Summer of Love and Community Connection

10 am-2 pm, 8/5, Warner Park; and 10 am-2 pm, 8/26, Penn Park.

media release: The community is invited to attend “Summer of Love and Community Connection” on Saturdays, August 5, 10am - 2pm at Warner Park and August 26, 10am - 2pm at Penn Park. 

Summer of Love and Community Connection offers arts and wellness for the whole family. Presented by Oiñ Productions, this event will provide arts, exercise, and connection to support community healing. 

Join us for workshops in dance, music, and circus arts presented by the following teaching artists: 

"Centro is excited to be on-board with the vision of Oiñ - we treasure spaces that create healing through movement and creative self-expression, especially when they center communities that have been so silenced. Hoping everyone comes out to celebrate with love and appreciation for what this city could be." Karen Menéndez-Coller, Executive Director of Centro Hispano 

Summer of Love is offered free to the public thanks to event sponsors: Dane Arts, Madison Arts Commission, Centro Hispano, and Madison Pro Audio, with media sponsorship from WORT.

The arts are a medium for connection to self, to each other, and within the community. This event is a celebration of life and surviving the pandemic. Join us for a healthy day of engaging your creative mind, moving your body, and lifting your spirit. Classes will be offered simultaneously for kids, teens, and adults throughout the day. Schedule to be announced. 

"To produce what I call a spARTS (sports and arts) celebration of the highest artistic merit, it is a joy to see the scale of artistry, the depth of diversity, and the deliberate attention to community by the artists involved," stated Mark Fraire, Director of Dane Arts.  

We look forward to sharing a healthy day at the end of summer. Next year, this festival will expand to multiple dates and parks across Madison.

“It is wonderful to know that Summer of Love will return to Madison Parks once again this summer,” stated Karin Wolf, Arts Program Administrator for City of Madison. “Summer of Love uses movement and rhythm to celebrate community, interconnectivity, and self-integration. Don’t take the availability of this free-to-the-public opportunity for granted. The organizers bring this event to Madison as a gift of their finite time and resources, so get out there and seize this unique opportunity to get together with your loved ones and create some cosmic harmony.”

Summer of Love and Community Connection is sponsored by: Dane Arts, Madison Arts Commission, Wisconsin Arts Board, Willy St. Co-op Community Reinvestment Fund, Centro Hispano, with media support from WORT. SoL is a nonprofit program sponsored by Madison Circus Space, which serves as a 501(c)3 Fiscal Receiver.

Oiñ Productions is a power duo, Francis Medrano of Black Power Dance & Stephanie Richards of Swing State Aerial. Both practicing artists, they also blend their collective experiences in producing and hosting events, touring internationally, arts administration and public health to create connections through multicultural and multi-disciplinary arts events for the community. 

To learn more: 

Summer of Love and Community Connection 2023 - Warner Park, August 5

Summer of Love and Community Connection 2023 - Penn Park, August 26