BRATTLEBORO-On Saturday, July 20, from 2 to 4 p.m., (1)Brattleboro House of Hospitality for Unhoused Children and Families will hold a family benefit event for its new project: Skyberry.
Skyberry is a safe place for homeless children in Brattleboro. The event takes place on the soccer field at the Winston L. Prouty Campus, 130 Austine Drive. There is a $15 individual and $35 family suggested donation. The rain date is Sunday, July 21.
"Join in the fun with skyberry's benefit event bringing together the unhoused and housed in performance, celebration, mutuality, and downright fun," organizers said in a news release. "July 20th's shindig celebrates and honors families (housed, unhoused, locally and all over the world) acknowledging that we are all part of the same family whose mother is: Earth!"
Skyberry's all-ages event brings together community, artists, and the outdoors in a unique festival feel with a variety of performances from community mandala building, music, crankie storytelling, circus, and theater arts. The acts will be set in stages around the soccer field on the Winston Prouty campus, and the audience "will frolic from stage to stage (bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on) with the energy of local/international musicians." Refreshments will be available.
Performance artists include:
• Mandala Leader Ronit Ben-Shir, an educator who grew up in Israel. Her mission includes building relationships using materials from the natural world to create sacred art.
• Bobcat Sister Crankie, a group of local artists and outdoor educators: David Hayden, Natasha Diamondstone, and Teresa Savel.
•NECCA's Tony Duncan, who has been juggling for more than 45 years. He is a world champion of the International Juggling Association and has performed all over the world.
•Puppeteer Cynthia Parker-Houghton, a local ceramic artist and puppet maker. Her clown persona, Dr. Harriet, is an expert in Cosmic Energy and Transformation.
Local/international musicians include:
• Luke Concannon, a British folk artist whose albums have reached the Top 10 in the U.S. and U.K. folk charts. He shares music in the hope of opening people's hearts and minds to make a positive difference in the world.
• Sam Foucher uses his talent as an accordionist in service of building community. He says he has a deep appreciation for music and dance traditions of all sorts and especially loves songs about the land and local history.
For more information, email [email protected].
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