May 28, 2008 at 7:30 PM

Location: Arts & Minds Center
3138 Commodore Plaza, Miami, FL

THE MAYAN CALENDAR




Author Alba Vales, whose father was a famous archaeologist working in Yucatan, will take us into the concept and intricate workings of the Mayan calendar, which predicts the end of the world as we know it in a foreseeable future.

Learn more about a people and their understanding of the world that places the Mayans as one of the great cultures. This is history, science, culture and philosophy in one package.

Don’t miss it.  JUNE 2008

We will take a break in the beginning of June – we have exciting changes underway, a new and better, interactive website, and other improvements.

We will mail you a fresh newsletter when all the details are worked out.

As before . . . .
The Open U/Institute for Human Undertanding:
The Open U now accepts registrations on a weekly basis. If you want to be part of this new way of learning, go to   http://stats.images11.com/sendlink.asp?HitID=1211027984000&StID=11829&SID=0&EmID=45225821&Link=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5paWh1Lm9yZw%3D%3D and check out courses, dates, prices, etc.
First major course is:

The Virtue-Happiness Connection: Living from the Heart
Class Topics:

♥    Our multidimensional nature ♥    The heart/mind conflict  ♥    An urgent call for self-love ♥    Authentic happiness and a purposeful life ♥    Emotions as Soul Expression: A  theory of excess and lack ♥    The Language of Resonance ♥    Virtues: Common definitions and essential nature ♥    Practices that take us to virtue: the interface of soul and personality ♥    Dwelling within the realm of virtue ♥    Passion, will, and the creative life

Class Dates:  6 Tuesdays, 7:00 – 9:00 pm (June 3 – July 8, 2008)
Location: Arts and Minds Center -   3138 Commodore Plaza -   Coconut Grove, FL 33133

Cost: Early Registration: (by May 27^th) $125 - After May 27^th: $135

Call Linda with any questions (incl. where/how to pay):  305.447.9841
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May 29-June 22:   Can you believe it?  Summer Shorts is back and ready to play.  Don’t miss it this year.  Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts – Carnival Studio Theater, Miami  Phone: (305) 949-6722
June 26 to 29, 2008 Broward Center for the Performing Arts – Amaturo Theater, Fort Lauderdale-http://www.browardcenter.org/events/signatureshorts.aspx

For a great time, go to http://www.citytheatre.com/ 

Friday, May 23^rd at 8:00 PM - Sexplorations – Part I

Friday, May 23^rd at 10:00 PM – Sexplorations – Part II

Theme: If you think you know what sex is, think again. Find out about how best to enjoy sex, the Isis squat, sexual shame, spiritual sex, and simple steps to hot sex in long-term relationships. The two lectures are different and can be enjoyed fully separately, but together they form a complete overview of the issues!

Venue: Colony Theater – 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach

Admission: $25 ($40 for both lectures) – Tickets can be purchased at the box office but we highly recommend advanced purchase through Ticketmaster – Ph:

Special Note: These two Sexploration events present adult material; if that offends you, you should not attend!

Age limit for all events: 18 years old (please present ID)

Members of SFWA (valid ID) are half of listed price.

For more information, call Torben (30 5.302.7536) or Jonathan (305.374.0371)
If you want to prepare yourself for what’s in the store for you, go to
http://www.sexwithoutshame.com

This week we will have several programs in Miami with nationally known sexologist, speaker, author, sex educator and advocate for decriminalized prostitution, Veronica Monet from California. It will be a dynamic week, you will be challenged, educated and amazed. For audiences 18 years and older!

How Fear of Sex is Destroying the Planet

Theme: Issues like war, famine, violence, AIDS, population growth and global warming are threatening us as a species. The speaker claims that we are looking in the wrong direction for answers to these problems.

Venue: A&M Center – 3138 Commodore Plaza, Coconut Grove

Admission: $10

Is Monkeying Around a Path to Peace?

Theme: The matriarchal bonobo (pygmy chimps) society is the only non-violent mammal society; bonobos are known for their active sex lives; scientists are looking into what humans can learn from that.

Venue: A&M Center – 3138 Commodore Plaza, Coconut Grove

Admission: $10

Kelly S. Jones
Wednesday, Augus15, 2007 – 7:30
Location: Arts & Minds Center
3138 Commodore Plaza, Miami, FL
We are all looking to establish ourselves within an environmental life-stream of positive energy that nurtures our day to day living, our goals and aspirations, and life itself. Come and enjoy learning ideas and applications for assessing and arranging your living space in a manner that fosters calmness and clarity for better health, happiness and abundance in all areas of your life.

Renee Phillips
Wednesday, August 8, 2007 – 7:30
Location: Arts & Minds Center
3138 Commodore Plaza, Miami, FL
Everybody eats. Food nourishes the body, tempts the imagination, and strengthens communities. On the other hand, food can be a weapon and an obstacle as seen in religion, in advertising, and in the intricacies of gender. In this thought provoking presentation, Renee Phillips explores the mixed messages surrounding food and will encourage and provoke you to rethink your relationships with food, food production, and consumption. Don’t miss it – and Bon Appetit!

Zoë A Lewis, MD, FACP
Wednesday, August 1, 2007 – 7:30
Location: Arts & Minds Center
3138 Commodore Plaza, Miami, FL
Health care ethics – particularly quality of life issues, the right to life, and the right to die – effect everyone, young and old, whether healthy or disabled. About 22 percent of the population in Florida is already over 60 and an additional 20-some percent will care for patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease – at a rate of about 1 per minute! In this dynamic lecture, which brings to light the ethics and philosophy behind the famous court cases that grapple with the concept of human rights as technologies surpass our understanding of their impact on society, you will learn about current Florida statutes on advance directives and other end of life issues.

Robert Barnes
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 – 7:30
Location: Arts & Minds Center
3138 Commodore Plaza, Miami, FL
As Green Architecture becomes more prevalent, architects take more of the natural environment into account in the design process. Observe the motion of a compass and it becomes obvious that we are live in the Earth’s electromagnetic field. What impact does this have on the structures we live and work in and to what extent should we account for this in the design process? Prominent South Florida architect Robert Barnes has given this subject a good deal of thought. He shares his explorations with us and how he uses his discoveries in his own designs.

Baron Sherer, Wolfsonian Moving Image Archive
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 – 7:30
Location: Arts & Minds Center
3138 Commodore Plaza, Miami, FL
The Louis Wolfson II Moving Image Archive –one of South Florida’s treasures, is not open to the public, It”s curator, Baron Sherer, will be providing us with a unique opportunity by screening some of the amazing footage that can be (and is) utilized in creating new films. Don’t miss this rare viewing– a must for film students/ teachers/ lovers and anyone interested in South Florida history

Wednesday, July 11, 2007 – 7:30
Admission $7 – Free Popcorn
Location: Arts & Minds Center
3138 Commodore Plaza, Miami, FL
When 20-year old Vita leaves her native town of Guinea Bissau for Paris to finish her studies, she promises her mother not to sing. According to an old legend, any woman who dares to sing will be cursed fatally. In Paris, Vita falls in love with Pierre, a young musician – and sings – but now worries about the consequences of her act. Pierre marvels at her talent and encourages her to make a record. While the success is immediate, Vita grows even more concerned that her family should find out about her “fault”. This is a film about the conflict between cultural heritage and the pursuit of happiness. Whether you are a cinema aficionado or just like to se great films that the big theaters do not show, you want to se this masterpiece. It is produced in Cape Verde and France by Flora Gomes and stars Fatou N’Diaye as Vita and Jean-Christophe Dollé as Pierre. It features music by jazz musician Manu Dibongo; running time: 90 minutes.