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Let your heart open wide
Let your heart open wide
Pour out all the love inside
That you’ve tried to hide
And let your heart open wide
 
Snow covers the Michigan landscape like a peaceful blanket, reminding me of the beauty of stillness and the importance of slowing my pace. Although there is always an endless list of things to do, winter invites me to focus more on being rather than doing. How can I be safe and warm? How can I be as peaceful as the snow? How can I be in alignment with the Great Mystery of transformation? How can I be an artist and activist for social justice? How can I be a good friend, fiance, brother, son, and neighbor?

As I contemplate these winter reflections, I notice the layer of icy fear that has begun to form around my heart. Will I be okay? Am I good enough? Is there any hope left for peace in our world? I breathe in and out mindfully, allowing the warmth of compassion and love to thaw the anxiety. Breathing, smiling, letting go, I return to the deep peace that lives below the fear.
 
It is from this place of peace that I seek to live. This is where the music flows, like water beneath the ice. This is where I rest in knowing that I am an intimate part of all life. This is where I can inter-be with all my relations. This is where I can act for justice with kindness and compassion.
 
As we move through this season of freezing and thawing, let us help one another to melt the ice, clearing a path to the love and joy that lives in our hearts. Let us be healing light and warmth for one another, let us sing together, let us be peace.

Singing with you,
Joe
Joe Reilly
Healing Justice

Winter Tour 2018

Jan. 11th, DETROIT, MI
Detroit-Puerto Rico Solidaridad: Agua Es Vida! Performances by Ozzie Rivera and BombaRica, Bryce Detroit, Dow Jones, and the Long Hairz Collective featuring Will See, Peace Be Free, Annie Humphrey, Allison Radell, Jamie Rusling, and Joe Reilly. Fundraising goal is $1500 to purchase a water filtration system to provide clean drinking water for 600 people in Puerto Rico. Donate any amount at the event or online, doors open at 5:30pm for food sales and water filtration demo, music from 6:30-9pm, D. Blair Theater, in the basement of the UU Church, Cass Corridor Commons, 4605 Cass Ave., Detroit, Michigan.
 
Jan. 13th, DETROIT, MI

Spoken Word for the World, dinner and a show to raise money to save the Veterans’ Fred W. Beaudry Post 126 and create a learning lab, featuring Executive Chef Stef, of Food Network, along with the Asiatic Acoustics Mobile Dinner Show, Dahveed Nelson of the Last Poets, and Lorna Jackie Wilson author of Black Butterfly, Ozzie Rivera of BombaRica, Rashida Bennet-El, LadyFireTide, and the Long Hairz Collective, Tickets are $35 in advance, 1-5pm, American Legion Joe Louis Post 375, 19486 Sherwood, Detroit, Michigan.
 

Jan. 14th, ANN ARBOR, MI
Healing Justice, Waging Love: Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Ourselves, an evening of song, spoken word, and hip-hop with The Long Hairz Collective featuring Annie Humphrey, Allison Radell, Peace Be Free, Joe Reilly, and Will See, Free, 7-9 PM, Keene Theater, East Quad, 701 East University Ann Arbor, Michigan.
 
Jan. 15th, ANN ARBOR, MI
MLK Day Circle of Unity, Joe Reilly and Julie Beutel lead sing-a-long songs with student performers in the spirit of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 3-4pm, outside (dress warm!) on the UofM Diag, University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
 

Jan. 26th, ANN ARBOR, MI
Being Peace, an evening of music and mindfulness in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, featuring mindfulness practice sing-a-long songs led by Mary Tillinghast, a guided meditation by Barbara Newell (Sr. Pine), classical piano by Betsy McCabe, and original songs by Joe Reilly and Allison Radell with percussionist Jamie Rusling, please bring your own cushion, blanket, and teacup/travel mug, donations accepted to support the artists and the Huron River Sangha, 7-9:30pm, Friends Meeting House, 1420 Hill St., Ann Arbor, Michigan.
 
Jan. 27th, DETROIT, MI
Meridian Winter Blast, enjoy ice skating, the winter slide, food, and live music from 11am-11pm, free, Joe Reilly performs at 1:30pm and 2:30pm, Campus Martius Park, 800 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan.
 
Jan. 27th, ROCHESTER, MI
Soul Food, inspirational music and words to nurture the soul and elevate the spirit, celebrating the oneness of humanity with artists from varied cultural, spiritual, and faith backgrounds, including Spirits Rising, followed by a post-concert reception and discussion, free, 7pm, Varner Recital Hall, Oakland University, 371 Varner Dr. Rochester, Michigan.
 
Feb. 10th, DETROIT, MI
The Birds and The Bees, annual family-friendly event themed around Valentine’s Day featuring keeper talks at the beehive and bird observation window, heart-themed treats, kiddie crafts and entertainment from Joe Reilly at 3pm, free, Belle Isle Nature Center, 176 Lakeside Dr., Detroit, Michigan.
 
Feb. 23rd, SEATTLE, WA
Joe Reilly performs at the Zoomazium, 11:30am, Woodland Park Zoo, 5500 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle, Washington.
 

Mar. 17th, ANN ARBOR, MI
Joe Reilly performs for Kid Fest, a benefit for First Steps, an early education program, doors open at 3:30pm, show at 4pm, Forsythe Middle School, 1655 Newport Rd., Ann Arbor, Michigan.
 
Mar. 29th, BATTLE CRK, MI
Joe Reilly performs a family concert, 6:30pm, Willard Library, Helen Warner Branch, 36 Minges Creek Pl, Battle Creek, Michigan.
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