WORK of LOVE :: a community song circle with Lyndsey Scott ((DURHAM))
About this Event
"Anytime we do the work of love, we end the work of domination." ~bell hooks
Come sing songs of resilience, wisdom, and tenderness with your community. Come just as you are and bask in a flow of interactive singing led by experienced songleader Lyndsey Scott, song mama of
After a simple vocal and body warm-up, we'll learn songs through call-and-echo repetition. Rounds and layers will add complexity for those who want it -- before you know it, we'll be making beauty! Singing will be interspersed with facilitated sharing & opportunities to move.
ALL VOICES WELCOME! Whether you love to sing, only ever sing in the shower, or were told "you shouldn't sing" - you are welcome and valued here. This way of being is an antidote to perfectionism --- we practice belonging and grow our bandwidth for play, grief, and pleasure. Science says that when we sing together, our heartbeats sync up and our vagus nerves purr. You'll leave feeling more open and relaxed, with a pocket full of positive songs to just.keep.singing. ꩜
For this east coast tour, Lyndsey is "going visiting" from North Carolina up to Massachusetts on the way to Blessfest in celebration of her soon-coming release, Work of Love, a 3-song EP catalyzing the capacity of our hearts to alchemize pain into power through radical forgiveness and willingness to Feel.
DOORS 6:30p
SONG CIRCLE 7-8:30pm
♥︎ VENUE: Yarrow House @ the People's Solidarity Hub
1809 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham
Overflow parking info: When the parking lot at 1809 Chapel Hill Rd fillsk, use the parking lots next door at 1805 Chapel Hill Rd, then next to that at 1803 Chapel Hill Rd. Also street parking is available on House St (across from 1803 Chapel Hill Rd).
♥︎ Are kids welcome?
This event is aimed towards adults and will potentially include colorful language, songs with the F bomb, stories of thriving after trauma, welcome for grief, etc. Children are very beloved and welcome insofar as parents are ok with that context AND if the youngs ones are either eager to participate or able to play quietly to the side and hold silence when stories are told --- it's very hard on the voice to project over ambient noise. Thank you for care and discernment in this :)
♥︎ Sliding scale: $20-45
Thanks for finding the sweet spot that's both generous & affordable for you!
I use a wide sliding scale model to allow those with more resource to 'pay it forward' for those with less resource.
(( I f this range is not accessible, please reach out to me. No one turned away for lack of funds. ))
Our tithe for this gathering goes to GREAT PLAINS ACTION SOCIETY in Iowa City (my home place) who is building an incredible Resilience Hub.
Advance tickets required to track max capacity - thanks for supporting your traveling song leader in this way!
♥︎ More about your facilitator:
Lyndsey Scott is an artist, songleader, and ritualist committed to exploring community singing as a strategy for collective liberation. She composes and records sacred music with a beat to empower earth-based spiritual consciousness.
As the 2024-25 Grant Wood Fellow of Interdisciplinary Performance at UIOWA she taught Community Singing as Collective Power . Current projects include priestessing at Earthkeeper Wisdom School’s A Year in Ceremony, catalyzing village through song via SOUL ROOT, & hosting online Songversation gatherings for both private clients and organizational enrichment.
With nimble facilitation that glides easily between the sacred - silly - sexy - serious : your inner child, exiled banshee, and wise elder are all very invited to this circle.
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