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The eighth annual SunLove Festival, which focuses on holistic healing arts and music, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 18 at the Vitruvian Health Center, 353 Plaza Drive, Eustis. Among the activities are free yoga, music, dance, kids activities, vendors featuring art, natural health and beauty products, massage, fitness, organic foods and more. Read more here…

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Wildfire Music Festival is not just any concert. Country star Vince Gill will headline the festival on June 14 at the White Oak Amphitheater in Greensboro. Music starts at 3 p.m.The festival will honor the memory of Brenna Marie Currie, who passed away in March of 2013 and held a passion for music throughout her young life.  Read more here…

Can music heal? There’s been a great deal of study by neuroscientists on the different ways music acts upon the brain, affecting our behavior, memory and the like. But there is also growing scientific evidence attesting to its curative powers. Read more here…

A tango begins, and the man, wearing a porkpie hat and suit, leads. The woman, wearing a floral dress, follows gracefully. Judging by the ease and fluidity of their movements, one would never know that Nancy Dufault, 72, has Parkinson’s disease. When she is dancing, moving in time with her husband, Bob, she experiences a brief respite from symptoms. Read more here…

For Carole Glenn and Judy Friesem, music is a healing art, and it’s something that they do regularly. Both women work for Hospice of Kitsap County part-time, offering up soothing tunes to the dying — a job some musicians would find too challenging. Read more here…

What ties together Lissajous knots, the harmonic polyrhythms of Theremin’s rhythmicon, and a way of adding sounds to Pendulum waves? And do they have healing properties? And what is the musical maths of sloth canon number sequences?. Read more here…

OELWEIN – The refrain of “O, Suzanna” echoes through Memory Care at Arlington Place Assisted Living in Oelwein, with clavichord accompaniment. Several older voices are heard, led by the young voice of Kathleen Marsh, music therapist. Read more here…

Stepping onto the Children’s elevators each day, guitars on our backs and instruments in hand, we tend to draw comments from fellow riders. They range from the typical “You must be the entertainment” to “Do you actually play all those instruments?” to “I wish I had your job.” Read more here…

While there are stages of grieving that might be common — shock, numbness, anger, denial, sorrow, resignation, acceptance and healing — how we deal with fate depends on our character, experience of life and the help and influence of those we love. Read more here…

Music and painting are being combined with therapy to provide a healing touch to patients at a Kochi hospital. Tanya Abraham finds out more about art therapy, the creative take on tackling health problems. Read more here…