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Board of Directors
Jennifer Culver - bio to come
Nancy Harte - bio to come
Monica Blossom Hochberg - bio to come
Cornell Kinderknecht is a professional musician who performs on a variety of world flutes. He is part of the Winter SolstiCelebration repertory company and serves as performers’ representative to the board. As a software engineer who worked in the high tech industry for over twenty years, he also assists Earth Rhythms with technology, plus manages the group’s MySpace page. Cornell is active in spiritual outreach to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered community.
http://www.cornellk.com
Kellie Lander - bio to come
Bryan Lankford is an interfaith activist in North Texas, serving on the interfaith council of Thanks-Giving Square. As a leader in the Earth-based spirituality community, he serves on the board of directors of several local and national organizations and the author of a book on pagan and Earth-centered spirituality outreach with Christians and other religious faiths. Bryan has worked for 22 years as a professional magician, juggler and fire eater, planning and performing hundreds of events for individual and corporate clients.
http://www.spellbindingentertainment.net/
Amy Martin* is the Executive Director and President of Earth Rhythms, Inc. She is the creator, producer, promoter and host of Winter SolstiCelebration and Moonlady Fests. With over 20 years experience in journalism, Amy is essential at articulating the vision and mission of Earth Rhythms. Among the over 200 events she has produced were festivals at White Rock Lake with attendance of over 2500 and a conference on the end of life. A professional listserv manager, she operates numerous national and local lists including Moonlady News, her 2700+ member listserv for North Texas. Amy has started the Moonlady Media publishing house with her husband, Scooter, who is also Earth Rhythms webmaster.
http://www.moonlady.com
Suzy Moore was employed for many years in the insurance industry, and spent nine years as vice-president of a company that provided management services for alternative medicine companies. She has worked as an executive director for a national group, and as program coordinator for a company producing training seminars for doctors’ offices. Suzy now has a hypnosis practice based in Richardson and is a popular tarot card reader. She is one creator of the New Thought/Ancient Wisdom Fair.
Email
Andres Schultze - bio to come
Tzivia Stein-Barrett is owner and director of Healing Circle Center with her husband Claude, a cranioSacral therapist, assisting the community with education, counseling, yoga and massage for over 14 years. She assists Earth Rhythms with outreach to the yoga, holistic, Jewish and women’s communities. She works in grief counseling and end-of-life matters as a licensed social worker and counselor.
http://www.HealingCircleCenter.org
Rodney Steman* is the Vice President and Director of Operations for Earth Rhythms, Inc. He serves as producer or assistant producer of events and provides financial and organizational advice at all levels. He has worked for three Fortune 100 companies in his 28 years as a Project Manager in the IT/Computer industry and is currently with IBM.
Email
Ed Townley is a reimbursement director for a large health management firm. He serves as Treasurer for Earth Rhythms and is currently developing the group’s retail operations, both online and at events. He portrays Father Winter at the Yule Fest portion of Winter SolstiCelebration. Ed is active in spiritual outreach to the pagan and gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered community.
* Corporate officers in Earth Rhythms, Inc. The Director of Marketing position is currently open. A Development Director is also being sought.
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Advisory Board
Our advisory board graces Earth Rhythms with their skills, networking and passion. We are grateful to them all!
Operations
CONCERT PRODUCTION
Mark Lee: 462 Concerts, Lakewood Theater
http://www.462concerts.com/
DATE & TIMING CONSULTANT (astrology)
Linda Sprague email
DEATH & DYING
~ open
ENVIRONMENTAL
Molly Rooke, Dallas Sierra Club
http://www.dallassierraclub.org
EVENT PRODUCTION
~ open
FINANCIAL
Marv Slater
http://www.marvslater.com
LEGAL
James W. Hunt: attorney at law
http://www.thesuninsuranceagency.com
Diane Wanger
www.texasfamilylaw.info
MUSIC PRODUCTION
J Kendel Johnson: music producer
http://www.jkendel.com/
NON PROFITS
David Fisher: assistant director, Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs
http://www.dallasculture.org/
Bart Weiss: executive director, Dallas Video Festival/Video Association of Dallas
http://www.dallasvideo.org/
PROMOTIONS
Lisa Taylor: public relations and marketing professional, Taylor-Made Press
http://www.taylor-madepress.com/
Demographics
AFRICAN-AMERICAN
~ open
GAY/LESBIAN/BISEXUAL/TRANSGENDERED
~ open
ELDERLY
~ open
HISPANIC/LATINO
~ open
HOLISTIC
Merrily Smith, Holistic Helper
http://www.holistic-helper.com/
INTERNATIONAL/MULTICULTURAL
Anne Marie Weiss: DFW International
http://www.dfwinternational.org/
NATIVE AMERICAN
~ open
WOMEN
Lisa Olson: marketing director, Move Studio; founder Spark! women’s networking group
http://www.movestudio.com/
YOGA
David Sunshine, Dallas Yoga Center
www.dallasyogacenter.com
YOUTH
~ open
Spirituality
BUDDHIST
ChiSing, brother, Awakening Heart Sangha
http://www.intermindful.com/
CHRISTIANITY
~ open
EASTERN FAITHS
~ open
GODDESS
Elaine Dodson, Mexico Sacred Journey Retreats
http://www.sacredjourneyretreats.com
INDIGENOUS FAITHS
JUDAISM
METAPHYSICAL
Sunnie & Chuck Murphy, Spiritual Fitness Center
www.spiritualfitnesscenter.com
Marveena Meek: medium
http://www.marveena.com/
MYSTIC
Judie Arkow: sufi minister; founder, Global Mystics
Email
PAGAN
David Pollard, Pleasant Valley Unitarian Universalist Church
dopollard@yahoo.com
UNITARIAN
John Beckett: Denton UU Fellowship and Denton CUUPS
Email
UNITY
~ open
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Associates
Catering/Food
Amy’s Cakes
http://amyscakesandmore.tripod.com/
Bread Haus
http://www.breadhaus.com/
Café Lago
http://www.cafe-lago.com/
Crosby Café
http://www.crosbycafe.com/
Kalachandji’s
http://www.kalachandjis.com/
Photography
JR Compton: Dallas Arts Revue
http://www.dallasartsrevue.com/
Jennifer Walz: Sentient Photography
http://consciouscrossingsinc.com/sentient.aspx
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Newsroom
~ Earth Rhythms releases fundraiser CD - December 21, 2007
~ E-newsletter & web site announced - November 9, 2007
~ Earth Rhythms logo contest - May 31, 2007
Earth Rhythms releases fundraiser CD
Anthology features local spiritual musicians
"The Sound of Earth Rhythms:
Spiritual Music from Winter SolstiCelebration and Moonlady Night”
$17 (includes tax & shipping)
For sale at http://www.earthrhythms.org/catalog
Dallas-based nonprofit group Earth Rhythms has released a CD of spiritual music from their popular events, Winter SolstiCelebration and Moonlady Night. The group is raising funds to fulfill their mission of presenting experiential events, preserving natural places and providing assistance to those in need in the North Texas.
All songs on the recording illuminate the human spirit and three are available nowhere else on CD. The diverse showcase includes earthy folk and country tunes, soaring popera vocals and harp, modern jazz and ancient world beat, and a variety of inspirational, pop and rock. The themes of longing and release, of belief and hope, unite the songs.
Samples from each of the songs may be heard at: http://www.earthrhythms.org/storefront/store_01.html
“Hundreds and hundreds of people attend Winter SolstiCelebration and Moonlady Nights,” explains Earth Rhythms executive director Amy Martin. “They enjoy the ceremonies, drums, vegetarian feasts, silent auctions and such. But what they remember is the music.”
These artists have graciously donated their songs to help raise funds for Earth Rhythms, for projects like bringing leaders in alternative spirituality to North Texas. Learn more about the group that so moves these artists at www.EarthRhythms.org. For insight into the Moonlady News community, visit www.Moonlady.com.
"The Sound of Earth Rhythms: Spiritual Music from Winter SolstiCelebration and Moonlady Night” was produced for Earth Rhythms by J. Kendel Johnson and Amy Martin, with assistant producers Cornell Kinderknecht and Rodney Steman. CD graphic design by Scooter Smith. Liner notes by Amy Martin.
Songs & Artists
Kerri Arista ~ "Over The Moon"
Annie Benjamin ~ "Life's Blessings"
Lainey Bernstein ~ "Miracle's Ledge"
Kelly Brown and Rhett Butler ~ "Believe”
the dreamsicles ~ "Angel Wings"
Michael Gott ~ "Love Can Move The World"
Robin Hackett ~ "Now She Dances"
David Howard ~ “Cicadas”
J Kendel Johnson ~ "Soul to Soul"
Freddie Jones ~ “Tashia”
Cornell Kinderknecht ~ "My People"
Steve Leach (Bob Monk Singers) ~ "Life in All Its Brilliance"
Lu Mitchell ~ "This Too Shall Pass"
Linda Petty ~ "The Time Is Now"
Geoffrey Ricketts and Matt Woodbury ~ "To the Tree"
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E-newsletter & web site announced – November 9, 2007
Earth Rhythms, the new nonprofit formed to present Winter SolstiCelebration as well as other events and projects, is now online.
Executive director Amy Martin announced the new web site at www.earthrhythms.org. The site is the new home for Winter SolstiCelebration information, plus Earth Rhythms’ other projects such as concerts and talks by national spiritual leaders.
Along with the web site, the group is launching an e-newsletter called Inside Earth Rhythms, to be sent out once a month, or more often when Earth Rhythms has events. The online newsletter is beautifully laid out with photos, graphics and sound and video clips.
To sign up, just go to www.earthrhythms.org and click on Sign Up For Our E-News in the upper right.
For more information on Earth Rhythms, or to interview the executive director Amy Martin, call the Earth Rhythms hotline 214-261-5599.
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Earth Rhythms logo contest - May 31, 2007
Dallas non-profit group forms, contest for its logo design announced.
A non-profit group was formed in April 2007 to promote and produce an annual Dallas event held the past 15 years called Winter SolstiCelebration™. Named Earth Rhythms™, the group’s mission is to expand experiential events such as Winter SolstiCelebration, to work to preserve natural places, and to provide assistance to those in need in North Texas. Earth Rhythms consists of its President Amy Martin, a Board of Directors and an Advisory Committee.
“Each year the event outdoes the year before and size and content, for the future we envision attracting national talent and media coverage,” explains event creator and producer Amy Martin. “In order to accomplish this goal the event required an entity, thus the formation of Earth Rhythms.”
And because a new entity needs an identity, a logo design contest is underway. A cash prize of $200 will be awarded to the winner. The judging panel includes Sam Betts, CD, Sam Betts Creative; James Ware, Sr. Art Director, Triad Business Marketing; and Beverly Adams, CEO, Luminary Productions. Deadline for submissions is June 30, with winners announced by the end of July.
Winter SolstiCelebration Background
Winter SolstiCelebration, a Dallas tradition of 15 years, grew from a modest gathering into a complex event merging a variety of performance, ceremony and festival. Attracting over 750 each December to the majestic Cathedral of Hope, it is now the second largest Winter Solstice celebration in the nation.
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