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:20260414T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260414T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143149 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:20260403T143149 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:20260403T143149 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:20260403T143149 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:20260403T143149 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:20260403T143149 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:20260403T143149 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:20260403T143149 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:20260403T143149 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