Collectively, in my town and in this country, we need more music and dancing in the streets. We need more outlets to publicly express the joy in our bodies. Adults, especially parents, relegate this to children, but we all need this our entire lives. It used to be that town square was where you went to dance and celebrate for the sake of celebrating. But this went missing in most of the country a few generations ago. It's time we bring it back. For now, we need to do it for the sake of the health of our communities. We need to seek ways to collectively and publicly express joy until feeding joy for its own sake comes naturally again for people of all ages. Not just children. It happens in social media, but we all know that it is a surrogate despite how much it connects us. We need time dedicated to collective joy in everyday time rather than virtual time; we need this time to be unencumbered by commentators, marketing schemes, and the floodlights of national television. So, on May 20th I will be leading the 2nd Annual Clemson Festival of Arts Parade, and you are invited.
From 2016: Me with The Green Crescent Trail E.T. Group Costume
What: Clemson Festival of Arts Parade
Who: Anyone who can be there in person, including you
When: Saturday, May 20th at 10 am, lineup at 9:00
Where: If you want to dress up and dance with us, come to the Clemson First Baptist Church parking lot in the back. We will walk just a short block and a half or so to the festival and parade right through it. If you want to watch, the festival is at Catherine Smith Plaza in Downtown Clemson.
What else: Dress up in a costume you put together yourself. If you are there just to dance, dress in a primary color. You can also decorate your bike, your golf cart, and/or your hat.
Register Online: https://ucfta.z2systems.com/np/clients/ucfta/survey.jsp?surveyId=31
