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Ongoing Gatherings & Workshops
NEW! Creative Movement + Yoga For Little Movers
Thursdays, April 21-May 26, 5:00-5:45pm, 3rd floor
A fun outlet for energy! Facilitate developmental movement, confidence,
attention/focus, strength, agility, emotional stability, and awareness of self
and other.
Ages 3-5 $36 whole session, $8 drop-in
Mandy Herrick: herricam@gmail.com
NEW! Belly Dance Class for Ladies
Fridays: 3:30pm $7/class
Learn the basics of bellydancing. Feeling the body move in its natural,
fluid way.
Contact Jai Lynn: jaikellum@gmail.com
Driftless Writers Workshops
Thursdays: 12:00-4:30pm Sky Level
Contact us at driftlesswritingcenter@gmail.com
Jennifer Morales, (608) 675-3779 or Edward Schultz, (608) 624-5155
QiGong
Saturdays: 10:00-11:15am in the Sky Level Studio
Instructor with 30 years of experience: Frank Wildingway
1. Sink and Root
2. Stretch and Breathe
3. Engage
$5 per Class, $40 for 10 Week Series
Questions? Contact Frank - frank@artarkviroqua.org
Wild Peace Sangha
Sundays: 10:00-12:00pm in the Sky Level Studio
Wild Peace Sangha is a community oriented to Buddhist practice rooted in
the Zen tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh and in the spirit of the Buddhist Peace
Fellowship. Questions? Contact Frank - frank@artarkviroqua.org
Romancing the Divine
Every Sunday: 1:00-2:30pm
Yoga Chant & Meditation with Michael Dunn
ArtGarten at The Ark!
with Shannon McHone
Thursdays: April 7-May 26 (No class April 21) 9:45am-10:30am
Join us in creating art for fun! Explore art as a sensory process using
different media, materials and tools.
Ages 1-3 Child w/ Caregiver
$35 for seven week session, $8/Class Drop-in if space available
50% Sibling Discount. Pre-registration is required
Shannon: admin@artarkviroqua.org or (608) 799-3175.
Aerial Silks Classes
Ongoing Youth and Adult classes. Learn aerial silks, while strengthening your
core, developing body awreness, and most important, having fun! Classes are
designed for beginners and returning students. For more information: Francia
at (650) 201-3559 or bricolagecirkus@gmail.com
International Folk Dancing
2nd and 4th Sundays: 3:00pm Sky Level Movement Studio
Come learn folk dances from all around the world. Participation Fee of $2
per dancer to cover Ark expenses is requested. Dancers of all ages and
ability are welcome. No experience necessary. On occasion an advanced
dance may be taught at this time.
Questions? Email: folkdance@artarkviroqua.org
Driftless Folk School Spoon Carving Circle
2nd Thursday every month: 6:30pm-8:30pm Sky Level Meeting Room
Led by Tom Wheeler & Terry Beck. Bring carving tool and wood. Beginners
welcome! $2/person.
Questions? Call the Driftless Folk School: (608) 632-3348
Community Sing
1st and 3rd Sundays: 3:00-4:30pm Group Community singing—all levels and
backgrounds welcome!
Questions? Contact lifecoachmary@gmail.com
Kickapoo Herbal Education Network
3rd Sunday every month: 12:30-2:30pm
Contact Julie Schroeder 637-6854 herbal1j@yahoo.com
April Events
Fayettenam
Thursday, April 14th, 7:30pm
“Fayettenam” invokes the echoes of ancestors to understand the fragmented realities that created the conditions of our
nation. It explores American transience/American Conscience, water, early settlement, ghosts in the mountain and Johnny
Appleseed. Performed by Carpetbag Brigade director Jay Ruby, “Fayettenam” brings the past to the the present so we can
reflect on the wounds and wisdom we have inherited from the actions of those who came before us. Using text, song and
action this piece of physical theater provokes one to think about the land they are walking on and what may be under the
layers of its history.
The Circle Way - a Permaculture of the Heart
A talk by Manitonquat (Medicine Story) and Ellika Linden
Saturday, April 16, 7:00pm
Manitonquat (Medicine Story) is a Wampanoag elder, philosopher, storyteller, poet and lecturer, and a keeper of the lore
of the Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation of Massachusetts. He develops tools for creating a more humane society
based on teachings of the elders of the First Nations and the explorations of his camps. The Circle Way derives from
the traditional wisdom of native elders throughout North America and their instructions to Manitonquat to make their
knowledge known to the world. It is about connection. It is about relationship—to ourselves, our families, our work, our
goals and dreams, to the Earth and all life, and to the cosmic drama of which we are all a part.
Driftless Area Permaculture Social
Sunday, May 1, 5:00pm-8:00pm
A casual meet and greet for folks of all interest levels to eat and talk about local food, personal permaculture project, seek
answers and connections, and dream out loud about the possibiities future interactions can create. Potluck at 5:00, all
dietary choices welcome, followed by a circle of convivial discussion. Donations accepted to cover room rental.
T H E A R K C E NT E R F O R T H E A RT S
Inspiring Creativity, Expanding Awareness, and Enriching Community through the Arts
401 E. Jefferson St. | Viroqua, WI 54665 | P.O. Box #124 | thearkviroqua.org
For more information please contact The Ark: admin@artarkviroqua.org or (608) 637-7824