The annual Spirit and Place Festival begins its 18^th year with “Living Into the Edge,” the start of a new, year-round Signature Series of events, at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, at the Christian Theological Seminary Shelton Auditorium, 1000 W. 42^nd St., Indianapolis. 

The event will feature international writer, theologian, and liturgical artist Peter Rollins alongside singer-songwriter Liz Janes and local social entrepreneurs Laura Henderson of Growing Places Indy and Derrick Braziel of Dreamapolis.

The inaugural event of an ongoing sequence of Signature Series programs exploring the 2013 festival theme “risk” through improvisation, graffiti, entrepreneurship and more, “Living Into the Edge” will feature a vibrant conversation and performance, followed by a question-and-answer session with the eclectic mix of innovators. The event will be moderated by Christian Theological Seminary President Matthew Myer Boulton.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at www.cts.edu or at the door. Refreshments will be available in the café beginning at 6 p.m. For more information, call 317-931-4225.

“Living Into the Edge” is presented by the Spirit & Place Festival and Christian Theological Seminary, with additional support from Studio Ninety Six, Grace Unlimited and Community of the Living Spirit. A portion of this program is made possible through a Worship Renewal Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship in Grand Rapids, Mich., with funds provided by Lilly Endowment, Inc.

“Music, theology, business, food … every area of life has the opportunity walk up to or run from the edges of our comfort zone,” says Spirit & Place Festival Director Pamela Blevins-Hinkle. “We are excited to be working with these community partners to launch this new series that explores the Spirit & Place 2013 theme of RISK.”