A Celebration of Earth Day with special guest performer Spook Handy

Spook Handy performed alongside Pete Seeger at festivals and concerts more than 50 times from 2003 – 2013, learning firsthand many of Pete’s songs and the stories behind them. Even more, he learned who Pete Seeger was and what he stood for. Spook is now traveling throughout the U.S. and Canada with his “Remembering Pete Seeger” World Tour, keeping alive Pete’s tradition by sharing a few songs by Woody Guthrie (Pete’s most notable mentor), plenty of songs by Pete Seeger and a healthy handful of new songs Spook wrote under Pete’s tutelage.

Spook’s sixth studio album, “Pete, Woody & Me, Volume II” reached the No. 3 position on the International Folk Radio Charts in May, 2019. In 2016 his original song, “Vote!” reached the No. 2 spot.

Spook was named Best Folk Artist by Upstage Magazine, Gannett New Jersey, The Courier News, The Home News and About.com. His song “Whatcha Gonna Do?” was used in the BBC documentary film “Doomsday Code.”

The Power of Hope with special guest speaker Michael Carter

May 1, 2022 10:30AM

Whimsical World Gallery, 116 Jones St, Landrum, SC

The Spiritual Legacy of John Coltrane

Sunday, April 3, 2022 – Lyndon Harris

10:30AM Whimsical World Gallery, Landrum, SC

Down on his luck after being fired by Miles Davis, jazz artist John Coltrane found deep within himself the courage to make a comeback, using his composition, and improvisational skills, he crafted a four- part jazz suite, A Love Supreme, that continues to captivate listeners today, over 50 years later. Dr. Stephon Alexander, jazz musician and professor of physics at Brown University suggests in his book, The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe, that Coltrane’s musical brilliance illustrates a creative thinker akin to Einstein.

Auld Lang Syne and a Search for the Divine with Lyndon Harris

Sunday, January 2, 2022  10:30AM

Whimsical World Gallery, 116 Jones St., Landrum, SC

Endings and new beginnings inspire our thinking about new ways of being in the world: New Year’s resolutions, changes of heart, and promises we make to ourselves and others that we will (or will not) do certain things. “I’m going on a diet.” “I plan to start meditating.” or “This year I will quit smoking (but not until December).” or “This year I’m going on a digital diet – to reduce my intake of social media.” or “This year I will ______ ” (you fill in the blank).

As I grow older, the passing of time, and these year-endings/year-beginnings remind me of my mortality, and of the finitude of life. I have begun to think about legacy issues: “What do I want to do with the time I have left? How would I like to be remembered?” All of us, each in our own way, engage these thoughts on some level. I think that’s why we make resolutions. What do you think? Join us for a discussion on the spirituality of commitments, resolutions and living intentionally.

The Non-Violent “Third Way” of Jesus of Nazareth with Lyndon Harris

Sunday, December 19, 2021 10:30AM

Whimsical World Gallery, 116 Jones St., Landrum, SC

With over two billion followers of the way of Jesus in the world, sometimes there can be many mixed messages – that Jesus was blond-haired and blue-eyed (not!), or that he was some kind of gnostic magician. Centuries of interpretation of his life and ministry lead one theologian (Rudolf Bultmann) to make a distinction between the “Jesus of History” and the “Christ of Faith.” We will explore the message and commitment to justice of the historical Jesus borrowing from Walter Wink’s under- standing of the “Third Way” of Jesus, and other new resources recently published. Discussion with eggnog to follow!