Worship Workshops Dance Training

About Town: Area Event Listings

Fourth of July

Harbor Springs, hosts Independence Day events, beginning with Paul Revere runs at 8 a.m., Art Fair at Zorn Park all day, parade begins at 1 p.m., “Best in Show” Dog contest allows participants to dress up dogs and walk with Little Traverse Bay Humane Society’s Float in the parade; meet at 11:45 a.m.. Register Online at www.ltbhs.com or contact Teresa Chaney at (231)347-2396. Registration deadline is June 30, at 5 p.m. Keelhaulers perform at the Pier following the parade, and fireworks start at dusk.

Regional Fourth Events

Cross Village Parade, is July 3 at 1 p.m. on Lakeshore Drive.

Bay Harbor Fireworks, and Steel Drum Band from 8:30-9:30 p.m. kick-off Independence Day on the July 3.

Petoskey, Fourth of July Events, begin with Parade at 6 p.m., with music and fireworks following at the waterfront. Visit petoskey.com, chamber of commerce website, for more information.

Youth Summer Programs

Harbor Springs Community Schools, has ongoing registration for summer camps and classes, including yoga, tennis, soccer and more. Visit harborps. org for more information or call Mari Schumaker at the Community Schools office at (231)526-4840.

Golf Mini Camps, designed for juniors 7-14 years of age, will offer beginner to intermediate students the opportunity to learn fundamentals of the full swing and short game, featuring instruction from our talented Boyne Golf Academy teaching staff, including PGA professionals, Brian O’Neill, Steve Good and Barry Redmond. All sessions are Thursdays and Fridays from 11:30-1:30 with sessions available June 16 - July 28. Price is $100 per student per camp. For sign-up or more information call Steve Good at (231)536-3821 or sgood@ boyne.com.

Kids Kayak Camp, presented by The Outfitter of Harbor Springs will run every week this summer. The camp promises fun, team building and paddling skills for 9-12 year olds. Three-day sessions (Tues-Wed- Thurs) start June 28 - August 18 from 9:30 a.m.-noon. Register for one or more sessions. Cost is $75 and includes instruction and equipment. Days 1 and 2 meet at Josephine Ford Park on Bay Street, and Day 3 meets at Round Lake boat launch on Powell Road. Pre-registration required. To register call (231)526-2621 or stop in The Outfitter at 153 E. Main Street in Harbor Springs.

Ritual and Rhubarb Pie: First Time for Dance at the Glen Workshop

Mount Holyoke's three (yes, three!) dance studios are the most spacious and well-equipped I've ever been in, except perhaps at the Hong Kong Arts Centre, where I danced in the early '90s. My three students at the Glen were willing and enthusiastic, agreeing from the start to perform in my presentation at the end of the week. My workshop, titled "Dance as Spiritual Path," was open to all, regardless of training or preparation. By the end of the first day, I was exhausted. Our non-stop schedule went from three hours of class in the morning to lectures in each of the disciplines taught (fiction, poetry, fiber art, songwriting, calligriaphy and spiritual writing, besides dance). Dinner at 5:30 was followed by another lecture and a worship service. On Tuesday, Interplayer Judith Reichsman visited our class and introduced students to this playful form of improvisation, adding welcome variety to the class. The latter is a video installation of dances done in confined spaces: a sandbox, milky water, a piece of astroturf. The sandbox dance stressed choreographic relationships between two people who mirrored or echoed or spooned with each other, sometimes claustrophobic, sometimes escaping to disappear from the frame. One astroturf piece was a puppy pile of bodies. You can see the second one's tricky slips and slides above. "Adamantine" made use of the company's gorgeous men and women, the paraphernalia of theatre (lights and a fabric "wall") and live music ranging from an acoustic ballad to rhythmic percussion. Darkness obscured events later revealed, while a strobe light showed transitions that appeared magical. The "wall" of fabric rotated, surprises always behind it. All Glen participants were grateful that Thursday was a day off, nothing scheduled. I went for walks and worked on my presentation, having gotten a sense from the other talks of what was expected. But whoa! Suddenly only two days were left for the students to finish learning and rehearsing their dance, a re-choreographed version of "Y'rushalayim," with music by Max Janowsky. I'd originally done this piece as part of an organ-and-dance concert with organist Tom Weisflog at St. Thomas Apostle Church in Hyde Park. The presentation was our chance to make a case for dance at the Glen. Accordingly, I told my story (short version), referring to my book but focusing primarily on the role of dance in my life.

The American organist

Youth a part, young people and the church

Dynamic Belly Dance, The Joyful Journey of Dancemaking and Performing

A time to dance, symbolic movement in worship

Worship Team Handbook