COMING EVENTS:
Adventures in Poetry: An Evening With Billy Collins
A Fundraiser for Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum
(Note: This event is at capacity. If you wish to be placed on a cancellation list, please send your contact information to betsy@casafeliz.us).
WHAT:
Casa Feliz October Parlor Series:
Adventures in Poetry: An Evening With Billy Collins
A Fundraiser for Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum
(Note: This event is at capacity. If you wish to be placed on a cancellation list, please send your contact information to betsy@casafeliz.us).
WHEN:
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 7:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum, 656 Park Avenue North, Winter Park
DETAILS:
Join us for an unforgettable evening of wit, wisdom, and wonder with former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins, one of America’s most beloved and accessible poets. With over a dozen acclaimed poetry collections to his name, Collins captivates with a repertoire that is equal parts humorous, profound, and deeply human.
His poems have graced the pages of The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The American Scholar, and The Irish Times, and his voice has echoed through the halls of Congress, where he read his elegy for the victims of 9/11 in his role as U.S. Poet Laureate. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Collins brings both gravitas and charm to every reading.
Now a Winter Park resident, Collins is offering this special evening as a benefit for the Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum.
🎟️ Tickets: $100 – includes:
Admission to an intimate poetry reading by Billy Collins
A signed copy of his celebrated collection Aimless Love
Wine & cheese reception with the poet following the reading
📍Event Details:
Limited to just 70 guests
Held at the beautiful and historic Casa Feliz
Don't miss this rare opportunity to experience one of poetry’s great voices in an intimate setting—all in support of a treasured local landmark.
The Society for Speculation presents:
The Prediction Press & Divination Tool Kit
📅 Saturday, September 27, 2024 | ⏰ 10:00 am – 12:00 noon (Workshop 10:00–11:30)
📍 Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum
💵 $25 (includes bagels, coffee & a mimosa)
Event Description
Step into a morning of playful creativity, reflection, and discovery at Casa Feliz. Join artist Rachel Simmons and writer Chrissy Kolaya as they introduce their collaborative project The Prediction Press & Divination Tool Kit.
In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore imaginative methods of divination through reflective writing and relief printmaking techniques. Together, Simmons and Kolaya will guide you through an exploratory process that blends words and images in surprising ways. By the end of the session, you’ll take home your own hand-printed wood block artwork—part art, part keepsake, and part forecast of what lies ahead.
Your ticket includes light refreshments: bagels, coffee, and a celebratory mimosa.
What to Expect
Introduction to The Prediction Press & Divination Tool Kit
Guided exercises in reflective writing
Relief printmaking demonstration and hands-on practice
A one-of-a-kind wood block print to take home
Meet your guides:
Rachel Simmons
Rachel Simmons is a book artist, printmaker, curator, and community collaborator whose work explores intersections of science, nature, philosophy, self-reflection, and activism. She teaches at Rollins College, directs the Rollins Book Arts Collection, leads the Book Arts Guild of Central Florida, co-organizes Orlando Zine Fest, and serves on the board of the College Book Art Association.
Chrissy Kolaya
Chrissy Kolaya is a poet, fiction writer, and author of Charmed Particles, Any Anxious Body, and Other Possible Lives. Her creative collaborations span comics, book arts, film, and music. Kolaya’s work has been supported by national and international grants and fellowships, and she teaches in the MFA program at the University of Central Florida. Learn more at chrissykolaya.com.
👉 Reserve your spot today — space is limited!