March

• 31 Ludington Arts Center 6pm Celebrating the Sacred Feminine – Honoring Women’s Herstory Month’ in March 2023.

May

• 7- Benzonia Llama Meadows Farm 3:30pm  Contact Betty Demers) [email protected]
• 30-July 2 MIDWEST DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE Dance RETREAT Fort Wayne, IN.   

June

• 11 Benzonia Llama Meadows Farm 3:30pm  Contact Betty Demers) [email protected]
• 16-18  Buttermilk Jamboree at the beautiful Circle Pines Center in Delton, MI
• 30-July 2 MIDWEST DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE Dance RETREAT Fort Wayne, IN.   

July

• 2 MIDWEST DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE Dance RETREAT Fort Wayne, IN.
• 7-9 Cross Village -Bliss Fest  Blissfest.org The Annual Blissfest Music Festival is a celebration of music, culture, art, and community featuring a world of diverse and innovative folk, world and roots music, and dance at the Festival Farm in picturesque rural northern Michigan.
• 16- Benzonia Llama Meadows Farm 3:30pm  Contact Betty Demers) [email protected]

Aug

• 14-18 Parliament of the World’s Religions hosted in McCormick Place Lakeside Center Chicago

  The Parliament of the World’s Religions cultivates harmony among the world’s spiritual traditions and fosters their engagement with guiding institutions in order to achieve a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world.Its origins are rooted in the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, where the historic first convening of the World Parliament of Religions created a global platform for engagement of religions of the east and west.

  Headquartered in Chicago, Il, USA, the Parliament of the World’s Religions is an international 501(c)3 NGO affiliated with the United Nations Department of Public Information.
  • 27- Benzonia Llama Meadows Farm 3:30pm  Contact Betty Demers) [email protected]

Sep

• 15-17 Earthwork Harvest Gathering Earthwork Farm Lake City

  Earthwork Harvest Gathering creates an intergenerational safe space to cultivate healing, empowerment and collaborative community enrichment in a three-day cultural celebration on Earthwork Farm in rural Northern Michigan. 

  Earthwork Harvest Gathering celebrates diversity, practices inclusivity while activating civic engagement and encouraging social-ecological awareness among its attendees, volunteers, performers, vendors, staff, and guests through workshops, panel discussions, and cultural traditions with an emphasis on local food and farming—in addition to a robust and eclectic offering of musical performances

Oct

• 15 Benzonia Llama Meadows Farm 3:30pm  –  Contact Betty Demers [email protected]

The International Network for the Dances of Universal Peace is a nondenominational nonprofit organization whose purpose is to promote peace within and without. The Dances of Universal Peace are a joyous multi-cultural way to touch the spiritual essence within ourselves and others. They use phrases from sacred chants, songs, music, and movements from many traditions of the earth to promote peace and integration within individuals and groups. And the simple circle dances invite participation by all in celebration of the spirit of peace and understanding. Dancers join in an interfaith and enter
cultural experience. Participation not presentation is their focus. All ages, nationalities, and traditions are invited to dance. No previous experience is necessary. We welcome you to join us in beautiful songs and sacred dances.

www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org/