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EvolverFest 2010
Presented by Evolver Atlanta, Circle of Creative Women, Jai Shanti Yoga,
Meditating Mantis, Selina Naturally, and Sevananda
Sunday, June 20th
12 PM - 9 PM
Lake Claire Community Land Trust
Atlanta, Georgia
$12 (kids 10 & under free) |
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Every day, inspired people across Atlanta are sowing the seeds of a new planetary culture. From urban homesteaders to holistic healers, local evolutionaries are coming together to create the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible. Global transformation begins at home...
This summer solstice, Evolver Atlanta presents EvolverFest 2010 -- the second-annual day of enlightening ideas and conscious celebration. EvolverFest features two stages, Connexus and Inspiral, with transformative presentations from regional and internationally recognized speakers, live music, and interactive art in an alcohol free, family-friendly atmosphere.
EvolverFest will be held at the Lake Claire Community Land Trust (LCCLT), an idyllic, communally owned “greenspace” in the heart of the city and the ideal home for this event. Festivalgoers can shop for eco-conscious gifts and artisan crafts while sipping a superfood smoothie in the Evolver Bazaar. Pioneering non-profit organizations and innovative local initiatives will also be on hand, for those looking to link up and join the evolution. Enjoy healthy snacks and frosty drinks available all day, and be sure to bring a bottle for complimentary water from the solar-powered well!
EvolverFest runs from Noon to 9 PM, rain or shine. The cost of entry is 12 dollars for adults, and free for children aged 10 and under accompanied by a parent or guardian. A portion of proceeds goes to benefit the LCCLT.
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| Special Guests |
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Chris Kilham – medicine hunter, ethnobotanist www.medicinehunter.com
Chris Kilham is a medicine hunter, author and educator. The founder of Medicine Hunter Inc., Chris has conducted medicinal research in over 20 countries. He is the host of “Medicine Trail”, a series of television specials on medicinal plants shot on location around the world, and is the author of fourteen books including Hot Plants, The Five Tibetans, Psyche Delicacies, and Tales from the Medicine Trail. Chris is Explorer in Residence at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he teaches the popular ethnobotany course, “The Shaman’s Pharmacy”, through the department of Plant & Soil Sciences. CNN has called Chris “The Indiana Jones of natural medicine.”
Read Chris's full bio here.
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| **Chris will be hosting a workshop on Saturday, June 19th at The Hearth Atlanta. Click here for more details and early registration.** |
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Adam Elenbaas – author, storyteller
www.fishersofmenbook.com
Originally from the Twin Cities of Minnesota, Adam Elenbaas holds an MA in creative writing from Central Michigan University and an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from Georgia College and State University. Elenbaas currently lives in New York City and works as a case manager and activity therapist for adult schizophrenics at a single-residence occupancy. Elenbaas is the associate director of OmWellness.org, a nutrition counselor training program based in Manhattan, and is one of the founding writers/contributing editors of RealitySandwich.com. |
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Lisa Michaels – author, sacred dancer
www.naturalrhythms.org
Lisa Michaels, author, dancer, facilitator, and founder of the Natural Rhythms Institute, assists others in accessing their ability to learn from nature and to discover more about their creative essence expression. For the past twenty years she has shared her expertise through her products, workshops, and facilitator training's. Lisa’s work has helped thousands of people find the key to moving their lives forward by connecting to the sacred, thus enlivening their ability to co-create and unlocking their natural growth potential. |
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Featuring:
Zepi Morelli, Flournoy Holmes,
& Todd Roderick
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Flying Mystics – live music
www.flyingmystics.com
The Mystics create a sound that is ancient, ethereal and contemplative. Each selection portrays a deep and hopeful resonance. A delightful combination of minds, talent, instruments and spontaneous musical vision.
"The Flying Mystics indeed live up to their name. Their music is created beyond expectations, transporting the listener high into the spacious world of joy, freedom and beauty."
- Glenn Mullin, Buddhist author and meditation teacher |
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Patricia Kyritsi Howell – medical herbalist
www.botanologos.com
Patricia Kyritsi Howell is the author of Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians and director of BotanoLogos School for Herbal Studies. She serves as a member of the Governing Council of the American Herbalists Guild, advises the Atlanta Botanical Garden on medicinal herb programming and is the co-founder of the Georgia Herbalists Guild. She is the co-owner of Wild Crete, a company that offers travel seminars on herbs, wild foods and traditional cuisine on the Greek island of Crete each spring. |
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Rashid Nuri – urban farmer
www.trulylivingwell.com
Rashid Nuri is a Harvard-educated urban farmer and former Clinton appointee to the U.S. Agriculture Department. After 40 years of traveling the world studying how food is produced, Rashid’s thinking came full circle with the founding of the Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture. This network of organic metro-Atlanta farms runs a CSA providing fresh food and builds community by reconnecting people with the land. |
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Moon Goddess Cotillion – live music
www.myspace.com/getyourgoddesson
Moon Goddess Cotillion is the creative child of artist Holly Howell. The band is a special combination of musicians who find unique ways to mix their individual voices and styles. The collaboration of Holly on vocals and rhythm guitar, Don Whitaker on drums, Ben Farmer on lead guitar, Shanti (Lisa Price) on flute, and Leland Robeson on bass has evolved into an eclectic groove that also touches on jazz, country, funk, blues, and folk. The result is a powerful and honest sound that is all their own.
Moon Goddess Cotillion "plays a peaceful, easy-feeling brand of tie-dyed blues-rock." - Stomp and Stammer |
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Jennifer Keller – dancing yogini, healing arts practitioner
www.heartfeltmovement.com
Jennifer Keller invites us all to move, dance and play. As a life-long learner and global adventurer, she believes that it is her work to discover her world, and then give herself to it with all of her heart! With a degree in education and over 15 years of classroom teaching experience, she enjoys facilitating compassionate, safe and fun learning environments for children and adults of all ages. She has an extensive background in healing arts, studying cultural art, yoga and dance around the globe in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America. Her first 200 hour yoga teacher's training was completed in 1998 at Yoga Union with Alison West in New York City, and she continues her learning with world renowned Yoga Flow teacher Shiva Rea. Her passion for inner knowing and self-awareness has ignited a beautiful healing practice as a Rising Star practitioner and a facilitator of the ReUnion Process kinesiology method. Jennifer now offers a variety of artful ways to love the body and explore the spirit with self-acceptance and compassion. Her teaching is an intuitive blend of graceful, creative movement, infusing yoga and dance with world music, poetry, interconnection, spontaneous humor and joy. |
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| Also Presenting |
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Andrew Hickman: Earthship Building
Hylan Scott: Contact Yoga Workshop
Mike Lorey: Crafting Modern, Herbal Brews
Aumdoc: Medicine Wheel Ceremony
Keith Prossick: Visionary Art as a Spiritual Practice |
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Master of Ceremonies
Howie the Great
www.howiethegreat.com |
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