Help Crescent Manifest DREAM

From Jenny Wonderling, a creator of BLOOM and LUMINOUS, DREAM will be an evening of the surreal and the visceral. Experience the joy of fullest presence held within the embrace of the sacred. An extravagant bounty of divine, abundant food created by a coveted, renowned chef and others. On Dec. 7th, 2024, travel and dine with magical creatures, held by gorgeous, original live music, sound healing, and the healing resonance of song.

DREAM's premier launch will be December 7th, 2024 at Crescent Hudson Valley and will be the first of many of these productions to come. We are currently weaving the songs and details, creating sets and costumes so that this can be another template for inspiration, community building and healing.

BUT LET'S STEP BACK FIRST BEFORE MOVING FORWARD...

BLOOM, co-produced, visioned, co-directed and co-written by Jenny Wonderling and created under the umbrella of Circle Creative Collective of which she was then a co-founder. That was June of 2022, and our creative offering brought people on a one mile visceral experience through thirteen scenes at Stone Ridge Orchard in the evening. The tale followed the course of life from the void through conception, disorientation, quickening, until finally there was birth and celebration. BLOOM allowed participants to be both witness and player on a full sensory experience where performance met the sacred.

BLOOM came to life thanks to more than 200 passionate and creative local helpers and volunteers from diverse backgrounds to bring this vision to life. Over 1200 guests joined in this experience over the course of two days. Leading up to the event, Circle offered free hands-on workshops, inspiring creativity through mask and wing making, sewing, and more. All costumes, masks and sets were handmade with upcycled materials or sustainably and honorably harvested materials from nature.

LUMINOUS took place in the caves of The Widow Jane Mine in October of 2022, just before Halloween, Día de Los Muertos, All Souls' Day, and Samhain marking the approach of winter’s stillness. Through contemplative story, performance, and song, we honored the importance that death, grief, and the dark carry—for there is no day without night. Over 80 performers, artists and musicians of diverse backgrounds and cultures came together to bring this event to life allowing 700 people to experience the 4 performances in which the community was invited to light candles in offering to their ancestors and beloved departed.

(Photo courtesy of Circle Creative Collective)

LUMINOUS was a powerful celebration honoring the thinning of the veil between worlds, gifting us a unique way to honor our ancestors, the beloved departed, and even aspects of ourselves that we may have buried. Through story, song, community, a journey into the earth and our own hearts, LUMINOUS was a beautiful balm to help bring light to the darker months of introspection. By honoring grief, impermanence, and the wisdom of the unseen world, we are able to truly celebrate life. Together with BLOOM, this second offering of hope and healing completed an important story of life's most essential cycles of birth and death. LUMINOUS was a living reminder that death is the great equalizer no matter our backgrounds, that we are all held by nature, love and magic, and that we hold the alchemizing, transformative powers of creativity.

Jenny was a catalytic and integral part of both events and now she's weaving a new vision within the arms of her new Hudson Valley community event spaces Crescent...

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It’s time to awaken.

To live the dream you’ve held quietly in the soil of your dark, awaiting its rising. To love and live without constraint...

DREAM

Guests will join us for this wild journey, donned as the embodiment of their own secret dream, a symbol, or the ways they can uniquely dream of showing up in the world.

This is interactive ritual theater at its best.

This is a revival of hope, creativity and connection.

With special guest CC Treadway.

And this multimedia production involves a large team of talent, an incredible chef, projectors, costumes, social media, signage and promo materials, and so much more.

More information will be unveiled in the coming weeks. For now…MARK THE DATE, start calling in the dreams you never allowed yourself to before, and consider making a donation.

Every cent will go a long way to pay musicians and artists, create costumes, cover promotional materials and so much more. Thank you for considering!

These wild offerings invite all of us to step into every aspect of ourselves, and then go even further, helping us to find our courage and share our rare gifts with the world.

What has been longing to emerge, to manifest and celebrate the extraordinary life you’ve been given?

DREAM holds an important key.

Join us as a guest and as a contributor.

Sincerest thanks!

-Jenny Wonderling

“The power of community to create health is far greater than any physician, clinic or hospital." —Mark Hyman

What is Crescent?

Crescent Hudson Valley offers community programs that promote deep connections among neighbors and new friends. Through a vibrant mix of art exhibits, health and wellness classes, sound healing, dance, Breathwork and yoga, musical house concerts, talks with Indigenous wisdom keepers, song and drum circles, herb and forest walks, dating events, communal meals, craft and creativity workshops, and markets, we invite a renewed feeling of hopefulness, inner-balance, courage, and mutual support. Our offerings are heartfelt, meaningful, and joyous. All this, while re/awakening to our responsibility and relationship with the earth.

Even MORE Crescent?

Crescent has recently expanded from our farm and 525 sq' studio into a beautiful, new light-filled 2,000 sq’ commercial barn space in Gardiner to allow for higher attendance and in turn– impact. Within the spacious arms of Crescent at Full Circle, we now have large indoor private and public gatherings with the benefits of amenities thanks to other on-site businesses: a restaurant, bakery, and coffee bar.

Why is this Go Fund Me campaign needed now?

“Recent reports indicate that as much as 33 percent of the world's population is lonely. A study by Ipsos MORI found that 45% of adults globally reported feeling lonelier since the pandemic began.” -DiscoveryABA

Our programming inspires, connects and heals for attendees, creatives, teachers, and space holders alike. In a world and country plagued by soaring rates of loneliness and depression, and a health care system that cannot meet needs, such oases are crucial.

In addition to being a healing antidote, our needed funds will also help CRESCENT to…

A Note by Jenny Wonderling, Crescent’s Owner…

Hello Beloved Community,

If you are receiving this campaign, you probably already know about the ways I have been helping to nourish and weave community for decades. Through my Breathwork, writing classes and retreats, the events that I have created, co-produced, or provided the space for, as well as my days owning my Nectar shops, and being a Co-Founder/Co-Director of Circle Creative Collective, I have been so blessed to help ignite lasting, deep relationships in and with others, as well as greater joy and connection.

I have seen first-hand, the powerful catharsis and healing that happens through creative expression, authentic communication within safe and inclusive spaces, the importance of traditional wisdom, spiritual tools, and shared experiences with caring humans who also consider our connection with the earth.

It has been my great honor to heal, teach, learn, volunteer and dream alongside you in quiet or more overtly impactful ways. Whether you also live in our lush Hudson Valley (our small but luminous corner of hope) where I have lived for over 23 years now, or you are receiving this because our paths crossed a different way, thank you for your reflection of kindness in what often feels like a mad world.

This quote by Yehuda Berg sums it up for me: “A true community is not just about being geographically close to someone or part of the same social web network. It's about feeling connected and responsible for what happens. Humanity is our ultimate community, and everyone plays a crucial role.”

I want to keep providing thriving spaces, events and ways that we can foster such a culture and orientation for all who pass through the doors.

It's time to call in support! Every dollar will genuinely help.

THANK YOU sincerely for giving what you can.

I look forward to creating, growing, playing, connecting and healing with you. .

With so much love and sincere gratitude,

-Jenny

WHERE IS the new CRESCENT @ FULL CIRCLE?

Our new Crescent at Full Circle space is located at 293 Bruynswick Road, Gardiner.

Crescent at the The Farm is @ 1201 Bruynswick Road, Gardiner.

(LUMINOUS, Oct 2023, Co-Produced, Co-Written and Co-Directed by Jenny Wonderling. Photo by Matt Petricone for Circle Creative Collective)

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This $23,000 initial goal will provide essential funds for:

Jenny's Show of Gratitude for your generous Tiered Giving:

"The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning." -Mitch Albom

JOIN US…

If you haven’t yet experienced Crescent, we hope you will come join us to learn from some of our community's most inspiring teachers, growers, creatives, healers, artisans and visionaries.

We also invite you to join our roster as a space holder, teacher, performer, or vendor or practitioner in our weekly market (which folds in creativity and healing.

We look forward to HEARING FROM YOU.

“Here's to the bridge-builders, the hand-holders, the light-bringers, those extraordinary souls wrapped in ordinary lives who quietly weave threads of humanity into an inhumane world. They are the unsung heroes in a world at war with itself. They are the whisperers of hope that peace is possible. Look for them in this present darkness. Light your candle with their flame. And then go. Build bridges. Hold hands. Bring light to a dark and desperate world. Be the hero you are looking for. Peace is possible. It begins with us.” -L.R. Knost

“Crescent is one of my favorite places and truly nourishing in every way. I’ve been there for classes, a woman’s song circle, and their original productions, EarthSong and One Flame Many. A river, gardens, delicious meals, lovely humans… it’s one of those places you never really want to leave. I came as a stranger but now I truly have a LOT of dear friends.” -C.W.

“I’ve been witnessing the magic of community weaving that Jenny has crafted over a couple of decades. She has a very unique gift of seeing and hearing people's core selves. She seems to be a master at manifesting visions that are rooted in deep truth and goodness. Add those two high vibrational realities and it is of no surprise that this is her next step in her offerings. Jenny is a natural producer of magic and the healing that is possible within us all and in our world. Carve out time to be at Full Circle and allow your spirit to be touched and your life to shift in the direction of grace.”

-Natasha Zajac, vocalist, wellness/massage therapist and music agent.