Light in the Darkness - Solstice Lanterns and Community Singing
Dec
14
6:00 PM18:00

Light in the Darkness - Solstice Lanterns and Community Singing

  • St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Come sing at the home of Minneapolis' new folk school, the Center for People and Craft! I’ll lead folks (some of whom will have just done the lantern-making workshop) in an hour of all-abilities community singing. In the darkest time of the year, this gathering emphasizes community belonging, handcraft, and song as avenues for creating light and joy.

4-5:45pm Lantern-making (this is already SOLD OUT!) Lantern Making info HERE

6-7pm Solstice Sing - no need to RSVP, just show up - BYO lantern if you have one!

This is a free event. The Center for People and Craft relies on the generosity of the community and welcomes your support.

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Winter Warmer: A New Poetry Experience + Solstice Song Circle
Dec
20
3:00 PM15:00

Winter Warmer: A New Poetry Experience + Solstice Song Circle

I’m teaming up with the rad organizers of “Poetry and Pie” for a winter solstice event combining poetry, song, hot beverages, and togetherness outdoors in the magic of winter. YAY!

3-4pm: Poem Launch & Afternoon Walk

4-4:45pm: Solstice Singing (that’s the part I’m leading!) — on the 14th Street Plateau

4:45-5:30pm: Dusk Walk

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Song Circle at Minneapolis Central Library
Nov
29
3:00 PM15:00

Song Circle at Minneapolis Central Library

  • Minneapolis Central Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In the First Floor Commons

Immerse yourself in an experience of embodied, joyful, and connected singing! All voices are welcome and needed, all ages too, for this free song circle. It’s sure to be a mix of folks coming for the song circle, and community members at central library popping by and joining in.

Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin County Library

More info HERE

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Singing the Circle - Thursdays in October
Oct
30
10:30 AM10:30

Singing the Circle - Thursdays in October

  • Powderhorn Park Rec Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Singing the Circle

Thursdays October 9, 16, 23 & 30

10:30am-noon at the Powderhorn Park Rec Center, Minneapolis in the Lakeside Room

Co-led with Jordan Edelheit

This is a free community singing series focused on pregnant folks and postpartum parents with their babies under one year old(ish). Feel so free to reach out to me with questions!

Thank you to Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and a grant from the IDEA fund, a program of the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota for making this possible

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Song Circle at Minneapolis Central Library
Oct
25
10:00 AM10:00

Song Circle at Minneapolis Central Library

  • Minneapolis Central Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Immerse yourself in an experience of embodied, joyful, and connected singing! All voices are welcome and needed, all ages too, for this free song circle. It’s sure to be a mix of folks coming for the song circle, and community members at central library popping by and joining in. We’ll meet in the room off the lobby by the coffee shop.

Sponsor: Friends of the Hennepin County Library

More info HERE

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Singing the Circle - Thursdays in October
Oct
23
10:30 AM10:30

Singing the Circle - Thursdays in October

  • Powderhorn Park Rec Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Singing the Circle

Thursdays October 9, 16, 23 & 30

10:30am-noon at the Powderhorn Park Rec Center, Minneapolis in the Lakeside Room

Co-led with Jordan Edelheit

This is a free community singing series focused on pregnant folks and postpartum parents with their babies under one year old(ish). Feel so free to reach out to me with questions!

Thank you to Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and a grant from the IDEA fund, a program of the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota for making this possible

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Sing for a New Mayor!
Oct
18
1:00 PM13:00

Sing for a New Mayor!

Singing for a New Minneapolis Mayor - Doorknocking and Community Singing!

Register HERE

Saturday 10/18 from 1-5pm in the Longfellow neighborhood, South Minneapolis

Arrive at 1pm for a doorknock training and to kick things off with a song! We’ll pair up with a buddy, get assigned doors to knock, and then head out for a couple hours. We’ll reconvene by 4pm for a song circle, led by yours truly and featuring songs of hope and change. We’ll be doorknocking for both Omar Fateh and Aurin Chowdury, who is the Ward 12 City Council person. There will be snacks! And no, we will not be singing on people’s doorsteps :)

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Singing the Circle - Thursdays in October
Oct
16
10:30 AM10:30

Singing the Circle - Thursdays in October

  • Powderhorn Park Rec Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Singing the Circle

Thursdays October 9, 16, 23 & 30

10:30am-noon at the Powderhorn Park Rec Center, Minneapolis in the Lakeside Room

Co-led with Jordan Edelheit

This is a free community singing series focused on pregnant folks and postpartum parents with their babies under one year old(ish). Feel so free to reach out to me with questions!

Thank you to Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and a grant from the IDEA fund, a program of the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota for making this possible

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Sarina in Fergus Falls, MN
Oct
11
to Oct 12

Sarina in Fergus Falls, MN

  • Fergus Falls Public Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Saturday October 11, 11am-noon ~ Free Community Song Circle/ Concert at the Fergus Falls Public Library

Sunday October 12, 10am ~ Leading singing during the service at Unitarian Church of Underwood - all are welcome!

Fergus Falls is in the western part of the state, pretty close to Fargo… I hope to visit Otto the Otter (Fergus Falls is the seat of Otter Tail County) and meet any folks you know who live out that-a-way!

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Fall Equinox(ish) Community Sing
Sep
26
6:00 PM18:00

Fall Equinox(ish) Community Sing

Friday, September 26 6-7pm in Powderhorn Park, on the south side near the lake

~ Sarina will lead songs to welcome in the equinox — calling it Equinox(ish) because it’s a little bit post-actual-equinox ~

~ Bring found nature beauty to add to a community mandala ~

~ Optional potluck meal afterwards, bring something to share if you wanna ~

Free community event - all are welcome!

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Heartwood in the Northeast
Aug
10
to Aug 23

Heartwood in the Northeast

Catch Heartwood on tour in the Northeast this August!

10 - 12 ~ Bar Harbor, ME

13 ~ Brooks, ME

15 ~ Belfast, ME

16 ~ Burlington, VT

17 ~ Plainfield, VT

20 ~ Cambridge, MA

21 ~ Montague, MA

22 ~ Turner Falls, MA

24 ~ Hillsdale, NY

Details, tickets, etc. coming soon!

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Voice Works - Port Townsend
Jun
23
to Jun 28

Voice Works - Port Townsend

The combination of world-class artists and passionate singers at Voice Works creates a rare community, safe for participants of all levels to participate.  

Day and night you’ll soak up styles, songs, and new techniques in a range of vocal traditions. Through close observation and personal experimentation you’ll learn about breathing, phrasing, dynamics, how to make your voice blend, and what makes your voice unique.

More information HERE

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SongWest Bamfield
Jun
6
to Jun 9

SongWest Bamfield

SongWest is an intensive, residential, singing retreat for all levels of singers in gorgeous Bamfield, on the west side of Vancouver Island, BC.  Join the amazing professional faculty for 4 days of classes and a chance to perform in our student concert. Bamfield is a destination not to be missed. Be prepared to sing, laugh, and join in a community building experience that has to be lived to be fully understood.

More information HERE

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Heartwood on tour in the Pacific Northwest
May
9
to May 31

Heartwood on tour in the Pacific Northwest

Catch Heartwood on tour in the PNW during the month of May!

May 9-11 ~ Olympia, WA

May 12 ~ Centralia, WA

May 14 ~ Seattle, WA

May 15 ~ Tacoma, WA

May 17 ~ Mt Vernon, WA

May 19 ~ Bellingham, WA

May 22-24 ~ Vancouver, BC

May 25 ~ Comox, BC

May 26 ~ Nanaimo, BC

May 27 ~ Salt Spring Island, BC

May 29-30 ~ Duncan, BC

May 31 ~ Victoria, BC

Events may still be added/ changed - check Heartwood’s website for updates and ticket info!

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Artist-in-Resonance Songleading Residency in Viroqua
Apr
9
to Apr 10

Artist-in-Resonance Songleading Residency in Viroqua

Through the Driftless Folk School

Tickets and more info HERE

Wednesday April 9, afternoon: Singing workshops for students at Youth Initiative High School

Wednesday April 9, 6:30-8pm: All-Ages Community Sing at the Old Main Building

Thursday April 10, 6:30-8pm: ANOTHER All-Ages Community Sing at the Old Main Building - YAY! (It’ll be different songs!)

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Heartwood on Tour in the UK!
Mar
5
to Apr 1

Heartwood on Tour in the UK!

Heartwood and The Well Tree are headed across the pond for the month of March!

Send your pals in the UK our way for a singing workshop, concert, and/or performance of The Well Tree! Each event is listed in more detail, and with links to buy tickets ahead of time, on our website.

We are so excited to connect with folks there, eat all the scones and drink all the tea, and have a grand adventure!

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Heartwood Midwest Tour
Nov
6
to Nov 15

Heartwood Midwest Tour

Check out Heartwood’s website for details, tickets, etc:

heartwoodtrio.com/upcoming

Heartwood will be reuniting in the midwest for a week of singing workshops, concerts, and our new musical, The Well Tree! We had an awesome opening show last June at Heart of the Beast Theater in Minneapolis, a run of packed shows in New England in August, and we’re so excited to share our music with our midwestern pals again. Come join us, and send your people our way!

Nov 6 & 7 ~ Viroqua WI - Workshops, The Well Tree
Nov 8 & 9 ~ Decorah IA - Workshops, Concert, The Well Tree
Nov 10 & 11 ~ Madison WI ~ The Well Tree at Bur Oak, Community Singing Workshop at Aubergine
Nov 13 ~ Minneapolis ~ Community Singing Workshop at First Unitarian Society
Nov 14 ~ St Paul ~ The Well Tree @ Twin Cities Friends Meeting House
Nov 15 ~ Minneapolis ~ The Well Tree @ New City Center/ Walker Church

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Singing the Circle
Sep
24
to Oct 15

Singing the Circle

  • 3217 Emerson Avenue South Minneapolis, MN, 55408 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Tuesdays 10:30am - noon Sept 24/ Oct 1/ Oct 8/ Oct 15

RSVP HERE

A call to pregnant folks, postpartum parents and their babies under a year old -- come and sing with us!

After a beautiful pilot session last spring, Jordan and I are thrilled to bring back this offering as a full 4 part series (you're invited to come to one or all of the sessions)! This community singing offering will take place at a private home, and will be co-led by Sarina Partridge (community songleader) and Jordan Edelheit (doula, emerging songleader). Our time will be guided by songs inspired by birth and the vastness of parenthood, no prior music experience needed. Folks of all genders welcome. If this speaks to you, trust that voice within and come be part of this communal space of song and birth. 

This program is made possible thanks to a grant from the IDEA fund, through the American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota.

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Fall Equinox Community Sing and Celebration
Sep
19
6:00 PM18:00

Fall Equinox Community Sing and Celebration

POSTPONED TO SUNDAY, SEPT. 22 DUE TO LIKELY THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT!!! Same time, same place -- see you SUNDAY!

Come gather in community to sing and celebrate the equinox!

Free, all ages, all are welcome, all voices needed, come as you are.

We will sing in Powderhorn Park on the south side, near the picnic tables. You can park at the rec center and walk along the path to the left around the lake, or park up on 35th St and walk down the hill.

Expect to be welcomed, help create the mandala if you wish to be part of that, be led in song for about an hour by Sarina, then any community members who want to keep the singing going will step in and lead more songs! Oh, and we may enjoy some yummies from folks who bring a seasonal treat to share.

Optional:
- Bring a found-in-nature object or a few, to help create our community nature mandala
- Bring a seasonal treat to share. Yum!

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Harmony Circle and Wild Voice Chorus ~ Fall Session
Sep
16
6:00 PM18:00

Harmony Circle and Wild Voice Chorus ~ Fall Session

Join a community choir this fall! No auditions, no need to read sheet music, ALL VOICES WELCOME (and dare I say, needed!)

Harmony Circle, Fall Session - Mondays September 16 - October 28, 6-8pm at New City Center/ Walker Church on 16th Ave and 31st St.

We will play with: learning to hold down a part, hearing harmonies, and we will learn lots of great songs of this seasonal moment together. Songs will be simple harmony songs in two or three parts, mostly songs I've written, taught by ear with some visual aids (but not sheet music).

Wild Voice Chorus, Fall Session - Tuesdays September 17 - October 29, 6-8pm at New City Center/ Walker Church on 16th Ave and 31st St.

This is a chorus geared towards folks who can hold down their own harmony part pretty comfortably. We'll sing music from many harmony traditions which I've traveled and studied - Bulgarian, Georgian, Yiddish, South African, Corsican, Shapenote, original Sarina songs...

It will be way more awesome, fun and rewarding if you can come to all sessions of whichever you sign up for! Sliding scale fee of $70-$150 for each choir, with openness to bartering.

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Mountain Song: Prayers to Meet the Moment
Aug
22
to Aug 25

Mountain Song: Prayers to Meet the Moment

Join us for a 3-day song gathering in the magical high desert of New Mexico. We will be sharing songs of activism and spirituality and connecting with song as a potent medicine that can help us meet the challenges of each moment. Singing in community will feed our soul and fuel us to show up to these treacherous and beautiful times. 

Our time together will include sessions guided by guest song leaders including: me, Shireen Amini, Te Martin, yeshe (Y) salz, Lauren Arrow, Mikyo Black-Wangmo, Joshua Blaine, Becky Reardon, and Miri Rivera.

More information and registration HERE

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