Presented by Tracie Kehoe. This workshop will show you how to make your own bath soap with simple ingredients and equipment readily found in your kitchen. We’ll also cover laundry and dish soap and some other easily made health and beauty products. Location: Gallery Room.

Presenter Info: I am a recent immigrant to Fayetteville and I have been making soap for about ten years. There are a lot of things we regularly purchase that can easily be made or done at home. I believe DIY and self sufficiency are important.

Presented by Chamisa Wheeler. “African Flow” is focused on basic African movements, Yoga, and deep stretching and is a class for all levels and ages. With Live Djembe Drummers, this class will bring Spiritual and Physical healing through the Drums and Movement! Location: Open Floor. Fees: $15.

Presenter Info: Chamisa is a Dance Instructor of Modern, African, Yoga and Creative Movement. She has recently moved to NW Arkansas from North Carolina where she had been a Teacher in Residence with the nationally acclaimed nonprofit Dreams Center For Arts Education where she worked with hundreds of at risk youth teaching many forms of Dance and Social Justice Theatre. Now, excited to be back in Fayetteville, she is working with The Trike Theatre, Essence Of Art Academy and The Dance Coalition as an emerging choreographer for the Spring 2010 Dance Festival. Chamisa has been studying Traditional African Dance and Drums since her teenage years, under “Baba” Chuck Davis and The African American Dance Ensemble, among many others, and has been a lead dancer with Soko African Dance Ensemble led by Cheick Adama Sissoko of West Africa, based in Wilmington, NC.

A social partner dance originating from Lindy Hop, it’s easy to learn and looks great on the dance floor. The East Coast Swing was originally done to the hip new Big Band music of the 30s and 40s era. However, a variety of music tempos such as Disco, R&B, Blues, and Pop will be used during these classes – all of which are useful in nightclubs and other social events. This is a basic class designed for the beginner and provides a solid foundation for future dance education. This class is all inclusive – open to diverse couples and the public.

Elayne, owner of The Art of Social Dancing and idance®, travels extensively to study with renowned professionals from NYC’s Broadway to Buenos Aires’ barrios. She has developed her skill and knowledge with celebrated dancers across the globe. Although specializing in Argentine Tango, Elayne’s training in many dance forms allows her the versatility to teach a wide variety of dances. She has toured Italy, France, Ireland, Norway and across the U.S. In Northwest Arkansas, Elayne’s participation in festivals, fundraisers, organizations, schools and theaters has earned her a solid reputation as one who teaches with clarity and enthusiasm. Elayne motivates students to exceed their expectations and strives to bring social dancing into the mainstream of American culture. Website: www.elaynesdance.com, and find us on Facebook at “idance nwa”.

This year’s Goddess Festival piano recital will feature the music of “Two Great Women Composers: Clara Schumann and Arkansas’s own Florence Price.” The evening will include Price’s bravura Sonata in E Minor and Clara Schumann’s “Witches’ Dance” and “Fleeting Vision” among other colorful character pieces.

THIS EVENT IS HELD AT THE FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

Pianist-Musicologist Claire Detels is Prof. Emerita with the UA Music Dept (where she taught fro 1982-2008), Collaborative Pianist at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Fayetteville, and piano teacher at the Suzuki School of Music. She currently offers programs through the Arkansas Artists on Tour and Mid-America Arts Alliance, specializing in music of women and African-American composers.

An indoor, canvas Labyrinth, background music, and an informational handout on the Labyrinth, resources, and locations of Labyrinths in the area will be available. The labyrinth is an ancient symbol that has been used as a healing walk since the goddess times. This sacred tool allows travelers to explore their own personal journey towards enlightenment.

Labyrinth Facilitators:
Linda Flores: “For me, walking the Labyrinth brings clarity, insight, and peace. A Labyrinth represents a journey into our deepest selves – - it is a metaphor for life. When I am in the Labyrinth, I know that I am in Sacred space.” Robert Pressman – artist, musician, Labyrinth devotee…and Linda’s roadie.

With plays by Arkansas Playwrights Workshop members Patricia Wyatt, Mark Landon Smith, Beth Brooks, and Dan Borgengasser, as well as Betty Anderson, who performs an excerpt from her one woman show “Sitting in the Flat Side of a Dime.” Showcasing local actors, this is an evening that showcases NWA’s diverse and thriving theatre community while speaking about the journey in a way that only theatre can express.

Jules Taylor as DEVIN ROCKS – presenter and host of “Evening of Plays”. DEVIN ROCKS has produced and hosted festivals and events in Chicago, Dallas, Santa Fe, and Fayetteville. In Chicago, DEVIN ROCKS PRESENTS hosted new and exciting singer/songwriters from across the country on their way to fame. Jules has hosted Poetry Open Mics and Dance Stages in Chicago, Theatre festivals in Santa Fe and Dallas, and the fondly remembered Teen Open Mic at Fayetteville Public Library. Jules was Education Director of First Night in Fayetteville 2010, a New Years Eve celebration featuring community and the arts and attended by over 2300 people. DEVIN ROCKS brings artists together. Welcome to the Future.