Hello all.......I don't know this place...can someone enlighten me as to how it is!!?

Much appreciated.

Hey Ned,you can start by going to the Guthrie Center homepage,and you will also have to get a copy of alices restaraunt the movie.There is lots of info and pics here on the site as well,Oye,welcome aboard Sparky
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Alice's Restaurant isn't around anymore. But, as the song says, "Alice didn't live in a restaurant. She lived in the church nearby the restaurant..." And the old Trinity Church, where Alice once lived and where the saga began has become home to The Guthrie Center and The Guthrie Foundation.

Arlo Guthrie providing a place to bring together individuals for spiritual service, as well as cultural and educational exchange founded the Guthrie Center, an Interfaith Church, in 1991. The Trinity Church where the song "The Alice's Restaurant Massacree" began and where the movie "Alice's Restaurant" was filmed, continues to service the local and international community.

Originally built as the St. James Chapel in 1829, the structure was enlarged in 1866 and renamed Trinity Church. Ray and Alice Brock purchased the property in 1964 and made it their home. The building has had several owners since the early 1970s.

The Brocks had been on the staff of a small private boarding school in the area - The Stockbridge School. Ray Brock, trained as an architect, taught a shop class and Alice worked as the school librarian. They were wonderfully creative people and attracted a number of students with whom they shared their idealism and their creativity. Arlo Guthrie was one of them.

After four years of high school in Stockbridge, Arlo graduated in the spring of 1965 entering Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana the following fall. His college career was short lived, however, and he returned to the Berkshires in November of 1965. He stayed with his friends, Ray and Alice, at the church during the Thanksgiving holidays. The rest, as they say, is history.

The new organizations are dedicated to all those around the world who believe that there is one truth and infinite ways to approach it. As the world becomes smaller we must find ways to embrace the spiritual journeys of those whose traditions are different, without abandoning our own. The skills needed for healthy future are different from the ones needed to preserve the past, and both are required to live in the moment.


Seasons of the Church



We respect the rich heritage that our Jewish, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu and Moslem ancestors have handed down over the centuries. We anguish with traditional peoples everywhere whose ways of life are disappearing in the modern world. We struggle with them to preserve their own ways when they are threatened such as in Tibet or here in North America. Our teachers are from many paths and many traditions.

And following in the present day traditions of service and compassion as exemplified by Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, Neem Karoli Baba, Swami Nityananda and others, the activities at the Trinity Church are flexibly designed to serve the ongoing needs of the local and international community.

On the door entering the church Ma wrote:


One God - Many Forms
One River - Many Streams
One People - Many Faces
One Mother - Many Children

Ma, an internationally respected spiritual teacher, presided over the opening night celebrations as the center was re-consecrated to the service for which it was originally intended - Service to God and to all sentient beings.

Present programs include annual events like "The Walk-A-Thon To Cure Huntington's Disease” and the "Thanksgiving Dinner That Can't Be Beat" for families, friends, doctors and scientists who live and work with Huntington's Disease. The church provides weekly community free lunches. There are the spring, summer and fall "Revivals" when Arlo Guthrie and guest artists perform in concert to revive the financial health of the church and it's foundations. Inter-faith yoga, meditation and prayer continue our support for families and friends living with HIV/AIDS and other life threatening illness.

Past programs such as art, music and dance for institutionalized children recovering from abuse - and a lecture series on diversified subjects - art exhibits from world-renowned artists like Charles Collins from Taos, NM provide a rich history of community service.

In addition to the Interfaith Center, The Guthrie Foundation, a not-for-profit educational foundation, is also housed within the Trinity Church. The foundation was formed to help provide local cultures with the means to preserve traditional music, stories, medicine, dance and spiritual practices in the face of an ever-encroaching globalization.

The Troubadour Series at the Trinity Church began late spring 2000 furthers our commitment to keep the local and global traditions of folk and acoustic music alive and well. Be sure to check the summer schedule if you are in the area. Many friends have agreed to perform at the church even though they would not normally perform at such a small and intimate venue. New faces can be seen as well.

Keeping with the philosophy of Woody and Marjorie Guthrie, for whom these organizations are named, the Guthrie Center & Foundation provide a place where we work with the issues of our times - Injecting ourselves into the bloodstream of humanity's best efforts toward a better world.


"Everybody might be just one big soul
Well, it looks that way to me.
So wherever you look in the day or night
That's where I'm a gonna be, Ma
Wherever kids are hungry and crying
Wherever they ain't free
Wherever folks are fighting for their rights
That's where I'm a gonna be, Ma
That's where I'm a gonna be"



From "Tom Joad" by Woody Guthrie
Our primary interest is in developing a deeper understanding of the world and its peoples - through the music, which gives our unique qualities a voice. The Center and the Foundation rely primarily on individual donations. Contributions go towards the overhead expenses of the services and programs offered. You can support these projects by making a tax- deductible contribution and/or volunteering your services.

VISITORS are welcome. For more information on The Guthrie Center, or how you can help support the programs, please call (413) 528-1955.









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Website design by Dave Downin . Last updated on Mar 03 2005
Copyright © The Guthrie Center

Hi man!! Ah you mean THAT Church.....I've got broken memories of "Alice's Restaurant" and you sure gave me a good reminder to see that movie again
Thanx for all the info.
Rob

[quote="sparkydon"]Hey Ned,you can start by going to the Guthrie Center homepage,and you will also have to get a copy of alices restaraunt the movie.There is lots of info and pics here on the site as well,Oye,welcome aboard Sparky
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Alice's Restaurant isn't around anymore. But, as the song says, "Alice didn't live in a restaurant. She lived in the church nearby the restaurant..." And the old Trinity Church, where Alice once lived and where the saga began has become home to The Guthrie Center and The Guthrie Foundation.

Arlo Guthrie providing a place to bring together individuals for spiritual service, as well as cultural and educational exchange founded the Guthrie Center, an Interfaith Church, in 1991. The Trinity Church where the song "The Alice's Restaurant Massacree" began and where the movie "Alice's Restaurant" was filmed, continues to service the local and international community.

Originally built as the St. James Chapel in 1829, the structure was enlarged in 1866 and renamed Trinity Church. Ray and Alice Brock purchased the property in 1964 and made it their home. The building has had several owners since the early 1970s.

The Brocks had been on the staff of a small private boarding school in the area - The Stockbridge School. Ray Brock, trained as an architect, taught a shop class and Alice worked as the school librarian. They were wonderfully creative people and attracted a number of students with whom they shared their idealism and their creativity. Arlo Guthrie was one of them.

After four years of high school in Stockbridge, Arlo graduated in the spring of 1965 entering Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Montana the following fall. His college career was short lived, however, and he returned to the Berkshires in November of 1965. He stayed with his friends, Ray and Alice, at the church during the Thanksgiving holidays. The rest, as they say, is history.

The new organizations are dedicated to all those around the world who believe that there is one truth and infinite ways to approach it. As the world becomes smaller we must find ways to embrace the spiritual journeys of those whose traditions are different, without abandoning our own. The skills needed for healthy future are different from the ones needed to preserve the past, and both are required to live in the moment.


Seasons of the Church



We respect the rich heritage that our Jewish, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu and Moslem ancestors have handed down over the centuries. We anguish with traditional peoples everywhere whose ways of life are disappearing in the modern world. We struggle with them to preserve their own ways when they are threatened such as in Tibet or here in North America. Our teachers are from many paths and many traditions.

And following in the present day traditions of service and compassion as exemplified by Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati, Neem Karoli Baba, Swami Nityananda and others, the activities at the Trinity Church are flexibly designed to serve the ongoing needs of the local and international community.

On the door entering the church Ma wrote:


One God - Many Forms
One River - Many Streams
One People - Many Faces
One Mother - Many Children

Ma, an internationally respected spiritual teacher, presided over the opening night celebrations as the center was re-consecrated to the service for which it was originally intended - Service to God and to all sentient beings.

Present programs include annual events like "The Walk-A-Thon To Cure Huntington's Disease” and the "Thanksgiving Dinner That Can't Be Beat" for families, friends, doctors and scientists who live and work with Huntington's Disease. The church provides weekly community free lunches. There are the spring, summer and fall "Revivals" when Arlo Guthrie and guest artists perform in concert to revive the financial health of the church and it's foundations. Inter-faith yoga, meditation and prayer continue our support for families and friends living with HIV/AIDS and other life threatening illness.

Past programs such as art, music and dance for institutionalized children recovering from abuse - and a lecture series on diversified subjects - art exhibits from world-renowned artists like Charles Collins from Taos, NM provide a rich history of community service.

In addition to the Interfaith Center, The Guthrie Foundation, a not-for-profit educational foundation, is also housed within the Trinity Church. The foundation was formed to help provide local cultures with the means to preserve traditional music, stories, medicine, dance and spiritual practices in the face of an ever-encroaching globalization.

The Troubadour Series at the Trinity Church began late spring 2000 furthers our commitment to keep the local and global traditions of folk and acoustic music alive and well. Be sure to check the summer schedule if you are in the area. Many friends have agreed to perform at the church even though they would not normally perform at such a small and intimate venue. New faces can be seen as well.

Keeping with the philosophy of Woody and Marjorie Guthrie, for whom these organizations are named, the Guthrie Center & Foundation provide a place where we work with the issues of our times - Injecting ourselves into the bloodstream of humanity's best efforts toward a better world.


"Everybody might be just one big soul
Well, it looks that way to me.
So wherever you look in the day or night
That's where I'm a gonna be, Ma
Wherever kids are hungry and crying
Wherever they ain't free
Wherever folks are fighting for their rights
That's where I'm a gonna be, Ma
That's where I'm a gonna be"



From "Tom Joad" by Woody Guthrie
Our primary interest is in developing a deeper understanding of the world and its peoples - through the music, which gives our unique qualities a voice. The Center and the Foundation rely primarily on individual donations. Contributions go towards the overhead expenses of the services and programs offered. You can support these projects by making a tax- deductible contribution and/or volunteering your services.

VISITORS are welcome. For more information on The Guthrie Center, or how you can help support the programs, please call (413) 528-1955.









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Website design by Dave Downin . Last updated on Mar 03 2005
Copyright © The Guthrie Center[/quote]