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Our Spring Equinox Closing Ceremony is fast approaching (Sat. March 20, 10:30 am-12:30 pm).

Read all about it, jump on the last days of our sale and watch some cool short videos about this inspirational building:

The door that closes, opens Threshold has always marked the seasonal thresholds with a gathering, a ritual, and, of course, a feast. Our final celebration is no exception. As we stand at the interface between winter and spring, we can take a moment to pause, as day and night, dark and light, are perfectly balanced. We can take...

The last few hours of our Estate Sale offers some great things at much reduced prices. Find your treasure and help us see as many of our beautiful furniture and fixtures find a new home.

Threshold Business Liquidation /.. | Madison, WI 53704 | EstateSales.org View photos, items for sale, dates and address for this online auction in Madison, WI. Online bidding closes on Sat. Feb 20, 2021 at 10:00AM US/Central. Sale conducted by Bennett & Roelofs Estate Service LLC

Our February and almost last SPOKE newsletter is out today. It reveals more of the inside picture of what Stepping Over the Threshold is really like.

Please enjoy reading and feel free to share.

Crossing the Threshold Dear Friends,  Some of you may already be aware, but I wanted to write a personal note to let you know that after much contemplation and soul-searching, I decided to terminate my lease for our beautiful and much-loved building at 2717 Atwood Ave. The space has stood empty for almost a year, yet sti...

The news that our beloved Threshold building is closing, is out on the street, at least here in Madison.

It is a bittersweet moment of letting an iconic, unique community space go, and welcoming new horizons for the impact of Threshold's vision and mission to support creativity, inclusivity, and well-being for all in our community.

Read more about this transition in the State Journal article:

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All of Threshold's signature recycled and upcycled furniture and fixtures are available for purchase in an online estate sale ending Saturday, February 20. Don't miss this opportunity to be the owner of a piece of Threshold

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Threshold Business Liquidation /.. | Madison, WI 53704 | EstateSales.org View photos, items for sale, dates and address for this online auction in Madison, WI. Online bidding closes on Sat. Feb 20, 2021 at 10:00AM US/Central. Sale conducted by Bennett & Roelofs Estate Service LLC

Bravebird will take you behind the scenes during this online community gathering for a look at the film making process and progress of Trace The Line.

Ticket proceeds go to the whole team behind this local project. See and hear what fuels these artists and be inspired to see where your heart can take you. When you pre-register, you'll get bonus footage from the Reel Reveal event we held in June.

Yes, invite your friends! This event will be accessible online and recorded for those that miss it - 7pm central time on Tues, Sept 22.

"There is much good at work, come, and I will show you." ~Alex Miranda Cruz

Behind the Seen Behind the Seen is an invitation to an intimate view of the processes and people redefining filmmaking in Alex Miranda-Cruz’s Trace the Line

Bravebird is clearing the path for a new kind of filmmaking.
Truly ... Making a Movie and a Movement
Get your tickets today and receive bonus behind the scenes footage!
Join us Sept 22 at 7pm.
Tickets by donation $$
www.tinyurl.com/behindtheseen

ONLINE: Behind the Seen: Making a Movie and a Movement Threshold livestream on Bravebird in-production film "Trace the Line." $54-$18 donations for link.

Meet a Contemplative Photographer

Nancy Dunham - "There are moments of my life that I'd never see if I didn't photograph them".

Nancy holds a Ph.D. in Sociology, and worked for many years for the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. In retirement, she uses writing and photography as ways to keep her awake to her life as it is.

This is our final week of an incredible series - Awakened by Beauty: Intimate Conversations about Contemplative Photography, led by Flint Sparks.

Thursday, August 20, 2:00 pm CDT

This week features world-renowned photographer Dewitt Jones sharing his practice of photography as visual prayers and celebrating what’s right.

Series Tickets: tinyurl.com/awakenbeauty

Recordings of all presentations will be sent to all ticket holders.

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"Thank you for the Awakening Beauty series. I am benefitting greatly from the presentations and the conversations about the presentations. Such riches already, and two more weeks to go! I feel blessed".
Penny C., from Victoria, BC

It is not too late to join us as the incredible series Awakened by Beauty: Intimate Conversations about Contemplative Photography continues tomorrow, Thursday, August 13, 2:00 pm CDT, with Rikki Cooke. Join Rikki in conversation with Flint Sparks about Seeing Simply - Simply Seeing.

*SERIES TICKETS:
TINYURL.COM/AWAKENBEAUTY

*Recordings of all four presentations provided to all ticket holders

Coming to our screens from Molokai, Hawaii, Rikki Cooke will share his incredible stories of world and life travels as a National Geographic photographer, and his return to his family's 100 year old lands and infinite beauty and mystery on Molokai.

"What I am curious about is: What turns my head? What grabs my attention? What takes me before I can identify it? I am interested in core vision: the level of seeing before words, categories, or response. Noticing what touches me, inspires me, allows me to see as a child, discovering the incredible wonder of the life around me for the first time,” says Rikki.

Do not miss another opportunity to be awakened by beauty!

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Meet a Contemplative Photographer

Kathy Raschke's life includes years of working with young children, their families and caregivers. This is combined with a lifetime of experiences spent in awe at the mystery of nature, particularly in outdoor wilderness areas. Both of these resonate with her reflective nature and a yearning to capture through photography what might otherwise be passed by. She is moved to capture images from everyday life to those of uniques wonder.

Kathy, originally from New Jersey, has a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education and spent over 30 years as a instructor training Child Care Professionals at what is now Madison College. She currently volunteers in working with young children through community organizations in Madison, WI. Kathy’s photos shown here.

📸 Join us on Thursday at 2pm CDT for the third session in the series Awakened by Beauty: Intimate Conversations about Contemplative Photography.

Professional photographer Rikki Cooke will open us to the conversation Seeing Simply - Simply Seeing. Tickets are still available, and all session recordings will be shared! Be an Inspired Seer: TINYURL.COM/AWAKENBEAUTY

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Creativity and the Heart of Contemplative Photography with John Barclay

TOMORROW - Thursday, August 6, 2:00 p.m. CST

John Barclay has been the inspiration to the creation of Contemplative Photography Retreats held in Molokai, Hawaii over the past few years. These retreats brought together the participants in this series, Flint Sparks, Rikki Cooke, and Dewitt Jones, and formulated the principles that will be shared in this series. John lovingly uses the acronym “CPR for the Soul” for these Contemplative Photography Retreats — “ the restoration of vitality and joy in our lives through photography”. Flint will lay the foundation of contemplative practices and John will follow with his powerful presentation, Dream - Believe - Create.

In John’s words “as we dream about what we wish our photography (and our life) to look like, we need to first truly believe it can happen.“ He asks “Where do we find this kind of faith or trust? As we turn toward our own hearts and, mindfully, to the life around us, we may discover a spark of creativity from which everything begins to flow. When contemplative practices are incorporated into our process, photography becomes a spiritual path. This approach applies in everyday life even if your only camera is the one on your phone.”

Join is for this Thursday Series through Aug 20. Tickets at tinyurl.com/awakenbeauty ✅
Recordings of all presentations will be sent to all ticket holders.

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Meet Contemplative Photographer Jan O'Neill

”As a child, I wanted to be an artist but lost my confidence as I grew older. Photography brought me back to my creative soul. It has become a place of healing, generative new beginnings, and hope".

Jan O'Neill holds a Masters in Public Policy & Administration and has been an educator throughout her career, having taught pre-K through university graduate levels. In the last 6 years of her career she helped build a national community coaching program at the University of Wisconsin, which supported adoption of equity-focused policies at the local level. Now retired, she is involved in a number of Madison anti-racist initiatives. Do not miss the Awakened by Beauty - Intimate Conversations about Contemplative Photography. Thursdays - August 6, 13, 20. Series Tickets at tinyurl.com/awakenbeauty Recordings of all presentations will be sent to all ticket holders.

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"We get good at what we practice, so what do you actually practice with your own heart and mind when you photograph? Not the technical practices, but life practices? What happens when you dive below the surface of everyday experience, entering the light and the shadow of your own life and what do you discover there?” ~ Flint Sparks

Thursdays at 2:00pm CDT
Series starting tomorrow...
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Aug 6
Aug 13 .cooke
Aug 20
Tickets at tinyurl.com/awakenbeauty

The Conversation with Flint Sparks:
A spiritual path, when practiced in a wholesome and wholehearted manner, opens us to the magnificent fullness of experience, what I call “the embodied inconceivable.” Life can be felt, lived, shared, and celebrated as an awe-filled mystery. We often realize this most fully in those moments when we are awakened by beauty. In this initial session, I will lay the groundwork for a contemplative approach to photography as an everyday practice available to anyone. Whether we discipline ourselves to the most sophisticated technical aspects of photography, or just love that we have an amazing camera with us at all times in our phone, we can enjoy this kind of practice. But learning to truly see is a deeper calling, and through it we are transformed. This is the path we have set out in these presentations.

Each of the accomplished photographers who will participate in the three following conversations, has become my dear friend and mentor. They have shown me things which I have found surprising and often thrilling. Through our enduring friendships over the years, they have demonstrated what is it is like to be changed and liberated through the lens of a camera. This has been an incredible gift to me. I sincerely hope you will find these presentations and intimate conversations inspiring, and even transformational, for your own life. (Photos shared here are copyrighted by Flint Sparks)

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