Sacred Feminine Yoga, Occupy Purim Party, Dances of Shakti, International Women's Day, Ceremony for the Spring Moon, Make Do, The Road to Ife, In Her Name Circle: Sarasvati, Live From the Starving Ear, Novilunio, Hexenfest, Atomic Intuition, Vegetarian Living, Bee Symposium, Music at the McConaghy House, From Sheep to Shawl, Cook Wild, Community Seed’s Open Circle, The Blood Countess, Make a Bid for Peace!, Hope Struggle and Change, Spring Forward!, Temple of Aphrodite, Henna Workshop, ClownSnotBombs Secret Circus, Shamanic Healing Clinic, No EFT Class in March, Goddess Empowerment Dance, Tarot Salon, Pi Day, Henna and Tea Party, Evening of Traditional Song, Manifesting Abundance and Self-Love through Affirmations, CAYA’s Ball for the Bees
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Sacred Feminine Yoga
Wednesday, March 7, 11:00AM-12:30PM, and three more Wednesdays, March 14, 21 and 28
The Goddess Garden Sanctuary, 211 Las Gallinas Avenue, San Rafael
$15 per session
for more information, please contact Le’ema Kathleen Graham
at leema@dancingpriestess.com or 415-479-3892
http://www.dancingpriestess.com
“Receive a gentle restorative yoga practice to renew yourself for spring!
Easy poses to rejuvenate you, eliminating stress and habitually held tension in the body.
Personal attention assured in the supportive environment of my elegant home temple.
Le'ema Kathleen Graham is a visionary sacred dancer, ordained temple priestess, yogini and master teacher with over 30 years experience in the field of Somatics. Her work is featured in the book Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance. Her memoir Dancing the Inner Serpent: Memoirs of a Suburban Snake Priestess received a rave review in Conscious Dancer magazine. Her Snake Yoga: Sacred Feminine Wisdom instructional DVD was highlighted in the What's Hot section of Yoga Magazine.”
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Occupy Purim Party
Wednesday, March 7, 7:00PM
Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley
$15
http://www.ashkenaz.com/2011/sidepages/march12/w2.html
http://www.aquarianminyan.org
http://www.adamamusic.net
“It’s time to celebrate Purim, in the Ashkenaz style: the Aquarian Minyan Purim Party! The evening begins with the traditional Megillah scroll reading at 7 pm, followed by the satirical play Occupy Purim, directed by Lincoln Spector. The versatile band Adama closes the night with music for dancing, with singer-guitarist-arranger Achi Ben Shalom, percussionist Jan Padover, bassist Jeremy Cohen, flutist Rabecca Kleinmanna, and Be’eri Moalem on viola and violin. The ensemble plays music of Jewish people around the world, including klezmer, Ladino, Middle Eastern, Yiddish, Hasidic, and contemporary American Jewish tunes.”
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Dances of Shakti
A Facilitated Dance Journey of Empowerment for Women
with Veenaa Saynana ‘Laughing Dolphin’
Wednesday, March 7, 7:00-9:00PM, and two more Wednesdays, March 14 and 21
Seventh Heaven Yoga Body Awareness Center, 2820 Seventh Street, Berkeley
$230 for the whole series, drop-in price $25
please register in advance at website below
Women only
for more information, contact Veenaa Saynana at veenaasaynana@gmail.com
http://www.aiyuinstitute.com/shakti-project
“Dances of Shakti include improvisation, dance, and authentic movement and opens doorways into the realms of endless possibilities. We start off with a theme that everyone is invited to explore and delve deeper if they choose. Each class starts with a short warm-up that includes breathing and gentle yoga stretches. The pace then picks up with up-tempo music. Each participant is encouraged to move at her own pace. A safe container is provided for each woman to explore her creative expression of her sensuality and sexuality, thereby allowing for her full expression of her feminine self. Participants will be guided to explore the creativity and wisdom within their bodies through facilitated paired dancing and group work that may include improvisation and authentic movement.
The class ends with a meditative piece which may include deep journeying, visualization, sound healing and more.
Highlights:
Provide an avenue for women to heal their femininity
Provide a safe container for women to express their sensuality freely
To help women get in touch with the wisdom of their bodies and their intuitive gifts
To teach powerful yet easy to learn tools to build confidence, self-esteem and trust”
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International Women's Day
Tuesday, March 8
http://www.internationalwomensday.com
You can search the above website for local events, or celebrate in your own way!
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Ceremony for the Spring Moon
with Iya Mahea of The Sacred Forest
Thursday, March 8, 7:30PM
Oakland - exact location given upon RSVP
No fee for admission, and all are welcome
http://thesacredforest.org/events
“This ritual will honor the Moon and the Water Spirits as we enter the season of the Spring Equinox. Our ceremony is inspired by African spirituality and will commemorate hope and renewal through song, sacred dance, healing movement and mbira meditation. Please bring your own symbol of renewal to place on the altar as you arrive.
The Sacred Forest is dedicated to the preservation, appreciation and understanding of indigenous spiritual practices, particularly those of Ifa, an African Spiritual Tradition. Our goals are to provide opportunities for African based spiritual healing and peacemaking, to facilitate the strengthening of the family and community through the African village model, and to develop a multi-ethnic community involved in the perpetuation of pan-African spirituality and performance arts. We ultimately seek to provide facilities for prayer, meditation, education and fellowship.”
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Make Do
A recycle and Up-cycle art and fashion show
Opening Reception Friday March 9, 6:00-9:00PM, fashion show at 8:00PM
Show runs through May 4
K Gallery at Rhythmic Cultural Works, 2513 Blanding Avenue, Alameda
http://www.rhythmix.org/content/12gallery/120309.html
“Opening night festivities include Up-cycle and vintage fashion vendors, yummy eats and visual treats!
Do you lament wastefulness and struggle with throwing anything away? If you embrace Reduce, Re-use and Recycle as a way of life and prefer to buy less and make more, here is the show for you!
Rhythmix Cultural Works, Julie's Coffee and Tea Garden, Sewing guru Jennifer Serr, Upcycle Clothes and artists from Redux have teamed up to create a show that will inspire the Make Do in all of us!
Our artists and crafters trolled through thrift stores, garage sales, and dumpsters to create fun and functional items - clothing, accessories, house-wares and fine art from cast off materials otherwise destined for a landfill.”
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The Road to Ife: Manifesting Goodness through the Teachings of Ifa
Friday, March 9, 6:30-8:00PM (and the second Friday of each month)
East Bay Healing Collective, 1840 Alcatraz Avenue, Berkeley
$11 per single class. Discounts available for blocks of classes - see website for details
http://www.roadtoife.com/index.php/classes/values
“These classes will share the traditions of Ifa, a West African spiritual and life tradition and the progenitor of the Orisha/Santeria tradition. The wisdom and intelligence of Ifa includes cosmology, philosophy, science, ethics, poetry, folktales, proverbs, sacred scripture and song. The values inherent in the Ifa tradition (consistent with values across most indigenous and spiritual traditions) provide an approach to life that can lead to greater satisfaction and alignment with our personal and collective destinies as humans.
This week’s class: Lift Every Voice and Sing: Song (Orin) in Orisa Worship
with Iyalorisha Ayodele/Sauda Burch
Open to the Public - You do not need prior knowledge nor to be a practitioner of the tradition to benefit from the teachings. Each class provides a discrete teaching; you do not have to take the classes in order. Please note that each class is limited to 20 participants, so while drop-ins are welcome, we encourage you to pre-register.”
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In Her Name Circle: Sarasvati, Hindu Goddess of Wisdom and the Arts
with Joy Reichard
Friday, March 9, 7:00-8:30PM (and the second Friday of every month)
Ann Benner Room, UU San Mateo, 300 E Santa Inez Avenue, San Mateo, 650-342-5946
$10-$20 suggested donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
http://www.uusanmateo.org/index.php/Classes/In_Her_Name_Circle.html
http://www.joyreichard.com/divine.html
http://www.celebratedivinefeminine.com
“The voice of the Divine Feminine is re-emerging in human consciousness, bringing us a new vision of the sacredness and unity of life.
Her mythology from diverse cultures around the globe illustrates her many representations and rich symbolism offering role models and guidance to modern women and men. Her message is one of peace, compassion, and respect for all life.
If you are seeking to learn more about the Divine Feminine, then please join us on the second Friday of each month as devotees of the Goddess gather to celebrate her many manifestations with ritual, movement, myth, song, divination and guided visualization. A $10-20 donation is appreciated.
Upcoming dates:
April 13 - Ixchel, Mayan Goddess of the Moon
May 11 - Yemaya, Goddess of the Sea
June 8 - Pele, Hawaiian Volcano Goddess
July 13 - Isis/Hathor, Mother Goddesses of Egypt
August 10 - Freja, Norse Goddess of Beauty and Love
September 14 - Shekhinah, The Feminine Face of God
October 12 - Tara, Tibetan Goddess and Bodhisattva
November 9 - Hecate, Queen of Witches or Wise Crone?
December 14 - Guadalupe, Mother of the People”
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Will Durst and Roy Zimmerman: Live From the Starving Ear
Friday, March 9, 7:30PM
SF Live Arts at Cyprian's, 2097 Turk Street, San Francisco
$16 in advance, $18 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/230185
http://www.willdurst.com
http://www.royzimmerman.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufkD_QyY_MY
“An evening of election year comedy and social commentary as comedian Will Durst and singer/songwriter Roy Zimmerman pay homage to and recreate an evening at the seminal San Francisco nightclub, the hungry i. San Francisco's political pundit-in-chief, Will Durst joins the Bay Area's top musical satirist, in a hilarious evening of biting political satire and hilarious observation.”
Roy Zimmerman is one of my favourite local musicians!
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Novilunio
a world music fusion project
with Laura Inserra and Elizabeth Setzer
Friday, March 9, 8:00PM
Subterranean Arthouse, 2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Sliding scale $10-$20
http://www.novilunio.org/subterraneanarthouse.html
http://www.laurainserra.com/en/Home.html
http://www.kitka.org
“Novilunio, the Italian term for 'new moon', is a world fusion music project created by multi-instrumentalist Laura Inserra and vocalist/pianist Elizabeth Setzer. Their music combines traditional folk songs from the Balkans and Caucasus region with original compositions and improvised elements. Most of the instruments played belong to various ancient traditions from around the world, while others are contemporary inventions. The concert will feature guest musicians Evan Fraser (multi-instrumentalist from Hamsa Lila and Stella Mara), Briget Boyle, and Janet Kutulas (singers from Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble).”
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Hexenfest
A Festival of Magick-based Music and Dance
Friday, March 9, 8:00PM-1:30AM
Oakland Metro Operahouse, 630 3rd Street, Oakland
$20
http://www.facebook.com/events/186641301433533/
http://holdmyticket.com/event/37302
http://www.oaklandmetro.org
“Hexenfest is the first annual celebration of myth, magick, and neopagan themes in music, dance, and art. Folk tradition, gothic tribal fusion, the works of Joseph Campbell and the Brothers Grimm, the dark and wild worlds of faery, nightmare and dream are explored in this evening of enchantment inspired by myth and legend both old and contemporary.
Featured acts include:
Pandemonaeon http://pandemonaeon.net
Gothic tribal folk-metal from the realms of myth and dream
The Razor Skyline http://www.reverbnation.com/therazorskyline
Darkwave textures, gothic melodies, hard guitars and driving beats
Anaar/Tombo Studio http://www.tombostudio.com
Dark fusion dancer and fashion designer for the new Belle Epoch
Jason Pitzl-Waters http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wildhunt/about
DJ, MC, Tastemaker, Wild Hunt, A Darker Shade of Pagan
Morpheus Ravenna http://beansidhe.net
Ecstatic devotional dance, priestess of the Morrigan” ______________________________________
Atomic Intuition
presented by Ragged Wing Ensemble
Friday-Sunday, March 9-11, Friday and Saturday 8:00PM, Sunday 5:00PM
Envision Academy, 1515 Webster Street , Oakland
$15-$30
http://raggedwing.org/show/show_detail/21
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/227072
“The Fortune Project Chapter 2: Atomic Intuition
Challenging the dichotomy of the material and psychic worlds, we ask; ‘Is the fabric of Mystery woven with electrons and protons?’
Chapter Two of the Fortune Project is a highly interactive multidisciplinary performance experience that offers ways of peering into this question with activities, reflections and a central performance.
The audience is invited to gamble with their memories, divine through film, and tell a tarot reader what is in store for them.
Designed to delight and disorient, Atomic Intuition, conceived by Cecilia Palmtag and embodied by the ensemble, explores the forest of uncertainty in search of grounding perspectives and constant truths.
Ragged Wing Ensemble opens 2012 with a series of interactive performance events exploring the theme of Fortune.
We investigate how the universe speaks to us through our daily interactions: road signs, dreams, messages and images that find us when we most need them or warn us from going down the wrong path.
How can we take responsibility for our own destiny, while also accepting the cards we are dealt?
Each of the four chapters explores an aspect of this question from a different perspective. This 6 month project will culminate in an evening of pieces in late May directed by various ensemble members.
Upcoming performances:
Chapter 3: Dangerous Curves Ahead, April 23-May 13
Chapter 4: The Fortune Project: The Complete Works, May 23-27
Ragged Wing Ensemble is a collective of artists who create innovative work for the theater, drawing our theatrical vocabulary from physical theater, dance, clowning, mask work and puppetry. We seek to redefine classic stories, folktales and myths by creating original interpretations and placing them in new contexts. Our process is collaborative - from the management of the company to the creation of our pieces, from our educational programs to our commitment to low ticket prices and audience involvement.”
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Vegetarian Living - Energize the Soul and Nourish the Body
weekend retreat
Friday-Sunday, March 9-11, Friday 6:00PM-Sunday 4:00PM
Anubhuti Meditation and Retreat Center, 820 Bel Marin Keys Boulevard, Novato, 415-884-2314
donations accepted
please register at the website below:
http://www.anubhutiretreatcenter.org/Events.html/Events/Retreats.html
“Heal Body, Mind, and Soul
Learn how food affects thoughts and feelings with a new vegetarian approach to eating.
This retreat will offer sessions in:
Preparation and Cooking
Diet and Nutrition
Food for the Soul - A spiritual approach
Ecology of Food and Culture
A vegetarian diet is becoming an increasingly popular lifestyle choice for ethical, ecological and health reasons. Learn about the impact of food on our spirituality, ability to think, our health and on nourishing the soul.
This retreat offers an opportunity to understand the dynamics between food and thought, and how to nurture the whole self spiritually and physically through simple, yet powerful changes in our eating and food preparation habits, and creating a meditative environment while cooking.
Includes 2-3 person shared accommodation with private bath, and wholesome and delicious vegetarian meals with snacks at tea/coffee breaks.
All workshops and retreats at Anubhuti are made possible by the generosity and contributions of the participants. Please check with our staff for details.”
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Bee Symposium
Saturday, March 10, 9:00AM-5:00PM
Sebastopol Veterans Building, 282 South High Street, Sebastopol
$35 in advance, $40 at the door
http://www.beekind.com/annualbeesymposium.html
http://www.panna.org
“Sixth Annual Bee Symposium - Small Scale Beekeeping
A Benefit for (PANNA) Pesticide Action Network of North America
The 2012 Bee Symposium is dedicated to the efforts of small-scale and local beekeepers.
The Annual Bee Symposium is sponsored by Beekind Honey Shop and Beekeeping Supply”
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Music at the McConaghy House
Saturday, March 10, 10:00AM-4:00PM
McConaghy House, 18701 Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward
$5 for adults, $3 for seniors/students, free for children 10 and under
http://www.haywardareahistory.org/events/view/119-the_sound_of_music
“Children's Program at historic McConaghy House
Explore the musical instruments at the McConaghy House, learn a Victorian-era dance step, and make your own craft stick harmonica. Form a band with us and let's play music together on the front porch.”
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From Sheep to Shawl: Creating Beautiful Garments from Raw Wool
part of the Re-Skilling Workshop series
Saturday, March 10, 10:00AM-4:00PM, Part Two on April 1, Part Three on May 6
Part One at Windrush Farm, 2263 Chileno Valley Road, Petaluma
Parts Two and Three at Commonweal Garden at the Regenerative Design Institute, Bolinas
$250
see website for directions, detailed schedule, what to bring, and registration information
http://regenerativedesign.org/sheep-to-shawl
http://www.regenerativedesign.org/re-skilling-series
“In this 3 part series, discover the process of making raw wool into a wearable garment. With experienced local fiber artisans guiding you each step of the way, you will learn to discern the best fleeces of certain breeds, how to scour the fleece, how to card and comb to prepare for spinning and eventual knitting or felting. These hands-on workshops will show you the process of working with something that comes directly off the farm into a fashionable wearable garment – the most eco-friendly and natural way to clothe yourself!
Class 1 - Saturday, March 10, at Windrush Farm
From Raw Wool to Clean Fleeces with Mimi Luebbermann
You will start the series with a visit to a local sheep farm – Mimi Luebbermann's Windrush Farm in Chileno Valley, West Marin. Mimi will take you on a tour of her pastures to meet the flocks of Shetland Sheep and Corriedale/Finn sheep breeds. She will discuss what it takes to raise sheep sustainably and share with you her experiences being a sheep farmer. She will show and talk about the whole fleece and discuss the various fleece characteristics. You will get hands-on experience in skirting and scouring (washing) the fleece. You will leave with a part of the fleece you skirted and scoured, to dry at home and bring to the next class.
Class 2 - Sunday, April 1, at Commonweal Garden
Carding, Combing and Spinning your Fleece with Marlie de Swart
The first part of this class will be dedicated to showing and discussing ways of preparing your fleece so you can spin it or felt it. You will learn how to card and comb your clean raw wool into roving. Once you have carded your raw wool into roving it is ready to spin. In the afternoon you will learn about the various spindles and how to make your own drop spindle from recycled materials. You will learn how to spin your own yarn on a drop spindle. If there is time you could knit or crochet your first hand spun yarn.
Class 3 - Sunday, May 6, at Commonweal Garden
The Quick Hat Workshop - Felting with Heidi Paul
Felt is a non-woven cloth made by tangling and condensing wool; it is also incredibly versatile, insulating and sculptural. Learn the ancient technique of feltmaking and contemporary design and blocking of hats by using a play ball as a resist. We will use both local and Australian wool. The workshop covers wool for one hat, extra wool will be available for purchase. You will leave the workshop with a felt hat.
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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Cook Wild
part of the Re-Skilling Workshop series
Saturday, March 10, 10:00AM-6:00PM
Commonweal Garden at the Regenerative Design Institute, Bolinas
$100
see website for directions, detailed schedule, what to bring, and registration information
http://www.regenerativedesign.org/cook-wild
http://www.regenerativedesign.org/re-skilling-series
“Everything tastes better in the open air, around a fire. We want to inspire you to venture outdoors and eat wild all year round. From the simple dishes that sustained our ancestors to feasts fit for modern foodies, we draw from a rich repartoir of cooking methods and recipes that have been passed down to this day. Whether it´s Lebanese flatbread, hot smoked trout, chicken wrapped in clay, or waffles, chocolate bananas and Transylvanian tree cakes, all are simple and don’t need special tools.
We give instructions on selecting wood and making a fire, a range of ovens and cooking methods and suggestions for wild ingredients to forage.
We want to invite you to enjoy the thrill of cooking outdoors, with woodsmoke, storytelling, companionship and fresh air to sharpen the appetite. And maybe you will start feeling so much at home that you may consider Nature to become your living-room and kitchen.
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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Community Seed’s Open Circle
Saturday, March 10, 2:00PM (and the second Saturday of each month)
Quaker Meeting House, 225 Rooney Street, Santa Cruz
$5-$10 donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
http://www.communityseed.org/CS_-_Events/Open_Circle/open_circle.html
“We meet on the 2nd Saturday of every month. Gather at 2pm, begin ritual at 2:30pm. The intention of this circle is to provide a regular meeting place for Earth-Spirit, Pagan worship in Santa Cruz. New comers are welcome! Let us meet together in sacred trust to create closer spiritual bonds of love and understanding within our community and within our tribes. There is only one love. Following ritual will be a simple feast, and the opening of circle. (No potluck except on occasion). After circle has been opened, we invite you to stay to socialize, and perhaps have some tea and snacks.
What to bring?
Yourself, your open heart and mind. We ask for a small sliding scale donation to cover the costs of the hall rental ($5-$10 dollars). No one will ever be turned away for lack of money.
This month, Steve will lead our Monthly circle. The theme of this Circle will be Seeds.”
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The Blood Countess: Music from the Time of Elizabeth Bathory (1560-1614)
with Canconier
presented by MusicSources
Two performances:
Saturday, March 10, 4:00 PM
Saint Luke's Episcopal Church, 20 University Avenue, Los Gatos
Sunday, March 11,
Parish Hall, Saint Alban's Episcopal Church, 1501 Washington Avenue, Albany
$30 - to reserve tickets, call 510-528-1685 or e-mail info@musicsources.org
http://www.canconier.com/Concerts.html
http://www.musicsources.org/events_schedule.html
“MusicSources presents:
The Blood Countess: Music from the time of Elizabeth Bathory (1560-1614)
In March, Bay Area medieval favorites Canconier return to Albany and Los Gatos to offer a complement to the group’s acclaimed Black Dragon program. This time, they venture ahead in time to perform music from the age of the infamous Countess Elizabeth Bathory, a Hungarian noblewoman of the late Renaissance. Educated and cosmopolitan, she was ultimately accused of many horrible crimes, most notably that of bathing in the blood of her murdered servants in the belief that this would keep her eternally young.
Like Vlad Dracula before her, many of the crimes attributed to her are pure fiction added much later. Was she history’s worst female serial killer? Or a victim of politics that portrayed her as a monster to discredit the Bathory family name? Regardless of the truth, her legend has endured through the centuries.
Hungary at the time was a curious melting pot of musical cultures, including Western Renaissance music, folk songs and epics from the medieval tradition, music of the Ottoman Turks (who encroached into Hungarian lands), music of the Roma (gypsies), and many others. This concert brings to life that vibrant variety, featuring 16th century songs of Sebestyan Tinodi and Balint Balassi, Hungarian folk music, Romany songs, traditional Ottoman music, and Lutheran music of the Bathory Court.
Tom Zajac joins the group again for what will surely be a memorable concert!”
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Make a Bid for Peace!
Mount Diablo Peace and Justice Center’s Annual Auction
Saturday, March 10, 4:00-7:00PM
Bortin Hall, Mount Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek
$5 per person or $10 per family
http://www.mtdpc.org/flyers/Auction%202012%20flyer.pdf
“Great wine! Great food! Great Entertainment!
Silent and Live Auctions
Juried Art Objects - Fine Jewelry - Ceramics - Paintings
Gift Baskets - Fine Restaurant Gift Certificates
Weekend Getaways - Theatre Tickets
Dinner Parties - Gardening - Spa - Beauty
Mount Diablo Peace and Justice Center is a non-profit organization that works to fulfill a dream of peace and justice.
Our purpose is to work for a culture of peace through education, advocacy and community building. We are creating an organizing force that takes unfocused dissatisfaction with war and injustice and provides a more peaceful, sustainable and co-operative way to take that energy and create a better world. Our challenge is to identify the tasks where people can make a difference and match the people to those tasks.”
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Hope, Struggle, and Change
with Roy Zimmerman
Saturday, March 10, 7:30PM
Unitarian Universalist Church, 1 Lawson Road, Kensington
$15 in advance, $20 at the door
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/228751
http://www.royzimmerman.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufkD_QyY_MY
“What's funny about war, poverty, ignorance, bigotry, neo-conservatism, homophobia, greed, lust and fear? Ask Roy Zimmerman. He's been writing satirical songs for twenty years.”
Roy Zimmerman is one of my favourite local musicians!
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Spring Forward!
Sunday, March 11
Daylight Savings Time begins
http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b.html
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Temple of Aphrodite
Sunday, March 11, 11:00AM-12:00PM, (and the second Sunday of each month)
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
Donations gratefully accepted
http://www.sacredwell.com/classes-events
“Priestess Rabbit, devotee of Aphrodite, invites you to the monthly Temple of Aphrodite ritual, featuring activities dedicated to the benevolent Lady of Love. Aphrodite's power is found in beauty, grace, forgiveness, compassion, sensuality, sexual chemistry, and moments of pure joy.
This month's theme: Aphrodite the Warrior
Men and women of all backgrounds are invited to participate in these services to help them tap into the ever-flowing fountain of love within, and to connect that love with their personal practices, work, relationships, and activities in the world.”
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Henna Workshop
Sunday, March 11, 2:00-6:00PM
The Red Tent, 15495 Los Gatos Boulevard, Los Gatos
$55 - please register at the website below
http://theredtent.net/red_tent_events?eventId=448504&EventViewMode=EventDetails
http://healinghenna.com
“Healing Henna Workshops and Classrooms are designed to educate and relate information about henna that is most important to you, either as an aspiring professional or henna as a hobby. These henna workshops are great for adults, high school students and children!
You will learn:
The History of Henna
The Geography and Science of Henna
Henna as a Healing Plant and Practice
Learn the two step process of mixing your own henna
Practice making cones, application and design theory
Focus on the beauty of henna as a temporary tattoo!
Henna supplies are provided for the workshop. Please bring a notebook and pencil. Henna powder and supplies will also be for sale.”
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ClownSnotBombs Secret Circus
part of the Soggy Sundays Kids’ Series
Sunday, March 11, 3:00-4:30PM
Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center, 1317 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley
$4 children, $6 adults
http://www.ashkenaz.com/2011/sidepages/march12/sun3d.html
http://www.clownsnotbombs.com
“The latest in Ashkenaz’ popular series of kids’ shows, Soggy Sundays, presents eight consecutive weeks of afternoon shows to chase the winter fog and rain away (or lift spirits higher even if it’s not raining). The wide array of top family-oriented artists provides engaging entertainment for young children and parents every Sunday in February and March, playing music from around the world for dancing, jumping, and spinning on the best dance floor in the East Bay!
Today ClownSnotBombs Secret Circus debuts its newest circus show, The Mystery of the Jeweled Egg, a spy vs. spy mystery that will rid the world of the not funny. It’s a theatrical comedy show for a family audience with slapstick clowning, unicycling, acrobatics, juggling, hooping, and much much more! Added attraction Salane Schultz presents a children’s music set. Rarely seen without her accordion, Schultz offers songs full of catchy choruses and fresh views of life.
ClownSnotBombs is the Berkeley-based nonprofit circus group that performs at community events, parties, and celebrations throughout the Bay Area and the West Coast. Its cast ranges from world-renowned acrobats and circus performers to youth and first-time performers who are introduced to circus through the Secret Circus’s skill-shares, camps, and workshops.”
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Shamanic Healing Clinic
Sunday, March 11, 3:00-5:00PM (and the second Sunday of every month)
in Santa Rosa - RSVP for exact location
To reserve your place, or for more information, call 707-570-0111
$20-$40 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds
http://www.bodyspiritawareness.com/clinic.html
“Receive shamanic healing in a community setting
Feel the love and energy of the compassionate spirits
Socialize with shamanic healers and other participants
Experience non-dogmatic, non-religious, spirit based healing
We work in a community setting - everyone healing together.
We use drums and rattles to keep the beat of a trance state, plus bells and other sounds.
We bring you the healing of the compassionate spirits in whatever form that may take
We use appropriate touch, or the laying on of hands.
We remove negative energy and restore positive energy
We give people messages of hope and comfort from the spirits
All the clinic healers have studied shamanic healing with Stuart and Anne, and have developed deep relationships with the helping spirits.
Stuart Dole, PhD and Anne Hatfield both graduated from the Foundation for Shamanic Studies’ 3-year advanced training, where they studied directly with Michael Harner, author of Way of the Shaman, and Sandra Ingerman, author of Soul Retrieval and How to Heal Toxic Thoughts. They pursued further studies, learning shamanic methods from Tuva (Siberia), Tibet, Hawaii, Brazil, Africa, and the Celtic lands. They were also trained by Sandra Ingerman as shamanic teachers.
Anne has heard messages from the spirits from the time she was a child. She worked in the alternative health field for 25 years. Currently she is a yoga teacher and therapist, a massage therapist and a shamanic practitioner. Her passion is helping others explore those places where body and spirit meet.
Stuart was born into a decidedly atheist family and pursued a career in mathematics and science, earning his PhD in biophysics. But he developed an interest in spirituality, then lived in an ashram and practiced meditation devotedly for more than 30 years. He has subsequently pursued a wide array of methods for developing awareness, or enlightenment, and eventually found his way to shamanism. He is currently a meditation teacher and a shamanic bodyworker. He specializes in helping people become more present in their lives, through embodied awareness.”
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Emotional Freedom Technique Class at The Sacred Well
There will be no Emotional Freedom Technique Class in March.
The next class will be on Sunday, April 8.
http://www.sacredwell.com/classes-events
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Goddess Empowerment Dance
with Le’ema Kathleen Graham
Monday, March 12, 6:30-8:30PM, and two more Mondays, March 19 and 26
The Goddess Garden Sanctuary, 211 Las Gallinas Avenue, San Rafael
$20 per session
for more information, please contact Le’ema Kathleen Graham
at leema@dancingpriestess.com or 415-479-3892
http://www.dancingpriestess.com
“You will learn a beautiful body alignment technique, how to flow with your inner Goddess and how to channel Sacred Female Deities though spiritual belly dance.
Come connect with like-minded sisters. This class is yummy!
Le'ema Kathleen Graham is a visionary sacred dancer, ordained temple priestess, yogini and master teacher with over 30 years experience in the field of Somatics. Her work is featured in the book Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance. Her memoir Dancing the Inner Serpent: Memoirs of a Suburban Snake Priestess received a rave review in Conscious Dancer magazine. Her Snake Yoga: Sacred Feminine Wisdom instructional DVD was highlighted in the What's Hot section of Yoga Magazine.”
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Tarot Salon
with Grey
Tuesday, March 13, 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
“Cards for this month: Strength and the 9 of Wands
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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Pi Day
Wednesday, March 14, 1:00-3:00PM
Exploratorium, at the Palace of Fine Arts, 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, 415-561-0360
http://www.exploratorium.edu/pi/pi_schedule.html
http://www.piday.org
“Welcome to our twenty-fourth annual Pi Day! Help us celebrate this never-ending number (3.14159 . . .) and Einstein's birthday as well. On the afternoon of March 14 participate in pi-related activities and enjoy a piece of pie.
Founded at the Exploratorium by our own Prince of Pi, physicist Larry Shaw, Pi Day has become an international holiday, celebrated live and online all around the world.”
If you can’t make it to the event, you ac still celebrate the wonders of mathematics by calculating the diameter, or even the surface area, of a delicious pie. Any flavour will do, as long as it's circular.
If you prefer to write dates in the day/month/year format, and prefer expressing irrational numbers as fractions, you may celebrate on July 22: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Day
But March 14 is Einstein's birthday, so do something visionary, whether it's pi-related or not: http://web.visionlearning.com/events/Einstein_Mar14_2004.htm
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The Red Tent Henna and Tea Party
Wednesday, March 14, 6:30-9:00PM
The Red Tent, 15495 Los Gatos Boulevard, Suite C, Los Gatos, 408-365-4905
$40
Please RSVP/register at the website below,
http://theredtent.net/red_tent_events?eventId=448128&EventViewMode=EventDetails
http://offthematintotheworld.org/india.html
“Please join us for our Henna & Tea Party at The Red Tent! We will experience a beautiful Tea Ceremony, sip a variety of teas, be adorned with beautiful Henna and share a rich and replenishing evening together.
Space is limited. Registration and payment is required to secure your Henna Reservation.
Register today and bring your friends! This is a wonderful opportunity to re-connect with old friends and meet new ones...help spread the word!
What a wonderful way to experience the warmth of the season...sharing time, tea and henna with dear friends.
A portion of the proceeds will go to support the Global Seva Challenge India 2012, a program through Off The Mat, Into The World. This program is focused on eradicating Sex Trafficking in India and worldwide. Jennifer Penick of The Red Tent is committed to bringing awareness to and raising funds to help support organizations working to help rescue, rehabilitate and empower women and children of the Sex Trafficking Industry.”
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Evening of Traditional Song
with Norman Kennedy
Saturday, March 17, 7:30-9:00PM
Castle in the Air, 1805 Fourth Street, Berkeley
Reservations required, please call 510-204-9801
$10 to $20 sliding scale, pay at the door
http://castleintheair.biz
http://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/fellows/fellow.php?id=2003_03&type=bio
“Please join Castle in the Air in welcoming master folksinger Norman Kennedy on Saturday, March 17, as he shares an evening of Scottish ballads and folk songs. Norman has also promised us an ancient Irish song or two, in honor of Saint Patrick's Day.
The terms national treasure and living legend get bandied about perhaps more frequently than they should, but in Norman Kennedy we truly have both. He is a Scottish-born folksinger and hand-weaver who learned both trades from 'the old folk' in Aberdeen and the Outer Hebrides during his youth in the 1950s and '60s. Early on in his career he was recognized for his talent, and was chosen to represent Scotland at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.
Kennedy went on to build a career and, more importantly, a life defined by performing, weaving, and teaching since then, mainly in his adopted home of rural Vermont. Thanks to his efforts to preserve these traditions, in 2003 Norman was named an NEA National Heritage Fellow, the first Scotsman to be awarded this unparalleled distinction.
I've had the honor of knowing Norman Kennedy as a family friend for years, and have seen him perform at venues as varied as a sold-out show at Carnegie Hall to impromptu concerts in friends' living rooms. To say he has magic in his voice is no understatement - he sang a charm over my cup of tea while I was going through my difficult pregnancy with my first child, and she's now well on her way to becoming an accomplished Scottish folk musician in her own right.
Seating is very limited for this special event. Please call Castle in the Air at 510-204-9801 to make your reservation for one or more seats.”
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Manifesting Abundance and Self-Love through Affirmations
with Lady Jesamyn Angelica
Wednesday, March 21, 7:00PM
private home in Hayward, RSVP for exact address
$25 in advance; $30 at the door
Contact SisterhoodoftheMoon@gmail.com for more information or to sign up
http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_detail/dt_ev.html?a=usca&id=81617
http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_detail/dt_pa.html?a=usca&id=133679
“The root of true abundance is Self-Love. Learn how to sweep negative self-talk out of your life, using affirmations to create abundance and prosperity. This class is a concise, hands-on, beginning exploration of manifesting prosperity in our own lives conducted within the supportive structure of Sisterhood and spirituality. We will learn to open ourselves to releasing self-criticism, replacing those old thought patterns with self-love and connection. Each woman will create at least one grounded affirmation to bring home into her daily life.
Lady Jesamyn is the High Priestess of Sisterhood of the Moon and the founder of the Matriotism Foundation. She is an ordained Dianic Priestess, certified Herbalist and Holistic Health Practitioner. Lady Jesamyn has been leading group ritual for women since 1998, and has been formally teaching magickal technique since 2007.
Contact SisterhoodoftheMoon@gmail.com for more information or to sign up. Class size is limited to eight women. We do not offer refunds.”
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CAYA’s Ball for the Bees
Saturday, March 31, 7:00-11:00PM
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, 1924 Cedar Street, Berkeley
$15 in advance, $20 at the door
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3037562431
https://www.facebook.com/events/312492805476222
“Come As You Are Coven is proud to present The Ball for the Bees, a fundraiser to support local beekeepers and bee advocacy organizations. Honey bees are essential to our ecosystem and the sudden, unexplained disappearance of bees is an alarming warning bell to our society. We believe that with greater advocacy and local initiates, bee populations can be healthily restored and our mutual stewardship of the Earth’s resources can be brought back into balance. To that end, we are hosting this fundraiser.
The ball will be held at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists at 1924 Cedar Street in Berkeley. Begin the evening with a beginner lesson in rotary waltz taught by Persephone, then dance the night away! Enjoy a night of fun, fanciness (costumes admired but not required) and enchantment, all while benefitting efforts to support the bees and the development of sustainable resources for their care. There will be a raffle, tarot readers, light refreshments, and more.
7 pm: Vintage waltz lesson with vintage dance mistress Persephone
8 pm-11pm: Dancing and revelry
Light refreshments will be available
Cash bar with beer and wine
CAYA Coven’s current co-sponsors for this event are The Sacred Well, the Temple of Aphrodite and the Pagan Alliance.”
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Have an Intuitive, Wild, Empowered Week!
Molly Blue Dawn
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