Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts

Get ready for Mayday! An annual community ritual!

Learn all about the Mayday Parade and Ceremony at the new website! / ¡Aprende todo sobre el Desfile y la Ceremonia de Mayday en el nuevo sitio web!
Join Semilla for the Tree of Life Ceremony at Mayday / Únete a Semilla para la Ceremonia del Árbol de la vida en Mayday

This year, Semilla will be hosting the Tree of Life Ceremony as part of Mayday on May 4 at Powderhorn Park. We will have community sessions to build and rehearse together both at the park and in Semilla! If you are interested in volunteering please fill this form and come by!

Photo: Max Haynes

Community Puppet Builds for the Ceremony are:
Sesiones de Construcción Comunitaria de Títeres para la Ceremonia:

  • Tuesday, April 8, 7-9pm
  • Wednesday, April 9,  7-9pm
  • Saturday, April 12,  10am-12pm
  • Tuesday, April 15, 7-9pm
  • Wednesday, April 16,  7-9pm
  • Saturday, April 19,  10am-12pm
  • Tuesday, April 22,  7-9pm
  • Wednesday, April 24,  7-9pm
  • Saturday, April 26,  10am-12pm
  • Tuesday, April 29,  7-9pm
  • Wednesday, April 30,  7-9pm

All Ceremony Community Builds are located at Semilla Center for Healing and the Arts. Semilla Center is located inside St. Paul’s Church at 2742 15th Ave South (map).

We may also do some movement experimenting/rehearsing during the Community Build times.

Note: These community builds are to make the puppets for the CEREMONY. Those puppets may also be used in the Parade, however, this is NOT a general community build for making puppets for the PARADE only. All are welcome to help make puppets for the Ceremony!

If you want to make art or puppets for the Parade, please visit the new Mayday website’s Join the Parade section.

Community Rehearsals for the Tree of Life Ceremony:
Ensayos comunitarios para la Ceremonia del Árbol de la Vida:

Community rehearsals will be held Saturday afternoons from 2-3:30pm at the Ceremony Site at Powderhorn Park (the west side of the park near the cement stage).

There is also a required dress rehearsal on the Saturday before Mayday, May 3.

Saturday, April 12, 2-3:30pm

Saturday, April 19, 2-3:30pm

Saturday, April 26, 2-3:30pm

FULL SHOW REHEARSAL – Sunday, April 27, 2-4pm

DRESS REHEARSAL – Saturday, May 3, 9am-1pm

All are welcome to perform in the Ceremony!

To learn more about how to participate in Mayday and the other events happening around the park, or to donate to Mayday, check out our brand new Mayday Website here.

Photos: Nicolas Jaramillo
Thank you to all that participated in our Peace Lantern Procession & Posada December 21st / Gracias a tod@s los que participaron en nuestra procesión comunitaria de Linternas de Paz y Posada el 21 de Diciembre

It was a beautiful Peace Procession! A great way to close out the year by walking together with hope and singing traditional Christmas carols, reminding our community of the importance of welcoming and caring for those seeking refuge. After the Peace Procession, we shared a delicious traditional meal, a fun piñata, and danced to the rhythm of Alma Andina!

Huge thanks to Lake St. Council, Graves Foundation y Lake St. Lift for their support, St. Paul’s Church for co-hosting the beautiful celebration, and all the amazing Semilla community members for bringing their presence and light despite the cold!

Photos: Heather Hinrichsen
Mosaic Mondays / Los Lunes de Mosaico

Join us every Monday from 6-8pm to make art in the Semilla Open Studio! Everyone is welcome to learn to make mosaics, and folks are also welcome to work on their own art projects in our studio, sharing space and good company.

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