May 2nd: Song Circle with Alexandra "Ahlay" Blakely

37 South Main Street,Lambertville NJ 08530

02 May, 2023

Description

Ready to open your voice and tap into the magic of singing in community? Singing sacred songs together can be an unbelievably moving experience of healing and belonging. About the Event Singing In Love is grateful to host Alexandra "Ahlay" Blakely, our song leader for the evening, who is coming to us all the way from Seattle on her east coast tour! Ahlay teaches easy-to-learn songs in an a cappella style and the group echos them back. These songs are sung together collectively as invitations to move stagnated emotions in the body and to be in our bodies as we notice what arises for us as we sing together. Ahlay offers a 2 hour container invoking connection that serves as a catalyst to discuss + sit with taboo topics in our culture and movements for collective liberation. IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Please order your spot before 5/2. If you plan to wait until the day of, you MUST arrive at the door between 6-6:25pm. Doors close at 6:25pm and there will be no entry after that point. Tickets: Sliding scale $22-$66. If you prefer to bypass fees you can venmo @fayeadinda or paypal [email protected]. Please state which date & share e-mail (If you'd like to send as gift, it's appreciated) Sending through venmo you also agree you've read this post and agree to all terms and conditions. Parking: It is mainly paid parking close by. Parking is limited close by so keep this in mind when planning arrival time. There are two free parking lots in lambertville: behind the Lambertville Train Station (6-10 min walk), and behind 80 lambert ln, lamberville NJ (11-15 min walk) Schedule 6-6:25pm-Arrival: get settled in, connect, and get some tea to warm up the voice 6:25pm Doors close and we open the container. 6:30-8:30pm Song Circle led by Alexandra "Ahlay" Blakely 8:30-9pm Depature: have some more tea, say/sing goodbyes What to Bring A mug for tea A chair/cushion if you are one who needs extra support (we will mainly be standing & walking around, and sometimes we might be sitting on the floor) No pets at this event, thank you (unless certified and trained support animals; please e-mail us if this is the case at [email protected]) About the Songleader Ahlay is a song carrier remembering that which was meant to be forgotten in her lineages: song technology as connective tissues of the communal body. She blends song, body percussion, dance, stillness, breath & silence with the deepest intention to support others in remembering their inherent birthright to singing and rhythm. Her ancient ancestors of Old Europe (Ashkenazi, Scandinavian, Finnish, English, Scottish, Irish) sang while building, creating, birthing, working & being in reciprocity with the Land. She understands song to be fundamental in the expanision of ones internal capacity to participate in the collective shift towards life-affirming conditions. An underlying prayer in her song offerings is that they may contribute to the shared effort to transform white culture into being more connected with our bodies, emotions, Land & the animate world around us. These songs are swirls of spells for cracking open, falling humbly to our knees and cultivating more access to the conversations our souls are aching to have with us about their most intimate longings. They are dedicated to the more than human world, the Waters and our Kin in both the seen and unseen realms. We sing to shame, courage, for breaking cycles of intergenerational trauma and for the preparation of being ready for these times we are living in, all while sending these song-beings in ripples through to the ancient and future ones. The songs sung have come directly through Ahlay. Some of her mentors: Whale, Mycelium, Rue, Lightning, Rain, Oak, Redwood & Rosemary Links Alexandra "Ahlay" Blakely: -https://www.healingattheroots.com -Instagram: @alexandra_blakely -WAILS: Songs for Grief (upcoming album): https://www.gofundme.com/f/community-singing-album -Community Singing album “Spells from the Unknown”: https://ahlayblakely.bandcamp.com/album/spells-from-the-unknown Singing In Love links: https://linktr.ee/singinginlove Health Safety Protocol If you or any loved ones you live with are at risk, please consider not attending at this time. By attending, you are agreeing to sign a liability waiver, and assume all personal risk for yourself and your family, as well as agreeing to transparency with us around any exposure or risk factors that might concern the group. Refund Policies: 1. If the event is canceled we will issue you a full refund for your ticket price. 2. If you are experiencing symptoms of, have been exposed to, or have tested positive for covid-19 we will issue you a refund (excluding taxes and eventbrite fees) 3. If you can not make the event for some reason, you are welcome to sell your ticket to someone else. a) If you sell your ticket, Singing in Love must be notified via email [email protected] with both party’s emails and first & last names.