My husband invited me to go to a play with him this Thursday night, and I’m excited about it! The play, “Nice White Parents 2016” sounds like a possible help for me as I often find myself struggling between good intention vs actual impact. I could wait until next week and give you a review, but since it will be in Greensboro for such a limited time, I thought I would give you the “heads-up”…
The American Friends Service Committee & The BlackQuaker Project Present: The 2023 Black Quaker Lives Matter Film Festival & Forum Screening & Discussion Every Other Saturday / 4 February 2023 to 8 April 2023, 1 PM Eastern Time. The BlackQuaker Project (BQP) is proud to announce the 2023 Black Quaker Lives Matter Film Festival & Forum, a groundbreaking exploration of Black Friends who made a difference throughout both USA and world history. This year’s festival-forum…
I sing in a barbershop chorus, the Greensboro Tarheel Chorus, which is a local chapter of the international Barbershop Harmony Society. We are having a holiday sing-in, open to the public, at New Garden Friends Meeting on Thursday, December 8, at 7:00 PM. We are renting the Meeting Room as an outside group, but all members of the NGFM community (and the greater Greensboro community) are invited to join us. Part of the hour-long program…
In summer 2022, when I attended the Swannanoa Gathering annual music camp, I took a class in Flatfoot Dancing in addition to ukulele. It was there that I met a Quaker from Berea, KY, named Jennifer Elam, who wrote a series of pamphlets at Pendle Hill. At the end of our week, she gave me 3 of those for our New Garden Library: HILLBILLY QUAKER #475, ART AS SOUL’S SANCTUARY: Meditations on Arts and Spirituality…
Western Friend, May / June 2020 Review of The Kendal Sparrow by Barbara Schell Luetke Reviewed by David Tucker Bold voices emerge from a nation wracked by years of war, political division and generational change: The origin of Early Friends was always a colorful tale. Barbara Schell Luetke uses Early Friends as a canvas on which to paint a coming-of-age portrait of individual convincement, ministry, and faithful struggle in her historical novel The Kendal Sparrow. The …
NC Council of Churches will host a virtual screening of the film Braided Prayer, featuring former Council staff member, David LaMotte! The new short documentary from John Kennedy and David Saich tells the story of Abraham Jam, an interfaith folk/world music trio making the case that harmony can be even stronger than unity — that we don’t have to sing the same notes in order to create something beautiful together. Use the link below to…
Here is the poem I read at the opening of Monthly Meeting this past Sunday. It is taken from “Healing Ashes,” a collection of sayings and poems sent to me by my Pastor brother in California. Fast from judging others; Feast on Christ dwelling in them. Fast from fear of illness; Feast on the healing power of God. Fast from discontent; Feast on gratitude. Fast from anger; Feast on patience. Fast from negatives; Feast on…
9:45 a.m. / Join Guilford Alumni, Alex Gingrow for a discussion about her work, her inspiration, and her thoughts on the artist’s role in society as a conduit of, and commentator on culture. This task of keen observation is powered by relentless personal awareness and a constant practice of empathy and critique. It is exhausting, exhilarating, lonely, and utterly fulfilling. Born in 1979 in Knoxville, TN, Alex Gingrow has lived and studied in cities as…
A way to support Friendship Community Partnership and our friends of color Nicole Walker, of Persimmon Grove AME Church/Friendship Community Partnership, has invited New Gardeners to a virtual dance program called “The Christmas Shoes” in which her daughter Mala will perform. Choices for participants are a drive-in, live Zoom or On Demand Zoom event. Purchase tickets at www. tinyurl.com/reboxoffice. Contact: Kate Seel ([email protected]) 336-455-2591.
This past summer, for 2020 Summer Program, several New Gardeners recorded themselves reading children’s stories aloud for our Facebook page. These videos were popular with New Gardeners of all ages, and continued to receive “traffic” well after the dates they were posted. New Gardeners are missing one another! So why not continue connecting this way? Friends are invited to record themselves reading one of their favorite children’s books aloud, and send the recording to Karin…