February 2012
Tribute WTC Visitor Center Workshop
Thursday, February 9, 2012
More information will be available as date approaches
Visit the Tribute WTC site for information regarding the organization and events
Awakening the Voice
Two Workshops with Laura Simms and Frank Kane
Friday, February 10 – Saturday February 11, 2012
Telling the song, singing the story, in the universe of Georgian folk tales
and folk songs. (There will be an additional daylong workshop offered by Frank and Laura
on Sunday February 12 for those who want to go deeper. At the Story Loft on Broadway)
Friday, February 25 – Sunday, February 26, 2012
A Residential Weekend at the Round House,
68 Van Nuys Road
Colrain, Massachusetts 01340
Price: $375.00
includes room and board for two days and one evening
Click here for information on both events
Opening the Sky: The Path of Listening
The healing power of listening
Saturday February 18, 2012 10am – 5pm
Sponsored by TAAM (Therapeutic Arts Alliance of Manhattan)
We begin with fundamental presence and open ears, flowering into explorations through story listening and contemplations that expand our capacity to hear the story that is being told and the place from which genuine story arises. To heal through narrative care
requires training ourselves to listen with an unbiased heart and a mythic perspective.
Save the Date. Visit the TAAM website for more details
Community Arts Symposium Keynote
Presented by the Toronto Arts Council and Toronto Arts Foundation
February 24, 2012
Toronto, ON
Keynote address and additional performances throughout Toronto
Visit the Toronto Arts Foundation Website for information and click here to download the flyer
Women and Water
At the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
February 28, 2012 7pm
1047 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10025
“Women guard the water.
Women safeguard the land”
Storytelling performance by Laura Simms and musician Steve Gorn.
Visit the church website for more details
March 2012
An Ocean of Story
At the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
Saturday March 3, 2012 2 – 4pm
1047 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10025
Laura performs for children and their families and friends. Followed by a scavenger hunt!
Visit the church website for more details
MAMI WATA: Healing Waters
At the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
Tuesday March 6, 2012 7pm
1047 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10025
Performances by Kewulay Kamara and Laura Simms with
Musicians and Dancers from Africa. Afterwards, artists will remain for discussion
Visit the church website for more details
Celebration of Storytelling at the Zimmerli Art Museum
March 13 – 15
Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey
Performance, workshop and presentation
More details are forthcoming
Peace in Chicago
An Interfaith Gathering to Promote Nonviolence and Peace
Saturday March 17, 2012 8AM – 6PM
DePaul University Student Center 2256 N. Sheffield, Chicago
Chicago area groups and individuals committed to working with others to prevent violence and promote peace are invited to this event offered by the Buddhist Council of the Midwest
More information available at the Shambhala Center of Chicago website
The Cow that Feeds the World
At the Woodstock Opera House
Sunday, March 18
Woodstock, IL (near Chicago)
Tales of transformation and compassion and a remarkably brilliant and zany Romanian fairytale; followed by a conversation with the audience about the nature of healing from the causes of war through story.
Visit the Woodstock Opera House site for coming details.
April 2012
Performances and Workshops
Wonder & Wisdom
April 3 – April 6, 2012
Montpelier and Greensboro, Vermont
Download the flier for further details
Shambhala Arts Parts I-V
with Acharya Arawana Hayashi and Laura Simms
April 6 – April 13, 2012
Karmê Chöling Barnet, Vermont
The Shambhala Art Program is a 5 part introduction to the dharma art teachings of the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
For more information call (802) 633-2384 or visit the Karmê Chöling website
May 2012
2012 Boca do Céu International Storytelling Meeting
May 14 – 20, 2012
São Paulo, Brazil
The program includes storytelling sessions for adults and children with international and national guests, workshops, performances, debates and lectures
Visit Boca do Céu online for details