Saturday, January 07, 2006

Announcements for 1/6/06


Announcements:

(plus, see below for Weekly Events that repeat every week)


2/4
Register to attend Free "Neighborhood Summit" on Sat. Feb. 4

This is a free, all day event paid for by the city.  Mayor, council people, department heads for the city all will attend, give breakout sessions, etc.  A grand chance to learn about the city, to speak out for your concerns, see our leaders.  Free breakfast and lunch.  Just register at:
http://www.investinneighborhoods.com
by Jan 17
or, you may call 921-5620

Some of the workshops:  Securing Grants, Environmental Justice, What can Zoning do for your neighborhood, Crime and Safety, Health, etc.  

The Kraus are among the organizers of this event.  Let's have a big Lloyd House presence at the Summit!  I'll be there.  

1/7/06
Richard Blumberg asks: OBJECT TO ALITO!

We're very close to 1 million signatures on the following petition:

http://www.democrats.org/page/petition/rejectalito/fqmnby

Please help bring us to the magic number.

FWIW, I added the following statement to my petition:

It's not just the anti-abortion or anti-privacy positions, or his failure to respect individual rights; he is of exactly the same background as all the others on the court. Of all the branches of government, we need diversity on the Supreme Court, and that means more than just ethnic or gender diversity. Let's have a nominee, for a change, who's not coming from the Appellate bench, who's not had a perfectly standard superstar legal career, who is representing a point of view acquired in other ways. This Alito, in every regard, is a terrible choice (although he may be bright and a decent person). Please do everything in your power, up to and including shutting Congress down, to reject this nomination.

Thank you.

Richard


1/8

Tiger Lily Press Artists Exhibit

Artists
Elaine Mullen
Theresa Gates-Kuhr
Rick Finn
April Foster
Dee Bruggeman
Judy DiMuzio
Allen Mann
Saad Ghosn
Andreas Lange
Sherry Sicking
Carola Bell
Carla Trujillo
January Knoop
Kim Shifflet

Covington Cathedral Art Gallery
Next to the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption
1140 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY 41011
859-431-2060

Opening Reception
Sunday, January 8,
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Gallery Hours
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday thru Sunday







New: Lloyd House Drum / Dance Weekly



Announcing new sessions of self-expression and manifestation




Movement ­ Dance

Drumming - Instrumental improvisation

Chant - Sing





Facilitated by Ellen Bierhorst, David Dean and Paul Ravenscraft



Every Saturday evening, beginning in 2006, from

7 ­ 9 pm at the historic Lloyd House in Clifton.



First session: January 7, 2006



The address is 3901 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220. These experiential sessions will be held in the zendo on the 3rd floor.



Bring your passion!

Bring your body, your voice and other instruments of art.



What exactly will we be doing? It¹s up to those who attend.

Come help us create the experience!



There is no cover charge. A suggested donation of $5 will be much appreciated, in supporting the ongoing availability of this wonderful facility.



For more information:

Email corvus@fuse.net or call 513-221-4188

Email ellenbierhorst@lloydhouse.com



1/8-2/11
The Cincinnati Earth Institute would like to make you aware of the following area events related to its discussion course topics of simple living, sustainability, sense of place and globalization. Event details follow the bullet points immediately below.

-- 1st Friday Dinner Conversation at Imago Earth Center is open to all; (this was last night.  Ellen)

-- Upcoming CEI Discussion Courses - refer to the table below for no-obligation introductory meetings pertaining to upcoming discussion courses that are open to the public.  Call the contact listed for more information.

-- Living Lightly on the Earth Lecture Series - Cincinnati Nature Center is happy to feature Richard Louv as this year’s speaker, author of “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder” – Saturday, February 11th at 2:00 p.m. at Cincinnati Country Day School.  Learn about Nature Deficit Disorder and its implications.

-- CEI Mentor Training - have you ever thought about helping others start CEI discussion groups?  Contact John Hoff at 513-631-5932 if you’re interested in learning how to become a CEI mentor.




FURTHER EVENT DETAILS:

1st Friday Dinner Conversation - all are welcome!
Date: Friday, January 6th at 6:00 PM
Location: Imago Earth Center, 700 Enright Avenue, Price Hill
Registration: please call ahead if requesting dinner buffet
Cost: none, except dinner buffet (suggested donation of $10/person)
Description: Following dinner, segments from the film "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price” will be shown after which possible alternative economic ways of
exchanging goods in our culture will be discussed that are more Earth-friendly.  
More Information:  Call Louise Lawarre at 921-5124 or at llawarre@imagoearth.org



Upcoming CEI Discussion Courses – the following discussion courses are looking for additional course participants.  For more information, call the contact listed and/or attend the no-obligation introductory meeting listed.

Healthy Children, Healthy Planet
Cincinnati Nature Center, Rowe Woods
4949 Tealtown Rd.
Tues., 3/14/06, 6:00 PM
Connie Brockman, (513) 831-1711

Healthy Children, Healthy Planet    
Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church
Grace & Observatory Avenues, Rm. 113
Tues., 1/10/06, 7:00 PM
Leanna Murphy, (513) 871-1229

Healthy Children, Healthy Planet
Gorman Heritage Farm
3035 Gorman Heritage Farm Lane, Evandale
Tues., 1/17/06, 7:00 PM
Sandra Murphy, (513) 563-3363

Healthy Children, Healthy Planet
Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church
Grace & Observatory Avenues, Rm. 113
Wed., 2/15/06, 7:00 PM
John Hoff,    (513) 631-5932

Healthy Children, Healthy Planet
Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church
8815 E. Kemper Rd.
Tues., 1/17/06, 9:30 AM
John Hoff, (513) 631-5932

Voluntary Simplicity
Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church
8815 E. Kemper Rd.
Wed., 1/18/06, 7:00 PM
John Hoff, (513) 631-5932

Choices for Sustainable Living
Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church
8815 E. Kemper Rd.
Wed., 1/18/06, 7:00 PM
John Hoff, (513) 631-5932

Voluntary Simplicity
First Unitarian Church
536 Linton St., 45219
Sun., 2/5/06, 11:30 AM
Kevin Pease, (859) 291-7618




Learning to Live Lightly Lecture Series
“Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder” - Richard Louv
Date: Saturday, February 11th, 2006,
1:00 PM
Location: Cincinnati Country Day School
Registration: reservation required; 965-4249 or www.cincynature.org
Cost: $10 general public; CNC and CCDS members $5
Description: Mr. Louv will discuss his research linking the lack of nature in the lives of today's children with disturbing childhood trends that include rising obesity, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and depression.  This book and its topics are sweeping the country so don’t miss this special opportunity!
More Information: Contact Rob Monteserin at (513) 831-1711, ext. 124 or rmonteserin@cincynature.org




Cincinnati Earth Institute
www.CinciEarth.org • info@CinciEarth.org
phone 513.207.0038


12/18

Alan Hundley to offer "Tai Chi for Arthritis" at the Lloyd House

6 weekly classes, afternoons,  $60, starting in January.
For more information contact Alan: ahundley@fuse.net
Good for people who do not have arthritis as well.  





12/17
We have lost and found items at the salon... things like serving pieces, bowls, pot holders.  I've been putting dates on them.  When they have sat here three months I say, let's have an auction.  If I remember, on  Monday we will auction them off for heat bill money.  (grin).  Ellen




12/18

Children!
Calling for Singers, Grades 4 - 8
Multicultural Youth Choir





An opportunity for young people to participate in the all-city MLK Day celebration and sing on the stage of  Music Hall.  Exciting, beautiful fun music, excellent way to build healing in Cincinnati across our many communities.  

Cathy Roma and Todd O'Neal directing:  

Tues. Jan 10: 6 - 8 pm  
at House Of Joy, 5918 Hamilton Ave in College Hill

Sat. Jan 14, 10-11 am House of Joy

Monday, Jan 16: 11 am (rehearsal) to 2 pm (end of performance) at Music Hall

"A diverse gathering of young people from various public schools, churches, mosques, temples, and synagogues will learn and sing two pieces with the Martin Luther King Coalition Chorale.  This mass chorus will be joined by members of the Clark Montessori Steel Drum Band."



No try-out required; just come!


12/18



Ed Gutfrund does workshops, Jan, Feb, March

(Ed is terrific.  I don't know Mark.  ellen)
Friends & Colleagues--

Ed Gutfreund is a Bodyworker and Psychotherapist, and Mark Davis is a
Bodyworker and Wellness Coach. Both are based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Ed and Mark offer workshops for Bodyworkers, Psychotherapists, Counselors,
Physicians, Pastoral Counselors and Caregivers, and all health and
wellness professionals.
These workshops explore meditative and
contemplative approaches to deepening the experience and improving the
outcomes in therapeutic relationships for both clients and therapists
alike.

Upcoming workshops:

* January 14--Presence for Bodyworkers
* February 11--Presence for Pastoral Counselors and Caregivers
* March 4--Presence for Psychotherapists and Counselors

Contact info:

* web: http://presencepractice.com
* email: info@presencepractice.com
* phone: (513) 542-6917

Presence describes our capacity for being awake and aware within our
experience. To be present is to be connected to and inseparable from our
internal experience, relationship with others and with the world. Being
effective in relationship can be a function of the degree of one's
capacity to stay present, especially so for those working in therapeutic
alliance.

Presence workshops explore the theory and practice of staying connected
and aware in therapeutic relationship. The workshop environment is
conversational and experiential as we explore:

* techniques from both contemplative spiritual and contemporary
psychotherapeutic traditions that build one's capacity for remaining
focused and mindful
* particular obstacles that arise for those in therapeutic roles
* exercises that help integrate these approaches into daily work with
clients and patients.

Presence workshops can help health and wellness professionals:

* be more effective as therapists
* experience more fulfilling work with clients
* maintain healthy and appropriate boundaries
* improve self care and self management
* reduce caretaking fatigue and burnout


Please see our website for further information or contact us via email or
phone. We would also appreciate your forwarding this message to any
colleagues who might be interested. And let us know at
info@presencepractice.com if you would prefer not to receive occasional
workshop updates.

We are in the process of opening our new office suite at 951 W North Bend
Road in Cincinnati and have treatment rooms available for leasing by
health and wellness professionals. We also have a friend in Hamilton, Ohio
with practice space available. Let us know if you're interested in either.

Thanks,
Ed and Mark






1/12


Salonistas
Mara Helmuth and Alan Bern to perform:



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From: Mara Helmuth <mara.helmuth@uc.edu>
To: Womens Professional Network <womensnetwork@hotmail.com>
Subject: Jan 12 - Mara Helmuth recital
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 11:23:16 -0500
>Hi all, I'd like to let you know about an upcoming recital of my
>compositions -
>
>8:00 pm, Jan. 12, 2006
>Cohen Family Studio Theater
>CCM, University of Cincinnati
>(parking in CCM garage or on Calhoun)
>free admission
>
>the program contains interactive and electroacoustic works:
>

>The Man and the Moon, collaborative work with Alan Bern (of Brave
>Old World), accordion
>Smoke, collaborative work with Rick VanMatre, saxophone, with
>graphite painting installation by Anna VanMatre
>Where is My Voice? with Steve Sunderland, text
>Percussion Group Cincinnati (Allen Otte, James Culley, Russell
>Burge) will perform.
>possible appearances by Diane Wasnak and Michele Gingras


>
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1/12
Local Psychologist, Jungian, and Shaman SUSAN CREW to give seminar:

Dreams & Creativity






This exciting course will allow each participant to connect with the "artist within" that creates stories, dramas and images each night in dream time. It is also a powerful way to tap into that part of yourself that loves to play & knows just what you are to become.

We will delve into our dream life through making art. We will paint, draw, make stories, create dramas.  Each person will have opportunities to share one of her or his dreams with the group, as a focus of our work.  

6 WEEKDAY Sessions, 1/12/06 through 3/2/06, 12:00 to 2:00 pm (no class on 1/26 and 2/16). $99.00 at Essex Studios

Registration required at least 5 days in advance.  Full fee of $99.00 due at time of registration. Min. 5, max. 8 participants.

Susan B. Crew, Ph.D.
513-559-1193
www.numinousity.net








1/16/06
Martin Luther King Day Celebration at Music Hall, noon, 16 January.
Huge chorale of multi cultural singers under direction of Cathy Roma and Todd O'Neal.  100 children (from all rainbow of different communities in the city) singing with on three numbers.  Keynote address by the most eloquent Bp. E. Lynne Brown of the 1st District C.M.E. Church.  Courtis Fuller as M.C.  Mark Mallor to bring brief greetings. I always sing in the chorale and it is a blast, having rehearsals every two weeks during the fall, but the celebration on MLK Day is a lift off!  Imagine singing "We shall overcome" and "Lift Every Voice" with 2,000 people in Music Hall.  Over by 2:00 pm.  Come.  It's free, but a collection plate is passed to fund the next year's overhead.  All participants are volunteers.  ellen

And, if you really want to get in the King spirit, come first to the outdoors traditional civil rights march, at 11:15, this year starting at Washington Park between Race and Elm at 13th st. opposite Music Hall.  Brief greetings at the gazebo, then m arch down Race to Central Parkway, up behind Music Hall, around to front door of Music Hall on Elm.  

Want to do it up  brown?  Attend the Dreamkeepers Breakfast, at  Music Hall ballroom starting 8 am, $30, the principal fund raiser for the Arts Consortium.  This year the Arts Consortium  has moved from Lynn st. to the Union Terminal building, continuing their fine work bringing music, dance, visual arts, drumming, etc. with an African slant to children in the community.  This is a primo black community event, with all the movers and shakers, entertainment, speeches, awards to several prominent leaders given.  Show your support.  Order tickets: 381-0645.  Want to show huge support?  Buy a table for 6 for $300.  You'll get group recognition.  


1/16
Earlham College brings Civil Rights Pioneer.
Open Public Lecture at Earlahm, Richmond, IN, 1 hr 40 min away.  

Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center will be speaking at Earlham College in Richmond IN on Monday January 16th 2006 at 7:00 pm.

http://www.earlham.edu/cgi-bin/we/ec/webevent.cgi?cmd=opencal&cal=cal3&event_displayer.cgi?
Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall
Keynote Speaker: Morris Dees, Civil Rights Activist and Author

As founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Dees uses the law like a sword in his battle against prejudice and hatred. In 1994, Morris Dees warned the U.S. Attorney General that radical militias were planning domestic terrorist strikes, six months later, the Oklahoma City Bombing was tied to one such group. In the 1980¹s and 90¹s, he bankrupted the K.K.K. and neo-Nazi groups with a series of historic lawsuits. Dee¹s is author of such books as Gathering Storm: America¹s Militia Threat, A Dangerous Neo-Nazi, is the subject of the television movie Line of Fire and was portrayed in the feature film Ghosts of the Mississippi Free Admission. For more information, call 765/983-1747.
Southern Poverty Law Center
http://www.splcenter.org/

About SPLC
http://www.splcenter.org/center/about.jsp

About Morris Dees
http://www.splcenter.org/center/history/dees.jsp

Earlham College
http://www.earlham.edu/

Map to Earlham College with Driving Directions & Campus Map
http://www.earlham.edu/map/





Cathy Roma and St. John's Music Series

Jan 28, Sat. 8 pm
Sonic Om: Indian Percussion and Dance music
with Kanniks Kannikeswaren and friends
St. John's U. Church on320  Resor Ave 45220


$10 students and seniors, $17.50 others


Free Childcare



2/3,4
This event is all about participatory government.  My dream is that the Salon will turn out en masse with a specific agenda that members will hammer away at in all the break out sessions that we attend.  Come to Monday night Pot Luck and help write our agenda.  ellen

Neighborhood Summit Kickoff Dinner
Friday, Feb 3 at 6 PM
Cintas Center, Xavier University
Sponsored by Community Building Institute



Featuring Jim Diers, Former Director
City of Seattle , Dept. of Neighborhoods
and author of Neighborhood Power
Friday DinnerCost:   $15 includes Diers' book

4th Annual Neighborhood Summit

Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006 , 8:30 AM-4 PM
Cintas Center, Xavier University
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC   including FREE LUNCH

Summit includes sessions on local neighborhood concerns (crime, housing, zoning, environmental issues, etc.).  Meet with Mayor Mallory (who will give main address at lunch [FREE]).  City Council Members and City staff will also participate at various workshops.  Got questions about what is going on with the City?  This is the place to get answers!


For more information contact:
Invest In Neighborhoods at 513-921-5502




Feb 3- March 31

Ursula Roma
show of art at the YWCA
898 Walnut St 45202
Corner 9th


"Virtual Realities: visions of the world"
fine artist illustrator graphic designer found-object sculptor crafty scavenger rookie writer cartoonist
Opening Reception Friday Feb. 3   6 - 8
RSVP 241-7090



2/11
This offering is f rom Alan Hundley, local massage therapist, yoga teacher, watsu practitioner and generally great guy in our community.  It must be great!  ellen

Qigong For Health
with Richard Leirer
Sat. Feb. 11 at Twin Towers  Wellness Center
5343 Hamilton Ave. in College Hill
10 am to 5 pm with an hour for lunch.
$80. for the day.
Lunch option on the premises for $7


This comprehensive program will introduce the student to Nei Gong and Wei Gong Qigong techniques for whole body health. No Experience is necessary. Great for beginners or those experienced in Qigong or Tai Chi.  Students will participate in Qi energetics including Tao Yin, Tendon Changing, Zham Zhong , Waving Body and Qi circulation Meditation.
Richard Leirer is one of the most experienced and accomplished Qi Gong teachers in the US. The Chinese term Qi Gong means mastery of energy, and Richard Leirer is truly an American Qi Gong master. One of the first Americans to study Qi Gong healing, with over 30 years study with major Chinese Masters.
Scientists with the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Foundation in studies on Qi Gong masters found that Richard Leirer could produce healing brain patterns at will.
Richard was accepted as a student with Masters Huang Tseng Yue, Lee Henn, Hao Tien You, TaiJi Grand Master Hu Wei Yu and follows the lineage of Qigong Grand Master Zhong Hong Bao. He has been officially recognized as a Master by the Chinese Qi Gong Society of Cleveland for his excellence in Nei Gong (Taoist inner alchemy meditation techniques). He was the founding vice president of the National Qi Gong Association (NQA) and has built a consensus of national standards in Qi Gong. He has created and maintains a Qi Gong program for pain management at the world famous Cleveland Clinic Hospital, and has conducted classes in most of the hospitals in the Greater Cleveland Ohio area..

To Register for the Training contact Alan Hundley 513-281-8606 or email
ahundley@fuse.net or send a $10. deposit with Name, Address, Email and Phone.   Checks made payable to ---Three Waters, LLC  
Send to:  Alan Hundley   12 Burton Woods Lane   Cincinnati   Ohio   45229.
To learn about other Three Waters events go to www.threewaters.com  




Cathy Roma and St. John's Music Series:
9 April 3 pm
Proud and Peaceful: A concert featuring Piano, Voice, and Comedy: Alix Thio, John Wright, Steve Mallory and Terry LaBolt
St. John's U. Church on320  Resor Ave 45220



$10 students and seniors, $17.50 others



Free Childcare



Events that repeat every week:



11/21/05

buddha dharma study group




New group formed at Lloyd House to study the Buddhist scriptures from the original (most ancient) Pali texts.
Saturday mornings 9:30 - 11:00 (We will skip New Year's Eve, 12/31.  Next session will be Jan. 7).

We will be slowly working our way through "In the Buddha's Words", translated and with introductions by Bikhu Bodhi
with  foreward by the Dalai Lama.
This is a tasty little group.  We will give you a copy of the book.  Come join us!

Format:

9:30, arrive, remove shoes, come up to the (beautifl) third floor meditation room.  
9:45: meditation for ten minutes
9:50: the leader for the  week reads the short passage, next in sequence.  Then the leader shares her/his reactions and thoughts.  Then we go around the circle, everyone sharing or passing.  No interruptions.  After everyone who wants has given their response, we have open discussion until 11:00.  
11:00: tea in the dinning room.

We have a web forum.  Richard Blumberg has been studying this material for years.  I love to listen to him explain it.  He is the guy who gave that excellent introduction to Buddhism last year at the salon.  

I have been meditating for decades, but had never studied the sutras.  This is a treat!   ellen



12/10




Need a cool gift?  For someone else or... for yourself?

Neil Anderson gives a fantastic massage.    Give a half hour or full hour massage with Neil at the Lloyd House.  Can't be beat.  Massage is a health and vigor restorer, a tool for self empowerment, a wonderful way to be nurtured, ... good for what ails you, man woman or child.  Call him.




559-1726.




Reasonable rates.
Alan Bern calls Neil a "massage virtuoso".  It's true.  ellen




11/12


Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center Events:



Everyone at IJPC wishes you happiness as you celebrate during this holiday and holyday season.  Best wishes for a 2006 filled with peace and justice. Blessings on you and those you love.

IJPC's office will be closed from December 24 to January 3.

Remember WOMEN IN BLACK VIGILS continue weekly
Mondays
5-6 pm
Grassy island at corner of Vine St. and Central Pkwy
Wear black or dark- colored clothes.
All are welcome!
513-579-8547





12/3/05



Tender Yoga with Nonegenarian Phil Nightingale




St. John's Unitarian Church on Resor Ave in Clifton
Tuesdays 10:00 - 11:30
Easy, gentle yet effective yoga for "the rest of us".  No one too old, too infirm, too stiff for this class.





12/3


Good Odd Jobs Man Available Cheap



Noli Tobias, age 31, Philippino man,  Physical Therapist awaiting U.S.
licensure.  Married to Vietnamese woman, U.S. citizen.  Has social security card.
Will work for $8 / hour.  Housecleaning, maintenance jobs, yard work, etc.  
I have met Noli and like him a lot.  Spencer and friends have hired Noli doing moving and doing housepainting.  They affirm that he is reliable, intelligent, pleasant, competent, quick.  Such a deal!  ellen


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