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During the Blue Sky Journal years, Laura read a tiny article in the Sunday Times about Epidauros. It was described as a place in ancient Greece to which the people came for healing. The modalities used included baths, massage, physical exercise and dreamwork, but most importantly, poetry, dance, drama and music. This news further amplified Laura’s belief that creative expression and good health are related.
Because many travelers had told Laura that the view from her home in the Santa Monica Mountains resembled Greece, with the dry hills cascading down to the blue ocean, she conceived of bringing the two-dimensional expression of the Blue Sky Journal to life. From 1986 to 1990, five festivals were held on late summer afternoons and evenings. The participants (non-professional performers) recited poetry, presented skits, sang, danced or told stories. Potluck dinners followed the gatherings. Each one was different and filled with surprises.
After a break for a few years, Laura’s friend Bette Albracht encouraged her to resume this much-enjoyed event and together they hosted four more festivals, now catered by Tony Taverna's Greek restaurant. Twinkle lights were added to the trees and people came from all over the greater LA area to participate, on the stage or as audience, most importantly to celebrate life, connection, and creativity.
Since Laura moved from her mountain aerie, she has been waiting for someone new to take up the leadership and the location.
The ruins of the original amphitheater at Epidauros in Greece remain, and dramas continue to be performed there in the summer months.
Because many travelers had told Laura that the view from her home in the Santa Monica Mountains resembled Greece, with the dry hills cascading down to the blue ocean, she conceived of bringing the two-dimensional expression of the Blue Sky Journal to life. From 1986 to 1990, five festivals were held on late summer afternoons and evenings. The participants (non-professional performers) recited poetry, presented skits, sang, danced or told stories. Potluck dinners followed the gatherings. Each one was different and filled with surprises.
After a break for a few years, Laura’s friend Bette Albracht encouraged her to resume this much-enjoyed event and together they hosted four more festivals, now catered by Tony Taverna's Greek restaurant. Twinkle lights were added to the trees and people came from all over the greater LA area to participate, on the stage or as audience, most importantly to celebrate life, connection, and creativity.
Since Laura moved from her mountain aerie, she has been waiting for someone new to take up the leadership and the location.
The ruins of the original amphitheater at Epidauros in Greece remain, and dramas continue to be performed there in the summer months.
