NEWEST ARCHIVES 2008 and 2009
SATURDAY Sept. 12th
MorningStar Arts, The Pacha Mamas & The Love Drums
present:

C.A.M.P. performance party!

Community Artists Meet & Play!
Come, bring your friends, perform
& connect at this FREE event!

YOU are invited to a gathering of visionary community organizers, visual and performing artists of ALL sorts, and individuals who recognize the importance of a thriving, cohesive arts community to the overall health of our citizenry. And on top of that super serious political mission, we'll party, perform, play, prance and potluck our way through a way-cool artsy, fartsy evening!! FREE!!!

The performance party will happen after a very special workshop offered by Thandiwe Shiphrah on "PRESENCE in PERFORMANCE" at the same place, same day, from 4 to 6:30pm. See flyer here with details on this opportunity for learning special techniques for presenting oral work-- poetry, stories, etc. or email her at addy below.

When: Saturday, Sept. 12th, 7-10pm - Thandiwe's workshop from 4-6:30, potluck in between

Where: Studio 1406, 1406A McGavock Pike- Center for Movement & Creativity,
East Nashville, Riverside Village in IngleWood

Why:
To connect with fellow artists and creative type people
To inform others of the good work you are doing in our community
To offer and receive support for artistic goals and aspirations
To establish coalitions, collaborations and partnerships in the transforming work of community development

To get your groove on!!

What to Bring:
A covered dish or dessert (non-alcoholic drinks provided, no alcohol allowed)
Brochures, flyers, portfolios, info about you and your upcoming artistic events
Your unique vision for the arts in Nashville and surrounding areas

THE C.A.M.P. initiative came from the brainchild and bodyspirit of 3 creative and committed community artists/organizers back in 2003-- It was at the 2nd CAMP party that Diane and Marquetta, Adora's daughter, first met. At a recent ROOTS meeting in NC, Thandiwe and Diane and Marquetta had the idea to cook up some more C.A.M.P. parties in the tradition that was started when Adora Dupree was with us on the planet. We want to create something lively, fun, and connected that provides a space for artists to perform for and network with each other.

Here are the bios from the C.A.M.P. party flyers back in 2003, plus Marquetta who is stepping into the role of MCG-Goddess of Ceremonies for our celebration!

Thandiwe Shiphrah- a poet, orator and "artist of encouragement" A transplant from D.C. (by way of Albuquerque), she will share the ways in which she uses language to motivate people toward greater levels of fulfillment in their personal and professional lives. She is doing fabulous one-woman shows and collaborations with her partner Daniel Arite that include CDs, and very interesting combinations of spoken word, music and sound effects. contact her at thandiwe@hotmail.com, 837-6487

Diane Saliba Ault- aka MorningStar is a powerhouse of energy when it comes to bringing diverse groups of people together for change. She is an artist, activist, and faciltator of InterPlay. She shares the practices of storytelling, song, and movement that make up the ancient core of social healing and transformation, cultural understanding, healing and transformation. dianeault@bellsouth.net. The current evolution of her work she is calling MorningStar Community Arts Collaborative, and these new C.A.M.P. parties will take us back to the roots of the connection between arts and social action. dianamorningstar@gmail.com

Adora Dupree, who was known as the Storytelling Messenger, started her career as a performing artists acting in theater. She appeared on stage and in movies. As a member of Alternate ROOT, she worked to expand the use of arts in community activism. She was an ordained minister, a mother, grandmother and lover of life. She made her transition in 2003. We dedicate this evening to her memory and the influence she has been on our lives.

Marquetta Dupree is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in Sports Medicine. She is currently putting her healing talents to use in private sessions using a combination of Reiki, massage and intuitive affirmation to support clients. She has worked for the International Black Youth Summit as a youth facilitator since age 13, helping youth to bring into being their vision for the community and the world. She has trained for 10 years in African Dance, taught a year of African Inspired Dance classes and is now teaching group fitness dance called ZUMBA! She is a graduate of Interplay’s Leadership program and co-leader of the program for several years. It is a path of spontaneously embodying and creating art from life through playing with song, story and dance in solo, partner and group play. She is a member of The Love Drums who facilitate drum and dance across the city of Nashville. Marquetta has traveled to Africa on three occasions, and grew up nurtured by a community artists collective called Alternate Roots. She was a featured facilitators at an International Conference last summer called Performing the World in NYC, and as a member of the performance group the Pacha Mamas she has performed across the country in various venues, and facilitated sessions with schoolchildren, and people of all ages. She spends as much time as she can singing, dancing, and telling stories while practicing the art of living in the “present moment”. contact her at 500-1444, qwetta@gmail.com,

TELL US WHO YOU ARE:

This gathering is an effort to address the sense of isolation that many creative people in this area feel and have expressed to us. We are allotting 20 slots (5 minutes each) for any of you who want to share with those gathered your talents and/or your vision for community arts in Nashville. The slots are available on a first-come, first-served basis so sign up as soon as you arrive!

TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!

See www.interplaytn.org for details about this event, and talk to us about how you want to be involved. Contact Marquetta with the info above, or Diane at 615-594-4410.

Masankho will be back in KNOXVILLE on Oct. 4-6th at Shanti's Yoga Haven Studio- Contact her for details at
mobile 865-621-5301 , home 865-584-1086 yogawithshanti@aol.com

See info on Kamsisi African Ritual Day, below

EARLIER THIS SUMMER!

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

JOURNEY TO MOROCCO
World Sacred Music Festival, Fes, Rabat and overnight into the Saharacoming up May 26-June 9th!!
Two spaces left on the trip, and an airfare discount going on just thru March 30th makes the trip even more affordable!
Sara, Zouhair, Diane and Masankho facilitating this once in a lifetime trip! See details at www.morocco360.com, contact my daughter Sara at 615-545-1704
PRINT AND SHARE NEW FLYER



last years amazing group of travelers



Coming soon- maybe April! Goddess Portraits Weekend Retreat-- with Krystal Kinnunen, master photographer- at the River House! We'll share some good food, rest and play time, and Krystal will have a photo session with each woman to capture a picture of the REAL YOU! $175 including room & board, facilitation, art supplies and a photo session! PLEASE LET US KNOW if you are interested and we'll set the date accordingly. Limited to 12 lucky women! Contact krystalkinnunen@gmail.com 615-289-5585

Schedule of Opportunities in TN! PDF Word

Masankho's visits short schedule: (see below) flyer
Feb. 14- Unity Retreat- 11-4:30pm
Feb. 14- Concert w/Pacha Mamas, The Love Drums- St. Ann's- 7pm
Feb. 15- Unity Celebration Service- 10:30am
Feb. 15th- Unity Retreat- 2-5pm
Feb 16-17- 6-9pm- PlayRoom- small group, individual, couple sessions
Feb. 16-20- Schools- USN, Stratford, West & yours?
Feb. 20th- OPEN - bring him to your community!

Feb. 28th- Sat. PlayGroup with Masankho- 9:30-12- USN
Feb. 28th- USN- Family Night- Black History Month Celebration- contact cblackwell@usn.org


Celebrating Love & Healing Relationships
with InterPlay & Ritual
Join Masankho for Valentines Weekend Retreats, Concert & School Sessions!
(he's in Nashville from Feb. 14th thru the 21st!!)
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If love were a song what would it sound like? Do you recognize love in your dancing body? Love means so many different things to so many people, what does love mean to you? This will be a weekend of celebration and reflection! Are you seeking love or do you wish to have more love in your relationships? There is an abundance of love in the world in all its forms-- let us connect with it in song, story, dance and stillness.
• Share stories of love across time

• Sing and create songs that celebrate love

• Discover and celebrate your wisdom about love

• Participate in a Ritual of Love
• Dance on behalf of those in our lives who need love

• Renew your Vow to love yourself

• Heal the wounds of love lost

• Enliven your body, awaken your sensuality

Dates & Times: February 14th from 11am to 4:30pm and February 15th from 2 to 5pm

Location: Unity Church for Positive Living: 4319 Saundersville Road Old Hickory, TN 37138

 Cost: Love Offering     
(Small group, couples and individual sessions will also be offered at Diana’s home- The PlayRoom on Mon and Tues nights, Feb. 16, 17)   

ABOUT YOUR FACILITATORS:

Diana (MorningStar) Ault is a longtime community organizer, activist and artist who wears lots of hats! Her roles are many but her vision is one: wholeness for all. She has organized over 400 InterPlay gatherings in the last 8 years and is building a strong mutual support network of community artists as a soulforce for a better world. She taught the  InterPlay Leadership Program for 5 years and is currently developing MorningStar Community Arts Collaborative and she and her daughter, Sara are organizing group journeys  each summer to Morocco to the World Sacred Music Festival.  She is available for travel and exchange (body barters!) with other communities. Cell phone is 615-594-4410 www.interplaytn.org

Masankho Kamsisi Banda is a multi - disciplinary Performing Artist, Educator and InterPlay Leader originally from Malawi. He brings many unique perspectives to his work around the world. Using the performing arts and InterPlay Masankho motivates and inspires people of all ages to work together to bring about peace, social justice and cultural understanding.  For his international peace work through the arts he was awarded an Unsung Hero of Compassion Award by the Dalai Llama. In 1997, he started UCanDanc’ African Healing Arts to bring his passion for dance and storytelling to communities around the world. www.ucandanc.org
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VALENTINE'S DAY CONCERT
"Heart Beat: The Rhythm of Love!"
A community celebration of the pulse of life
and love in all it's forms with
Pacha Mamas (www.myspace.com/pachamamas3)
Masankho Banda (www.ucandanc.org)
The Love Drums (www.myspace.com/thelovedrums)

Join us for an evening of sharing of spirit through
song, story, dance and drum in the African tradition!
It's a Valentine's Day you'll never forget!
Feb 14th from 7-9pm
St Ann's Episcopal Church, 419 Woodland St.
$10 "Love Offering"

Start your year out with a bang and a SPARK!! *smile*
STORYTELLING WORKSHOP, Potluck, and Sharing by the Fire
featuring EMILY GREEN-CAIN!
Sparks in the Dark!
"At times, our own light goes out, and is rekindled by a spark from another person" – Albert Schweitzer. It's midwinter, and time to gather around the fire of community to tell stories! Come and share the warmth of stories, song and movement that can help warm you through the long winter. We will rekindle our spirits with community singing and storytelling.

The PlayRoom,

Sunday, Jan. 18th

Workshop
2-5pm

Potluck Soup Dinner
5-6pm

Storytelling by the Fire
6-8pm

Art- Rita Lloyd- Winter Celebration www.nurturingart.com

POINTS OF YOU- Caroline Blackwell (a grad of this year's leadership group) is hosting the community with Yaron Golan of Tel Aviv, who has developed this coaching game/ learning experience designed to expand understanding and communication across difference. For details contact
Caroline G. Blackwell, Director
Office of Multicultural Affairs
University School of Nashville
Tel: 615/ 277-7480
URL: http://www.usn.org/multicultural
Teacher page: www.usn.org/blackwell
Email - cblackwell@usn.org
First, on Sunday, Nov. 16th, we have planned a micro-retreat called An Encounter with Points of You. During this two-hour session, we'll welcome Yaron Interplay-style before he leads us in a relaxed, insightful exploration of the possibilities, creative challenges, and "deals" in our lives through a game that leverages multiple "Points of You." What a cool play on words!
Second, on Tuesday, Nov. 18th, Yaron will conduct an exclusive training for professionals in the use of Point of You - The Coaching Game. This session is designed for coaches, group facilitators, consultants, therapists, health care workers and others who wish to introduce a new, powerful, intuitive tool into their practice. This is a six-hour session and the fee includes a complete version of Points of You!
Flyers--- Sun. Encounter Session Tues Professional Session

SEPT 5-7, Masankho and Diana will be facilitating SECRETS PLUS
3 Days- Secrets of InterPlay “Level One”
PLUS – Group Genius- Community Arts Collaboration and Secrets of “BodyWise Groups” -
flyer- PDF Word
St. Luke's Community House
Fri 1pm to Sun 9pm
EARLYBIRD REGISTRATION is just $125 for people repeating Secrets and $225-275 sliding scale. Also, bring a friend new to InterPlay for another $25 off!




Oct. 14-19th- UU Womenspirit Gathering at the Mountain in NC.. Cynthia McGahan, & Diane facilitating a 10 hour track on Sacred Play:  Community, Creativity and Change. details to come!

Oct. 2-5th- PERFORMING THE WORLD Conference in NYC with the East Side Institute- 12 InterPlayers submitting proposals including a UBBH to this conference at the cutting edge of "social therapy" - contact skarliner@comcast.net for details

Oct. 17th-19th- LEAF festival-- Masankho and many InterPlayers coming to the mountains for this amazing festival- see www.theleaf.com

Sept. 27th- 7pm- The Pacha Mamas- CD RELEASE PARTY AND INTERPLAY PERFORMANCE at First UU Church on Woodmont


July 24- 29 Flyer- PDF Word

Play Unto Others....
Embodying the
         Golden Rule
Workshops, Performance, Sessions with CathyAnn Beaty of MN

A full weekend with CathyAnn Beaty, master facilitator from Minneapolis for workshops, performance and individual sessions. With style, humor and grace that comes with her 24 years of doing SoulPlay, CathyAnn brings to Nashville an amazing gift!  Plan to participate in ALL of these special opportunities to connect with your creativity through simple story, song, stillness and movement forms and the principles of the “Ethic of Reciprocity” as it is found in 13 cultures throughout the world. . On Sunday evening, with the  help of our audience, and MASANKHO and the PACHA MAMAS we will create a performance in the moment about what it means for humans to deeply know that we all share needs, loves, pains and hopes. Join us to Play Unto Others... as we create this fully embodied meditation on the oneness of humanity. (Everything in GOLD type is the sequence leading up to the performance on Sunday)

 tentative schedule:
July 24- Thurs - 6:30-9pm- Embodying the Golden Rule  Workshop-  First UU Church, 1808 Woodmont ($25-35 sliding scale)
July 25- Fri evening- Pacha Mamas perform at Unity Church Positive Living,Hermitage

July 26- Sat. afternoon-1 to 5pm-
 "The Healing Power of Play"- Workshop for Therapists, Ministers, Spiritual Leaders, Helping Professionals, w/ Kenneth Robinson and Diane Ault  ($75) hosted by the Vanderbilt Center for Integrative Health – preregister w/ Diane - space is limited
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July 26- Sat. - 6:30-9pm- Embodying the Golden Rule  Performance Workshop- First UU Church ($25-$35 sliding scale)
July 27- Sun afternoon- 2 to 5:30pm, Rehearsal Embodying the Golden Rule for evening performance with Outta Da Blue - First UU Church, love offering

July 27- Sun evening- 7 to 9pm, First UU, PERFORMANCE- "Play Unto Others.... Embodying the Golden Rule"-  part of One World Community ArtShare with the Pacha Mamas, CathyAnn Beaty, & Masankho! ($15 love offering) 

July 28- Global Church Women's Gathering- 6-9pm- Diane & CathyAnn facilitating opening
July 29- BodySpirit Celebration with CathyAnn at the PlayRoom- 6:30-9:00pm- Enjoy an evening of pure out-of-the-box creative expression!  $25

July 25-29- Individual SoulPlay sessions (special rate of $40) location TBA (available on Fri daytime, Sat. morning, and Mon and Tues daytime)

CathyAnn Beaty is a dancer, visual artist, certified InterPlay leader and master teacher. She specializes in using InterPlay with therapists, clergy and spiritual leaders through her business- SoulPlay. She is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and was a parish pastor for 15 years. CathyAnn is director of  SoulPlay Performance Ensemble and has been practicing and teaching  InterPlay for more than 20 years.

Come and be part of any and all of these great sessions with CathyAnn and our amazing community of artists!
Call 615-594-4410, or 615-884-8074, or email diane@interplaytn.org for more information.

June 29th- Sunday- One World Community Arts gathering Unity CPL 4-8pm. Featuring the Pacha Mamas- Songs, stories, art, dance-- interactive evening of bringing together diverse people for a shared experience. $10. Contact Angela at pachamamas3@gmail.com.

July 3- 9:30-3:30- Unity CPL - Masankho in town for Kamsisi New Roots Ritual Day-- create NEW BEGINNINGS with the powerful practices rooted in African wisdom. Contact him at www.ucandanc.org for details on these one day events to be done around the world.

July 10- Calling all educators! Diane Rawlinson, great InterPlay high school dance teacher coming for a teacher inservice training to Kelly Eagar's school- 615-859-7279

July 11-12- FIELDTRIP! Masankho is in Memphis for a 2 day weekend with MTS

July 19- Kamsisi African Healing Ritual Day with Masankho-- see www.ucandanc.org

June 3rd-15th- MOROCCO trip- WAKING HEARTS, WEAVING PEACE with Masankho, Zouhair & Sara for World Sacred Music Festival

MOROCCO FLYER & BLOG
Diane's New BIO at ted.com

JUNE 3th- 15th- Masankho, Zouhair, and Sara lead a tour of MOROCCO for the International Sacred Music Festival- theme- Weavers of Peace- Join in for this amazing trip with up to 30 other folks to experience the wonders of Fez, Rabat, and Marrakesh, and be hosted by Zouhair's friends and family. A unique trip, to unique places with unique traveling companions. More details soon. FLYER and google the BLOG! www.interplaymorocco.blogspot.com

Contact krystal kinnunen to see the 1000 pictures from this amazing trip. krystalkinnunen@gmail.com

March 26- Grandmother Dawn Skyweaver (Maori Healer) at the PlayRoom 6:30-8:30pm- Calling the Circle!
March 30-Sun- The Pacha Mamas in Concert at the Playroom- Angela, Marquetta, Vivian stepping into their brilliance- a Love Launch for their new projects! flyer

Come join us in a vocal excursion into world harmony
Global Gumbo Weekend!
March 14-16 - Featuring Elise Witt! www.elisewitt.com

Singer/Songwriter/Community Artist from Atlanta, GA.

MAR. 13 6:00 - 8:00 p.m BlueBird Cafe- Songwriters in the Round -- Elise Witt, Tomi Lunsford, Janet McLaughlin, Annie Mosher, Bluebird Cafe, 4101 Hillsboro Rd Reservations: (615) 383-1461 http://www.bluebirdcafe.com

SINGING FOR THE WORLD (Just a taste!) Fri, March 14 from 7 -9 PM, St. Ann’s Episcopal Church- 419 Woodland Ave. $10 per person. Whether you’re an experienced or new singer, you will explore and expand your natural instrument, and become part of a glorious, spontaneous choir. Elise makes singing fun for all levels, using songs, games, and vocal exercises. We might sing a Brazilian samba, an Italian round, an African celebration song, an American blues, or even create our own musical invention. No music reading required. A great small bite for performers and non-performers alike! ANNOUNCING!! SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS- the PACHA MAMAS and Amanda O'Connor of New Zealand, and AMY BARNES with Hindu Chants

HARMONY SINGING & VOCAL IMPROVISATION WORKSHOPS (Experience the flavors!)
Sat, March 15th, 7-9 pm at St. Luke’s Community House- 5601 New York Ave, &
Sun, March 16th, 2 - 5 pm at First UU Nashville- 1808 Woodmont Blvd.
$60 pr person (financial arrangements can be made in advance)
For a deeper experience of flavors, come and explore harmonies from different cultures and traditions - from the familiar Triad Harmonies of folk, blues, bluegrass, spirituals, country, and gospel, to vibration unifying chants from Africa and the Middle East, to the exciting tight harmonies of the Balkans and the Appalachians. Beginning with the concept “there are no wrong notes,” we will experiment with creating different kinds of harmonies to become confident and creative harmony singers. We will explore our wildly versatile voices - how to truly use all the colors in your voice. Get the gritty, technical, sensual sense of how the voice can draw powerfully on vocal wisdom from many cultures.

GLOBAL GUMBO PERFORMANCE NIGHT on March 16th- 7 - 9 PM First UU Nashville- Elise Witt with Outta Da Blue and friends in a community performance of inspiring songs and lots of playful, soulful, vocal improvisations! Love offering (suggested $10-15)

About Elise Witt:
From the melodies of her birthplace in Switzerland, from the rhythms of Africa and Latin America, from her North Carolina childhood, to the writing of her own songs, Elise Witt’s music is a gumbo that spans styles, genres, countries, and times. Elise calls her music GLOBAL, LOCAL & HOMEMADE SONGS, although Elise's work is not solely as a performing artist. Much of Elise's time is spent in Community Residencies where she uses music as a tool to help people find their own voices and to build community through group singing. Website http://www.elisewitt.com For Presenters http://www.sonicbids.com/EliseWitt To purchase CDs http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/elisewitt3 Love Being Here http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/elisewitt2 Open The Window

For reservations, directions or more information call Diane Saliba Ault (615) 594-4410c, send an email to diane@interplaytn.org or see www.interplaytn.org. Space is limited so mail your registration today to 309 Canberra Court, Hermitage, TN 37076. All proceeds benefit our guest artist! Contact Emily Green for details about performance!
emily.green-cain@comcast.net, 615-262-5949
www.elisewitt.com----FLYER

Feb. 17,18,19- Healing Relationships and Celebrating LOVE- a 3 evening retreat the weekend after Valentine's Day with Diane and Masankho, in Diane's PlayRoom. (6 to 9pm each evening!- 9 hours of LOVE- $120) Deep play sharing our bodywisdom around love-- our Love Stories, Dances and Songs-- What sustains our LOVE LIFE? Discover our love/life stories, dance and songs in the "flow" this most primal of energies. Love in all it's forms is truly what makes the world go around! FLYER

Feb. 16th- THE WEEKEND begins on Sat. night with the EAT, PRAY, LOVE tour of Nashville over the weekend playing with the themes of Elizabeth Gilbert's book featured on Oprah. We'll have a feast for the soul, the senses and the body with these 3- 3 hour sessions to Italy, India and Bali with guest artists illuminating us with each round- Sat night, Italian Market, Sun morning, Ganesha Temple, Sun afternoon, St. Luke's (Bali!)-just $60 for all 3 sessions, $30 ala carte! More details coming soon! FLYER

FEB 18th-23rd- Let us know if you have ideas for hosting Masankho in the schools during this week. He's also available for African Healing Sessions during the day and evenings. Contact Laura Maria for details 615-618-6515 c evolutionof77@gmail.com

FEB 23th- BodySpirit Celebration with Outta Da Blue, the New Leadership Group and you-- the public! St. Luke's Community House, 5601 New York Ave. 6:30 to 8pm. contact Jori for details 500-1437

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Nov. 16th- Sustainable Kwanzaa- Gwynelle at Michele's house
NOV. 17th- Benefit Performance for Sudan- Pacha Mamas, InterPlay Divas, Sundanese Dance group-8pm-First UU
NEW!- SpiritPlay Class at the PlayRoom- 8 wks starting Nov. 29th
Red Tent Gathering- Sunday eve- PlayRoom-
new 2008 Leadership Group starts Nov. 17th-call today!
Leadership Program Brochure
Letter of Invitation doc

NEW 8 week class at Diane’s PlayRoom-Thursdays 6:30-8:30- SpiritPlay- InterPlay as an Art-Based Spiritual Discipline- come rest and play in beauty and sanctuary of altared time & space. Simple quiet forms and support to create, reflect and witness deeply each week-Continuing through mid- Jan. $20 drop in, $80 for the rest of the series.

Sun- JAN 6th- St. Luke's 10:00-4:30pm-THE ANATOMY OF SOUND with Garth & Sandy Whitcombe- Come experience the AMAZING work this New Zealand native is doing with "sound medicine" in this in-depth, hands-on experience with sound, movement and authentic voice. $75-95 sliding scale. Space limited, register today. flyer