Doors open at 6 pm for socializing -
Please eat before, bring a snack, we will provide some food
Vocal Jam starts at 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm
Dancing and socializing after\
Sing • Improvise • Connect 🎶
No experience needed—just bring your voice!
✨ Full Voice/ Full Expression Warm-up (Barbara McAfee)
🎤 Vocal improv & Circle singing (à la Bobby McFerrin)
🎶 Uplifting community songs
📅 Friday, May 9th
🕠 6:30–8:30 PM
💛 Sliding scale $5–25 no one turned away due to lack of funds
All voices welcome
About Your Facilitator:
Alysa is a multi-talented facilitator and artist with a passion for creativity and community. She combines her unique background in theater, education and counseling psychology to create brave spaces to explore vocal expression.
She is a Global Sisterhood Circle facilitator, guiding women’s circles since 2018. Recently, she expanded her work to include Creativity Recovery Circles (open to all genders) inspired by The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron.
She is the author and composer of Beautiful Broken Piece, an original one-act musical that chronicles her healing journey after a cancer diagnosis.
Alysa now lives in Oaxaca, Mexico. Her work is rooted in fostering connection, creativity, and greater self-compassion through grounding practices, the arts, and deep empathetic listening.
You can learn more about her work here:
https://www.alysaescobar.com/
No singing experience? No problem!
Our Vocal Jam Groups are all about play, connection, and the pure joy of making music together—no pressure, just fun.
Here’s what you can expect when you join us:
🌟 We begin with gentle grounding and vocal warm-ups that will explore using our whole vocal range through character exploration. An invitation to share your voice's story.
🎤 We’ll move into group improvisation, inspired by Bobby McFerrin's CircleSinging—co-creating an improvised soundscape
🎶 We'll also learn simple songs from the community singing tradition—music that brings us together!
This is a playful, supportive space where your voice is welcome exactly as it is. Whether you're a seasoned singer or someone who only sings in the shower, there’s a place for you here.
Who’s invited?
Everyone! All genders, all levels of musical experience. If you’re curious, come give it a try.
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