Healing Arts Day: Fundraiser for Zimbabwe Sunday, February 12th, 2-5 pm

270 Battery Street,,Burlington VT 05401

12 February, 2023

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Healing Arts Day: Fundraiser for Zimbabwe Sunday, February 12th, 2-5 pm Schedule: 9-11 am Conscious Ecstatic Dance 11:30-12:30 pm Ecstatic Song Share & Circle 2-5 pm RED Tent Afternoon Party 6-8 pm Floating & Grounded Sound Bath Description of Events: 9-11am Conscious Ecstatic Dance - a Dance Church: A sacred space to unwind, shake, move, and release. This is an alcohol free dance. 11:30-12:30pm Ecstatic Song Share & Circle: A place to gain confidence playing and sharing your main instrument-the body and voice. We will be creating new Acapella works together as well as learning some sacred circle songs. 2-5pm Red Tent Afternoon This is a Pleasure Of The Senses RED TENT AFTERNOON with love music, and delightful herbally healing elixirs. If you are a Music Person, bring instruments (or borrow ours) and plan to play a couple tunes! Dress code is Elegant Comfortable Ease — Confirmed musicians include: Arantha Farrow Kathy Blume Julie Winn Gabriel - Mbira Player Phil 6-8 Healing Song Bath Lauren Larken & Stephen Scuderi will help you find a restful space in a hammock or on a supportive pad where you will be immersed in a healing restorative journey with world instruments including: Tibetan Sound Bowls, Indian Shruti Box, Native American Flute and Australian Didgeridoo (suggested donation $30-60) OPEN TO ALL - WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE For each event we are asking, sliding scale $25-50 or more Day pass to all events: $100 You can donate even if you do not live in VT or don't intend to come. To rsvp for the day or any of the events please pay sliding scale $25-100 or more to: Venmo: @heartsongllc Paypal: @laurenlarken The Purpose Our goal is to help raise 5k, and all “pro-seeds” will benefit Arantha Farrow's upcoming mid-February trip to Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 to reunite with her father Akim. On Valentine’s Day 1996, Akim had just married Arantha’s mother Justine, and was in St. Albans, VT applying for his green card when he was unexpectedly arrested and deported for a minor out-of-state cannabis possession charge. At the time, Arantha was 4 years old, and her brother was a baby. This tragedy left Justice alone to care for two children, and since then, Akim hasn’t been able to return to the States. Arantha is a leader in Vermont’s music, herbal healing, arts, rocks, minerals and crystals industries. She’s the founder of Caledonia Cannabis, and owns a San Francisco trolley where she houses her retail store and holds special events. She’s always held the dream of connecting her life in Vermont with her Father's life, and help improve the livelihoods of the people, land, and culture of Zimbabwe. 2022 was a particularly tragic and difficult year of losses for Arantha, as it included the murder of her best friend, Fern Feather, and the passing of her Grandma and favorite elder ancestor, Suzy. As Arantha travels to Zimbabwe from mid-February to mid-March, we wish to send her with an abundance of emotional, spiritual, and material blessings, and we seek to raise $5000 to take with her on her journey. Donations of any size are welcome.