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Reconnecting
Mackenzie Dunn

Welcome spring! The season is all about renewal and awkening, of ourselves, our environment, our communities and our spirits. 

As we shake off our hibernation and breathe in the green scents while we venture outdoors, it is time for reconnecting.  Reconnecting with the earth, as we hike, bike, and sink our hands into the soils of our garden and welcome back the songbirds. Reconnecting with our neighbors and friends as the light stretches into the evenings. Reconnecting with our home and hearth as we perform the annual ritual of the spring clean.  Reconnecting with our spirits as the doldrums of late winter leave and the sun shines bright into our hearts.

At Threshold we are excited to be part of all of those journeys!  We hold space for family and friends to come together, for businesses to gather and come away with new ideas and purpose, for the community to come and learn, sing, grow, and introspect. 

We invite you to come and reconnect at Threshold - public talks, weekly meditations and choir meetings, and our Gaia Gathering on May 1 through 5 that offers so many ways to explore ourselves, our communities, and our environment and how we are all connected and how we can all grow together. 
Meet Threshold's Newest Staff Members!
Mackenzie Dunn
Operations and Events Coordinator

Mackenzie joined the Threshold team on March 18.  She will be responsible for Threshold's day to day operations, the co-working space, event experiences, and welcoming the community in.

Mackenzie graduated with a BFA in interior design and a minor in dance from Iowa State University after studies there and at Macalester College. Passionate about the Spirit of Place, her work has focused on preserving spaces while furthering communities -focusing on architecture and design, education and child welfare administration, and community-based movement arts programs that create a Madison Style. 

In her non-Threshold time, Mackenzie also runs Swing State Aerial, an aerial arts studio that celebrates all bodies and the beauty and strength they are capable of!
 Liliana Coelho 
Community Development Facilitator

Liliana joined Threshold on April 1, 2019.  She will be responsible for developing community connections at Threshold, as well as outreach, marketing, and social media experiences.

A recent graduate of Knox College Liliana self designed a major in sustainable social change. Her curiosities lie at the crux of community development, creative placemaking, and social justice dialogue facilitation. She’s grateful to have had the experience of starting a creativity focused business, working with students on creating community while living on a biological field station, and implementing a food recovery systems. When she’s not working you may find her journaling with juicy markers, taking a walk to one of the lakes and making friends of all ages. She looks forward to nurturing and amplifying the community container that is Threshold.
The Gaia Gathering is a multi-day, multi-dimensional exploration of all things Earth, from the planetary to our neighborhoods. This collaborative event was envisioned, initiated and is being steered by a group of artists and activists. Using a mix of exhibits, performances, presentations, hands-on creations, movement and discourse, the Gaia Gathering aims to inform, educate, challenge, inspire and move us to action. The diverse programs and schedule of events are designed to appeal and be accessible to a wide range of ages and interests. Threshold provides a perfect container and conduit for these offerings as well a hub for highlighting many of our wonderful community organizations and individuals and encouraging cross fertilization and collaboration. With the exception of the opening concert fundraiser, all events and activities are free and open to the public! Donations to support this event are gratefully accepted.

Wednesday, May 1, 7:00 pm (doors at 6:30)
It's Time - Opening Concert and fundraiser with SistaStrings
Milwaukee Artists SistaStrings, a Mikwaukee-based sister duo who combine their many years of gospel singing with their classical music training and  R&B influences culminating in a vibey, lush sound with thick string harmonies between violin and cello and soulful voices. SistaStrings' passion and deep dedication to their unique musical path and to bringing social change, create an unforgettable experience. 
Opening: Climatic Sounds
$20 advance/$25 door
Seats are limited so be sure to get your tickets early!  
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4205384

THANKS TO OUR SISTASTRINGS SPONSORS:
Music Makes a Difference (providing artist's fees), Threshold and The Wisconsin Room

Thursday, May 2, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Exhibit Opening - Embodying Gaia: From Plunder of the Earth to Transformative Beauty
Join Gaia Series artist Beth Racette, Sierra Club and 350 Madison, and Contact Improv Dancers in an exploration of the human capacity for destruction and regeneration.

Also on display (Front Room): Synapses: Latinx Artist collective Synapses (featuring Richie Morales, Juan de Hoyos, Angelica Contreras, and Evelyn Galindo ) will be showcasing their work.

Friday, May 3, 5:00 to 9:00 pm: MMoCA Gallery Night 
Exhibit and Mural Creation
Beth Racette's Gaia Series (open to the public only 5:00-6:30) and Synapses (5:00-9:00) will be on display. Synapses artist will be leading a community mural creation.

7:00- 9:00 Soul In The Multiverse, An Evening Adventure*
with bestselling author and Dream Shaman, Robert Moss
Tickets $25
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4201969
For further information, contact Lauranne Bailey: 608/332-3692
* Note: this event is organized separately from the Gaia Gathering.

Saturday, May 4, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
The Beehive Day!
Saturday offers a wide variety of activities and offerings, including talks, panels, art-making, music, healing arts, and workshops! No matter when you drop by during the day, you will be able to make, learn, connect, and grow. A full schedule of learning opportunities will be published soon - www.atthreshold.com

Sunday, May 5, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, Threshold
An introduction to the work of Joanna Macy and Qi Gong Session

1:30-3:30 pm, at Olbrich Gardens
Presentation about Olbrich's sustainability efforts followed by a guided garden stroll.

5:00-7:00 pm, Threshold
Community Potluck
The Gaia Gathering concludes with a potluck and Community Conversations, where participants can gather to connect with each other, process what they've learned, and plan new paths forward. 

THANKS TO OUR GAIA GATHERING SPONSORS:
Olbrich Gardens, Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability, CORE, Promega, Martin Glass, and Tina Fraily.
 
Self and Community at the Edge:
Exploring the Meeting Ground of Fear and Courage
A Public Talk and Workshop by Flint Sparks, PhD 
Wednesday, April 24, 6:45 pm - 8:15 pm (public talk)
Thursday, April 25, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm (workshop)


 
There often is interplay of fear and courage in our personal relationships, professional environments, and community. In this talk and workshop we will contemplate the five "Edge States" of empathy, integrity, respect, engagement and altruism, as described by the esteemed medical anthropologist and Zen teacher, Joan Halifax. These are a lens through which we can examine the complexity of our shared lives. We will study how the compassionate and care-full cultivation of these qualities can provide us with ways to attend to the tension between fear and courage in our community engagements.

Public talk
Cost: Free, donations welcome
 
 
THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:
Art at the Threshold, Heartspace LLC, and Open Door Zen Community     

 

DEV-TOGETHER
Github and Source Control Basics Workshops
April 9, 6:00 - 7:30 pm

Dev Together is a people-first community that connects experienced professional developers (Mentors) and early career developers (Mentees) through low-commitment and high-value interaction events.

Cost: Free
(suggested donation)
Contact/Info: https://www.meetup.com/DevTogetherMad/events/259528556/
Registration Required: https://bit.ly/DevTogetherMadApr2019Signup 

CORE Circle: It's Not Easy Being Green 
Facilitated by Jennifer Wilson 
April 10, 9:30 - 11:30 am

We’re inundated with alarming media messages about climate change and environmental degradation on a daily basis. It can be overwhelming and easy to just not think about the environment in our day to day lives, but it’s our daily lives that provide us with opportunities to make choices that have impact. In this Circle, Jen Wilson will guide us in experiential activities to figure out why we sometimes don’t make choices we think we “should”, and what we can do in those moments when it’s not easy to be green.

“Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach.” – Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Cost:  Free
Contact/Info: https://www.corechange.us/april-2019-circle-invitation-2/
RECURRING PROGRAMMING AT THRESHOLD:

Resound Choir
Mondays, March 11 - May 13, 2019,  7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Resound is a queer-friendly, all-voices-welcome community 'choir'.

​All are welcome to experience the joy of singing in a fun, supportive community setting. You're invited whether you're an old time choir veteran or you've never sung outside your own shower. People of all ages, genders, orientations, backgrounds, and abilities are welcome! 

Resound is a unique community choir experience in that there are no auditions, no 'performances', and no binders of sheet music to keep track of. We are more of a "quire" than a "choir"! All repertoire is taught on the spot in the aural tradition--a call and response way of sharing that makes singing accessible to all and allows us to drop more easily into our collective sound.    

Cost:  Sliding scale, see link below for information
Contact/Info: https://www.heartlandharmony.net/resound

Madison LGBTQI Meditation Group

Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 
7:00-8:30 pm

The Madison LGBTQI Meditation Group aspires to be a welcoming and inclusive space for practitioners of Buddhism who self-identify as LGBTQI. Members of the group represent various Buddhist traditions that come together monthly to create a refuge of mutual respect and understanding. 

Free (donations accepted)
Contact: sidbrichards@gmail.com, 608/333-2127
Information: https://madisonlgbtqmeditation.com/

Women's Sitting Group
Every Monday, 7:00-9:00 pm

The Women's Sitting Group will be a safe space for women to gather our energies, strengthen our connections, and celebrate our wisdom as we navigate dark and difficult times.  The group will meditate for two 30 minute periods with an intervening walking meditation. No formal meditation experience is required.  Chairs and some cushions will be provided.  (You are strongly encouraged to bring your own cushion if you have one!)

All woman-identified folks are welcome and encouraged to attend.  

Cost: $5-15 suggested donation
Contact: HERE

COWORK AT THRESHOLD

8:00 am-6:00 pm M-F

We are so excited to be welcoming new members into Threshold Coworking Community. Are you one of of those people that comes into Threshold and thinks "I want to be here all the time." Now is your opportunity! Join a growing community of individuals and entrepreneurs that call Threshold their home. That share space, ideas, community values, and ample tea and coffee.

Cost: $75/mo shared desk
(24/7 Dedicated space/Punch cards/drop-in rates also available)
Interested? Want more Info:
https://www.atthreshold.com/tcc

What's in Your Cards? :
Come and experience the
"Points of You" Cards
with Jill Greenbaum, certified
Points of View trainer
Thursday, May 9th, 1:00-4:00pm

You are invited explore patterns and possibilities in your life using  the Points of View Deck. This workshop is for group process facilitators, coaches, and visual practitioners. It's for anyone who wants to pause and reflect on their life journey using a tool that goes beyond, works to touch on issues that matter deeply, break free of set patterns of thought, and open up new possibilities for deepening and growth.

Cost: $50
Registration: info@atthreshold.com
Co-hosted by Threshold &
What's Possible Now?

 

Bikalbo Visual Basics Training
with Jill Greenbaum from ilistenidraw
Friday, May 10th, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

Our world needs people who can make the invisible visible.

To inspire true change... we need to move beyond working with words by growing our visual literacy.

This bikablo basics training class will take you from "I can't draw" to "Please pass the pen" in one day.

Come join a community of changemakers as we learn to work with the power of images with the intention to support transformational change in our organizations and communities.

Cost: Variable, see event link for details Info and Registration:
 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bikablo-visual-basics-training-tickets-57408140293

Co-hosted by Threshold and What's Possible Now?
Envision your upcoming event – personal, professional or communal – in one of our lovely rental spaces. We do weddings, retreats, professional meetings, parties, art shows, workshops, receptions, classes and performances.

Our spaces are flexible and can accommodate up to 90 people. Whether a potluck or a fully catered event, our Service Kitchen offers ample room to set up, prepare and serve food. The outdoor patio is also available for you and your guests to enjoy, weather permitting.

Our affordable rates start at $33/hour and our staff is here to assist you in planning and promoting your event. Inquire today to book your preferred date. We look forward to hosting you and helping to make your event a success.
In the heart of Madison's east side!
2717 Atwood Avenue, Madison WI  53704 // (608) 286-3827
info@atthreshold.com
 
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