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Sponsored by a Threefold Community Initiative
Creating Tomorrow’s
Threefold Community:
Conversation and Potluck Dinner
Saturday, February 4, 5:00pm
What makes a house a home? The Threefold community has a long history and many well-established institutions, but it also – by design – is constantly in the process of being created. In the spirit of the Archangel Michael, who comes to our aid only after he sees us take initiative, we invite everyone with an interest in the community to join us in honoring the past, sensing into the present, and welcoming the future through individual sharing, group conversations, art, activities, and a potluck dinner.
Special guests Laura Summer and Nathaniel Williams of Free Columbia will open the evening with remarks about creating a community-based artistic course. Ample time for conversation and sharing of ideas will be followed by sharing of food. Please come!
Location: Red Barn Painting Studio, Red Barn Lane.
Children Are Welcome: Childcare will be provided if needed. Please email in advance if you will require childcare to attend.
Potluck: Please bring a dish to share (your own plate and silverware too, if possible).
Information: No RSVP is needed to attend. For information, and childcare requests, email Bill Day: williamhday@yahoo.com.
Sponsored by Gaia Northeast
Carbon Farming:
Workshops in Regenerative Agriculture
Through February 5, 2012
Carbon Farming combines cutting-edge agricultural practices with the tools of ecological design to build healthy soil and profitable farms. Threefold Educational Center and the Pfeiffer Center are pleased to host "Carbon Farming: Workshops in Regenerative Agriculture."
Top farmers and researchers from around the world are gathering at this unique event to train land-owners, farmers, policy-makers, and investors in the best practices of carbon farming. Each Workshop in the 2012 Carbon Farming Course focuses on an essential component of profitable regenerative agriculture:
- Holistic Management: Decision-making for profit and purpose.
- Keyline Farming: Water planning and rapid soil development.
- Perennial Agriculture: Mimic ecosystems for resilience and risk-management.
- Tree Crops & Agroforestry: Perennial systems to multiply your yields.
- Living Soils: Activate soil biology for fertility and input-reduction.
- Local Food Systems: The Polyface Farm strategy for economic abundance.
Presenters will include Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm, Darren Doherty of RegenAG, Dr. Elaine Ingham of Soil Foodweb, Dr. Wes Jackson of the Land Institute, Dave Jacke of Dynamics Ecological Design, and more.
Information: For complete details, and to register, please click here.
Sponsored by Eurythmy Spring Valley
Music of the Enlightenment:
Haydn, Mozart, and the Classical Style
A Lecture/Demonstration by Marcus Macauley
Monday, February 6, 7:30pm
Pianist Marcus Macauley will perform music of Haydn and Mozart and explore its relation to the Age of Enlightenment as well as to its musical predecessors, such as the Bach of whom Mozart said, "Bach is the father, we are the kids." (It wasn't Johann Sebastian.)
Location: School of Eurythmy, Hungry Hollow Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY.
Admission: $15 / $9 students and seniors.
Information: Call 845-352-5020 x13, or email info@eurythmy.org.
Sponsored by Eurythmy Spring Valley
Winter Public Course
With Michael Widmer
February 8, 15 & 29
March 7 & 24
7:00-8:15pm
Eurythmy is a joyful and enlivening form of artistic expression, which brings soul and body into harmony. In tone eurythmy, the singing of the soul becomes visible — and just as singing is a healthy exercise for our whole organism, so is tone eurythmy! In six weekly sessions (with a one-week midwinter break), we will strive to bring the inner experiences of our soul to outer movement, working with pieces of classical music. This class will be fun both for beginners and those with some experience.
Fee: $15 per session.
Information: Call 845-352-5020 x13, or email info@eurythmy.org.
Sponsored by the Threefold Branch of the Anthroposophical Society
Arthur and Grail:
The Threefold Group within the Destiny Tapestry of the Anthroposophical Society
A Lecture by John Alexandra
Wednesday, February 8, 7:30pm
Light refreshments will be served following the talk.
Location: Threefold Auditorium Side Room, 260 Hungry Hollow Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY.
Suggested donation: $12, students and seniors $7.
Information: Contact Melissa Lyons: 845-517-5386 or mlyons@threefold.org.
Sponsored by Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
Early Childhood Conference Vendors
Saturday, February 11, 2:30-5:30pm
Handmade toys, gifts, natural crafts, books, and more will be on sale by vendors at the Waldorf Early Childhood Conference. Open to the public.
Featured vendors will include: AE Wooden Toys, Woolies of Shirkshire Farm, Blue Moon Studio, Going Gnome, Lifeways North America, Heavenly Hues Wool Studio, the Fellowship Community, Dr. Hauschka, Pear Tree Studios, Meadowlark Toys & Crafts, and WECAN Books.
Location: Green Meadow Waldorf School Gymnasium, Chestnut Ridge Rd. between Joyce Dr. and Hungry Hollow Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY.
Sponsored by Eurythmy Spring Valley
Projective Geometry
An Experiential Course with
Michael D'Aleo
February 15-17
Three classes each day:
9:35-10:45am, 11:15am-12:25pm, & 1:45-2:55pm
A three-day experiential introduction to the basic elements of projective geometry. A proper understanding of projective geometry gives one a very different experience of spatial relationships. Participants will construct a series of drawings that help illustrate the fundamental principles. We will work towards this experience with practical examples in our everyday world and in the drawings within which we express space.
Michael D'Aleo is a founding member of and Director of Research for the Saratoga Experiential Natural Science Research Institute (SENSRI). He was a co-founder of the high school at the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs where he teaches physical science and mathematics.
Location: School of Eurythmy, Hungry Hollow Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY.
Course fee: $135 / $15 per individual class session.
Information: Call 845-352-5020 x13, or email info@eurythmy.org.
Sponsored by Threefold Café
Third Thursdays at Threefold Café
A series of fun-raising events brought to you by Green Meadow parents. Every event begins with pay-as-you go dinner prepared by Chef Anthony LoPinto and Threefold Café (starts at 6:00pm; BYOB welcome). The evening's activities begin at 6:30pm and are free unless otherwise noted.
The next Third Thursday event is:
February 16: Comedy Improv Workshop
Emmy Laybourne Podunovich (who in her time performed with Chicago City Limits, UCB, Theatersports and more) will lead a free improv workshop. No experience required. We will not work on being funny — instead we will investigate the all-powerful "Yes And" principle of improvisation.
This workshop is entirely free.
No auditors — everyone who comes will participate.
Participants must be age 14 or older, please.
Location: Threefold Café, 285 Hungry Hollow Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY (ample parking behind Holder House).
Please register in advance: Email Emmy at emmylaybourne@gmail.com.
Sponsored by Creative Speech Spring Valley
The Passing of Arthur
By Alfred Lord Tennyson —
Recitation by Clare Coriell
Thursday, February 16, 7:30pm
Hear the epic story of the end of King Arthur's life and the return of his legendary sword, Excalibur, to the Lady of the Lake. Music by Joe and Patti Regan, Adrianna Coe and Joseph Regan.
Suggested donation: $10 / $5.
Location: The Christian Community, 15 Margetts Rd., Monsey, NY.
Information: Call 845-573-9080.
Sponsored Green Meadow Waldorf School
Lazure Workshop
in the new Performance Hall
February 17-20
Learn this unique European color wall glazing technique as we lazure the new performance hall in the Green Meadow Waldorf School Arts Building. We will be led by master lazurist Charles Andrade, who will give a talk on color psychology, followed by a demonstration of the lazure technique.
Over the course of the weekend and Monday, we will lazure our new spaces together. Lazure painting is taught as a team effort, and thus is a social art form.
Location: Rose Hall, in the Arts Building at Green Meadow Waldorf School.
Fee: February 17-19: $175. February 20: $100. All proceeds benefit Green Meadow Waldorf School.
Information and Resgistration: Contact Larry Fox or Leslie Burchell-Fox at lazureworks@aol.com. Register early — space is limited.
Sponsored by The Christian Community—Movement for Religious Renewal
Open Courses and Week-Long Retreats
At the Christian Community Seminary
This spring, the Christian Community Seminary is offering a series of courses open to the public. Attend the daily lectures, or immerse yourself in a week-long retreat that includes full participation in seminary life.
How to Know, Confront, and Work with Evil
With Bastiaan Baan, The Netherlands
February 20–24, 7:30pm
Shakespeare and the Bible:
Dramatic Commentaries on the Old and New Testaments
With Peter van Breda, Great Britain
February 27–March 2, 9:30am
The Sermon on the Mount
With Erk Ludwig
March 5–9, 9:30am
Holy Week Retreat
The Cross — Casting its Shadow on the Greening Earth
Daily service, study, conversation, artistic activities
With Jonah Evans, Oliver Steinrueck, Gisela Wielki
April 2–6, 9:30am
Jesus or Christ:
The Evolution of American Christianity
With Sanford Miller
April 16–20, 7:30pm
Observation of Nature:
Practice Exercises with Plants
With Roger Druitt, Great Britain
April 30–May 4, 9:30
Sophia, the Holy Spirit and the Divine Feminine
With James Hindes
May 7–11, 9:30
Cost: Courses only, five sessions: $50. Week-long retreats, with participation in Seminary life, includes all classes and breakfast (but not housing): $200.
Location: The Christian Community, 15 Margetts Rd., Monsey, NY.
For information, and to register: Please contact Rev. Gisela Wielki at 212-877-0208 or info@christiancommunityseminary.org. Learn more about the Christian Community Seminary at our website: www.christiancommunityseminary.org.
Sponsored by Knowded Foundation
Knowledge Lab
Saturday, February 25, 3:00-6:00pm
Knowledge Lab is like a mini university in our communities. We learn from the people present. Everybody is a teacher. Everyone can offer or request a topic at the beginning of the session. We match the interests, split up, and learn. It is very much like a three-hour learning open space. Just come and be open to what is going to happen. It is a wonderful experience to see the knowledge hidden in the people around you and to learn from each other.
Location: Red Barn Painting Studio, Red Barn Lane off Hungry Hollow Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY.
Information: Contact Valentin Vollmer: vv@knowded.com or 518-290-0266.
Sponsored by Eurythmy Spring Valley
Rudolf Steiner, Human Evolution, and Modern Science:
Spiritual Science's Problem of Seriousness and the Central Issue of Human Evolution
A Lecture by Michael Judge
Thursday, March 1, 7:00-9:30pm
Spiritual Science has a problem being taken seriously. This lecture will address the "Atlantean" development as illustrative of Spiritual and Material Science brought together with references to "Lemuria" and the "Post Atlantean." Questions and discussion to follow.
Michael Judge is a history graduate of the University of Maryland, where he also studied geography, anthropology, and political science. He has earned a public Education certification with the State of Maryland, holds a Waldorf Teacher Certificate, and a Spacial Dynamics Certificate. He has been a life-long student of modern science and has been a student of spiritual science for over 32 years.
Location: School of Eurythmy, Hungry Hollow Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY.
Admission: $15 / $9 students and seniors.
Sponsored by Eurythmy Spring Valley
Looking at Evolution through
Material Science and Spiritual Science
A series of lectures by Michael Judge
March 1 & 2, 11:00am-12:30pm & 1:30-3:00pm
Rudolf Steiner reports that there ought not be any disagreement between true results from Spiritual Scientific Research and Material Scientific Research. Yet, the results from these two approaches do not seem to agree on the face of it. How then can these two approaches seeking the same truth begin to be plausibly brought together? Michael Judge, a willing student of both approaches, will address big questions surrounding Human Evolution, looking not only at the "What?" and "How?", but also the "Why?" and "Who?"; not stopping at the past, but also looking at Human Evolution today and future implications.
Michael Judge is a history graduate of the University of Maryland, where he also studied geography, anthropology, and political science. He has earned a public Education certification with the State of Maryland, holds a Waldorf Teacher Certificate, and a Spatial Dynamics Certificate. He has been a life-long student of modern science and has been a student of spiritual science for over 32 years.
Location: School of Eurythmy, Hungry Hollow Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY.
Course fee: $75 / $15 each lecture.
Information: Call 845-352-5020 x13, or email info@eurythmy.org.
Sponsored by Eurythmy Spring Valley
Emily Dickinson
Poetics Lectures with
John Wulsin
March 5-9, 11:15-12:25
How did the modest Massachusetts maiden lady become the most potent female poet since Sappho, the "mother" of American poetry, a keen quickener of new consciousness?
She explored the human mind "...till
The Centuries of June
And Centuries of August cease
And Consciousness — is Noon."
John Wulsin is a faithful and beloved contributor to the Eurythmy School and a long-standing and highly respected teacher at Green Meadow Waldorf School. He is the author of several books, including The Spirit of the English Language: A Practical Guide for Poets, Teachers & Students (Lindisfarne Books, 2008).
Location: School of Eurythmy, Hungry Hollow Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY.
Admission: $75 for five lectures.
Information: Call 845-352-5020 x13, or email info@eurythmy.org.
Sponsored by Eurythmy Spring Valley
Little Louse and Little Flea
Eurythmy Spring Valley
Children's Performance
Saturday, March 10, 11:00am
Our Saturday morning children's program will once more include a chance for children to experience living tables, troughs, doors and trees in conversation with anxious little creatures with the story of Little Louse and Little Flea. The story will be surrounded by music by Mozart and other little pieces.
Location: Threefold Auditorium, 260 Hungry Hollow Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY.
Admission: $7 adults / $5 children.
Information: Call 845-352-5020 x13, or email info@eurythmy.org.
Sponsored by Eurythmy Spring Valley
Weekend Public Intensive
March 16-18
Join us for the third and final weekend intensive in eurythmy that we are offering for those who want to take a deeper step in eurythmy, but are not ready to join a training. These immersion courses will explore a variety of eurythmy elements, complemented by sessions in singing or creative speech and a study of material by Rudolf Steiner.
Led by Eurythmy Spring Valley faculty, the Weekend Public Intensive offers participants a unique opportunity to experience the refreshment and deepening that eurythmy has to offer. All levels of experience are very welcome.
Location: School of Eurythmy, Hungry Hollow Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY.
Fee: $225 (sliding scale available).
Information: Call 845-352-5020 x13, or email info@eurythmy.org.
Sponsored by Eurythmy Spring Valley
Eurythmy Spring Valley Ensemble Performance
Saturday, March 17, 8:00pm
The Eurythmy Spring Valley Ensemble will premier several new pieces in this public evening performance of new works and current favorites currently in development. Join us for an evening that is guaranteed not to disappoint.
Location: Threefold Auditorium, 260 Hungry Hollow Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY.
Admission: $15 / $9 students and seniors.
Information: Call 845-352-5020 x13, or email info@eurythmy.org.
Sponsored by the Fiber Craft Studio
Handwork Research Conference:
Preparing for the Future —
How do practical, artistic activities support the development of soul and spiritual capacities?
April 20-22
The theme of this research conference will be elaborated by keynote speaker Dr. Gerald Karnow, and will be explored in a number of three-session workshops on the handwork curriculum led by the members of the conference planning committee and other experienced Waldorf handwork teachers. The fruits of this joint work will be gathered in a plenum session.
Information: Call 845-425-2891, email information@fibercraftstudio.org, or visit our web site.
Sponsored by the Fiber Craft Studio
Sheep and Wool Festival
Sunday, June 3, 10:00am-5:00pm, Rain or Shine
Celebrate Nature’s Gifts and Fiber Transformation.... Meet Sheep, Goats and Bunnies.... Participate in fiber craft activities, including spinning, weaving, knitting, felting, and plant dyeing....
Delicious food too!
Admission is free. A small fee will be charged for activities. All proceeds benefit the Fiber Craft Studio.
Location: The Fiber Craft Studio, 275 Hungry Hollow Rd., Chestnut Ridge, NY.
Information: Call 845-425-2891, email information@fibercraftstudio.org, or visit our web site.
Sponsored by Threefold Educational Center
The Courage to Be:
An Introduction to Clowning with Nose to Nose
Co-facilitated by Kirstin Crowley and Laura Geilen
July 8-12
This summer, Threefold Educational Center is proud to host three one-week clowning workshops with Nose to Nose of North America.
Encumbered by the expectations of ourselves and others, how do we find the strength to shake off the limitations and fears that isolate us and prevent us from feeling free? How do we responsibly summon the Courage to BE?
Clowning is a state of playfulness that allows us to experience a child-like, naïve and vulnerable state of being ... and paradoxically we learn, grow, and are strengthened through reconnecting playfully with what makes us most vulnerable. This approach to clowning is not a technique (tricks, gags and routines), but a personal journey towards finding one’s unique way of being — by listening and being receptive, essential skills for any creative and imaginative endeavor. It is only in letting go of control that we begin to be surprised by the depth of that which is around us and within us.
This course establishes the foundation for all work with Nose to Nose and is an essential first step before going on to more advanced courses. Class size is limited to 12.
For information, and to register: Please click here.
Sponsored by Threefold Educational Center
Embracing the Unexpected:
A Clown Level 2 Workshop with Nose to Nose
Co-facilitated by Angie Foster and Ann Willcutt
July 15-19
This summer, Threefold Educational Center is proud to host three one-week clowning workshops with Nose to Nose of North America.
This course continues the Level 1 work of "Courage to Be" (see above), offering further practice of clowning with the focus on structure and relationship. The more demanding aspects of this level come from a need to practice responsiveness to, and awareness of, your partner on stage, your audience, and the images, stories and characters that emerge during improvisation. Our work will bring greater insights into the techniques of improvisation and performance.
Level 2 is a pre-requisite for Clown 3 — The Wisdom of Imperfection.
For information, and to register: Please click here.
Sponsored by Threefold Educational Center
Social Clowning:
Redeeming the Fool and the Court Jester
A Workshop with Nose to Nose
Facilitated by Vivian Gladwell
July 22-26
This summer, Threefold Educational Center is proud to host three one-week clowning workshops with Nose to Nose of North America.
This week offers a practical exploration of the clown's take on personal, social and political issues.
From the third day onwards, you will be practicing those skills in real life situations within meetings, conferences or during visits to different businesses and institutions — just you and your clown in front of your hosts.
The course is intense and invites you to explore rules around transgression and its limits. What is the right way for a clown to reflect, comment and play with the issues and problems they perceive in the world? Unlike the buffoon (a close cousin of the clown but with an attitude problem), the clown transgresses to reclaim and celebrate life's paradoxes. By fearlessly juggling with social, symbolic and archetypal references, the clown stumbles on and exposes those lies and truths others dare not or cannot speak out.
The ridiculous mirror image (of ourselves and of the world) that the clown offers us puts the human heart back at the very centre of our institutions. In parodying the games of knowledge, power, truth and religion, we reveal not only the light and the shadows of our world but also affirm and celebrate our humanity.
The group is limited to 12.
For information, and to register: Please click here.
Sponsored by the Otto Specht School
Forging a Path:
Child development as a shared foundation for the coworking of physicians, teachers, and therapists
2012 AAMTA Conference in cooperation with
PAAM and the Otto Specht School
August 2-5
In this conference, physicians, therapists, and teachers are invited to come together to explore the anthroposophic perspective on child development with a concentration on the four ethers. Out of our different professional fields, we will create a unique collaborative environment that aims to enrich and strengthen our individual practices.
This conference is a joint effort of the Association for Anthroposophic Medicine and Therapies in America (AAMTA), the Physicians’ Association for Anthroposophic Medicine (PAAM), and The Otto Specht School, and is hosted by Threefold Educational Center. The Annual General Meetings of PAAM and AAMTA will be held during the conference.
For more information, and to register, click here.