Desert Star Weekly Sept. 2, 2016

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Friday, September 2, 2016 Vol. 9 No. 71

Bhakti Fest 2016

Jason and Pia Rotman of Krishna’s Kirtan

Top Kirtan Stars, Sacred Music, Meaningful Workshops and Premiere Yoga Teachers, September 9-14, Joshua Tree, CA By Jackie Devereaux JOSHUA TREE, CA – Bhakti Fest returns to the Institute for Mentalphysics starting Sept. 8-11 with a lineup of Kirtan musicians, master yoga instructors, spiritual teachers and explorers from around the world. Go early for a beautiful and dynamic program with renowned yoga instructor Saul David Raye, also a sacred music artist. A vegetarian dinner is

included. “This is a great time to set your intentions and transition into the Bhakti Fest spirit. “Every year I look forward to being a part of the magic that is Bhakti Fest. The confluence of world class yoga, spiritual teachings, kirtan, sacred music and spiritual community that happens here is truly amazing. Bhakti Fest stays true to the sacred yogic culture of India and creates a positive high energy field that inspires and

nourishes the heart,” Raye says on his Facebook page. “Coming together with sisters and brothers from all over the world to move, sing, dance, breathe, pray and celebrate is powerful medicine both personally and collectively. If you have never attended one and are interested in the yoga, I invite you to join us at the next Bhakti Fest,” says Raye. Known as “The Spiritual Woodstock of The New

“Philpot: Reverberation”

Featuring the Works of Artist Bret Philpot By Desert Star Staff PALM SPRINGS, CA (August 29, 2016) – Ted Casablanca Gallery, located in downtown Palm Springs, announced the gallery will launch the 2016-2017 season with its very first oneperson exhibition, “Philpot: Reverberation,” featuring the works of painter and sculptor Bret Philpot. “Reverberation,” for Philpot, is a study of the translation of music and sound onto surfaces in a language he understands. The exhibition runs October

1 – November 1, 2016. An opening reception honoring the artist will be held at the gallery, located at 388 N. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, on Saturday, October 1 from 5 – 8 p.m. For Philpot, this most recent series represents a new adventure, allowing music to steer his work in a direction previously unknown to his collectors. Balancing creative spirit with discipline of sound, much the way a musician composes music, Philpot has allowed his artistic

voice to translate sound in a manner that is uniquely his, and is demonstrated in his newest artworks. “My works represent the fusion of many different influences,” said Philpot. “It’s like uniting the sounds and lights of the Sahara Tent with the deep cultural landscape of Northern New Mexico.” “Bret Philpot is a local legend who has a truly moving breadth of contemporary work,“ said Ted Casablanca Continues on Page 2

Millennium,” Bhakti Fest offers nonstop sacred music performances on two stages with Kirtan/chanting mixed in with a wide of variety of musical genres including blues, rock, pop, gospel, traditional, and hip-hop. Several thousand participants will share sacred space with teachers of spiritual knowledge, yoga, dance, and breath-work. The festival will feature 12

hours of daily yoga classes in four venues for all levels. Workshop offerings include three sessions taught by Indian spiritual leaders, along with an interview with Bhakti Fest elder, and spiritual icon, Ram Dass, whose book Be Here Now helped bring Eastern philosophy to the West in the 1960s. In addition to providing festival goers with Kirtan, yoga, Continues on Page 8


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