Join Courtney to celebrate what’s sprouting for you this spring. We’ll explore the early summer call toward expression, and activate our senses to commune with nature and explore harmonizing diet, lifestyle, and movement with the season. Finally, the beat of the drum will drop you into a renewing Shamanic journey. Please bring pen and paper for the complete integrative experience. Chairs will be provided, but feel free to bring a blanket, eye cover, or cushion if you’d prefer to relax into the journey experience. About Courtney: Courtney Lasker is a certified Ayurvedic Health Coach and Shamanic Reiki Master Teacher. Courtney weaves her experience and training as an intuitive guide and energy healer with practical Ayurvedic wellness to provide profound and sustained healing support. Courtney offers healing circles, tea ceremonies, and private sessions. You can find out more about Courtney and her offerings on her website: www.courtneylasker.com https://www.goldenbraidslc.com/events/cultivating-spring-ayurveda-seasonal-circle

Wendy Davis's campaign was a long shot-the seated Republican who represented Utah's House District 45 was so popular that even her own party doubted a Democrat could win. But Wendy knew her community, and she knew they were ready for change. Despite her party's predictions, she knew she wouldn't lose in a landslide. She might even win. In 2019, she was ready to prove herself in an earnest, grass-roots campaign. She couldn't have predicted what would come next. From a global pandemic that shuttered offices and cancelled in-person events to overblown media stories and back-handed maneuvers from her own party, Davis faced one of the most challenging campaigns in Utah history. Through it all, she would prove that she was much more than an underdog. She was a fighter. A raw look behind-the-scenes of US electoral politics, The Fight You Don't See recounts Wendy Davis's bid to represent Utah's House District 45, documenting the hidden battles she faced before-and long after-Election Day. Join us in welcoming Wendy Davis to The Printed Garden to discuss and answer questions about her new book, her political career, and Utah politics. This event will begin at 7:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Webside/Tickets: afsp.org/hikeutah

FB Event: https://fb.me/e/4ZmNReARq Date: 05/18/2024

Check-in/Registration: 9 - 9:45 a.m. Event Time: 10 a.m. - noon This is an easy hike for all skill levels to the scenic Battle Creek Waterfall. There are also longer loop options from the trailhead. Entry fee: $25 = entrance into the hike plus one ticket for the level 1 opportunity drawing FUNdraising: $150 or more will receive a Hike for Hope t-shirt $500 or more will receive one ticket for the level 2 opportunity drawing $1000 or more will receive one ticket for the level 3 opportunity drawing Create a hike team or sign up individually. Those who raise $150 will receive a Hike for Hope t-shirt. If you are interested in sponsoring the event or need more information, contact Misty Lee, misty.lee@afsp.org or 801.633.4179.

Called “contemporary chamber trailblazers” by the Boston Globe, Hub New Music is a “nimble quartet of winds and strings” (NPR) forging new paths in the 21st-century repertoire. The ensemble’s ambitious commissioning projects and “appealing programs” (New Yorker) celebrate the rich diversity of today’s classical music landscape. Founded in 2013, Hub New Music has grown into a formidable touring ensemble-driven by an unwavering dedication to building community through new art. Across its career, Hub has commissioned dozens of new works and continues to usher in a fresh and culturally relevant body of work for its distinct combination of flute, clarinet, violin, and cello. Hub is proud to collaborate with today’s most celebrated emerging and established composers and is equally proud to count many of them as friends. Featured in this performance is the premiere of WHITE OUT a newly commissioned work by composer Nickitas Demos, which will be performed live by Hub New Music while BalletNext brings the composition to life through dynamic and innovative choreography. Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/hubnewmusic/ Winter Series: https://www.parkcityinstitute.org/main-stage

Join Elizabeth Jensen in the exploration and healing power of sound. This experience will invite you to feel the effects of different sounds and frequencies on your body and mind through meditation and a variety of instruments. Please bring pen and paper if you wish to take notes or explore the concepts that will be given. Chairs will be provided but feel free to bring a cushion if you’d prefer for the experiential portion of the evening. About Elizabeth Jensen: Elizabeth Jensen is an Anusara-Inspired yoga teacher, meditation/Yoga Nidra teacher, and a Reiki master. Over many years she has been enjoying and experimenting with music and sound healing. Since 2015, Elizabeth has offered sound healing classes as well as private sessions. You can find out more about Elizabeth and her offerings on her website: www.empoweryourpath.com https://www.goldenbraidslc.com/events/intro-to-sound-healing-an-exploration-of-sound-with-elizabeth-jensen

The founder of our event was first inspired by the traditional lantern festival in Chiang Mai when he was living in Thailand, and he wanted to bring this community-driven experience to the United States. Alongside local lantern launches, we support local businesses by hiring small food trucks and entertainers, and we feature musical talent because nothing brings people together like a show! For us, these events are about more than just releasing a lantern into the sky, watching for a few minutes, and going home— it's an opportunity to connect with people we'd otherwise never meet, establish intentions and let go of our worries as we decorate our sky lantern, and interact with the traditions of cultures other than our own. At Night Lights, we find that the intention and emotion behind each participant's lantern is an intimate decision. Each lantern's meaning is unique and equally important, which is why we include a marker so each participant can make their lantern their own. Thousands of Night Lighters write their stories on the spines of our sky lanterns and create memories that will last a lifetime, whether it be an engagement, a family milestone, or the remembrance of a loss. You’ll see people cry, pose, pop the question, and celebrate under the lantern-lit skies. You’ll hear joyous laughter and squeals of glee as lanterns are carried together in epic waves of love and light. This is a community event for everyone. Event dates in Spring '24 are May 24 and May 25. Learn more at https://www.nightlightsevent.com

This May, the Golden Braid Books Community Book Club is reading When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams. We have lots of copies in stock, so come on by and get yours today! Keep in touch with us throughout the month on our Instagram and Facebook pages, and then we’ll convene here at the Braid for our book club meeting to talk about the book, meet some new folks, and share some insights and mutual love of reading. About the Book: "I am leaving you all my journals, but you must promise me you won't look at them until after I'm gone." This is what Terry Tempest Williams's mother, the matriarch of a large Mormon clan in northern Utah, told her a week before she died. It was a shock to Williams to discover that her mother had kept journals. But not as much of a shock as it was to discover that the three shelves of journals were all blank. In fifty-four short chapters, Williams recounts memories of her mother, ponders her own faith, and contemplates the notion of absence and presence art and in our world. When Women Were Birds is a carefully crafted kaleidoscope that keeps turning around the question: What does it mean to have a voice? https://www.goldenbraidslc.com/events/may-book-club-when-women-were-birds

Girls on the Run Utah is a nonprofit after-school program that empowers 3rd-8th grade girls of all abilities and backgrounds to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a fun curriculum that creatively integrates running. Better together! Everyone is invited to join Girls on the Run Utah as we celebrate the end of our spring program. This 5K celebration is not your typical community event – it's a day when young kids, families, and friends of all abilities unite and amplify each other’s star power. This 5K event is non-competitive and will not be officially timed. Youth discount available when registering. Registration is $35 (before May 28) and includes race bag, shirt, finisher medal, and finish line treats. https://www.girlsontherunutah.org/5k

Ballet West’s sixth Choreographic Festival is bringing several international guest companies to the stage with new choreography and diverse Asian voices. A world premiere creation for Ballet West by the emerging choreographers Zhongjing Fang and Caili Quan, alongside new works by several visiting organizations for a memorable program of dance in the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. Once again, audiences will see dancers and choreographers exploring their art form in intriguing and cutting-edge new creations. Tickets here: https://www.balletwest.org/events/detail/choreographicfest24

Join us for an evening of manifestation and The Law of Attraction. Learn how to attract what you want into your life. This workshop will include an introduction to the principles, hands-on exercises, and guided meditations. This is a free community event open to all. About Christiane Turner: Always exploring the next possible threshold of human consciousness, Christiane easily navigates the constantly shifting landscape of Training, Coaching, and Consulting. Moving between ancient wisdom and modern technology, Christiane bases her teachings on the models and techniques of the many cultures she has encountered in her global traveling, as well as the basic principles of Quantum Physics and the newest scientific discoveries related to consciousness. Christiane has been perfecting her training and coaching skills for over 25 years. Her books are available globally in bookstores and online stores. She is the founder of Quantum NLP LLC, through which she offers high integrity Quantum NLP-based Training, Coaching, and Consulting in the USA and internationally. She is a natural leader – her dynamic combination of strength and gentleness helps her to lead clients and groups to break through change and lasting transformation. Christiane is a leader who highly values community building. She has initiated and organized community projects; for example, the annual New Consciousness EXPO in Salt Lake City since 2005, and the Law of Attraction Club, which started in 2006, and the Law of Attraction Summit. For Christiane to stay in integrity with her purpose, she puts great emphasis on creating balance between being a family person and being a teacher at the same time. She just celebrated the 33rd wedding anniversary with her husband Shawn. Together they have two sons and three granddaughters. For more information about Christiane and Quantum NLP, visit her website: https://learnquantumnlp.com/
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