Events & Activities

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NEW GROUPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

NEW! INTRO TO TAROT CLASS

Sunday November 3rd, 11am

Join Liz Jezorski for an Introduction to the Tarot. In this class, you will gain the essential knowledge of the structure and symbolism of the tarot to help deepen and demystify your readings. This class is great for beginners with insight for more advanced readers as well. Liz is a professional astrologer, tarot reader and the author of the Grateful Dead Tarot. You can find her at wildembodiment.com

Cost:  $15 – $25 suggested donation


FMI Contact:
Liz
wildembodimentmaine@gmail.com
207.735.7713

NEW! SHAPE NOTE SINGING
Sunday November 3rd, 1pm
Shape note singing is a system originally devised to teach sight-reading and singing in harmony to folks with no musical background. From its beginnings in colonial America, it now has an international following. Non-performance singing, in four parts, for the joy of the activity alone is a beautiful example of community-based art. No experience or talent is required. We sing for one another; everyone is welcome!

Our afternoon of shape note singing will include a brief history and description of the music and then simply singing from The Sacred Harp, the tune book most commonly used for this. We will bring loaner books.

Cost: $2/person

FMI Contact:
Alan Cohen
biopestman@gmail.com 
202.669.6363

NEW! AUTHENTIC RELATING GAMES
Sunday November 10th, 3:30pm
Authentic Relating is a practice of exploring and revealing one’s present moment experience. The games are designed to help us connect more deeply with ourselves and each other, all while staying true to who we are. These can be fun, and also offer profoundly useful skills for building and deepening healthy connection in relationships of all kinds! For more info on AR Games, you might check out https://www.authrev.org

Cost: Sliding scale $12-$22/person


FMI Contact:
Frances Idlebrook
rootedsea@gmail.com
857.318.1191

NEW! PENINSULA AREA MEN’S GROUP
Tuesday November 12th, 7pm
This monthly group is an opportunity for adult men to join together in community and share space as we process things big and small . This group is focused on building a network of strength through connection. Our space will be used for open sharing and active listening; we encourage you to share as deeply as you feel comfortable. The group maintains a strict commitment to confidentiality. The goal is that through conversation and sharing we create a strong network which supports our exploration of fatherhood, friendship, leadership and community.

Cost: By donation

FMI Contact:
Peter Hile
peter.hile@gmail.com
402-770-4614

CALENDAR

November 2024

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
  • 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program
  • 🥣 6pm Food With Friends Potluck
2
  • 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga
  • 🎤️ 1pm Poetry Open Mic
3
  • 🔮 11am Intro to Tarot Class
  • 🎵 1pm Shape Note Singing
  • 🎲 6:30pm Board Game Night
4
  • 🎶 7pm Ukulele 101 - Learn the basics
5
  • 🔒 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas
  • 💃 7:15pm Contra Dance & Band Practice
6
  • 🎨 10am Life Drawing
  • 🗨️ 5:30pm Spanish Conversation
  • 🔒 7pm Women's Meditation for Peace
7
  • 🪇 5:30pm Group Shake
  • 🪕 5.30pm Ukulele Jam
8
  • 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program
9
  • 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga
  • 💕 10:30am Grief Circle
  • ⛺ 4pm Contra Camping
10
  • ⛺ 4pm Contra Camping
  • ⛺ 6am Contra Camping
  • 🤝🏻 3:30pm Authentic Relating Games
  • 🎲 6:30pm Board Game Night
11
  • 🪷 8am Come as You are Mat Yoga
  • 🪷 10am Come as You are Chair Yoga
  • 🕉️ 5:30pm Community Yoga
12
  • 🔒5:30pm Ellas & Fellas
  • 💬 7pm Peninsula Area Men's Group
13
  • 🎨 10am Life Drawing
  • 🗨️ 5:30pm Spanish Conversation
  • 🔒 6:45pm Closed Group
14
  • 🌸 4:30pm Girl Scouts
  • 🎵 6:30pm Open Kirtan
15
  • 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program
  • 🎨 6pm Artist Trading Card Swap
16
  • 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga
  • 🔒 10am Private Event
  • 🔒 5pm Private Event
17
  • 🔒 1pm Private Event
  • 🎲 6:30pm Board Game Night
18
  • 🔒 5:30pm Surry Small Group Ministries
  • 🕉️ 5:30pm Community Yoga
  • 🎶 7pm Ukulele 101 - Learn the basics
19
  • 🔒 5:30pm Ellas & Fellas
  • 💃 7:15pm Contra Dance & Band Practice
20
  • 🎨 10am Life Drawing
  • 🗨️ 5:30pm Spanish Conversation
  • 🔒 7pm Women's Meditation for Peace
21
  • 🪕 5:30pm Ukulele Jam
22
  • 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program
  • 🎭 6pm Intro to Acting - The Meisner Technique
23
  • 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga
  • 🎨 4pm Sip 'n Draw
24
  • 🔮 10 am Intro to Tarot: Major Arcana
  • 🎲 6:30pm Board Game Night
25
  • 🔒 12:30pm Ellsworth Literature Club
  • 🕉️ 5:30pm Community Yoga
  • 🎶 7pm Ukulele 101 - Learn the basics
26
  • 🎒 8am Surry Backpack Program
  • 🔒5:30pm Ellas & Fellas
27
  • 🎨 10am Life Drawing
  • 🔒 11am Private Event
  • 🗨️ 5:30pm Spanish Conversation
  • 🔒 6:45pm Closed Group
28
  • 🔒 2pm Private Event
29
  • 🎭 6pm Intro to Acting - The Meisner Technique
30
  • 🕉️ 9am Community Yoga
  • 🔒 12pm Private Event

ONGOING GROUPS

  • $2 Community Yoga Mon 5.30pm / Sat 9am. All are welcome to these affordable yoga classes. We stream teachers from glo.com using the big screen. $2/person.
  • Contra Dance Practice 1st & 3rd Tuesdays at 7.15pm. Share tips, build skills, dance. $2/person
  • Life Drawing Wednesdays 10am. Artists age 18+ sketch each week from live models using a variety of drawing media; from charcoal and pastels to colored pencils. These uninstructed sessions are open to the community and all skill levels are encouraged to attend. Masks required. $17/person.
  • Spanish Conversation Wednesdays 5.30pm. This is a group meeting for people wanting to practice their Spanish conversation – all levels are invited! $2/person.
  • Girl Scouts 2nd & 4th Thursdays 4.30pm. Surry Girl Scout Troop #823. For ages K – 5th grade. Meetings during the school year.
  • Ukulele Jam 1st & 3rd Thursdays 5.30pm. Easy-going ukulele group – beginners welcome! $2/person.
  • Surry Children’s Backpack Program Fridays 8am. A charity organization committed to weekend food security for Surry’s school aged children. New volunteers welcome.
  • Food with Friends every First Friday at 6pm! Community potluck. Bring a dish or drink to share while spending time with your neighbors and fill up on a variety of home cooked dishes. Donations to the community center are welcome.
  • Poetry Open Mic 1st Saturdays 1pm. Bring a poem to share written by yourself or someone else. $2/person.
  • Kirtan 2nd & 4th Thursdays 6.30pm (open format). Kirtan is an ancient Indian practice of call and response chanting. All are welcome to join this contemplative spiritual practice in the vein of meditation and yoga. By donation.
  • Sip ‘n Draw 4th Saturdays 4pm. Artists aged 18+ of any ability are welcome to draw/paint from live models, plus enjoy some wine & cheese. $25/person
  • Board Game Night every Sunday at 6.30pm. We play modern board games, tile games, card games, dice games, word games, cooperative games… bring your favorites! $2/person.