Immerse yourself in an experience of present, joyful, and connected singing with skilled song leader and facilitator Sarina Partridge. We are singing for joy and connection, not performance or perfection. All voices are welcome and needed!
This program is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Poet James Lenfestey and musician Tim Frantzich will present their annual benefit featuring words and music dedicated to the victims of wars on Earth, with special guests (including Sarina Partridge).

Tickets and more information here

Immerse yourself in an experience of present, joyful, and connected singing with skilled song leader and facilitator Sarina Partridge. We are singing for joy and connection, not performance or perfection. All voices are welcome and needed!
This program is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Join the Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light January Voices for Climate Song Circle in person at Edina Community Lutheran Church.

No need to be a “singer;” all voices welcome, including kids! Sarina Partridge will lead simple songs that all can join, and help us experience the joy, hope, and community that is possible through music-making!

Register and get more information here

Join Songleader Sarina Partridge for a welcoming, accessible community sing on the ice among the shanties! Sarina will teach simple and satisfying original songs for the wild Minnesota winter – we sing for joy and connection, not performance or perfection! All voices welcome. Singing connects us with each other, with the winter season, and with the wonderful, specific magic of singing on a frozen lake surrounded by temporary rad community art. Let’s sing!

More about the Art Shanty Project and full schedule of events here

Celebrate the Jewish New Year for the Trees (Tu B'Shevat) with song, community and a seder journey through the Kabbalistic Four Worlds of Creation. Local song leader Sarina Partridge will teach original songs, speaking to the themes of the holiday, for community singing - simple, satisfying harmony songs, taught by ear in a way that welcomes all singers. Sarina, Rabbi Debra Rappaport (Hineni), Terry Gips (TCJRC, Alliance for Sustainability), and Riv Shapiro (Minnesota JCC) will offer Tu B'Shevat teachings. All are welcome - come sing!

Register here

In Person, Livestream + Zoom.

Tu B’shvat invites us into exploration, into the play of taste and feel, and into the songs of the earth and the trees and the seasons. Led by Rabbi Arielle, Liz Loeb and Songleader Sarina Partridge on Wednesday, January 24 at 6:30PM. Co-hosted by Shir Tikvah, MNIPL and Moishe Pod Twin Cities - Kingfield, at Shir Tikvah. All are welcome. Learn more about the holiday here!

Shir Tikvah event listing

Mark the winter solstice day in song and with community! All are welcome.

This Winter Solstice, I am excited to help hold TWO singing gatherings: one to greet the dawn and one to sing down the sun on this shortest day of the year. Come for one or both!

DAWN SING AT POWDERHORN 7-8am:
South of the pond, between paths and E 35th St.
Approximate spot through Google Maps: https://tinyurl.com/y48e438e

DUSK SING AT HIDDEN FALLS 5-7pm:
From Magoffin Ave. entrance (North Gate), we'll gather at the fire ring closest to the falls. The trail to the falls/fire ring is along the tree line to the North of the pavilion / bathroom area and is a short 4 minute walk. We will have candles lighting your way there. Link to map.
Map to location: https://drive.google.com/.../1YEyZMvfClvxpjr3_g2z.../view

Celebrate the release of the Bo’u Nashir Mixtape compilation album! Featuring more than 20 local Jewish artists (myself included) plus interviews with Bo’u Nashir festival teachers and participants, the Mixtape is a preliminary tour through the thriving Twin Cities Jewish music scene that spans genres and generations.

Performances by JEWBALAYA, Voices of Sepharad, and Nanilo (that’s me + Sarah Larsson), followed by refreshments and a chance to hear more tracks off the album.

Suggested donation $10-20, includes a download of the album via Bandcamp.

More details and registration HERE

Saturday December 16, 10:30-11:30am

Free!

Journey through music of the Jewish Diaspora as Nanilo (myself and Sarah Larsson) makes connections between their own journeys and the ways that music has traveled with communities of people across borders and time. Presented by COMPAS.

More info here

Saturday, December 9 4-5:30pm at Mt Zion Temple 1300 Summit Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105

Join me for a welcoming afternoon of Jewish folksong learning, hosted at Mt Zion Temple! I have been studying with master Yiddish singers - through online lessons, at klezmer festivals, and recently on an intensive study trip to Moldova. All voices are welcome, no need to read music or think of yourself as a "singer." All songs will be taught by ear and with word sheets. You are also welcome to join as a listener! This program is made possible with funding from the Minnesota State Arts Board through a Creative Support for Individuals 2023 grant.

Registration info coming soon

Free Community Meal 12:30-1:30, Song Circle 1:30-3:30

At Twin Cities Friends Meeting: 1725 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105

Join Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light’s November Voices for Climate Song Circle in person at Twin Cities Friends Meeting. All are welcome to join for their worship service at 11am, then a free community meal, then we sing! No need to be a “singer;” all voices welcome, including kids! I will lead simple songs that all can join, and help us experience the joy, hope, and community that is possible through music-making!

Registration HERE!

Saturday December 2, 10-11:30am

Join me for this free, all ages community sing at the Central Library in downtown Minneapolis! Happening on the first Saturday of the month in December, January, February, and March. This program is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural heritage Fund.

Transportation thoughts: Bike, take public transit, or park underneath the library in their garage (it’s cheaper on Saturdays)

Join transpersonal therapist, Cara Carlson and Songleader Sarina Partridge for a therapeutic group integrating cultural knowledge and community practices to support healing and wellness. Remembering together how to be well, to care for ourselves and one another, and collectively learning and singing simple songs to support us as we move towards the darkness of winter. We will practice using cultural inquiry, personal reflection and community singing as an individual and collective healing modality. 

We are offering two meeting times for this four-part series — an afternoon group 2-3:30pm and an evening group 6-7:30pm on these Wednesdays: November 29 & December 6, 13, 20. Culminating in an opportunity to sing in community ritual for Winter Solstice, Friday December 22 (time TBA)

Anam Cara House - 3612 Bloomington Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55407

To register please email or call Cara Carlson: treeandwell@gmail.com / 612-462-3812. The registration fee can be paid on a sliding scale $48-100 or with most health insurance. The group will be billed as a four-part therapeutic group, please feel free to reach out to Cara if you have questions about payment. If finances are a barrier please reach out and we will work out an arrangement. Space is limited. 

Song Circle 4-5pm, Potluck Dinner 5-6:30

At United Theological Seminary: 767 N. Eustis St. #140
St. Paul, MN 55114

Join Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light’s November Voices for Climate Song Circle either in person at United Theological Seminary or on Zoom. No need to be a “singer;” all voices welcome, including kids! I will lead simple songs that all can join, and help us experience the joy, hope, and community that is possible through music-making!

Following the song circle, there will be a potluck dinner from 5-6:30 pm for those at United. Bring a dish or beverage to share.

Registration HERE!

Join me and Anne Murphy in Lakewood’s beautiful historic chapel as we explore and normalize grief as a healthy and necessary response to losing someone or something that you love. Come to have a greater understanding of the importance of grieving in a community, and the role that song can hold in guiding you through your grief journey.

$10 in advance, $15 at the door - get tickets here

Join me for a welcoming afternoon of Jewish folksong learning, hosted at Shir Tikvah congregation! I have been studying with master Yiddish singers - through online lessons, at klezmer festivals, and recently on an intensive study trip to Moldova. All voices are welcome, no need to read music or think of yourself as a "singer." All songs will be taught by ear and with word sheets. You are also welcome to join as a listener!

This event is part of a project supported by a fiscal year 2023 Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Join me for an evening of joyful singing and deep connection. I will teach original songs, speaking particularly to themes of Jewish diaspora and the natural world, for community singing - simple, satisfying harmony songs, taught by ear in a way that welcomes all singers. But you don’t have to be Jewish to join! All are welcome.

Tickets and more information here

Celebrate the release of Sarina’s album, Songs to Re-Root & Remember! With special musical guests.

Limited seats available - get tickets ahead of time here!

Sunday, October 15th at 7pm ~ Walker Church, South Minneapolis

CD’s will be available for sale! Woohoo!

Immerse yourself in an afternoon of embodied, joyful, and connected singing with the skilled songleaders of Heartwood. All voices and ages are welcome and needed!

Sliding scale $10-25 per person - cash or check, or paypal/venmo: @sarinapartridge

At a home in South Minneapolis - Email Sarina to register and for exact address: sarina@sarinapartridge.com

Saturday, October 14th, 1:30-4pm, with a break halfway for a “tea-luck” (bring a box of tea if you’re able, leftover tea will be donated to our sweet hosts as a thank you!). If you love bringing snacks to share, that’s welcome!

Heartwood trio will be hosted by beloved local songleaders Annie and Linnea for an evening of Community Singing from 6:30-8pm. We will be singing at the WEST shelter (by the playground) at Wolfe Park in St. Louis Park. Please bring a blanket or chair for sitting.

Suggested donation $5-20. No one turned away for lack of funds.

We will teach original, accessible songs that grow out of time spent in wild places - let your body get filled up with wild harmony!

Go on an adventure to beautiful Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve in East Bethel, MN (about a 45 minute drive from the twin cities)! I’ll be leading singing from 6-7pm, but there are awesome events all day long — more info here.

Parking will be available on site. Please follow all posted parking signage. Most activities will start at or near the Lindeman Discovery Center, 2660 Fawn Lake Drive NE, East Bethel MN. 

Join in community joy to sing in this Fall Equinox! All are welcome. This event is a gathering that celebrates this turning point in the season and provides a welcoming space where we can invite both old friends and curious neighbors to engage in community joy with us -- through song, shared meals, and Earth centered art. Come enjoy and engage in whatever ways feel best and right for you, whether that's just for the picnic, mandala or all night.

LOCATION: Powderhorn Park, south side near the picnic tables (park in the Rec Center parking lot and walk towards the south side of the water)

5:30 - 6pm Bring your own picnic! Bring a blanket, chairs if you like, and whatever you care to munch on.

6-6:30pm Fall mandala co-creating! (Thanks to Bridgette Weber who will be holding this part of our ritual!) Bring a flower/ leaf/ etc. or several from your home gardens or places about town to add to our Earth mandala. Step back and see yourself in the whole of it all.

6:30 - 7:30pm Community Sing! I will lead simple songs of the season, all taught by ear in a welcoming, accessible way. We’ll sing down the sun and welcome in the dusk.

7:30 onwards: An open community song circle! During this time I invite any other song leaders and community members to pop-in and lead us in song. Enjoy the beauty and variety of what arises.

Come and sing, listen, dance... you are the guide of your experience.

Donations welcome to support my songleading work.

Some considerations:
*You may want to bring a chair or blanket to sit on.

*We'll be on grass mostly.

*There are port-a-potties nearby.

*If there are other things that would mean a lot to you to have here, bring them along.