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Working Song
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February 18-20, 2016PHOTOS
VisionIn the dark, cold, wet of winter -- let's be together. (Back to Main Page for more)
Format * This is a drug and alcohol free event *
We will have small group workshops during the day, and whole group activities in the mornings and evenings. Workshops will focus around teaching simple craft skills. Please note, Sunday (21st) will be at a different location. * Ongoing Song Circles Craft projects (feel free to bring your own) * Thursday, February 18 11:00 AM Registration Opens 5:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Opening ceremony 7:45 PM Storytelling with Aimée Ringle & song circles * Friday, February 19 Friday day will focus on skills such as knitting, crochet, and felting so one can finish a small project easily in the weekend. 7:00 AM Sunrise ocean dip (optional) 8:00 AM Qi gong / Thai Chi 9:00 AM Breakfast 10:00 AM Morning Circle, workshops, & song circles 12:30 Lunch 2:00 PM Workshops / "Open Space" Conference 5:30 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Grief & Praise with Laurence Cole * Saturday, February 20 7:00 AM Sunrise ocean dip (optional) 8:00 AM Qi gong / Thai Chi 9:00 AM Breakfast 10:00 AM Morning Circle, Grief & Praise: The Sequel, with Laurence Cole 11:30 AM (Grief & Praise end) Continue with workshops & song 12:30 Lunch 2:00 PM Workshops & Song 5:30 PM Dinner 7:00 PM Closing Ceremony 8:00 PM Clean up party * Sunday, February 21st 7:00 AM Sunrise ocean dip (optional) 8:00 AM Final clean up & Out of the church 9:00 AM Breakfast at 839 51st St., North Beach neighborhood, Port Townsend 11:00 AM Optional: Join Unity Church service and offer songs from gathering as "Thank You" We intend for this gathering in particular to seed other Working Song gatherings. In addition to doing physical projects, those attending can collaborate on technologies for community building -- land development, conflict resolution, sustainability resiliency, rituals and rites of passage, integrating kids, conscious and collaborative business models, mental health healing and integration, social justice, singing, sound healing, permaculture, soil building and carbon sequestration, community organizing, and other topics for bridging the current world we live within. Essentially, we want to encourage conversation through a foundation of community support and personal healing, and find work projects that best support our ideas. InstructorsJennimae Hillyard - opening & closing ceremonies
Sus Arnhart - double-woven bags Sarah Peller - knitting for beginners Chelsea Thorpe - knitting for beginners Andrea Blair - Waldorf style craft paper cutting Anna Casey - spirit dolls Aimée Ringle - song leading and storytelling Laurence Cole - song leading and grief & praise Aimée Kelley - vocal empowerment coaching Hannah Poirier - connecting values with community projects Hanna Los-Frahn - morning Qi gong & cook de excellence Holly & Rayel Gossett - sound healing Phaedra Hatton - spinning, dying, & felting alpaca, llama, & sheep wool Chris Reynolds - pine needle baskets & More :) Everybody WorksEveryone attending contributes approximately 3 hours of service to this gathering. You can choose for your 3 hours to be in the form of a teaching, help prepare meals, clean up after meals, set up, take down, or children's activities. We'll have a sign up board when you check in.
Everybody SingsIf you wish.
No formal training or experience necessary. Singing is a human birthright to expression, and this gathering is open to all ranges and confidences of voice. The focus is on sharing simple songs and being together, using music and craft to build culture and connection. Location |
