WATERS OF MARCH FILLED ME TO THE BRIM!
It's taken me a couple of days to post about this, but I wanted to have a few minutes to sit down and write fully about the evening. I'll start with Franklin Abbott, one of this most self-less individuals I've ever met, though I want to coin and use a term I feel is better suited, when describing an unselfish, open individual: self-free. Selfless always sounds as if one makes themselves less, in order to give more. But in Franklin's case, he literally sets himSELF FREE in order to give more to others...I loved hearing his singing voice, powerful with a hint of vibratto, and plenty of warmth. As charismatic as his open, friendly personality!
Franklin set up this entire event, which featured amazing music:
RUA 6 which consists of Rafael Pereira, and Vlamir Abbud(see them weekdays at Loca Luna, Midtown, and see them across the street from Perimeter Mall, at Eclipse de Luna, on weekends!)kept the evening lively, and my body movin' to all their sexy beats!
The always-fabulous Janet Metzger joined Franklin with vocals, and sang in Portugese , as well!Susan Ottzan's harp(incredibly beautiful, whisperings of love), and keyboard skills were the support for this lovely array of music!
Then there were the storytellers and poets:
Sharon Mathis and her tale of seeing black swans on the Chattahoochee, just before the AIDS crisis developed;Rebecca Ransom and her piece on war;Rupert Fike's at times hilarious("Beatrice, Beatrice..."), and ultimately, devastating pieces on the tribe(Burkina-Faso) in Africa he met through his nurse-daughter;Yolo the Poet(visit: www.yolothepoet.com) moved me from smiles to tears;and Franklin Abbott read a few pieces from his vast selection of touching poems to augment the songs he sang.
My favorite moment may well have been hearing Melanie Hammet, who I cannot seem to get enough of. Her "175" ought to be required listening for everyone!
SPECIAL THANKS TO DANNY MORRISON, videographer extraordinaire, for recording the event, and taking still pics, as well.(Visuals will be posted here, soon!)and to honey HANSOO KWON, for supplying equipment!
The City of Pine Lake was extremely kind to let us use their Community Clubhouse!
Oh--I also wrote a Double-Haiku, specifically for the evening. Franklin suggested I include it on my blog, so here it is:
Dagara Women
wise, strong, carry water to
grateful villages.
Water teems with a
knowledge. Ancient wisdom, this,
the women carry.
I began the evening with a short speech from President John F. Kennedy. I'll be posting that piece, soon.Have a great Wednesday!
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
WATERS of MARCH
Benefit Concert for Walking for Water
Sunday Evening, March 16th, 7:00 P.M., at the
Pine Lake Club House.
Please arrive early, to ensure a good seat.I'll be your Emcee, and I look forward to seeing you all there!
You will hear wonderful Brazilian music, listen to some well-known performers and poets tell their poems and stories, and show us your support for the women of the Dagara tribe, who must walk 6-8 hours each way, to obtain water to live!
You may wish to contribute to help in the building of wells, at the following website:
http://www.wisdomspringinc.org/
Please join some of Atlanta's most talented performers for a benefit concert at the Pine Lake Clubhouse on Sunday evening, March 16th. The concert will begin at 7 and doors will open at 6:30. Seating is limited so come early to make sure you get a good seat. Thanks to Pine Lake Cultural Affairs the concert will take place at the Pine Lake Clubhouse, 100 Clubhouse Road, Pine Lake, GA 30072. Pine Lake is near Stone Mountain. If you are coming via Hwy 78 or the Stone Mountain Expressway take Exit 5 and continue on Memorial Drive. The 4th stop light
is South Hairston. Go Left. The third stop light is Rockbridge Rd. Go Right. Watch for Pine Lake Village on your right and just after the sign turn right on Clubhouse Rd. The Clubhouse is a few blocks down in the middle of a circle. If you are coming out North Decatur Road cross Memorial Drive and North Decatur becomes Rockbridge Road. When you get to Pine Lake you will pass the post office on your right. Clubhouse Rd. will be just before the sign for Pine Lake Village. Turn left. One of our best local eateries is The Kingfisher Cafe which is located in Pine Lake Village (4600 Rockbridge Rd.). If you go to their web site you can find handy directions plus a menu. They are open until 9 PM on Sundays and have a varied menu. If the day is pretty you can order a picnic to take to Stone Mountain Park or to the lakeside park in Pine Lake. http://www.thekingfishercafe.com/ or 404-298-8755. Another area restaurant is the new Madras Sri Ganesh Ram Palace located just off Hwy 78 (on the Athens side of Stone Mountain) which is open until 10. Take the Park Place exit and go left under the overpass. Go left on Rockbridge Rd and then left into the first driveway of the Wal-Mart shopping area. 770-413-1415 is the number to call. The food is all vegetarian in the South Indian tradition. About 15 minutes further up Rockbridge at the intersection of Hwy 29 is the new Hindu Temple, the Swaminarayan Mandir. Open from 8 to 8 and free to the public, the traditional marble temple in Lilburn is the closest thing to India we have in Atlanta. Allow at least an hour to tour. 404-297-0501 for info.
The web site for the organization we are raising funds for is http://www.wisdomspringinc.org/. If you are not able to
attend the concert you can make tax deductible donations via the web site. The guiding light behind Walking for Water and Wisdom Spring is traditional African teacher
Sobonfu Some. To learn more about Sobonfu and her teachings visit her web site at
http://www.sobonfu.com/ . Now that you know how to find us and why we are raising money, awareness and love please join us and bring friends and family. This is an evening
where we gather in community to celebrate, as the composer Antonio Carlos Jobim wrote in his song The Waters of March, the joy in our hearts.
THE HIGHEST MOTIVE IN LIFE IS TO BE LIKE WATER.
IT FIGHTS NOTHING AND NO ONE. IT FLOWS FROM
AND BACK TO ITS SOURCE AND IN THE FLOWING
SMOOTHS AND WEARS AWAY ALL RESISTENCE.
-- Taoist Proverb
WATERS OF MARCH
Benefit Concert for Drought Relief in Africa
Sunday Evening, March 16th, 7 o'clock
Pine Lake Club House
Franklin Abbott Vlamir Abbud Lisa Allender
Rupert Fike Melanie Hammet Sharon Mathis
Janet Metzger Susan Ottzen Rafael Pereira
Rebecca Ranson and Yolo
Please join us for an evening celebrating the music of
Antonio Carlos Jobim along with stories, poetry
and music from some of Atlanta's most talented performers.
Proceeds go to Walking for Water to help build wells
in the Dagara lands of West Africa. The Pine Lake Club House
is located at 100 Club House Road in Pine Lake (near Stone Mountain).
Admission by donation: $10 - $20 for adults. $ 5 for students and seniors.
Sponsored by Pine Lake Cultural Affairs.
For more about Walking for Water go to http://www.wisdomspringinc.org/ .
You can donate by check to Wisdom Spring for a tax deductible contribution.
WATER
by Mary Oliver
What is the vitality and necessity
of clean water?
Ask the man who is ill, and who is lifting
his lips to the cup.
Ask the forest.
THE HIGHEST MOTIVE IN LIFE IS TO BE LIKE WATER.
IT FIGHTS NOTHING AND NO ONE. IT FLOWS FROM
AND BACK TO ITS SOURCE AND IN THE FLOWING
SMOOTHS AND WEARS AWAY ALL RESISTENCE.
-- Taoist Proverb
WATERS OF MARCH
Benefit Concert for Drought Relief in Africa
Sunday Evening, March 16th, 7 o'clock
Pine Lake Club House
Franklin Abbott Vlamir Abbud Lisa Allender
Rupert Fike Melanie Hammet Sharon Mathis
Janet Metzger Susan Ottzen Rafael Pereira
Rebecca Ranson and Yolo
Please join us for an evening celebrating the music of
Antonio Carlos Jobim along with stories, poetry
and music from some of Atlanta's most talented performers.
Proceeds go to Walking for Water to help build wells
in the Dagara lands of West Africa. The Pine Lake Club House
is located at 100 Club House Road in Pine Lake (near Stone Mountain).
Admission by donation: $10 - $20 for adults. $ 5 for students and seniors.
Sponsored by Pine Lake Cultural Affairs.
For more about Walking for Water go to http://www.wisdomspringinc.org/ .
You can donate by check to Wisdom Spring for a tax deductible contribution.
Peace and Blessings to You and Yours.
Benefit Concert for Walking for Water
Sunday Evening, March 16th, 7:00 P.M., at the
Pine Lake Club House.
Please arrive early, to ensure a good seat.I'll be your Emcee, and I look forward to seeing you all there!
You will hear wonderful Brazilian music, listen to some well-known performers and poets tell their poems and stories, and show us your support for the women of the Dagara tribe, who must walk 6-8 hours each way, to obtain water to live!
You may wish to contribute to help in the building of wells, at the following website:
http://www.wisdomspringinc.org/
Please join some of Atlanta's most talented performers for a benefit concert at the Pine Lake Clubhouse on Sunday evening, March 16th. The concert will begin at 7 and doors will open at 6:30. Seating is limited so come early to make sure you get a good seat. Thanks to Pine Lake Cultural Affairs the concert will take place at the Pine Lake Clubhouse, 100 Clubhouse Road, Pine Lake, GA 30072. Pine Lake is near Stone Mountain. If you are coming via Hwy 78 or the Stone Mountain Expressway take Exit 5 and continue on Memorial Drive. The 4th stop light
is South Hairston. Go Left. The third stop light is Rockbridge Rd. Go Right. Watch for Pine Lake Village on your right and just after the sign turn right on Clubhouse Rd. The Clubhouse is a few blocks down in the middle of a circle. If you are coming out North Decatur Road cross Memorial Drive and North Decatur becomes Rockbridge Road. When you get to Pine Lake you will pass the post office on your right. Clubhouse Rd. will be just before the sign for Pine Lake Village. Turn left. One of our best local eateries is The Kingfisher Cafe which is located in Pine Lake Village (4600 Rockbridge Rd.). If you go to their web site you can find handy directions plus a menu. They are open until 9 PM on Sundays and have a varied menu. If the day is pretty you can order a picnic to take to Stone Mountain Park or to the lakeside park in Pine Lake. http://www.thekingfishercafe.com/ or 404-298-8755. Another area restaurant is the new Madras Sri Ganesh Ram Palace located just off Hwy 78 (on the Athens side of Stone Mountain) which is open until 10. Take the Park Place exit and go left under the overpass. Go left on Rockbridge Rd and then left into the first driveway of the Wal-Mart shopping area. 770-413-1415 is the number to call. The food is all vegetarian in the South Indian tradition. About 15 minutes further up Rockbridge at the intersection of Hwy 29 is the new Hindu Temple, the Swaminarayan Mandir. Open from 8 to 8 and free to the public, the traditional marble temple in Lilburn is the closest thing to India we have in Atlanta. Allow at least an hour to tour. 404-297-0501 for info.
The web site for the organization we are raising funds for is http://www.wisdomspringinc.org/. If you are not able to
attend the concert you can make tax deductible donations via the web site. The guiding light behind Walking for Water and Wisdom Spring is traditional African teacher
Sobonfu Some. To learn more about Sobonfu and her teachings visit her web site at
http://www.sobonfu.com/ . Now that you know how to find us and why we are raising money, awareness and love please join us and bring friends and family. This is an evening
where we gather in community to celebrate, as the composer Antonio Carlos Jobim wrote in his song The Waters of March, the joy in our hearts.
THE HIGHEST MOTIVE IN LIFE IS TO BE LIKE WATER.
IT FIGHTS NOTHING AND NO ONE. IT FLOWS FROM
AND BACK TO ITS SOURCE AND IN THE FLOWING
SMOOTHS AND WEARS AWAY ALL RESISTENCE.
-- Taoist Proverb
WATERS OF MARCH
Benefit Concert for Drought Relief in Africa
Sunday Evening, March 16th, 7 o'clock
Pine Lake Club House
Franklin Abbott Vlamir Abbud Lisa Allender
Rupert Fike Melanie Hammet Sharon Mathis
Janet Metzger Susan Ottzen Rafael Pereira
Rebecca Ranson and Yolo
Please join us for an evening celebrating the music of
Antonio Carlos Jobim along with stories, poetry
and music from some of Atlanta's most talented performers.
Proceeds go to Walking for Water to help build wells
in the Dagara lands of West Africa. The Pine Lake Club House
is located at 100 Club House Road in Pine Lake (near Stone Mountain).
Admission by donation: $10 - $20 for adults. $ 5 for students and seniors.
Sponsored by Pine Lake Cultural Affairs.
For more about Walking for Water go to http://www.wisdomspringinc.org/ .
You can donate by check to Wisdom Spring for a tax deductible contribution.
WATER
by Mary Oliver
What is the vitality and necessity
of clean water?
Ask the man who is ill, and who is lifting
his lips to the cup.
Ask the forest.
THE HIGHEST MOTIVE IN LIFE IS TO BE LIKE WATER.
IT FIGHTS NOTHING AND NO ONE. IT FLOWS FROM
AND BACK TO ITS SOURCE AND IN THE FLOWING
SMOOTHS AND WEARS AWAY ALL RESISTENCE.
-- Taoist Proverb
WATERS OF MARCH
Benefit Concert for Drought Relief in Africa
Sunday Evening, March 16th, 7 o'clock
Pine Lake Club House
Franklin Abbott Vlamir Abbud Lisa Allender
Rupert Fike Melanie Hammet Sharon Mathis
Janet Metzger Susan Ottzen Rafael Pereira
Rebecca Ranson and Yolo
Please join us for an evening celebrating the music of
Antonio Carlos Jobim along with stories, poetry
and music from some of Atlanta's most talented performers.
Proceeds go to Walking for Water to help build wells
in the Dagara lands of West Africa. The Pine Lake Club House
is located at 100 Club House Road in Pine Lake (near Stone Mountain).
Admission by donation: $10 - $20 for adults. $ 5 for students and seniors.
Sponsored by Pine Lake Cultural Affairs.
For more about Walking for Water go to http://www.wisdomspringinc.org/ .
You can donate by check to Wisdom Spring for a tax deductible contribution.
Peace and Blessings to You and Yours.
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