Goddess and Unconditional Love Workshop, T-Rex Thunderlizard's Wild West Revue, Dia de los Muertos Berkeley, British Traditional Wicca 101, Expand Your Heart Awareness, Dia de los Muertos San Francisco, What Women Most Desire, Adam Ant's Birthday, Dia de los Muertos Community Art Project, Mushroom Cultivation Workshop, Red Tent Evening, Shadowdance, Hula Festival, Collegium Occidentalis, Barry and Maya Spector's Day of the Dead Ritual, Earth Energy Walk, Urban Composting!, Soapmaking Basics, Journey of the Divine Feminine, Water-Wise Gardening, Pelvic Floor Workshop for Women, Festival of the Bones, Teresa Tudury and Roy Zimmerman, Mythmakers Ball, Daylight Savings Time Ends, Natural Bodycare Gift Basket, Wildcrafting Herbal Remedies, Goddess Awakening, Spiritual Cleansing, Healing Rage, Spark Collective Fire Circle, Secrets of the Soil, Tarot Salon, Dream Theater, Mask-Making Workshop
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Goddess and Unconditional Love Workshop
with Chris Beals
Wednesday, November 2, 10:30-11:30AM, and one more Wednesday, November 9
The Mystic Dream, 1437 N Broadway, Walnut Creek, 925-933-2342
$15 per session
Please pre-register by phone or at the website below
http://www.themysticdream.com
http://www.pathwayslt.com
“We will be working on loving ourselves unconditionally. We will be looking at how you handle yourself and your emotions on a moment-to-moment basis. Are you critical of yourself and others? Do you judge and hurt yourself unnecessarily? Is it hard for you to just relax and enjoy each day? It can be joyful and loving all the time! This workshop combines wisdom, meditation, and introspection.
Chris Beals of Pathways is dedicated to facilitating and nurturing the inner spirit. Chris Beals has been a radio talk show host and meditation teacher in the SF Bay Area for 25 years. Chris also does clairvoyant readings by phone Monday, Tuesday, and Sundays noon-7:00PM! My personal goal is to empower every person I meet. I look forward to meeting you!
Each week the topic and information will vary, attending both is encouraged, but not required.”
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T-Rex Thunderlizard's Wild West Revue
Puppet Show with Nick Barone
Wednesday, November 2, 3:00PM
Antioch Public Library, 501 West 18th Street, Antioch
http://www.nbpuppets.com/shows/Public.html
http://www.nbpuppets.com/shows/TRex.html
http://www.nbpuppets.com/shows/TRexDinos.html
http://ccclib.org/locations/antioch.html
“Nick Barone Puppets presents an all new half-hour musical comedy cowboy variety show of prehistoric proportions. A cast of over twenty friendly dinosaurs, dressed as cowboys, will entertain you with songs, jokes and skits.
This fun-filled prehistoric romp through the Wild West includes sixteen different kinds of dinosaurs. It is chock full of dinosaur facts and it's lots of fun to boot!
So saddle on up for a rip-roarin' trip back to the time of the dinosaurs!
YEE HAW!”
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Dia de los Muertos Berkeley
Wednesday, November 2, 6:00-9:00PM
Altar and Face Painting 6:00-7:30PM
Candle Light Procession 7:30-9:00PM
along Shattuck Avenue between Rose Street and Vine Street, Berkeley
Free
http://www.anotherbullwinkelshow.com/day-of-dead
“This fall, at a time of year when the veil between the living and dead is thought to be at its most diaphanous, the North Shattuck Association will host a Dìa de los Muertos Celebration. The community is invited to gather in Berkeley on Wednesday, November 2, 6-9PM. Location TBA.
A children’s Halloween costume contest will be held earlier in the week for Halloween, Oct. 29, 4:00PM at Epicurious Gardens, 1511 Shattuck Avenue.
After the judging, everyone in costume or masks is invited to walk in a sidewalk candle light procession through the district for about an hour following along a path of strewn marigold petals and strolling to the sounds of serenading guitarists.
Gourmet Ghetto restaurants will create a special Ghoulish Gastronomique menu that will be served from Thursday, October 27 through Wednesday, November 2 for the entire Halloween/Dìa de los Muertos weekend. You may find deviled chicken, one-eyed monster pizza, creepy crepes, or ghoul’s eye soup on their menus.
Richmond Spokes will provide free bicycle parking or you may take BART and walk north six blocks.”
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British Traditional Wicca 101
with Lady Argante
Wednesday, November 2, 7:00-9:00PM, and 6 more Wednesdays through December 14
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
$10 per class
http://www.sacredwell.com/classes-events
“Lady Argante, a third-degree Gardnerian Elder and the High Priestess of the Coven Daoine Sidhe, comes to The Sacred Well to offer a class that will provide students with a spiritual and practical introduction to Wicca from a British Traditional perspective.
This 14-week course includes an introduction to British Traditional Wicca's history, cosmology and Wheel of the Year; meditations on the Goddess, the God, and the four elements; basic magical ethics and methods; and informal rituals for Samhain and Yule.
Class space is limited, so call The Sacred Well today at 510-444-9355 to sign up for the entire course, or for any individual class.”
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Expand Your Heart Awareness
with Sally Page
Wednesday, November 2, 7:00-9:00PM (and the first Wednesday of every month)
Firefly Willows, 111 Main Street, Los Altos, 650-947-9300
Suggested Donation: Gift offering as your heart guides you to support this work and the space
register by phone at 650-947-9300 or by e-mail at workshops@fireflywillows.com
http://fireflywillows.com
http://www.worldawakeningvibrations.com
“Come expand your awareness and move into the consciousness of your heart. Learn how to tune into your heart as the source of inner wisdom, guidance and your connection with the Divine. Through this monthly series, you can ignite your spirit and transition to a heart centered perspective. As your awareness grows, you will experience life from the heart, seeing the divine and the delight in all of life. Join Sally Page of World Awakening Vibrations for this journey of the heart!”
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Dia de los Muertos San Francisco
Wednesday, November 2, 7:00PM
Parade starts at 22nd Street and Bryant Street, San Francisco
and leads to 26th Street and Harrison Street
ending at the Festival of Altars in Garfield Park, 6:30-10:30PM
http://dayofthedeadsf.org
"Dia de los Muertos is a traditional Meso-American holiday dedicated to the ancestors; it honors both death and the cycle of life. In Mexico, neighbors gather in local cemeteries to share food, music, and fun with their extended community, both living and departed. The celebration acknowledges that we still have a relationship with our ancestors and loved ones that have passed away.
In San Francisco, Day of the Dead has been celebrated since the early 70s with art, music, performances and a walking procession, which help us contemplate our existence and mortality - a moment to remember deceased friends and family, and our connections beyond our immediate concerns.”
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What Women Most Desire: Two Plays from Chaucer
Wednesday-Thursday, November 2-3, 8:00PM,
and every Wednesday and Thursday through November 17
Alcove Theater, 414 Mason Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco
$32
http://www.chaucertheatre.org/Whats-Playing.htm
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/192766
http://thealcovetheater.com
“What Women Most Desire
Shipman’s Tale: A musical bedroom farce
Wife of Bath’s Tale: On management of husbands - of which she has had 5!!
Two of Chaucer’s most delightful tales - yes, in Modern English, so fear not, Lords and Ladies! Ah, marriage! Learn some tricks of the trade from experts in the marital arts, from those who know how to get exactly what they want. Women, ever wonder how to get what you want from the man in your life? Come find out. And men, do you wonder at that eternal mystery: but what exactly DO all women want? There is an answer to that question, too, and you’ll find out what it is at What Women Most Desire!
The mission of Geoffrey Chaucer & Co. is to bring the riches and depth of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and related works to the widest audiences possible through performances that exemplify the highest artistic qualities.
Geoffrey Chaucer & Co. is a not-for-profit organization.”
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Adam Ant's birthday
November 3
Wherever truth, beauty, art and sex are appreciated
http://www.adam-ant.net
Do something appropriately Plutonic/Scorpionic.
Gaze deeply into the darkest corners of your own soul. Re-invent yourself and rise, Phoenix-like, from the ashes of your previous life. Or perhaps take a bath in really good, really dark, molten chocolate.
Just don't you ever lower yourself, forgetting all your standards.
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Dia de los Muertos Community Art Project
part of the Free First Fridays series at Museum of Art and History
Friday, November 4, 5:00-9:00PM
Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz
Free
http://www.santacruzmah.org/future/2011/free-first-friday-community-art-sharing/
“Dia de los Muertos is a vibrant holiday from Mexico and Latin America that celebrates the reunion of living souls with those who have passed on. Using craft materials, community members are invited to create an ofrenda to put on the community altar.”
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Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
with Cosmic Ray
part of the First Friday Lecture Series
Friday, November 4, 7:00PM
The Beanery, Alameda Natural Grocery, 1650 Park Street, Alameda, 510-865-1500
Free
http://www.alamedanaturalgrocery.com
http://events.sfgate.com/alameda-ca/events/show/220782705-be-a-mushroom-maestro
http://www.mushroommaestros.com
“Local mushroom farmers, Mushroom Maestros, will lead Alameda Natural Grocery's next First Friday event with a workshop on how to grow your own mushrooms. Green thumbs and gourmands alike will find this class an informative and rewarding introduction to mycology. Mushroom Maestros grow mushrooms at their Oakland farm using a method of cultivation on pasteurized straw and you'll learn how to do the same. Attendees will receive a free growing kit which includes the inoculated substrate and instructions.”
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Red Tent Evening
Friday, November 4, 7:30-9:30PM
The Red Tent, 15495 Los Gatos Boulevard, Suite C, Los Gatos, 408-365-4905
$5-$10 - complimentary entrance for young ladies, menstruating-17 years old
Please RSVP/register at the website below
http://theredtent.net/red_tent_events?eventId=344585&EventViewMode=EventDetails
“We will be sharing stories and wisdom about Menopause.
Women of all ages are strongly encouraged to attend...this is how we share and learn from other's experiences and life's stories...
Women: Mothers, daughters (menstruating), grandmothers, sisters, aunts and female friends come together to share their power, love, courage, understanding, support and wisdom with one another.
Listen...receive...come to share from your heart
Food offerings brought to share are welcomed and encouraged
Red Tents are an old ritual honoring a time of transformation or transition in a woman's life...please join us for this amazing evening at The Red Tent in Los Gatos.
The well of power and wisdom is rich and deep...come and drink from it...we look forward to sharing this evening with you.”
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Shadowdance
Friday, November 4, 8:00PM
Vagabond Ballroom, 830 Isabella Street, Oakland
$10
http://shadowdance2011.eventbrite.com
http://vagabondballroom.wordpress.com
Saturday, November 5, 8:00PM
Oakland Metro Opera House, 630 3rd Street, Oakland
$15
http://ariellahshadowdance.eventbrite.com
http://www.oaklandmetro.org
“Shadowdance is:
A darkly intense, heart-pounding journey into the silhouette of night, featuring some of the best performance artists, musicians and DJs from all over our world.
This year Shadowdance brings you TWO evenings full of darkness and beauty to hopefully satiate your palette...Friday, November 4 and Saturday November 5.
Friday, November 4 is ShadowSide: Where you can come to dance...
Friday night will feature two bands of a darker nature, one full set of dark performance art, and for the majority of the evening we will serve dark music for those who desire to move on the dance floor...
Saturday night will feature two full sets of performance art filled with a feast of performers, including throat singing, industrial performance art, belly dancers, puppet shows, circus arts, angle grinding, and much more!
We truly hope you will enter our world and join us in the darknesss...
Kindly allow the dark side of the moon and all her loveliness and glory fully enrapture you... envelope you... soothe and comfort you...
Formal, creative, unique, individualistic, and gothic attire welcomed and quite frankly, requested.“
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Hula Festival
Friday-Sunday, November 4-6
see Facebook page for detailed schedule
Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Avenue, Pleasanton
see website for ticket details
http://www.kumuhulaassociation.com
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=233433343374231
“Presented by the Kuma Hula Association of Northern California
Features: Solo and Group competition. Groups from Hawaii, Nevada, Washington and California. Arts and Craft vendors from Hawaii and California. Food booths serving Kalua pig, lomi salmon, chicken long rice, poi, laulau, teriyaki, beef or chicken, saimin, and shave ice.”
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Collegium Occidentalis
Saturday, November 5, 8:00AM-6:00PM
First Unitarian Church of San Jose, 160 North Third Street, San Jose
$20
http://www.collegium.westkingdom.org
http://www.westkingdom.org
“This is the annual fall educational event for the West Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). It's a day full of hands-on workshops, panel discussions, lectures, demonstrations, and all types of classes on medieval and renaissance history.
Collegium Occidentalis is a full day of classes, workshops, lectures, discussions, and demonstrations that is open to the public (with reduced admission fees for SCA members). The mission of this event is to further the understanding and appreciation of pre-17th-century history, especially in Western Europe.
Collegium is one of two, large, educational events held each year by the West Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism. The other is the Arts and Science Tourney, which takes place in June. The two events differ in that Collegium is held indoors, in a classroom setting, while the Tourney is held outdoors, in a camping setting. This allows for a wide variety of courses and topics to be covered by each event.”
“The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-seventeenth century Europe. The SCA Known World consists of 19 kingdoms, with over 30,000 members in countries around the world. Members, dressed in clothing of the Middle Ages and Renaissance attend events which feature tournaments, royal courts, feasts, dancing, educational classes and workshops, and much more.”
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Barry and Maya Spector's Day of the Dead Ritual
Saturday, November 5, 9:00AM-6:00PM
Hillside Church, 1422 Navellier Street, El Cerrito
$30 if paid in advance, $50 if paid at the door.
Pre-registration required. No one refused. Work scholarships available.
Contact Barry Spector at 650-329-1415 or shmoover@comcast.net for more information
http://www.barryandmayaspector.com/Barryandmaya/Upcoming_Events.html
"Whether or not we have recently lost loved ones, we all carry a heavy load of grief and stress simply by living in these times. When we can’t find ways to drop the weight of this emotional burden, we can become hopeless, bitter or numb. Letting it go makes room for a new kind of imagination to enter. The release of these emotions requires a safe space and a caring community.
We will take a full day to help each other remember our ancestors and our personal and collective losses. In some traditions, this is the time of year when the veil between our world and the unseen world is thin; it is an opportune time to complete any unfinished business that prevents us from fully participating in life. This will be a day of mourning and remembrance, but also of great beauty and celebration. There will be poetry, storytelling, drumming, altar-building and chanting from African, Celtic, Mexican and other traditions."
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Earth Energy Walk
with Community Seed
Saturday, November 5, 9:45AM-1:00PM (and first Saturday of every month)
Pogonip Park, rear entance, Spring Street at Spring Court, Santa Cruz
see link below for directions to meeting place
http://www.communityseed.org/CS_-_Events/Energy_Walks/energy_walks.html
http://www.communityseed.org/CS_-_Events/Energy_Walks/energy_walks.html#Pogonip
“November we walk at Pogonip, as we have after every Sabbat Celebration this year, watching the wheel turn through the seasons.
Join us on our monthly walks, and feel the power of the Earth.
Walks are on the first Saturday of each month!
Gather at 9:45AM
Departure: 10:00AM
Return: around 1:00PM.
Details...
Our walk is usually about 2-3 hrs round trip with a stop for meditation half way in. We will walk rain or shine, however... if the forecast is very stormy, call ahead to verify. 831-469-0336
Before beginning our walk together, we will take a moment to center our minds and bodies. Once we are all fully present, we will begin our journey, all the while tuning in, listening, and absorbing the energies of the elements, plants, and animals. Halfway into our walk we will sit for meditation, a guided visualization, and to share food.
FOR ALL LOCATIONS Please bring:
Drinking water
A small snack
Hiking Shoes
Comfortable Clothes
Money for Parking (Several parks)
If the location is not listed... please call or email us. 831-469-0336, info@communityseed.org”
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Urban Composting!
Saturday, November 5, 10:00AM-12:00PM
Garden for the Environment, 7th Avenue at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Free, but registration required
http://www.gardenfortheenvironment.org/pages/calendar.html
http://nov2011composting.eventbrite.com/?ref=ebtn
“Fall can be a great time to start a new compost pile as you tidy up the leftovers of the summer’s bounty! Join GFE as we discover how to turn those leftovers, either from the garden or the kitchen, into “black gold”. This fun, hands-on workshop teaches methods for both backyard and worm composting for all seeking to enrich the bounty of their garden and reduce their ecological footprint. Come learn what you can do to improve your garden and prevent organic waste from ending up in the landfill! Rot on!”
Thanks to Pixie for letting me know about this event!
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Soapmaking Basics
part of the Re-Skilling Workshop series
Saturday, November 5, 10:00AM-5:00PM
Commonweal Garden at the Regenerative Design Institute, Bolinas
$95
see website for directions, detailed schedule,and registration information
http://regenerativedesign.org/courses-events/re-skilling-soapmaking-basics
http://www.regenerativedesign.org/re-skilling-series
“In this hands-on, fully engaged class you will make five pounds of vegetarian soap from scratch, using the traditional cold process method and a special "zipper" recipe of coconut and California Olive Oil. This simple, but specially developed recipe is easily adaptable to your family's needs back at home. We have a treasure trove of tools, molds, toys, herbs, flowers, grains, books, and others soap samples to inspire your creativity and thus customize your work.
The class includes a discussion of chemistry, safety, recipe adaptations, French milling, glycerine soap, fillers, and superfatting. We will also focus on ecological and bioregional issues of home, small scale and local production for community health and vitality.
All participants will leave with the know-how to make their own soaps at home, as well as a 5-pound batch of hand-crafted soap to take home.
What is Re-Skilling?
Our ancestors, perhaps only a few generations back, were able to make what they needed for daily life or trade for what they needed with a skilled neighbor.
In this modern culture, most of us have lost the skills of basic craftsmanship. As we transition away from global consumerism and towards localized, earth-friendly economies, we need to reclaim these skills for ourselves and for our community.
Many of us have already started to re-skill around food - growing fresh vegetables in the backyard or cultivating a plot at a local community garden. This self-sustaining practice is deeply satisfying, and in the Bay Area there is a vibrant local economy around food that supports local farmers, garden teachers, restaurants, and burgeoning new vegetable landscaping businesses.
The Re-Skilling Series at RDI was inspired by our greater community's interest in learning more craftsmanship skills. Beyond growing our own vegetables, we can start re-skilling around food preservation, clothing, personal care products, furniture, and other needs of daily life.
Re-skilling requires that we connect more deeply to the natural world. It involves cultivating (or foraging) plants for basketry, building materials, medicine, general body care, dyes, food and clothing. It invites us into a closer relationship with domestic and wild animals, and asks that we pay more attention to the changing of the seasons and the cycles of the natural world. It also fosters a deeper gratitude for all that nature continues to provide us.
Re-skilling is happening all over the world - especially within communities engaged in the Transition Town movement. Now is the time to reclaim these basic skills of local craftsmanship! We believe that joy of reclaiming these skills will increase our self-sufficiency and meet the growing needs for a local, regenerative economy.”
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Journey of the Divine Feminine
Workshop Series for Women
Saturday, November 5, 10:00AM-5:00PM,
and one more Saturday, and December 3
Rudramandir, 830 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
$85 per workshop
Women only
for more information or to register, please call 415-448-7043
http://www.divinecreativejourney.com/473-2/workshops-groups
“The time will come when it will be auspicious to be born into the body of a woman. This is a ‘prophecy’ that came in novel I am working on called Daughter of Beautiful Promises. Not long after, I was deeply moved by a Buddhist documentary where an aging nun was crying, wishing to be reborn as a man so she could practice and become enlightened. I strongly believe that now is the time when it is auspicious to be born into the body of a woman.
Women are being called to come into their full power, to awaken the divine feminine qualities of love, compassion, forgiveness, patience and wisdom that the world so needs to come back into balance. The Dalai Lama, Mata Amritanandamayi and many other spiritual leaders and thinkers are calling women to guide the world into a new era by bringing forward the innate qualities of the divine feminine into ourselves, our communities and the world. It is my deepest heart’s desire to answer this call and be a part of a positive change.
As women in this modern world, we are often struggling with day to day existence, trying to balance families, work, friendships, creative pursuits and spiritual practice, and yet there is this calling to offer. Maybe answering the calling begins by not buying into what has been created for us. I believe we need to find a place of stillness in the constant motion and noise to be able to deeply listen and hear the inner voice of guidance. We need places of gathering women together for support, envisioning and creating.
We are blessed with having many amazing women teachers and leaders who have broken new ground, role models who can inspire us. Yet all of us can participate in this change in small or large ways. What is your vision? As a woman, and perhaps as a mother, grandmother, a wife, an artist, a healer, a lover of life, what is it that you want most, for yourself, for others and for the world? And how do you think we as women can walk the path?”
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Discover the Beauty in Water-Wise Gardening
Saturday, November 5, 1:00-2:30PM
Garden for the Environment, 7th Avenue at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Free, but registration required
http://www.gardenfortheenvironment.org/pages/calendar.html
http://gardentournov2011.eventbrite.com/?ref=ebtn
“Join us for an informative tour of GFE's climate-appropriate demonstration garden focusing on water-wise gardening techniques and plants appropriate for San Francisco's Summer-Dry Climate. Learn how you can create a beautiful garden with plants that need little or no summer water. It's good for the environment and for the water bill!”
Thanks to Pixie for letting me know about this event!
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Pelvic Floor Workshop for Women
with Candice Garrett
Saturday, November 5, 2:00PM
The Red Tent, 15495 Los Gatos Boulevard, Suite C, Los Gatos, 408-365-4905
$35, please pre-register at website below
http://theredtent.net/red_tent_events?eventId=369028&EventViewMode=EventDetails
http://www.candicegarrettyoga.com
"The female pelvic floor is unique and often misunderstood. 50% percent of all women in this country are dealing with incontinence and persistant vaginal pain and dysfunction of some kind. Whether you have these issues now, or would like to prevent them in the future, this workshop is for women of all ages. Learn why kegels aren't enough and how to promote lifelong vaginal and pelvic heath. We will learn the anatomy of the pelvis and its organs and simple exercises that will strengthen, tone and stretch the pelvic floor. "
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Festival of the Bones
presented by Ile Orunmila Oshun
Saturday, November 5, 6:30-9:00PM
Oakland Center for Spiritual Living, 5000 Clarewood Drive, Oakland
$27-$9, sliding scale. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
http://ileorunmilaoshun.org
http://www.oaklandcsl.org
“The Festival of the Bones honors the contributions of our collective ancestors and celebrates the beauty of life. We share in the gifts of the world’s spiritual traditions including African, Native American, Hawaiian, and Middle Eastern.
Representatives from these traditions will share their stories, songs, and dances. This Festival is interactive village theatre. Participants will experience transformative acts such as invoking the spirits of their ancestors, telling their stories, and placing them on the Tree of Life.”
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Teresa Tudury and Roy Zimmerman
in concert
Saturday, November 5, 7:30PM
San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, San Geronimo
$16
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/199395
http://www.sgvcc.org/artsevents/centerevents.html
http://teresatudury.net
http://www.royzimmerman.com
“Teresa was a huge hit at the Community Center the last time she was here a few years ago drawing a sell-out crowd and eliciting many belly laughs and a standing ovation. With a compelling voice that magnetizes audiences, and comedic prowess to match, Teresa is a consummate performer who pours out her original songs with power, verve, passion, and disarming humor.”
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Mythmakers Ball
presented by Sanctuary of the Open Heart
Saturday, November 5, 8:00PM-1:00AM
Montclair Women's Cultural Arts Club, 1650 Mountain Boulevard, Oakland
$49
http://mythmakersball.com
http://www.13moonmysteryschool.org/temple_details.html
“The Mythmaker’s Ball - A benefit to manifest a 13 Moon Temple in the SF Bay Area honoring the Divine Feminine.
At a beautiful location nestled in the green hills of Oakland, transformed for one night into a mythic realm of enchantment, whimsy and wonder…
Fellow Dreamers, God/desses, Mythic Players and Merrymakers
You can hear it, this new story, rising in the heart
calling us to join together
The Mythmakers
Heralds of The New
Troubadours for Joy…
Weave magic with The Greenman and Greenwoman
Be inspired by The Muses of Mermaid Grotto
Dive deep with The Delphi Oracle Priestesses
Fulfill your senses in the Rose Goddess’s Garden
Sip tea with Alice at The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
oin in courtly dances to the lyric strains of Minstrels and Bards
Dance to Dj Ron Toffanelli’s treasures of aural pleasures
Enjoy SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMERS, and many more surprises!
PARTICIPATE!
Be part of creating this beautiful event by offering your talents to our volunteer team
MYTHIC ATTIRE TO INSPIRE: God/dess attire from all Mythic Realms, Faerie folk, Mermaids, Alice in Wonderland characters, Unicorns, Greenmen and women, Wizards, flowing gowns, flower garlands, crowns, wings, horns, Ren Faire costuming, Bards and Minstrels, gypsy and fools. Surprise and Delight us!”
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Daylight Savings Time Ends
Sunday, November 6, 2:00AM (which then immediately becomes 1:00AM, I think...)
http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b.html
Set your clocks back one hour. Or don't, and just be early for everything from now on.
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Natural Bodycare Gift Basket
part of EcoRanch Projects’ Sustainability Series
Sunday, November 6, 10:00AM-3:00PM
Sienna Ranch, 3232 Deer Hill Road, Lafayette, 925-283-6311
$55 plus $30 fee for materials
please register at the website below
http://www.siennaranch.net/Sustainable_Sienna_Ranch.html
“In this fun, crafty class, you’ll create a beautiful gift basket of natural body care products using simple, low-cost herbal and natural ingredients. We’ll make a sugar exfoliating scrub, a body cream, and a glycerin soap, all blended with healing herbs. Join us to learn these simple recipes, discuss various herbs and their properties, learn where to source materials, and get recipes for making more fun concoctions at home. Plus, you’ll go home with a beautifully packaged gift basket to use as an inspiration for holiday gift-making!”
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Wildcrafting Herbal Remedies
part of the Re-Skilling Workshop series
Sunday, November 6, 10:00AM-4:00PM
Commonweal Garden at the Regenerative Design Institute, Bolinas
$95
see website for directions, detailed schedule,and registration information
http://regenerativedesign.org/courses-events/medicinal-roots-barks-and-fruits-california
http://www.regenerativedesign.org/re-skilling-series
“If you are curious about what plants in your local landscape can be wildcrafted into herbal remedies, join Tellur Fenner on this introduction to plant medicine. An emphasis will be placed on treasures of the fall season - roots, barks and fruits - as well as plants that are well suited to prevent and treat winter colds and flu. We will explore the diverse array of medicinal biennial and perennial plants found growing throughout California, with an emphasis on those native to the region.
Topics of discussion include: field botany/plant ID, edible and medicinal uses, tips on how to identify and avoid toxic/poisonous plants, sustainable harvesting techniques, and explanation of various preparation methods. The morning session will consist of a lecture/slideshow, while the afternoon will be spent in the field identifying, harvesting, and preparing an herbal remedy. Anyone curious about the healing potential of our local flora will find this class not only insightful, but self empowering as well. You will leave with your own herbal remedy for the fall cold and flu season to take home.
What is Re-skilling?
Our ancestors, perhaps only a few generations back, were able to make what they needed for daily life or trade for what they needed with a skilled neighbor.
In this modern culture, most of us have lost the skills of basic craftsmanship. As we transition away from global consumerism and towards localized, earth-friendly economies, we need to reclaim these skills for ourselves and for our community.
Many of us have already started to re-skill around food - growing fresh vegetables in the backyard or cultivating a plot at a local community garden. This self-sustaining practice is deeply satisfying, and in the Bay Area there is a vibrant local economy around food that supports local farmers, garden teachers, restaurants, and burgeoning new vegetable landscaping businesses.
The Re-Skilling Series at RDI was inspired by our greater community's interest in learning more craftsmanship skills. Beyond growing our own vegetables, we can start re-skilling around food preservation, clothing, personal care products, furniture, and other needs of daily life.
Re-skilling requires that we connect more deeply to the natural world. It involves cultivating (or foraging) plants for basketry, building materials, medicine, general body care, dyes, food and clothing. It invites us into a closer relationship with domestic and wild animals, and asks that we pay more attention to the changing of the seasons and the cycles of the natural world. It also fosters a deeper gratitude for all that nature continues to provide us.
Re-skilling is happening all over the world - especially within communities engaged in the Transition Town movement. Now is the time to reclaim these basic skills of local craftsmanship! We believe that joy of reclaiming these skills will increase our self-sufficiency and meet the growing needs for a local, regenerative economy.”
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Goddess Awakening - Temple services for She of 10,000 Names
with Rabbit, Iris, and guest Priestesses
Sunday, November 6, 11:00AM-12:00PM, (and the first Sunday of every month)
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
Donations gratefully accepted
Women only
http://www.sacredwell.com/classes-events
"Women! Join Rabbit and Iris as they share myths that explore and validate the many different experiences of womanhood, from the precious to the painful and back. We all find a Mother, Healer, and Queen in the Goddess, and She can help us honor the lessons of our own experiences.”
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Spiritual Cleansing
with Storm Faerywolf
Sunday, November 6, 2:00-4:00PM
The Mystic Dream, 1437 N Broadway, Walnut Creek, 925-933-2342
$25 - Register early! Seating limited to 6 participants!
Please pre-register by phone or at the website below
http://www.themysticdream.com
http://www.faerywolf.com
“Every spiritual path has practices for cleansing the soul of anger, grief, worry, negative energy or evil spirits. We will discuss herbs, stones, symbols and rituals from various cultures and traditions and combine what we have learned into a simple rite to cleanse ourselves leaving us feeling purified and free.
Storm Faerywolf is a certified Reiki Master/Teacher and one of the owners of The Mystic Dream. He has been practicing Reiki for over 13 years and offers Reiki sessions and attunements at the store on Fridays and Saturdays by arrangement. Please call 925-933-2342 to register or to make a private appointment.”
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Healing Rage - Transforming Negative Emotions into Positive Fuel
an Event for Women
with Ruth King
Sunday, November 6, 4:00-9:00PM
Skyline Community Church, 12540 Skyline Boulevard, Oakland
$75
For more information or to register, contact Mary at mary@sagrada.com or 510-653-7196
http://www.sagrada.com/ruthking.html
http://ruthking.net/2011/07/24/sagrada
http://www.skylineucc.org
“Rage is fierce clarity and untapped fuel; a natural resource of misused energy that requires our loving attention. Embraced with compassion, the trapped energies of rage are released and become an intimate teacher of balance, integrity, and resilience, greatly enhancing our relationships and our service to the world.
In this afternoon of fun and insight, we embrace rage as a pathway to emotional liberation. Through group sharing, mindfulness, and ceremony, we are guided inward to make peace with aspects of our lives that are dishonored. We discover our Disguises of Rage and open to the wisdom behind them. We expand perceptions of right and wrong, learn how to accept and forgive, and rest more in body and mind.
Ruth King is a recognized authority on Emotional Wisdom offering lectures and retreats nationwide. She has been a dedicated practitioner of Theravada and Vajrayana Buddhism since 1992 offering annual retreats at Spirit Rock Meditation Center (CA), Insight Meditation Community (DC), New York Insight, BuddhaFest (DC), and East Bay Meditation Center (CA). Ms. King holds a master’s in clinical psychology from John F. Kennedy University (CA), is an Interfaith Officiate of Universal Life Church, and is the author of the groundbreaking book Healing Rage—Women Making Inner Peace Possible, foreword by Spirit Rock founder Jack Kornfield, endorsed by Pulitzer Prize Winner Alice Walker, and an O Magazine Nugget. Originally from Berkeley, CA, Ms. King lives with life partner Dr. Barbara Riley and cat Mr. Socks in Charlotte, NC.”
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Spark Collective Fire Circle
Sunday, November 6, gather at 4:00PM, ritual at 7:00PM
Humanist Hall, 390 27th Street, Oakland
$5-$20
http://www.sparkcollective.org/circle
“Through the Veil, Connecting with Our Ancestors.
I encourage you to put on your finery! My feeling is that if I am going to
call and meet ancestors I have never met before, they will like the festive
clothes. They will know it is a special event, and they will feel honored that I
got all dolled up for them. If they will like what they see, maybe they'll come
again next year.
4 pm: Drum Practice
5 pm: Potluck
6:30 pm: Arrive for circle
7 pm- 11pm Circle”
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Secrets of the Soil
A Science at the Theater presentation
Monday, November 7, 7:00-9:00PM
Roda Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theater, 2015 Addison Street, Berkeley
Free
http://www.lbl.gov/LBL-PID/fobl/
“Learn how the hidden world just beneath the surface could hold the key to our climate and energy future.”
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Tarot Salon
with Grey
Tuesday, November 8, 7:00-8:00PM (and the second Tuesday of each month)
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, 510-444-9355
Donations gratefully accepted
http://www.sacredwell.com/classes-events
“Maybe you have taken a class, perhaps tried to learn to read the Tarot from a book, or are just trying to piece it together on your own. Now you want to know how to really "dive in" to what specific cards are all about. This monthly discussion group is where you want to be.
Each month we will take two cards from the Tarot and spend time really getting to know them in a roundtable discussion where we can all learn, share insights and gain inspirations from one another. Bring your favorite Tarot deck with you, and be ready to share, learn (and maybe even teach) some new ideas!”
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Dream Theater
A Call for Actors
Wednesday, November 9, 7:00-9:00PM
The Dream Institute of Northern California, 1672 University Avenue, Berkeley, 510-845-1767
http://www.dream-institute.org/idx_calendar.htm#Dream_Theater:_A_Call_for_Actors
http://www.dream-institute.org/idx_calendar.htm#Solstice_Event:_“Diamonds_of_Light”_
“Interested in participating in dream theater as ritual? “Diamonds of Light,” a dream-based performance piece written and presented here in 2009, will be offered again for the Solstice event on December 18th. If you would like to join in, come to this initial meeting to look over the script and consider ways it could be staged. Fresh dream material from participants on the seasonal theme to be added. No acting background necessary, only enthusiasm. Subsequent rehearsal dates to be arranged.
The Dream Institute is an experimental cultural center founded in 2003. It has come into being during this time known as the shift or the great turning. Our offerings include weekend workshops, daylong seminars, evening salons, film series, professional training, art exhibits, retreats, and dream-based performances. We are also the West Coast center for Culture Dreaming. Programs and events are open to the public; continuing education seminars are for professionals in the healing arts. We do not advocate any single philosophical, psychological, spiritual, or religious viewpoint toward dreams or personal growth.”
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Mask-Making Workshop
with Sue Kearney of Magnolias West
Saturday-Sunday, November 12-13
private home in west Oakland, address will be given upon registration
pay what you wish, pay what you can, $80 deposit required in advance
for more information, contact Sue at Sue@MagnoliasWest.com
http://www.magnoliaswest.com/LifeMaskWorkshop
http://www.magnoliaswest.com/morninggratitudes/?p=1297
“In many mystical traditions the mask has been a powerful symbol of realization and promise. It has been used as a tool for connecting to collective wisdom, channeling protective energy, divination, restoring health, and sacred initiatory rites.
The ritual of mask-making, when done with focus and intention, is a powerful way to connect your everyday persona with your inner, more intuitive, higher self. It's also fun!
Join Sue for a mask-making workshop this fall, the weekend of November 12-13, at her home in west Oakland. This workshop will be small by intention: no more than seven participants.
*What is this Pay what you wish/what you can thing? you ask. Read on: Sculptors, shamans and coaches offer two-day mask-making workshops for $199–$225. For this workshop, you are invited to choose the fee that's the right fit for you. You won't be asked to pay your balance until the workshop is complete. A few words about the $80 deposit to hold your space: When you email Sue to reserve, you'll be asked to date your check for two days after the workshop (November 14, 2011). This check won't be cashed until the workshop is complete. If you need to cancel and let me know up to two weeks before the workshop date, your check will be torn up. If you let Sue know by one week before, she'll return $40. If you cancel week of the workshop, you lose the deposit.”
Sue Kearney is also know as Raven of the Redwoods, Amazon High Priestess of Rhythmic Transformation!
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Have a Week of Communing with the Beloved Dead and Awareness of your own Desire!
Molly Blue Dawn
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Goddess and Unconditional Love Workshop
with Chris Beals
Wednesday, November 2, 10:30-11:30AM, and one more Wednesday, November 9
The Mystic Dream, 1437 N Broadway, Walnut Creek, 925-933-2342
$15 per session
Please pre-register by phone or at the website below
http://www.themysticdream.com
http://www.pathwayslt.com
“We will be working on loving ourselves unconditionally. We will be looking at how you handle yourself and your emotions on a moment-to-moment basis. Are you critical of yourself and others? Do you judge and hurt yourself unnecessarily? Is it hard for you to just relax and enjoy each day? It can be joyful and loving all the time! This workshop combines wisdom, meditation, and introspection.
Chris Beals of Pathways is dedicated to facilitating and nurturing the inner spirit. Chris Beals has been a radio talk show host and meditation teacher in the SF Bay Area for 25 years. Chris also does clairvoyant readings by phone Monday, Tuesday, and Sundays noon-7:00PM! My personal goal is to empower every person I meet. I look forward to meeting you!
Each week the topic and information will vary, attending both is encouraged, but not required.”
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T-Rex Thunderlizard's Wild West Revue
Puppet Show with Nick Barone
Wednesday, November 2, 3:00PM
Antioch Public Library, 501 West 18th Street, Antioch
http://www.nbpuppets.com/shows/Public.html
http://www.nbpuppets.com/shows/TRex.html
http://www.nbpuppets.com/shows/TRexDinos.html
http://ccclib.org/locations/antioch.html
“Nick Barone Puppets presents an all new half-hour musical comedy cowboy variety show of prehistoric proportions. A cast of over twenty friendly dinosaurs, dressed as cowboys, will entertain you with songs, jokes and skits.
This fun-filled prehistoric romp through the Wild West includes sixteen different kinds of dinosaurs. It is chock full of dinosaur facts and it's lots of fun to boot!
So saddle on up for a rip-roarin' trip back to the time of the dinosaurs!
YEE HAW!”
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Dia de los Muertos Berkeley
Wednesday, November 2, 6:00-9:00PM
Altar and Face Painting 6:00-7:30PM
Candle Light Procession 7:30-9:00PM
along Shattuck Avenue between Rose Street and Vine Street, Berkeley
Free
http://www.anotherbullwinkelshow.com/day-of-dead
“This fall, at a time of year when the veil between the living and dead is thought to be at its most diaphanous, the North Shattuck Association will host a Dìa de los Muertos Celebration. The community is invited to gather in Berkeley on Wednesday, November 2, 6-9PM. Location TBA.
A children’s Halloween costume contest will be held earlier in the week for Halloween, Oct. 29, 4:00PM at Epicurious Gardens, 1511 Shattuck Avenue.
After the judging, everyone in costume or masks is invited to walk in a sidewalk candle light procession through the district for about an hour following along a path of strewn marigold petals and strolling to the sounds of serenading guitarists.
Gourmet Ghetto restaurants will create a special Ghoulish Gastronomique menu that will be served from Thursday, October 27 through Wednesday, November 2 for the entire Halloween/Dìa de los Muertos weekend. You may find deviled chicken, one-eyed monster pizza, creepy crepes, or ghoul’s eye soup on their menus.
Richmond Spokes will provide free bicycle parking or you may take BART and walk north six blocks.”
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British Traditional Wicca 101
with Lady Argante
Wednesday, November 2, 7:00-9:00PM, and 6 more Wednesdays through December 14
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
$10 per class
http://www.sacredwell.com/classes-events
“Lady Argante, a third-degree Gardnerian Elder and the High Priestess of the Coven Daoine Sidhe, comes to The Sacred Well to offer a class that will provide students with a spiritual and practical introduction to Wicca from a British Traditional perspective.
This 14-week course includes an introduction to British Traditional Wicca's history, cosmology and Wheel of the Year; meditations on the Goddess, the God, and the four elements; basic magical ethics and methods; and informal rituals for Samhain and Yule.
Class space is limited, so call The Sacred Well today at 510-444-9355 to sign up for the entire course, or for any individual class.”
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Expand Your Heart Awareness
with Sally Page
Wednesday, November 2, 7:00-9:00PM (and the first Wednesday of every month)
Firefly Willows, 111 Main Street, Los Altos, 650-947-9300
Suggested Donation: Gift offering as your heart guides you to support this work and the space
register by phone at 650-947-9300 or by e-mail at workshops@fireflywillows.com
http://fireflywillows.com
http://www.worldawakeningvibrations.com
“Come expand your awareness and move into the consciousness of your heart. Learn how to tune into your heart as the source of inner wisdom, guidance and your connection with the Divine. Through this monthly series, you can ignite your spirit and transition to a heart centered perspective. As your awareness grows, you will experience life from the heart, seeing the divine and the delight in all of life. Join Sally Page of World Awakening Vibrations for this journey of the heart!”
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Dia de los Muertos San Francisco
Wednesday, November 2, 7:00PM
Parade starts at 22nd Street and Bryant Street, San Francisco
and leads to 26th Street and Harrison Street
ending at the Festival of Altars in Garfield Park, 6:30-10:30PM
http://dayofthedeadsf.org
"Dia de los Muertos is a traditional Meso-American holiday dedicated to the ancestors; it honors both death and the cycle of life. In Mexico, neighbors gather in local cemeteries to share food, music, and fun with their extended community, both living and departed. The celebration acknowledges that we still have a relationship with our ancestors and loved ones that have passed away.
In San Francisco, Day of the Dead has been celebrated since the early 70s with art, music, performances and a walking procession, which help us contemplate our existence and mortality - a moment to remember deceased friends and family, and our connections beyond our immediate concerns.”
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What Women Most Desire: Two Plays from Chaucer
Wednesday-Thursday, November 2-3, 8:00PM,
and every Wednesday and Thursday through November 17
Alcove Theater, 414 Mason Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco
$32
http://www.chaucertheatre.org/Whats-Playing.htm
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/192766
http://thealcovetheater.com
“What Women Most Desire
Shipman’s Tale: A musical bedroom farce
Wife of Bath’s Tale: On management of husbands - of which she has had 5!!
Two of Chaucer’s most delightful tales - yes, in Modern English, so fear not, Lords and Ladies! Ah, marriage! Learn some tricks of the trade from experts in the marital arts, from those who know how to get exactly what they want. Women, ever wonder how to get what you want from the man in your life? Come find out. And men, do you wonder at that eternal mystery: but what exactly DO all women want? There is an answer to that question, too, and you’ll find out what it is at What Women Most Desire!
The mission of Geoffrey Chaucer & Co. is to bring the riches and depth of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and related works to the widest audiences possible through performances that exemplify the highest artistic qualities.
Geoffrey Chaucer & Co. is a not-for-profit organization.”
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Adam Ant's birthday
November 3
Wherever truth, beauty, art and sex are appreciated
http://www.adam-ant.net
Do something appropriately Plutonic/Scorpionic.
Gaze deeply into the darkest corners of your own soul. Re-invent yourself and rise, Phoenix-like, from the ashes of your previous life. Or perhaps take a bath in really good, really dark, molten chocolate.
Just don't you ever lower yourself, forgetting all your standards.
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Dia de los Muertos Community Art Project
part of the Free First Fridays series at Museum of Art and History
Friday, November 4, 5:00-9:00PM
Museum of Art and History at the McPherson Center, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz
Free
http://www.santacruzmah.org/future/2011/free-first-friday-community-art-sharing/
“Dia de los Muertos is a vibrant holiday from Mexico and Latin America that celebrates the reunion of living souls with those who have passed on. Using craft materials, community members are invited to create an ofrenda to put on the community altar.”
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Mushroom Cultivation Workshop
with Cosmic Ray
part of the First Friday Lecture Series
Friday, November 4, 7:00PM
The Beanery, Alameda Natural Grocery, 1650 Park Street, Alameda, 510-865-1500
Free
http://www.alamedanaturalgrocery.com
http://events.sfgate.com/alameda-ca/events/show/220782705-be-a-mushroom-maestro
http://www.mushroommaestros.com
“Local mushroom farmers, Mushroom Maestros, will lead Alameda Natural Grocery's next First Friday event with a workshop on how to grow your own mushrooms. Green thumbs and gourmands alike will find this class an informative and rewarding introduction to mycology. Mushroom Maestros grow mushrooms at their Oakland farm using a method of cultivation on pasteurized straw and you'll learn how to do the same. Attendees will receive a free growing kit which includes the inoculated substrate and instructions.”
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Red Tent Evening
Friday, November 4, 7:30-9:30PM
The Red Tent, 15495 Los Gatos Boulevard, Suite C, Los Gatos, 408-365-4905
$5-$10 - complimentary entrance for young ladies, menstruating-17 years old
Please RSVP/register at the website below
http://theredtent.net/red_tent_events?eventId=344585&EventViewMode=EventDetails
“We will be sharing stories and wisdom about Menopause.
Women of all ages are strongly encouraged to attend...this is how we share and learn from other's experiences and life's stories...
Women: Mothers, daughters (menstruating), grandmothers, sisters, aunts and female friends come together to share their power, love, courage, understanding, support and wisdom with one another.
Listen...receive...come to share from your heart
Food offerings brought to share are welcomed and encouraged
Red Tents are an old ritual honoring a time of transformation or transition in a woman's life...please join us for this amazing evening at The Red Tent in Los Gatos.
The well of power and wisdom is rich and deep...come and drink from it...we look forward to sharing this evening with you.”
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Shadowdance
Friday, November 4, 8:00PM
Vagabond Ballroom, 830 Isabella Street, Oakland
$10
http://shadowdance2011.eventbrite.com
http://vagabondballroom.wordpress.com
Saturday, November 5, 8:00PM
Oakland Metro Opera House, 630 3rd Street, Oakland
$15
http://ariellahshadowdance.eventbrite.com
http://www.oaklandmetro.org
“Shadowdance is:
A darkly intense, heart-pounding journey into the silhouette of night, featuring some of the best performance artists, musicians and DJs from all over our world.
This year Shadowdance brings you TWO evenings full of darkness and beauty to hopefully satiate your palette...Friday, November 4 and Saturday November 5.
Friday, November 4 is ShadowSide: Where you can come to dance...
Friday night will feature two bands of a darker nature, one full set of dark performance art, and for the majority of the evening we will serve dark music for those who desire to move on the dance floor...
Saturday night will feature two full sets of performance art filled with a feast of performers, including throat singing, industrial performance art, belly dancers, puppet shows, circus arts, angle grinding, and much more!
We truly hope you will enter our world and join us in the darknesss...
Kindly allow the dark side of the moon and all her loveliness and glory fully enrapture you... envelope you... soothe and comfort you...
Formal, creative, unique, individualistic, and gothic attire welcomed and quite frankly, requested.“
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Hula Festival
Friday-Sunday, November 4-6
see Facebook page for detailed schedule
Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Avenue, Pleasanton
see website for ticket details
http://www.kumuhulaassociation.com
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=233433343374231
“Presented by the Kuma Hula Association of Northern California
Features: Solo and Group competition. Groups from Hawaii, Nevada, Washington and California. Arts and Craft vendors from Hawaii and California. Food booths serving Kalua pig, lomi salmon, chicken long rice, poi, laulau, teriyaki, beef or chicken, saimin, and shave ice.”
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Collegium Occidentalis
Saturday, November 5, 8:00AM-6:00PM
First Unitarian Church of San Jose, 160 North Third Street, San Jose
$20
http://www.collegium.westkingdom.org
http://www.westkingdom.org
“This is the annual fall educational event for the West Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). It's a day full of hands-on workshops, panel discussions, lectures, demonstrations, and all types of classes on medieval and renaissance history.
Collegium Occidentalis is a full day of classes, workshops, lectures, discussions, and demonstrations that is open to the public (with reduced admission fees for SCA members). The mission of this event is to further the understanding and appreciation of pre-17th-century history, especially in Western Europe.
Collegium is one of two, large, educational events held each year by the West Kingdom of the Society for Creative Anachronism. The other is the Arts and Science Tourney, which takes place in June. The two events differ in that Collegium is held indoors, in a classroom setting, while the Tourney is held outdoors, in a camping setting. This allows for a wide variety of courses and topics to be covered by each event.”
“The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-seventeenth century Europe. The SCA Known World consists of 19 kingdoms, with over 30,000 members in countries around the world. Members, dressed in clothing of the Middle Ages and Renaissance attend events which feature tournaments, royal courts, feasts, dancing, educational classes and workshops, and much more.”
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Barry and Maya Spector's Day of the Dead Ritual
Saturday, November 5, 9:00AM-6:00PM
Hillside Church, 1422 Navellier Street, El Cerrito
$30 if paid in advance, $50 if paid at the door.
Pre-registration required. No one refused. Work scholarships available.
Contact Barry Spector at 650-329-1415 or shmoover@comcast.net for more information
http://www.barryandmayaspector.com/Barryandmaya/Upcoming_Events.html
"Whether or not we have recently lost loved ones, we all carry a heavy load of grief and stress simply by living in these times. When we can’t find ways to drop the weight of this emotional burden, we can become hopeless, bitter or numb. Letting it go makes room for a new kind of imagination to enter. The release of these emotions requires a safe space and a caring community.
We will take a full day to help each other remember our ancestors and our personal and collective losses. In some traditions, this is the time of year when the veil between our world and the unseen world is thin; it is an opportune time to complete any unfinished business that prevents us from fully participating in life. This will be a day of mourning and remembrance, but also of great beauty and celebration. There will be poetry, storytelling, drumming, altar-building and chanting from African, Celtic, Mexican and other traditions."
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Earth Energy Walk
with Community Seed
Saturday, November 5, 9:45AM-1:00PM (and first Saturday of every month)
Pogonip Park, rear entance, Spring Street at Spring Court, Santa Cruz
see link below for directions to meeting place
http://www.communityseed.org/CS_-_Events/Energy_Walks/energy_walks.html
http://www.communityseed.org/CS_-_Events/Energy_Walks/energy_walks.html#Pogonip
“November we walk at Pogonip, as we have after every Sabbat Celebration this year, watching the wheel turn through the seasons.
Join us on our monthly walks, and feel the power of the Earth.
Walks are on the first Saturday of each month!
Gather at 9:45AM
Departure: 10:00AM
Return: around 1:00PM.
Details...
Our walk is usually about 2-3 hrs round trip with a stop for meditation half way in. We will walk rain or shine, however... if the forecast is very stormy, call ahead to verify. 831-469-0336
Before beginning our walk together, we will take a moment to center our minds and bodies. Once we are all fully present, we will begin our journey, all the while tuning in, listening, and absorbing the energies of the elements, plants, and animals. Halfway into our walk we will sit for meditation, a guided visualization, and to share food.
FOR ALL LOCATIONS Please bring:
Drinking water
A small snack
Hiking Shoes
Comfortable Clothes
Money for Parking (Several parks)
If the location is not listed... please call or email us. 831-469-0336, info@communityseed.org”
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Urban Composting!
Saturday, November 5, 10:00AM-12:00PM
Garden for the Environment, 7th Avenue at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Free, but registration required
http://www.gardenfortheenvironment.org/pages/calendar.html
http://nov2011composting.eventbrite.com/?ref=ebtn
“Fall can be a great time to start a new compost pile as you tidy up the leftovers of the summer’s bounty! Join GFE as we discover how to turn those leftovers, either from the garden or the kitchen, into “black gold”. This fun, hands-on workshop teaches methods for both backyard and worm composting for all seeking to enrich the bounty of their garden and reduce their ecological footprint. Come learn what you can do to improve your garden and prevent organic waste from ending up in the landfill! Rot on!”
Thanks to Pixie for letting me know about this event!
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Soapmaking Basics
part of the Re-Skilling Workshop series
Saturday, November 5, 10:00AM-5:00PM
Commonweal Garden at the Regenerative Design Institute, Bolinas
$95
see website for directions, detailed schedule,and registration information
http://regenerativedesign.org/courses-events/re-skilling-soapmaking-basics
http://www.regenerativedesign.org/re-skilling-series
“In this hands-on, fully engaged class you will make five pounds of vegetarian soap from scratch, using the traditional cold process method and a special "zipper" recipe of coconut and California Olive Oil. This simple, but specially developed recipe is easily adaptable to your family's needs back at home. We have a treasure trove of tools, molds, toys, herbs, flowers, grains, books, and others soap samples to inspire your creativity and thus customize your work.
The class includes a discussion of chemistry, safety, recipe adaptations, French milling, glycerine soap, fillers, and superfatting. We will also focus on ecological and bioregional issues of home, small scale and local production for community health and vitality.
All participants will leave with the know-how to make their own soaps at home, as well as a 5-pound batch of hand-crafted soap to take home.
What is Re-Skilling?
Our ancestors, perhaps only a few generations back, were able to make what they needed for daily life or trade for what they needed with a skilled neighbor.
In this modern culture, most of us have lost the skills of basic craftsmanship. As we transition away from global consumerism and towards localized, earth-friendly economies, we need to reclaim these skills for ourselves and for our community.
Many of us have already started to re-skill around food - growing fresh vegetables in the backyard or cultivating a plot at a local community garden. This self-sustaining practice is deeply satisfying, and in the Bay Area there is a vibrant local economy around food that supports local farmers, garden teachers, restaurants, and burgeoning new vegetable landscaping businesses.
The Re-Skilling Series at RDI was inspired by our greater community's interest in learning more craftsmanship skills. Beyond growing our own vegetables, we can start re-skilling around food preservation, clothing, personal care products, furniture, and other needs of daily life.
Re-skilling requires that we connect more deeply to the natural world. It involves cultivating (or foraging) plants for basketry, building materials, medicine, general body care, dyes, food and clothing. It invites us into a closer relationship with domestic and wild animals, and asks that we pay more attention to the changing of the seasons and the cycles of the natural world. It also fosters a deeper gratitude for all that nature continues to provide us.
Re-skilling is happening all over the world - especially within communities engaged in the Transition Town movement. Now is the time to reclaim these basic skills of local craftsmanship! We believe that joy of reclaiming these skills will increase our self-sufficiency and meet the growing needs for a local, regenerative economy.”
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Journey of the Divine Feminine
Workshop Series for Women
Saturday, November 5, 10:00AM-5:00PM,
and one more Saturday, and December 3
Rudramandir, 830 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
$85 per workshop
Women only
for more information or to register, please call 415-448-7043
http://www.divinecreativejourney.com/473-2/workshops-groups
“The time will come when it will be auspicious to be born into the body of a woman. This is a ‘prophecy’ that came in novel I am working on called Daughter of Beautiful Promises. Not long after, I was deeply moved by a Buddhist documentary where an aging nun was crying, wishing to be reborn as a man so she could practice and become enlightened. I strongly believe that now is the time when it is auspicious to be born into the body of a woman.
Women are being called to come into their full power, to awaken the divine feminine qualities of love, compassion, forgiveness, patience and wisdom that the world so needs to come back into balance. The Dalai Lama, Mata Amritanandamayi and many other spiritual leaders and thinkers are calling women to guide the world into a new era by bringing forward the innate qualities of the divine feminine into ourselves, our communities and the world. It is my deepest heart’s desire to answer this call and be a part of a positive change.
As women in this modern world, we are often struggling with day to day existence, trying to balance families, work, friendships, creative pursuits and spiritual practice, and yet there is this calling to offer. Maybe answering the calling begins by not buying into what has been created for us. I believe we need to find a place of stillness in the constant motion and noise to be able to deeply listen and hear the inner voice of guidance. We need places of gathering women together for support, envisioning and creating.
We are blessed with having many amazing women teachers and leaders who have broken new ground, role models who can inspire us. Yet all of us can participate in this change in small or large ways. What is your vision? As a woman, and perhaps as a mother, grandmother, a wife, an artist, a healer, a lover of life, what is it that you want most, for yourself, for others and for the world? And how do you think we as women can walk the path?”
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Discover the Beauty in Water-Wise Gardening
Saturday, November 5, 1:00-2:30PM
Garden for the Environment, 7th Avenue at Lawton Street, San Francisco
Free, but registration required
http://www.gardenfortheenvironment.org/pages/calendar.html
http://gardentournov2011.eventbrite.com/?ref=ebtn
“Join us for an informative tour of GFE's climate-appropriate demonstration garden focusing on water-wise gardening techniques and plants appropriate for San Francisco's Summer-Dry Climate. Learn how you can create a beautiful garden with plants that need little or no summer water. It's good for the environment and for the water bill!”
Thanks to Pixie for letting me know about this event!
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Pelvic Floor Workshop for Women
with Candice Garrett
Saturday, November 5, 2:00PM
The Red Tent, 15495 Los Gatos Boulevard, Suite C, Los Gatos, 408-365-4905
$35, please pre-register at website below
http://theredtent.net/red_tent_events?eventId=369028&EventViewMode=EventDetails
http://www.candicegarrettyoga.com
"The female pelvic floor is unique and often misunderstood. 50% percent of all women in this country are dealing with incontinence and persistant vaginal pain and dysfunction of some kind. Whether you have these issues now, or would like to prevent them in the future, this workshop is for women of all ages. Learn why kegels aren't enough and how to promote lifelong vaginal and pelvic heath. We will learn the anatomy of the pelvis and its organs and simple exercises that will strengthen, tone and stretch the pelvic floor. "
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Festival of the Bones
presented by Ile Orunmila Oshun
Saturday, November 5, 6:30-9:00PM
Oakland Center for Spiritual Living, 5000 Clarewood Drive, Oakland
$27-$9, sliding scale. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
http://ileorunmilaoshun.org
http://www.oaklandcsl.org
“The Festival of the Bones honors the contributions of our collective ancestors and celebrates the beauty of life. We share in the gifts of the world’s spiritual traditions including African, Native American, Hawaiian, and Middle Eastern.
Representatives from these traditions will share their stories, songs, and dances. This Festival is interactive village theatre. Participants will experience transformative acts such as invoking the spirits of their ancestors, telling their stories, and placing them on the Tree of Life.”
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Teresa Tudury and Roy Zimmerman
in concert
Saturday, November 5, 7:30PM
San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, San Geronimo
$16
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/199395
http://www.sgvcc.org/artsevents/centerevents.html
http://teresatudury.net
http://www.royzimmerman.com
“Teresa was a huge hit at the Community Center the last time she was here a few years ago drawing a sell-out crowd and eliciting many belly laughs and a standing ovation. With a compelling voice that magnetizes audiences, and comedic prowess to match, Teresa is a consummate performer who pours out her original songs with power, verve, passion, and disarming humor.”
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Mythmakers Ball
presented by Sanctuary of the Open Heart
Saturday, November 5, 8:00PM-1:00AM
Montclair Women's Cultural Arts Club, 1650 Mountain Boulevard, Oakland
$49
http://mythmakersball.com
http://www.13moonmysteryschool.org/temple_details.html
“The Mythmaker’s Ball - A benefit to manifest a 13 Moon Temple in the SF Bay Area honoring the Divine Feminine.
At a beautiful location nestled in the green hills of Oakland, transformed for one night into a mythic realm of enchantment, whimsy and wonder…
Fellow Dreamers, God/desses, Mythic Players and Merrymakers
You can hear it, this new story, rising in the heart
calling us to join together
The Mythmakers
Heralds of The New
Troubadours for Joy…
Weave magic with The Greenman and Greenwoman
Be inspired by The Muses of Mermaid Grotto
Dive deep with The Delphi Oracle Priestesses
Fulfill your senses in the Rose Goddess’s Garden
Sip tea with Alice at The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
oin in courtly dances to the lyric strains of Minstrels and Bards
Dance to Dj Ron Toffanelli’s treasures of aural pleasures
Enjoy SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMERS, and many more surprises!
PARTICIPATE!
Be part of creating this beautiful event by offering your talents to our volunteer team
MYTHIC ATTIRE TO INSPIRE: God/dess attire from all Mythic Realms, Faerie folk, Mermaids, Alice in Wonderland characters, Unicorns, Greenmen and women, Wizards, flowing gowns, flower garlands, crowns, wings, horns, Ren Faire costuming, Bards and Minstrels, gypsy and fools. Surprise and Delight us!”
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Daylight Savings Time Ends
Sunday, November 6, 2:00AM (which then immediately becomes 1:00AM, I think...)
http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b.html
Set your clocks back one hour. Or don't, and just be early for everything from now on.
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Natural Bodycare Gift Basket
part of EcoRanch Projects’ Sustainability Series
Sunday, November 6, 10:00AM-3:00PM
Sienna Ranch, 3232 Deer Hill Road, Lafayette, 925-283-6311
$55 plus $30 fee for materials
please register at the website below
http://www.siennaranch.net/Sustainable_Sienna_Ranch.html
“In this fun, crafty class, you’ll create a beautiful gift basket of natural body care products using simple, low-cost herbal and natural ingredients. We’ll make a sugar exfoliating scrub, a body cream, and a glycerin soap, all blended with healing herbs. Join us to learn these simple recipes, discuss various herbs and their properties, learn where to source materials, and get recipes for making more fun concoctions at home. Plus, you’ll go home with a beautifully packaged gift basket to use as an inspiration for holiday gift-making!”
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Wildcrafting Herbal Remedies
part of the Re-Skilling Workshop series
Sunday, November 6, 10:00AM-4:00PM
Commonweal Garden at the Regenerative Design Institute, Bolinas
$95
see website for directions, detailed schedule,and registration information
http://regenerativedesign.org/courses-events/medicinal-roots-barks-and-fruits-california
http://www.regenerativedesign.org/re-skilling-series
“If you are curious about what plants in your local landscape can be wildcrafted into herbal remedies, join Tellur Fenner on this introduction to plant medicine. An emphasis will be placed on treasures of the fall season - roots, barks and fruits - as well as plants that are well suited to prevent and treat winter colds and flu. We will explore the diverse array of medicinal biennial and perennial plants found growing throughout California, with an emphasis on those native to the region.
Topics of discussion include: field botany/plant ID, edible and medicinal uses, tips on how to identify and avoid toxic/poisonous plants, sustainable harvesting techniques, and explanation of various preparation methods. The morning session will consist of a lecture/slideshow, while the afternoon will be spent in the field identifying, harvesting, and preparing an herbal remedy. Anyone curious about the healing potential of our local flora will find this class not only insightful, but self empowering as well. You will leave with your own herbal remedy for the fall cold and flu season to take home.
What is Re-skilling?
Our ancestors, perhaps only a few generations back, were able to make what they needed for daily life or trade for what they needed with a skilled neighbor.
In this modern culture, most of us have lost the skills of basic craftsmanship. As we transition away from global consumerism and towards localized, earth-friendly economies, we need to reclaim these skills for ourselves and for our community.
Many of us have already started to re-skill around food - growing fresh vegetables in the backyard or cultivating a plot at a local community garden. This self-sustaining practice is deeply satisfying, and in the Bay Area there is a vibrant local economy around food that supports local farmers, garden teachers, restaurants, and burgeoning new vegetable landscaping businesses.
The Re-Skilling Series at RDI was inspired by our greater community's interest in learning more craftsmanship skills. Beyond growing our own vegetables, we can start re-skilling around food preservation, clothing, personal care products, furniture, and other needs of daily life.
Re-skilling requires that we connect more deeply to the natural world. It involves cultivating (or foraging) plants for basketry, building materials, medicine, general body care, dyes, food and clothing. It invites us into a closer relationship with domestic and wild animals, and asks that we pay more attention to the changing of the seasons and the cycles of the natural world. It also fosters a deeper gratitude for all that nature continues to provide us.
Re-skilling is happening all over the world - especially within communities engaged in the Transition Town movement. Now is the time to reclaim these basic skills of local craftsmanship! We believe that joy of reclaiming these skills will increase our self-sufficiency and meet the growing needs for a local, regenerative economy.”
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Goddess Awakening - Temple services for She of 10,000 Names
with Rabbit, Iris, and guest Priestesses
Sunday, November 6, 11:00AM-12:00PM, (and the first Sunday of every month)
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
Donations gratefully accepted
Women only
http://www.sacredwell.com/classes-events
"Women! Join Rabbit and Iris as they share myths that explore and validate the many different experiences of womanhood, from the precious to the painful and back. We all find a Mother, Healer, and Queen in the Goddess, and She can help us honor the lessons of our own experiences.”
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Spiritual Cleansing
with Storm Faerywolf
Sunday, November 6, 2:00-4:00PM
The Mystic Dream, 1437 N Broadway, Walnut Creek, 925-933-2342
$25 - Register early! Seating limited to 6 participants!
Please pre-register by phone or at the website below
http://www.themysticdream.com
http://www.faerywolf.com
“Every spiritual path has practices for cleansing the soul of anger, grief, worry, negative energy or evil spirits. We will discuss herbs, stones, symbols and rituals from various cultures and traditions and combine what we have learned into a simple rite to cleanse ourselves leaving us feeling purified and free.
Storm Faerywolf is a certified Reiki Master/Teacher and one of the owners of The Mystic Dream. He has been practicing Reiki for over 13 years and offers Reiki sessions and attunements at the store on Fridays and Saturdays by arrangement. Please call 925-933-2342 to register or to make a private appointment.”
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Healing Rage - Transforming Negative Emotions into Positive Fuel
an Event for Women
with Ruth King
Sunday, November 6, 4:00-9:00PM
Skyline Community Church, 12540 Skyline Boulevard, Oakland
$75
For more information or to register, contact Mary at mary@sagrada.com or 510-653-7196
http://www.sagrada.com/ruthking.html
http://ruthking.net/2011/07/24/sagrada
http://www.skylineucc.org
“Rage is fierce clarity and untapped fuel; a natural resource of misused energy that requires our loving attention. Embraced with compassion, the trapped energies of rage are released and become an intimate teacher of balance, integrity, and resilience, greatly enhancing our relationships and our service to the world.
In this afternoon of fun and insight, we embrace rage as a pathway to emotional liberation. Through group sharing, mindfulness, and ceremony, we are guided inward to make peace with aspects of our lives that are dishonored. We discover our Disguises of Rage and open to the wisdom behind them. We expand perceptions of right and wrong, learn how to accept and forgive, and rest more in body and mind.
Ruth King is a recognized authority on Emotional Wisdom offering lectures and retreats nationwide. She has been a dedicated practitioner of Theravada and Vajrayana Buddhism since 1992 offering annual retreats at Spirit Rock Meditation Center (CA), Insight Meditation Community (DC), New York Insight, BuddhaFest (DC), and East Bay Meditation Center (CA). Ms. King holds a master’s in clinical psychology from John F. Kennedy University (CA), is an Interfaith Officiate of Universal Life Church, and is the author of the groundbreaking book Healing Rage—Women Making Inner Peace Possible, foreword by Spirit Rock founder Jack Kornfield, endorsed by Pulitzer Prize Winner Alice Walker, and an O Magazine Nugget. Originally from Berkeley, CA, Ms. King lives with life partner Dr. Barbara Riley and cat Mr. Socks in Charlotte, NC.”
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Spark Collective Fire Circle
Sunday, November 6, gather at 4:00PM, ritual at 7:00PM
Humanist Hall, 390 27th Street, Oakland
$5-$20
http://www.sparkcollective.org/circle
“Through the Veil, Connecting with Our Ancestors.
I encourage you to put on your finery! My feeling is that if I am going to
call and meet ancestors I have never met before, they will like the festive
clothes. They will know it is a special event, and they will feel honored that I
got all dolled up for them. If they will like what they see, maybe they'll come
again next year.
4 pm: Drum Practice
5 pm: Potluck
6:30 pm: Arrive for circle
7 pm- 11pm Circle”
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Secrets of the Soil
A Science at the Theater presentation
Monday, November 7, 7:00-9:00PM
Roda Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theater, 2015 Addison Street, Berkeley
Free
http://www.lbl.gov/LBL-PID/fobl/
“Learn how the hidden world just beneath the surface could hold the key to our climate and energy future.”
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Tarot Salon
with Grey
Tuesday, November 8, 7:00-8:00PM (and the second Tuesday of each month)
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, 510-444-9355
Donations gratefully accepted
http://www.sacredwell.com/classes-events
“Maybe you have taken a class, perhaps tried to learn to read the Tarot from a book, or are just trying to piece it together on your own. Now you want to know how to really "dive in" to what specific cards are all about. This monthly discussion group is where you want to be.
Each month we will take two cards from the Tarot and spend time really getting to know them in a roundtable discussion where we can all learn, share insights and gain inspirations from one another. Bring your favorite Tarot deck with you, and be ready to share, learn (and maybe even teach) some new ideas!”
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Dream Theater
A Call for Actors
Wednesday, November 9, 7:00-9:00PM
The Dream Institute of Northern California, 1672 University Avenue, Berkeley, 510-845-1767
http://www.dream-institute.org/idx_calendar.htm#Dream_Theater:_A_Call_for_Actors
http://www.dream-institute.org/idx_calendar.htm#Solstice_Event:_“Diamonds_of_Light”_
“Interested in participating in dream theater as ritual? “Diamonds of Light,” a dream-based performance piece written and presented here in 2009, will be offered again for the Solstice event on December 18th. If you would like to join in, come to this initial meeting to look over the script and consider ways it could be staged. Fresh dream material from participants on the seasonal theme to be added. No acting background necessary, only enthusiasm. Subsequent rehearsal dates to be arranged.
The Dream Institute is an experimental cultural center founded in 2003. It has come into being during this time known as the shift or the great turning. Our offerings include weekend workshops, daylong seminars, evening salons, film series, professional training, art exhibits, retreats, and dream-based performances. We are also the West Coast center for Culture Dreaming. Programs and events are open to the public; continuing education seminars are for professionals in the healing arts. We do not advocate any single philosophical, psychological, spiritual, or religious viewpoint toward dreams or personal growth.”
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Mask-Making Workshop
with Sue Kearney of Magnolias West
Saturday-Sunday, November 12-13
private home in west Oakland, address will be given upon registration
pay what you wish, pay what you can, $80 deposit required in advance
for more information, contact Sue at Sue@MagnoliasWest.com
http://www.magnoliaswest.com/LifeMaskWorkshop
http://www.magnoliaswest.com/morninggratitudes/?p=1297
“In many mystical traditions the mask has been a powerful symbol of realization and promise. It has been used as a tool for connecting to collective wisdom, channeling protective energy, divination, restoring health, and sacred initiatory rites.
The ritual of mask-making, when done with focus and intention, is a powerful way to connect your everyday persona with your inner, more intuitive, higher self. It's also fun!
Join Sue for a mask-making workshop this fall, the weekend of November 12-13, at her home in west Oakland. This workshop will be small by intention: no more than seven participants.
*What is this Pay what you wish/what you can thing? you ask. Read on: Sculptors, shamans and coaches offer two-day mask-making workshops for $199–$225. For this workshop, you are invited to choose the fee that's the right fit for you. You won't be asked to pay your balance until the workshop is complete. A few words about the $80 deposit to hold your space: When you email Sue to reserve, you'll be asked to date your check for two days after the workshop (November 14, 2011). This check won't be cashed until the workshop is complete. If you need to cancel and let me know up to two weeks before the workshop date, your check will be torn up. If you let Sue know by one week before, she'll return $40. If you cancel week of the workshop, you lose the deposit.”
Sue Kearney is also know as Raven of the Redwoods, Amazon High Priestess of Rhythmic Transformation!
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Have a Week of Communing with the Beloved Dead and Awareness of your own Desire!
Molly Blue Dawn
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