An evening of guided meditation, art making, yoga, performances, and more. Final Fridays are free with Museum admission.
DIY Art: Reflect & Record
5:30–6:15 p.m.
6:30–7:15 p.m.
Grab a keepsake notebook and consider the past twelve months. Designed by memoirist Beth Kephart and artist William Sulit, both workshops will help you create a personal memoir of your year.
Space is limited; first come, first served.
DIY Art: Symbolic Stitchery with Artist Marie Elcin
5:30–7:30 p.m.
Create a mandala of concentric shapes with fiber artist Marie Elcin. Learn simple embroidery techniques and center yourself through the meditative repetition of stitching.
Detour with Hariprasad Kowtha
5:45 & 6:30 p.m.
Practice museum mindfulness in this unconventional tour. Seek out peaceful spaces in the building and partake in exercises designed to rejuvenate mind and body.
Holistic Healing: Laughter & Meditation Playshop
6:00 p.m. (program length: 60–80 minutes)
Laugh yourself into wellness with sound healers Laraaji and Arji OceAnanda. This interactive experience features call-and-response chanting, laugh-therapy drills, deep relaxation exercises, and healing meditation.
Dhyana Yoga: Vinyasa with John Vitarelli
6:15 p.m.
Release all that tension from the past year with breath-synchronized movements. Led by John Vitarelli of Dhyana Yoga
Space is limited; first come, first served.
Dhyana Yoga: Slow Flow with Diana Vitarelli
6:15 p.m.
Meditative motions that remind you to make the moments, and poses, last. Led by Diana Vitarelli of Dhyana Yoga
Space is limited; first come, first served.
Music:
Worldtown Soundsystem
7:15 p.m.
Great Stair Hall, 1st floor
This house music outfit that unites electronic dance music with global rhythms.
