Fwd: Pre Festival of Faiths- Oct 7 Sacred Gardens and Oct 16 Burmese Water Festival

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Join us for these two wonderful "Pre-Festival" Events      Sacred Water: Spiritual Gardens with Dr. Delin Lai Wednesday, October 7,  6:00 pm The Crane House, 1244 South Third Street Admission to the discussion is free, but we recommend contacting the Crane House to reserve seats.   Join University of Louisville Art History Professor Delin Lai as he discusses the connection between sacred water and Chinese and Japanese gardens.  Confucius said, "The wise find pleasure in water, the virtuous find pleasure in hills."  Laozi said, "The highest virtue is like water, which benefits all the creatures in the universe, yet claims nothing for itself, and which is content with the places that all men disdain."   Dr. Lai's lecture will introduce how these notions were embodied in Chinese and Japanese gardens.   The lecture will be followed by a dinner of Asian cuisine at the Crane House.  Dinner is $15 per person and space is limited.  Call the Crane House at 502-635-2240 to make reservations or e-mail bsla...@cranehouse.orgCo-Sponsored by the Crane House, the Asia Institute, and the Center for Interfaith Relations      The Burmese Water Festival, "Thingyan"  with Dr. Patrick Pranke Friday, October 16, 12:00 - 1:00 pm   The Undercroft of the Cathedral of the Assumption   433 South Fifth Street   Tickets are $15 each and include a Box Lunch from Silver Spoon.  Reserve tickets and choose your Box Lunch at BrownPaperTickets.com or call 1-800-838-3006   Water is an important symbol in Burmese Buddhism representing both the cycle of birth and death and the means to transcend it.  River waters were critical to the rise of Burma's several Buddhist dynasties, a fact expressed in the country's colorful national mythology.  Given this, it is not surprising that water should play a major role in Burmese religious and secular ceremonies.  In this talk, Dr. Pranke will discuss the significance of water in Burmese legend and folklore, its use in rites and ritual, and finally its celebration in the boisterous national water festival, "Thingyan," which is partly Buddhist and partly secular, that ushers in the Burmese New Year.   Patrick Pranke is an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Louisville where he teaches world religions and Asian religions with a focus on Theravada Buddhism and Burma. He has conducted research and worked in Burma and northern India, and is affiliated with the Buddhist academy, Thitagu Kaba Buddha Takkathol, in Sagaing, Burma, where he has served as an instructor and translator.  His research interests include Burmese monastic history and historiography, sangha-state relations, Buddhist scholasticism, and Burmese popular religion. Co-Sponsored by the Crane House and the Center for Interfaith Relations   Full 2009 Festival of Faiths - Sacred Water: Sustaining Life  Brochure Now Available online. Click here for yours!    Click here for ticket links       Schedule at a glance   All events at the Henry Clay Building unless noted. Wednesday, October 7  6:00 pm Sacred Water: Spiritual Gardens with Dr. Delin Lai at The Crane House   Friday October, 16 12:00 pm The Burmese Water Festival with Dr. Patrick Pranke at The Undercroft of the Cathedral of the Assumption Sunday, October 18 12:00 pm 31st Annual Hunger Walk and Run at Waterfront Park Festival Plaza   Monday, November 2 6:00 pm A Seder for the Earth at The Temple on Hwy 42   Wednesday, November 4 6:00 pm Interfaith Prayer Service and Reception at The Cathedral of the Assumption   Thursday, November 5 6:00 pm Night of a Thousand Stars An inaugural celebration featuring live music, organic and local foods, local art, native Kentucky flora, and Festival exhibits. Cocktail attire and admission includes appetizers, dinner and more.   Friday, November 6 12:00 pm Water Sacred to All? Panel Discussion   2:00 pm Healthy Farms, Healthy Water: panel and discussion   5:00 pm Festival of Faiths joins the First Friday Gallery Hop   Saturday, November 7 9:00 am Water Summit 12:00 pm How Anyone Can Protect Our Waterways, hosted by EDGE OUTREACH and Kentucky Water Watch   2:00 pm Mountaintop Removal Road Show w/ Dave Cooper   3:15 pm Songs from a Requiem Mass sung by Hunter Hensley   3:30 pm Get That Coal Out of My Water panel led by Peter Byck   Sunday, November 8 12:00 pm Healing Journeys over Water w/ Tori Murden McClure   1:30 pm Community Water Blessing with members of the International Council of Indigenous Grandmothers at Waterfront Park   3:00 pm Film Premiere and Discussion: For the Next 7 Generations: the Grandmothers Speak at The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts   7:00 pm Evening Reception with the Visiting Indigenous Grandmothers at LPTS, Gardencourt Estate   Monday, November 9 9:00 am Water Summit Council between local leaders and the visiting Indigenous Grandmothers    12:00 pm A Mighty Stream: LPTS Annual Luncheon with Christiana Z. Peppard and Tyler Wigg-Stevenson.   2:30 pm Connecting the Spiritual and Material Worlds with Sobonfu Somé   3:00 pm Panel Discussion on Water, Faith, and Healing, hosted by Kiran Bhatraju, Kindred Health Care   5:30 pm Walking on Water: The Wisdom of Jesus from Traditional Arabic Sources w/ Shaykh Hamza Yusuf   Tuesday, November 10  9:30 am EDGE OUTREACH Open House at 1500 Arlington Ave.   12:00 pm You Want Water? Your Motion is Denied! Now Call Your First Witness ... Panel discussion hosted by Jefferson County Attorney Mike O'Connell   4:00 pm The Significance of Water and Associated Rituals in the Great faith Traditions led by Gustav Niebuhr     6:00 pm The Hidden Messages in Water with Masaru Emoto Wednesday, November 11 10:00 am The Role and Significance of Water in the Garden with Emma Clark at Yew Dell Gardens   12:00 pm Poetry Reading and Discussion with Coleman Barks and Lisa Starr   2:00 pm Our Water is Sacred, with Medicine Man and Sun Dance chief James Trosper   2:00 pm Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream with Father Joseph Mitchell   6:00 pm Children of Abraham Service & Dinner at Temple Shalom   Thursday, November 12 7:30 am Interfaith Prayer Breakfast with Special Guest Dr. Harold Attridge, Dean of Yale Divinity School Topic: Pools of Water in a Barren Land, The Bible's Ecological Challenge   Returning to the Source: A Mountain Water Initiative on  Creation Care Best Practices  Eastern Kentucky region and Berea College campus. By invitation. For further information call 502-895-6741  Friday, November 13 12:00 pm Ancient Gods and Sacred Waters with John Hale Undercroft of The Cathedral of the Assumption   Returning to the Source: A Mountain Water Initiative on  Creation Care Best Practices  Eastern Kentucky region and Berea College campus. By invitation. For further information call 502-895-6741 Monday, November 16 7:00 pm Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters with author Dr. Timothy J. Keller Location to be determined   Check our website for updates, ticketing details and full program descriptions   www.interfaithrelations.org For additional information contact the Center for Interfaith Relations 502-583-3100  *  prog...@interfaithrelations.org  *  www.interfaithrelations.org   Follow us on Twitter   The Festival of Faiths is brought to you in part  by the following supporters                     See our website for a full list

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