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New Syracuse Orchestra Artistic Director wants to link music to community
17+ hour, 48+ min ago (143+ words) New Syracuse Orchestra Artistic Director Austin Chanu is ready to listen to the community and collaborate with other cultural organizations to increase the reach of the musical group. Chanu takes over the position July 6th. He takes the position last held…...
Unexpected Colonial American Composers: The Sisters of the Ephrata Cloister
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (296+ words) The Ephrata Cloister, founded in 1732 by Conrad Beissel, was a celibate, ascetic, German-speaking, Sabbatarian commune in the wilderness of Pennsylvania. Its residents produced a large corpus of choral hymns and motets and also published the third music treatise written in…...
Sex, Communalism, and Utopia: How a 70s Commune Took Oneida into the Future
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (329+ words) A Communities In Conversation Program From the beginning of the American experiment, communalism and challenges to the status quo have formed a significant movement within American society. The Oneida Community receives more attention than many of those groups, partly because…...
New Light Family Values: Sex & Salvation in Revolutionary New England
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (302+ words) During the past half century, Protestant evangelical Christianity has become synonymous with conservative social issues. From abortion to same-sex marriage, contemporary evangelicals seem singularly focused on regulating the reproductive bodies and sexual practices of their neighbors and fellow citizens. But…...
Marion Halliday & Trickster Sister Folk Concert
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (75+ words) waer. org - On Air Now Playing WAER HD2 Jazz 88 Marion Halliday & Trickster Sister Folk Concert Park Central's Arts at Park Series presents Marion Halliday & Trickster Sister in a Folk Concert featuring bluegrass and bourbon-infused original Americana on Friday, July 3rd, 7pm. Park Central…...
The Communities in Conversation Series: Director of Museum Affairs
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (316+ words) "Perverted Spiritualistic Forces" - John Humphrey Noyes versus William Hepworth Dixon in the Victorian Press - A Communities In Conversation Program Beginning in the 1830s, Oneida Community founder John Humphrey Noyes successfully used the press to spread word of his religious and social…...
From Oneida to Ithaca: Enduring Themes in Intentional Communities
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (281+ words) How do the challenges within intentional societies evolve over time, and what themes endure as sticking points across generations of experimentation? We will draw comparisons between the Oneida Community and the Eco Village at Ithaca on themes that emerge time…...
Oneida Community Cemetery Headstone Cleaning Event!
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (204+ words) Connect with local history and lend a helping hand! Channel the spirit of the old Oneida Community "Bees"the historic communal work parties of the pastand help us restore and preserve these beautiful monuments. Event Details When: Saturday, August 1, 2026 | 10: 00 AM…...
Camphill and the Ever-Changing Face of Intentional Community
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (375+ words) The Camphill movement is one of the largest and most dynamic networks of intentional communities in the world today. Founded in 1939 by followers of the spiritual teacher Rudolf Steiner, Camphill includes more than one hundred communities on five continents, each…...
Michigan governor threatens to pull troops from D. C. if used for Trump task force
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (347+ words) "Please take all necessary measures to ensure the Michigan National Guard is only supporting the narrow and limited America 250 Mission and is in no way supporting the D. C. Safe and Beautiful Mission," wrote Gov. Whitmer, referencing the official name for the…...