CALENDAR OF OPPORTUNITIES!!
Starting June 30th we'll be hosting Masankho Banda for a whole week of opportunities to connect, create and celebrate our independence and our interdependent lives in community! see www.ucandanc.org for more about this amazing facilitator, storytelling, healer and peace artist! SCHEDULE
JUNE 30- "CREATIVE LIFE" GATHERING- 6:30-8:30pm- Masankho as guest artist for the kick-off in this new season of gatherings in the PlayRoom in my home- 309 Canberra Ct- see details below - FLYER
JULY 1- YOUTH GROUP at Unity Church - Hermitage 6-9pm- see www.unitynashville.org
JULY 2- Kamsisi African Ritual Healing Ceremony- 4:30-9:30pm- The PlayRoom- FLYER
JULY 3- Heartbeats: The Rhythm of Freedom- Concert with Masankho, the Pacha Mamas and other guest community artists at The Quaker Meeting House- 8pm on Friday-Stories, songs, dance to bring body, mind, spirit together in supportive community! FLYER
JULY 5- Sermon in Story & Dance- Hobson United Methodist Church - Chapel Ave. in East Nashville- 10:30am
JULY 5- 1:30-5:30pm-The Pursuit of Happiness! Declare YOUR Independence with Dance, Story and Art! Join Visionary artist Lisa Jennings, International Storyteller Masankho Banda, and community artist Diana Morningstar for an afternoon of creative art play out in nature at Lisa's studio. Cost: Sliding scale: $45 to $65 (no one turned away) Contact Lisa for directions and details-615-351-6497 ARTPLAY FLYER
(6-8pm- potluck supper and African storytelling afterwards) STORY FLYER
more opportunities to connect with Masankho- contact him at 510-773-7328 to arrange a connection while he is here!
Dates/Times TBA- Masankho will be teaching African Dance Classes to adults and children at Gabrielle Saliba's studio in East Nashville. Contact Marquetta at 615-500-1444
Please call for individual African Healing Sessions with Masankho- $75 (no one turned away)
JULY 6th- ZUMBA with Masankho and Marquetta at the Quaker Meeting House- 6:30pm-
Call her for details- 615-500-1444
Weekly Creative LIFE Gatherings
starting on JUNE 30th- Our sessions in the spring where awesome and well attended so we are starting up again- this time on TUESDAY nights! Masankho will be here to facilitate the first one!
Drop in to the PlayRoom any TUESDAY from 6:30-8:30pm between June 30 and August 18th to share art, spirit, stories, movement, collage, writing and mutual support with other sweet folks and guest community artists! Our "text" will be the lifestories and learnings of each participant. $15 love offering pr session or be one of the "core" people by committing $90 for all 8 weeks.
Contact dianamorningstar@gmail.com for details - FLYER
MORE DETAILS about the community ARTPLAY on July 5th- hosted by Lisa Jennings at the natural beauty of the land behind her art studio out around Pegram
Join Visionary artist Lisa Jennings, Creative Community Activist Diana Morningstar and International Storyteller Masankho Banda for an afternoon of creative art play. As we celebrate the Independence of our nation come and explore and celebrate your own independence. Discover and create around these points and questions:
What does Independence mean to you?
How are you Independent?
The art of creating independence at work, in relationships and in your family
The joy of being independent while being interdependent in community and in the web of life
What does the Pursuit of Happiness mean to you?
we will do this by:
making art, interacting with the serenity and quiet in nature, dancing and telling our stories. Come for an afternoon of expression, discovery and sharing. The afternoon workshop will be followed by an evening of storytelling by Masankho, International Storyteller originally from Malawi, Central Africa
Location: Lisa's land out in Pegram-Contact her for directions and details-615-351-6497
Time: 1:30 to 5:30pm
Cost: Sliding scale: $45 to $65 art supplies provided
(no one turned away)
GATHERINGS with Friends
WEEKLY ZUMBA classes with Marquetta Dupree at the Quaker Meeting house on MONDAY nights. Contact her for more details and to see what this exciting new form is about! 615-500-1444, quetta@gmail.com, also she's doing 3 more classes at Gabrielle Saliba's studio in East Nashville!
Monthly Women's SACRED CIRCLE GATHERING at Karen Renee Robb's house in Mt. Juliet 6:30-9pm. A nice deep time of speaking and listening with the heart. Contact her at karenrenee@comcast.net for more details and to be added to the list for future gatherings.
Monthly- 1st Sat-(will be on the THIRD Saturday in July) Community Whizbangs with The Love Drums- UU Church,1808 Woodmont, contact- edhaggard@mindspring.com
Monthly Kirtan Singing with Samavaya- Amy Barnes & Co.
various dates and locations- amy@movegracefully.com
Diana (Morningstar) Ault is a community artist, activist, producer, and fulltime grandmother now! She loves creating cultures of peace by bringing people together to play across lines of race, class, and culture, recognizing the oneness and interdependency of all beings.
Come and be part of any and all of these great events and be part of our amazing community of artists! Call 615-594-4410, or email for more information- dianamorningstar@gmail.com
Diane's New BIO at ted.com
