JUMP INTO THE LIGHT IN 2010

Dear MOE Community, This is an introduction to Mimi Clayton, Founder and Executive Director of Mimi’s Organic Exchange. Mimi not only runs the MOE network, she is an experienced Clinical Massage Therapist and business woman.

Mimi Clayton, CMT, ATC

Neuromuscular Massage, Sports Massage & Reiki Master

Call for an Appointment: 773.991.3835

Two convenient locations: Downtown or Northcenter. To schedule a massage, please call Mimi at 773.991.3835

Promotions:

• $20 off first time clients
• Buy 5 get 1 free (SAVINGS OF $80), Buy 10 get 3 free (SAVINGS OF $240)
  
• Refer 1 client, get $20 off your massage
• Refer three, get a free massage
• Buy a gift certificate, receive $20 off your massage
• $5.00 off if you reschedule within 2 days
• Athletes in season 60 min $70  90 min $110
  
• Athletes in season : Buy 4 get 1 free (SAVINGS OF $80), Buy 9 get 3 free (SAVINGS OF $240)
  

Regular Prices: 60 min $80 90 min $120

Benefits of Massage:

• Balances the mind, body and spirit
• Improves circulation and decreases toxins
• Relaxes tight muscles and improves mobilization
• Helps break down scar tissue and adhesions
• Prevents Injury
• Fortifies immune system
• Soothes away daily stresses
• Relieves pain and discomfort during and after pregnancy
• Promotes general health and wellness

For more info on massage, please visit www.amtamassage.org

Transformations: MOE Executive Founder and Director, Mimi Clayton, CMT, ATC, has a B.A. in Sports Medicine, has been a bodywork professional for 18 years and is the owner of a 10 year successful clinical massage therapy practice.   Mimi is an educator and a Reiki Master. She has taught and clinically supervised student teaching at the Soma Institute and has worked in various settings including physical therapy center, fitness clubs, corporate chair massage, spa, Chicago Marathon, festivals and other outdoor events. Mimi is  a certified Athletic Trainer and her clients include elite marathoners, cyclists , triathletes and martial artists. She is a rehab specialist, as well as a healer. Mimi incorporates neuromuscular, deep tissue, sports, thai yoga, reflexology, reiki  and energy work in her treatments to customize each individual’s treatment and healing process.

RESTRUCTURING REALITY

Friday, June 4, 2010 7pm-10:30pm

A SHAMANIC ARTS WORKSHOP:

The year’s astro stand-off (Saturn opposed Uranus) has reached an interesting turning point. Uranus (now together with Jupiter) has been urging us to burst out into our new spiritual realities. While Saturn demands we look at our ‘shit’ and clean up old messes before we move on.

Jupiter’s newly optimistic impulse is making the difference.  If we’ve been doing our jobs cleaning out the karmic closets and balancing the check-books of our personal e-male-and-female, our fun and phone-y lists, something has shifted. Perhaps we don’t need to ‘heal’ the past, in that old medical-mechanical model in which you replace the spark plugs of rusted old relationships and hope the engine keeps running; but a new understanding begins to dawn that our future may lie in our past redux.

Instead of seeing the old wounds and imperfections as events visited upon us which we must overcome to go forward, we may look at them the way an artist looks at a painting which did not fully express the original intention; amend, paint over, re-express, recreate. As though our past were a learning process through which we can finally master; rebuild, re-envision, restring the plan-net in which we have captured our own consciousness.

The shamanic intuition, fully unleashed, merges past and future into present (the gift) of continual re-creation, ourselves the gods and guides of our destinies.

This workshop will offer techniques through breath, sound and visualization to Re-Structure our reality.
Location: 3840 N. Bell Ave, Chicago

Cost: $35 (partial scholarships available on request). Bring dreams, memories, yearnings, hopes.

Snacks to share welcome. Bring your dreams, both kinds, your friends and your willingness to experience in new ways. If possible please let us know ahead if you are considering attending : John Sacelli 773.761.0252 salynx@yahoo.com or Mimi Clayton 773.991.3835 info@mimisorganicexchange.com

John Sacelli has spent 40 years exploring alternative therapies, spiritual paths, healing, and shamanism. While experiencing a series of Shamanic Visions, he met his totem Lynx (links) who introduced him to a series of inter-dimensional, alternative and past life adventures, and also to the subject of ‘Angelish, the Original Language’. John lives and works in Chicago. www.johnsacelli.org

Words are spelled because they are castings of spells. Words are placed in sentences because we are sentenced to live by the spells we cast. Angelish, the ‘Original Language’, is the base for the angeLynx Oracle, developed by Poet-Intuitive John Sacelli in conjunction with Visionary Artist Chris Deschaine. www.angeLynx.com .

Potluck, Songs and Snacks: Sunday, June 6, 2010 2-5pm

Workshops with Louise Cloutier, Vocal Instigator

FREE song circle, in Roscoe Village (address available w/ RSVP)

It’s another pull-up-a-chair-and-share-a-tune event. This time (weather permitting) we’ll be singing OUTDOORS!

Bring some snacks and songs to share. Looking forward to hearing you!

1) listen to your neighbor’s song before you listen to your own.

2) listen to who your neighbor is, before you listen to their song.

Feedback from one of the songsters: “We stopped acting like strangers and started to laugh and open up. I loved being with you all. I want to go back and do it all over again.”

To register or for more information, email louise@voiceborne.com or visit www.voiceborne.com

LOUISE CLOUTIER, sound healer and holistic voice teacher. Use the sacred power of your own voice, to speak your truth, release old toxins and set your soul free! Workshops, classes and private sessions in Evanston, www.voiceborne.com

Pets @ Paulina: Saturday, June 5, 2010 12pm-3pm

Sam & Willy’s has organized a street-wide pet adoption event for Saturday June 6th from 12pm to 3pm. As you know, finding new homes for dogs & cats can be significantly aided by having prospective adopters see the pets in person.

You can help us spread the word about Pets @ Paulina and help connect some of Chicago’s homeless pets with homes that are petless in several ways -

1. Link to their Facebook Event page, sign up to attend the event, and invite your friends who may be interested.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=83393156783&ref=mf

2. Forward this e-mail and their web site www.petsatpaulina.com to friends you may know are considering adopting a new pet and let them know of the event.

Thank you for your consideration of helping spread the word for Pets @ Paulina.

And, as always, thank you for your support!

For more info, tdaniels@samandwillys.com 773.404.0400

Janet Kohl’s Restoration of Spirit: Opening Night: June 18th, 2010 7pm-10pm

Rejuvestate proudly presents:

Janet Kohl’s Restoration of Spirit, a Evanston Landmark showcase house 2 week event to benefit Design for Dignity and the Citizens Lighthouse Community Land Trust.

Lynn Reidl, founder of Rejuvestate, is the mastermind behind the Designer Showcase House and Gardens. Kohl, with the help of area designers, created environments where art and your soul can come together to make a sanctuary of the home. The project theme focuses on the journey of potent connections from foundation to décor. This multi-faceted event is about the history of the home, the restoration of home & self, and our interactive workshops.

When: June 18th – July 3rd Where: 1046 N Sheridan – Lake Shore Historic District of Evanston

Why: We hope to raise awareness of the importance of creating home environments that help the body and spirit in a healing way. We promote sustainable design, building, preservation, and health conscious environments. (low voc, nature as innovator & mentor, products with low chemical, reusing and restoring whenever possible).

We hope the restoration, art, and design will inspire any guests that visit the home. Further details: http://1046sheridan.com

Mimi’s Organic Exchange will be volunteering to help out at the event.  Come support a good time.

DJ Limbs and Butter release their debut single “Mad Jazz Noodle” b/w “The Wimp”: Friday, June 18, 2010 9pm-12am

Mars Gallery and on the web http://www.petermarsauthentic.com

1139 W Fulton Market Chicago, IL

A collaboration that started after meeting at a Chicago loft party, the two bring their unique experiences and influences to the table. Through collaborations over the internet, and meetups in Curitiba, Brazil and Chicago, Illinois they have recorded songs that span across age, location and genre. The results are “Mad Jazz Noodle”, a dance record that shifts between downtempo and drum n bass, and “The Wimp” a poignant tale sung over an electronic fury. These samples present a small section of the musical pallete on their upcoming album “The Many Flavors of Bittersweet”.

Ruth’s songwriting background in rock and RnB, mixed with her native Brazilian rhythms and knack for improvisation brings an exotic, jazzy vocal melody to DJ Limbs’ textured beats. It is easy to hear her fine-tuned sensibilities from many years of experience in top Chicago studios and producing bands in Brazil. On the production-side, DJ Limbs seamlessly combines influences from hiphop, jazz, funk, drum n bass and EDM creating an organic yet futuristic sound. His drive to experiment with new technology and across genres brings Ruth’s songs to new spaces.

The results are tracks that appeal to a wide-range of genre aficionados and general music lovers alike. Niches that vary from downtempo to dubstep, indie hiphop and nu-jazz find a recognizable sonic quality in the music to please their tastes.

More about Victor Carreon: www.djlimbs.com

A DJ, producer, remixer, composer, sound designer and boom operator, Victor aka DJ Limbs is an all around lover of sound. From his upbringing in Switzerland, the Philippines and the US, Limbs applies his cultural diversity to his music and is known to play hiphop, soul, house, electro, dubstep, afrobeat, reggae, rock, punk and top 40 all in the same night. He is comfortable with just vinyl, two tables and a mixer, or with Serato, Ableton Live and a couple of midi controllers. His versatility allowed him to also participate in programming sounds for the Xbox 360 game Saint’s Row, composing film soundtracks for Chicago’s film festivals and directing voice talent for electronic books. His Chicago nights: Music is the Weapon, Soul Sauce and The Booty Caboose are developing a following for filling gaps needed in the city’s nightlife.

More about Ruth Varella:

The lead singer of Butter, a native Brazilian who immigrated to the states as a child worked at Jive Records for many years next to Stephen George (aka Stevo, producer/chief audio engineer at Battery Studios in Chicago) participating in sessions with Aaliyah, R. Kelly, Backstreet Boys, Mary J. Blige and Smashing Pumpkins among others. In the 90′s, Varella formed her band Butter, playing Chicago clubs around Wicker Park, Wrigleyville, and downtown Chicago. When Battery Studios was sold in 2001, Stevo moved to NYC and opened his own production company called GTSP (Gimme That Sound Productions), and kept Varella as his assistant producer. This gave her the wings to fly to Brazil and produce bands, including the first demo of Copacabana Club, the full-length album of Anacronica, Lighthouse, and the recent vocal production for Colorphonic. Two of these bands have found early success: Copacapaba Club recently opened for Moby in Sao Paulo Brazil, while Anacronica has recently been signed by Sony.

A-side audio available at:

http://earhumps.com/Media/10-0099%20Side%20A%20Mad%20Jazz%20Noodle.mp3

Press release available at:

http://earhumps.com/Media/LimbsAndButterPressRelease.pdf

Living La Vida Verde Saturday, June 19, 2010 10am-9pm

Greenheart and Center for Cultural Interchange present Chicago’s 2nd annual eco-urbanite celebration: athree part fiesta beach cleanup, workshop series and party.

10 AM – NOON Beach Cleanup @ Ohio Street Beach

Ohio Street Beach, 400 N Lake Shore Drive

10-10:20 AM: Yoga warm-up presented by Yoga Now

10:30-11:30 AM: Beach cleanup competition with prizes

11:45 AM: Quench your Thirst for H20 Info by Amy Talbot, Chicago Metropolitan

Agency for Planning

1-6 PM Eco-Urban Workshops @ the Greenheart Center

Greenheart Center, 746 N LaSalle Drive

1 PM: Cooking with Local Cuisine by Chicago celebrity chef, Cleetus Friedman of City Provisions

2 PM: Green Smoothies for Health by the amazing Bonita Kindle, RawFood Chef & Nutrition Coach

3 PM: Indoor Composting by Urban Worm Girls

4 PM: Biofuels Getting Gritty in the City by Chicago BioFuels

5 PM: Don’t Always need that AC-Energy Efficiency for the Urban Life by Green Dream Group

6-9 PM World Dance Party @ the Greenheart Shop

Greenheart Shop, 1911 W Division Street

7 PM: Brazilian Samba Performance by local dancers, including renown performer Ashley Klein and a Concert by Chicago percussionist Jose Rendon presented by Greenheart Travel

Enjoy local organic beer, fair trade wine, and local organic treats while dancing the night away. The GreenheartShop www.greenheartshop.org knows how to throw a party.

FREE! OPEN TO ALL AGES

More Info? Contact Andrea Dennis call 312.264.1629 or email events@greenheart.us www.greenheart.us

Living La Vida Verde is brought to you by Greenheart, with support from the Center for Cultural Interchange, a non profit cultural exchange organization founded in Illinois in 1985.  For more Info info, visit this rap video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmmoDhDifhQ

Mimi’s Organic Exchange will be volunteering to help out at the event.  Come support a good time.

Green Music Fest 2010: Saturday, June 26, 2010 and Sunday, June 27, 2010 Noon-10pm

Mimi Clayton, Founder and Director of Mimi’s Organic Exchange & Transformations will be collaborating with In-Spirit Creations.  Mimi will be rocking the chair massage and Lotus Body products. In-Spirit Creations has a variety of retail that will entice you. Stop by and say hello at our booth on Chicago Ave. between Ashland and Noble. www.mimisorganicexchange.com

Featuring Environmentally-Friendly Vendors, Services and Cutting Edge MusicChicago’s West Town will receive a fresh green coat this summer as it plays host to the Green Music Fest, Saturday June 26th through Sunday, June 27th on Chicago Ave. between Ashland and Noble. The innovative green technology-themed event will reflect the hip and environmentally-conscious West Town community by fusing original live music with green vendors, services and local retail, art, craft and food vendors.

Target Audience Green Music Fest will appeal to a wide audience. West Town neighbors, families, and Chicago-land festival, art, and music enthusiasts of all ages will attend the event. The cutting edge music and green theme will appeal to a hip, worldly, and sophisticated local crowd, average attendee estimated to be 19-30 years of age. Estimated Attendance: 10,000+

The Green Theme The brainchild of the West Town Chicago Chamber of Commerce, the Green Music Fest is where thousands of people who care for the environment will unite to enjoy high quality music and discover new ways to go “green.” There will be local retail, art and craft vendors, plus a green vendor village.

With the support of the City of Chicago Department of Environment’s Chicago Center for Green Technology, who is sponsoring the green section of the event, an estimated 60-plus vendors and sponsors will participate in the second annual Green Music Fest.

The event will also be produced in the most eco-friendly way possible with bio-diesel fuel operated generators, biodegradable plastic cups, recycling and composting options, free bike valet courtesy of Active Transportation Alliance and Special Service Area 29, and much more.

Learn about all of our Green Initiatives here! http://www.greenmusicfestchicago.com/initiatives.html

The Live Music The 2010 live music line up at Green Music Fest will be programmed by local live music venue Subterranean, which has a well-respected reputation in Chicago for booking top-notch, cutting edge talent. For more info on the lineup for Green Music Fest, visit http://www.greenmusicfestchicago.com/music.html

Admission to the Green Music Fest is $5 suggested donation. Hours of operation both days are noon to 10 pm.

General Event Contact: West Town Chicago Chamber of Commerce (WTCCC) 1819 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60622 T 312-850-9390 F 312-850-9414 info@westtownchamber.org

The West Town Chicago Chamber of Commerce is committed to serving businesses in West Town. The WTCCC Board of Directors believes that it is important to maintain the diversity of the neighborhood; to create a balance between old and new by retaining existing businesses; as well as marketing the area and attracting new businesses. The chamber will serve members by representing the majority’s views on neighborhood issues to City and State representatives; and by providing technical assistance and affordable marketing programs.

The WTCCC is also the sole service provider for Special Service Area #29. SSA#29 was established in 2004 to provide maintenance and beautification activities and programs; for recruitment and promotion of new businesses to the area and retention and promotion of existing businesses within the area; to provide coordinated marketing and promotional activities and strategic planning for the general development of the area; financing of storefront facade improvements; parking and transit programs; and other technical assistance activities to promote commercial and economic development.

Mimi’s Organic Exchange (MOE) is a business, arts and healing network committed to socially, environmentally and spiritually sustainable products and services. Engaging people in a fun, social environment, MOE promotes building sustainable connections in a vibrant world.

May 28, 29 and 30

ABOUT SUMMERCAMP

The Summer Camp Music Festival was started in 2001 at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, IL. The first year’s attendance was around 1,000 people and hosted over 20 bands on 2 stages over the course of two days. Since that first year, the Summer Camp Music Festival has grown to more than 10,000 attendees, hosting more than 50 bands on 5 stages over 4 days. Almost doubling the population of Chillicothe, IL, for the weekend, the concert attendees also greatly impact the local business economy. Artists that have performed at the Summer Camp Music Festival in past years include: moe., Umphrey’s McGee, The Flaming Lips, Willie Nelson, Les Claypool, Keller Williams, O.A.R., The Roots, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Medeski Martin & Wood, Leftover Salmon and many, many more! For a complete lineup and more info visit http://www.summercampfestival.com/2010/

Come Visit, MOE Director, Mimi Clayton at Rock the Earth Booth. Congrats to Mimi Clayton and Liz Lundy for becoming the Regional Co-Coordinators for Chicagoloand RtE.

Rock the Earth works closely with the music industry and its fans, many of whom are concerned with the fate of our public lands, air and water. We act as advocates to ensure the existence of a sustainable and healthy environment for all.

Further, we aim to represent those individuals and communities whose environment or natural surroundings are directly and adversely affected by the actions of others. Rock the Earth, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, national public interest environmental advocacy organization, is committed to protecting and defending America’s natural resources through partnerships with the music industry and the world-wide environmental community.

Rock the Earth is dedicated to bringing about positive and beneficial environmental consequences on behalf of members of the music industry through the means of active litigation and negotiation. Get involved today by becoming a member,volunteering to help, sharing other artists with similar values or downloading and distributing our handbill. For more info visit http://www.rocktheearth.org

RESTRUCTURING REALITY

A SHAMANIC ARTS WORKSHOP

Friday, June 4, 2010 7pm-10:30pm

The year’s astro stand-off (Saturn opposed Uranus) has reached an interesting turning point. Uranus (now together with Jupiter) has been urging us to burst out into our new spiritual realities. While Saturn demands we look at our ‘shit’ and clean up old messes before we move on.

Jupiter’s newly optimistic impulse is making the difference.  If we’ve been doing our jobs cleaning out the karmic closets and balancing the check-books of our personal e-male-and-female, our fun and phone-y lists, something has shifted. Perhaps we don’t need to ‘heal’ the past, in that old medical-mechanical model in which you replace the spark plugs of rusted old relationships and hope the engine keeps running; but a new understanding begins to dawn that our future may lie in our past redux.

Instead of seeing the old wounds and imperfections as events visited upon us which we must overcome to go forward, we may look at them the way an artist looks at a painting which did not fully express the original intention; amend, paint over, re-express, recreate. As though our past were a learning process through which we can finally master; rebuild, re-envision, restring the plan-net in which we have captured our own consciousness.

The shamanic intuition, fully unleashed, merges past and future into present (the gift) of continual re-creation, ourselves the gods and guides of our destinies.

This workshop will offer techniques through breath, sound and visualization to Re-Structure our reality.
Location: 3840 N. Bell Ave, Chicago

Cost: $35 (partial scholarships available on request). Bring dreams, memories, yearnings, hopes.

Snacks to share welcome. Bring your dreams, both kinds, your friends and your willingness to experience in new ways. If possible please let us know ahead if you are considering attending : John Sacelli 773.761.0252 salynx@yahoo.com or Mimi Clayton 773.991.3835 info@mimisorganicexchange.com

John Sacelli has spent 40 years exploring alternative therapies, spiritual paths, healing, and shamanism. While experiencing a series of Shamanic Visions, he met his totem Lynx (links) who introduced him to a series of inter-dimensional, alternative and past life adventures, and also to the subject of ‘Angelish, the Original Language’. John lives and works in Chicago. www.johnsacelli.org

Words are spelled because they are castings of spells. Words are placed in sentences because we are sentenced to live by the spells we cast. Angelish, the ‘Original Language’, is the base for the angeLynx Oracle, developed by Poet-Intuitive John Sacelli in conjunction with Visionary Artist Chris Deschaine. www.angeLynx.com .

Potluck, Songs and Snacks: Sunday, June 6, 2010 2-5pm

Workshops with Louise Cloutier, Vocal Instigator

FREE song circle, in Roscoe Village (address available w/ RSVP)

It’s another pull-up-a-chair-and-share-a-tune event. This time (weather permitting) we’ll be singing OUTDOORS!

Bring some snacks and songs to share. Looking forward to hearing you!

1) listen to your neighbor’s song before you listen to your own.

2) listen to who your neighbor is, before you listen to their song.

Feedback from one of the songsters: “We stopped acting like strangers and started to laugh and open up. I loved being with you all. I want to go back and do it all over again.”

To register or for more information, email louise@voiceborne.com or visit www.voiceborne.com

LOUISE CLOUTIER, sound healer and holistic voice teacher. Use the sacred power of your own voice, to speak your truth, release old toxins and set your soul free! Workshops, classes and private sessions in Evanston, www.voiceborne.com

Pets @ Paulina: Sunday, June 6, 2010 12pm-3pm

Sam & Willy’s has organized a street-wide pet adoption event for Saturday June 6th from 12pm to 3pm. As you know, finding new homes for dogs & cats can be significantly aided by having prospective adopters see the pets in person.

You can help us spread the word about Pets @ Paulina and help connect some of Chicago’s homeless pets with homes that are petless in several ways -

1. Link to their Facebook Event page, sign up to attend the event, and invite your friends who may be interested.

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=83393156783&ref=mf

2. Forward this e-mail and their web site www.petsatpaulina.com to friends you may know are considering adopting a new pet and let them know of the event.

Thank you for your consideration of helping spread the word for Pets @ Paulina.

And, as always, thank you for your support!

For more info, tdaniels@samandwillys.com 773.404.0400

Janet Kohl’s Restoration of Spirit: Opening Night: June 18th, 2010 7pm-10pm

Rejuvestate proudly presents:

Janet Kohl’s Restoration of Spirit, a Evanston Landmark showcase house 2 week event to benefit Design for Dignity and the Citizens Lighthouse Community Land Trust.

Lynn Reidl, founder of Rejuvestate, is the mastermind behind the Designer Showcase House and Gardens. Kohl, with the help of area designers, created environments where art and your soul can come together to make a sanctuary of the home. The project theme focuses on the journey of potent connections from foundation to décor. This multi-faceted event is about the history of the home, the restoration of home & self, and our interactive workshops.

When: June 18th – July 3rd Where: 1046 N Sheridan – Lake Shore Historic District of Evanston

Why: We hope to raise awareness of the importance of creating home environments that help the body and spirit in a healing way. We promote sustainable design, building, preservation, and health conscious environments. (low voc, nature as innovator & mentor, products with low chemical, reusing and restoring whenever possible).

We hope the restoration, art, and design will inspire any guests that visit the home. Further details: http://1046sheridan.com

Living La Vida Verde Saturday, June 19, 2010 10am-9pm

Greenheart and Center for Cultural Interchange present Chicago’s 2nd annual eco-urbanite celebration: athree part fiesta beach cleanup, workshop series and party.

10 AM – NOON Beach Cleanup @ Ohio Street Beach

Ohio Street Beach, 400 N Lake Shore Drive

10-10:20 AM: Yoga warm-up presented by Yoga Now

10:30-11:30 AM: Beach cleanup competition with prizes

11:45 AM: Quench your Thirst for H20 Info by Amy Talbot, Chicago Metropolitan

Agency for Planning

1-6 PM Eco-Urban Workshops @ the Greenheart Center

Greenheart Center, 746 N LaSalle Drive

1 PM: Cooking with Local Cuisine by Chicago celebrity chef, Cleetus Friedman of City Provisions

2 PM: Green Smoothies for Health by the amazing Bonita Kindle, RawFood Chef & Nutrition Coach

3 PM: Indoor Composting by Urban Worm Girls

4 PM: Biofuels Getting Gritty in the City by Chicago BioFuels

5 PM: Don’t Always need that AC-Energy Efficiency for the Urban Life by Green Dream Group

6-9 PM World Dance Party @ the Greenheart Shop

Greenheart Shop, 1911 W Division Street

7 PM: Brazilian Samba Performance by local dancers, including renown performer Ashley Klein and a Concert by Chicago percussionist Jose Rendon presented by Greenheart Travel

Enjoy local organic beer, fair trade wine, and local organic treats while dancing the night away. The GreenheartShop www.greenheartshop.org knows how to throw a party.

FREE! OPEN TO ALL AGES

More Info? Contact Andrea Dennis call 312.264.1629 or email events@greenheart.us www.greenheart.us

Living La Vida Verde is brought to you by Greenheart, with support from the Center for Cultural Interchange, a non profit cultural exchange organization founded in Illinois in 1985.

Announcing Chicagoland Classes in: Defensor Method of FilipinoMartial Arts with Filipino Kali-Eskrima Academy of Chicago

Tuesdays: 7:30pm-9:30pm Location: Maya Essence 4357 N. Lincoln Ave. (Garage/Gallery), Chicago, IL 60618

Fridays: 7pm-8:30pm Location: Extreme Kung-Fu Training Center, 6525 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60626

Monday, Thursday 7-8:30pm Location: Backyard Training for Summer ONLY. Location: 7520 Kildare Ave., Skokie, 60076 Street parking available.

Sunday: 5-6:30pm Location: Rumble Arts Center, 3413 W. North Av., Chicago 60647. Instructor: Chris Dino – 773-780-7887

Wednesday: 8-10pm Elmhurst, IL Contact Bob Lorenz: 630-253-4410

Chief Instructor/Founder: Mahaguro Nate Defensor

WHAT IS DEFENSOR METHOD OF FILIPINO MARTIAL ARTS?

Defensor Method of Filipino Martial Arts is a complete system that enables you to turn your whole body and anything around you as a weapon. These arts are thought to be weapon based only but in actuality it is a complete system of self-defense. You will learn fighting drills using the stick, knife, staff and the whole body as a weapon in this class. Mahaguro Nate Defensor has been teaching the “Defensor Method” of Filipino-Indonesian Martial Arts for 27 years in the Chicagoland area. Defensor Method is a combination of Inayan System, Pekiti-Tirsia, Inosanto Blend, Tobosa/Villabrille System, Pusaka Dwipantara Silat, Jalur Putih Pentjak Silat, Doce Pares Eskrima, Derobio, Balintawak, Garimot System, Muay-Thai, Kuntao, and Kickboxing.

Class Fees: $135 per month six times a week, $130 per month five times a week, $125 per month four times a week, $120 per month thrice a week, $90 per month twice a week, $50 per month once a week or $15 per class.

Private Lessons: $50 per hr at above locations. Your home/office/gym: $65 per hr

Email: guronate@sbcglobal.net

Website: http://www.defensormethod.com

Other Class Locations:

Defensor Method, Elgin – 1080 E. Chicago St., Elgin , IL 60120 Instructor: Demetrio Ruiz

Cell: 847-873-7907 (English/Spanish) Class Time: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 7:00 pm – 8:50 pm

Defensor Method, Elmhurst – “Backyard Training’ Contact Bob Lorenz: 630-253-4410

Email: sapubob@gmail.com

Defensor Method, Arlington Heights – “Private Classes” Contact Jason Brigham: 224-665-2939

Email: mydogeatsyourdog@yahoo.com

Defensor Method, Skokie, IL – Backyard Training for summer Adelle C. Jackson: 502-797-1015

Email: adellecan2@gmail.com

Mimi’s Organic Exchange (MOE) is a business, arts and healing network committed to socially, environmentally and spiritually sustainable products and services. Engaging people in a fun, social environment, MOE promotes building sustainable connections in a vibrant world.

February 14, 2010

On Wentworth from 24th St. to Cermak Rd.

The Chinatown New Year Parade celebrating the Lunar New Year, “Year of the TIGER 4708” will include marching bands, floats, lion teams, a100’ Mystical Dragon, and Miss Friendship Ambassador. Please join us to welcome the New Year as we convey “Gung Hay Fat Choi” to all in attendance.

Parade step-off time is 1:00PM though there are other activities starting as early as 11:30AM.

Gung Hay Fat Choy means “Best wishes and Congratulations. Have a prosperous and good year.”

Chinese New Year marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring.  It is a time for family reunions, for honoring ancestors and for thanking the gods for their blessings.

Families make great preparations for this special celebration.  Before the new year, families settle debts and buy new clothes. The house is cleaned and food is prepared.  Homes are filled with flowers and fruit. Oranges, tangerines, and pomeloes are picked and displayed . The colors symbolize good luck and joy.

Blossoms symbolize longevity and courage.  Some Chinese believe that if flowers blossom on New Year’s Day good fortune will be theirs for the next year.  Candy trays of candied melon, coconut, lotus seed  and watermelon seed are offered. They signify growth, good health, abundance and togetherness.

Scrolls or couplets are hung on walls or doorways to carry messages of good health, luck, long life, prosperity, and happiness.  A popular one reads “May everything be according to your wishes.”

Children behave impeccably because they are warned that what happens the first day of the year may decide events for the coming year.  Everyone takes care to say and do the right things and think good thoughts.

On the seventh day of the New Year everyone adds a year to their age no matter when they were born.  In traditional China individual birthdays were not considered as important as this New Year”s date.

CHI! KA! GO! Sunday, February 14th, 2010: 7:30pm – Midnight

AN ANGELYNX / CARLASTARLA EVENT

SECOND SUNDAY Dance and Arts Event

Located at Yoga Now: 742 N. LaSalle, Suite 201

$10 admission

Opening Circle at 8pm

*Sarah Lombardi: Opening Vinyassa & Acro Yoga

*Heather & Cobra: Vertical Reiki Healing

*Cindy Huston: Body Work (LMT & ABT)

*Jane Albright (AlBright Art): Live Painting

*Carla Starla: Featured Poet & Live Vocal House Set

*DJ Romance: Uplifting Soulful Musical Melodies

*John Sacelli: AngeLynx Readings & Soul Alignments

*Arek & Friends: Closing Musical Meditation

***AND MORE T.B.A.

(Let them know if you would like to perform at future Chi! Ka! Go! events)

*contact salynx@yahoo.com with your ideas or suggestions. For more info, visit www.angelynx.com

CHI – the life force

KA – Egyptian for Spirit-Soul

Go – Chinese-Japanese game of strategies.

CHI-KA-GO – Life-Force Strategies of the Soul

Mix, Mingle and Meet the Experts: February 17th, 6:00pm-9:00pm

Happy New Year! Network with local, independent business owners and hear advice from the experts. Jump into the Light in 2010!  Share positive ideas and enjoy community.

6 – 6:30 pm: Networking & Mingling

6:30 – 7:30 pm: Advisory Panel - Local First Chicago’s monthly event, the panel is different and includes representatives of the local business community. Mimi’s Organic Exchange www.mimisorganicexchange.com, Local First Chicago www.localfirstchicago.org, Greenheart Shop www.greenheartshop.org and Rejuvestate www.rejuvestate.org will speak about their business and how they are building strong community bases to develop their future endeavors.

7:30 – 9:00 pm: Networking & Mingling

Included: Snacks, Drinks and Live painting by MOE Curator, Diane Ponder and art by Didier Nolet www.didiernolet.com

Live Acoustic Music by Zach Livingston www.zachlivingston.com and others.

Sampling by Raw Creation: A company focused on creating the purest Raw/Vegan and allergy restricted desserts that not only taste good, but also are good for you.  www.raw-creations.com

John Sacelli will be on hand providing AngeLynx readings, www.angelynx.com. The love donation depends on the length and the detail of each reading.

Open to the public. Donation of $5 recommended but not required.

RSVP to info@localfirstchicago.org appreciated but not required.

Hosted by Mimi’s Organic Exchange (MOE)

3840 N. Bell Ave, Chicago 60618

773.991.3835

info@mimisorganicexchange.com

SPONSORS

AEL Catering: Catering Services, Bartender, Culinary Talent

Metropolitan Brewing: Craft beer drinkers are caught up in a delicious whirlwind of flavors, aromas, and raise-the-bar-push-the-envelope beer styles offered by American craft brewers. Metropolitan would like to invite a little balance to the party. The smooth, mellow flavors and dry finish of German lagers are the foundation of Metropolitan’s beers. For more info, visit www.metropolitanbrewing.com

Simply stated, Green Planet realized that bottle water was not going away and that there had to be a better way than buying and throwing away tens of millions of bottles every single day.  So, they created a bottle that is made of renewable resources, is Greenhouse gas/carbon neutral, does not leach chemicals into the water, is fully compostable and provides 100% recyclable bottles, ultimately reducing our dependency on oil and providing a guilt-free and safer choice to traditional PET bottles.  Green Planet is the environmentally friendly brand that allows you to quench your thirst and your desire to help the environment.  For more info, visit www.greenplanetbottling.com

Local First Chicago’s mission is to educate the public on the importance of choosing locally owned, independent businesses. They work primarily through public education, business support, and advocacy.

Local First Chicago www.localfirstchicago.org is a network of locally owned, independent businesses and community organizations joined together to keep money and character in our neighborhoods and build a thriving local living economy. In doing so, they hope to promote the overall social, economic, and environmental health of our economy and communities. Watch for more Local First Mix and Mingles on the 3rd Wednesday of the every month from 6 – 8 pm.  Suggestions for topics and locations are always welcome.

Mimi’s Organic Exchange (MOE) is a business, arts and healing network committed to socially, environmentally and spiritually sustainable products and services. The MOE community includes small businesses, artisans and non-profits. Engaging people in a fun, social environment, MOE promotes building sustainable connections in an ever-changing world.

JUMP INTO THE LIGHT IN 2010

Dear MOE Community, This is an introduction to Mimi Clayton, Founder and Executive Director of Mimi’s Organic Exchange. Mimi not only runs the MOE network, she is an experienced Clinical Massage Therapist and business woman.

Mimi Clayton, CMT, ATC

Neuromuscular Massage, Sports Massage & Reiki Master

Call for an Appointment: 773.991.3835

Two convenient locations: Downtown or Northcenter. To schedule a massage, please call Mimi at 773.991.3835

Promotions For March:

• $20 off first time clients
• Buy 5 get 1 free, Buy 10 get 3 free
• Refer 1 client, get $20 off your massage
• Refer three, get a free massage
• Buy a gift certificate, receive $20 off your massage
• $5.00 off if you reschedule within 2 days
  

Regular Prices: 60 min $80 90 min $120

Benefits of Massage:

• Balances the mind, body and spirit
• Improves circulation and decreases toxins
• Relaxes tight muscles and improves mobilization
• Helps break down scar tissue and adhesions
• Prevents Injury
• Fortifies immune system
• Soothes away daily stresses
• Relieves pain and discomfort during and after pregnancy
• Promotes general health and wellness

For more info on massage, please visit www.amtamassage.org

Transformations:  MOE Executive Founder and Director, Mimi Clayton, CMT, ATC, has a B.A. in Sports Medicine, has been a bodywork professional for 17 years and is the owner of a 10 year old clinical massage therapy practice.  Mimi is an educator and a Reiki Master. She has taught and clinically supervised student teaching at the Soma Institute and has worked in various settings including physical therapy center, fitness clubs, corporate chair massage, spa, Chicago Marathon and other outdoor events.  Mimi is also a certified Athletic Trainer and her clients include elite marathoners, cyclists and triathletes . She is a rehab specialist, as well as a healer.  Mimi incorporates neuromuscular, deep tissue, sports, thai yoga, reflexology and energy work in her treatments to customize each client’s treatment.

Treat Your Body

Lotus Body Products are currently available through Mimi.  For more info, email info@mimisorganicexchange.com or call Mimi at 773.991.3835.

A wide variety of healing products for the whole family. Healing oils, salts, salves, balms, butters and teas designed to restore inner balance and stimulate healing from within. Lotus Body’s Botanical line works on 3 levels, physical, emotional and spiritual gently guiding your body to it’s fullest potential of Health and honoring the wholeness in Life. All of the products are handcrafted in small batches so that they are always fresh for you and your family! Lotus Body is founded and run by Maria J. Falce. Maria is an integral healer who is trained in Craniosacral Therapy, pre- and peri-natal massage therapy, energy work and aromatherapy / botanicals. For more product info, visit www.lotusbody.com

Looking for an intimate seminar or classroom space?

Mimi has space for up to twenty to meet. Quiet, residential, and well suited for training and educational meetings, with full kitchen facilities and optional catering.

If interested, please email Mimi at info@mimisorganicexchange.com or call 773.991.3835

AWAKEN THIS SPRING AND ENLIGHTEN THE NEW DECADE: Sunday, March 7th: 2:30pm-5:30pm

Align with your Divine Future

Get fit for your Life Mission

Activate your heart rays to Create Love in every situation

Letters house the quantum field metatones with which we create our consciousness and thus our reality. On March 7th, Peter Kime, founder of Human Radiance, will offer a three-hour workshop to teach you about the new 27th letter and its mystical attributes. He will show you how to work with the letter to activate your higher consciousness and supra-sensory faculties to be a more effective Divine Agent of Divine Love wherever you are and whatever the situation is.

Learn about the shift we are experiencing from planetary to galactic consciousness and how the galactic central sun is supporting both our personal and planetary evolution. Discover how the powerful archetypes housed within the new letter are part of this activation and how you can use the new letter and the new words to make immediate positive changes in yourself and your life. This workshop includes a new letter template and activities for bringing what you’ve learned into your daily life. For more info, visit www.humanradiance.com

814 Dobson Street, 3W, Evanston, IL 60202

$20 in advance; $25 at the door

RSVP at 847-869-6477

Seating is limited

10th ANNUAL CHICAGO POLAR PLUNGE: Sunday, March 7th: North Avenue Beach

My friend, Mike Gorrell, is preparing to once again jump into the frigid waters of Lake Michigan. Why would he put his body through this again? Because it benefits a cause Mike believes in, that’s why!

Please help him raise money for Special Children’s Charities, use the below link to donate. The website is secure, fast and easy to use. At the website you will be able to choose an amount to donate and receive email confirmation of your donation. Thanks in advance for your help.

www.active.com/donate/chicagopolarplunge10/MGorrell

Whether you go waist high or take the full plunge, we invite you to join us and support Special Olympics programs enjoyed throughout the year by 5,000 Chicago athletes. Last year 1,200 participants enjoyed a very fun day! Grab your group of fellow spirited friends and enjoy a memorable day while making a significant difference to Special Olympics Chicago!

Special Children’s Charities has been supporting Special Olympics Chicago programs since 1969. Created by Jack McHugh, Special Children’s Charities’ primary mission is to promote, foster and encourage physical and mental health and improvement for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and closely related developmental disabilities.

In cooperation with the Chicago Park District, Chicago Public Schools and Special Olympics Illinois, Special Children’s Charities is committed to providing year-round sports training, recreational and social programs for the children and adults of Special Olympics Chicago. For more info, visit www.sochicago.org

The Special Olympics mission is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.

February 17th, 6:00pm

6 – 6:30 pm: Networking

6:30 – 7:30 pm: Advisory Panel – Local First Chicago’s monthly event, the panel is different and includes representatives of the local business community. Mimi’s Organic Exchange www.mimisorganicexchange.com, Local First Chicago www.localfirstchicago.org, Greenheart Shop www.greenheartshop.org and Rejuvestate www.rejuvestate.org will speak about their business and how they are building strong community bases to develop their future endeavors.

7:30 – 8:00 pm: Networking

Included: Snacks, Drinks and Live painting by MOE Curator, Diane Ponder

Shamanic Lynx

John Sacelli will be on hand providing AngeLynx readings, www.angelynx.com. The cost depends on the length and the detail of each reading.

Open to the public. Donation of $5 recommended but not required.

RSVP to info@localfirstchicago.org appreciated but not required.

Hosted by Mimi’s Organic Exchange (MOE)

3840 N. Bell Ave, Chicago 60618

773.991.3835

info@mimisorganicexchange.com

Local First Chicago’s mission is to educate the public on the importance of choosing locally owned, independent businesses. They work primarily through public education, business support, and advocacy.

Local First Chicago www.localfirstchicago.org is a network of locally owned, independent businesses and community organizations joined together to keep money and character in our neighborhoods and build a thriving local living economy. In doing so, they hope to promote the overall social, economic, and environmental health of our economy and communities. Watch for more Local First Mix and Mingles on the 3rd Wednesday of the every month from 6 – 8 pm.  Suggestions for topics and locations are always welcome.

Mimi’s Organic Exchange (MOE) is a business, arts and healing network committed to socially, environmentally and spiritually sustainable products and services. The MOE community includes small businesses, artisans and non-profits. Engaging people in a fun, social environment, MOE promotes building sustainable connections in an ever-changing world.

Come meet your fellow MOE network members at the Life Force Arts Center (3148 N. Lincoln Ave). Bring a dish to pass or drinks to share and be prepared to have a good time. Please RSVP to Mimi at mimisorganicexchange@gmail.com or 773.991.3835. For more information about Life Force Arts Center, please visit www.lifeforcearts.org

Life Force Arts Center is also looking for volunteers and has a great co-op program, so if you are interested in learning more, this is a great opportunity to see what they are all about.

The Local Market of Mimi’s Organic Exchange: Saturday, September 12th, 12pm – 7pm & Sunday, September 13th, 12p – 6pm

The Local Market of Mimi’s Organic Exchange is the perfect place to shop local, unwind and learn about sustainable living. Items for sale range from essentials to one-of-a-kind. Local artisans will showcase a variety of products, including clothing and accessories, art, jewelry, stationary and home decor. Meet great holistic health and wellness service providers, and enjoy performances by featured local musicians.

Stop by the market and learn how local artisans create sustainable living and a greener tomorrow. Vendors, musicians and others interested in the MOE Market may contact Mimi Clayton at info@mimisorganicexchange.com or 773.991.3835.

Held at Leeway Room at 855 West Blackhawk: www.leetracy.com/space.html

Mimi & Ali’s Birthday Benefit: Friday, October 2nd

Mimi Clayton and MOE Network member, Ali Wayer, are hosting a birthday benefit at Moss Gallery in October. Keep your eyes open for more details.

Ravenswood ArtWalk: Saturday, October 3rd & Sunday, October 4th

MOE Executive Curator, Diane Ponder, is a featured artist and will be curating the Chicago Artist’s Month Show at Moss Gallery as part of the Ravenswood Art Walk. Each year, ArtWalk encompasses more than 50 venues and the art work of over 150 working, professional and emerging artists and performance groups. Most artists sell their work at the event! For more information, visit www.ravenswoodartwalk.org

MOE Fall Harvest Festival: Friday, October 23rd, 4:00-9:00 pm

Come celebrate Harvest Season with Mimi’s Organic Exchange! We’re featuring a select group of MOE vendors and will have a variety of products and services, including art, handmade custom candles, jewelry and accessories, and bodywork. We’ll be cooking out and having fun, so make sure to stop by. Stay tuned for more details.

Local First Chicago’s mission is to educate the public on the importance of choosing locally owned, independent businesses. They work primarily through public education, business support, and advocacy.

Local First Chicago is a network of locally owned, independent businesses and community organizations joined together to keep money and character in our neighborhoods and build a thriving local living economy. In doing so, they hope to promote the overall social, economic, and environmental health of our economy and communities.

CLICK LINK  TO FIND OUT THE : Ten Reasons to Shop Local

FOR  INFO ON LOCAL FIRST CHICAGO VISIT http://www.localfirstchicago.org/

For the health conscious pet they have a wide variety of organic, natural, and raw frozen foods, treats, and supplements including:

Abady * AFS * Artemis * Azmira * Billinghurst BARF * Bravo Raw * Burns * California Natural * Canidae * Companion Natural * Evangers * EVO * Farmore * Felidae * Fromm Four Star * Honest Kitchen * Innova * Merrick * Natures Variety * Organix * Orijen * Pinnacle * Prairie * Primal * Sojourner Farms * Solid Gold * Stella & Chewy * Steve’s Real Food * Timberwolf * Wellness * Wysong

Located in West Lakeview, just south of the Paulina El Stop at:

3405 North Paulina Street 
Chicago, IL 60657

tel: 773.404.0400 
fax: 773.404.6428

http://www.samandwillys.com/