Each year we get together at Westerbeke Ranch in Sonoma for a 3-day retreat in the fall. Accommodations are shared rooms in rustic redwood cabins set among landscaped grounds including pool and hot tub. The towns of Sonoma and Glen Ellen are minutes away.  Join us for a weekend of conversation, fun, exercise, hiking, swimming, hot tub, massage, music, art, and delicious food. Give everybody a chance to know you better, develop closer ties with friends and colleagues, and return home inspired by new ideas from our group.

Our 2024 retreat weekend includes a keynote on Artificial Intelligence by Pardis Mirmalek of ARTAA, legacy presentations by OWA+DP members, live Afro Cuban music with Patricia Thumas, a salsa dancing lesson with Luz Mena, Qigong with Darlene Meltzer of Your Chi Lifestyle, as well as a felt-flower art project.

We have room for 50 guests for the weekend, but Saturday-only (no overnight) registrations are available as well.

Accommodations include access to gardens, swimming pool, adobe dining hall, and shared bedrooms in rustic cabins which is all set in beautiful, Sonoma, wine country.  Financial assistance for scholarships is available for students and those in need.  We encourage participants to join OWA+DP.

Contact retreat coordinator T. Rachel Slonicki at Little Elephant Architecture with questions or to request a scholarship. 

If you need special accommodation in the only accessible cabin on site, the blue cabin, email or call Rachel at 510.704.0808.