(FIRST DRAFT)
Midwest Jewish Artists Laboratory 2020 reUnion EVENT
DATE and TIME TBA (sundown)
Milwaukee, Madison, Minneapolis, Chicago, Kansas City and Cleveland USA
If you participated in one of the 5 city Lab projects at any time during this 9 year project year PLEASE JOIN US!
Where we are so far...
"REUNITE2LIGHT" is imagined as a performative collaborative interactive engagement
Monday at 7pm Central time there will be a small planning meeting hosted by Bev Richey and Helene Fishman (both social engagement artists and from the Milwaukee LAB Unit) with the support from Director Jody Hirsh (MJAL's founder and director) to share some ideas and provide space to imagine this One NIGHT only.. lab-artist engagement-focused event for the entire MJAL Community.
My vision (Bev) involves starting the event with a short prayer related to togetherness focusing on the value of creating and sustaining relationships.
Then I am imagining the performative action of united lighting of our menorahs.
with ALL VOICES saying CANDLE LIGHTING prayers together.
(and a couple of songs also with the focus on united voices)
I will take some screenshots of the group with their lit menorahs... to share with the group
(if possible a short video recording for others to have and or to share..)
Then using the time that the candles are burning..for party-type socializing!
We can encourage people to have their favorite Chanukah food treats to enjoy during the event.. for a touch of eating together...
This is a rough draft form. Your thoughts, feelings, and creative impulses are important to all of us.. so share them with us on the Facebook post or if you are not a Facebook user here on this blog post... in the comments or better yet join the Monday evening at 7pm Central time... MEETING to stARTthe reUniting!... the meeting link will be posted here in the FB post..
Front: Helene Fishman, Marc Tasman, Back: Peter Goldberg, Marge Eiseman Milwaukee Lab PC: Bev Richey
