You are invited to join Open Hub Singing Club, 10 Sundays this winter from 3:30-5 pm at the Pulpit Rock Brewing Company Events Space!
You are invited to join Open Hub Singing Club, 10 Sundays this winter from 3:30-5 pm at the Pulpit Rock Brewing Company Events Space!
Whether you are an experienced singer or someone new to singing, community singing offers a "no practice, no performance" experience. We celebrate uplifting songs with meaningful messages taught in the simple and ancient aural tradition so that everyone is singing together in no time. We learn by listening as a group. No singing experience or training is required – just a desire to sing with others in community. All voices are welcome, including yours!
Harmony happens in community! Songs sow solidarity. Songs sung with intention, like seeds planted with care, can take root in an individual or community and flower into unexpected fruits: simple joy, healing balm, increased sensitivity, awe and wonder, a re-enchanted and revitalized spirit, a grounding and centeredness, a deepening of compassion. The art and practice of community singing draws us outside of ourselves and at the same time deepens us within.
As Bobby McFerrin says, “One of the simplest and most direct ways of praying and meditating is through singing, and singing in community is especially powerful. You get people together in a room singing, and you instantly knock down all the walls—the creeds, the gender, age, and race differences, everything. You’re all one at that point, lifting your voices.”
In singing together we give voice to our shared humanity. Our common joys, longings, sorrows, and hopes fly from our mouths and mingle in the air. Come, help us sing in harmony to enliven spirit, build community, and create personal and cultural change.
Dates
*please note that the dates are not consecutive*:
January 7 January 14 January 21 February 4 February 11 February 18 February 25 March 3 March 10 March 17
Registration and Payment
Sliding scale $50-$100, pay as is generous and affordable for you by PalPal here using the 'Family + Friends' option. Please write ‘Open Hub Singing Club fall 2023' and share your e-mail. Or, send us a check at:
The Center For Belonging/Liz Rog 1591 Manawa Trail Rd. Decorah, IA 52101
No one turned away for lack of funds.