Upcoming Events

Dec
17

Moon Contemplation

We are proud to announce the 2025 edition of our monthly astrology meet-ups starts this March! This year, we are going back to the original format of 12 dates over the course of the year, each elected to provide the perfect context for reflecting on the season (meaning the Moon will always be in the same sign as the Sun for these sessions). 

All who are interested in the art of Astrology, we invite you to put down your fancy apps and look up towards the sky. Our forebears were able to viscerally intuit the vast network of insights and influences that sky country is constantly reflecting down onto Earth. Let’s claim our inheritance and hone our skills by attempting to actually feel and sense what is happening in the sky.

One easy way to learn more about Astrology is to track the movements of the Moon. As she circles the entire Zodiac every month, visiting every sign – and thereby also making every possible aspect and placement therein, we can compile our monthly observations, which allows us to comprehend notable characteristics and signatures of any celestial placements. We will make use of this perpetual cycle and attempt to glean what we can by checking in on her once a month.

Our meet-ups involve a quick update on the current weather, then we orient ourselves towards the Moon’s physical position and attempt a receptive sensing and inner participation with what we find there, then we end with free range feedback and discussion.

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Jan
16

Moon Contemplation

We are proud to announce the 2025 edition of our monthly astrology meet-ups starts this March! This year, we are going back to the original format of 12 dates over the course of the year, each elected to provide the perfect context for reflecting on the season (meaning the Moon will always be in the same sign as the Sun for these sessions). 

All who are interested in the art of Astrology, we invite you to put down your fancy apps and look up towards the sky. Our forebears were able to viscerally intuit the vast network of insights and influences that sky country is constantly reflecting down onto Earth. Let’s claim our inheritance and hone our skills by attempting to actually feel and sense what is happening in the sky.

One easy way to learn more about Astrology is to track the movements of the Moon. As she circles the entire Zodiac every month, visiting every sign – and thereby also making every possible aspect and placement therein, we can compile our monthly observations, which allows us to comprehend notable characteristics and signatures of any celestial placements. We will make use of this perpetual cycle and attempt to glean what we can by checking in on her once a month.

Our meet-ups involve a quick update on the current weather, then we orient ourselves towards the Moon’s physical position and attempt a receptive sensing and inner participation with what we find there, then we end with free range feedback and discussion.

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Feb
16

Moon Contemplation

We are proud to announce the 2025 edition of our monthly astrology meet-ups starts this March! This year, we are going back to the original format of 12 dates over the course of the year, each elected to provide the perfect context for reflecting on the season (meaning the Moon will always be in the same sign as the Sun for these sessions). 

All who are interested in the art of Astrology, we invite you to put down your fancy apps and look up towards the sky. Our forebears were able to viscerally intuit the vast network of insights and influences that sky country is constantly reflecting down onto Earth. Let’s claim our inheritance and hone our skills by attempting to actually feel and sense what is happening in the sky.

One easy way to learn more about Astrology is to track the movements of the Moon. As she circles the entire Zodiac every month, visiting every sign – and thereby also making every possible aspect and placement therein, we can compile our monthly observations, which allows us to comprehend notable characteristics and signatures of any celestial placements. We will make use of this perpetual cycle and attempt to glean what we can by checking in on her once a month.

Our meet-ups involve a quick update on the current weather, then we orient ourselves towards the Moon’s physical position and attempt a receptive sensing and inner participation with what we find there, then we end with free range feedback and discussion.

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Mar
18

Moon Contemplation

We are proud to announce the 2025 edition of our monthly astrology meet-ups starts this March! This year, we are going back to the original format of 12 dates over the course of the year, each elected to provide the perfect context for reflecting on the season (meaning the Moon will always be in the same sign as the Sun for these sessions). 

All who are interested in the art of Astrology, we invite you to put down your fancy apps and look up towards the sky. Our forebears were able to viscerally intuit the vast network of insights and influences that sky country is constantly reflecting down onto Earth. Let’s claim our inheritance and hone our skills by attempting to actually feel and sense what is happening in the sky.

One easy way to learn more about Astrology is to track the movements of the Moon. As she circles the entire Zodiac every month, visiting every sign – and thereby also making every possible aspect and placement therein, we can compile our monthly observations, which allows us to comprehend notable characteristics and signatures of any celestial placements. We will make use of this perpetual cycle and attempt to glean what we can by checking in on her once a month.

Our meet-ups involve a quick update on the current weather, then we orient ourselves towards the Moon’s physical position and attempt a receptive sensing and inner participation with what we find there, then we end with free range feedback and discussion.

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Oct
23

Moon Contemplation

We are proud to announce the 2025 edition of our monthly astrology meet-ups starts this March! This year, we are going back to the original format of 12 dates over the course of the year, each elected to provide the perfect context for reflecting on the season (meaning the Moon will always be in the same sign as the Sun for these sessions). 

All who are interested in the art of Astrology, we invite you to put down your fancy apps and look up towards the sky. Our forebears were able to viscerally intuit the vast network of insights and influences that sky country is constantly reflecting down onto Earth. Let’s claim our inheritance and hone our skills by attempting to actually feel and sense what is happening in the sky.

One easy way to learn more about Astrology is to track the movements of the Moon. As she circles the entire Zodiac every month, visiting every sign – and thereby also making every possible aspect and placement therein, we can compile our monthly observations, which allows us to comprehend notable characteristics and signatures of any celestial placements. We will make use of this perpetual cycle and attempt to glean what we can by checking in on her once a month.

Our meet-ups involve a quick update on the current weather, then we orient ourselves towards the Moon’s physical position and attempt a receptive sensing and inner participation with what we find there, then we end with free range feedback and discussion.

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Oct
5
to Oct 6

Saint Michael and the Laws of Dynamic Polarity, Lecture and Workshop

Lecture by Robert Karp (aka Robert Karbelnikoff)

Sunday, October 5, from 7 to 9 pm at Arkadia (the Commons)

                       Workshop by Robert Karp, Jan Ranck and Clay Ruby                               Monday, October 6 from 9 am to 12 pm at Arkadia

This lecture will seek to help us understand and bring us closer to that spiritual being known as Michael. In particular, we will focus on Michael's capacity to embody the laws of dynamic polarity, meaning the ability to hold in balance, and bring into harmony,  realities that appear to be opposites or in opposition to one another. Using this lens, we will especially focus on Michael's relationship to western civilization, human individuality, and to the forces of modern technology. 

In the workshop the next day, Jan, Clay and I will elaborate on the mysteries of dynamic polarity as these express themselves in Michael's relation to the seven classical planets of our solar system. With the help of Jan Ranck, we will use eurythmy to explore in particular the way Michael works to harmonize the forces of Mars and Venus. 

Goodwill donations appreciated. All Proceeds will go to the Anthroposophical Society in Viroqua

 

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Robert Karp (Karbelnikoff)

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Oct
4
to Oct 7

Jan Ranck Visits Viroqua

Arkadia is pleased to host the return of Jan Ranck to Viroqua, with four unique Eurythmy classes this Saturday - Tuesday, and a Eurythmy performance on Monday evening. 

Classes are held in the Sky Room, upstairs at Arkadia

Saturday October 4th at 4:15 PM

Sunday October 5th at 4:15 PM

Monday October 6th at 4:15 PM

Tuesday October 7th at 3:15 PM

Performance is in the Sanctuary Theater at Arkadia

Monday October 6th at 7:00 PM

An Introduction to the Essence of Eurythmy for the Clueless and Connoisseur Alike!
With
Artistic Selections performed by Elsa Macauley and Jan Ranck, Eurythmy
Sue Ellen Dubbert, Piano / Keith Hess and Raphael Hess, Recitation
Owen Froeschl, Lighting
Born in the USA, Jan Ranck studied music and comparative arts at Indiana University in Bloomington. She accompanied the London Stage Group on their 1976 USA tour and went on to study eurythmy at the Eurythmeum in Dornach, Switzerland, where she subsequently served as a teacher. In 1984 she joined the faculty of The London School of Eurythmy. She left there to complete a training in eurythmy therapy in Stuttgart in 1989, moving afterward to Israel, where she founded the Jerusalem Eurythmy Ensemble (1990) and the Jerusalem Academy of Eurythmy (1992). In 1999 she also joined the faculty of the Jerusalem Waldorf Teacher Bachelor Program in David Yellin Academic College. Jan was a student of Lea van der Pals and a colleague of her successor in the subject of Tone Eurythmy Therapy, Annemarie Baeschlin, and was involved with compositional and editorial suggestions for their publication “Ton-Heileurythmie”, Verlag am Goetheanum 1991, published in English in 2009 as “Tone Eurythmy Therapy” by the Medical Section at the Goetheanum. She continues to hold Master Classes in various venues worldwide, including the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland.

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Oct
2

Fox and Beggar present TIGRE! TIGRE!

 Arkadia is so pleased to be sponsoring this delightful event, the return of Fox and Beggar, presenting TIGRE! TIGRE!.  This will be at ECKHART PARK, at 7:00 PM on Thursday, October 2nd!! Theater, music, puppetry and surreal fun for the entire family. For more information: https://www.foxandbeggar.org/tigre

Combining puppetry, traditional clown theater, and a live score influenced by everything from Medieval court music to Gilbert & Sullivan, "TIGRE! TIGRE!" explores humanity's absurd relationship to technology while asking the fundamental question: what drives us to perpetually open new doors that we know we won't be able to close?

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Sep
22

Moon Contemplation

We are proud to announce the 2025 edition of our monthly astrology meet-ups starts this March! This year, we are going back to the original format of 12 dates over the course of the year, each elected to provide the perfect context for reflecting on the season (meaning the Moon will always be in the same sign as the Sun for these sessions). 

All who are interested in the art of Astrology, we invite you to put down your fancy apps and look up towards the sky. Our forebears were able to viscerally intuit the vast network of insights and influences that sky country is constantly reflecting down onto Earth. Let’s claim our inheritance and hone our skills by attempting to actually feel and sense what is happening in the sky.

One easy way to learn more about Astrology is to track the movements of the Moon. As she circles the entire Zodiac every month, visiting every sign – and thereby also making every possible aspect and placement therein, we can compile our monthly observations, which allows us to comprehend notable characteristics and signatures of any celestial placements. We will make use of this perpetual cycle and attempt to glean what we can by checking in on her once a month.

Our meet-ups involve a quick update on the current weather, then we orient ourselves towards the Moon’s physical position and attempt a receptive sensing and inner participation with what we find there, then we end with free range feedback and discussion.

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Autumn Fiesta Feast
Sep
12

Autumn Fiesta Feast

Friday, September 12th 6:00 PM

Music by Dylan Harris

Catering by Heart To Heart (Lucy Spangler-Gore, Justin Trussoni and friends)

 We are offering a limited quantity of 100 main courses. 

 Carry out orders will be served between 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM,  

  Sit down dinners will be plated and served from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM.  

  We expect to sell out of everything, so please send in your RSVP right away! 



Menu:

Tostada de Pescado del Rio …. grilled marinated fresh water fishes, layered on fresh tostada shell with all the fixings.

Wood roast Chiles Rellenos con Succotash y Queso … roast stuffed grilled poblano chili with seasonal succotash + queso fresco, local cheeses

Arroz Verde … fragrant green rice 

The Absolute Best Cabbage Slaw from Shady Lane Farm

Is there A Fruit Bowl? Yes!

Rhubarb Crisp with Crème

$20 per entree 

$5 dessert

plus drinks

RSVP via email programs@thecommonsviroqua.org or phone call 608-638-3210 

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Sep
12
to Sep 14

Regenerative Earthworks Workshop

Introducing the 2025 Acres U.S.A. Mark Shepard Water Management Intensive: Join restoration agriculture pioneer Mark Shepard and the RAD Team for a powerful, hands-on weekend exploring regenerative earthworks and water management design. This 3-day immersive workshop blends classroom learning with real-world application of the Master Line System, a next-generation evolution of Keyline Design.

You'll leave with practical tools to reshape the water cycle on your land—capturing rainwater, managing runoff, and building resilient agricultural infrastructure.

Special Guest Session:
We’re thrilled to welcome Gary Zimmer, a legend in biological farming, for a special Saturday guest talk on how water systems support long-term soil health and regenerative success.

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Aug
24

Moon Contemplation

We are proud to announce the 2025 edition of our monthly astrology meet-ups starts this March! This year, we are going back to the original format of 12 dates over the course of the year, each elected to provide the perfect context for reflecting on the season (meaning the Moon will always be in the same sign as the Sun for these sessions). 

All who are interested in the art of Astrology, we invite you to put down your fancy apps and look up towards the sky. Our forebears were able to viscerally intuit the vast network of insights and influences that sky country is constantly reflecting down onto Earth. Let’s claim our inheritance and hone our skills by attempting to actually feel and sense what is happening in the sky.

One easy way to learn more about Astrology is to track the movements of the Moon. As she circles the entire Zodiac every month, visiting every sign – and thereby also making every possible aspect and placement therein, we can compile our monthly observations, which allows us to comprehend notable characteristics and signatures of any celestial placements. We will make use of this perpetual cycle and attempt to glean what we can by checking in on her once a month.

Our meet-ups involve a quick update on the current weather, then we orient ourselves towards the Moon’s physical position and attempt a receptive sensing and inner participation with what we find there, then we end with free range feedback and discussion.

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Jul
24

Moon Contemplation

We are proud to announce the 2025 edition of our monthly astrology meet-ups starts this March! This year, we are going back to the original format of 12 dates over the course of the year, each elected to provide the perfect context for reflecting on the season (meaning the Moon will always be in the same sign as the Sun for these sessions). 

All who are interested in the art of Astrology, we invite you to put down your fancy apps and look up towards the sky. Our forebears were able to viscerally intuit the vast network of insights and influences that sky country is constantly reflecting down onto Earth. Let’s claim our inheritance and hone our skills by attempting to actually feel and sense what is happening in the sky.

One easy way to learn more about Astrology is to track the movements of the Moon. As she circles the entire Zodiac every month, visiting every sign – and thereby also making every possible aspect and placement therein, we can compile our monthly observations, which allows us to comprehend notable characteristics and signatures of any celestial placements. We will make use of this perpetual cycle and attempt to glean what we can by checking in on her once a month.

Our meet-ups involve a quick update on the current weather, then we orient ourselves towards the Moon’s physical position and attempt a receptive sensing and inner participation with what we find there, then we end with free range feedback and discussion.

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Jun
25

Moon Contemplation

We are proud to announce the 2025 edition of our monthly astrology meet-ups starts this March! This year, we are going back to the original format of 12 dates over the course of the year, each elected to provide the perfect context for reflecting on the season (meaning the Moon will always be in the same sign as the Sun for these sessions). 

All who are interested in the art of Astrology, we invite you to put down your fancy apps and look up towards the sky. Our forebears were able to viscerally intuit the vast network of insights and influences that sky country is constantly reflecting down onto Earth. Let’s claim our inheritance and hone our skills by attempting to actually feel and sense what is happening in the sky.

One easy way to learn more about Astrology is to track the movements of the Moon. As she circles the entire Zodiac every month, visiting every sign – and thereby also making every possible aspect and placement therein, we can compile our monthly observations, which allows us to comprehend notable characteristics and signatures of any celestial placements. We will make use of this perpetual cycle and attempt to glean what we can by checking in on her once a month.

Our meet-ups involve a quick update on the current weather, then we orient ourselves towards the Moon’s physical position and attempt a receptive sensing and inner participation with what we find there, then we end with free range feedback and discussion.

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May
26

Moon Contemplation

We are proud to announce the 2025 edition of our monthly astrology meet-ups starts this March! This year, we are going back to the original format of 12 dates over the course of the year, each elected to provide the perfect context for reflecting on the season (meaning the Moon will always be in the same sign as the Sun for these sessions). 

All who are interested in the art of Astrology, we invite you to put down your fancy apps and look up towards the sky. Our forebears were able to viscerally intuit the vast network of insights and influences that sky country is constantly reflecting down onto Earth. Let’s claim our inheritance and hone our skills by attempting to actually feel and sense what is happening in the sky.

One easy way to learn more about Astrology is to track the movements of the Moon. As she circles the entire Zodiac every month, visiting every sign – and thereby also making every possible aspect and placement therein, we can compile our monthly observations, which allows us to comprehend notable characteristics and signatures of any celestial placements. We will make use of this perpetual cycle and attempt to glean what we can by checking in on her once a month.

Our meet-ups involve a quick update on the current weather, then we orient ourselves towards the Moon’s physical position and attempt a receptive sensing and inner participation with what we find there, then we end with free range feedback and discussion.

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Apr
28

Moon Contemplation

We are proud to announce the 2025 edition of our monthly astrology meet-ups starts this March! This year, we are going back to the original format of 12 dates over the course of the year, each elected to provide the perfect context for reflecting on the season (meaning the Moon will always be in the same sign as the Sun for these sessions).

All who are interested in the art of Astrology, we invite you to put down your fancy apps and look up towards the sky. Our forebears were able to viscerally intuit the vast network of insights and influences that sky country is constantly reflecting down onto Earth. Let’s claim our inheritance and hone our skills by attempting to actually feel and sense what is happening in the sky.

One easy way to learn more about Astrology is to track the movements of the Moon. As she circles the entire Zodiac every month, visiting every sign – and thereby also making every possible aspect and placement therein, we can compile our monthly observations, which allows us to comprehend notable characteristics and signatures of any celestial placements. We will make use of this perpetual cycle and attempt to glean what we can by checking in on her once a month.

Our meet-ups involve a quick update on the current weather, then we orient ourselves towards the Moon’s physical position and attempt a receptive sensing and inner participation with what we find there, then we end with free range feedback and discussion.

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Alignment Yoga with Rosie Rain ~ every Saturday morning
Apr
26

Alignment Yoga with Rosie Rain ~ every Saturday morning

When: Saturdays at 10:00 AM
Where: Sky Research Studio (upstairs)
Cost:  $20

Alignment Yoga with Rosie Rain Saturdays 10:00-11:00am

This is an Iyengar-based, gentle yet challenging class welcoming beginners as well as advanced yogis in which we will balance the right and left both physically and energetically as well as balance the elements/doshas and chakras.  Class includes opening pranayama (breathing practice) and many blissful postures of peace and balance, as well as a Venus Gong savasana.  We will open and align every joint in the body creating space for deeper breathing and energy flow! Rosie offers 27 years of Iyengar yoga, Ashtanga yoga, Kundalini yoga and meditation experience among other paths and modalities all woven together in a flow to uplift and align you with your True Self, the Divine teacher within you.  Please join us for an amazing experience of cozy self care.  Bring a yoga mat and if needed a folded blanket to sit on and yoga strap (optional, yet beneficial especially for beginners) – Rosie sells quality eco-friendly non toxic yoga mats for $30 and can bring straps or blankets to class if needed – email RosieYoga@gmail.com for these items.  

Everyone is welcome!  

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Alignment Yoga with Rosie Rain ~ every Saturday morning
Apr
19

Alignment Yoga with Rosie Rain ~ every Saturday morning

When: Saturdays at 10:00 AM
Where: Sky Research Studio (upstairs)
Cost:  $20

Alignment Yoga with Rosie Rain Saturdays 10:00-11:00am

This is an Iyengar-based, gentle yet challenging class welcoming beginners as well as advanced yogis in which we will balance the right and left both physically and energetically as well as balance the elements/doshas and chakras.  Class includes opening pranayama (breathing practice) and many blissful postures of peace and balance, as well as a Venus Gong savasana.  We will open and align every joint in the body creating space for deeper breathing and energy flow! Rosie offers 27 years of Iyengar yoga, Ashtanga yoga, Kundalini yoga and meditation experience among other paths and modalities all woven together in a flow to uplift and align you with your True Self, the Divine teacher within you.  Please join us for an amazing experience of cozy self care.  Bring a yoga mat and if needed a folded blanket to sit on and yoga strap (optional, yet beneficial especially for beginners) – Rosie sells quality eco-friendly non toxic yoga mats for $30 and can bring straps or blankets to class if needed – email RosieYoga@gmail.com for these items.  

Everyone is welcome!  

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Alignment Yoga with Rosie Rain ~ every Saturday morning
Apr
12

Alignment Yoga with Rosie Rain ~ every Saturday morning

When: Saturdays at 10:00 AM
Where: Sky Research Studio (upstairs)
Cost:  $20

Alignment Yoga with Rosie Rain Saturdays 10:00-11:00am

This is an Iyengar-based, gentle yet challenging class welcoming beginners as well as advanced yogis in which we will balance the right and left both physically and energetically as well as balance the elements/doshas and chakras.  Class includes opening pranayama (breathing practice) and many blissful postures of peace and balance, as well as a Venus Gong savasana.  We will open and align every joint in the body creating space for deeper breathing and energy flow! Rosie offers 27 years of Iyengar yoga, Ashtanga yoga, Kundalini yoga and meditation experience among other paths and modalities all woven together in a flow to uplift and align you with your True Self, the Divine teacher within you.  Please join us for an amazing experience of cozy self care.  Bring a yoga mat and if needed a folded blanket to sit on and yoga strap (optional, yet beneficial especially for beginners) – Rosie sells quality eco-friendly non toxic yoga mats for $30 and can bring straps or blankets to class if needed – email RosieYoga@gmail.com for these items.  

Everyone is welcome!  

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Alignment Yoga with Rosie Rain ~ every Saturday morning
Apr
5

Alignment Yoga with Rosie Rain ~ every Saturday morning

When: Saturdays at 10:00 AM
Where: Sky Research Studio (upstairs)
Cost:  $20

Alignment Yoga with Rosie Rain Saturdays 10:00-11:00am

This is an Iyengar-based, gentle yet challenging class welcoming beginners as well as advanced yogis in which we will balance the right and left both physically and energetically as well as balance the elements/doshas and chakras.  Class includes opening pranayama (breathing practice) and many blissful postures of peace and balance, as well as a Venus Gong savasana.  We will open and align every joint in the body creating space for deeper breathing and energy flow! Rosie offers 27 years of Iyengar yoga, Ashtanga yoga, Kundalini yoga and meditation experience among other paths and modalities all woven together in a flow to uplift and align you with your True Self, the Divine teacher within you.  Please join us for an amazing experience of cozy self care.  Bring a yoga mat and if needed a folded blanket to sit on and yoga strap (optional, yet beneficial especially for beginners) – Rosie sells quality eco-friendly non toxic yoga mats for $30 and can bring straps or blankets to class if needed – email RosieYoga@gmail.com for these items.  

Everyone is welcome!  

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FRIDAY RIVER FISH DINNER AND FUN RAISER
Apr
4

FRIDAY RIVER FISH DINNER AND FUN RAISER

We are happy to be hosting a Friday River Fish Dinner, lovingly prepared by chef extraordinaires Justin Trussoni and Lucy Spangler-Gore. This feast will feature all locally sourced organic fare, including cherrywood grilled fish cakes, coleslaw and roasted root vegetables on the side. We will also have an array of desserts and drinks for sale.  Vegetarian options will also be available.  The price is twenty dollars per entree.

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Alignment Yoga with Rosie Rain
Mar
29

Alignment Yoga with Rosie Rain

When: Saturdays at 10:00 AM
Where: Sky Research Studio (upstairs)
Cost:  $20

Alignment Yoga with Rosie Rain Saturdays 10:00-11:00am

This is an Iyengar-based, gentle yet challenging class welcoming beginners as well as advanced yogis in which we will balance the right and left both physically and energetically as well as balance the elements/doshas and chakras.  Class includes opening pranayama (breathing practice) and many blissful postures of peace and balance, as well as a Venus Gong savasana.  We will open and align every joint in the body creating space for deeper breathing and energy flow! Rosie offers 27 years of Iyengar yoga, Ashtanga yoga, Kundalini yoga and meditation experience among other paths and modalities all woven together in a flow to uplift and align you with your True Self, the Divine teacher within you.  Please join us for an amazing experience of cozy self care.  Bring a yoga mat and if needed a folded blanket to sit on and yoga strap (optional, yet beneficial especially for beginners) – Rosie sells quality eco-friendly non toxic yoga mats for $30 and can bring straps or blankets to class if needed – email RosieYoga@gmail.com for these items.  

Everyone is welcome!  

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Mar
28

Moon Contemplation

On Friday, March 28th, 2025, The Moon trines Mars, then conjoins Saturn, then conjoins the North Node, then conjoins Venus retrograde, then conjoins Neptune, then enters Aries and then conjoins Mercury retrograde. 

Seven aspects in one day and then an eclipse the next day...

Maybe we should get together and talk about it.

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Oct
17

Agnihotra lecture and workshop

We are so pleased to host Dr Ann Ralles to come lecture and demonstrate the wonders of Agnihotra. This ancient practice can be traced back to the Vedic age. It is known to have positive effects on Agriculture, especially soil and air quality, as well as protection against radioactivity and harmful chemicals and even stress! You can learn how to benefit yourself, your garden, your homestead, your whole family and all animals and plants living on your land, as well as extending the benefits to your whole community and even the world; with this simple and inexpensive ceremony.

For more information, please see Dr Ralles’ video presentation: https://turtlecrossing.net/agnihotra/

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Oct
15

Larry Long & Fiddlin’ Pete Watercott with Larry Dalton concert!

Cost: $10

We are proud and excited to bring these folks to The Commons, much can be said about these gunslingers and much will be…

Also, be sure to tune into an evening of stories and songs with special guest ‘Community of Goodness WDRT
Podcast & Radio co-host Tom Thibodeau.

Larry Long & Fiddlin’ Pete Watercott’s life story is something out of a John Steinbeck
novel. Throughout their early twenties they hitchhiked and hopped freight-trains
throughout the West passing the hat from bar to bar, performing most anywhere that
people gather. In exchange for the hospitality and generosity shown by those who
helped them out along the way, Larry would write a song in their honor. The lyrics were
left pinned onto their refrigerator door with a magnet before Fiddlin’ Pete and Larry
headed back on the road.

In the course of their travels they joined up with bassist Larry Dalton, who they met in
the High Sierra Mountain Range town of Truckee, California in 1976.
The music they perform together is deeply rooted in the American song tradition of
Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Hank Williams, and Bob Wills. Their live performances
are an equal measure of lyrical ballads, country-swing and old time fiddle tunes woven
together with threads of explosive instrumental improvisation. As the legendary Jesse
Ashlock, who performed with Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys remarked, “You guys
got an entirely different sound and I like it.” And then with a twinkle in his eye, replied,
“After sitting and listening to you play Pete, looking back, I should have never picked up
the fiddle.”


Now fifty-years later, Larry Long and Fiddlin’ Pete Watercott have come back together
with bassist Larry Dalton for this 2024 Reunion Tour to celebrate five-decades of
friendship. They are also releasing their new live acoustic recording entitled ‘As In
Those Early Days’, which they recorded along the banks of the Mississippi Rivers
through the good graces of Brett Huus, Soundstrations Audio.


Larry Long & Fiddlin’ Pete both have had remarkable solo careers, while Dalton has
been performing and recording with bluegrass, jazz, rock, rockabilly, gypsy jazz, big
band and orchestral groups.


Larry Long went on to write and perform hundreds of ballads both individually and
collectively with communities throughout the United States. His work has taken him
from rural Alabama to the Lakota communities in South Dakota. Long organized the
Mississippi River Revival, a decade long campaign to cleanup the Mississippi River,
was first-mate on the ‘Circle of Water Circus’s flagship boat called the Calapso,
troubadour on the Soviet/ American peace cruises along the Missisippi and Volga
Rivers, sang for Mrs. Rosa Parks at the 45 th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus
Boycott and assembled the first hometown tribute to Woody Guthrie in Okemah,
Oklahoma.


Long has over a dozen albums including two released on the prestigious Smithsonian
Folkways label. One of his songs, ‘Hey Coal Miner’, is featured on the Smithsonian
Folkways Children’s Music Collection along with works by Huddie Lead Belly,
Langston Hughes, Suni Paz, Ella Jenkins, Pete Seeger, and Woody Guthrie
Author, historian, actor, and broadcaster Studs Terkel called Larry “a true American
Troubadour.” When Pete Seeger was told that Larry is often referred to as the Pete
Seeger of Minnesota, Pete replied, “I would be honored to be called the Larry Long of
New York.” 


After their wanderings, Fiddlin’ Pete found a home in the mountains of California where
he has been a musical favorite ever since. He is always a mainstay at local events like
the Mill Pond Music Festival and Bishop California’s Mule Days. He has produced
events and albums to highlight the western art called Cowboy Poetry, also traveling
each year to perform at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada along
with nationally beloved ‘Buckaroo Poet” Waddie Mitchell. Pete also performs classical
viola as a member of the Eastern Sierra Symphony.


Fiddlin’ Pete has produced six albums, including “Songs of Curley Fletcher” the only
recording dedicated to the work of the great Western poet. Be it singing traditional or
original ballads, picking mandolin, guitar, Irish tenor banjo, or sawing on the fiddle, Pete
Watercott brings joy to those wherever he goes.

For more info:

www.larrylong.org

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Jul
28

Classical and Spanish Guitar Matinée

Cost: $10

Gabor Szarvas, Matt Ackerman, and Dani Bocsi – Classical Guitar Trio

Join us for a delightful evening of classical and Spanish guitar music with Gabor Szarvas, Matt Ackerman, and Dani Bocsi. These talented musicians have been performing in Madison and the surrounding area, and now they’re coming together for a special concert.

Last year, you might have enjoyed Gabor and Dani’s duo performances in different places. This summer, all three guitarists have teamed up to create a program featuring trios, duos, and solo pieces. Most of the pieces are their own arrangements, adding a personal touch to the music.

Come and enjoy the beautiful sounds of classical guitar in a warm and inviting atmosphere. We look forward to sharing this special event with you.

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Jun
6

Activate Your Heart & Lighten Your Light Body an evening with Kathleen Abel and friends!

Suggested Donation: $15

 Activate Your Heart & Lighten Your Light Body                        

Pianist & Accompanist Vanessa Mills,
Saxophonist & Spiritual Humorist Kathleen Abel,
Musical Mystic & Awakening Facilitator – Rahbi Crawford & her Crystal Bowls, 

Special Guest Composer & Pianist Asha Myers.                            

~ Dancing & Singing Encouraged. ~

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