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SIGN UP TODAY The Star Island Corp. is excited to announce the launch of its 2012 conference season with themes ranging from the Arab Spring to the secret lives of birds and turtles -- among 40 events with speakers as diverse as best-selling authors to lighthouse historians. (Continued below)
The International Affairs Conference will host

The inaugural Star Island Literary Festival will host Anita Shreve, author of several novels including The Weight of Water, that centered on the 1873 Smuttynose murders; local author Katherine Towler, author of The Snow Island Trilogy; and Corwin Ericson, author of Swell, in exploring the theme of islands in literature. Participants are invited to interact with authors and those inspired by literature throughout a week in August.
Back for a second year, the LGBTQ Family and Friends Conference hosts guest speaker and clinical sexologist Michele Angello, Ph.D. This gathering invites people who identify as LGBTQ and their families to enjoy a week on
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This year’s Natural History Conference focuses on the theme “The Secret Lives of Birds and Turtles.” Guest speaker Chris Swarth of Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary will lead guests in discovering more about these creatures; also joining this week are Rev. Chris Jablonski and Rev. Lauren Smith of
Scholars fascinated by Jungian psychology will delight in a week of discussions with Stefano Carta, Ph.D. at Life on a Star Family Conference II held in July. Carta is an Italian Jungian scholar and will focus on the particular “nature” of “human nature” through storytelling, music, film and other examples.
For people interested in playing bridge, the first

The Historic Star Conference will focus on the stories of pirates, treasure, ghosts and murder just off the coast of
Young adults are invited to the Yearly Adult’s Conference in June. Activities include whiskey tasting and hula-hoop making. This lively group will explore the topic: “2012: It’s Not the End of the World.”
These conferences and retreats are just a small part of what
“We are always so pleased with the varied and interesting options the conferences provide each year,” said Star Island Chief Executive Officer Vicky Hardy. “We want our community to know that a valuable vacation is just 10 miles off the coast. Why rent a car for a week this summer when you can rent a rowboat for an afternoon on Star?”