Sunday, October 29, 2017, 5:00 pm until 7:30 pm
Tickets $15.00 Adv/ $18.00 at door.
Joe Graveline & Nina Gross
Pat & Tex LaMountain
Cathy Sylvester & Joe Pod
Orlen & Gabriel
Kate O’Connor and Rico from Blue Rendezvous
The forests of New England are dotted with living prayers of stone (Ceremonial Stone Landscapes) created by the Indigenous peoples of this region. The traditional belief is that these stone structures were placed to create and restore harmony between human beings and Mother Earth. The prayers they embody continue to live as long as the stones are kept intact.
Regrettably, some of these Ceremonial Stone Landscape Features are now being destroyed for gas pipeline projects, including the one in Otis State Forest in Sandisfield, Massachusetts. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is supposed to enforce the National Historic Preservation Act, ensuring that these ceremonial stone landscapes are studied before it licenses projects, but doesn’t.
The Narragansett Indian Tribal Historic Preservation Office (NITHPO) is asking for public support to bring its case against FERC to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Challenging FERC in the courts will be a long and costly endeavor. To support this effort, a benefit concert will be held on Sunday, October 29th from 5-7:30pm at the Shea Theater in Turners Falls, MA. Online contributions can also be made by visiting https://tinyurl.com/protectsacredstones or you can make out a check to our fiscal sponsor "Creative Thought and Action, 501c3" and mail to Rene Theberge, Treasurer; 250 Shutesbury Rd., Amherst, MA.
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Exciting News for A Happening IV: Leviathan
Cloudgaze and Eggtooth Productions are thrilled to announce that we have received a generous grant from the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice to support our 2024 Immersive Arts Festival, “A Happening IV: Leviathan.”
This festival will transform the Shea Theater into an exploration of theme, hosting installations, music, theatrical performances, and movement pieces, featuring the collective contributions of over 30 local artists. Audiences will experience otherworldly environments and narratives inspired by folklore, fairy tales, horror motifs, American literature, and the mythos of the Old Testament, all of which delve into the central question guiding the festival: "What does it mean to encounter something greater than yourself and to be consumed by it?" Through this theme, we explore how a community reemerges and imagines itself after destruction and transformation.
With the support of the Markham-Nathan Fund, we are excited to create an event that complicates perspectives and fosters meaningful dialogue. We are grateful for this partnership and for the work of the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice.
Thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for their vital support this year.We'd also like to thank the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for their support in the form of a Flexible Funding grant. We couldn't do this work without you!