(Last update: 2026-01-15)
2026
Apr 30
Jul 20
Sep 30
Dec 30 (maybe)
Peruse the left-side panel for the upcoming schedule and add our shared calendar to your mobile phone. For other events, please visit our website's events page and/or our Facebook page's events listing.
If there is a 5th Wednesday in a month, we hold a mini-retreat at Falls Lake—specifically Falls Lake Beaverdam Recreation area, Shelter #23.
Not a requirement, but we'd love a headcount. If you wish to give us a heads-up, RSVP via the appropriate link(s) to the left of this text. They are Facebook Events. If you don't do Facebook … just show up! :)
10am - 1pm for the group. After that, you can stay until the park closes. See the big list for all 5th Wednesday dates.
Google Map for the shelter: https://goo.gl/maps/k3HgzCiZB6wAK16z6
Or, go to 14600 Creedmoor Rd, Wake Forest, NC 27587 (the entrance). Enter the park, pay at the booth (high season only), and follow the park road all the way until it becomes a loop. Shelter #23. We'll be there.
During the high season (warm months), the park charges $7 per car. ($5 for seniors and military vets.)
10am - chitchat, then write
Noon - lunch!
After lunch - folks read from their work, either from that day or … anything they like
1pm - most folks leave; often some folks stay
Yourself
Something to write with (pen/paper, computer, etc.). WiFi: often someone will have a hotspot going. Just ask. Power: the pavilion has outlets.
Something to drink (no alcohol permitted)
Lunch
We may have the fire going. If so, feel free to s'mores-it-up or cook some hot dogs. Double-check that we are going to have a fire. Or bring your own firewood!
There is a charcoal grill on site as well. Bring your own charcoal.
Most folks just bring a cold, bagged lunch.
We meet whether there be rain, shine, snow, or whatever. If the weather is truly nasty, though, or the roads are a mess, we may all wish to huddle in our own homes and not meet for that day. If you have participated with the group before, you should also have contact information for someone as well. Feel free to call.