Harvest Fest: An Interfaith Arts Celebration

Sunday, September 29 (2 p.m.)

Peoples Church of Chicago
941 W. Lawrence Avenue 
Chicago, IL   60640

“Harvest Fest: An Interfaith Arts Celebration” features music, poetry, and readings from sacred texts—focused on the themes of harvest, thanksgiving, and autumn. This 2013 Chicago Calling Arts Festival event is co-sponsored by the Peoples Church, Treasures of Uptown,  and the Borderbend Arts Collective. Free and open to the public.

Program:

• Reverend Jean Darling reads "Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver, and talks about  Treasures of Uptown. 
  
• Ali Khalil reads a passage from the Quran entitled "The Morning Light."
• Margaret Shaklee reads "I Give It Back to You" and "Train" by Edwina Gateley.
• Allan Johnston reads "Flight" and "Departures" (from Departures), and parts of Sable (a long poem based on the life of Phillis Wheatley)
• Mi Yodea performs "Hakafot."