| Van Praagh, Brinkley among top
Edge Life Expo guests MINNEAPOLIS – The third-annual Edge Life Expo 2003: Healing Body, Mind & Spirit, returning to the Minneapolis Convention Center on November 14-16, promises to the biggest and best local metaphysical, spiritual and healing expo presented in the Twin Cities by The EDGE and Leap Publications. Headlining the Expo this year is James Van Praagh, a noted clairvoyant and host of the syndicated television program, Beyond, and popular speaker and hospice advocate Dannion Brinkley, who wrote the best-selling Saved by the Light. Edge Life Expo 2003 will feature nearly a dozen keynote and guest speakers, many of whom are known nationally and around the world. Other speakers include: popular Twin Cities psychic and author Echo Bodine; psychic and spiritual healer Dr. Marilyn Rossner; Tobias channel Geoffrey Hoppe; astrologer Maria Shaw; local author and entrepreneur David Wagner; local author, Feng Shui consultant and EDGE columnist Carole J. Hyder; Akashic Records teacher and consultant Donna Fox; Rev. Michael Underwood of Lake Harriet Spiritual Community; and Edge Life Expo co-owner Insiah Vawda-Beckman. A record number of exhibitors, an estimated 150 this year, will offer a wide array of products, services and information to assist with healing and personal transformation. Roving musicians will be on hand in Exhibition Hall to soothe and relax you on your journey. The Expo also will feature top intutitive readers from the area who will offer consultations on life's challenges and opportunities. In addition, a huge bookstore, run by Stonehenge rocks & rituals of Minneapolis, will provide a varity of popular books, tapes and gifts, as well as booksigning by Expo speakers. And as if that were not enough, more than 90 free classes and workshops by teachers and healers from throughout the region will be offered. In addition, healers will offer mini-sessions in Exhibition Hall to provide samples of how they can assist in bringing your body, mind and spirit back into balance. New this year will be a special Sunday service presented by Lake Harriet Spiritual Community. It will feature a Meditation and Toning Service from 9-10 a.m. and a Celebration Sunday Service from 10:30-11:30 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 16 Edge Life Expo 2003 owner Gary Beckman, publisher of The EDGE, says he is proud to be able to offer the Twin Cities area a show of this magnitude, and he hopes the public takes advantage of the collective wisdom of those who will be attending the Expo in November. "This year, we have some of the best speakers who have ever been at Edge Life Expo," Beckman says. "But don't forget that the exhibitors, class instructors and even visitors to the Expo may share information that will change your life. Be open to all that comes your way, because it has meaning." Edge Life Expo 2003 will open at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14. Expo hours will be from 2-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (with the Sunday services beginning at 9 and 10:30 a.m.). Daily admission into Expo Hall, which allows participants to attend an unlimited number of free classes and workshops, is $9. A ticket for all three days to the Expo is $20. Admission tickets will be available at the door or through UptownTix at www. uptowntix.com or (612) 604-4466. Tickets for the special guest and keynote speakers are now available, sold separately through UptownTix, and they will be sold at the door. Intuitive readers charge their own rates, usually between $1 and $2 per minute. A Gold Card Pass admits you into every event at Edge Life Expo 2003 for all three days -- except James Van Praagh's exclusive two events on Saturday, Nov. 15. Gold Cards cost: $150 through Oct. 15, $160 through Nov. 13, $170 at the door. Like last year, a special offer is available for visitors to Edge Life Expo through the Minneapolis Hilton. Special room rates for the Expo are available for only $89. Ask for the "Edge Life Expo" rate at toll-free 1 (888) 933-5363. The Minneapolis Convention Center is conveniently close to the Hilton via the Skywalk. Beckman says it is not too late to reserve an exhibitor booth for the show, but he warns that booths are selling fast and will be sold out soon. "We'd like to have as many varied exhibitors as possible," he says. "If you haven't been to Edge Life Expo and want to learn more about it before committing, give us a call." Exhibitors can contact Beckman at (763) 427-7979 or at toll-free 1 (888) 776-7616. In addition, contact Michael Underwood at (612) 590-1609, or e-mail expo@edgenews. com. The complete guide to the Edge Life Expo is available online at www.edgenews. com/expo. "We expect this Expo to be just incredible," Beckman says. Visit www.edgenews.com/expo for complete information on Keynote and Guest Speakers, on exhibiting and much more. |
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