BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Center for Process Studies - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Center for Process Studies X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ctr4process.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Center for Process Studies REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260219T181500 DTSTAMP:20260406T105736 CREATED:20251223T071816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T223726Z UID:10000044-1771520400-1771524900@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Interweavings: Deep Listening: Dynamic Practices and Living Texts DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/interweavings-deep-listening-dynamic-practices-and-living-texts/ CATEGORIES:Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Deep-Listening-Dynamic-Practices-and-Sacred-Texts-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260220T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260220T160000 DTSTAMP:20260406T105736 CREATED:20260205T054218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T054901Z UID:10000058-1771596000-1771603200@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:D/e/race Bookrap Tour with Jon Ivan Gill and Mayda del Valle DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/d-e-race-bookrap-tour-with-jon-ivan-gill-and-mayda-del-valle/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Derace-Bookrap-Tour-with-Jon-Ivan-Gill-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260224T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260224T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T105736 CREATED:20260220T061400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T204459Z UID:10000066-1771927200-1771934400@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Reframing Leadership from Complexity and Process-Relational Perspectives | Erin Hawkins DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-02-24/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Erin-Hawkins-Reframing-Leadership-from-Complexity-and-Process-Relational-Perspectives-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260303T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260303T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20260225T194706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T204528Z UID:10000067-1772532000-1772539200@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Multi/Race/Less/Ness: A Responsible Process Post-Race Metaphysic in Sketch | Jon Ivan Gill DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-03-03/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Jon-Ivan-Gill-MultiRaceLessNess-A-Responsible-Process-Post-Race-Metaphysic-in-Sketch-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260310T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260310T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20260309T202403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260316T204559Z UID:10000072-1773136800-1773144000@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Relational Leadership in Such a Time as This | Mary Elizabeth Moore DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-03-10/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Mary-Elizabeth-Moore-Relational-Leadership-in-Such-a-Time-as-This-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260317T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260317T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20260306T220354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T220354Z UID:10000070-1773741600-1773748800@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Envisioning the Future of the Process Movement | Jay McDaniel and Chris Hughes DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-03-17/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Jay-McDaniel-and-Chris-Hughes-Envisioning-the-Future-of-the-Process-Movement-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260324T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260324T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20260318T200116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260320T015713Z UID:10000076-1774346400-1774353600@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Sacred Secularity | Bruce Alderman DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-03-24/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Bruce-Alderman-Sacred-Secularity-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260331T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260331T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20260225T210531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T190859Z UID:10000069-1774951200-1774958400@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Why Health? What We Need to Think about When We Think about Health | Sandro Galea DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-03-31/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Sandro-Galea-Why-Health-What-We-Need-to-Think-about-When-We-Think-about-Health-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260407T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260407T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20260310T032049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T032217Z UID:10000073-1775556000-1775563200@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Experiences of Presence | Ann Taves DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-04-07/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ann-Taves-Experiences-of-Presence-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260413T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260413T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20260401T205934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T214754Z UID:10000079-1776099600-1776103200@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Splash Ink Painting and the Intimidation of Permanence | Kevin Yeh DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/splash-ink-painting-and-the-intimidation-of-permanence-kevin-yeh/ CATEGORIES:Interactive Arts Exploration ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Splash-Ink-Painting-and-the-Intimidation-of-Permanence-Header-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260414T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260414T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20260306T221440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260329T214354Z UID:10000071-1776160800-1776168000@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Ten Differences Between Traditional Systematic Theology and My Systematic Theology of Love | Thomas Jay Oord DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-04-14/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thomas-Jay-Oord-Ten-Differences-Between-Traditional-Systematic-Theology-and-My-Systematic-Theology-of-Love-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260415T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260417T140000 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20260310T223945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260310T224125Z UID:10000074-1776232800-1776434400@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Mind-at-Large Project: A New Dawn DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/mind-at-large-project-a-new-dawn/ CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Mind-at-Large-A-New-Dawn-Header-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260422T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20260327T074858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T074858Z UID:10000077-1776877200-1776880800@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: Becoming Together: Immersing a Congregation in Process Theology DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-pop-up-becoming-together-immersing-a-congregation-in-process-theology/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Becoming-Together-Immersing-a-Congregation-in-Process-Theology-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260506T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260506T180000 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20260327T080351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T080351Z UID:10000078-1778086800-1778090400@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Process Pop-Up: A Systematic Theology of Love DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-pop-up-a-systematic-theology-of-love/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/A-Systematic-Theology-of-Love-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260519 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260522 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20251112T202941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T210856Z UID:10000036-1779148800-1779407999@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Process Philosophy in Under-Explored Traditions in Philosophical History: An Online Conference DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-philosophy-in-under-explored-traditions-in-philosophical-history-an-online-conference/ CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Process-Philosophy-in-Under-Explored-Traditions-in-Philosophical-History.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260602T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260602T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20260225T202207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T202207Z UID:10000068-1780394400-1780401600@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Dementia Dharma: Caring for Sentient Beings with Neurodegenerative Diseases | Lourdes Arguelles and John Freese DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-06-02/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Lourdes-Arguelles-and-John-Freese-Dementia-Dharma-Caring-for-Sentient-Beings-with-Neurodegenerative-Diseases-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260609T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260609T120000 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20260312T062018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T062018Z UID:10000075-1780999200-1781006400@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:Global Economic Governance: The Case of Trade\, Economic Development\, and AI | Douglas Lippoldt DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/process-explorations-2026-06-09/ CATEGORIES:Discussion,Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Douglas-Lippoldt-Global-Economic-Governance-The-Case-of-Trade-Economic-Development-and-AI-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260629 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260704 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20260403T204227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T204317Z UID:10000080-1782691200-1783123199@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:ORTCON26: An Open & Relational Conference DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/ortcon26-an-open-relational-conference/ CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ORTCON26.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260717 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260721 DTSTAMP:20260406T105737 CREATED:20251205T234315Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T211731Z UID:10000040-1784246400-1784591999@ctr4process.org SUMMARY:14th International Whitehead Conference DESCRIPTION:This SPARKS Exchange will feature a brief exposition of maqām (Middle Eastern modal) music focusing on Tanburi Cemil Bey’s “Hicazkâr Saz Semai” as a template for appreciation of the unique process of modulation that is prevalent in Middle Eastern music. Abdessamad Mason Zantow will present on the lâvta (Istanbul lute)\, an instrument played by Tanburi Cemil Bey and a cousin of the oud and modern guitar. Abdessamad is a core member of Ensemble Shamaali\, a small Wisconsin-based Middle Eastern music ensemble that seeks to bring classical Arabic and Turkish music to audiences in a contemporary and unique manner. You can listen to Ensemble Shamaali’s music here.  SPARKS Exchange is a monthly online gathering that features a presentation by and dialogue with an artist\, as well as an interactive art exchange in which attendees have the opportunity to participate in an activity that sparks their creativity. Click here to learn more about or join the SPARKS Cohort. \n \n \n \n RSVP NOW\n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow \n \n Abdessamad Mason Zantow is a performer on the oud\, lâvta (Istanbul lute) and buzuq (Arab bouzouki) as well as a singer of Muwashshah (Arabo-Andalusian secular and Sufi love poetry) and Turkish ilahi (Sufi songs) and other works from the Ottoman classical tradition. After forming several musical projects spanning from popular genres to the avant-garde\, he eventually traveled to Varanasi\, India where he studied Hindustani classical music and Qawwali. He has a BA in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. He has had many formative music teachers including his late Uncle Thomas Zantow\, Eric Ederer\, Evgenios Voulgaris and most recently Ustadh Khaled Alhafez who is a master performer of the Muwashshah from Aleppo\, Syria. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n RSVP for this Event \n \n Thank you for your interest! This event has concluded and the RSVP has closed. Subscribe to the Center for Process Studies on YouTube here to be notified when the recording is posted! \n \n Disclaimer: This event is open to the public and will be recorded. If you choose to enable your camera or participate in any discussions\, your voice and likeness will be recorded\, and may be posted on the Center for Process Studies websites and social media\, or included in CPS materials and/or publications for noncommercial purposes. If you do not want your voice or likeness to be shared in any public venues\, please send an email to optout@ctr4process.org. URL:https://ctr4process.org/event/14th-international-whitehead-conference/ CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ctr4process.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/14th-International-Whitehead-Conference-Header.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR