SANTA CRUZ, CA -- 10/15/08 --
This Fall, the Santa Cruz Community will be
presented with a pivotal opportunity for healing and inspiration. Survivors
Healing Center invites you to attend an extraordinarily powerful event
focused on the "Art of Healing." In the "Art of Healing," survivors of
childhood sexual abuse and their allies share, through the arts, aspects of
their journey along the path of healing toward peace. The artists are both
professional and amateur and a full spectrum of creativity will be shared.
The "Art of Healing" is a testament to the strength, determination and
dignity of survivors as they reach inward to heal that which is hurt inside
and outward to what is hurt in the world.
To celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of this remarkably empowering and
profoundly moving event, Survivors Healing Center has expanded the reach
and scale of the event, moved to one of Santa Cruz's most popular galleries
and brought in some old family and invited new friends to help spread
awareness and support healing.
The Mill, a beautiful and spacious gallery located in Santa Cruz at 131
Front Street, will play host to this year's art show, as well as a weekend
of performance events, festivities and gatherings. The exhibit will run
from Thursday, November 6th - Saturday, November 29th, 10:00am - 5:00pm.
Thursday, November 6th, 7:00 - 9:30pm, join us for "Healing Words," a
special gala evening benefit featuring poetry readings from Survivors
Healing Center Co-Founder and nationally acclaimed Poet, Ellen Bass. Also
joining Ellen are poets Gary Young and Danusha Lameris. Music by Legal
Jazz, a three-piece jazz ensemble led by Dana Scruggs, local attorney and
advocate for survivors, will perform during the wine reception. Tickets are
$25 and can be purchased online by visiting
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/45795. Tickets can also be reserved
by contacting 831 423-7601 or visiting www.survivorshealingcenter.org.
Friday evening, November 7th, the always powerful visual arts component of
"The Art of Healing" opens with an exhibition of works by survivors and
advocates. Included in the popular "First Friday Art Tour," the artists'
reception will take place from 6:30 - 8:30pm. Free event.
Saturday evening, November 8th, 6:30 - 9:30pm, Survivors Healing Center
presents an Expressive Arts Evening, survivors and allies perform their
stories of healing through dance, music, drama, poetry and prose.
Sliding-Scale donation.
This event has always been a deep and transformative experience for the
participants and audience alike. This year's program is certain to be
extraordinary! We hope you will join us!
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:
Survivors Healing Center
Survivors Healing Center (SHC), a California 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization, has served Santa Cruz County since l987. SHC provides
education, information, referrals, quality services, and support to
survivors of childhood sexual abuse and their allies. Our primary goals are
to empower survivors through a healing process, and to prevent sexual abuse
of children and youth. For more information, contact 831-423-7601 or
info@survivorshealingcenter.org or visit
http://www.survivorshealingcenter.org
Media Contacts:
Survivors Healing Center
Bonita Mugnani
Email Contact
PH: (831) 423-7601
Abra Allan
Cream and Honey Productions
Email Contact
PH: (831) 246-4227
