This Week at Crazy Wisdom

Fairy Tea
at Crazy Wisdom

Thursday,

February 23rd

with 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. seatings

Children and their families are welcome for tea and petit fours served by real fairies! Celebrate with our magical fairies as they serve tea, treats, and magic. There will be story time with books available from Crazy Wisdom Bookstore. Fairy attire is encouraged. Be creative! $11 per person. Babies 18 months and younger free. Tickets are available by stopping in to Crazy Wisdom or by phoning prior to the event. For information call, 734-66-2757 or email Christina@crazywisdom.net
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Crescent Moon Pentacle Pendant from Dryad Designs

The pentacle is an ancient symbol found in many cultures, including the Sumerians, Celts, Egyptians, Kabbalists, and Gypsies. It represents the five elements: earth, water, fire, air, and ether (spirit). It is a protective charm bringing good luck, and reminds us of our connection with nature. This pentacle is crafted with Celtic knotwork and includes the mystical energies of the moon. Made of sterling and measuring just over 1".

Regularly $44.00

On sale through 2-19-12
Price: $39.60

Live Music Weekends

at Crazy Wisdom Tea Room

8:30 to 10:30 p.m. - No Cover Charge

Every Friday and Saturday night Crazy Wisdom invites you to Tea and Tunes. Not a tea drinker? No problem! Crazy Wisdom offer a wide selection of coffee drinks. (while you're here, don't forget to try some of our tasty treats as well!)

Friday, February 17 -
The White Ravens
The White Ravens combine strangely melodic keyboard compositions with biting lyrics and distinctive vocals. They were awarded Best International/USA/Out of Province Band for the 2010 Toronto Independent Music Awards. Inspirations and influences are wildly diverse, including the Beatles, Bob Dylan, gypsy music, honky-tonk music, and all kinds of alternative music. Their songs are available on-line through major outlets such as iTunes and CDBaby. http://thewhiteravens.com

Tracy Kash Thomas
Saturday, February 18 -
Tracy Kash Thomas & Luti Erbeznik

Tracy Kash Thomas began her musical life as a classical musician. Armed with a Bachelor's degree from University of North and a Master's degree from the venerable Boston Conservatory, Tracy is an accomplished flutist and pianist. Add her impeccable songwriting, arranging and production talents to the mix and it is easy to see why she is an established "musician's musician" in her native Detroit, where she currently lives, as well as in her previous hometown of New York City. Her unique brand of jazz-influenced rock/pop and R&B thrills live audiences as well as her growing radio following. In addition to her own solo career, Tracy also is a member of several other Detroit-area jazz combos. www.tracykash.com

Luti Erbeznik
Luti Erbeznik (pron. lew'-tee air-beige'-nick) comes from the former Yugoslavia where in his 20s he led a local rock band. Luti came to the U.S. in the late 1980s as a Fulbright Scholar in molecular biology, and continued to sing and play his music as a hobby. In the 1990s, Yugoslavia was torn apart by a bloody civil war, leaving a deep imprint on Luti and his music. Luti's musical roots lie in rock, classical and Yugoslav folk music, and his voice has been compared to that of Nick Drake. In addition to playing solo, he is also a member of the Partly Brothers and Eastward Bound, and frequently plays with other area performers.
Together, Tracy and Luti will present an evening of music that will delight listeners!

New Music CDs at Crazy Wisdom

Rumba Mambo
Cha-cha-cha cd
by Putumayo World Music
Dance the night away to the sensuous rhythms of these timeless Latin songs.
$13.95

Employment Opportunity at the Crazy Wisdom Tea Room

The tearoom is hiring for a part time counter/customer service position. We require Friday day and Sunday afternoon/early evening availability.

Please apply in person. Applications are available in the tearoom.

Upcoming Events

Healthy Living Series at Crazy Wisdom Community Room, sponsored by People's Food Co-op * 7-8:30 p.m. * Free. Call Caitlin Joseph at 994-4589; outreach@peoplesfood.coop or peoplesfood.coop.
Feb. 14 * Raw Foods: Attain Your Ideal Weight Naturally with Raw Foods with Ellen Livingston * The right raw food approach will bring you the long-term health you seek.
March 13 * Raw Foods: Spring Detox with Raw Foods with Ellen Livingston * Discover the detox diet you can happily stay on forever. Wouldn't you love to have a body that's clean and vibrant every day?

Witches' Night Out at Crazy Wisdom Tea Room * Feb. 14, 7 p.m. * Come join us for tea and networking on Witches' Night Out. It is a chance to meet others of like mind, drink Witch Brew tea, and have a great time. No cover. $3.75 for a pot of tea with free refills. No meeting in October. For more information, call Carol at 665-2757; info@crazywisdom.net or www.crazywisdom.net.

Drummunity Circles hosted by Lori Fithian * Feb. 16, 7-9 p.m. at Crazy Wisdom Community Room * Get your hands on a drum and add your sound and spirit to the community groove. All are welcome to join in the circle. No experience necessary. Drums available. Free. Call 426-7818; lorifithian@mac.com or drummunity.com.

Crazy Wisdom Monthly Book Discussion * Feb. 17,
7 p.m. at Crazy Wisdom Bookstore * Come in and buy the featured month's title and receive 30% off! Discussion is free. No registration necessary. Feel welcome to just come! For more information, call Rachel at 665-2757; rachel@crazywisdom.net or crazywisdom.net.
Feb. 17 * The 22 Non-Negotiable Laws of Wellness: Feel, Think, and Live Better Than You Ever Thought Possible by Frank Anderson, hosted by Rachel Pastiva. Everything we think, say, feel, and do has a direct impact on our physical and emotional health. And yet we overlook this fundamental truth every day. A solution exists. This book advocates a holistic non-nonsense approach to health.

Community HU Chant with Local Members of Eckankar * Fridays, 6:30-7:15 p.m. * All faiths (and agnostics!) are welcome to join this weekly, free get-together to sing one of the ancient names for God - HU. Popular in many cultures, the singing of HU is an undirected prayer to harmonize the consciousness with and open the heart to God's love. Free. Call John at 320-2010; john.zissis@sbcglobal.net or eckankar.org.

Mastering Meditation with Kapila Castoldi * Feb. 4, 11 & 18 or March 25, April 1 & 8; 3-5 p.m. at Crazy Wisdom Community Room * Introductory meditation program. Topics include concentration, relaxation, and meditation techniques; exploring a meditative lifestyle; self-awareness through meditation; and the role of a spiritual teacher. Free. Call 994-7114; castoldi@oakland.edu or srichinmoycentre.org.

Live broadcasting comes to Crazy Wisdom every Sunday evening starting at 6PM. The A3radio.com shows will be free to the public and will feature folk music every week. The Crazy Wisdom music series runs from 6:00PM to 7:30PM weekly. The audience is live and these shows are video streamed on www.a3radio.com and replayed during the week at the same station. For more information call 734-604-5347 or email tsaunders_48@hotmail.com

Photo by Kat Petersen

Feb. 19th

Barb Barton

If trees sang back-up, they'd be touring with Barb Barton. Barton's music comes from the nameless place that connects brain and heart. As a biologist, she might tell you the location does not exist. As a musician/songwriter, she knows right where it lives, and her music lands precisely on the X at the sweet spot.

Great New Reads!

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Wabi Sabi Love: The Ancient Art of Finding Perfect Love in Imperfect Relationships (Hardcover)
By Arielle Ford
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Following the success of her international bestseller The Soulmate Secret, Arielle Ford reveals how to make love last forever once you've found something worth hanging onto. Debbie Ford, the New York Times bestselling author of The 21-Day Consciousness Cleanse, calls Wabi Sabi Love "[a] fool-proof guide to sustaining relationships beyond 'I do' . . . . Wabi Sabi Love is a must-read that I highly recommend to every couple in search of happily ever after." Whether newly engaged, just celebrating your paper anniversary, or well into your golden years, Arielle's sensitive, insightful, resonant wisdom, in the words of Deepak Chopra, "weds ancient wisdom and modern concerns to create the formula for a sustainable, loving relationship for years to come."

The Nine Dimensions: Revealing the Laws of Eternity (Paperback)
By Ryuho Okawa
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In The Nine Dimensions, the reader will be taken on a journey into the Other World - that place to which we all go when our lives end here on earth. The multidimensional aspects of this Other World are revealed, culminating in the Ninth Dimension - the realm of the saviours. This is the realm inhabited by the Messiahs, beings who only come down to earth every thousand years or more.

Living Fully: Finding Joy in Every Breath
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By Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche
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Preeminent Buddhist Teacher Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche was born in the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains. Trained as a lama from the age of four, Rinpoche received transmissions from all the major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Rinpoche is a lineage holder of the Great Perfection (Dzogchen) tradition.
His Eminence Shyalpa Rinpoche has conducted countless retreats, seminars, and empowerments at centers throughout the world and has given talks at Harvard, Yale, Wesleyan, and Naropa, among other venues. His current teaching schedule includes North America, South America, Asia, and Europe.

Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
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By Conor Grennan
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One Person Can Make a Difference
In search of adventure, twenty-nine-year-old Conor Grennan traded his day job for a year-long trip around the globe, a journey that began with a three-month stint volunteering at the Little Princes Children's Home, an orphanage in war-torn Nepal.
Conor was initially reluctant to volunteer, unsure whether he had the proper skill, or enough passion, to get involved in a developing country in the middle of a civil war. But he was soon overcome by the herd of rambunctious, resilient children who would challenge and reward him in a way that he had never imagined. When Conor learned the unthinkable truth about their situation, he was stunned: The children were not orphans at all. Child traffickers were promising families in remote villages to protect their children from the civil war-for a huge fee-by taking them to safety. They would then abandon the children far from home, in the chaos of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
For Conor, what began as a footloose adventure becomes a commitment to reunite the children he had grown to love with their families, but this would be no small task. He would risk his life on a journey through the legendary mountains of Nepal, facing the dangers of a bloody civil war and a debilitating injury. Waiting for Conor back in Kathmandu, and hopeful he would make it out before being trapped in by snow, was the woman who would eventually become his wife and share his life's work.
Little Princes is a true story of families and children, and what one person is capable of when faced with seemingly insurmountable odds. At turns tragic, joyful, and hilarious, Little Princes is a testament to the power of faith and the ability of love to carry us beyond our wildest expectations.