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SUMMARY:Spirit & Place Festival Application Info Session (3:30PM)
DESCRIPTION:Session Offered 2X on March 26! \nThis group information session is open to anyone interested in applying to the 2026 Spirit & Place Festival. Spirit & Place staff will provide an overview of the Festival\, the theme\, the application process\, selection criteria\, collaboration expectations\, and funding ideas. \nThe same information will be presented at the 10:30AM and 3:30PM sessions at the College Ave. branch library. \nJust use the link below to register for the time that best works for you! \nhttps://forms.gle/rrGGbZD8pdBMSA4Z7
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/spirit-place-festival-application-info-session-330pm/
LOCATION:College Avenue Branch LIbrary\, 4180 N. College Ave.\, Indianapolis\, IN\, 46205\, United States
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SUMMARY:Spirit & Place Festival Application Info Session (10:30AM)
DESCRIPTION:Session Offered 2X on March 26! \nThis group information session is open to anyone interested in applying to the 2026 Spirit & Place Festival. Spirit & Place staff will provide an overview of the Festival\, the theme\, the application process\, selection criteria\, collaboration expectations\, and funding ideas. \nThe same information will be presented at the 10:30AM and 3:30PM sessions at the College Ave. branch library. \nJust use the link below to register for the time that best works for you! \nhttps://forms.gle/rrGGbZD8pdBMSA4Z7
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/spirit-place-festival-application-info-session/
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SUMMARY:Spirit & Place Common Read: Here For It\, or\, How to Save Your Soul in America by R. Eric Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Join with Spirit & Place on an exploration of the festival’s GRATITUDE theme through a series of book discussions. \nOur next gathering will occur IN PERSON on Tuesday\, August 13 from 6 – 7PM at the College Ave. Library (4180 N. College Ave.). We will discuss Here For It\, or\, How to Save Your Soul in America by R. Eric Thomas. \nThis is a book club-style discussion\, not an author appearance.  \nBOOK SUMMARY:\nR. Eric Thomas didn’t know he was different until the world told him so. Everywhere he went–whether it was his rich\, mostly white\, suburban high school\, his conservative black church\, or his Ivy League college in a big city–he found himself on the outside looking in. \nIn essays by turns hysterical and heartfelt\, Eric redefines what it means to be an “other” through the lens of his own life experience. He explores the two worlds of his childhood: the barren urban landscape where his parents’ house was an anomalous bright spot\, and the verdant school they sent him to in white suburbia. He writes about struggling to reconcile his Christian identity with his sexuality\, about the exhaustion of code-switching in college\, accidentally getting famous on the internet (for the wrong reason)\, and the surreal experience of covering the 2016 election as well as the seismic change that came thereafter. Ultimately\, Eric seeks the answer to the ever more relevant question: Is the future worth it? Why do we bother when everything seems to be getting worse? As the world continues to shift in unpredictable ways\, Eric finds the answers to these questions by re-envisioning what “normal” means\, and in the powerful alchemy that occurs when you at last place yourself at the center of your own story. \nWHERE TO FIND:\nIndianapolis Public Library (eBook\, Book\, & Audio) \nLocal Books Stores! Call and see what is in stock.  \nAmazon (Used\, New\, & Kindle from $8-$19) \nREGISTER HERE or use the blue button/weblink below.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/spirit-place-common-read-here-for-it-or-how-to-save-your-soul-in-america-by-r-eric-thomas/
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SUMMARY:Spirit & Place Festival Applicant Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the Spirit & Place Festival’s application process by attending one an info session this March (in person\, limit 50) and April (virtual\, no size limit). Each session will cover the same information and attendance is not a requirement to apply to the festival – although it is strongly encouraged! \nMeetings sessions will cover: \n\nSpirit & Place’s background & values.\nWhat kind of events the festival Selection Committee looks for (i.e.\, selection criteria)\nPartner benefits and requirements.\nApplication tips and resources.\n\nSession dates: \n\nTuesday\, March 19 from 10:30 – 11:30am. College Ave. Branch Library (4180 N. College)\n\nAn earlier post said 10am\, but this meeting begins at 10:30am.\n\n\nTuesday\, March 19 from 6 to 7pm. Haughville Branch Library (2121 W. Michigan St.)\nTuesday\, April 9 from 12 to 1pm. Zoom.\nThursday\, April 26 from 12 to 1pm. Zoom.\n\nUnable to attend a session but still want to learn more? Reach out to Program Director Erin Kelley at ekkelley@iupui.edu. \nThe registration button below will take you to an Eventbrite page where you can select the session that is best for you. \n 
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/spirit-place-festival-applicant-meeting-5/
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SUMMARY:Civic Saturday: The Reflective Citizen
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to be a reflective citizen? A person who knows the value of showing up for others and who does so in a spirit of open-mindedness\, responsibility\, and whole-heartedness? We’ll explore these habits of citizenship while building community by sharing poetry\, songs\, and civic fellowship together. \nCivic Saturday is a civic analogue to a faith gathering. It’s a gathering of friends and strangers in a common place to nurture a spirit of shared purpose. But it’s not about a particular faith tradition nor is it trying to replace faith. It’s about the shared societal values that should work to unite us — liberty\, equality\, freedom\, and self-government — even if we argue how to achieve these ideals! \nJoin with others to sing\, hear poetry\, share civic readings\, listen to a civic sermon about being a “Reflective Citizen”\, while also building community connections through small group dialogue. \nABOUT CIVIC SATURDAYS: The Civic Saturday model was pioneered by Seattle-based Citizen University in 2016 and strives to be a “great democratic self-cure.” In a time of deep political divide\, we must create new approaches to fostering a shared sense of moral and civic purpose. In a country held together not by race or religion\, but by a common creed\, how do we maintain a sense of national cohesion? How do we create values-based fellowship? How do we convert that creed and those values into useful action? Civic Saturday seeks to answer these questions\, and many more.
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/civic-saturday-the-reflective-citizen/
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SUMMARY:Civic Circle: Religious Pluralism (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:Spirit & Place’s Civic Circle gatherings invite you to reflect on our democracy and grapple with what it means to live by America’s civic values. This April we will continue discussing the idea of religious pluralism.  \nWhether you are a person of faith or not\, well\, the Constitution protects it all! So what does “religious pluralism” mean in terms of a shared civic or societal value? How is it different than religious liberty and how do we live into the work of nurturing a religiously pluralistic society? \nUsing the civic reflection dialogue method\, this participatory gathering – you’ll be doing most of the talking! – aims to help you unpack your civic values with others who also care about their role as citizens\, that is\, as those who show up for each other in public life. This gathering is a continuation of our March meeting\, but we will use a different source material and participants need not have attended in April to get something out of this session.  \nPlease use the blue registration button below. \n*ABOUT CIVIC REFLECTION\nEngaging in a civic reflection dialogue is not the same at attending a lecture or discussing a book. This is an immersive experience around a shared source materials (e.g.\, a poem\, short writing\, visual image\, etc.). As such\, we’ll spend most of the time in small group dialogue. Active participation is a must!
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/civic-circle-religious-pluralism-in-person/
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SUMMARY:Identify Your Truths: Faith\, Race\, Life\, Inspiration\, and the Journey
DESCRIPTION:Let’s write!  \nHear from local authors on what inspires them to write and share their stories. Attendees will be shown creative examples\, provided simple writing tools\, and encouraged to write on their own. Featured authors include Rosemary Featherstone Turentine\, Linda Lewis-Everett\, Phyllis Cotton\, Gloria Lewis Vaughn\, Melva Scott\, and Wynesia Jackson.  \nInspired by the Bible verse Habakkuk 2:2-3 (KJV)\, “And the Lord answered me: Write the vision\, and make it plain upon the tablets\, that he may run and readeth it\,” this 2-hour workshop aims to help attendees identify their writing abilities so that they can tell their own stories on their own terms. \nLed by local authors Rosemary Featherstone Turentine\, Linda Lewis-Everett\, Phyllis Cotton\, Gloria Lewis Vaughn\, Melva Scott\, and Wynesia Jackson\, attendees be given a chance to listen\, learn\, write\, and share their stories while also encouraging and inspiring each other to sharpen their talents. \nTentative Schedule: \n1pm: Doors open (Optional to arrive this early\, but we encourage to make time to socialize before the workshop begins!)\n1—2pm: Informal meet-and-greet with authors; snacks and icebreakers\n2—3:30pm: Author presentations\, fun activities\, and writing exercises\n3:30—4pm: Conclusion and thank-you gifts\, including writing journals! \nA partnership between Yes I Can Featherstone Ministries\, College Ave. Branch Library\, and guest authors. \nContact the event organizers at (317) 603-5394 or festival@iupui.edu. \nDue to limited seating and the need to ensure enough workshop supplies\, registration is required by Nov. 5.  \nRegister below. \n \n  \n 
URL:https://spiritandplace.org/event/identify-your-truths-faith-race-life-inspiration-and-the-journey/
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