Bring in Winter Solstice with Light & Sound: Luminary Workshop with Ceremonial Drumming & Spiral Walk
Cost: $30 (Click “Register Now” to pay online; Spaces are limited!)
December 21, 2019 6-9 pm (please arrive 10-15 minute before start time)
Ivy Building for the Arts 2637 27th Ave. South Minneapolis 55406
Celebrate Winter Solstice by bringing in light and sound for a special ceremonial evening. Create your own luminary along with a New Year prosperity shaker jar. Walk the evergreen labyrinth and bring our luminaries to life as we light the longest and darkest night of the year, all while drumming with intention. All activities are indoors.
Included in the evening:
• Lantern instruction & materials
• Ceremonial bag and prosperity shaker to take home
• Frame drums during spiral walk (you are welcome to bring your own)
• Light refreshments
Description:
We will begin our evening by creating rustic twig luminaries so that we may release light into the longest night of the year and climb out of the darkness during our spiral walk ceremony. The formation of our evergreen spiral represents the seasonal rhythms as well as the reflective journey we take to find our own inner “light.” The beginning of the path marks the summer solstice. As we spiral inward through the labyrinth with our lanterns and drumming, we move towards and through autumn, where the days grow shorter. The center of the spiral symbolizes winter solstice: the darkest time of the year. Here we pause at the center before we spiral back outward through spring toward the summer solstice.
Instructors:
Cheri Bunker created her business Drum It Up! out of her love of the drum and the positive effect it has on all her clients. Cheri facilitates the drumming program HealthRhythms and works with all populations specializing in memory care and disabled population. Cheri has had over 20 years of experience presenting and facilitating many different types of classes and programs and is a REMO HealthRHYTHMS ® Endorsed Group Drumming Facilitator, Licensed Drumtastic Teacher, Rhythm2Recovery Facilitator, Sound Healing Facilitator, SoulCollage ® Facilitator, Reiki Master/Teacher, Certified Aromatherapist, crafter and retired Clinical Laboratory Scientist. https://www.facebook.com/drumitup1234/
Denise Rouleau is a Minneapolis artist who creates present day archeological vignettes in clay and mixed media. Her multimedia installations tempt viewers to look closer, uncover secrets, and create stories. She recently started Art Pharm (because creating and connecting is good medicine) and organizes workshops and events in her Ivy Building for the Arts studio.
