GAYLA Daily Schedule

Written on 07/12/2025
Talia Grover


Thursday
7:00 – Sunrise Circle (Volleyball Court)

7:00 – Polar Bear Swim (Beach)
7:30 – Breakfast (DeWolfe Dining Hall)
8:15 – Pickup Choir Rehearsal (Grove)
8:45 – Chapel Service (Chapel/Grove)
10:00 – Tracks (see below)
12:00 – Lunch (DeWolfe Dining Hall)
1:15 – Check In Circles (see your assignment)
2:15 – Ice Cream Social *with ChoralFest (DeWolfe Porch)
2:25 – Group Photo (DeWolfe Porch)
2:30 – Volleyball Tournament (Volleyball Court)
3:30 – TNT Tech Rehearsals (GAYLA Theatre)
4:30 – TNT Choir Rehearsal (GAYLA Theatre)
5:00 – Social Hour (DeWolfe Porch-Gardiner Lawn)
5:00 – Open 12 Step Meeting (Ziegler/Rowland)
6:00 – Dinner (DeWolfe Dining Hall)
7:00 – Friendship Circle (Beach)
8:00 – Talent-No-Talent/TNT Show (GAYLA Theatre/Rowland)
8:00 – GAYLA Silent Auction for Helping Hands (Ziegler)


Friday
7:00 – Sunrise Circle (Volleyball Court)
7:00 – Polar Bear Swim (Beach)
7:30 – Breakfast (DeWolfe Dining Hall)
8:15 – No Pickup Choir - ChoralFest only
8:45 – Closing Chapel Service with Music by ChoralFest (Chapel/Grove)
10:00 – Tracks (see below)
12:00 – Lunch (DeWolfe Dining Hall)
1:15 – Check In Circles (see your assignment)
2:30 – GAYLA Town Hall Meeting/Elections and Ice Cream Social (GAYLA Theatre)
3:30 – Optional Labyrinth Setup (The Grove/Campground)
5:00 – Social Hour (DeWolfe Porch-Gardiner Lawn)
5:00 – Open 12 Step Meeting (Ziegler/Rowland)
6:00 – Dinner (DeWolfe Dining Hall)
7:00 – Friendship Circle (Beach)
8:00 – Closing Ceremony (Meet in the GAYLA Theatre then process to The Grove/Campground)
9:30 – Music & Dancing (GAYLA Theatre)


Saturday
7:30 – Breakfast (DeWolfe Dining Hall)
7:30 – Evaluations
8:30 – Hugs
10:00 – Room Checkout


Tracks (Mon/Tues/Thur/Fri 10:00-12:00)
Queering the Pitch: Six Centuries of Queer Composers – Joe Law (Cross Cottage Basement)
Transpersonal Psychology - Richard Barrett (Rose Pavilion/Campground)

Shake Your Soul - Ron McClelland (GAYLA Theater/Rowland)
Working with Trauma - Mac Newman (Murray/Rowland)
Therapeutic Play/Improv as Self Care – Tavish Forsyth (Ziegler/Rowland)


Workshops (Monday/Tuesday 2:30-3:45 and 3:45-5:00)
Note: locations subject to change based on Sunday morning signups


Workshop A (Monday 2:30 – 3:45)
HIV+/AIDS Long Term Survivors - Stephen Baratta (GAYLA Theatre/Rowland)
Ritual and Storytelling – Tavish Forsyth (Ziegler/Rowland)


Workshop B (Monday 3:45 – 5:00)
Moved By Poetry – Philip Roberts (Murray/Rowland)
Labyrinths - Martin Grealish and ChaseR Robinson (Ziegler/Rowland)
TNT Choir Rehearsal (Dolphin Room/Quillen)


Workshop C (Tuesday 2:30 – 3:45)
Somewhat Bizarre New Classical Music, Part 1 – Bob Jennings (GAYLA Theatre/Rowland)
Bike Ride – Philip Roberts (Meet in front of Rowland)
Vern Sherrill - Return to Center: A Steady Flow to Ground & Reconnect (Ziegler/Rowland)


Workshop D (Tuesday 3:45 – 5:00)
Somewhat Bizarre New Classical Music, Part 2 – Bob Jennings (GAYLA Theatre/Rowland)
Should Gay Men Be Running the World? – Mike Dubson (TBD: either Ziegler/Rowland or by Zoom in Cross Cottage Basement)
My Restoration Journey – Doug Caulkins (Murray/Rowland)
Alternate in case of a cancellation: Discussions on Retirement and Aging – Jeff Ingle (DeWolfe Porch)