This section highlights the variety of events & gatherings that I organize, host & help to facilitate and includes: my spoken word shows; mindfulness related offerings; and community inspired events such as open mic nights, speaker series' & film showings.
COMING UP
Updated April, 2024
Check out the Empty Mountain calendar of events tab here, for info about the gatherings, events, and camping retreat weekend this summer I am co-organizing and hosting with Mike.
PAST EVENTS
Organizer & facilitator: 4-week online practice group: Four Arenas. January 2024.
Organizer & co-host: Book launch & reading event for Tears Become Rain: Stories of Transformation and Healing Inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh, edited by Jeanine Cogan & Mary Hillebrand; Thursday October 12, 2023
Organizer & host: Mindful Community Conversation, centered on the topic of mental illness; Thursday October 5, 2023. Location: Open Way Mindfulness Center, Missoula.
Organizer: Be Here Now Sangha potluck in the park, September 2023.
Organizer, host & speaker: Mindful Community Conversation, centered on the topic of abortion; Thursday September 5, 2023. Location: Open Way Mindfulness Center, Missoula.
Organizer & facilitator: Women’s retreat weekend (a small, private event), August 2023.
Organizer & facilitator: Camping retreat at Empty Mountain, August 2023.
Organizer, facilitator & speaker: Day of mindfulness at Empty Mountain, July 2023.
Organizer & facilitator: Day of mindfulness at Empty Mountain, June 2023.
Organizer & host: Open mic night, April 2023.
Organizer & facilitator: 8-week online practice group: “Seven Roots of Wellness.” January-March, 2023.
Organizer & host: Open mic night, September 2022.
Organizer: Education session led by TransVisible Montana: “Allyship Through the GenderVerse.” September 8, 2022.
Organizer & facilitator: Women’s retreat weekend (a small, private event), August 2022.
Organizer & host: Dharma talk video watch session at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, offered by Sister Peace, entitled Cultivating Love & Peace for Racial Healing. In recognition of Juneteenth. June 19, 2022.
Organizer & facilitator: Online practice group, a 4-week series on an original concept called Watering Good Seeds. February-March, 2022.
Organizer & host: Sangha zoom movie night, Rebel for Life. April 2021.
Guest speaker for Red Willow Learning Center: Mindfulness & Chronic Pain. Zoom program, April 2021.
3-Part Mindfulness Practice Talk Series: No Such Thing As An Insignificant Moment. Online offering, March 2021.
Organizer & facilitator: Dharma Study Group, a 6-week series on the Six Paramitas. March-April 2020.
Guest spoken word artist: Heidi Junkersfeld’s collaborative album Free System - Sistema Libre. January 2020. To listen to the song I was part of, Nos Toca, click here.
Organizer & host, winter series open mic nights @ the Open Way Mindfulness Center, Nov. 2019-Mar. 2020.
Organizer & performer, Word of Mouth, 2nd annual show: Friday, November 8th 2019 @ the Roxy Theater in Missoula.
Organizer & moderator, 4th annual series of Mindful Community Conversations: Sept-Dec, 2019 @ the Open Way Mindfulness Center.
Solo Spoken Word Show: April 21st, 2019 @ the Dixon Mercantile in Dixon, MT
Poetry Slam: April 10th, 2019. Hosted by the Aerie Big Sky Literary Mag Program. Third place winner.
Teen Workshop: Express Yourself Through Spoken Word Poetry. Missoula Art Museum. March 20, 2019.
Organizer & host: Suicide: The Ripple Effect, film showing & panel discussion @ the Roxy Theater in Missoula. January 2019.
Organizer & performer, Word of Mouth: November 3rd, 2018 @ the Roxy Theater in Missoula. An evening showcasing: spoken word, storytelling, and standup comedy.
Spoken Word Workshop & Solo Performance: June 16th, 2018. Hosted in Kalispell by the Flathead Spoken Word community @ Tailing Loop Winery.
Spoken Word Album Release & Solo Show: March 9th, 2018 @ Kulture Lounge in Missoula.
Montana Book Festival Poetry Slam, First Place Winner. September 2017.
Organizer & host: Walk With Me, film showing @ the Roxy Theater in Missoula. September 2017.