What: Canvas labyrinth
Where: Old Brick, 25 East Market Street, Iowa City
When: Sunday, March 2, 3-8 pm
Cost: Free
When I discovered a canvas model labyrinth would be displayed at Old Brick today, my imagination went wild. Thoughts of David Bowie and Jack Nicholson with an ax immediately entered my mind. What a fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon - tapping into my most fearsome (and awesome) childhood memories! I could navigate an actual - albeit canvas - labyrinth? I could hardly contain my excitement.
To say I was disappointed would be an understatement. Not only was the labyrinth not 3-D, it was printed on a piece of canvas (yes, I was warned the labyrinth would be composed of canvas, but canvas comes in other forms besides fabric. Walls, for instance. It could mean canvas walls). When we entered the church we thought it was decorated for a wedding. No, these ended up being the event decorations. White and purple drapery. And strange music (not Bowie-esque AT ALL) was playing. The event turned out to be a prayer/Lent/religious service. Now, I don't have anything against religious services, but when I hear the word "labyrinth," prayer service doesn't immediately come to mind. I guess I should have known the event would have religious undertones, considering it was in fact held in a church. But the Old Brick is also considered to be a community center, which houses decidedly secular events.
To add to my confusion, apparently "prayer labyrinths" have long been a religious tradition, and enjoy quite the cult following. So, while I sadly did not frolic through a 3-D maze today, I have tapped into an interesting subculture. That is the price one pays, I suppose. As for the event, I carried my agnostic self out of there fast, but not without grabbing some brochures first.
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