April
28 - May 1, 2006
Zikr Tour of Northwest Centers
Download the Tour Flyer
in color, or black
& white
Eugene - April 28
Zikr 7:30pm at the Eugene Waldorf School
1350 McLean Blvd (off 28th)
Info (541) 767-9726, Gulistan
Download the Eugene
Flyer
Portland - April 29
Zikr 7:30pm at Collins View Dance Center
318 SW Palatine Hill Rd.
Info (503) 297-1435, Salih
Whidbey Island WA - April
30
Zikr 7:30pm at Thomas Berry Hall, Whidbey Institute, Sohbet and Tea following.
6449 Old Pietila Rd, Clinton
Info (360) 579-3690, Shari Sue
Seattle - May 1
Zikr 7:30pm at Oddfellows Hall, Sohbet & Tea following
1706 NW Market St. in Ballard
Info (206) 784-1532, Suleyman.
May 4-7,
2006
Spring Camp in Virginia
This will be the bi-annual sufi camp for the Mid-Atlantic area, and there is
a wonderful group of people here. We will love to host our Mevlevi sisters and
brothers from all over the world. Please come join the gathering.
In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia near Charlottesville.
Cost is $195 for adults if paid by April 4, housing additional, reduced costs
for youth.
Download the flyer.
Registrar: Didier, didier_rault@yahoo.ca,
757-868-7542
May
19-21, 2006
Meeting With the Mystics, Fourth Annual Retreat
Weekend workshop at Baraka near Ithica, New York
Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras, head of the Mevlevi Order of America, will address
the mystical components of Zikr, whirling and meditation with the assistance
of David and Khadija Radin and Maile Rietow.
Information and registration - Khadija,
(607)272-0694
May 26, 2006
- 8:00pm
Zikr
Led by Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras
Fairfax Community Church
2398 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
Fairfax, California 94930
$15 donation requested at door.
Download the flyer.
Download the color flyer
(400k).
Information: Sher, 707-824-2230
May 28, 2006
- 2:00-5:30 p.m.
Mevlevi Workshop
Led by Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras
Practices and teachings in the Mevlevi Sufi tradition, including zikr, turning,
and the mystical poetry of Rumi.
7Th Heaven Yoga Studio
2820 7th St.,
Berkeley, California 94710
[Take Ashby St. exit off HWY 80, turn left on 7Th St.]
$40.00 donation requested at door.
Download the
flyer.
Download the
color flyer (400k).
Information from Hilal,
510-741-0686
Mevlevi Meshk:
Music, Ilahis, Turning, Sohbet
7:30-10:00 p.m.
Potluck dinner and evening program in Pinole at Hilal and Rashid’s
1211 Hazel Dr.
Pinole, California 94564
Information
from Hilal,
510-741-0686
July
15-16, 2006
Workshop & Zikrs in Washington
Download the flyer.
Workshop ~ Mevlevi Teachings & Turn Workshop
10am–5pm,
Saturday, July 15th 2006
10am—1pm Sunday, July 16th
At Ballard Odd Fellows Hall, 1706 NW Market Street, Seattle, WA 98107
Cost for single $175, couple $275, includes lunch on Saturday.
Registrar: Hafiz Michael Bielas 206.784.8178
Esta’furullah
Zikr ~ Prayers of Forgiveness & Remembrance of God in movement and music
created by Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras
7:30pm Saturday, July 15th in Seattle
At Ballard Odd Fellows Hall, 1706 NW Market Street, Seattle, WA 98107
$15.00 at the door, all are welcome!
Information: Suleyman Scott Hofmann 206.784.1532
Esta’furullah
Zikr
7pm Sunday, July 16th on Whidbey Island
Thomas Berry Hall at Whidbey Institute. Directions: www.whidbeyinstitute.org
$15.00 at the door, all are welcome!
Information from Talia, 360.341.2792
August
24-27, 2006
MOA Teacher's Retreat (closed retreat)
Outside Ashland, Oregon
Registrar: Barbara,
Barbara@mTilda.com,
541-826-1558
Camp director: Sharif, sharif@vcmails.com,
509-493-2514
August 27-31, 2006
MOA General Camp - Open to all!
The breeze at dawn has
secrets...
Something opens our wings
Something makes boredom and hurt disappear
Someone fills the cup in front of us
We taste only sacredness - Hz. Mevlana Jelaluddin RUMI
Outside Ashland,
Oregon
Approximate cost, includes lodging, meals and tuition: $500-650.
Download the brochure
(1MB Acrobat file).
Registrar: Barbara,
Barbara@mTilda.com,
541-826-1558
October
6-8 , Munich Germany
Workshop with Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras
Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras, head of the Mevlevi Order of America, will guide
us in movement, the basic form of the turn, Zikr Allah and offer Sohbet about
Sema and the Mevlevi path of hospitality, acceptance and equality. The workshop
will be presented in English with German translation.
130 € before 8/15/06. Download the flyer in German
or English.
Registrars: Christoph and ZehraHaqq cschwa1055@aol.com
October 14-15,
2006
Workshop & Zikrs in Washington
Download the flyer
for the workshop & Zikrs. (pdf, 166k)
Workshop ~ Mevlevi Teachings & Turn Workshop
10am–5pm,
Saturday, October 14th 2006
10am—1pm Sunday, October 15th
At Ballard Odd Fellows Hall, 1706 NW Market Street, Seattle, WA 98107
Cost for single $175, couple $275, includes lunch on Saturday.
Registrar: Hafiz Michael Bielas 206-784-8178
Esta’furullah
Zikr ~ Prayers of Forgiveness & Remembrance of God in movement and music
created by Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras
7:30pm Saturday, October 14th in Seattle
At Ballard Odd Fellows Hall, 1706 NW Market Street, Seattle, WA 98107
$15.00 at the door, all are welcome!
Information: Hafiz Michael Bielas 206-784-8178
Esta’furullah
Zikr
7pm Sunday, October 15th on Whidbey Island
Thomas Berry Hall at Whidbey Institute. Directions: www.whidbeyinstitute.org
$15.00 at the door, all are welcome!
Information from Talia, 360-341-2792
December,
2006
Concert and Sema Tour of West Coast Cities
See the Sema video posted
on youtube.com.
Sacred
& Classical Turkish Music Concerts
with Whirling Dervishes and the Mystical Poetry of RUMI
7:30pm Friday, December 8, St. John's Church
2727 College Ave.,
Berkeley
7:30pm Saturday,
December 9, St. Gregory's Church
500 De Haro St., San Francisco
Sacred music and
whirling dance, the ecstatic moving meditation and
prayer of the Dervish, the Sufi Mystics who follow the teachings of
Mevlana Jelaluddin RUMI. Renown Sufi Musicians direct from Turkey,
Necati Çelik on oud, Arif Biçer on ney & vocals, and Timuçin
Çevikoglu on
vocals and ney with Mevlevi Order of America musicians and Semazens.
Tickets - General
$25, Students & Seniors $20
At the door or by calling 707-648-6065 (no fee).
Download the flyer.
Concert
& Ayni Jem
7:30pm Monday, December 11 in Ashland, Oregon
Ashland Middle School Commons, 100 Walker Ave.
$18/advance, $20/door, Kids under 12 free with paying adult, Teens 12-17/ $10
Contact: Ariella 541-535-3562, info@stclairevents.com
More information & advance tickets: stclairevents.com/tickets_20061211.htm
Sema Ceremony
of the Whirling Dervishes
8pm Tuesday, December 12 in Eugene, Oregon
Erb Memorial Union at University of Oregon, 13th & University Ave.
Advance tickets $15 before Nov. 24, $20 thereafter, available at the UO Ticket
Office, 541-346-4363
Tickets also at the door
Co-sponsored by Rhythm & Bliss Presents
Download the flyer.
Sema Ceremony
of the Whirling Dervishes
The Prayer Dance of Rumi - with a Sufi Music Concert
8pm Saturday, December 16 in Seattle
Spartan Gymnasium at Shoreline Community Center
NE 185th & Second Ave. NE, Shoreline, Washington
Directed by Postneshin
Jelaleddin Loras. Featuring Master Sufi
Musicians direct from Turkey, Necati Çelik on oud, Arif Biçer
on
ney & vocals, and Timuçin Çevikoglu on vocals and ney with
Musicians and Semazens of the Mevlevi Order of America.
Tickets $15 and
$25 available at the door, or in advance at
www.brownpapertickets.com.
Info from Hafiz, 206-784-8178. Download the flyer.
Sema Ceremony
of the Whirling Dervishes
Shebi Arus - The Wedding Night of Hz. Mevlana Jelaluddin RUMI
4:30pm Sunday, December 17 in Portland, Oregon
Smith Hall Ballroom at Portland State University
1825 SW Broadway, 97201 Map
& driving directions
Purchase advance tickets
by phone, 800-838-3006,
or on the web at www.brownpapertickets.com.
Tickets are $15 general admission, or $25 premium seating (front row).
$100 sponsor and $250 patron packages are also available, which include
premium seating and a reception with the musicians and dervishes.
Download the flyer.
Directed
by Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras. Featuring Master Sufi
Musicians direct from Turkey, Necati Çelik on oud, Arif Biçer
on
ney & vocals, and Timuçin Çevikoglu on vocals & ney with
Musicians
and Semazens of the Mevlevi Order of America.
Co-sponsored by the Turkish
American Student Cultural Association
and the Middle
East Studies Center at Portland State University.
2007
- The UNESCO International Year of RUMI
Tentative Schedule, more to be added!
February 22-25, Teacher Retreat in Northern California (closed retreat)
March/April West Coast
Workshops with Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras
Dates and locations To Be Announced
May 18-20, Meeting
with the Mystics, Annual Retreat in Ithica, NY
The
retreat will address the mystical components of zikr, whirling, and meditation.
David and
Khadija Radin and Maile Rietow will assist Postneshin Loras. The retreat will
include a Sunday
night event which will be open to the public.
Tuition for retreat, including meals: $290.00 plus accommodations.
More information here.
Registrar: Khadija, 607-272-0694,
or at khadija@whirlingdervish.org.
May 25-28
A Mevlevi Sufi Weekend with Postneshin Jelaleddin Loras
At Claymont Court, outside Charles Town, West Virginia
Please
join us over Memorial Day weekend for three nights of
Zikr, Sufi music and Ilahis, Turning/Dance, Sohbet and the poetry of RUMI.
The site of this retreat, owned and operated by Claymont Society for Continuous
Education,
is on a beautiful rural property of 350 acres. It is conveniently located near
the
Virginia/Maryland border, less than an hour away from Dulles International Airport.
Cost for
tuition, lodging and meals is $320 - $400.
Learn about Claymont.
Contact the registrar.
Download the flier.
Download the registration
form.
Mevlevi Sufi Camp - Date and location To Be Announced
October 12-14, Workshop in Munich, Germany
December Caravan:
Friday, Dec. 7
Sema at Campus Center Ballroom, University of Hawaii-Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii
Sunday, Dec. 9
Sema At Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Kahului, Maui, Hawaii
Saturday, Dec. 15
Sema at Royce Hall at UCLA
Los Angeles, California
Monday, Dec. 17 - Sheb-i
Arus
Sema at Palace of Fine Arts Theater
San Francisco, California