Dear Ones,
We hope this season is treating you well. We’re enjoying the fresh nettle pesto and we had a sweet visit to the desert over spring break. The crabapple bloom here is just winding down, but it’s always a highlight of the spring because the bees love the blossoms so much. What have you been enjoying?
We’re busy getting everything ready for this wildly eventful weekend (and beyond). We hope to see you soon. Please see our list of upcoming offerings below.
Take care,
Arlyn & David
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Saturday, May 4, 3pm -Paonia- Youth Music Showcase at the Hearth. info. Join us and our youth music ensembles for a live music showcase featuring tunes from the album we recorded this winter along with an art show and a dance piece, both inspired by the music we’ve been recording.
Sunday, May 5, 11am – 12:30pm – Live Music Movement as Medicine at the Hearth in Paonia, with responsive live music by David Alderdice, Daniel Be and Beth Quist. Free child-care available on-site. Let your dance set you free, this practice has potency if you need some support or release, please join us at the still point in the center of the fullness of this season. This will be our last Live Music Movement as Medicine for the cycle and we’ll begin again with this offering in the fall.
Saturday, May 4th, 7pm David Alderdice with the Community Choir at West Elk Church on the highway in Paonia.
Sunday, May 5th, 4pm David Alderdice with the Community Choir at Shadescapes in Hotchkiss.
Monday, May 6, 13, 20 – Cedaredge – The first three Mondays in May Arlyn is teaching a yoga + gentle movement class (8:45-9:45am) info as well as a Movement as Medicine class (10-11am) info. Let’s honor our bodies together and bring more health and vitality to our lives.
Saturday, May 11, 10:30-noon – Second Saturday Solkattu Session at the Drum Room, please RSVP by replying to this email. info. A rhythmic practice that is great for all types of artists.
Saturday, May 11, 6-9pm -Paonia- Women’s Drum and Voice: An Invocation, with Arlyn Alderdice and Meghann McCormick. info. An evening of women’s creative musical exploration. We will come into rhythm together, we will invite our full voices. We will practice deep listening, and we will PLAY. No prior experience needed. Bring your drum & seat, or use ours. Please join us!
Tuesday, May 14th, 5pm -Paonia- NFV Community & Parade Band w/NFSIS 5th & 6th grade band, at Arbol Farmer’s Market.
Sunday, May 26, 2pm -Paonia- Mama Lingua at Folk N’ Roots Rendezvous, Big B’s. www.mamalinguamusic.com
Saturday, June 1, 6pm -Paonia River Park- Mama Lingua at Riverfest. www.mamalinguamusic.com
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ongoing Somatic Movement, Fridays | 9:00 am – 10:00 am
movement practice with pre-recorded music facilitated by Arlyn Alderdice
TLC’s Hearth 138 Grand Ave, Paonia, CO – offered in the gift model more information
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David has 1:1 drum and music lessons as well as musical/rhythmic coaching spots available for youth and adults: 970-872-4238
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If you’re feeling stuck in your life or want some support bringing your values into action, Arlyn has one 1:1 life-coaching spot available in-person or online, please reach out by replying to this email.
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Arlyn recorded an audio-only movement and journaling practice, it’s a practice that can help you return to center if you’ve gotten thrown off balance.
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“At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless;
Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is,
But neither arrest nor movement. And do not call it fixity,
Where past and future are gathered. Neither movement from nor towards,
Neither ascent nor decline. Except for the point, the still point,
There would be no dance, and there is only the dance.”
― T.S. Eliot