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The Mystery of Music Creation

Threefold Auditorium 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

Presentation by Grigory Smirnov with Christoph Grieder, Cello. The evening will focus on Grigory Smirnov's work Chaconne for cello and piano (2013), which explores the dualism of melody and harmony as an expression of the relation of the individual to the environment.

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Our Own Deeds Inscribed into the Cosmic Spaces

Threefold Auditorium 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

Featuring a Celestial Talk by Mary Stewart Adams and the Foundation Stone Performed by Eurythmy Spring Valley. As one of the highest festivals of the word, the eurythmy performance of the Foundation Stone Meditation was first presented on Easter Sunday in 1924. April 20, 2023 marks the 99th anniversary of this Foundation Stone eurythmy “deed.”

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A Magical Musical Mystery World Tour

Threefold Auditorium 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

With Nick Wheeler This presentation will showcase unique musical traditions from around the world and introduce under-represented cultures whose scales, harmonies, tonality, and rhythms are rarely heard in the West, providing a feast of sights, sounds, and soul nourishment.

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The Flowering of Renaissance Art: Wisdom, Beauty, and Strength

Threefold Auditorium 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

The three Masonic ideals of wisdom, beauty, and strength can be found in the Renaissance artists Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo. Andrew Linnell will explore samples of their paintings in the light of anthroposophy. He will flesh this out with biographical insights from the works of Rudolf Steiner and from his own work.

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Streams of Change: The Goetheanum and the World Society

Threefold Auditorium 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

Claus-Peter Röh and Oliver Conradt will offer their experiences from last few years of changes in leadership and collaborative leadership at the Goetheanum. There will be plenty of time for conversation.

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The Light Shineth in Darkness

Threefold Auditorium 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

A Talk in Preparation for Michaelmas by Andrew Wolpert If we have the courage to respond to Michael's "wise sign," the Manichean principle of bringing the Light into the Darkness may resonate in our will.

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Expression of the Holy Trinity in the Music of J. S. Bach

Threefold Auditorium 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

Presentation by Grigory Smirnov Exploring some of the hidden mysteries of J. S. Bach's composition through active listening and imagination. The presentation will include a talk and live performance.

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Celebrating the Centennial of the Agriculture Course: Approaching the Agricultural Individuality

Threefold Auditorium 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

Public Lecture by Mac Mead. We’ll look at the context and significance of Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture lectures given in June 1924 in Koberwitz, Silesia, and focus on a central theme, the agricultural individuality. What are the What, Why, How, and When of this guiding star of biodynamic work?

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Living Questions of Our Time

Threefold Auditorium 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

You are invited to bring your living questions to a conversation with Mark Finser in which he will share out of his 40 years of experience working with organizations in social finance.

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Future Paths in Anthroposophy

Threefold Auditorium 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

Join us for a discussion on potential future pathways for the life of Anthroposophy, introduced by Ezra Sullivan.

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EVIL. A talk by Stephen Usher

Threefold Auditorium 260 Hungry Hollow Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY, United States

Inspired by the Association for the Rescue of Children conference in Indiana this past March, Stephen Usher is delving into the profound challenge of evil in the fifth cultural epoch. He will explore the inner psychological aspects and larger spiritual questions about the beings that push humanity toward evil.

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Biodynamics & Earth Evolution / Autumn Tasks

The Pfeiffer Center Garden , United States

Mac Mead introduces biodynamics in the context of the spiritual-scientific understanding of earth evolution. In the garden, we do hands-on work with the horn manure preparation, transplanting, raised beds, and planting cover crops

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