SPECIAL EVENTS
MINDFUL PEACE WALK: 'PEACE BEGINS WITH YOU' FREE
Sunday 9 August, 9am – 10.15am (starting at St John’s Mural on Princes Street – Venue 127 - and returning by 10.15am in time for the morning service)
At the beginning of the Festival, this silent walking meditation will be led by the Community of Interbeing, who follow the teachings of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Before the walk begins there will be a brief introduction to mindful walking as a meditation practice. Accompanied children are welcome.
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LAUNCH EVENT: THE CALL OF HOME FREE
Sunday 9 August, 6pm - 7pm at St John’s (Venue 127)
During the next three weeks we will look at various aspects of what makes us feel at home or where the longings of our hearts call us. Join us in our celebratory opening event featuring words, music and dance – including guests Kenny MacAskill MSP, Hardeep Singh Kohli, performance poet Elspeth Murray, concert pianist Aleksander Kudajczyk, Ragamala dancers, St John’s Choir and others.
Followed by informal reception (until 8.30pm) with various festival artists and contributors present. Come mingle and celebrate! ALL WELCOME.
COME HOME TO LAUGHTER £4 (pay on arrival)
Laughter workshops with Nottingham Laughter Club’s Jo Eadie
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 11am in the chapel at St John’s (venue 127)
Do you ever feel the yearning to go back to the more playful frame of mind that we all knew as children? Learn how to rediscover your innate capacity for joy by sharing the sound of laughter with others. Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday during the Festival, each session lasts approximately one hour. There’s no need to book, just turn up and laugh. For more information visit www.nottinghamlaughter.org.uk or call Jo on: 07816439510.
FINDING YOUR VOICE FREE
Sunday 23 August, 12.30pm – 1.30pm at St John’s (venue 127)
An interactive discussion on using voice and sound to help, encourage and heal people. With John Bell, church musician and writer; Margery Bray who has devoted her life to caring for abused children and is currently using vibrational therapy or singing to heal traumatised children in Georgia; and Harriet Buchan (who played the long-suffering wife Jean in Taggart, the TV crimes series set in Glasgow) who now runs her own voice workshops as a form of therapy for people in a similar situation to Jean's. She says 'you cannot sing and be sad'.
JAPANESE TEA CEREMONY BY DONATION
Wednesday 26 August, 4pm at St John’s (venue 127)
The Japanese Tea Ceremony, "Cha-no-Yu : Way of Tea", originated in 16th Century Japan. The 4 principles of the Tea Ceremony are Harmony, Respect, Purity and Tranquillity. It synthesizes the Arts of elegant Kimono, flower arrangement, calligraphy, pottery, and philosophy into a way of life. Mio Shapley, a qualified professor of Urasenke, warmly invites you to come and share a cup of tea and simplicity.
CLOSING EVENT: COMING HOME £5 / FREE
Sunday 30 August, 8pm – 9.30pm at St John’s (venue 127)
At the end of the Festival we bring together the many strands in words, music, dance and story representing our aspirations for the world and our commitment to making it a home for all. With various festival performers and a surprise guest speaker – and, of course, a hearty rendition of ‘Auld Lang Syne’.
Free to all who have come to FoSP events (please produce a ticket stub).
