All Ears October Gathering.
Like other All Ears events, please RSVP for the address. You may contact Andrew Jamieson (AndrewBarnesJam@gmail.com) or Tom Bickley if you plan to attend!
Free of charge! You are welcome to bring any dish to share for our potluck meal. BUT LET US KNOW about any dietary restrictions, so that we can keep this in mind as we prepare food.
Join us in performing sound meditations and connecting with one another, ourselves, and with Spirit through creation and awareness of sound. We hope to cultivate a spiritual community of musicians—with the understanding that anyone can be a musician, regardless of training, background, and profession, if they choose to interact with sound in critical and creative ways. Rather than attempting to create a space that is strictly neutral with respect to faith/nonfaith beliefs and traditions, we intend to celebrate any faith/secular traditions that are meaningful to participants, with an emphasis on healing, meditation, self-exploration and community-building. We strive to elevate traditions and voices that are marginalized in our unjust society, and do our best to challenge racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism and European secular/Christian cultural dominance, while acknowledging these as the context that surrounds our community and has shaped traditions and institutions of faith themselves, and believing that Spirit can transform us in spite of the presence of unjust forces.
Each month, we will gather to perform Sonic Meditations of Pauline Oliveros, and guest artists will lead us into new sonic and meditative experiences. Afterwards, we will gather for a community meal, with space for both formal and informal conversation to discuss the experience of listening, and connect with fellow Sangha participants.
This month, in honor of various faith traditions around this time of year (Samhain, Día de los Muertos, All Saints Day, etc.), keyboardist Andrew Barnes Jamieson, and singer/performance artist Charles Peoples III will lead the community in their Ancestors' Groan. You will be invited to connect with the voices of wisdom within ourselves that need to be heard in this moment. Come listen, participate, and be transformed.
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http://andrewbarnesjamieson.com
Cost: Free admission. Donations and meals for potluck di