BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Montreal BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Montreal:20260515T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Montreal:20260515T190000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Special Event: Resonant Minds\, with Sara & Mort Sherman DESCRIPTION:This is not your typical book talk!\nResonant Minds: The Transformative Power of Music\, One Note at a Time explores how music can be used as a practical\, everyday tool for emotional regulation\, focus\, and connection grounded in neuroscience\, brought to life through storytelling\, and felt through shared experience.\nIn this interactive event\, co-authors Sara Leila Sherman musician\, educator\, founder of Mozart for Munchkins and Mort Sherman\, longtime educator and national leader in public education\, bring together two generations of insight into how music supports mental wellness across the lifespan. Together\, they bridge research\, lived experience\, and reflection to make the science of music accessible and meaningful.\nThrough live piano and voice\, guided listening\, audience reflection\, and science-backed strategies\, Sara leads participants through a live\, immersive experience inviting you to experience music not simply as performance\, but as a resource you can carry into daily life.\nParticipants will explore simple yet powerful musical tools from "breathing with Bach" to groove-based activities and shared listening moments that can shift mood\, release creativity\, and foster connection. Along the way\, Sara and Mort share behind-the-scenes stories from the book and insights into how music engages the brain and nervous system in real time.\nThe event also features guest musicians from Broadway artists to conservatory-trained instrumentalists to Stonington's own Nora Fox who help bring the book's ideas to life through collaborative\, live performance.\nNo musical background required just curiosity\, a willingness to listen\, and an openness to experience how music can support focus\, calm\, and connection in everyday life.\nClick here to purchase the book! Books will also be available for sale at the event.\nSuggested donation $5.\nSponsored by CT Humanities X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This is not your typical book talk!

Resonant Minds: The Transformative Power of Music\, One Note at a Time explores how music can be used as a practical\, everyday tool for emotional regulation\, focus\, and connection&mdash\;grounded in neuroscience\, brought to life through storytelling\, and felt through shared experience.

In this interactive event\, co-authors Sara Leila Sherman&mdash\;musician\, educator\, founder of Mozart for Munchkins&mdash\;and Mort Sherman\, longtime educator and national leader in public education\, bring together two generations of insight into how music supports mental wellness across the lifespan. Together\, they bridge research\, lived experience\, and reflection to make the science of music accessible and meaningful.

Through live piano and voice\, guided listening\, audience reflection\, and science-backed strategies\, Sara leads participants through a live\, immersive experience&mdash\;inviting you to experience music not simply as performance\, but as a resource you can carry into daily life.

Participants will explore simple yet powerful musical tools&mdash\;from &ldquo\;breathing with Bach&rdquo\; to groove-based activities and shared listening moments&mdash\;that can shift mood\, release creativity\, and foster connection. Along the way\, Sara and Mort share behind-the-scenes stories from the book and insights into how music engages the brain and nervous system in real time.

The event also features guest musicians&mdash\;from Broadway artists to conservatory-trained instrumentalists to Stonington&rsquo\;s own Nora Fox&mdash\;who help bring the book&rsquo\;s ideas to life through collaborative\, live performance.

No musical background required&mdash\;just curiosity\, a willingness to listen\, and an openness to experience how music can support focus\, calm\, and connection in everyday life.

Click here to purchase the book! \;Books will also be available for sale at the event.

Suggested donation $5.