BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Common Street Spiritual Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Common Street Spiritual Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://commonstreet.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Common Street Spiritual Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230504T160000 DTSTAMP:20260505T203418 CREATED:20221221T200631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T155231Z UID:10006509-1683208800-1683216000@commonstreet.org SUMMARY:Tea\, Pray\, Knit DESCRIPTION:Join Diana\, Fran and Donese every other Thursday in the Meeting Room from 2-4 pm.  Bring along any handcraft you’d like to work on as we take time to enjoy one another’s company\, engage in thoughtful conversations and develop new relationships.  We can share thoughts about matters that affect us all such as: \n\nchildren’s education\,\nsafe neighborhoods\, and\nfood insecurity.\n\nWe can exchange prayers and positive thoughts and seek ways to contribute to those in need. \nYou are welcome to drop in when you can.  Children are also welcome with a parent or caregiver. \nOur next Thursday gatherings are May 4th and 18th and June 1st\, 15th\, and 29th. \nPlease email Donese @ donese.sylvester@gmail.com to RSVP or ask questions. URL:https://commonstreet.org/event/tea-pray-knit/2023-05-04/ CATEGORIES:Community,Cultural,Dialogue,Small Group ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commonstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/tea-knit.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Donese Sylvester":MAILTO:donese.sylvester@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230507T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230507T120000 DTSTAMP:20260505T203418 CREATED:20240103T151056Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240103T151056Z UID:10013034-1683455400-1683460800@commonstreet.org SUMMARY:Open Circle and Community Brunch DESCRIPTION:On the first Sundays of the month\, we combine our Open Circle Gathering with a community potluck brunch.\n\nWe gather and connect in a more relaxed\, less structured way\, yet with threads of meaning and spirituality tying it all together.\n\n\nYou’re welcome\, if it would bring you joy\, to contribute a food or drink item to share as part of the community brunch. Another option is to bring non-perishable food or toiletry items for our free mini-pantry.\n\nIf you’re new to Open Circle\, you’re welcome to sign up here so you can be in the loop for future gatherings: https://forms.gle/Aa18ZuGfyy4Nv3gq7\n\nOur community is finding a creative place in the spiritual world\, where new forms of spiritual practice\, artistic expression\, and self-awareness are emerging to support humanity to meet the challenges of our times. We are finding balance within ourselves\, making peace across differences\, and stepping up to protect the Earth.\n\nWe welcome folks of all beliefs and backgrounds to build community with us as we align around a hopeful sense of common purpose. To become a member\, please fill out the membership form here: www.commonstreet.org/membership URL:https://commonstreet.org/event/open-circle-and-community-brunch-2/ CATEGORIES:Children and Family,Community,Cultural,Food,Meditation,Peace and Justice,Spiritual,Youth ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://commonstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Open-Circle-and-Brunch-GENERAL.png ORGANIZER;CN="Ian Mevorach":MAILTO:ian@commonstreet.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230507T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230507T200000 DTSTAMP:20260505T203418 CREATED:20230327T204103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230413T181314Z UID:10004826-1683478800-1683489600@commonstreet.org SUMMARY:Community Gathering DESCRIPTION:Join us to contemplate life together! \n\nA gathering to connect with yourself & raise your vibe! URL:https://commonstreet.org/event/community-gathering-5/ CATEGORIES:Community,Cultural,Healing,Music and Arts,Spiritual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commonstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Community-Gathering.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Camila Andrade":MAILTO:cah.anastasi@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230518T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230518T160000 DTSTAMP:20260505T203418 CREATED:20221221T200631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T155231Z UID:10006510-1684418400-1684425600@commonstreet.org SUMMARY:Tea\, Pray\, Knit DESCRIPTION:Join Diana\, Fran and Donese every other Thursday in the Meeting Room from 2-4 pm.  Bring along any handcraft you’d like to work on as we take time to enjoy one another’s company\, engage in thoughtful conversations and develop new relationships.  We can share thoughts about matters that affect us all such as: \n\nchildren’s education\,\nsafe neighborhoods\, and\nfood insecurity.\n\nWe can exchange prayers and positive thoughts and seek ways to contribute to those in need. \nYou are welcome to drop in when you can.  Children are also welcome with a parent or caregiver. \nOur next Thursday gatherings are May 4th and 18th and June 1st\, 15th\, and 29th. \nPlease email Donese @ donese.sylvester@gmail.com to RSVP or ask questions. URL:https://commonstreet.org/event/tea-pray-knit/2023-05-18/ CATEGORIES:Community,Cultural,Dialogue,Small Group ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commonstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/tea-knit.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Donese Sylvester":MAILTO:donese.sylvester@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230526T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230526T210000 DTSTAMP:20260505T203418 CREATED:20230522T004754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230525T173220Z UID:10007805-1685127600-1685134800@commonstreet.org SUMMARY:Natick Music Makers DESCRIPTION:What:  Natick Music Makers \nWhen:  Friday\, May 26\, 2023\, 7-9pm \nWhere:  Common Street Spiritual Center\, Upstairs \nHow much: Cost; 100% of your $10 entry fee goes to the center to support its mission* \nWho:  You & Us!! ? \nHello! We want to play music with YOU! \nIf you have a basic musical ability (play an instrument\, know your chords)\, We welcome you to bring your instrument; guitar\, bass\, drums\, keyboard\, ukelele\, voice\, and more – for a night of playing songs together. We’ll finish out the night with a jam. \nPoint of the event is to have fun and make music together. There is little expectation beyond that. \nFormat of the event:  we’ll play relatively easy songs which are 3-5 chords. We’ll have a list to choose from for this event\, and we’ll cast them on a screen / or have on poster-boards\, so everyone can see the chords and lyrics. We’ll draw numbers from a hat @ 7pm and that will be the order of those wanting to lead a song. If you just want to play\, then just play! \nGenres include but not limited to Rock\, Pop\, Folk\, Blues. Typically\, we’ll be mostly in 4/4 time to keep things simple. I’ll start off the 1st song to get us warmed up\, then we’ll take turns leading a song (optional if you desire to). \nNote: we’ll play mostly “clean” in terms of sound\, but some basic pedals / effects are permitted such as Wah\, Compressor\, Reverb\, Delay\, etc. Ear plugs will be available. \nAlso Note:  respectfulness of everyone’s ability level is expected\, kindness is appreciated. This is for fun\, and there is no expectation that the songs will sound like the original nor do we really desire for it to. \nKeep your alcohol and drugs and pets at home. \nWe’ll take a break about halfway through to socialize and munch on snacks. \nIf you have any questions\, you can reach me by email: MrDaveStewart@gmail.com \nHope to see you there! \n\nNatick Music Makers \n\n  \n*Free if you’re a member of Common St. Spiritual Center.  See this link if interested: https://commonstreet.org/membership/ URL:https://commonstreet.org/event/natick-music-makers/ CATEGORIES:Community,Cultural,Food,Music and Arts END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230528T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230528T160000 DTSTAMP:20260505T203418 CREATED:20230506T125526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230511T100343Z UID:10007482-1685282400-1685289600@commonstreet.org SUMMARY:Alex Cook Art Opening DESCRIPTION:Alex Cook is a public artist who had created over 220 murals in 20 states around the US and 4 countries. (www.stonebalancer.com) As creator of the YOU ARE LOVED Mural Project he works with organizations of all types including schools\, prisons\, shelters\, and government organizations. These collaborations create love-focused murals (like the one downstairs at Common Street Spiritual Center!) that bring together the power of art and community to support a warmer\, more loving society. (www.youarelovedmurals.com) \nAlex will speak about his nation-wide work with the YOU ARE LOVED Project as well as show pictures of the process. Beyond the paintng process Alex will share how bringing this message of love to all kinds of locations has created conversations and even saved lives. On exhibit in the sanctuary are 10 of Alex’s newest works. He will discuss how creating YOU ARE LOVED murals opened the door to creating new work\, revolutionizing his creative process. \nARTIST STATEMENT: \nFor most of my 30 years of art making my inclination has been to make representational art – pictures of things to tell a story or express a feeling.\nThe 10 works currently on display in the sanctuary represent a departure from that style. Having spent the last several years working on YOU ARE\nLOVED murals whose content is only the lines\, colors\, and contrasts of words and letters\, I have found myself much more interested in how to make\nsoulful\, heartfelt work that uses only formal elements – line\, color\, and contrast – to create beauty. \nThe earliest of these works (on the right wall) were created improvisationally. I created patterns of color on the individual papers and\nthen arranged them to create the larger final piece. Later I realized I could arrange the papers first and then\, still using the geometric patterns on each\npaper\, make a single image that would unify the piece. I began simply with the green and red rings and quickly moved to more complex images like the Floating Man. \nIn these 10 works you can see the development of my thinking from the earlier purely geometrical pieces on the right to the pieces on the left which\neach contain an image created by or event through the geometrical patterns.\nEnjoy!\nAlex Cook\, May 2023 \nAlex Cook is a public artist who had created over 220 murals in 20 statesaround the US and 4 countries. (www.stonebalancer.com) As creator of the\nYOU ARE LOVED Mural Project he works with organizations of all types to make love-focused murals (like the one downstairs in this building!) that bring together the power of art and community to create a warmer\, more loving society. (www.youarelovedmurals.com) \n  URL:https://commonstreet.org/event/alex-cook-art-opening/ CATEGORIES:Children and Family,Community,Cultural,Music and Arts,Youth ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commonstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/IMG_9350.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Alex Cook":MAILTO:stonebalancer@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230528T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230528T210000 DTSTAMP:20260505T203418 CREATED:20230526T044031Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230528T205001Z UID:10007807-1685298600-1685307600@commonstreet.org SUMMARY:The Natick Dance Showcase DESCRIPTION:The Natick Dance Showcase features dance styles from around the world with exotic music\, dazzling costumes and enchanting performers\, both solo and in troupes. The showcase will have 14 acts to offer you a full evening of entertainment. The doors of the Common Street Spiritual Center will open at 6:00pm and the show will begin at 6:30pm. Cost is $10 with kids under 12 getting in for free.\nYes\, it’s a holiday weekend\, but if you want to stay local and get some great cultural enrichment for a few dollars\, come join us at the CSSC! URL:https://commonstreet.org/event/the-natick-dance-showcase/ CATEGORIES:Cultural,Dance,Music and Arts ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://commonstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Natick-Dance-Showcase-May-2023.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR