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Expressive Arts
Gem & Mineral Convention
Compassionate Rebel book named finalist
Expressive Arts
EDINA, Minn. – Terri Halperin-Eaton, a Boston-area artist who has been practicing
Expressive Arts Therapy for 20 years with a wide variety of people in private practice
and within treatment programs, will be a featured guest at Edina Art Center for two
workshops in August.
Halperin-Eaton, who has served as coordinator of the Dance/Movement Therapy program
at Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass., and is currently a faculty member, will
lead the workshop "Art As Healing" from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug.
1. This workshop will move participants through the stages of active inner imagery
exploration, metaphor and meaning in the world as a tool for encouraging greater
self-expression. It will focus on the healing power of art in order to foster a greater
sense of wellness. The cost is $40 for non-member and $36 for members of Edina Art
Center.
The second workshop, "Focusing and Art Therapy," will be from 9 a.m. to
noon Saturday, Aug. 2. Halperin-Eaton will guide participants using tools based on
Eugene Gendlin's, "Focusing" work. It will provide the connections necessary
to find inner imagery through heightening the mind/body connection. It will also
aid in the process of finding images that are authentic and meaningful to enhance
a sense of satisfaction with the artwork. The cost is $24 for non-members and $22
for members.
Educators may receive continuing education credits.
Space is limited. Call (612) 915-6600 for information or to register. A complete
listing of Edina Art Center's classes is available at www.EdinaArtCenter.com.
The Edina Art Center is located one mile west of Southdale on the northwest corner
of Kenneth Rosland Park (formerly Cornelia Lake Park.)
Gem & Mineral Convention
COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. – An estimated 5,000 people – including die-hard rockhounds,
families, youth groups and New Age crystal enthusiasts – from across the Midwest
are expected to descend on the Twin Cities Aug. 15-17 for a special event that features
educational family fun, Minnesota's natural resources and a sampling of the many
facets of the "rockhound" hobby.
The Minnesota Mineral Club will host "Great Lakes, Great Rocks! The Land of
10,000 Lakers," the Midwest Federation of Mineralogical and Geological Societies'
2003 Convention and Show at the Cottage Grove National Guard Armory, 8180 Belden
Blvd., Cottage Grove.
The show will feature:
• Programs, including lectures
by local experts on Lake Superior agates, meteorites and Minnesota geology
• Sale tables, including minerals and rocks, agates, local and worldwide minerals
and rocks, fluorescents, petrified woods, fossils, meteorites, artifacts, lapidary
arts, gemstones, jewelry, metaphysical, books, and equipment
• Dozens of exhibits, demonstrations and a swap meet
• Activities for junior rockhounds and youth working on badges or awards
• Field trips – including a Geological Walking Tour of St. Paul and agate collecting
Show hours are noon to 8
p.m., Friday, Aug. 15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 16-17. Admission
is $3 for adults, $2 for seniors and free for children under age 12. More information
also is available on the Internet at: www.geocities.com/rmwurm/mwf.html
Compassionate Rebel book named finalist
MINNEAPOLIS – The Compassionate Rebel: Energized by Anger, Motivated by Love, co-published
by the nonprofit organization Growing Communities for Peace and Minneapolis-based
Triangle Park Creative, has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Nautilus
book awards in the Small Press category.
The Nautilus awards are presented annually by Networking Alternatives for Publishers,
Retailers and Artists (NAPRA), the oldest and largest professional association recognizing
authors who make a distinguished literary contribution to spiritual growth, conscious
living and positive social change.
According to NAPRA director Michael Weaver, this year's awards were the most competitive
ever, with finalists selected from more than 200 books submitted by 80 different
publishers.
The Compassionate Rebel, co-authored by journalist Burt Berlowe, peace educator Rebecca
Janke and equestrian/musician Julie Penshorn, is a collection of 50 true stories
of ordinary people who have combined the seemingly opposite forces of compassion
and rebellion to make positive change in the world.
"We are thrilled to be nominated for this award because it helps make visible
a startling new discovery regarding human behavior," Janke says. "Once
people focus on combining their anger with compassion, problems typically associated
with depression or rage take a back seat. Instead we see mental health at its best
and ordinary people improving social conditions for others as well as themselves.
We have found a new resiliency occurring within people of all ages, ethnic backgrounds
and walks of life that we have called The Compassionate Rebel revolution. This capacity
within the human spirit is the best evidence we have seen that large numbers of people
are acquiring the kind of emotional intelligence that will shift us into a new era
of human potential."
The complete list of NAPRA award finalists can be viewed at www.napra.com. More information
on The Compassionate Rebel, as well as other resources for creating a culture of
peace and nonviolence, can be found at www.peacemaker.org or www.humanrightsandpeacestore.org.
The book can also be ordered through Amazon.com., Barnes and Noble.com., or your
favorite bookstore.
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