2017-18 Events
2017-18 Scott Center Events
High Holidays 5779 Schedule
ROSH HASHANAH
Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018
5:45-6:45 pm Rosh Hashanah Student Dinner, Redfield Proctor Dining Room. Please RSVP here. We will walk to services together following dinner.
7:00 p.m. Evening Service at Mead Chapel
Babysitting space in Hepburn Lounge*
Following services: “Apples and Honey” Reception Forest East Lounge
Monday, Sept. 10
9:30 a.m. Shacharit – Morning services at Mead Chapel
Babysitting space in Hepburn Lounge*
10:00-11:00 am Interactive Family service, Hepburn Lounge
5:00 p.m. Tashlich Service at Otter Creek Footbridge, Marble Works side
Tuesday, Sept. 11
9:30 a.m. Shacharit – Morning Services and babysitting space at Havurah House*
YOM KIPPUR
Tuesday, Sept. 18
6:30 p.m. Kol Nidre at Mead Chapel
Babysitting space in Hepburn Lounge*
Wednesday, Sept. 19
9:30 am Shacharit – Morning Service at Mead Chapel
Babysitting space in Hepburn Lounge*
10:00-11:00 am Interactive Family Service, Hepburn Lounge
12:00 pm Yizkor – Memorial Service at Mead Chapel
5:30 p.m. Minchah – Afternoon Service and Ne’ilah – Concluding Services at Mead Chapel
7:30 p.m. Shofar Blowing and Havdalah at Mead Chapel
Break-the-Fast to follow. Reservations required; please RSVP here.
Questions? email hillel@middlebury.edu or Rabbi Danielle at dastillman@middlebury.edu
*Babysitting space is provided, but Havurah does not provide babysitters.
Recent Events
Reunion Events Hosted by The Scott Center
Friday, June 8
Islamic Center, Forest Hall Lower Level
1:00-2:00 pm
Meet Saifa Hussain, our new Muslim Advisor and Associate Chaplain.
Hillel Friday Evening Shabbat Service
5:30-6:30 pm
Associate Chaplain Rabbi Danielle Stillman will lead a brief Shabbat service. All are invited. Jewish Center, Freeman International Center
Saturday, June 9
Snapshot of Spiritual and Religious Life on Campus
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Come learn about spiritual life and the diversity of religious attitudes and practices on campus in the 21st century.
Mitchell Green Lounge, McCullough Student Center
Sunday, June 10
10:00-11:00 am
Sunday Morning Christian Worship with Reunion Choir
Laurel Macaulay Jordan ’79, chaplain of the College, is joined by Jeff G. Buettner, associate professor of music and director of choral activities.
Mead Memorial Chapel
10:30-11:30 am
Hillel Bagel Brunch
Jewish Center, Freeman International Center,
A chance to meet Middlebury’s new rabbi, Danielle Stillman, enjoy a bagel breakfast and hear some updates on Hillel.
Wisdom Wednesdays
Wednesdays
12:15-12:45 pm
Mead Chapel
A half-hour midweek gathering for sharing poetry and literature, music and silence. Led by Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life Mark R. Orten.
Wednesday Loving-Kindness Meditation Group
Wednesdays
4:30-5:15 pm
McCullough Reflection Space
Join us in practicing loving-kindness meditations, both sitting and walking. Beginning and experienced meditators alike welcome! Drop-in occasionally or come to them all. Brief instruction offered by Associate Chaplain Danielle Stillman and sponsored by Prajna.
Judaism Lunch & Learn
Every Friday
12:45-1:30 pm
Ross Fireplace Lounge
Are you curious about why Cain killed Abel? Or about the women who made the exodus from Egypt possible?
Join Rabbi Danielle for a weekly lunch discussion on the Torah portion of the week. No preparation or prior knowledge is necessary; all are welcome. Bring your lunch from the dining hall. Come to all or just drop in.
Tuesday Tea Time with the Chaplains
Tuesdays,
4:00-5:00 pm
The Scott Center in Hathaway House
Come enjoy some delicious teas from Stone Leaf Tea House, along with various nibbles and casual conversation. We’ll have a fire in the fireplace, and Ellen will be helping solve knitting problems as well!
Chai Chat:
Overcoming Jahiliyya: Racism and Colorism
Wednesday, May 2nd
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
Islamic Center in Forest Hall (Lower Level)
Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) address racism? Is there an Islamic framework to combat racism, colorism, and ethnic bigotry? How do these dynamics relate to Iman (faith)?
There will be tea and refreshments.
This is a moderated discussion with probing questions that attempt to broaden discussions around Islam, ethics, and philosophy. Chai Chat relies upon YOU to make it interesting.
Chai Chat
Confucian and Islamic Ethics: Addressing the Modern World
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
5:15 PM – 7:00 PM
Islamic Center, Lower Level Forest Hall
What does an ethical world look like in our post-modern context? Can ethical systems from the 6th century BC and 6th century AD offer us insight on how to deal with a crippling environmental crisis, economic inequity, and social disparities? Is there a shared Confucian and Islamic vision? What is our ethical imperative and from where does it originate?
Lambus Li, a student of philosophy here at Middlebury, will help moderate this discussion.
There will be tea and refreshments.
This is a moderated discussion with probing questions that attempt to broaden discussions around Islam, ethics, and philosophy. Chai Chat relies upon YOU to make it interesting.
Chai Chat: The Historical Erasure of Islam from Rumi’s Poetry
Wednesday, April 18th, 2018
5:15 PM – 7:45 PM
Islamic Center, Lower Level Forest Hall
This is a moderated discussion with probing questions that attempt to broaden discussions around Islam, ethics, and philosophy. Chai Chat relies upon YOU to make it interesting. Led by Associate Chaplain and Muslim Advisor Saifa Hussain.
Peep this article. We will be drawing on a lot of the poignant points brought up here. https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-erasure-of-islam-from-th…
Sponsored by the Muslim Student Association and the Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life.
A Conversation with Activist Eliel Cruz
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
4:30 pm
Axinn 229
Eliel Cruz will talk about his identity as a queer, Latino Christian, tying in his experiences and thoughts around faith organizing, LGBT activism, storytelling as activism, bisexuality, and media representation. Check out Eliel’s website here (elielcruz.com)
Sponsored by Gather: A Community of Progressive Christians and Friends, with generous support from MCAB Speakers Committee, Chellis House, the Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity, the Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life, the Religious Life Council Flex Fund, Ross Commons, and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.
Yom HaShoah Gathering
Thursday, April 12, 2018
5:30-6:15 pm
Mead Memorial Chapel
We gather to remember the victims of the Holocaust through poetry, music, personal story and ritual.
Islam as Religion and Tradition: Mevlevi Sufism
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
7:30-9:00 pm
Mead Chapel
Shaikh Kabir Helminski is a translator of the works of Rumi and others, since 1990 a Shaikh of the Mevlevi Order (which traces back to Jalaluddin Rumi), and co-director of The Threshold Society (Sufism.org). In 2009 and subsequent years, Kabir was named as one of the “500 Most Influential Muslims in the World.” His books on spirituality, Living Presence and The Knowing Heart, have been published in at least eight languages. His most recent book is Holistic Islam: Sufism, Transformation, and The Challenge of Our Times.
Shaikh Helminski’s talk will shed light on the cultural and spiritual importance of Rumi today and in the history of Islamic civilization. The Mevlevi tradition, also known as “the Whirling Dervishes,” has for seven centuries offered a holistic education of the human being, focusing on the development of essential human faculties, self-awareness, creativity, and direct spiritual experience. It has played a very important role in Ottoman civilization and its ideas and methods are now being reinterpreted to meet the needs of the contemporary world.
Sponsored by the Muslim Student Association, The Scott Center, MCAB, The Department of Religion, Middle Eastern Studies Dept., Wonnacott Commons and Cook Commons.
Yom Hashoah Commemoration: Middlebury Welcomes Roman Kent
Lecture: Tuesday, April 3, 2018
4:30 pm
Axinn 229
Screening of “Children in the Holocaust”
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
4:30 pm
Axinn 232
In the week leading up to Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day (April 12), Middlebury College will welcome Roman Kent, Chairman of the American Gathering of Jewish Holocaust Survivors, to campus. In a conversation with his son Jeffrey, Mr. Kent will speak about his survival during the Holocaust and his active involvement in Jewish philanthropy on Tuesday, April 3 at 4:30 p.m. in Axinn 229.
On Wednesday, April 4, “Children in the Holocaust,” a documentary Kent co-produced in 1983, will be screened in Axinn 232 at 4:30 p.m. Narrated by Liv Ullmann, the film features interviews with adults who recall the memories of the plight they endured as children during the Holocaust.
Born in Lodz, Poland, Roman Kent spent the war years in the Lodz Ghetto and in the Auschwitz, Mertzbachtal, Dornau, and Flossenbürg concentration camps. He arrived in the United States in 1946 under the auspices of the children’s quota of the United States Government’s “Displaced Persons Act.” After attending Emory University, he became a successful businessman in New York City.
In addition to numerous other philanthropic positions, Mr. Kent serves as President of the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, an organization that provides financial support to aged and needy non-Jews who rescued Jews during the Holocaust, while preserving their legacy through a national education program.
The event is sponsored by the Holocaust Film Fund; Program in Jewish Studies; Linguistics Program; Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life; German Department; Brainerd Commons; and Chellis House Women’s Resource Center.
Easter Sunrise Service
Sunday, April 1, 2018
6:30 am
Alumni Stadium (Kirk Alumni Center in case of bad weather)
All are welcome at the service, and at the post-service breakfast at the Weybridge Congregational Church (at which donations will be gratefully accepted).
Sponsored by the Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life, and the Middlebury Area Clergy Association.
Climate Change: Communicating Across Divides
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
4:30 pm
Davis Family Library 105 A&B
A virtual presentation by Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, professor and director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, with Bill McKibben, Schumann Distinguished Scholar.
Climate scientist and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe and author Bill McKibben will discuss how today’s most important conversation isn’t about why climate change matters; it’s about reaching people from different perspectives. It’s about how to connect the dots between climate and what people already care about, to move this issue to the front of people’s minds and political agendas.
Alumni, Monterey and local Interfaith Climate Action Network will be invited to join the event and participate virtually via livestream.
Presented by the Franklin Environmental Center, and co-sponsored by the Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life and the Environmental Studies Program.
All-Campus Mindfulness: Weekly Meditation in Mead Chapel
Wednesdays, 12:15-12:45 pm
In light of the seemingly constant news regarding natural disasters, violence and political unrest around the world, we are instituting a weekly quiet half-hour for anyone in the campus community to come together for lightly guided meditation or quiet reflection during this time. Led by the Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life and invited guests.
No experience is necessary. Please enter quietly. All are welcome.
May we be together in both the tumult and in quietness, committing ourselves to the change that the world needs.
Emerging Leaders Retreat
March 10-11, 2018
Emerging leaders of student spiritual and religious life organizations will travel to beautiful Silver Bay YMCA on Lake George for an overnight retreat. Scott Center staff will facilitate conversations centered around leadership development, multi-faith programming, and best practices. We’ll get to know one another over shared meals, shoreline exploration, and conversations about our traditions.
Lodging is dorm style; all meals and transportation will be provided.
Please RSVP by February 22 to Ellen McKay, emckay@middlebury.edu. Please let us know if you prefer vegetarian meals.
Ash Wednesday Service
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
5:00-5:45 pm
Mead Chapel
Chaplain Laurie Jordan will lead an ecumenical Christian service, holy communion, and imposition of ashes.
Religious Life Council Hosts the Middlebury Community Supper
Friday, January 26, 2018
Middlebury Congregational Church
Lend a hand serving Martin Luther King’s “beloved community.” The Religious Life Council (RLC) is a group of students active in our various campus religious organizations. Every year we commit to cooking and serving a full, from-scratch dinner for as many as 250 of our Addison County neighbors at the Middlebury Transitional Care Coalition’s Community Suppers program at the Middlebury Congregational Church.
Please click here to sign up for shifts any time between 1:00 and 7:00 on Friday, Jan. 26. We need cooks, servers, and dishwashers. Questions? Contact lead organizer Ellen McKay, emckay@middlebury.edu.
Middlebury College Residency with Lama Rod Owens
January 21-23, 2018
Lama Rod Owens is an author, activist, and Lama (Buddhist Teacher) in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. He is the Guiding Teacher for the Radical Dharma Boston Collective, a teacher at Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme), and a visiting teacher with Natural Dharma Fellowship, the Brooklyn Zen Center, and Against the Stream Boston. He completed his graduate studies at Harvard Divinity School and is the co-author of Radical Dharma. He focuses his work on the intersection of social change, identity and spiritual practice.
Rest for the Weary: Working through Anger, Apathy, and Exhaustion towards Radical Love
Sunday 1/21 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Axinn 229
Students: sign up for this workshop at go/lamarod.
Join Lama Rod Owens for this workshop with students. Stevie Wonder once sang, “Love’s in need of love today.” His words couldn’t be more true as we face a global community struggling with war, poverty, illness, climate instability, and the rise of political authorities and governments who do not seem to be grounded in compassion or kindness. We speak about love and attempt to practice love but some of us are losing faith in the transformative power of the wish for ourselves and others to be happy. Our practice of love is in need of our renewed faith in love. We will be exploring the question of how practicing love can become a strategy that resists and undoes our experiences fear, apathy, and numbness as we attempt to live and love in a challenging world
Love, Grief, and Activism: Mindfulness in Times of Crisis
Monday January 22
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center
So many of us are grieving and in deep mourning for the suffering that we are perceiving in the world as well in our own situations. We do not live in a society that is comfortable with our open grieving. Community based grieving is healing and transformative. When we combine community grieving with our deep aspirations to love, then we are able to better transform our grief into wisdom and joy. This is a radical vision of bringing our full selves into the complexity of living.
Prajna’s Weekly Meditation led by Lama Rod
Monday January 22
8:00 p.m. Abernethy Room, Axinn
Sponsors: Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life, Anderson Freeman Resource Center, Center for Community Engagement, Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity, Office of the Provost.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Events
Meditation vs. Detention: Empowering Youth with Mindfulness, with the Holistic Life Foundation
Sunday, January 14, 2018
4:30 pm
Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
In light of Martin Luther King Jr.’s commitment to nonviolence, Holistic Life Foundation founders Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andy Gonzalez discuss how their work teaching contemplative practice in underserved schools in the Baltimore area is reducing disciplinary problems among students. “The Holistic Life Foundation is doing some of the most positively transformative work happening in our country’s inner cities. While delivering an assortment of after school, mentoring, environmental education, and leadership training programs, HLF is changing the lives of the youth in their Baltimore neighborhood using a combination of yoga, mindfulness, and pure love. And their work doesn’t stop when the young people leave school, as HLF’s teacher training prepares graduates to deliver the HLF programs to other schools and neighborhoods. Andy, Atman, and Ali’s work should be a model for communities across the country.” James Gimian, Publisher, Mindful Magazine.
Recommended reading from Ali, Atman and Andy:
1. Science of Breath by Yogi Ramacharaka
2. Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
3. The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga by Swami Vishnu-devananda
4. Johnathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
5. Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
6. Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
7. Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff
8. Life and Teachings of the Masters of the Far East by Baird T. Spalding
9. Discourses by Meher Baba
10. Holy Science by Sri Yukteswar
11. Path of Fire and Light Vol 1&2 by Swami Rama
12. Tao Te Ching
MLK Day Community Breakfast
Monday, January 15, 2018
8:00-9:30 am
Atwater Dining Hall
Dr. King spent his life fighting for change through community action and nonviolent protest. In that spirit, students, faculty and staff are invited to join us in reflection and conversations about our commitments and convictions. RSVP’s are required; please sign up at go/mlk-breakfast.
Day of Service
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
1:00-5:00 pm
Middlebury High School
Hosted by the Center for Community Engagement, this Day of Service is an opportunity to reflect on what the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., means for our Middlebury community in this challenging historical moment. All are invited to join a collaborative mural project with artist Will Kasso. For more information and to sign up, visit go/mlkdayofservice
Kate Braestrup: Life In Words
Sunday, January 14, 2018
7:00 pm
Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Court (near Middlebury High School)
Kate Braestrup is author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, Here If You Need Me, as well as Marriage and Other Acts of Charity and Beginner’s Grace: Bringing Prayer to Life, and is the Chaplain of the Maine State Game Warden Service.
Braestrup is a writer and thinker for our time. Because of her multiple identities — writer, cop, preacher, mother, spouse, community activist — she bridges with compassion and understanding the divisions which define our world, the fracturing of our national community into absolutist, armed camps.
This event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at the event.
Her talk is sponsored by Champlain Valley Unitarian-Universalists, the Charles Scott Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, the Center for Community Engagement, the Vermont Book Shop, Middlebury Area Clergy Association, and the Living and Dying Partnership.
Parking is available at the high school.
“The Western Star”
Saturday, January 13, 2018
4:30 pm
Abernethy Reading Room, Axinn Center
An epic poem with songs celebrating the season of Epiphany and the return of the light, written and performed by Jack DesBois ‘15.5. Come join in the living Biblical storytelling tradition through this transportive and uplifting retelling of the Three Kings’ journey to Bethlehem.
Refreshments will be served, and free-will donations will be collected for The Charter House Coalition’s programs offering free meals and shelter in Middlebury.
Double Transition: A Conversation with Abby Stein
Thursday, January 11, 2018
4:30 – 5:30pm
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216
Abby Stein is a Jewish educator, writer, speaker, and activist. She was born and raised in a Hasidic family in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and is a descendent of Rabbi Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidic Judaism. In that world, Abby attended Yeshiva, and became a rabbi in 2011. She left the Hasidic world the following year, and came out as a trans-woman in 2015. Since then, Abby has been working to raise support and awareness for trans rights and those leaving Ultra-Orthodoxy. Her story has been covered in publications such as the New York Times, New York Post, WSJ, New York Magazine, Jewish Daily Forward, Daily Mail, The Daily Dot, Haaretz, Refinery29. She also appeared on NBC, Fox News, CNN, Huffington Post Live, ShowTime, and more. In 2016 Abby was named by The Jewish Week as one of their “36 Under 36” emerging Jewish leaders. She is currently studying gender studies and political science at Columbia University.
Co-sponsored by Hillel, the Program in Jewish Studies, MCAB Speakers Committee, Chellis House Women’s Resource Center, and the Scott Center.
Lessons and Carols for Advent and Christmas
Sunday, December 10, 2017
Mead Memorial Chapel
Lessons & Carols for Advent and Christmas, an annual traditional program combining choral music, congregational singing and the biblical texts of the season, takes place on Sunday, Dec. 10, in Middlebury College’s Mead Memorial Chapel. Chaplain Laurel Macaulay Jordan ‘79 will officiate at this celebratory community service. George Matthew Jr. will ring in the service with selections on the chapel carillon; and the Middlebury College Choir will perform under the direction of Jeff Buettner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities.
There will be two services, at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Both are free and open to the public. Donations collected for local charities.
First Fire Party
Monday, December 11, 2017 (reading day)
4:30-6:00 pm
Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life in
Hathaway House (next to Admissions)
Take a study break and warm up by our fireplace! You are invited to a “First Fire” party in honor of the upcoming solstice and to rejuvenate before finals with warmth and snacks! Hot cocoa, chai, & S’mores.
The Howard University Gospel Choir
Sunday, November 12, 2017
2:00 pm
Town Hall Theater
Co-sponsored by the Scott Center, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, and the Middlebury College Department of Music.
Scott Center Fall Family Weekend Events
Friday, October 13
Jumma Prayers
1:00 pm
Islamic Center, Lower Level Forest Hall
Please join members of the Muslim Student Association for their Friday prayers
Hillel Shabbat Services
5:30 pm
Everyone is welcome at the Jewish Center for a student-led Shabbat service.
Sunday, October 15
Ecumenical Christian “Double Bonus” Coffee Hour
10:00 am-noon
Stop by the Scott Center for hot and cold beverages, and a variety of scrumptious treats. Meet Chaplain Laurie Jordan, Dean Mark Orten, and a spectrum of Christian students to learn about religious life on campus. Why “double bonus”? Because you can come to Coffee Hour for any length of time during 2 hours and we will have way more than just coffee!
Hillel Bagel Brunch
11:00 am-12:30 pm
Jewish Center at Freeman International Center
Join students and parents for delicious food and schmoozing, and take the opportunity to meet Rabbi Danielle Stillman, our new Jewish chaplain.
40th Annual Addison County CROP Hunger Walk
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Registration begins at noon; walk begins at 1:00 p.m.
Middlebury Town Green
CROP stands for Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty.
Join hundreds of Addison County residents in a fun 2-mile walk to raise money for seven local food shelves and for hunger and sustainability projects around the world.
Call Patty Hallam at 388-1561 for a walker packet, or click here to go straight to our page online to start raising money by emailing your friends and family, or sharing via social media.
Last year, our little Addison County walk raised over $24,200 and was the highest-grossing CROP Hunger Walk in all of Vermont. And in the top 10 out of the 84 walks in all of New England!
Note: total amount raised as of Nov. 15 is $27,848.90, our highest total ever!
The money we raise goes to Church World Service disaster relief, education, and agricultural sustainability projects around the world, and also benefits seven Addison County food shelves:
- The John Graham Shelter in Vergennes
- H.O.P.E. (Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects)
- Middlebury Summer Lunch Program
- The Have-A-Heart Food Shelf in Bristol
- Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
- The Vergennes Community Food Shelf
- The Charter House Coalition (Middlebury Community Suppers)
High Holidays 5778 Schedule
ROSH HASHANAH
Wednesday, September 20
7:00 p.m. Evening Service at Mead Chapel
Babysitting space in Hepburn Lounge*
Following services: “Apples and Honey” Reception Forest East Lounge
Thursday, September 21
9:30 a.m. Shacharit – Morning services at Mead Chapel
Babysitting space in Hepburn Lounge*
5:00 p.m. Tashlich Service at Otter Creek Footbridge, Marble Works side
Friday, September 22
9:30 a.m. Shacharit – Morning Services and babysitting space at Havurah House*
YOM KIPPUR
Friday, September 29
6:30 p.m. Kol Nidre at Mead Chapel
Babysitting space in Hepburn Lounge*
Saturday, September 30
9:30 a.m. Shacharit – Morning Service at Mead Chapel
Babysitting space in Hepburn Lounge*
11:15 a.m. Yizkor – Memorial Service at Mead Chapel
5:00 p.m. Minchah – Afternoon Service and Ne’ilah – Concluding Services at Mead Chapel
7:00 p.m. Shofar Blowing and Havdalah at Mead Chapel
Break-the-Fast to follow. Reservations required; contact emckay@middlebury.edu
*Babysitting space is provided, but Havurah does not provide babysitters.
Student Services/Student Activities Fair
Friday, September 22, 2017
4:30-6:00 pm
Main Quad (outside McCullough Student Center)
Look for us at the Scott Center table at the Student Services/Student Activities Fair on Sept. 22!
Labyrinths: An Open Source Archetype for Creating Sacred Space
Thursday, September 14, 2017
7:00 pm
Axinn 229
Click here to see a short video of our beautiful new labyrinth being created!
A walking labyrinth is being constructed Sept. 14-16 at the organic garden (now known as The Knoll). Please join friends of The Knoll, the Scott Center, and the Mindfulness Initiative to welcome renowned master labyrinth designer and builder Lars Howlett for an inspiring and insightful artist’s talk reflecting on ten years of experiments and explorations along life’s winding path. Learn the principles for creating sacred space and how intention, design, materials, site, and alignment benefit the labyrinth and those who walk it. Lars will share stories and a slideshow from his personal projects and pilgrimages to sacred sites around the world.
If you are interested in volunteering to help build on Friday or Saturday, please click here or contact Ellen McKay, emckay@middlebury.edu
Then, on Saturday, September 16, please join us at The Knoll more events in honor of the Middlebury College Garden’s 15th anniversary!
- 10 am-noon: Labyrinth construction workshop with artist-in residence Lars Howlett
- Noon: Knoll celebration and lunch from the pizza oven.
- 7:30 pm: Havdallah (Jewish evening prayers) and bonfire
Scott Center Open House
Monday, September 4, 2017
1:00-3:00 pm
Scott Center staff welcomes new students to Hathaway House for tours and conversation.