Schedule Of Events:

Thursday, November 2, 2023

6:00pm-8:00pm - Opening Night Kickoff at Global Village Welcome Center

Family-Friendly Reception and Activities

Nourish your sense of community by joining Spirit and Place as it kicks off the 28th annual Spirit and Place Festival with the tantalizing flavors of an opening night reception, engaging exhibits, and family-friendly activities. Walk-in guests welcome!

Cost: Free

Friday, November 3, 2023

5:30pm-7:00pm - Facing Grief: Nourishing Loved Ones through Loss at Phoenix Theatre
Performance (Theater)

6:30pm-8:30pm - Sovereign Sustenance: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Talk and Cooking Demo at Eiteljorg Museum
Lecture and Cooking Demonstration (Hybrid)

6:45pm-9:30pm - Making Room at the Table:
The Story of the Philadelphia Eleven Newfields Film Screening and Discussion

Saturday, November 4, 2023

12:00pm-2:30pm - Buzz and Flutter: Cultivating, Creating, and Caring for our Pollinators at Garfield Park Arts Center
Family-Friendly and Interactive

4:00pm-5:00pm - Spirit-Filled Songs: Christian Worship Music Then and Now at New Joy Lutheran Church
Performance (Music)

Sunday, November 5, 2023

11:30am-1:00pm and 4:00-5:30pm - Facing Grief: Nourishing Loved Ones through Loss at Unity of Indianapolis Performance (Theater)

2:00pm-4:00pm - Byakula: Nourishing Others from Congo to Indy at Northminster Presbyterian Church
Lecture and Food Sampling

11:30am-3:00pm - Delicious Silence: Cooking, Eating, and Community Care without Saying a Word at Indy's Kitchen
Community Meal

5:00pm-6:30pm - More Than Words: Nourishing the Myaamia Community through Language and Cultural Revitalization at Eiteljorg Museum
Lecture and Panel Discussion

5:00pm-7:00pm - Water into Wine, Bread into Cake

A Musical Feast. Music by Biber and Mozart at Episcopal Church of All Saints
Performance (Music)

Monday, November 6, 2023

11:00am-12:30pm - East and West: Perspectives on Nourishment at IUPUI Campus Center
Interactive Lecture (Hybrid)

5:00pm-8:00pm - Indy Community Voices: Storytelling for Tenants' Empowerment at The Amp at 16 Tech
Hands-On Activities and Panel Discussion
Activities and food start at 5pm, remarks at 6pm

5:00pm-7:00pm  - Nourishing Our Spirits: An Interfaith Dinner with Center for Interfaith Cooperation at Indiana Interchurch Center
Community Conversation and Dinner

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Election Day!

6:00pm-8:30pm - They Stood Up: The Story of the Pendleton 2 and the Indiana Prisoner Rebellion of 1985 at Central Library Center for Black Literature and Culture
Film Screening and Discussion

7:00pm-8:30pm - Facing Grief: Nourishing Loved Ones through Loss at Phoenix Theatre Performance (Theater)

Thursday, November 9, 2023

6:30pm-8:30pm - Come to the Table: Interfaith Understanding Through the Culinary Arts at Franklin College
Tasting Reception and Lecture

6:30pm-8pm - Nourishing Words: Feeding the Whole with Poetry and Prose at The Church Within Performance
(Spoken Word/Poetry)

6:00pm-7:30pm - Rooted in Love, Lifted in Strength: The Pettiford-Weaver Story at Eastern Star Church
Film Screening and Discussion

Friday, November 10, 2023

4:00pm-7:00pm - Nourish: Testimonies about Food, Family, and Love at Broadway United Methodist Church (UMC)
Filming Screening and Community Conversation
Doors open at 4pm, film begins at 5pm.

6:00pm-9:00pm - Nourishing Democracy: Healthy IPS School Board Elections at MLK Community Center
Community Conversation

Saturday, November 11, 2023

10:00am-12:00pm - Cultural Compost: Nourishing Places in the Footprints of Toxic History at Broad Ripple Park Family Center
Workshop

12:00pm-2:00pm - How to Eat with Tuning Forks at Garfield Park Arts Center
Interactive Music-Making/ Brown Bag Lunch

3:00pm-5:00pm - Quiet as a Gateway at Indianapolis First Friends
Lecture and Meditative Practice

4:00pm-7:00pm - Nourish: Testimonies about Food, Family, and Love at Broadway UMC
Testimonies and Community Conversation
Doors open at 4pm programming begins at 5pm

Sunday, November 12, 2023

1:00pm-2:30pm - Forest Bathing to Nourish the Mind, Body, and Soul at Crown Hill Cemetery
Lecture and Outdoor Guided Walk

1:30pm-3:00pm - Art Feeding Empathy: A Burma-Congo Conversation on Peace at Central Library
Exhibit and Artist Talk

4:30pm-6:00pm - 28th Annual Public Conversation featuring Michael Twitty at The Amp at 16 Tech
Moderated Conversation

Close out the Spirit and Place Festival with a Public Conversation featuring culinary historian and author Michael Twitty and the hosts of "Black Girls Eating" for this LIVE AUDIENCE podcast recording.

Food and Faith
Be on the lookout for a poster exhibit on "food and faith" that will travel to select events during the festival.

Date: November 2-12, 2023

Location: Various Venue, Indianapolis, IN

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