Our Community Night at The Windbag on Tuesday, August 22nd was a huge success! Thank you to The Windbag & Helena for supporting philosophy in the community and helping us to raise $1,463!
Last year we were pleased to release our inaugural newsletter, highlighting the various philosophy services and activities that we hosted & participated in 2016. This year, we have decided to do an bi-annual newsletter — not because we want to clutter up your in-boxes but, rather, because we were excited to share with you what has been going with our org this year and give you a preview of what’s on the radar for the rest of summer and fall.
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…
Co-Directed/Hosted by Marisa Diaz-Waian, M.A. (Founder & Executive Director, Merlin CCC), Tim Holmes, M.F.A. (Local & Internationally-Renowned Artist), Pastor Russ Danaher (Pastor & ADA Coordinator, Montana Department of Corrections), and Ross Peter Nelson, M.F.A. (Playwright & Software Engineer) this interactive Q & A-style symposium is part 3 (of a 3-part…
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…
Please join us for a night of drinks, eats, live acoustic music with Dan Henry, a silent auction & raffle for Windbag Cares Night! 20% of sales + raffle/silent auction support our non-profit and provide services & programs for adults, children & elders that: Promote critical, creative thinking Cultivate leadership…
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…
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