Winter SolstiCelebration

Our flagship project is Winter SolstiCelebration, a multicultural interfaith exploration of the regenerative grace of darkness and the redemptive power of light. The event is a powerful montage of song, ceremony, music, ritual, poetry, spoken word and dance. It is followed by a Yule fest with a snack feast, roving characters, photos with Father Winter, peace activities, music and more. Over 17 years old and attended by over 1000, it is the second largest Winter Solstice celebration in the nation. It is supported by a diverse interfaith team, including Center for Spiritual Living and Unity of Dallas.

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Earth Rhythms Presents

Though one of the largest cities in the nation, Dallas receives few visits from national alternative spiritual musicians and presenters. They’ll frequently perform in smaller cities on the coasts and other areas seen as ‘hip,’ while bypassing the North Texas area.

We decline to be seen as flyover territory anymore. In the early 1980s a nonprofit group called TITAS began bringing in non-mainstream music and dance into Dallas. Because of TITAS, groups like the Kodo Drummers, now sell out multiple-night engagements, broadening the cultural mindset of North Texas.

Earth Rhythms Presents plans to do for alternative spirituality what TITAS did for music and dance. Our first concerts included chant kirtan leaders Deva Prema and Krishna Das. Potential musicians include Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai. On the list of potential presenters are Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Han, pagan activist Starhawk and eco-Christian Matthew Fox. A conference on consciousness is being planned for 2012.

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Moonlady Fests

Moonlady Fest - rhythmic fun, mystic insight and a world of performance – is held occasionally on a weekend close to spring or fall equinox.

The alternative festival happens all over the historic art deco Bath House Cultural Center on the shore of White Rock Lake. Inside the theatre is an eclectic performance revue The lobby percolates with the vegetarian Crosby Café and a henna tattoo artist. A movement meditation class convenes in the art gallery. The New Thought/Ancient Wisdom fair takes place in the lobby and outside on the front porch and spacious back patio overlooking the lake. A drum jam occurs outside in the intimate stone amphitheater and a seasonal ceremony is held beneath the huge live oak trees.

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