rose Store also was present, thanks to chairman Mary Anne Schager. State President Jo Jones and past state presidents Judy Raybern and Ina VanDuyn were also in attendance.