Explore the potential effects of climate chaos on our children’s future through writing, dance, and music inspired by the evocative artwork of Edith Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut’s daughter. If chaos is fast and uncontrollable change, then how much longer do we have before “climate change” becomes “climate chaos?” This event combines the visual arts with literature, […]
Watch a recording of this event here. As the U.S. grapples with demographic changes and calls for a racial reckoning, Robert P. Jones, author of White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity (2020), will engage in a moderated conversation with Christian Theological Seminary Dean of Faculty Leah Gunning Francis (Ferguson and […]
Powerful Conversations on Race (PCR) is a monthly community dialogue series -- with two tracks -- exploring topics around race, racism, and the resulting impact. These sessions provide a means of getting comfortable talking about uncomfortable topics are are rooted in humanities- and art-based materials and sources. This IS NOT a lecture or book club, […]
Powerful Conversations on Race (PCR) is a monthly community dialogue series — with two tracks — exploring topics around race, racism, and the resulting impact. Rooted in humanities- and art-based materials and sources, these sessions give us time to practice and normalize hard conversations about race. This IS NOT a lecture or book club, but […]
POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 13. Due to a scheduling oversight the February Powerful Conversations on Race session will be postponed until March 13, 2022. This month’s dialogue conflicts with an iconic American tradition - Super Bowl Sunday. This has resulted in an extremely low number of registrations. Our work is sustained by a cadre of community-based […]
Powerful Conversations on Race (PCR) is a monthly community dialogue series exploring topics around race, racism, and the resulting impact. Rooted in humanities- and arts-based sources primarily from The Charleston Syllabus, these sessions give us time to practice and normalize hard conversations about race. There will only be ONE session track in March (e.g., no […]
Learn more about the Spirit & Place Festival and how to submit an event application! These hour-long meetings will be held several times throughout the spring and are designed for everyone from first-time applicants to long-time pros. Hear more about the theme, what the event selection committee is looking for, and even pick up a […]
Learn more about the Spirit & Place Festival and how to submit an event application! These hour-long meetings will be held several times throughout the spring and are designed for everyone from first-time applicants to long-time pros. Hear more about the theme, what the event selection committee is looking for, and even pick up a […]
Join us as we nurture a spirit of shared civic purpose with poetry, music, and small dialogue groups. Spirit & Place invites you to reflect on our democracy and grapple with what it means to live by America’s civic values during its "Civic Circle" gatherings. Using the civic reflection dialogue method, these participatory gatherings – […]
Learn more about the Spirit & Place Festival and how to submit an event application! These hour-long meetings will be held several times throughout the spring and are designed for everyone from first-time applicants to long-time pros. Hear more about the theme, what the event selection committee is looking for, and even pick up a […]
Learn more about the Spirit & Place Festival and how to submit an event application! These hour-long meetings will be held several times throughout the spring and are designed for everyone from first-time applicants to long-time pros. Hear more about the theme, what the event selection committee is looking for, and even pick up a […]
Seriously. What does it? What nudges some events into the category of "awesome" so that they are nominated for the $1,000 Award of Awesomeness? What is it about some events that leave attendees saying, as this community member did in 2021: "The event was one of the most thought-provoking and thoughtful conversations I’ve participated in […]