Speaker: Tara Isabella Burton I Entertainer: Regina Zona

SPEAKER: TARA ISABELLA BURTON

OUR NEW SPIRITUALITY: MIXING & MATCHING RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS

DTer Tara Isabella Burton returns to guide us through her current acclaimed “STRANGE RITES: New Religions for a Godless World.” In Tara’s view, a “godless world” is too limited. Instead, she says, Americans' withdrawal from formal, organized, institutional religionsare seeking a spiritual  renaissance akin to our 18th century “Great Awakening.” A paradox, as intuition replaces the formality of institutions, and traditional religions are being integrated in search of meaning, purpose, ritual and community. Tara holds a doctorate in theology from Oxford, and has emerged as a leading  commentator in historical perspective on the role of religion in modern life.

ENTERTAINER: REGINA ZONA

Internationally  Recognized, Award-Winning Vocalist, Regina Zona has maintained a highly diverse career for over three decades. As an opera singer, Regina has  performed on opera and concert stages all over the world in a variety of  repertoire from Mozart to Strauss winning several international  competitions. An avid recitalist, she specializes in the performance of  American art song and has recorded three song cycles by Jake Heggie for  the Naxos American Classics Label. In 2018, she wrote and performed her  first one-woman show, “Becoming…the Queen” to critical acclaim. And in  2019 she began a new chapter, entering the world of cabaret winning the  2020 MAC AWARD for Best NY Female Debut. In November of 2021 she released her second album, “HeArt  Songs: An American Medley” and this spring, she will record her third album, “That Christmas Time of Year.”