Following current New York State guidelines, Guild Hall will no longer require six feet of social distancing in the John Drew Backyard Theater (with the exception of our KidFEST shows). Guests ages 5 and up attending any show besides a KidFEST performance must show proof of full vaccination or recent negative COVID-19 test results. Scroll down for full details.
Rameshwar Das, coauthor of BEING RAM DASS, will join therapist Robby Stein in conversation about the life and new memoir from spiritual teacher and cultural icon, Ram Dass.
An audience Q&A will follow.
For those joining the event via livestream, you can purchase the book online courtesy of Canio’s Books – visit https://bookshop.org/shop/caniosbooks
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Born Richard Alpert, Ram Dass was a prominent Harvard psychology professor who partnered with Timothy Leary in psychedelic research, and later traveled to India and met his guru, Neem Karoli Baba. Upon returning to the US with his new name, which means “servant of God,” Ram Dass became a pivotal influence on the culture with his groundbreaking book Be Here Now—a backpacker’s bible for a generation of spiritual seekers. In this new definitive memoir, BEING RAM DASS, America’s best-known and beloved spiritual teacher, Ram Dass, shares his life story set against the backdrop of eight decades of cultural transformation.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PROGRAMS IN THE JOHN DREW BACKYARD THEATER
Following current New York State guidelines, Guild Hall will no longer require six feet of social distancing in the John Drew Backyard Theater (with the exception of our KidFEST shows). Guests ages 5 and up attending any show besides a KidFEST performance must show proof of full vaccination or recent negative COVID-19 test results. Face coverings are now optional for fully vaccinated guests and children under the age of 2 for all shows with the exception of KidFEST performances, when masks are required for all patrons over the age of 2 regardless of vaccination status.
In order to attend non-KidFEST programs in the John Drew Backyard Theater, guests will be responsible for displaying proof of one of the following on arrival:
- Full vaccination, meaning both doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine received at least 14 days prior to the day of the program
- A negative test result from a COVID-19 test taken within 72 hours of the day of the program
- A negative test result from a COVID-19 Antigen test taken within six (6) hours of the program’s scheduled start time
- Current New York State Excelsior Pass with proof of vaccine or negative testing/Antigen results. Click HERE to download the free app for seamless entry.
Note: Social distancing will continue to be required indoors, for outdoor KidFEST performances, and on the rest of the grounds. Guests will not need to show proof of vaccination or negative test results in these spaces, and will be required to wear masks regardless of vaccination status. Please stay home if you don’t feel well, have exhibited symptoms of COVID-19 in the past 10 days, have tested positive for COVID-19 within the past 10 days, or been in contact with someone with COVID-19 in the past 10 days.
As of 5/18/2021
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Ram Dass
Ram Dass is known for his spiritual talks and is the author of the classic Be Here Now, as well as Walking Each Other Home, Polishing the Mirror, and Be Love Now, amongst others. He founded the Hanuman Foundation and the Love Serve Remember Foundation, and was a cofounder of the Seva Foundation, Lama Foundation, and the Neem Karoli Baba Ashram in Taos, New Mexico. Ram Dass died in December 2019. For talks, podcasts, and more information, visit ramdass.org
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Rameshwar Das
Rameshwar Das is an writer, photographer, and coauthor of several Ram Dass books including, Be Love Now, Polishing the Mirror, and Being Ram Dass. He lives in East Hampton, Long Island.
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Robby Stein
Robby Stein is a child psychoanalyst, adult, couples and family therapist who has practiced in England and the USA for over 40 years. He has been a staff member of the Tavistock Clinic and Director of the Family Day Unit of the Marlborough Hospital in London. He is the former Director of Child and Family Services of the Harborview counseling Center in Sag Harbor. In addition to his private practice in New York City and the East End of Long Island, he has lectured throughout the world in hospitals, clinics and schools, helping professionals and parents better understand the relationships between child development and family dynamics. Along with papers on child and family therapy, he has also written on art, literature, meditation, yoga, and neuroscience. His work includes research on the neurobiology of sleep and its connection to later development, the production of a series of video films on weaning, the observation of young children, and a film on W.R. Bion, Samuel Beckett’s psychoanalyst. He is an independent consultant to several philanthropic trusts, specializing in generational education. Robby has served as the Deputy Mayor of the Village of Sag Harbor, and on the Boards of Bay Street Theater, the British Mental Health Film Council, and the Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center. Currently he is on the Board of Space on Ryder Farm; a residential theater program, and Organic Farm in Brewster NY. He is the Board president of South Fork Bakery; an employment, training and job placement program for special needs adults.