Thursday, June 04, 2009

Weekly 6/4/09 - 5

Flash!  I am hosting another Obama official event for health care on next Sat June 6.  6:00. Pot Luck.  Please come!
Sign up to attend and/or help out at: http://my.barackobama.com/page/user/login?successurl=L3BhZ2UvZGFzaGJvYXJkL3ByaXZhdGU=&_h=R7eLleNlvR32IUbri4ek40kHrFI
  Create an account that will assist you in helping the campaign, knowing what’s  up, etc.   This is (after the Obama election) the fight of our lifetime.
Here’s my announcement for the event:

We'll have a POT LUCK gathering 6 - 8 on Sat. June 6 to kick off a season of citizen lobbying for good health care reform legislation and defeat the healthcare industrial complex.  Bring a dish, PARK ON LAFAYETTE AVE, and let's get this job done.  Ellen

VOLUNTEERS TO HELP:
I need help managing the logistics of this event AND figuring out the logistics of the campaign...off the top of my head:

Kitchen clean up helpers:  20 minutes only.
Front door greeters: (15 minute shifts)
Front door traffic directors (15 minute shifts)
Bring clip board with sign up sheets
Organize letters-to - editors effort
Organize letters - to- congress efforts
Organize door-to-door campaign, canvassing
What should the letters, etc. be saying?
Organize contact with the Obama people re. policy
Other jobs you can dream up

Sara, Mike, Dennis, Brooke, Derek, Kevin, Ginger, Mr. G., Jacques, Paul, Judy, Kate, Mitch.  

And Darrel.  

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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 this week:
Dennis Kinsley,  Ellen Bierhorst,  Brooke Audreyal,Sara Ernst, Mike Gillespie, Brooke Audreyal Kevin Pease, Ginger Lee Frank, Mr. G., Jaques Valerius, Paul Valerius, Judy Cirillo, Kate Haralson, Mitch Haralson, Carolyn Aufderhaar,  Darrel Kidwell, Mira Rodwan, Derek Lester.

TOPICS Nominated
Judy Afghanistan and the war.
Brooke: environmental crisis, seems more and more intense.  Awareness deepening.  Time is so short.  What have we done to save the planet in the two years since “Inconvenient Truth”.  A well known ecological leader and author recently commented to me that he feels it probably is already too late.  Not doing enough fast enough.  Too many things will be irreversible in the next couple years.  

Ginger:  the melting of the tundra, which was thought to occur in 2050, has started this year.  

Judy, Afghanistan war:  I saw Democracy Now about a week ago.  A village in Afghanistan bombed by the US.  Hit one of the taliban madarassas.  Dead children.  We cannot be winning the hearts and minds of the people this way!  Also reading Come Home America by Wm. Greider, who was on Bill Moyers: talks about the huge amount we spend on defense spending.  We spend more than the next ten nations combined.  We have bases in 160 countries.  The military just wants to keep themselves busy, they look for places to fight in.  Obama seems to have changed his views.

Jacques:  I don’t think he is pro war.  Is finally taking the war to Af. Where it belonged in the first place.  We were attacked by operatives from Al Quaida who were based in Afgh.  Obama is finally responding to 911.  The US has taken responsibility for errors and civilian lives lost.  
Derek:  we should ask what conditions motivate the “terrorists” to commit the “attrocities” they have done.  There are be plenty of goods and space on the planet for everyone.  

Ellen:  what if we were to have spend the $$$$ on infrastructure, schools, hospitals, etc.

Mitch:  ... People want things that are American.  ... Let’s ask what they actually need.
Jacques:  they don’t want us; I say let them fight it out among themselves and walk away.
Mitch:  We trained them as fighters during the Afg-Russian war.  ...
Paul: if everyone on the planet would put themselves in others’ shoes and see their points of view we’d get a lot farther than any military action.  Even a racist from the South (of the US), I can want to place myself in his shoes.  
Mr G:  it irritates me when people say “go over there and make friends”.  No one wants to go over there to make friends; rather to control.  
Carolyn I don’t know much about this topic, but when the first Peace Corps volunteers went to Russia everyone assumed they were spies.  But now they go there and are trusted more and more.   We are not seen as “evil empire”.  

Ginger:  two problems are going on.  generalized problem of being a big Top Dog as Americans.  In Europe people wondered why Americans don’t know other languages, don’t know anything about the rest of the world.  I explained about how big the US is, how culturally homogeneous.  Melting pot has now turned to “salad”.  The last 8 years ... We had no business going into Iraq.  Had little to do with bringing democracy to Iraq.  And once there the level of mistakes made were horrendous.  For instance we could have hired American Iraqis to translate with every work group.  And once there we send 1/3 of the troops to the oil fields, and the Ministry of Oil, and let the rest go to hell.  ... Now we are compelled to stay there and try and clean up our mess.
Judy:  but going in and bombing ...  You can’t expect military strategies to win in a country like that.  
ginger:  and then there was Blackwater and other mercenaries.  ... But we do have a new administration who is much much more enlightened....

CLIMATE CRISIS
Brooke:  the tundra melting thing is one example of how we can overestimate the amount of time we have.  40 years off.  
Ginger:  the tundra melting releases methane gas which is much more potent than CO2 in causing the green house effect.  So we will have a huge spike in temp world wide instead of a slow increase.  
Brooke:  it can then cause an extremely sudden catastrophic event series, much more than we can cope with.  Other prior civilizations were brought down by multiple catastrophes at one time.

Ginger:  the magnetic polarity of the earth shifts fairly regularly.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomagnetic_reversal
“A geomagnetic reversal is a change in the orientation of Earth's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south become interchanged. These events often involve an extended decline in field strength followed by a rapid recovery after the new orientation has been established. These events occur on a scale of thousands of years or longer.”
The flip has already started in parts of the ocean.  The decline in field strength means that a lot of radioactive radiation that had been shielded, won’ be, and there will be cancers etc...

Brooke:   the film on TV, a 4 hr special on ABC ch. 9, last night and tonight.  “2100”.  They tell a story from the point of view of the future... A girl from Miami goes to a demonstration in SanDiego.  San Diego supposedly had created desalinization plants but none of the other Westerners had done so... This girl journeyed  through Los Vegas, which was a ghost town... Refugee hoards from Mexico.  ... eventually made it to New York;  on ...
ginger:  Greenburg or Greenville Nebraska rebuilt itself in 2007 “green”, and so were prepared for the crisis.  ... The message was that they predicted we will do too little too late.  
Mira:  another point of that film was that people had not figured in the rapid rise of the methane thing.   
Kevin:  whenever I hear this topic about climate change I hear the idea that the Earth will cease to exist. Really it is that human lifestyle will cease to exist.  Like dinosaurs.  ... The Earth cold give birth again.  

Brooke:  I am biased towards our species and all those other species that would perish with us.
Kevin  I just feel that the earth will find balance.  Buddhism.
Brooke:  But we are harming and killing others and we should take responsibility.

Mr. G:  maybe extinction is not necessarily a terrible thing.  99% of all species ever existing have gone extinct.  
Jacques:  ..like to quote from the “matrix”; there was a very deep message about the effect of human activities on the earth.  “Humans are like a virus.  Everywhere they go they spread pestilence and disease.  Lions kill to survive. We kill just because.”  Who are we humans that it would be such a tragedy if we went extinct.  We are just one species in a long line of species to come.  But, quit crying tears over yourself.  

Brooke: there has been a change in the last couple years.
Kevin:  the “us” and “them” pronouns are a problem.  I am a very aggressive environmentalist.  

Darrel:  I cam more to get knowledge tonight.  I love to listen.  I think human kind gives itself way too much credit.  Being able to destroy this planet.  The planet is going to be here.  DuPont:  when they created Freon, and some years ago it was discovered that it was screwing up the ozone layer.  They came up with a brand new product.  But DuPont had a freon patent; but it ran out just then.  At this point was when the scientists said “oh-oh, ozone layer ...problem...”  The company who came up with the new product was a back door subsidiary of DuPont.  So now they still have the patent on refrigerant.  

Mira:  We have not talked about feminists and concepts of village.  If all heads of state were women might it be different?  Or if they were nurturing males.  ... In the microfinance thing, loans were made to small groups of women whose goals were to feed, house, educate.  

Ginger I think it is similar to when drs started telling us about the dangers of smoking.  The first effect was that smoking increased!  This global crisis topic scares people.  
Incidentally, the Environmental Justic Ordinance vote was postponed again until Next Wed. 2:00.  ... Darrel, the scenario you described could have happened another way... I believe scientists were talking about ozone layer damage well before the DuPont patent ran out.  
In the film, an example of Easter Island.  Now denuded.  Once inhabited and covered with dense forests.  What did the man who cut down the last tree think?  They didn’t think ahead.  

Darrel and Ellen: Hamilton Co has vastly more trees now than in 1950.
Ginger:  If you fly over the planet, you see smoke rising from the burning of rain forest at the rate of 2 football fields per second to plant soy beans and raise cattle.  

Mira:  there was a time when a squirrel could move from tree to tree from the Atlantic to the Mississipi without touching the ground.
How different would it be if nurturant people were in charge instead of greedy, war like people in charge?
Kevin:  it is more likely that we would have a leader like Barack Obama in the US than that there would be a sensitive person in N. Korea for example.  

Mr. G.: Ten days ago I saw “Frost Nixon”. And couple days ago I saw the interview.  Despite what you believe of Nixon he tried to make this point:   Instead of calling the police and arresting Erlichman and Halterman (Watergate) he acted as friend and confidant.  “I wanted to help them and create a strategy that protected them and the country and the presidency.”  I learned that being a kind hearted soul is not necessarily right...”  You have to ask “Can a kind hearted person become a leader and lead during hard conflict?”  A leader has to say NO to a lot of people...  

Ellen:  ... Much of our criticism of our leadership is naiive;  We must understand how difficult it is to lead g roups of human beings ...  We must participate in civic groups, neighborhood associations, city level participation so we can understand the subleties of government. And we need to inform ourselves on the issues so we can do more than just make simplistic “solution ideas” suggestions for the big problems that face us.

Ginger:  the environmental Justice Ordinance (that will be voted in Council next Wed at 2 pm) includes a part that says we can help by eating less meat.  There is no other single thing we can do tht will have as much impact than stopping eating meat.  That is much more than every other factor you can mention.  The chairman of my committee on food as a part of the Environmental Justic Ordinance actually knows the figures, but personally does not advocate vegetarianism!  

Kevin I know a lot of the wisdom in Hamilton Co is in favor of “easing in” to these changes.  I know a group who decided to try and do without meat for a month... They lasted only 4 days.  I suggested that they go meatless one day a week for a year.
ginger:  that was  my proposal ... Meatless Monday.  It was reduced to one meal a week.  But if we did even that, it would be of more impact than if Duke Energy stopped all coal burning!

Brooke:  There has been a lot of pessimism tonight, understndably.  In my life I have been involved in many movements and causes, and this one is the most overwhelming.  And these bad economic times make it more ...  Ginger’s point:  Change what we are in love with.   (like meat).  We need to act out of love.  Come together and take care of all those we love.  
I wanted to announce again about Loving Café in Pleasant Ridge, vegan restaurant ...  Ask for support.  http:// www.thelovingcafe.com/
  I do know the power of one person.  My mother closed down a nuclear power plant in Cleveland.  They had armed nuclear warheads...  She got a church group to tour it and bring the press...  Two weeks later, it was announced tht the armed nuclear warheads had been removed.  The greatest things are often done by one, two a small group.  We cannot become bogged down by pessimism. Focus on What we CAN do.  
 
~ End of Table Notes~


    Hugs to everyone,
    Ellen



    Section Two: Events & Opportunities

Muse Concert Sat 8, Sun at 3

From merengue to madrigals, don't miss the season's best concert!
With traditional folk and Nueva canción (protest/social) songs, as well as songs by Holly Near, Rosephanye Powell, and Raffi, hear the music of MUSE and be moved!
...with special guests, Afro-Cuban jazz trio, Canela, and multi-instrumentalist Tucki Bailey.

Join us, Saturday, June 6, at 8 pm, or Sunday, June 7, at 3 pm, at:
New Thought Unity Center, 1401 E McMillan St, Cincinnati, OH.

Don't wait! Seats are going fast. Don't forget MUSE has a sliding scale.
By paying what you can from $8-50, everyone can hear MUSE.
Buy your tickets online, now or call 221-1118.


Check our website for all the the latest information on MUSE! www.musechoir.org

MUSE, Cincinnati's Women's Choir
PO Box 23292 Cincinnati, OH 45223 (513)-221-1118

Environmental Justice Ordinance
Coming to a vote.  Next Wed June 10. (Postponed again so that Harris, a proponent, can attend and vote.)
ECO's Board of Directors supports the Cincinnati's proposed  Environmental Justice Ordinance (now revised!)

The time for to take action is NOW OR NEVER!

 City of Cincnnati's Health Committee approved the ordinance 4 –0 with 3 abstaining.  
 
It will be voted on by the whole council at
2 PM (1:30 for speakers) Wed June 10. To speak you must arrive before 1:30 to sign up on a yellow card.  

To read the ordinance or the City Manager's Summary (complete with some pros and cons) or to find the contact information for City Council members, please visit our web page at

http://www.env-comm.org/EJFinal.html

WE URGE YOU TO SEND EMAILS TO COUNCIL, ASKING FOR SUPPORT, ESPCIALLY TO COLE, BORTZ, BERDING, GHIZ, AND MONZEL... Cole is leaning “for”, and Monzel is leaning “against”.  jeff.berding@cincinnati-oh.gov   chris.monzel@cincinnati-oh.gov  chris.bortz@cincinnati-oh.gov  leslie.ghiz@cincinnati-oh.gov  laketa.cole@cincinnati-oh.gov


Faithful salonista, public advocate, and beloved attorney Marvin Kraus will be having outpatient surgery for a skin thing Tuesday, ... Want to send a card?   I’m sure they’d appreciate support.  415 Bond Place, Cinti. 45206
Just talked with Marvin...  Surgery successful, he’s recovering well, Gerry slept (finally) last night.  ellen


1st Chance to see Robert Moss...

Thursday, June 4, 7-9 pm
DIVINE DREAMING:Dreams in the History of Religions
Evening Lecture
Robert will explore the role of dreams and visions at the core of all religions, since the beginning of time.
Where: The Glendale New Church 845 Congress Avenue, Cinti. OH 45246
Cost: $20/person or $35/couple
For more information or to register, call 513.772-1478, email information@newchurch-cincy.org <mailto:information@newchurch-cincy.org>


2nd Chance to see Robert Moss...
Friday, June 5, 7pm
The Secret History of Dreaming
Book Talk and Signing
Robert will offer a FREE talk about his most recent book, The Secret History of Dreaming.
Where: Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion
2692 Madison Road | Cincinnati, OH 45208

3rd Chance to see Robert Moss...
Sat June 6, 10-5 AND Sun June 7, 10-4
The Healing Power of Story
Weekend Workshop
What BIG Story is hunting you?
From dreams and shared journeys, spontaneous theatre and entertainments, youll harvest personal stories,
charged with energy and meaning, becoming author of your own life script!
Where: Women Writing for (a) Change, 6906 Plainfield Rd, Cinti, OH 45236
Cost: $225 before 5/15, $275 thereafter -- HURRY! Register now and SAVE $50!!
To register: Contact Robin at 513-659-3356 or roknrobinwrites@mac.com <mailto:roknrobinwrites@mac.com>
Who is Robert Moss?


Robert Moss is the pioneer of Active Dreaming, a fun and practical way to share dream stories. He was born in Australia, and his fascination with the dreamworlds dates from his childhood, when he survived three near-death experiences and first learned the ways of a traditional dreaming people through his friendship with Aborigines. He leads popular seminars all over the world and conducts a three-year training for teachers of Active Dreaming and a lively online dream school. He is also a bestselling novelist, journalist and independent scholar. He has been a professor of ancient history at the Australian National University, a syndicated columnist and a magazine editor. His seven books on dreaming include Conscious Dreaming, The Three "Only" Things: Tapping the Power of Dreams, Coincidence and Imagination and The Secret History of Dreaming. His novels include The Firekeeper and Fire Along the Sky which bring alive the shamanic dream practices of the Iroquois. His website is www.mossdreams.com <http://www.mossdreams.com/>

Agenda 360 invites you to participate in its first Transformational Dialogue on Friday, June 5, 6:00, at U.C. DAAP, Rm 5401,  Kaplan Theater.

Vibrant, inclusive neighborhoods will be the topic of the event which will be facilitated by a showing of the upcoming PBS documentary The New Neighbors: How One Town Created A Vibrant, Integrated Suburb, by award-winning filmmaker, and Clifton resident (and Weekly subscriber!), Andrea Torrice. This film tells the moving story of how a suburban town in New Jersey successfully reversed segregation and built a vibrant, integrated community.  
    "This film provides a roadmap for communities in the Greater Cincinnati area to help revitalize themselves through a strategy of stable integration programs that have worked," said Torrice, who will be present at the event.  Following the screening, participants will be invited to participate in a discussion about the region's diverse neighborhoods and ways we can further strengthen and promote intentionally-integrated communities in our region.
    After the discussion, viewers are invited to take the opportunity to "walk the talk" of integration in a small way by having dinner at one of the great ethnic restaurants in the neighborhoods that surround UC.  "Community input helped form Agenda 360 priorities and being a more welcoming and inclusive region is essential." said Myrita Craig, executive director of Agenda 360. "Creating opportunities to discuss how we can move forward together as a region will be the focus of Agenda 360 Transformational Dialogues like the event scheduled on June 5."  
    Proceeds from this event help fund the Greater Cincinnati Commitment Alliance, a group of organizations promoting "The Greater Cincinnati Commitment" to be part of the change to make our region a welcoming and inclusive model for the nation and the world.  
    When and where: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m., June 5, University of Cincinnati's DAAP Building, Room 5401. Suggested donation: $10; free to UC students, faculty and staff.  To

register visit cincinnatichamber.com or call 513.579.3111.    
Josy Trageser writes:
Hi, Ellen, I am well but will not be able to show up either this or next week. Here is info You might already have.
Be well. Josy

Celebrate the unveiling of plans for the Lloyd Medicinal Garden, June 6, 2009 <http://www.lloydlibrary.org/news.html#ohg>

 
Span Ohio urges activism NOW on Single Payer:

on 5/21/09 1:04 PM, SPANOhio at info@spanohio.org wrote:

Dear Supporters of Single-Payer:

Last Friday evening (May 22) the Bill Moyers Journal on PBS at 9 p.m. EDT <www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05222009/profile2.html>  featured a discussion with Dr. David Himmelstein, co-founder of PNHP, and other single-payer advocates, asking the question "why isn't a single-payer plan on the table in Washington?"

This important media event is emblematic of a recent surge in media interest in the single-payer alternative (see below) - a surge in large part fueled by the bold and courageous acts of civil disobedience undertaken by PNHP members and others before the Senate Finance Committee earlier this month.

  • Yesterday the conservative editorial  board of the Times-Union in Albany, N.Y., made an impassioned appeal <mip://05d9e028/default.html#Times-Union>  to  Congress to put single payer on the table.
  • Dr. Margaret Flowers, one of the first  persons arrested by the committee for speaking up for single payer, explains  why she did so in this  op-ed <mip://05d9e028/default.html#Flowers>  in the Baltimore Sun. She has given  radio and newspaper interviews almost every day since her  arrest.
  • Others who took part in the D.C. actions  have been profiled in the media, too: see, for example, these portraits of Dr.  Judy Dasovich <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=nOSOgWjumhKXpH27lQ1aZPTzMalnAYS5>  and Dr.  Carol Paris <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=SwwLzDc2TN6LUpH9oKfl20anKoG5B1XS> .
  • Dr. Paul DeMarco, writing <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QBub7osu1LwwPKi9vaNCX0anKoG5B1XS>   in the Spartanburg (S.C.) Herald Journal, explains why, as a conservative, he  supports single payer and the principle of mutual aid. (His op-ed ran directly  alongside an opposing view by Sen. James DeMint, R-S.C.).
  • In their May 16 letter <mip://05d9e028/default.html#Relman-Angell>  to The New York  Times, Drs. Arnold Relman and Marcia Angell, past editors of the New England  Journal of Medicine, explain how "We don't need more money; we need a new  system." In another recent NYT letters column, Dr. Laura Boylan writes <mip://05d9e028/default.html#Boylan> , "As long  as the logic of our system is set by a huge for-profit multi-payer  bureaucracy, we will continue to get low value on the health care  dollar."
  • This is just the tip of the iceberg. For  example, Dr. Himmelstein was on NPR's Diane  Rehm Show <http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=HoyLe6J0jjiOTPwQgwrfpEanKoG5B1XS>  Monday, along with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and others.  

What you can do:

Thank you for your continued support and especially your priceless efforts for reform.

Cordially,
  
    
 Quentin D. Young,  MD
National  Coordinator Ida Hellander, MD
Executive Director     Mark Almberg
Communications  Director


Bill Moyers Journal
Friday, May 22, at 9 p.m. EDT on PBS (check local listings)

Washington's abuzz about health care, but why isn't a single-payer plan an option on the table? Bill Moyers speaks with advocate Donna Smith about how our broken system is hurting ordinary Americans. Then, policy analysts and physicians Sidney Wolfe of Public Citizen and David Himmelstein of Physicians for a National Health Program join Bill Moyers for a frank discussion about the political and logistical feasibility of a single-payer system amidst the troubled economy and a government dominated by lobbyists.

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Ed Gutfreund gathers us in

The healing social life is found when in the mirror of each human soul the whole community finds its reflection, and when in the community the virtue of each one is living.       - -Rudolf Steiner.
Once again, you are invited…
To an afternoon of music and community conversation…

I have arranged with the musical friends who performed for you in March to do music again for your inspiration and enjoyment. (Bobby Fisher, Steve Hayes, Mary Schulz, Jeff McLemore, Skip Kroner, Mark Davis, Mike Frick) The wonderful response to the March concert and community conversation prompted another this next event which may evolve to a seasonal gathering. So, mark your calendars for Sunday June 7, 4:00 pm. We will celebrate the beginning of Summer, with its picnic season and summer nights of community connections. I would like you to come and participate!
We will keep the format of three sets of music alternating with a community conversation based on the generous work of Peter Block’s A Small Group. I believe quality conversation is right up there with good music as a highly influential experience. This concert will be a chance for additional and different music. The conversations will offer you an opportunity to meet new people, to make connections, and to find ways to recognize, celebrate, and bring forth the positive possibilities available to you at this time. Many who attended in March told me they left grateful for what they exchanged with those in their small groups.
After a final set of music we will again share food and the conversations can continue. Please bring some easy finger food for the potluck.
I am looking forward to seeing friends again as well as new people who are interested in bringing their wisdom and hope to this feast of community. Please pass this email on to others who might want to participate in the joy of this gathering.
See you in a few weeks,
Ed Gutfreund
Date: Sunday, June 7.
Time: 4:00-6:00 or so. Donations will be accepted to cover expenses.
Place: St. Bernard Church Annex building
745 Derby Ave.  (Spring Grove Village, formerly Winton Place.)
Cincinnati, OH 45232   

Please RSVP to reserve a place. There is limited space for this event.
Email Ed@presencepractice.com <mailto:Ed@presencepractice.com> , or call 513-319-4432. Remember to bring a little food to share and something that makes a sound (shaker, keys, drum, your voice).


Hi there friends,

I have been “approved”  by my instructor to give lessons now, and until my graduation on June 9 when I will be officially certified, I may not charge.  That means FREE ALEXANDER LESSONS Now.  I am eager to start doing lessons, so please call me to schedule a time and by all means tell your friends and family.

Thanks for your interest in this wonderful work.
Ellen


 Ellen Bierhorst, Ph.D.  Holistic Psychologist  http://www.lloydhouse.com   ~~~513 221 1289~~~ The Lloyd House  3901 Clifton Avenue  Cincinnati, OH 45220






Friday morning Yoga class with professional Yoga teacher Phoenix Wilson (she’s terrific!) starting 1/30/09, $13, ($11 if you buy a series of 7). 9:00 – 10:30 am.  (Get in here before the summer recess... Class will meet through June only.  We hope it will return in the fall.  You can contact Phoenix Wilson at <phoenixwilson@mac.com>
EarthSpirit Rising: A  Conference on Ecology,
Spirituality and Living Economies Register now!  Partial registration and partial fee available.  This is a national conference, located here this year.  Great opportunity!  ellen

Mark your calendar; Plan to attend;  Ask for a brochure earthspiritrising@imagoearth.org; Register http://www.earthspiritrising.org/... these are the Powerful Dreamers.  David Korten, et al....  Envision our world a different place...then see how you can bring it to being.  ellen

June 12-14, 2009
 
Xavier University Cintas Center
 
Cincinnati, Ohio

examines economic models that are based on Earth's living systems.
highlights initiatives that support and expand local and regional production of food, energy, goods and services.
explores the cultural and spiritual dimensions of a transformation to living economies.

To register go here:
http://www.earthspiritrising.org/

Articles and Letters

  • Links to great Health Care Reform videos online
  • Obama’s proclamation of LGBT Month

Links to Great Videos on Health Care:

Bill Moyers Journal
Talks About The Healthcare Reform
No One's Talking About: Single-Payer



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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary

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For Immediate Release                                     June 1, 2009

LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, 2009
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION

Forty years ago, patrons and supporters of the Stonewall Inn in New York City resisted police harassment that had become all too common for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Out of this resistance, the LGBT rights movement in America was born. During LGBT Pride Month, we commemorate the events of June 1969 and commit to achieving equal justice under law for LGBT Americans.

LGBT Americans have made, and continue to make, great and lasting contributions that continue to strengthen the fabric of American society. There are many well-respected LGBT leaders in all professional fields, including the arts and business communities. LGBT Americans also mobilized the Nation to respond to the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic and have played a vital role in broadening this country's response to the HIV pandemic.

Due in no small part to the determination and dedication of the LGBT rights movement, more LGBT Americans are living their lives openly today than ever before. I am proud to be the first President to appoint openly LGBT candidates to Senate-confirmed positions in the first 100 days of an Administration. These individuals embody the best qualities we seek in public servants, and across my Administration -- in both the White House and the Federal agencies -- openly LGBT employees are doing their jobs with distinction and professionalism.

The LGBT rights movement has achieved great progress, but there is more work to be done. LGBT youth should feel safe to learn without the fear of harassment, and LGBT families and seniors should be allowed to live their lives with dignity and respect.

My Administration has partnered with the LGBT community to advance a wide range of initiatives. At the international level, I have joined efforts at the United Nations to decriminalize homosexuality around the world. Here at home, I continue to support measures to bring the full spectrum of equal rights to LGBT Americans. These measures include enhancing hate crimes laws, supporting civil unions and Federal rights for LGBT couples, outlawing discrimination in the workplace, ensuring adoption rights, and ending the existing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in a way that strengthens our Armed Forces and our national security. We must also commit ourselves to fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic by both reducing the number of HIV infections and providing care and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS across the United States.

These issues affect not only the LGBT community, but also our entire Nation. As long as the promise of equality for all remains unfulfilled, all Americans are affected. If we can work together to advance the principles upon which our Nation was founded, every American will benefit. During LGBT Pride Month, I call upon the LGBT community, the Congress, and the American people to work together to promote equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2009 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to turn back discrimination and prejudice everywhere it exists.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.

BARACK OBAMA



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Next of Kin Contact: From attorney Scott Knox: the Ohio Department of Motor Vehicles provides a free service for you to go online & submit "next of kin" contact info. If you are in an accident, the officer can run your drivers license thru their system to immediately obtain the info for up to 2 emergency contacts. It is easy to fill out & update. Go to https://www.dps.state.oh.us/netsys/netdb/ENGLISH/MMENU.asp.
 
bigg’s Family Days on Fountain Square [every Saturday thru 1 August (not July 4th) @ 1:00-2:30 PM]: Featuring Cincinnati-themed activities for kids under 11. Play stations include art making, story time, physical activities & children’s performer on stage to end the day. Providing fun learning opportunities for our kids & increasing their appreciation & knowledge of Cincinnati. Themed weeks include Cincinnati sports, public safety, transportation, landmarks & more. Sponsored by bigg’s. Production partners are Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, Happen Inc, Children Inc & Zak Morgan. Free. At Fountain Square, 5th & Vine Streets, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ www.myfountainsquare.com/family.
 
Paddlefest [Friday-Saturday 26-27 June]: Only 3 weeks until Paddlefest. Have you secured your canoe or kayak? More info @ www.OhioRiverWay.org/paddlefest.
 
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The Aurell Ray Quartet [Thursday 4 June @ 7:30 PM]: Aurell Ray generates an elegant acoustic tone from his guitar, combining hard-driving swing with compelling technical proficiency. His artistic vision is accessible to fans that admire Kenny Garrett, Terrance Blanchard & other forward thinkers in Jazz. Joining Aurell are Baris P on piano, Brandon Meeks on bass, & Mark Lomax on drums. Cover charge $5; Jazz Club Members CCM students & SCPA students free. Happy Hour is $5 if there is no sellout (5-7 PM). Free parking. At The Redmoor, 3187 Linwood Avenue, Mt Lookout Square, Cincinnati, OH 45208. More info @ 513.871.6789, waltb31@gmail.com & www.jaspersmtlookout.com.
 
Divine Dreaming - Dreams in the History of Religions with Robert Moss [Thursday 4 June @ 7-9 PM]: In this lively presentation, learn how dreaming has been integral to all religions since the beginning of time. Hosted by The Glendale New Church. Cost is $20 per person or $35 per couple. At the Glendale New Church, 845 Congress Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45246. More info @ 513.772.1478, information@newchurch-cincy.org & www.mossdreams.com.
 
Triage [Thursday 4 June @ 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM]: Eugene Goss on vocals & percussion, Billy Larkin on keyboards & vocals, plus a special guest drummer. No cover. At The Comet, 4579 Hamilton Avenue, Northside, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info @ 513.541.8900, bilarky@fuse.net & www.cometbar.com.
 
37th Annual Friends of the Public Library Used Book Sale [thru Thursday 4 June (9am-6pm) & Friday 5 June 9am-5pm]: Stock up for summer while supporting your Public Library. Choose from thousands of materials: paperbacks (starting @ 50 cents), hardback fiction, nonfiction & reference books, DVDs & CDs starting at $2. Friday is Bag Day; buy a Friends' shopping bag for $10 & fill it with books, CDs & more. At Main Library, 800 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ http://friends.cincinnatilibrary.org/.
 
NGO Development in Ukraine [Thursday 4 June @ 7:30 PM]: Panel discussed by 6 Ukrainian leaders from Kharkiv, Kyiv & Dnipropetrovs’k. The group is in Cincinnati on a grant funded by The Open World Leadership Center at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Free. Sponsored by the Cincinnati-Ukraine Partnership & the Cincinnati-Kharkiv Sister City Program. At Assembly Hall, Ascension & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 334 Burns Avenue @ Worthington, Wyoming, OH 45215. More info @ 513.241.8833, president@cincy-ukraine.org & www.cincy-ukraine.org.
 
The Secret History of Dreaming Book Signing and Talk with Robert Moss [Friday 5 June @ 7PM]: In a high-octane talk, learn how dreams, coincidence & imagination have driven great lives & great events, from war to healing, from science to religion. Free. At Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Rookwood Pavilion, 2692 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45208. More info @ 513.396.8960, www.josephbeth.com & www.mossdreams.com.
 
Transformational Dialogue [Friday 5 June @ 6:00-7:30 PM]: Vibrant, inclusive neighborhoods will be the topic of this event, facilitated by showing the upcoming PBS documentary The New Neighbors: How One Town Created A Vibrant, Integrated Suburb, by award-winning filmmaker & Clifton resident, Andrea Torrice. This film tells the moving story of how a suburban town in NJ reversed segregation & built a vibrant, integrated community. After the screening, discuss the region's diverse neighborhoods & ways to strengthen & promote intentionally-integrated our communities. Then, "walk the talk" by dining at one of the great ethnic restaurants in the neighborhoods around UC. Sponsored by Agenda 360. Proceeds help fund the Greater Cincinnati Commitment Alliance, a group of orgs promoting "The Greater Cincinnati Commitment" to be part of the change to make our region a welcoming & inclusive model for the nation & world. Suggested donation is $10; free to UC students, faculty & staff. At University of Cincinnati Kaplan Theater, DAAP Building, Room 5401, University of Cincinnati. More info & RSVP @  513.579.3111 & www.cincinnatichamber.com.
 
Camera Obscura - opening [Friday 5 June @ 5-9 PM]: Half of Prairie has been converted into a walk-in camera obscura which artists Peiter Griga, Andrea Millette, Laura Fisher, Josh Pfeifer, Aaron Walker, Phil Spangler & Jess Linz have used to make photography, video & installation works. This work along with the camera itself, will be on view at the opening. An interactive performance using the camera will run intermittently during the opening. The show runs thru 8 August. At Prairie, 4035 Hamilton Avenue, Northside, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info @ 513.557.3819, info@prairiecincinnati.com, www.prairiecincinnati.com & www.cincinnatikidsview.com.
 
Annual Harriet Beecher Stowe Birthday Bazaar [Saturday 6 June @ 11 AM - 4 PM]: This is a great opportunity for local artists, orgs & church groups to raise money by renting a table for $25 & selling arts & crafts, while celebrating the June 14th birthday of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, with a huge birthday cake, balloons & ice cream. The Queen City Concert Band will perform Happy Birthday & patriotic tunes in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Sponsored by Friends of Stowe House, a 501-(C)(3) non-profit org. At the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, 2950 Gilbert Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info & applications @ 513.751.0651, stowehouse@zoomtown.com & www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org.
 
Opera Idol: American Idol-Style Opera Auditions [Saturday 6 June @ 11 AM - 5 PM]: Local singers compete for a $3,500 contract with Cincinnati Opera & a chance to be a star. All voice types & music styles are welcome. Singers will be judged on vocal performance & stage presence. Auditions will be unaccompanied & video recorded. Contestants will have up to 3 minutes to perform a piece of their choice. Semi-finalist will be chosen to perform at a public event on Wednesday 24 June before a panel of high-profile judges, & will receive coaching from opera pros & singers in prep for the event. Singers must be: older than 17 on 5 June 2009, reside within 60-mile radius of Cincinnati, US citizens or have valid working documents, not have had paid singing engagement with a pro opera, orchestra or theater co. within the past 25 years, not have talent agent or manager, not be member of AGMA or Actors Equity, not be a board member or employee of Cincinnati Opera or their family member. Auditions granted on 1st-come 1st-served basis. At Cincinnati Music Hall, 1241 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.768.5578 & www.cincinnatiopera.org.
 
Tony! Tony! Tony! [Saturday 6 June @ 7-12 PM]: Join Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati this for our annual fundraising event. They're shaking things up this year & celebrating all things "Tony." From the blocked-off street to the star alleyway, to the "big top" tent, this is ETC like you have never seen it before. Enjoy dinner bites, open bar, spectacular live auction prizes & the swingingest entertainment this side of Broadway. Tickets are $125. Includes complimentary valet parking, dinner bites & open bar. All proceeds benefit ETC. At Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati, 1127 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info & tix @ 513.421.3555, boxoffice@cincyetc.com & www.cincyetc.com.
 
Summer Guild Show [Saturday 6 June @ 6-8 PM]: Live music on the porch with refreshments & a book signing by Jim Rauth for his new book Mannequin. Free. Kennedy Heights Arts Center 6546 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.631.4278 & www.kennedyarts.org.
 
Positively Ninety - Interviews with Lively Nonagenarians [thru Saturday 6 June]: An exhibit of photographs & narratives of 28 dynamic 90 year-olds by Connie Springer. At Terrace Auditorium, Hyde Park Health Center, 3983 Rosslyn Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45209. More info @ 513 272-5573 & larkspur@fuse.net.
 
6th Annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival [thru Saturday 6 June]: 12-days of explosive & experimental art. The festival features 33 productions, more than 150 performances, a Visual Art Gallery & a Film Fringe, in venues in Over-The-Rhine. Individual show tickets are $12, 6-Show Voyeur Pass is $60, Full Frontal All Access Pass is $200. Fringe Headquarters is at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, 1120 Jackson Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.300.5669 & www.cincyfringe.com.
 
Healing Power of Story - Weekend Workshop with Robert Moss [Saturday-Sunday 6-7 June @ 10AM-5PM (Sat) & 10AM-4PM (Sun)]: Foremost dream expert, author & teacher, Robert Moss, will lead a lively workshop designed to help participants discover their bigger story. From dreams & shared journeys, spontaneous theatre & entertainments, you will glean personal stories, charged with energy & meaning, becoming author of your life script. Weekend tuition: $225 before 15 May; $275 after. At Women Writing for (a) Change, 6906 Plainfield Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236. More info @ 513.659.3356, roknrobinwrites@mac.com & www.mossdreams.com.
 
Gracias a La Vida: We Live, We Learn [ Saturday-Sunday 6-7 June @ 8 PM (Sat) & 3 PM (Sun)]: MUSE sings with gratitude in their 26th annual spring concert celebration of living & learning. Just back from the Dominican Republic, MUSE will spice up the stage with the invigorating rhythms & harmonies of Latin America, adding zesty humor & a dash of old favorites. Joining MUSE, Cincinnati-based Canela (Spanish for cinnamon) is a trio ensemble that plays fun, exciting Afro-Cuban Jazz, incorporating sounds of the Caribbean, performing rhythmic & danceable music. Sliding scale: $8-$50; suggested price: $15. Free childcare with RSVP by May 30. At New Thought Unity; 1401 East McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH. More info & tix @ 513-221-1118 & www.musechoir.org.
 
The Hidden Treasures Garden Tour [Sunday 7 June @ 10 AM – 2 PM]: Pleasant Ridge & Kennedy Heights are home to some of the most beautiful private & public gardens in the city. Join the Vines & Wine Garden Club for a family-friendly self-guided tour of those hidden treasures. Tickets are $15; kids under 18 are free. Tickets include 14 gardens, light refreshments & a detailed tour map. All proceeds go to establish rain gardens & other beautification projects in our community. Tour check-in & same-day tix sales at the Kennedy Heights Arts Center, 6546 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.531.7299, 513.731.2113 & hayesdevra@cinci.rr.com.
 
Union Terminal Photo Shoot [Sunday 7 June @ 4-7 PM]: Be part of a small group of photographers escorted to areas of Union Terminal not routinely open to the public, such as the President's Office, the Amtrack Waiting Room, & the Grand Rotunda balcony. The cost for the session is $30. Call Heritage Programs at Cincinnati Museum Center @ 513.287.7031 to register by June 4.
 
Voodoo Objects - art [thru Sunday 7 June]: Almost one year ago, to the day, Victor Strunk hung an exhibition of his unique brand of drawings & paintings at NVISION. Victor returns with his most recent work & particular vision, this time in 3D, assembling parts & pieces of random objects, adding paint & sculptural elements, resulting in what Victor is calling “voodoo objects,” inspired by a recent trip to Mexico City. Reception includes music by DJMCMLXXIII & refreshments. Free. At NVISION, 4577 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223. More info @ 513.542.4577 & http://nvisionshop.com.
 
Who Does She Think she Is? - film [Tuesday-Wednesday 9-10 June @ 7 PM]: An inspiring & important documentary about women, art & life choices & exploring pressing balancing-act issues for women: parenting & work, partnering & independence, economics. After the film, Cincinnati area women Maggie Barnes, Mary Pierce Brosmer, Kay Hurley & Aymie Majerski will discuss their life journeys, balancing their passion for art & love of family. Social hour & cash bar start @ 6 PM. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door, $8 for students & Enjoy The Arts members with valid ID at the door. At the Carnegie Visual Arts Center, 1068 Scott Blvd., Covington, KY  41011. More info 859.781.8151, WorldCinema@fuse.net & www.cincyworldcinema.org.
 
Reiki 2nd Degree Class & Attunement [Wednesdays 10, 17 & 24 June @ 7-9 PM]: Be part of spreading Reiki healing everywhere, & taking good care of yourself. $90 for 3 sessions; receive a certificate when you complete the class. Classes in Walnut Hills. More info & directions @ 513.281.6864 & patricia@patriciagarry.com.
 
Hawaiian Huna: Tools for Living in Harmony with Yourself & Your World [Wednesdays 10 & 24 June, 8 & 22 July, 12 & 26 August @ 7-9 PM]: Explore the philosophies & practices of Hawaiian Huna, the way of the adventurer. Over the course of 6 sessions, you’ll discuss the Huna interpretation of the body, mind & spirit & explore ways to understand & interact with each. You’ll investigate the 7 principles of Huna which include awareness, freedom, focus, presence, love, confidence & effectiveness; & you’ll practice techniques for living these principles in everyday life. Sessions will include Hawaiian philosophy, active meditation techniques, working with nature, Hawaiian breathing techniques (piko piko), Polynesian “energy healing” & more. Material for this series is based on the work of the highly acclaimed Huna teacher & author, Serge Kahili King. Learn the gentle, harmonizing ways of Hawaiian Huna. $150 for entire series or $30 per session. At Moye Spiritual Life Center, 1000 St. Anne Drive, Melbourne, KY 41059. More info @ 859.441.0700 ext 327 & www.practicalwellness.org.
 
Cincinnatians for Progress - "Rally for Progress" [Thursday 11 June @ 5:30-8:30 PM]: Cincinnatians for Progress was formed to defeat the proposed November ballot initiative to make it almost impossible to build any kind of passenger rail transportation in Cincinnati - streetcars, light rail, long-distance rail. So far, CFP has grown to ~2,000 members, raised ~$35,000, hired a campaign team, secured support of 8 of 9 City Council members, accepted Mayor Mallory as campaign chair, & met with & received support from countless community & civic orgs, media, & political, business, civic, philanthropic & community leaders. CFP is growing & building support from Cincinnatians - wherever they live - who care about our city. The Rally For Progress is being hosted by more than 100 people - and growing - from diverse backgrounds; you probably know many of them. A minimum $35 donation is requested; $15 for students. Donate online [https://secure.pledgeconnect.com/donation.aspx?cincinnatiansforprogress] to insure you get in (limited space) & fast entrance, or at the door. At the Verdin Bell Centre, 444 Reading Road, Pendleton Area NE of downtown, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ cincinnatiansforprogress@gmail.com & www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=74337497384.
 
Learning about The Goddess [Thursdays 11, 18 & 25 June @ 7-9 PM]: Become acquainted with your personal Goddess, & learn about Goddesses around the globe. $90 for 3 sessions; receive a certificate when you complete the class. Classes in Walnut Hills. More info & directions @ 513.281.6864 & patricia@patriciagarry.com.
 
Influences & inspirations - art opening [Friday 12 June @ 6 PM]: New work by local artists Blake Daniels, Jim Crosser, Evan Hildebrandt & John Hegener. Music by Chris Taylor. Wine & lite snacks. At Redtree Art Gallery & Coffee Shop, 3210 Madison Road, Cincinnati, OH 45209. More info @ 513.321.8733.
 
2009 Butterfly Show “Flowers With Wings” [thru Friday 12 June @ 10 AM - 5 PM]: Spread your wings this spring with the 2009 International Butterfly Show as Krohn Conservatory celebrates the treasures of India. Among many exotic species of butterflies & flowers from this beautiful nation, the show trumpets the rich cultural contributions & innovations India has provided humanity, including language, democracy & mathematics. It will showcase India’s spiritual depth & social endowment. Celebrate India’s amazing story & her “flowers with wings.” $6 for adults, $5 for seniors (age 50+), $4 for kids age 5-17. Volunteers needed. Presented by Macy’s Foundation & PNC. At Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.421.5707, Christyl.johnson@cincinnati-oh.gov & www.butterflyshow.com.
 
Summer Sounds on the Lawn [Saturday 13 June @ 6-8 PM]: Cammy Award winning Ricky Nye will bring his boogie, woogie & blues to the stage. The Jones’ will make their debut performance along with special guest Amanda Sutton. Free. Kennedy Heights Arts Center 6546 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. More info @ 513.631.4278 & www.kennedyarts.org.
 
Martin Janecky: New Glass Sculpture [thru Saturday 13 June]: Premiere, Czech glass artist, Martin Janecky, will present exceptional blown & hot sculpted glass pieces. Bohemian influences are evident in Martin's moving, figurative works & beautifully sculpted instruments. Free. At Marta Hewett Gallery, 656 East McMillan Street, Cincinnati, OH 45206. More info @ 513.281.2780, marta@martahewett.com & www.martahewett.com.
 
Hueston Sailing Association’s 4th Annual Sailing School [1st school is Saturday 13 June & Sunday 28 June, both @ 12-4 PM]: Learn to sail.  Each school is a 2-day event & will include both on & off water instruction in rigging, launching & sailing a sailboat. HSA will provide instructors, boats & lifejackets.
        Sailing School #1: 1st Session: Saturday 13 June @ 12-4 PM; 2nd Session: Sunday 28 June @ 12-4 PM
        Sailing School #2: 1st Session: Saturday 8 August @ 12-4 PM; 2nd Session: Sunday 30 August @ 12-4 PM
$30 per person; free for members. Class size is limited. More info @ 937.499.4343, 937.687.1049, midview@wildblue.net & www.huestonsailing.com.
 
Babywearing Bliss [Sunday 14 June @ 2 PM]: Park + Vine hosts Babywearing Bliss, a free workshop on safely & comfortably carrying a baby from birth thru toddler years, the 2nd Sunday of each month. Megan Seaman-Kossmeyer, co-leader of the Cincinnati chapter of Attachment Parenting International, facilitates this monthly exchange. Experiment & ask questions about the different kinds of carriers (wraps, ring slings, pouches, mei tais & soft-structured). Browse the selection after the class. At Park + Vine, 1109 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.721.7275, cincydan@gmail.com & www.parkandvine.com.
 
Mt. Adams Cinema-In-The-City Outdoor Summer Movies Series [1st film is Thursday 18 June]: Rediscover the charm of Mt. Adams while watching classic movies under a starry summer sky at the Mt. Adams Cinema-In-The-City Outdoor Summer Movie series. Three classic movies will be shown at the newly renovated Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park. Gates open at 7:30pm, with live music & a raffle before the show. Movies begin at dusk. Mt. Adams restaurants will offer special dinners-to-go (pre-orders recommended): DaVeed's (721.2655), Mt. Adams Bar & Grill (621.3666), Mt. Adams Pavilion (744.9200) & The Rookwood (421.5555). Concessions available on-site. Parking & the movies are free.
        Thursday 18 June: Some Like It Hot, 1959 (Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon)
        Thursday 23 July: To Catch a Thief, 1955 (Gary Grant, Grace Kelly, John Williams)
        Friday 21 August: Philadelphia Story, 1940 (Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart)
At Seasongood Pavilion, Eden Park, 1600 Art Museum Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202 (across the street from the Cincinnati Art Museum). More info @ 513.744.3333 & www.MtAdamsToday.com.
 
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Ongoing Tri-State Treasures
 
Different Directions - An Artist's Perspective [thru Friday 26 June]: Every artist has a story to tell or a vision to communicate. Six new solo shows reveal the journey of creative language for artists Anna VanMatre, Paul Pomeranz, Mike Calway-Fagen, Tammy Gambrel & Alton Falcone. A new series of works by Anna VanMatre, "DeNatural Disaster," will be on display in the 2nd floor Duveneck Gallery. At the Carnegie Arts Center, 1028 Scott Street, Covington, KY 41011. More info @ 859.491.2030, vanmatre@cinci.rr.com & www.thecarnegie.com.
 
Introduction to Buddhism [Fridays thru June @ 7-8 PM]: Buddhism is viewed by some as a philosophy, by others as a spiritual path, but for others it is a religion. The foundation of all of these is the mind & how we perceive & understand the things that occur in everyday life. This course will address the basic concepts of Buddhism in a relaxed & open manner that encourages dialogue & exploration. RSVP requested. Suggested donation: $75 per person. At Gaden Samdrup-Ling Buddhist Monastery, 3046 Pavlova Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45251. More info & RSVP @ 513.385.7116, gsl@ganden.org & www.ganden.org.
 
Michael Wilson: Photographs From & For... Heads Bowed Eyes Closed, No One Looking Around [thru Friday 7 August @ 8AM-10PM (Mon -Fri) & 11AM-10PM (Sat-Sun)]: An exhibition of never-before exhibited photographs by the celebrated Cincinnati photographer Michael Wilson, made in the early 1980s for his 1st self-published book. These are small, vintage, black & white silver prints, accompanied by excepts of Wilson's poetic writing. The exhibition compliments the artist's mid-career retrospective at the Aronoff Center's Weston Gallery. Curated by William Messer at the inimitable Iris BookCafe in Over-the-Rhine, exhibiting local artists & serving local food, including Myra's soups, Shadeau breads, Coffee Emporium coffee, Essencha teas & Aglamesis ice cream. Plus thousands of books, CDs, vinyl & now films on DVD for rent. At Iris BookCafe, 1331 Main Street, OTR, Cincinnati, OH 45202. More info @ 513.381.BOOKS.
 
Saturday Night at the Movies on Fountain Square [Saturdays thru 12 September; previews @ 7PM; movies @ 7:30 & 9:30PM]: It's the drive-in without the cars! Bring your blankets, chairs & pillows to the Square every Saturday night this summer for a free movie or 2 on the giant LED Board. Adult beverages, soft drinks & movie snacks available for purchase. Concessions will include Skyline, Graeter’s & kettle corn. No outside alcohol, glass containers or pets. 2nd screenings begin Sat 30 May. No movie Sat 23 May during “Taste of Cincinnati.” Sponsored by Procter & Gamble & Toyota. At Fountain Square, 5th & Vine Streets, downtown Cincinnati, OH 45202. Schedule & more info @ www.myfountainsquare.com/movies.
 
Grailville New Veggies Garden Volunteer Day [last Saturday of each month thru October @ 9 AM - Noon]: Learn about gardening for your backyard while volunteering in Grailville’s kitchen garden, where produce is grown to serve guests of the Grailville Retreat Center. This 60-year-old kitchen garden has been organically certified since 1992. No experience needed; help for a day or for the season. Volunteers are welcome to come on other days, too. Bring gloves, water bottle, sunscreen, hat, gardening footwear & mid-morning snack if you wish. They'll provide tools. In case of severe weather, volunteer day will be cancelled. Grailville’s Garden Volunteer Days project is part of Granny's Backyard Family Garden Project (see above). At Grailville, 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland, OH 45140. More info, monthly topics & RSVP @ 513.683.2340, ml.grailville@fuse.net & www.grailville.org.
 
Architrecks Guided Walking Tours of Cincinnati [thru October]: Enjoy award-winning, pedestrian-friendly tours of interesting Cincinnati neighborhoods & their rich history. Venues include Downtown, Mt Adams, Over the Rhine, Findlay Market/Brewery District, Clifton & Northside/Cumminsville. Tours are led by trained guides. All proceeds benefit the Cincinnati Preservation Association. More info & fees @ 513.721.4506, info@cincinnatipreservation.org & www.cincinnatipreservation.org/architreks.
 
Laugh at Lunch [Mondays @ 12-12:45 PM]: Free Laughter Yoga Club. Laughter yoga is a fun, new exercise anyone can do. Laughter is the best medicine. Pack a lunch & feed both body & soul. At The Scout House at Harry Whiting Brown Community Center, the corner of Sharon & Willow Roads, Glendale, OH 45246. More info @ 513.771.0333, hwbcenter@yahoo.com & roknrobinwrites@mac.com.
 
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Brief Title of the Treasure [date @ time]: Brief description of the treasure; what is it; why is it wonderful & unique. Cost. Sponsor. Location including address & zip code. More info @ telephone, email, & website.
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Fabulous Film Festival [Friday 3 May @ 8-10 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 Movie 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. We of the Lloyd House Salon gather in a spirit of respect, sympathy and compassion for one another in order to exchange ideas for our mutual pleasure and enlightenment.  :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Our Salon blog is a promising interactive site:   http:lloydhouse.blogspot.com Also, we have an Interactive Yahoo Salon group, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LloydHouseSalon ...........
For Pot Luck  procedures including food suggestions, mission and history visit http://home.fuse.net/ellenbierhorst/Potluck.html   . You are invited also to visit the Lloyd House website:  http://www.lloydhouse.com > To unsubscribe from the Lloyd House Potluck Salon list, send a REPLY message  to me and in the SUBJECT line type in "unsub potluck #".  In the place of  # > type in the numeral that follows the subject line of my Weekly email.  It > will be 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9.  This tells me which sub-list your name is on so I can   delete it.  Thanks!   
ellen bierhorst     
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