Feb 21 2013

" Water: The Primary Excitant"  by Michael Grady.

At the absolute moment of creation ex nihilo (out of nothing), excidents resulted from the ontological explosion caused by a "may-be" response made
by every human person.

The primary excident, that which we, and the Earth are made of
in precisely given quantities of percentage, is water.

Along with molecules to monkeys, water stands out as the primary subpersonal (partial) being, as developed by God's infinitely loving
activity of compassion on us human maybe-sayers.

An original presentation by Michael Grady, who will also give a presentation
on how to activate water from a passive to more active state, which harkens
back to the pristine beginning and memory of creation ex aliquo (existence).

About the presenter :
.Michael Grady has been an Independent Scholar at the Institute since 2004. He lives in Davenport with his wife Lina Grady, and three teenage girls. He has been an export consultant for American food products exporting American wild caught fish to Asia and Eastern Europe. Mike has spent some time in Denmark, and is a recent grandfather to Ingrid, 8 months old living in Copenhagn with his son Christian Norgaard Larsen and Stina.
Currently, Mike is in North Dakota where he has established a work residency and staffing company to supply the staffing demand for the Bracken oil fields.
His wife , Lina is an expert and a consultant in Traditional Feng Shui.


Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
Thursday.
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois 309-762-9202
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.

Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance.

The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.

Please visit www.qcinstitute.org to see our archives.

February 15th, 2013
6.00 p.m. Till 9.00 p.m.
February 16th 2013 -till- April 26th 2013

Bill Marsoun is a graduate of Illinois State University with an education degree in mathematics and art. He is a life long resident of the Illinois Quad Cities.

He taught mathematics and art at Rock Island's Washington Junior High for 35 years. He has, and is, a scenic artist, set designer and director in many Quad City theaters. He has been the primary scene designer and scenic artist for the Quad City Music Guild for the past forty years.

He lives with his wife Cathy in Rock Island and has two adult children: Beth and Rich.

Feb 14th. 2013
" What is your Love name? "
In celebration of Valentine's Day.
This is the first time The Thursday ISE coincides with Valentine's Day.
Open evening dedicated to Love Names !
Bring in your love name.
And the love names you use.
The celebratory evening dedicated to Valentine.
Chef Linda of The Moline Commercial Club is making a special wine chololate cake.
Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
Thursday.
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois 309-762-9202
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
Please visit www.qcinstitute.org to see our archives.

Feb. 7th. 2013
" The Lion in Winter" !   Evergreen Poems and Poets.
  Our annual evening devoted to your favorite poems and poets that we turn to, as  resources, during  times for  reinforcing and renewal. You can being in poetic prose as well as extracts from drama if you wish.

Original work composed by you is reserved for another evening.

This Thursday evening is reserved for your sources of inspiration and resources of joy.Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
Thursday.

1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois 309-762-9202
 Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.
Please visit www.qcinstitute.org to see our archives.

Gardening and food are common threads uniting all humankind. This Thursdays topic will motivate us so we grow seeds of positive change and take the health of our selves, our family, and our communities back into our own hands.

Taura will present the problem of the ridiculousness of this countries food system (unhealthy, costly, gmo, bad for the environment, ineffective) , and provide the remedy : Home gardens. Urban gardens. Local. permaculture. organic. natural. It is time to a 'back to basics' approach.

Taura strongly supports the idea that all the worlds ills can be cured in a garden. In previous war times in this country it was patriotic for every family to grow their own victory garden. Now it is almost illegal

Open discussion on the foods that can be grown locally as well as the details of planting will follow.

The evening will start with the Tibetan Singing Bowl and a short meditation to experience the power of sound vibrations.

"We don't need a law against McDonald's or a law against slaughterhouse abuse--we ask for too much salvation by legislation. All we need to do is empower individuals with the right philosophy and the right information to opt out en masse."
? Joel Salatin

About the presenter:
Taura is trained in Reiki and is an aspiring alternative health practitioner. Her passion for gardening has grown over the past two years as she has seen the positive changes a garden can provide for people and community.

Independent Scholars Evenings.

7.00 p.m. Thursday.
1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois 309-762-9202
Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.

Elevators are located through the 16th Street entrance.

The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.

Please visit www.qcinstitute.org to see our archives.

JANUARY 25th. 2013  

6.00p.m. Onwards.

Cocktails and Hor's devours served on the Second Floor with the River City Radio Hour.

1530 Fifth Avenue

Moline.

309-762-9202

www.atthephoenix.com

We will revisit Sarah Pomeroy's account of women in GODDESSES, WHORES, WIVES, and SLAVES. 

We will begin moving into Robert Graves' world of THE WHITE GODDESS in which he uses his poetic intuition and early Dead Sea Scrolls and Gnostic Nag Hammadi text scholarship to recreate the context of goddess worship and it's destruction

which led to the rather debased state of women's lives we see in Pomeroy. 

The review of Goddess, Whores, Wives and Slaves requires no previous lecture attendance. 

All interested in ancient poetic tradition, feminism, or religion and culture in general are encouraged to attend.

About the presenter: Michael Rosenthal has completed extensive graduate work in theology, philosophy and psychology at the St. Paul Seminary and the University of Iowa and Western Illinois University.

Independent  Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.
1530 Fifth Avenue.  Moline. Illinois 

309-762-9202 Doors open at 6.30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Dress code: business casual.
Elevators are located through the 16th St. entrance.
The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and

Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.Please
visit www.qcinstitute.org to see our archives.

January 17th. 2013

Independent Scholars' Evenings:  

" Rape as a  means of Political Power Play:"

Session 1:

The evening will develop around the presentation: I
" The Two Major Underlying  Causes For the abuse of women in India which need to be changed. "  
Essay
By
Narveen Aryaputri. M.A. English Lit.; B.Ed.

Sub-title: The underlying causes for the frequency of rape: subjugation of women through the use of violence.

Rape has been used in extended history to subjugate people, both men and women.
What does this show of us, as civilized societies, when some scriptural texts clearly specify the humiliation of women? Rape, then, is not far behind

The question of subliminal influences of scriptural texts will be discussed.

The specific couplet demeaning women from the Bhagavad Gita, the philosophical scriptural text of India,  will be quoted and highlighted. Does the Gita need to be " 21st. C updated " with an American version eliminating the offensive couplet? Other examples from the scriptural texts of India will be quoted and highlighted in the essay.

The discussion of the status of women in India is the current focus of the evolution in thought and behavior that we have been highlighting at the Institute for quite some time now.  Ongoing focus continues as light challenges darkness on all fronts.  We at the Institute believe we are in a ' paradigm shift' as Thomas Kuhn would say.
This is an awakening and a strengthening and new beginnings occur.  

About the author:
Narveen has her M.A. In English Literature with a minor in 20th. c American Literature and her Bachelors in Eduction.
She is an essayist.

Narveen is the President of The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd. which sponsors:
The Independent Scholars' Evenings and Integrative Wholistic Healing.
Phoenix Art Gallery
Moline Commercial Club.

7.00 p.m.

doors open at 6.30

Please note: the sessions will continue with a variety of presentations and authors over the course of the year ahead.

light snacks and beverages are served.

1530 Fifth Avenue.
Moline. IL 61265

309-762-9202
www.qcinstitute.org

The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd is a 501(c)3 organization at state and federal level since 1996.

The event is free and open to the public.
Thursday January 10th. 2013

Independent Scholars' Evenings:  MOVIE: " NEVER SORRY"  director Alison Klayman.

Ai Weiwei: " Never Sorry:  examines the complex intersection of artistic practice and social activism as seen through the life and art of China's preeminent contemporary artist.

Ai Weiwei is China's most famous international artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic. Against a backdrop of strict censorship and an unresponsive legal system, Ai expresses himself and organizes people through art and social media. In response, Chinese authorities have shut down his blog, beat him up, bulldozed his newly built studio, and held him in secret detention.

AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. First-time director Alison Klayman gained unprecedented access to Ai while working as a journalist in China. Her detailed portrait provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary China and one of its most compelling public figures.

7.00 p.m.

doors open at 6.30

light snacks and beverages are served.

1530 Fifth Avenue, Moline. IL 61265

309-762-9202
www.qcinstitute.org

The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd is a 501(c)3 organization at state and federal level since 1996.
Vernissage

Private  viewing & pre-opening event: " WINTER."

The art of Anna Engelbrecht

DECEMBER 14, 2012

6.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.

Cocktails and hors d'Âœuvre

1530 Fifth Avenue, Moline.

309-762-9202

www.atthephoenix.com

Please contact the Phoenix Fine Art Gallery for purchase.

" WINTER" continues till February 8th. 2013

About the Artist:  Anna Engelbrecht

Anna Engelbrecht is a Moline, IL native. She received bachelor degrees in both Biology and Art, with a concentration in Photography from Olivet Nazarene University. During her college career she was a finalist in Photographer's Forum 2008 Best of College Photography Contest. Anna's work has been chosen for many juried exhibitions including " Galex 44" at Galesburg Civic Arts Center in Galesburg, IL and the "35th Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition" at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL. As well as a group show: " Paper: In Black and White" at Quad City Arts Center in Rock Island, IL.

Anna continues to live and work in Moline, IL

Phoenix Fine Art Gallery hours:
12 noon to 2.00 p.m. and 6.00 p.m. through 8.00 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays
and by appointment.  Admission:  free.

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