[Oe List ...] Ontario Rumi/Coleman Barks/Andrew Harvey event

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What a wonder-filled event this is bound to be!  Jann McGuire

For Immediate Release


June 14, 2007    


Canada honours 800-year-old Persian Sufi mystic and poet with 

"SOUL ON FIRE: Passion and Poetry of Rumi"


 


Featuring soul-igniting readings by Coleman Barks, accompanied by acclaimed 
musicians David Darling and Marcus Wise, along with the transformational 
teaching of Andrew Harvey


 


GUELPH, June 14 - As part of worldwide celebrations during UNESCO's 2007 
"International Year of Rumi," Sacred Wisdom Centre is bringing Rumi's timeless 
message of humanism and love to Canada with "Soul on Fire: Passion and Poetry of 
Rumi" on Saturday, June 30 at the River Run Centre in Guelph. Come find out 
why this 13th c. Persian Sufi mystic is one of the most popular poets in North 
America today! 

            Evening Rumi readings by Coleman Barks from his own exquisitely 
sensitive translations, accompanied by musicians David Darling (cello) and 
Marcus Wise (Indian drums), will honour the spiritual depth of Rumi's profound 
wisdom 800 years since his birth, giving us glimpses of what Barks describes as 
"the vastness of our true identity." In the past 30+ years, Barks has produced 
18 volumes of Rumi's translated works, with The Essential Rumi selling more 
than half a million copies worldwide.  


During the day, distinguished Rumi translator and author of 30+ books on 
spirituality Andrew Harvey - "powered by love" - will lead an experiential 
workshop on Rumi's passion and wisdom. Dedicated to Sacred Activism, "the union of 
profound spiritual understanding and wise, radical action in the world," Harvey 
will also be leading a Rumi pilgrimage to Turkey with Wisdom University in the 
Fall of 2007.


 


Event Details:


                        


What:      Soul on Fire - Passion and Poetry of Rumi with Coleman Barks and 
Andrew Harvey, two

               renowned Rumi mystics and scholars, accompanied by 
Grammy-nominated cellist David Darling

               and world-class tabla virtuoso Marcus Wise. Selection of the 
presenters' books will 

               be available by The Bookshelf, as well as an exclusive pottery 
collection honouring Rumi's works

               and made specifically for the event by local artist Goldie 
Sherman. The films Rumi: Poet of the

               Heart by Haydn Reiss (Magnolia Films) and Rumi - Turning 
Ecstatic by Canadian filmmaker

               Tina Petrova (Visionary Media) will also be featured and 
available for purchase.


 


When:      Saturday, June 30, 2007 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm: Rumi Workshop with 
Andrew Harvey; 


7:30 - 9:30 pm: Rumi Readings with Coleman Barks, David Darling and Marcus 
Wise; 

    9:30 pm: Cocktail Reception with the stars)


 


Where:     River Run Centre, 35 Woolwich St., Guelph, ON 


 


Tickets:    All-day Workshop: $125; Evening Readings: $50-$75 for adults and 
$30-$50 for students; 

                 Cocktail Reception: $50 and all-inclusive Passes ($198) can 
be purchased at:


    www.riverrun.ca or by calling 519-763-3000 or toll free 1-877-520-2408 


 


Visit www.colemanbarks.com, www.andrewharvey.net, 
www.rumi-turningecstatic.com, and www.rumipoet.com for more info.


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For further information: advance registration, and requests for interviews, 
please contact 

Barbara Susan Booth, Sacred Wisdom Centre, 519-824-6344, 
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