Our Community Night at The Windbag on Tuesday, August 22nd was a fabulous! Thank you to all of our friends who came out to support Merlin and to the community members who were not familiar with our organization who stopped to chat with us about who we are and what…
Our August Philosophy Walk took place on Sunday, August 20th at Dump Gulch and featured special guest speaker/philosopher-on-trail, Carroll College student Jacob MacDuff who explored a critical & very timely topic — i.e., the democratic institution. A small crew of 4 — we set off for a hike, took in…
After a brief hiatus in June — for our 2nd Annual Brew-Wine-Chu Fundraiser & in July (for a much-needed escape into nature) — our monthly Think & Drink was back on the scene. And what a delightful gathering it was! Our group convened in our normal spot (i.e., the wine…
We couldn’t have asked for a better day & evening of weather to celebrate our 2nd Annual Summer Brew-Wine-Chu Community Fundraiser event. Thank you, Mother Nature! You’re the best!!! This year (and for years moving forward because of how much we loved the community vibe of this years’ event) we…
In the Spring of 2017, we collaborated with Nanette Whitman-Holmes (Life Enrichment Director for Touchmark) andJustin Whitaker, Founder of Mindfulness Montana and Philosophical Consultant, to offer an 8-week philosophy & mindfulness meditation program for seniors, caregivers & staff at Touchmark on Saddle Drive. The program combined aspects of philosophy and mindfulness meditation with the aim of inspiring critical, creative thought, imagination, humor, compassion, kindness, an improved sense of well-being, and community.
Our June philosophy walk was wonderful. Accompanied by superb weather, courtesy of mother nature, our group headed out at 9:30am from Reeder’s Alley for a fun journey around downtown Helena and discussion about philosophy, urban design & development, nature, architecture, place (what contributes to our “sense of place”), and values. …
This month we convened at our normal Think & drink spot….the wine vault room at The Sapphire. We had a great crew and talked about a host of things, including: Perception Knowledge Benign negligence & curiosity The self — does it really exist (emergent or the other way around…or not…
Philosophy is a social event! That’s why we love our community socials. Merlin Think & Drinks are one of the many community social activities that we host. Each month we hunker down at one of our favorite local watering holes and talk philosophy whilst sipping tasty libations. Our January –…
