BRIDGE SONGS All Ages Community Choir (FALL Session 2026)

Cultivating :: Community * Resilience * Connection * Hope :: through Song ~ The Covered Bridge All Ages Community Choir is coming into its FIFTH year! ~ OFFERING SINGING AS A... + practice of mindfulness & inter-being + medicine for grieving hearts + tool to calm and regulate the nervous system + way to build resiliency, in ourselves and community + cultivation of hope and joy AS THE ECOLOGICAL, POLITICAL & SOCIAL SYSTEMS OF OUR WORLD breakdown, we have an opportunity to come together to dream and weave into being the new, sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and just world our hearts know is possible. Now is the time to fortify our spirits, nurture community connection, tend to our hearts, and illuminate the way forward in hope, compassion and love. This choir is a time and place to connect with your inner space, and with others who care, filling your cup so you may feel rooted and fortified as you make the courageous choices being asked of us today. LED BY AMANDA WEST with support from Jaden Silva-Espinoza WHAT ~ Each gathering includes a ritual opening and closing of the space, vocal warm ups, brief group check in, and simple, inspiring songs for these times, taught by ear. One week per session will be dedicated to new and emerging songleaders to practice sharing their own songs in a safe and loving container. This choir has no auditions and no performances. We sing to build our inner resilience and to strengthen our connection to each other and the greater family of life on planet earth. WHO ~ All ages, races, genders, identities and abilities are welcome here. This is an intentionally decolonializing, anti-racist, LGBTQ+ inclusive, consent-based, anti-perfectionist space, and we welcome feedback to strengthen and assure as much as possible the experience of this as a safe space for everyone. As white, cis-gendered leaders we understand this holding to be messy, imperfect, insufficient, and an ongoing work in progress. Babies and children ARE welcome & ENCOURAGED, and, we also ask that you be prepared to step away with them temporarily if they are strongly distracting from the focused energy of the group. There is a playground nearby, and if we have enough of a quota, on-site childcare is possible. WHEN ~ Sundays 3:30 - 5:00pm :: Sept 20th - Nov 1st 2026 for our FALL Session :: special notes: Sept 20th - Opening of Fall Session - drop-ins welcome Sept 27th - Community Share Circle led by Jaden Oct 4th - {BREAK} Oct 11th - regular choir day Oct 18th - regular choir day Oct 25th - {BREAK} Nov 1st - Closing Fall Session WHERE ~ Felton Covered Bridge Park, ON the bridge itself! This is a magical place of in-between, where the sunlight and air flow freely, our bodies are covered from the rain, and our voices are held in beautiful acoustic resonances among the old growth redwood rafters. HOW ~ Our first day (Sept 20th) is a DROP-IN day to give it a try if you haven't before. Suggested donation for this as a stand-alone is $30-$20. The FULL SESSION (7 weeks with 2 resting days) is a suggested donation of $148-$108 per individual. Children are free. This reciprocity helps honor the labor that goes into creating and holding this sacred container of community and song. Amanda is a full time working musician and single mama and humbly grateful for your contributions! If the finances are a barrier for you, please don't let that stop you. Reach out and we'll make it work :-) To make your commitment, secure your space, and help assure this session will happen, please send your payment to.... $148 - $108 sliding scale to Venmo --- @AmandaMWest Paypal --- [email protected] (pay as "friends & family") Check ---- Amanda West Music | PO Box 7345 Santa Cruz CA 95061 Or of course, purchase a ticket here through Eventbrite. REACH OUT with any questions to [email protected] - ------------- :: Here's some things people have said about our sessions:: ~ "I love the songs, how well Amanda teaches them, and how tenderly she holds us. Each session deeply touched us and felt like medicine for both ourselves and the world I love the invitation to experiment in such a supportive environment I appreciate the vocal warm up we do before our sessions. I love connecting with others this way outdoors. Such a nurturing experience 💛 Thank you!!!"