2007 Festival Celebrates Living Generously

What constitutes a generous community? How do we welcome the "other" in our midst? What are the social, historical, religious, and cultural contexts for living generously?

Find answers (and many more questions) at the 2007 Spirit & Place Festival, November 2-18, 2007. Immerse yourself in stories from teenagers and older adults, from veterans and incarcerated girls, from singers and poets, from sacred texts and local history, from people around the corner and people around the world.

Pick from 71 events for all ages — workshops, concerts, intergenerational gatherings, plays, lectures, demonstrations, poetry readings, panel discussions, worship services, and more, and discover how Living Generously matters in our cultures and communities.

More information will be available on our website on August 31. Email festival@iupui.edu to receive an event catalogue by mail.

Living Generously: A Public Conversation
With Nathan Dungan, Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon,and Patty Stonesifer Co-sponsored by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University

2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., Clowes Memorial Hall

Eavesdrop on a spontaneous exchange among three nationally known figures from the arts, humanities, and religion as they discuss this year’s festival theme, Living Generously. The 12th annual Public Conversation will feature Patty Stonesifer, Indianapolis native and CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, composer, scholar, and founder of the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock; and Nathan Dungan, author and founder of Share Save Spend, which helps youth and adults understand the relationship between money, values, and habits in today’s hyper-consumer culture. A book and CD-signing will follow in the lobby. The Public Conversation will be moderated by Scott Russell Sanders, an award-winning Indiana author. Admission is free, but tickets are required (available September 14 at the Clowes Box Office, Bultler University, 4602 Sunset Avenue).