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- Tri-State Treasures: events compiled by Jim Kesner
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................................................... Section One: Table Notes ............................................................................ (Note: these notes were taken at the table and have NOT been approved or corrected by the speakers. Reader beware of inevitable misunderstandings and misrepresentations. E.B.)
At the table Wednesday 5/14//08
Linda Gruber, Mary Biehn, Larry Carney, Yang Li, Paul Valerius, Ginger Lee Frank, Ellen Bierhorst, Bill Limbacher, Spencer Knoicov,
Preamble read by: Ellen
Announcements:
Hillary’s win in W. Va. Maybe Misogyny is not as powerful as racism after all.
Ekhart Tolle’s book “A New Earth, Awakening to your life’s purpose”.
Mira: 21 Artists contemplate the actual cost of war. Kennedy Heights Arts Center, N of Ridge on Montgomery Rd. Reception Sat 5/24 6 – 9 pm. Artists’ talk at 7. Gallery open Tuesdays, Thurs, and Saturdays, Through June. Exhibitors include Gregory Thorp, Sr. Alice Gerdeman, ... 631 4278. (See announcement below in maroon section)
Larry “Contempt” film by Jean Luc Godeard. Film about a scfreenwriter, troubled marital relations. It is a cannonical classic. Post modernist view with classical structure. 1963. Presented by Reel Cinema. At UC. The distribution company found that they were showing the film and phoned them up and gave a cease and desist order. We claimed educational exemption. But the university talked to them, got them to cool off. So now it will be shown at Cinti. World Cinema.
Mira: people were talking bout the “Bodies” exhibit. I told them the bodies are from former prisoners, including political prisoners. I told them I was boycotting the exhibit. Seems a very inhumane arrangement.
http://morristsai.com/boycott-bodies-the-exhibition.html
Bill It was National Train Day Saturday. I took a trip to , Chicago. 8 hours. $78 round trip.
Sometimes sales as cheap as $28.
Train arrives 10:30 am; leaves again 5:45 pm.
ginger: this Sunday Earthsave meeting pot luck 4:30 speaker on Non-viloent Communication.
Mira: Last Friday, the sing along at St. John’s. 25 people. We might have it ongoing every other month. Great event. There were people in their 20’s bringing new protest music.
Spencer there is a misinformation email circulating. Claiming that the new dollar coins lack “in God we Trust”. IN actuality it is still on the coin, just on the rim. (Always check at Snopes.com, urban legends web site for veracity of email things.)
I have discovered that on a long distance trip and you use cruise control at the speed limit. You get fabulous mpg.
Ginger: “Young at Heart” film, you will love it. A group from North Hampton Mass. Members from their 70’s in a rock heart; punk rock. It is a documentary, true. Pulls on heart strings.
Linda: another topic suggestion. The Obama/Wright thing. How can people be so concerned about Rev. Wright, when the bigoted white preachers have been tolerated over the years. Shows prejudice.
(We talked about this last week...bill moyers’ eloquence.)
TOPIC: Eckhart Tolle’s new book. Ellen read excerpt from the beginning.
Mira: I want to see a consciousness shift. Idea that we are all one living organism, the earth. Like in the film “what the bleep do we know”.
... People claim to be able to change cloud formations through combined mental effort ... Last week I heard the Disney corp. has arranged to create cloud formations. A giant Mickey Mouse for instance. They are using engineering. ... Some years ago, “the Harmonic Convergence”. Fanchon led a big circle of people at Mt. Storm park. ... I’d love to see soldiers laying down their arms, saying, “violence doesn’t work.”
ginger: quote from Einstein about religion. Got me thinking. His relationship with “god” is intriguing. Sometimes sounds like an atheist, sometimes not. One quote is like Tolle. It’s time for humanity to undergo a thinking shift. Only thing that can save us. He sees reason and order in the cosmos. Scientists and artists can most easily perceive the unity of things... He seems strange; like a deist / determinist. An intelligent force, the “watchmaker” made creation. Determinist in that he believes forces control human actions, like the movements of stars. And yet he believes in free will, as necessary in order for people to become responsible. We must believe in free will so that we will behave ethically. Is opposed to fundamentalists, also to personal deity, also to afterlife. Buddhism might work, he says. I spend hours researching Einstein on religion. (see below in Articles).
Paul: I think there is a shift in consciousness going on. If I am sitting in the park, focusing on the here and now, then everything around me seems to come alive. A magical effect. I’ve been in yoga groups since ‘95. They say it only takes 2% of the world population to shift consciousness and it will shift the whole world. “Ipasalu Krya Tantra Yoga”. Bodi Avanasha. Richard Asimus and Antoinette lead the local group. Eckhart Tolle is just about the same idea. (?) Now I meditate, Krya Yoga, every day.
I have been reading Ram Dass’ book. Being here, now. Think Tolle is saying the same thing. ...
Ginger Can you say how this new consciousness is affecting you?
Paul I feel more peaceful. .. Dealing with an elderly aunt with Alzheimer's; I am her durable power of attorney. $7,000/month nursing home bill. Is going to take all her money. These people have a license to steal. Upsets me.
Spencer: the Catholic church says they are now less numerous world wide than the Muslims. ... I am not a mystical thinker. Cannot imagine meditating and changing the world. ... Christianity has claimed to have the last word. ...Since WWII all the wealth in the US and we have squandered it. Now power is going to the Muslims who have oil, and the Chinese who have all these people, and incidentally the Chinese are buying up our US companies. ... This must be very threatening to the Christianity.
Bill do not conflate the Muslims with the Arabs. The largest Muslim countries , Indonesia and India, have zero oil. The third largest oil producing county is Brazil, not Muslim. Off the coast of Brazil.
Ginger: quote from Tolle. P. 137 “the duck with the human mind”. After two ducks fight, they dissipate the upset and go on in peace. But humans with our mind, keep the upset going. ... Our species has lost its way. We need to let go of the “story” and return to the present moment.
Ellen how would Tolle’s idea change things?
Larry I doubt that it could change things much. Would it change how we act, where we spend our money? I doubt it. Maybe it would cause 2% of people smiling more. If we want to change this nation it woud take more than 2%. I don’t see it feasible to get a majority of people to embrace this idea.
Linda TV could be used to elevate and enlighten, and we have used it to dumb the population down. Half the pop. is addicted to it to a degree.
Mira now the young adults and teens are no longer addicted to TV; it is video games and computer.
Linda well that is the same thing.
Mira well Paul is already doing something that is different. Sitting quietly in nature.
Larry: studies of video game addictions etc. show those participants report benefits like those of meditaters. ...Addiction is a very interesting subject. Can there be people addicted to nature?
Ellen do you really think crack addiction, video game addiction, and extensive meditating are all the same?
Mira No.
Bill No.
Yang: addictions are similar, but qualifying them as good or bad, you have to look at outcomes.
STUDENTS:
Larry: third year, English major.
Yang: in undergrad/medical school dual program. Takes 8 years.
Both students are from the “Skeptics” group on campus.
~ End of Table Notes~
Hugs to everyone,
Ellen
Section Two: Events & Opportunities
TOMORROW, FRIDAY, PEACE VIGIL: 5:30 pm
(sponsored by IJPC...Alice Gerdeman et al.)
The Monthly Peace Vigils for May are coming up next Friday. Enjoy the beautiful weather, gather friends and neighbors and help us show Cincinnati that we won't stand for this war!
IRAQ MORATORIUM
Neighborhood Peace Vigils
A nationwide campaign making visible growing opposition to the Iraq war & the desire for peace in all corners & all neighborhoods across the US.
Below are the vigils locations for May, please note that change in Anderson:
WHEN: Every THIRD FRIDAY of the month 5:30pm
Upcoming dates: May 16th , June 20th, July 18th
WHERE: ALL over the city!!!!
Locations:
Winton Place: Corner of Froome & Winton, across from Gray rd.
Price Hill: Corner of Enright and W. 8th
Northside: Hoffner park, corner of Blue Rock and Hamilton
Clifton: Fountain in Burnet Wood, corner of Clifton and Ludlow (I’d be there if I weren’t in class. Ellen)
Mt. Healthy: Heritage Park, on Hamilton, right after Cross County
Northern Kentucky: Newport Peace Bell, 421 Monmouth St.
Anderson: cancled for May, returning in June
Miami Township: Branch Hill Guinea Pike & Loveland Miamiville Rd (in front of Kroger)
BECOME AN INFORMED VOTER: IJPC SPONSORED PANEL ON EDUCATION ISSUES
This Saturday, 5/17
Where:First Unitarian Church (536 Linton at the corner of Reading and Linton St.)
Doors open at 8:30am with light refreshments and registration. Program begins promptly at 9am and ends at 12pm.
Please spread around!!! Note: Childcare is available!!
Dear friends,
Please mark your calendars for Saturday, May 17th! And invite your friends, especially those that tend to disagree with you.
Our dialogue series "Issues 2008 -What's at Stake?" continues.
Join us for a lively Day of Dialogue on Education and the Common Good.
OPENING PANELISTS:
*Eve Bolton ˜ President of Cincinnati School Board and Social Studies Teacher for 35 years in Wyoming School District.
*Jeff Edmondson˜ Executive Director of Strive, a community collaboration of public and private sectors promoting educational success in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
*Emmy Partin ˆWriter and Researcher for Thomas B. Fordham Institute. The institute in part sponsors Charter Schools in Ohio and provides policy analysis.
Parents from Parochial, Public, and Charter Schools will pose questions to panelists.
Hear a variety of approaches to education from the experienced panel. Then add your thoughts to the mix and listen to others from various backgrounds in a respectful, small group experience. Days of Dialogue promote civil discourse, stimulate critical thinking, and create an opportunity where people can talk with others who differ in a safe and comfortable setting where true learning can occur.
EVENT DETAILS:
When: Saturday May 17th
Where:First Unitarian Church (536 Linton at the corner of Reading and Linton St.)
Doors open at 8:30am with light refreshments and registration. Program begins promptly at 9am and ends at 12pm.
The event is free and open to the public.There is free parking!
Sponsored by the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center
Reservations requested but not necessary. It helps us plan the number of small group facilitators we need! RSVP to kristen@ijpc-cincinnati.org or to 513-579-8547. Also, if you need child care, please RSVP!
Sat. May 17 8 a.m. - 12 noon
PANCAKE BREAKFAST and USED BOOK SALE - to benefit the North Avondale Montessori School (part of Cincinnati Public Schools) 615 Clinton Springs Av. The pancake breakfast will be $3.50 per person (max. $14 per family). The used book prices are marked inside front covers. There is a very wide variety of high quality books for all ages.
EarthSave Cincinnati Peacefully Presents
Compassionate Communication
Speaking Peace with
Jeff Brown,
Certified Trainer with the
Center for Nonviolent Communication
4:30pm Sunday, May 18, 2008
Clifton United Methodist Church
3416 Clifton Ave., 45220
Please bring a vegan dish to share
(vegetables, fruits, grains, beans, seeds, nuts)
and your own plates, cups, utensils
No animal products
513-929-2500, earthsave@fuse.net;
http://cincinnati.earthsave.org
EarthSave educates people about the powerful effects our food
choices have on the environment, our health and all life on earth,
and encourages a shift toward a healthy plant-based diet.
Everyone Welcome!
Be a Part of:
Cincinnati Progressives United
Progressives United ● Uniting for Change
Preparing for this November’s Elections
Join Cincinnati Progressive United for Our
1st planning meeting
Monday, May 19th
6-7pm
Clifton Recreation Center
320 McAlpin Ave.
(Corner of Clifton Ave. and McAlpin Ave. Parking in Rear)
The purpose of this event is to help build collaboration and cooperation between progressive groups as we enter in to this presidential and congressional election season. One of our goals is to help groups to become linked in a common sense of purpose and action. We will also be planning for a large event in August. This is an incredibly important election year and we as progressive should be united, focused, and organized. We must join together to make the most of this exciting opportunity. There are many progressive organizations and groups in Cincinnati. Some are well known and some still new. Let's change that! We need you & your organization to be a part of this changing event. We need your knowledge & experience.
Meeting will be facilitated by Jeffery Stec of Inspired Community Change
(trained by Peter Block of A Small Group)
See you there and Pass it on!
Thank you,
Laura Reed 513-574-3568 & Brian Garry 513-236-4180
email: cintiprogressives@yahoo.com
Here is a wonderful site that lets you keep track of birthdays. You can also have it send someone a request for a birth date.
http://www.birthdayalarm.com/Default.jsp?bdaysession=3687511750271746131
Yours,
Shirley Reischman
KIRTAN: Mike Cohen & Friends
with special guest Jim Feist on tablas
Saturday, May 17
7 - 9:30pm
at Shine Yoga Center
3330 Erie Ave.
Hyde Park
Cincinnati, OH 45208
www.shineyoga.com <http://www.shineyoga.com/>
$15 at the door
$10 ages 10 - 17
FREE to children under 10
Mike and his band have established a really beautiful connection with our Cincinnati community. They've been coming here from Columbus since last July, and have been bringing their brand of kirtan to an increasing number of midwest cities in the last year. Please join us for an evening that promises to be another amazing experience. For more info about Mike's group, please visit his website at www.mikecohenkirtan.com <http://www.mikecohenkirtan.com/>
Visit ENRIGHT RIDGE URBAN ECO-VILLAGE, a part of Cincinnati's growing green community and its only eco-village.
SUNDAY MAY 18 1-4 PM
Claudia Bernard
This is planned as a self-guided tour of the homes and gardens of members of the Enright Ridge Urban Eco-Village. We are concerned about the Earth and climate change, and so we are, as a community, intentionally reducing energy consumption and promoting sustainable living practices. Some of the methods you will see have been the work of professionals while others showcase the efforts of the do-it-yourself homeowners and friends. Owners will be present to answer your questions. (Directions to Imago's Earth Center can be found at www.imagoearth.org <http://www.imagoearth.org> . For further information on the tour go to www.enrightridgeecovillage.org <http://www.enrightridgeecovillage.org>
Tickets can be purchased at the door at Imago Earth Center, 700 Enright Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio. Advanced tickets can be ordered by calling Eileen Schenk at 921-1932.
- 11 sites
- Refreshments
- Art show
- Plant Sale
Mechanism to Donate for Burma Relief
From Jim Kesner, our Tri-State Treasures publisher and a great guy. Ellen.
Dear Friends,
Cyclone Nargis swept across Myanmar/Burma on May 2 and 3, triggering a huge tidal wave that left up to 100,000 people dead or missing. The area's hardest hit are the Delta and Rangoon/Yangon regions. The devastation and death that was caused by nature nearly 2 weeks ago continues to be exacerbated by the government's policies that make it difficult or impossible for emergency rescue organizations to get food, goods and funds to the people who are the victims. Food is scarce and the cost of food has increasing more than 100-fold. The few relief supplies accepted by the Myanmar government are being kept or sold by military to the people. There is great risk that disease will spread widely.
One of our friends and coworkers in Cincinnati is from Burma. Marida Gingras' parents live in Rangoon and her relatives live in the most heavily decimated region of the Delta. Her parents own one of the few water pumps and sources of potable water in their neighborhood, but must buy gasoline (now extremely expensive) to work the water pump for themselves and their neighborhood. Marida's sisters stood in line to buy nails to fix their house; rations are 15 nails per household; the nails sold out before her sisters could get any. Marida's relatives are humble rice farmers in the Delta. They own one of the few rice mills, which was handmade. The mill and their homes were undoubtedly destroyed.
We have the opportunity to donate funds through Marida, who will forward the funds directly to her family in Rangoon thru a legal bank account. The family will use and distribute these funds for the benefit of the family and the families living around them in Rangoon and the Delta. This is an opportunity to help Marida's family and many more Burmese people, by circumventing the political barriers.
Please make out checks to "CIFCU" (Cincinnati Interagency Federal Credit Union). Write "Burma Fund" and the account number "9377" on the check. Mail checks as soon as possible to:
CIFCU
26 West M.L. King Drive, G4
Cincinnati, OH 45220
More info from Jim Kesner @ jkesner@nuvox.net, CIFCU @ 513.569.7878 and many websites such as www.alertnet.org, www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BKK134146.htm & www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/countries/burma/cyclone_nargis/.
Thank you for your consideration of our request.
Jim Kesner
SHATTERED MYTHS... THE REAL COST OF WAR
AN Exhibit by local artists, some of international renown
At Kennedy Heights Community Center on Montgomery Rd.
21 Artists contemplate the actual cost of war. Kennedy Heights Arts Center, N of Ridge on Montgomery Rd. Reception Sat 5/24 6 – 9 pm. Artists’ talk at 7. Gallery open Tuesdays, Thurs, and Saturdays, Through June. Exhibitors include Gregory Thorp, Sr. Alice Gerdeman, ... 631 4278.
Amputated limbs grim reminders of losses from war
The far reaching devastation and suffering caused by the horrors of war will be illustrated in a museum exhibit scheduled to run from Saturday, May 24, through Saturday, June 14, at the Kennedy Heights Arts Center in Cincinnati.
On display will be a representation of the many hands, arms, legs, and feet rendered useless for American service men and women who have participated in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan since our country became involved in the hostilities in other Middle-Eastern countries.
The exhibit is the brainchild of a consortium of artists led by veteran photographer Gordon Baer, 67, Cincinnati. "I have brought together 12 of the region's finest artists who are each interpreting the enormous human and financial cost of the current war in their own way. All of the art will come together in the Kennedy Heights Arts Center exhibition," Baer said.
Gershon Gurin-Podlish, of Florence, Mass., a sculptor and one-time employee of a prosthetic lab, is putting the main exhibit together. It is made up of a mass of "severed limbs". Baer, Gurin-Podlish and others involved with the project envision this as a means of speaking both to and on-behalf of war veterans in much the same way as the Vietnam Wall in the Vietnam War. They note, however, that while those whose names are on the Wall never got to view their memorial, those who have lost limbs in the present conflict can actually take in the exhibit themselves.
Baer notes that the idea for the project grew out of a conversation he had with a friend. Dr. Saad Ghosn, director of pathology at Cincinnati's Veterans Hospital, in Bear's home. Baer was quick to voice his feeling that he would like to use the project to end the war. "We're both interested in peace and justice and were alarmed by the ongoing was which is destroying so many lives," Ghosen said. The idea of spotlighting the amputations helps to put a face on the war and its horrors, he said.
Soon many additional people became involved as the project grew. Baer and a small group of interested friends, some artists, met several times at restaurants to work out a concept of what they desired to do.
Once it was decided to create the museum exhibit certain costs arose, R.J. Rosenberg, an orthotics maker, made a number of needed tools available at extremely affordable prices, and made available over 2,000 rolls of plaster cast tape that is being used in creating the exhibit. A number of supporters donated to the Kennedy Heights Center, a non-profit agency, through which donations to offset costs of the exhibit costs were funneled.
One donor, Michael Bolin, an electric engineer, said, "I feel honored to be able to give to this project. I feel the war has gone on too long. I think the world changes at the grass roots anyway."
Other photographer such as Michael Kearns and Melvin Grier will have their work in the exhibit and Julius Friedman, Louisville, the world-renowned graphic designer, will design his own poster for the exhibit. Friedman has also been contracted by Baer to create a poster that will display the theme of the exhibit. The work of editorial cartoonist James Borgman will be on display as well.
Gurin-Podlish began putting the exhibit together in his Massachusetts apartment, but soon found the size of the project too big for the space available. He loaded all the limbs, mannequins, and gauze into a U-haul truck and brought it to downtown Cincinnati. Where Harvey Camins, the owner of the studio, furnished us with enough additional space to one day soon bring the project to completion.
A family from Nepal, who recently fled to Ohio from their native land to get away from oppression, is helping get the exhibit ready. Seroj Tamrakar, his wife and two young daughters are pitching in and refusing pay because they believe in what the artists are doing. "I believe the war is wrong, and one way to fight for peace is by doing what I'm doing right now. When I'm putting these casts together, I really feel good about it," said nine-year-old Sunanda Tamrakar. A second family that just arrived from Nepal has also decided to help on this project.
Ellen Muse-Lindeman, Executive director of the Kennedy Heights Arts Center, notes that the building that houses the Art Center was originally the mansion of the community's first mayor, Louis Kennedy, and later served as a funeral home. It sat empty for several years, but was bought by community citizens and turned into the arts center to save historic buildings from becoming the site for a self-storage facility. Baer said that high school students will be available to take exhibit visitors through the exhibit in wheels chairs, if they so desire, so as to give them the feel of being handicapped. One room will look like a living room with a television playing scenes from the Middle Eastern war in the same manner that scenes from Vietnam horrified Americans.
"Every time I make one of these casts I consider it a memorial to someone who lost a limb to war," said Gurin-Podlish. "I had an uncle who stepped on a mine and lost a leg in Italy in World War II. So, I feel we're making a memorial to those who lost limbs in all wars."
Vipassana Meditation Instruction
Sunday June 1
on 4/6/08 9:37 PM, CLAUDIA BERNARD at peace9549@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Dear Friends,
We had our 4th lovely day of meditation here today, including a delicious lunch and warm, sunny weather!
Our next meditation day is Sunday, June 1, 9:30-3:30 at Claudia's in Bainbridge, Ohio, about 1 1/2 hours east of Cincinnati. All are welcome! Please let me know by Thursday, May 29, that you will be joining us, so I have plenty of food and space.
Joan Staubach will continue as our teacher, continuing with her lighthearted guidance, and information about skillful meditation. Our day is appropriate for meditators of any experience, as we are all beginners.
There is no charge for our day of meditation because the teachings are priceless. Traditionally, we offer our teacher a financial gift to support her continued study and teaching expenses. Whatever amount is right for you, is the right amount.
May we all be happy and healthy! Claudia
Your body knows...let's listen!
(877)574-6163 toll free
(937)365-1637
7240 Cave Road
Bainbridge, Ohio 45612
Ellen Bierhorst <ellenbierhorst@lloydhouse.com> wrote:
Interesting! Who is Joan Staubach? I know a Steve Staubach. E.
Dear Ellen,
Joan is our local Vipassana meditation teacher, and has been active and President of TriState Dharma for several years. She is an excellent teacher, teaches several retreats every year. She is from a large family locally. I haven't heard her brothers' names. Would you like to contact her? Claudia
Mark your calendars for June 6th & 7th Choreographers Festival at the Aronoff Center Growth In Motion Director, Fanchon Shur and Karen Wissel (co- choreographers) will be performing Primordial Round, an original dance work. Primordial Round is a kinesthetic and instrumental fusion of extreme passion. The spiraling vine meets the breaking branch. Kol Nidrei, as arranged by Bonia Shur for solo viola,the ancient melody sung on the Day of Atonement is filled with tensions and releases mirroring our encounter with our destiny. For more information about this event click here <http://cdt-dance.org/choreofest08> .
Thank you,
Fanchon Shur
JUNE 28-29
Taking Torture to TASSC
Following UN Torture Abolition Day there will be a 24 hour vigil sponsored by Torture Abolition Survivor Support Coalition opposite the White House, on Saturday 28 to Sunday, June 29; Washington, D.C.
As our nation struggles with the realization of our complicity in the use of torture for political purposes, sisters of the Ursuline Society are inviting friends and concerned citizens to join us in peaceful public protest.
Inspired by the experience of Ursuline Sister Dianna Ortiz, who founded a Center for receiving other torture survivors, we choose to witness to the injustice of these practices, to state our moral outrage, and to demand a change of national policy.
Sister Dianna, founder of TASSC, in her book, The Blindfold's Eye, recounts her experience of torture as well as her effort to work with the US government in identifying the details of her case.
Google TASSC for information on this ministry.
Contact Sr. Pat Brockman for details on this venture at 513.541.4559,or pcbrockman@gmail.com.
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Ellen Bierhorst Ph.D. is a good one. In practice over 30 years. 513 221 1289
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- Central location (Clifton Ave. at Lafayette)
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Areas of particular interest: 12 Step Program support; Family and Relationship issues; Young Adult Issues; Senior Adult Issues; Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered Issues, Holistic Wellness (body/mind/spirit approach), Clinical Hypnosis, EMDR,
Pure Movement Classes at Growth In Motion
When: Mondays at 6:30pm and Wednesdays at 9:30am
Where: Growth In Motion Studios 4019 Red Bud Ave, Cinti OH 45229
Cost: $20 per class or $48 for 4 classes FIRST CLASS IS FREE FOR NEW STUDENTS!!
Spring is finally here! Refresh, renew and reenergize your body and mind from the grey and bleak winter that we have endured. Come to Spring Pure Movement classes with master teacher Fanchon Shur!
Fanchon, guides students to a sense of freedom, strength, flexibility and expression. Classes offer personal attention to individual alignment for authentic creativity.
More Info: (513)221-3222 or fanchon@growthinmotion.org, www.growthinmotion.org <http://www.growthinmotion.org>
Every Sunday morning an open weekly Tai Chi practice session at the Lloyd House in the third floor zendo at 10:15 am. Everyone welcome. Group is led by Jackie Millay She is excellent! Only three of us. Come join us. Raise the chi, warm yourself up. Come summer, will relocate back to Burnet Woods. ellen
DOROTEA VISMARA HOFFMAN (Weekly lurker, fabulous Clifton musician) again organizes summer all-ages music program:
Summer music program Accent 08
announces stellar faculty
Now in its 7th year and following an exciting 8-city tour of Italy last summer, Accent 08 will run from June 15 – 21. An intensive week of master classes, coaching, and performances for students as young as 12 through the undergraduate and graduate levels at college, Accent 08 is under the direction of Dorotea Vismara Hoffman. Guest faculty this year will include
Neal Gittleman, conductor (Dayton Philharmonic)
Timothy Munro, flute (eighth blackbird)
Mark Ostoich, oboe (CCM)
Michael Maccaferri, clarinet (eighth blackbird)
Karen Schneider, horn (CBO)
Philip Collins, trumpet (CSO)
James Culley, percussion (CCM)
Matthew Duvall, percussion (eighth blackbird)
Michael Chertock, piano (CCM)
Lisa Kaplan, piano (eighth blackbird)
Frances Karp, piano (concert artist)
Howard Karp, piano (University of Wisconsin)
Rodney Stucky, guitar (CCM)
Alison Acord, voice (MU)
Duccio Ceccanti, violin ContempoArtEnsemble
Timothy Lees, violin (CSO concertmaster)
Kypros Markou violin, conductor (Wayne State University)
Jennifer Roig-Francoli violin (Apollo's Fire)
Matt Albert, violin and viola (eighth blackbird)
Dorotea Vismara Hoffman, viola (CCO)
Deborah Price viola (The Chamber Music Connection)
Vittorio Ceccanti cello (ContempoArtEnsemble)
Parry Karp cello (university of Wisconsin)
Nicholas Photinos cello (eighth blackbird)
Jack Body, composer
Joel Hoffman, composer
Michael Ippolito, composer
Jennifer Jolley, composer
Shawn E. Okpebholo, composer
Steve Reich, composer
Frederic Rzewski, composer
Wenhui Xie, composer
Leah Branstetter musicologist.
Applications are now being accepted, but space is limited. For more information on Accent 08, please visit the web site at ccm.uc.edu/musicx/accent <http://ccm.uc.edu/musicx/accent>
YOGA at Lloyd House. Wednesdays 9:15 – 10:30 am. Open, free practice group led by Nina Tolley.
Articles
Contents:
Valerie Cronus Bickett RIDES AGAIN... Poetry
Hi All: Spoilers by Teresa Cader is this month's selection. Think about joining us tomorrow, Wednesday, May 14th, under a gibbous moon. Valerie (too late for the Wednesday gathering, but here’s the poem. Ellen.)
SPOILERS
by Teresa Cader
I like weeding the garden. I like rooting out the spoilers. I
must be old.
The symmetry of Asiatic Lilies pleases me. Elephant Ears
look sloppy.
I like figuring out which friends are loyal and counting
them on lists.
I eat less for dinner. The beach holds fewer charms. I am
afraid of sun.
My children are young. Already I can't tolerate their music.
They talk back
in ways unheard of in my time. Will I sleep better in an
empty nest
and therefore be more civil? A double feature is impossible,
a double bed
too small. A double life seems less immoral than exhausting.
I want intimacy and order and beauty. I require passion. Of
course I am
difficult to live with. Best to leave me alone and don't
overwater.
Maybe I am old but not wise. In yoga terms, I am too
attached to outcome.
I planted the garden and the children, yes. And I tend them
like they're mine.
DAY Wednesday, May 14, 2008
TIME 6:45-9:00 P.M.
PLACE Holistic Health Center, 800 Compton Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45231
COST Free, Donations Welcome
FOR MORE INFORMATION www.littlepocketpoetry.org
FACILITATORS Susan Glassmeyer (susannaglass@yahoo.com <mailto:susannaglass@yahoo.com> )
Valerie Chronis Bickett (vcb@fuse.net <mailto:vcb@fuse.net> )
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Poet Jerry Judge, member of probably every writer's group in Cincinnati, is featured on the Homegrown Poet's page at: http://www.littlepocketpoetry.org/homegrown_poets <http://www.littlepocketpoetry.org/homegrown_poets> . Check out four of his wonderful pieces posted there!
2. A new Pocket Poem titled "Trees" by Jane Hirschfield is now posted on
http://www.littlepocketpoetry.org/pocket_poems.
3. If you would like to hear a local poetry reading by dedicated poets and have a place in mind for the reading to take place -- a meeting room at your condo? a church hall? a community activity center? your back yard? -- please contact Susan Glassmeyer at susannaglass@yahoo.com <mailto:susannaglass@yahoo.com> .
4. Susan thanks all who allowed poetry to be a part of their daily diet this past April and asks anyone to write her to suggest a poem (they can't live without) for a future April project.
5. Mary Oliver has a new published (April 2008) titled Red Bird: Poems
Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket.
Charles Simic
Visit www.littlepocketpoetry.org/ <http://www.littlepocketpoetry.org/> for more poetry happenings in one small corner of Cincinnati.
Books,Movies, Reviews
It’s up to you folks to send me blurbs. I know you are reading. What? Is it good? Ellen
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Peter Block's new book,
"Community:
The Structure of Belonging"
Communities are plagued by fragmentation. The various sectors of our communities all too often work at odds with each other. They exist in their own worlds, as do so many individual citizens, who long for connection but end up marginalized, their gifts overlooked, their potential contributions lost. This disconnection and detachment makes it hard, if not impossible, to envision a common future and work toward it together.
We really know what healthy commuities look like- there are many success stories out there. The challenge is how to create one in our own place. What Peter Block provides in his inspiring new book, "Community: The Structure of Belonging" is an exploration of the exact way community can emerge from fragmentation.
How is community built?
How does transformation occur?
What fundamental shifts are involved?
What can individuals and formal leaders do to create a place they want to inhabit?
As a member of the A Small Group Community, you are invited to purchase Community: The Structure of Belonging at a special reduced price of $16.00 (Normal retail price is $26.95).
To order your copy, call or email collette at 513-451-0166 or collette@asmallgroup.net. Books can be picked up at the A Small Group Community Studio in Peaslee Neighborhood Center or mailed to you (additional costs for shipping will apply).
Join Peter for a discussion and signing of Community: The Structure of Belonging at 7:00PM on Tuesday, May 20 at Joseph-Beth Booksellers.
Whether you volunteer for your local school, church, neighborhood, or non-profit organization, Community, is the ideal resource for building fellowship, service, cooperation, and stewardship.
Joseph-Beth Booksellers is located at 2692 Madison Road. Click here for more information or directions.
Have you said something great about Cincinnati today?
A Small Group / Peter Block's Office 215 East 14th Street - Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
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Ellen,
Here's a book recommendation for the Weekly.
Suellyn Shupe
I highly recommend Dark Star Safari: overland from Cairo to Cape Town by Paul Theroux. It is exceptionally readable background for all the 'troubles' happening in eastern Africa at the present time.
Theroux, well known travel writer, spent time in east Africa 40 years ago serving in the Peace Corps, as a young idealist. He made the safari described in detail in this book in 2002. I found this more a sociological commentary than travel writing. Theroux traveled overland using the trains, taxis, ferry boats and other conveyances that are used by common Africans, and stayed, with few exceptions, in accommodations that no traveler I know would dare use. He passes through Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa acquainting the reader with the lives of the people, and the histories of the various countries.
An eye opening post script, added in 2004 after the book was finished, and after another quick trip back, is predictive of the nastiness going on in Zimbabwe presently.
I really can't praise this book enough. Try it!
Tri-State Treasures
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Spring Pure Movement Classes of Growth In Motion [Mondays @ 6:30 PM & Wednesdays @ 9:30 AM]: Spring is here. Refresh, renew & reenergize your body & mind. Master teacher Fanchon Shur guides students to a sense of freedom, strength, flexibility & expression. Classes offer personal attention to individual alignment for authentic creativity. $20 per class; $48 for 4 classes. First class is free for new students. At Growth In Motion Studios, 4019 Red Bud Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229. More Info @ 513.221.3222, fanchon@growthinmotion.org & www.growthinmotion.org.
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StoryCorps Comes to Cincinnati [Thursday 15 May - Saturday 7 June]: StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor & celebrate one another’s lives through listening. In partnership with Cincinnati Public Radio, the East MobileBooth will stop in Cincinnati & will be parked in front of the Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45203. By recording the stories of our lives with the people we care about, we experience our history, hopes & humanity. Since 2003, tens of thousands of people have interviewed family & friends through StoryCorps. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to take home & share, & is archived for generations to come at the Library of Congress. Millions listen to these award-winning broadcasts on public radio & the Internet. StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind, creating a growing portrait of who we really are as Americans. Make a reservation @ 800-850-4406 or online. The MobileBooth is fully wheelchair accessible. More info @ www.storycorps.net.
Quiet City - film [Friday 16 May @ 7:30 PM]: Jamie has come to NY to visit her friend, who is nowhere to be found. Jamie is now alone in the city. Charlie just quit his job & isn’t sure where he’s going next. Their paths cross late at night on an empty subway platform, setting into motion an unlikely connection, sharing 24 hours drifting from late night diners to city parks, abandoned apartments, a party & an art gallery deep in the heart of industrial Brooklyn. An introspective look at a chance & fleeting relationship in the midst of a bustling, often impersonal urban environment, & the potential for intimacy in the overlooked still & beautiful spaces far from the crowded streets. "Quiet City" has been the official selection at several film festivals. Written & directed by Aaron Katz; 78 minutes. Part of the Manifest Art & Design On Film Series. Free; donations or memberships encouraged. At Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.861.3638, manifest@manifestgallery.org & www.manifestgallery.org.
Global Fusion Party - Asia featuring India [Friday 16 May @ 9 PM - 2 AM]: May is Asia/Pacific Islands Recognition Month, a good time to celebrate Asian culture with old & new friends. Featuring the hottest world rhythms by DJ Splotty Kaeco. Dress to impress. $5 before 11 PM. Must be at least 21 years old. At Havana Martini Club, 35 West 5th Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ www.midwestlatino.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1304.
Migstema Spring Retreat [Friday-Sunday 16-18 May]: The annual spring retreat for GSL & DGTL monasteries, this year our resident teacher, Ven. Geshe Kuten Lama, will offer the initiation of our lineage founder, Je Tsongkapa, & a 2-day commentary on the meditation practice of Tsongkhapa guru yoga practice, Gaden Lhagyama. This is an excellent opportunity for those wishing to begin studying Buddhism; no knowledge of Buddhism is necessary to understand & benefit from this retreat. At GSL Buddhist Monastery, 3046 Pavlova Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45251. More info @ 513.385.7116, gsl@ganden.org, & www.gadenusa.org.
Carbon Footprint & Renewable Energy [Saturday 17 May @ 10 AM - 5 PM]: Presentations by local leaders on details of calculating carbon footprints & activities to modify carbon emissions. At Harold C Schott Education Center, Cincinnati Zoo, 3400 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220. More info @ 513.293.3241, james@greenenergyohio.org, & www.greenenergyohio.org.
Used Book Sale & Pancake Breakfast [Saturday 17 May @ 8 AM - Noon]: A very wide variety of high quality books - old & virtually new - for all ages will be served up for sale, along with a pancake breakfast for only $3.50 per person ($14 per family max.). Over 50 boxes of books priced & ready to be sold. Proceeds benefit the North Avondale Montessori School; part of Cincinnati Public Schools. The event is being held at the school @ 615 Clinton Springs Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229. More info @ 513.861.9191 & DZavon@cinci.rr.com.
Book Signing with Cincinnati Author Dorothy Weil [Saturday 17 May @ 2-4 PM]: Dorothy Weil's new novel A Good Woman is inspired by the true, tragic story of an elderly Cincinnati couple. At Barnes & Noble, 9891 Waterstone Blvd, Deerfield Twp, Mason OH 45249. More info @ 513.683.5599 & www.dorothyweil.com.
Clever, Compelling, Clay Art Studio Sale [Saturday-Sunday 17-18 May @ 11 AM - 5 PM]: Larry Watson’s whimsical, eclectic, “character pots“ are here for Spring. Experience the magic of the artist in his creative studio. Music & refreshments. Come hear the inspiration behind the pottery art that is an interesting as the work itself. Purchase a set of characters as unique as you. Visit neighboring Stonebrook Winery to make a special afternoon. At 1494 Upper Tug Fork Road, Alexandria, KY 41001. More info @ 859.635.5599, larry@watsonclay.com & www.watsonclay.com.
Cynthia Vogel Book Signing [Sunday 18 May @ 4-6 PM]: Noted author Cynthia Vogel will sign copies of her recently published non-fiction book, Civil War Women: They Made a Difference. The book features brief biographies & photographs of about 75 women of the Civil War period: women from the anti-slavery movement, the Underground Railroad, education, nursing & military. The author points out that at no other time in American history were women's lives so dramatically changed as during the Civil War era. Attendance is free, but donations are gladly accepted. A Tri-State Treasure in its own right, the Harriet Beacher Stow House is open 10 AM - 2 PM on Tuesday-Thursday & Saturday from April 30 thru September 1. Special group tours of the house at other times can be arranged. The Stowe House 2nd floor gallery is available for new artist displays. At 2950 Gilbert Avenue @ Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45207. More info @ 513.751.0651 & www.harrietbeecherstowe.org (Stow House), 937.526.4018 & cynvogel@embarqmail.com (Ms Vogel), & 513.309.4947 & friendsharrietbeecherstowe@gmail.com (program).
Attention Artists - Headshot Special [Sunday 18 May @ 12-6 PM]: Zeit Productions, a promotions company for artists of all kinds by artists of all kinds, is offering extremely affordable headshots & band shots as a launching special. Usually, headshots cost at least $150. Zeit is hosting a day of instant, on-site headshots for $25 each, or 3 for $60. Whether you are an actor, a musician, or someone looking for a professional photo - this is a great deal. At Leapin Lizard Gallery, 726 Main Street, Covington, KY 41011. More info & reserve a time @ zeitproductions@gmail.com.
Discussion of Oliver Sack’s New Book: Musicophilia, Tales of Music & the Brain [Sunday 18 May @ 2:30-5:00 PM]: The Science Book Club, a loose confederate of readers & non-readers of popular science, meets the 3rd Sunday of every month. This month, they will discuss Oliver Sack’s book. Free. Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ bsellers@fuse.net.
A Home & Garden Tour of the Enright Ridge Urban Eco-Village [Sunday 18 May 1-4 PM]: Plus art show & plant sale. See how an urban neighborhood lives with respect to the Earth & the amazing energy efficient & alternative renovations that some of this neighborhood's home owners have made in your own city. Tickets are $10 in advance; $12 at the door. On Enright Avenue south of West 8th Street, Historic Price Hill, Cincinnati, OH 45205. More info @ 513.921.1932, lydia.stec@gmail.com & www.enrightridgeecovillage.org.
EACC Dinner Gala [Tuesday 20 May @ 7 PM]: Dinner & program, with Guest of Honor Ambassador Angelos Pangratis, Minister-Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation to the US. Special Guest is Maurice Marchand-Tonnel, President EACC Paris, France. Registration & cocktails @ 6:30 PM. $110 (EACC member); $125 (non-member); $1,000 (table of 10). In the Hall of Mirrors, Hilton Netherland Plaza Hotel, 35 West Fifth Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.852.6510, eacc@europe-cincinnati.com & www.europe-cincinnati.com.
Give Back to the Birthplace of Jazz [Wednesday 21 May @ 7-10 PM]: As a kick-off to the CincyDiversity Series, Zeit Productions features a night of New Orleans-style music with Creole appetizers. Music includes Erwin Stuckey (stride piano), The Queen City Zapatistas (marching brass band) & Lagniappe (Cajun/Zydeco). Valet parking is included. Part of proceeds benefit Give Back Cincinnati for their house-building efforts in New Orleans. $20. At 20th Century, 3021 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45209. More info & tix @ zeitproductions@gmail.com & www.givebackcincinnati.org/v3/nola_jazz.asp.
Last Stop For Paul - film [Wednesday-Friday 21-23 May @ 7 PM]: 30-somethings Cliff & Charlie take their friend, Paul, around the world. The rub: Paul is dead. They put Paul's ashes in a thermos to distribute in as many exotic locations as possible, with his "last stop" at the famous Full Moon Party in Thailand. A fast-paced, funny & engaging road film with adventure, excitement, sex-&-romance, & incredible scenery from around the world. Journey with director Neil Mandt to Jamaica, St. Lucia, Chile, Brazil, Easter Island, Egypt, Greece, Germany, England, Russia, Japan, Vietnam & Thailand. Winner of 45 film festival awards. 80 minutes, rated PG-13. Bonus: before the feature will be shown the U.S. premiere of local filmmaker Steve Maisch's 14 minute short thriller "A Conversation With Mr. D." Post-film discussions led by filmmakers Greg Newberry, Chris Strobel & Steve Maisch. At Fath Auditorium, Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & tix @ 859.781.8151, WorldCinema@fuse.net & www.cincyworldcinema.org.
Systems Biology of Cell-Signaling Systems [Friday 23 May @ 9:15 AM]: Roger Brent from the Molecular Sciences Institute in Berkeley, CA, will present a free lecture on "Systems Biology of Cell-Signaling Systems: It's All About the Information" as this year's D.L. Kline Neuroscience Fund Lecture. Dr. Brent's research focuses on combining genomic experimentation with computer modeling to predict the behavior of cells & organisms in response to defined genetic or environmental changes. The result is a better understanding of biological systems & disease, revolutionary approaches to the treatment of human disease, & improvements in agriculture & environmental management. Open to the public. The lecture is part of Systems Biology & Physiology Retreat 2008. At Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Building S, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229. More info @ 513.558.2536, bette.young@uc.edu & http://mcp.uc.edu/index.php?level2=1091. Learn about Dr. Daniel Kline @ http://neuroscience.uc.edu/NewsEvents/klineseries.cfm.
2008 Cincinnati Salsa Congress [Friday-Monday 23-26 May]: Four days of pure salsa with the best dance teachers & best salsa performers in the Midwest. Dance performances by Salsa Rhythms, Club Tropical, Shayne Carter, Rob & Susanne, Duveneck Rueda de Casino & more. They'll also have a Zumba class, so bring comfortable clothes, athletic shoes, & be prepared to sweat. Fri 23 May @ 10PM-2AM: Kick-off Party with Son del Caribe & live performances @ ballet tech cincinnati. Sat 24 May @ 8PM-2PM: Workshops, Salsa Party with DJ Dolce, & live performances @ Step-N-Out Studio; Sun 25 May @ 8PM-2PM: Workshops, Salsa Party with DJ Dolce @ Step-N-Out Studio; Mon 26 May @ 10PM-2AM: Salsa Party with Tropicoso @ Mad Frog. At Step-N-Out Dance Studio, 721 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY 41011, ballet tech cincinnati, 6543 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213, & Mad Frog, 1 East Mcmillan Street, Cincinnati, OH 45219. More info about teachers, dancers & events @ www.midwestlatino.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1233.
Americans Who Tell the Truth - Exhibit Opening [Saturday 24 May]: This remarkable non-partisan collection of portraits of Americans past & present helps remind people of the dignity, courage & importance of some of America's truth tellers & to create dialogue that will help each of us figure out which truths we value most as citizens in a democracy. Thru Sunday 31 August. In the Third Floor Changing Gallery, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.333.7500, ETurner@nurfc.org & www.freedomcenter.org.
Strawbale Cobbing Workshop [Saturday-Sunday 24-25 May @ 9:30 AM - 5 PM]: Come learn about Earthen plaster. The basics of earth plastering will be taught & plaster will be applied to a strawbale house. Dress for the work of plastering mud. Bring a water bottle & work gloves if you have them. Lunch, drinks & teaching are included for both days. Donations of $40 for both days are requested to cover costs. Space is limited, RSVP by Sunday 18 May. At 534 Enright Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45205. More info & RSVP @ 513.403.4613 & kegrover@gmail.com.
Cincinnati Community Band Festival [Sunday 25 May @ 2 PM]: Come & hear 300 of Cincinnati’s finest band musicians, representing 15 Cincinnati community bands, unite to play a free patriotic concert on the riverfront during the week-end of The Taste of Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Brass Band is featured at 3:15 PM. Hosted by the Queen City Concert Band. Free. At P&G Pavilion, Sawyer Point, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.476.8741, cincybandroom@fuse.net & http://ccbf.cincyarts.org.
The Climate Project [Sunday 25 May @ Noon - 1 PM]: Get the inside perspective on the climate crisis from Brent Quebman of energyQue.com. Quebman follows the well-known "Climate Project" presentation featured in the Academy Award-winning film "An Inconvenient Truth." At Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & RSVP @ 513.721.7275, info@parkandvine.com & www.parkandvine.com.
FreestoreFoodbank, Hunger Walk & 5K Run [Memorial Day Monday 26 May; registration @ 7 AM; race @ 9 AM]: The Hunger Walk raises funds to help 450 non-profit member agencies provide food & services to people in crisis in our 20 county service area. Sponsors: Local 12, BEAM, Jackson Hewitt, GKN AEROSPACE. In-Kind Sponsors: Sara Lee, Chiquita, T.G.I Fridays, Taste of Cinti, Panera Bread, CincyUpdate.com, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? & Bob Roncker’s Running Spot. At Lytle Park @ Pike & East 4th Streets, Downtown Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & registration @ 513-482-3663, awaver@freestorefoodbank.org & www.freestorefoodbank.org.
Dalai Lama Renaissance ~ Documentary [Wednesday 28 May @ 7 PM]: As the curtain fell on the 20th Century, His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, invited thinkers to his secluded home for lengthy brainstorming sessions. Fortunately, documentarian Khashyar Darvich captured it on film. "Darvich's fascinating, ravishingly beautiful & sonically soothing documentary concerns a journey made by 40 innovative Western thinkers to the Dalai Lama's home in the Indian Himalayas just before the new millennium. Their mission was nothing less than synthesizing new ways to fix the world. What unfolds isn't what they expected, but what His Holiness had figured all along. Ego. Intercut with the New Age-y speech & cat fights are genuine unassuming pearls of wisdom delivered by the chuckling, child-like Dalai Lama, & some accounts of events that led him into exile after the Chinese invasion of Tibet in 1951. Together, they make a provocative, even enlightening, film." ~ The (Montreal) Gazette. The film preserves, in 80 minutes, the most insightful, illuminative & engaging dialogues. Narrated by Harrison Ford. Winner of 9 film festivals awards from around the world; official selection of over 30 international film festivals. Tibetan Monks will begin the evening with chanting & prayer. Rob Dorsey & the Tibetan Monks will host a discussion group after the film. Tickets are $10. Presented by Conscious Choice Cinema at The Carnegie Visual & Performing Arts Center, 1028 Scott Blvd Covington, KY 41011. More info @ 859.491.7885, silvorwing@aol.com & www.ConsciousChoiceCinema.com.
French Summer Camp for Kids [Monday 9 June - Friday 8 August]: The Alliance Française of Cincinnati invites kids 3-12 years old to learn French & have fun at the same time. A weekly educational program with daily indoor/outdoor activities. Ages: 3-5 years (9:30am-12:30pm); 6-12 years (9:30am-4:30pm). Activities will include visits & tours to zoo, museums, aquarium, observatory, library, animal farm, horse park, airport, steamboat on the river, picnics, swimming, Graeter’s ice cream & more. Fees: $210 (fulltime) $140 (half days) includes entry fees, but not lunch. Registration by appointment. Contact Alix Pitra, Director French Institute Alliance Française, @ 513.293.2948 & afschool@france-cincinnati.com.
Ongoing Tri-State Treasures
Protest The Iraq War [Every Saturday @ 2-3 PM]: Bring a sign & stand with a small, dedicated group of concerned citizens protesting the war in Iraq. Rain or shine. No need to RSVP, just show up. On Mariemont Square, 6900 Wooster Pike, Mariemont, Cincinnati, OH 45227.
"A Course in Miracles" Study Group [2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month @ 6-7:30 PM]: A healing circle & discussion about this profound book & its spiritual philosophy based on healing & forgiveness with practical application in everyday life [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Course_in_Miracles]. Co-facilitated by Mary Claybon & Jeanne Uhl. $5 offering. At the Jade Center for the Healing Arts, 9122 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242. More info & registration @ 513.309.8377 & maryfree@cinci.rr.com.
Manifest's 4th Annual Rites of Passage Exhibit Opening [thru 23 May]: Featuring 22 works by 11 emerging artists representing 8 national college undergraduate programs. Conceived & initiated in 2005, The Rites of Passage exhibits were developed to support student excellence by offering a public venue for the display of advanced creative research; to promote young artists as they transition into their professional careers; & to bring the positive creative energies of academic institutions together in one place. At Manifest Creative Research Gallery & Drawing Center, 2727 Woodburn Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.861.3638, manifest@manifestgallery.org, & www.manifestgallery.org.
Footnotes: Guennadi Maslov Photography [thru Friday 30 May]: "Maslov’s work belongs to a different realm of photojournalism. By combining pairs of images, his Footnotes are more psychological insight than document. Deeply rooted in reality they are strangely enigmatic. The artist is concerned with social themes & the mysteries of growing up. Political undertones can be discovered in some images. But these themes are neither dominant nor critical. A smaller image in each pair is noticed & examined just a second after the mental absorption of the larger one. In most cases this footnote photo redirects the first impression considerably, enhancing it with an important layer, forming a new unity." ~ paraphrased excerpts from Tatjana Pavlova, Kharkiv Museum of Photography. Maslov, originally from Ukraine, lives & works in West Chester, OH. This exhibit is a sample of a large project that has been exhibited in several countries. At Blue Ash Public Library, 4911 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242. More info @ 513.369.6051 & www.maslovphotography.com.
Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museum [thru Sunday 1 June]: Forty of the finest examples of 18th-20th century American quilts from the Shelburne Museum’s permanent collection are on exhibit. The Shelburne is a unique museum, located in Vermont, & founded by Electra Havemeyer Webb, heiress to the Domino Sugar fortune & a pioneering collector of American folk art. The exhibit also includes several dazzling art quilts by Terrie Hancock Mangat who, along with her sister, Becky Hancock, founded St. Theresa Textile Trove in 1994 in Over-the-Rhine (now located on Hamilton Avenue in College Hill). Also featured is a special gift shop connected to the exhibit featuring work of art quilter Leslie Alexandria, who also has 3 contemporary pieces on display in the Art Museum Library. At the Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.639.2995 & www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org (go to 'Exhibitions').
Redtree Gallery Group Exhibition Opening [thru Saturday 7 June]: Refresh, Rebirth, Renew. Artists Cynthia Gregory, Annette Eberhardt, Uta Rietman & Billy Holodnak. Live music by Scott Metcalf. At Redtree Gallery, 4409 Brazee Street, Oakley, Cincinnati, OH 45209. More info @ 513.321.8733, mbusch@redtreegallery.net & www.redtreegallery.net.
We Make the World Art Exhibit [thru Sunday 29 June]: Be inspired by this message of hope & action created by local & international elementary students as they use art to state “I make the world a better place when I…” Sponsored by YMCA Cincy After School. On Third Floor, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 East Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.333.7500, ETurner@nurfc.org & www.freedomcenter.org.
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Fabulous Film Festival [Friday 3 May @ 8 PM]: The first & best fabulous film festival in the city of Cincinnati will present live-action, documentary, & short films. Blah, blah, blah. Presented by Flicks R Us. Tickets are $8. At The Theatre, 111 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH 45200. More info @ 513.111.2222, info@filmfestival.com, & www.filmfestival.com.
The Lloyd House Salon (usually about 12 people) Meets on WEDNESDAYS at 5:45,
EVERY Wednesday, 52 WEEKS/YEAR come hell or high water, as my mother used to say.
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