O+ Offers Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

O+ presents The LO+ving Kindness, 30 minutes of mindfulness and heartfulness, every weekday at 2 p.m. EDT.

The free online session provides stress reduction exercises, space to check-in with your heart, and an opportunity to build resilience as we go through this turbulent time together.

O+ is sharing these sessions daily as a way to create a supportive routine and offer stability. Our teacher is Shawn Harrison of Yoga Lab.

All are welcome. Join us weekdays at 2 p.m. EDT for as many days as you can.

The LO+ving Kindness is made possible thanks to support from Nuvance Health.

What You’ll Need in Order to Participate:

  • Zoom, which can be downloaded: https://zoom.us/download, lets you connect in a variety of ways — from a laptop, phone app, or by dialing in. You can test out your own setup and troubleshoot anything.
  • Sound tends to be better when you wear headphones, but it’s fine without them. FYI, when you join Zoom video will automatically be turned on. You can manually turn this off when you arrive.
  • When you join the Zoom your sound will be muted. You can use the chat function to let us know you want to talk.
  • A quiet enough space to hear the session and check in with yourself.

Here are some tutorials:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-Video-Tutorials

Questions? Email info@opositivefestival.org

O+ Offers Free Emergency Grant Consultations

O+’s grant writing expert is available to alumni artists, musicians, wellness providers/teachers and festival volunteers for one-on-one (remote) consultations (March 30 and April 1) in filling out grant applications for financial assistance in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sign up for a free one-hour appointment. First come, first served.

Kingston COVID-19 Relief Applications Open

Applications for one-time financial support from the Kingston COVID-19 Relief Fund are now open! Residents within the City of Kingston’s School District can request assistance (up to $500) for bills and expenses through the Radio Kingston Community Fund, facilitated by Family of Woodstock.

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Our New Executive Director

This month, O+ co-founder Joe Concra, who has been serving as Executive Director since 2014, will shift his focus to forging new partnerships, liaising with alumni, and becoming the primary fundraiser for the organization. Concra will serve on the committee that envisions what O+ will look like in 2020 and beyond.

Part of that visioning will be welcoming new voices to the organization. And that starts with the appointment of a new Executive Director, O+ music alumna Holly Kelly. Kelly’s focus will be on day-to-day operations, overseeing departments and festivals, communicating with the board of directors, and envisioning the future of O+ with Concra and the team.

Kelly joined O+ in 2019 as the Alumni Engagement Director after working at other local nonprofits The Olana Partnership and In Flight, Inc.

Trained in the art medium of couture millinery, Kelly had her first solo gallery opening in the Netherlands in 2011. She had millinery studios in London and San Francisco before moving to the Hudson Valley in 2015. Kelly has masters degrees in Media, Culture and Communications from the University of London and Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy from Bay Path University.

In her free time she is on the board and sings with Key of Q, the Hudson Valley’s LGBTQ A Capella Chorus, who performed at O+ in 2018. She also runs the LGBTQ Baby and Toddler Group at the Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center.

Motivated by art, music, and healthy communities, Kelly is thrilled to combine her passions through her role at O+. She looks forward to working with Joe Concra and the rest of the dedicated team at O+ to determine how we will deliver more care and amplify our mission in the coming years.

To reach Holly Kelly, email holly@opositivefestival.org
To reach Joe Concra, email joe@opositivefestival.org

Photo Credit: Kristopher Johnson