Apply Now to Participate in Haverhill’s Inaugural O+ Festival

Submissions are now open for artists, musicians, practitioners and teachers to take part in the first O+ Festival in Haverhill, MA on May 6th, 2017.

The theme of this year’s festival, “Home,” encapsulates the essence of Haverhill — a place where those whose lives are rooted in a historically rich city intertwine with those who have chosen to take part in a creative renaissance. With many buildings absent of art and space eager to engage, O+ is looking to bring a new light to Haverhill. Whether your proposal is a performance piece, installation, sculpture or mural, the art curatorial team wants to hear your ideas. The variety of venues downtown, including bars, restaurants, alleyways and public parks, will bestow an array of musical style and sound on the city.

Whether you reside in Haverhill or are coming from out of town, you are encouraged to apply. Participating artists and musicians will receive healthcare and wellness services at the O+ pop-up clinic at Phoenix Rising Spiritual Center on Merrimack Street. This exchange allows the creative community to receive care, conveniently on the day of the Festival.

Practitioners of all backgrounds and experience can apply online as well; whether you are a doctor or dentist, chiropractor or acupuncturist, podiatrist or any other provider, your healing gifts are welcome.

In addition to the clinic, the EXPLO+RE portion of the event allows for participants and attendees to enjoy classes at different locations downtown. Some classes at past festivals have included yoga, pilates, martial arts and sound healing. If you are an instructor and want to donate a class to the community in exchange for live music and art happenings, you can apply here.

O+ Festival is volunteer-run and needs the help of community members to flourish. If you are interested in volunteering leading up to the festival or on the day of, your time will be exchanged with a wristband, giving you access to the abundance of festivities to take place in May.

Submissions close Jan. 31, 2017. Apply Pressure and Elevate!

O+ Plans Post-Election Forum on Future of Healthcare

A message from Executive Director Joe Concra:

Dear supporters,

The recent presidential election has brought many complex issues to the forefront, and the O+ Festival community of artists, musicians, writers and healers share your concerns. O+ has been and will continue to be a nonprofit focused on empowering communities to take control of their collective wellbeing.

As artist-activists we resolve to:

  • connect creatives and volunteers with yearround health and wellness care.
  • help our audiences access the breadth of wellness services and healing modalities locally available to them.
  • commission work from artists who are marginalized and/or underrepresented.
  • curate public art that reflects the history and culture of our diverse communities.
  • share inspiring words of poets, writers and musicians.
  • use our collective talents to heal and strengthen the neighborhoods that we call home.

We are working on an O+ public forum on the future of healthcare in January 2017 at a venue in Kingston, NY. We welcome your questions and concerns related to the status of your healthcare and the Affordable Care Act as we build our program and identify the community resources available to facilitate this important discussion around complex insurance questions, calls to action and hope. Please email: joe@opositivefestival.org and share your suggestions.

We are so grateful for your continued support of our mission. Now more than ever we must work hard and work together to Apply Pressure and Elevate.

PO+SITIVELY,
Joe Concra, Mission Control

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Design a Better Bike Rack

Live Well Kingston and O+ Festival invite artists and industrial designers to design an artistic bike rack (which will be replicated) for the newly designed Cornell Street as part of the Kingston Connectivity Project: https://opositive.submittable.com/…/kingston-bike-rack-comp… Designs are due Jan. 15. This competition was made possible by a grant through APA NY Metro as part of the Plan4Health program. Partners include City of Kingston, Bike Friendly Kingston, Complete Streets Advisory Council in Kingston, NY and The Kingston Land Trust‘s Kingston Greenlinecommittee.

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Giving Tree Yoga FLO+W Classes Benefit O+ Haverhill

Community for Karma, a charitable organization within Giving Tree Yoga and Wellness, hosts Alchemy of Sound: Deep Relaxation & Bowl Meditation. The donation-based yoga class takes place on the second Friday of each month to benefit O+ Haverhill.

Giving Tree owner Suzanne Borgioli integrates live music and alchemy bowl meditation with a gentle flow yoga practice. Calm your body and mind, and leave feeling grounded and restored.

Classes take place Friday, Nov. 11 and Friday, Dec. 9 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Giving Tree, 129 Essex Street in Haverhill.

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