Molly Blue Dawn's List of Events for the Week starting Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Angelic Heart Vortex Group Healing, Brick Show 2012, Concert in the Redwood Grove, astrobarry’s Astrology Salon, Los Gatos Shakespeare Festival, WomenSpirit Elderflower Festival, Pride and Prejudice, Women’s Sacred Circle, Murales Pintados, Kundalini Channel Clearing Intensive, Inside Job, no Road to Ife in August, In Her Name Circle: Freja, Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery Darkside Tours, Water Play at the McConaghy House, Cajun Zydeco Festival, Dream Studies Open House, Community Seed’s Open Circle, East Bay Waltz, San Francisco Crystal Fair, Japanese American Club’s Summer Festival, Time Travel Weekends, Temple of Aphrodite, Goddess Camp, The Witch's Garden, Shamanic Healing Clinic, A Course In Modern Conjure, The Power of Self-Healing, Perseid Peak, Hrafnar Oracular Seidh, Tarot Salon, Sound Bath, Intermediate Tarot with Rabbit, Chakra Balancing Workshop
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Angelic Heart Vortex Group Healing
Wednesday, August 8, 7:00PM
Arunabliss Body Energy Center, 2939 Summit Street,  #301, Oakland
$20 Donation or pay what you can
Please RSVP to Dragonfly at 510-467-8841 or Exlibrys13@yahoo.com
http://www.arunabliss.com
http://www.vortexhealing.com
“This week at ArunaBliss we will be nurturing our spirit with the Angels. An Angelic Heart group healing bridges you deeply into the angelic realm, allowing an angel help to facilitate the session. During the healing, you will feel, sense, see, know angels communicating with you in the way that is most helpful in unfolding your natural gifts. Angelic presence will infuse your system to create new energy and clarity.

Old emotional patterns and blocks will fall away to open the way for new possibilities and the joy of creation to unfold. It is through inner improvement that we are able to cultivate the skills, wisdom and knowledge that will aid us in creating the Age of Light upon the Earth.

With a clear intention in your heart of what you would like to transform in your life or situation and with gratitude stay with that intention throughout the healing.

Angelic Heart through VortexHealing is a divine healing art that works directly through consciousness and energetics to help release the deepest issues we hold as humans beings.

This is a $20 Donation or pay what you can!  You can receive at a distance for this healing as well.  Please call to be put on the list.
Bright blessings!”
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Brick Show 2012
Wednesday-Sunday, August 8-12, 1:00-8:00PM,
and every Wednesday-Sunday through September 2
Bay Area Family Church, 2305 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor, San Leandro
$4 (ages 2 and under free)
http://www.playbuildingbricks.com

“An event for the whole family!

A miniland made out of LEGO.  From underwater to tall skyscrapers.  Prehistoric to Science Fiction.  There is something for everybody.

Get inspired by the LEGO exhibit, then put your own creativity to work with the available LEGO.  Take a picture of your creation to show your family and friends.  

Play LEGO games and compete with other visitors.  Challenge yourself to control LEGO NXT robots.”  
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Concert in the Redwood Grove
featuring Rupa and the April Fishes with Quinn DeVeaux
Thursday, August 9, 5:30-7:30PM (and every Thursday through August 30)
“Doors” open at 5:00PM.  
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, 200 Centennial Drive, Berkeley
Adults $15, Youth $5, under 5 Free
Please register online at the website below
for more information, e-mail garden@berkeley.edu
http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/whatsnew/redwoodGroveConcerts/index.shtml
http://www.theaprilfishes.com
http://quinndeveaux.com

“Join us this summer for a series of concerts in our beautiful Redwood Grove!

Nomadic roots rock and early blues dance rhythm

Rupa and the April Fishes
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Rupa and the April Fishes create music that defies easy categorization with influences of French chanson, Argentinean tango, Gypsy swing, American folk, Latin cumbias, and even Indian ragas. Their raucous and inviting performances have made them internationally renown, with strong followings throughout the world.

Quinn DeVeaux
Quinn DeVeaux and The Blue Beat Review is the dance floor between the sweet old times and new hard times. Quinn has packed houses and astounded audiences in the bay area for years with his smooth, saucy voice and cool melodic songwriting. First he started an early Chicago Blues band and then a New Orleans soul and gospel band. Now he has combined it all in the Blue Beat Review, a self-styled crossroads of his many musical roots. Quinn harnesses the likes of Ray Charles, John Hurt, Fats Domino and Bo Diddley. His songwriting is the classic influence made fresh. With all the style and subtlety of the great soul/blues singers of the earth bound golden days, his band keeps audiences in a state of joy.

Ticket includes admission to the Garden before 5:00PM. BYO picnic and drinks welcome.”

Thanks to Pixie for letting me know about this event!
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astrobarry’s Astrology Salon
Thursday, August 9, 7:30-9:30PM
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
Suggested donation $10-$20
http://www.sacredwell.com/classes-events
http://www.astrobarry.com

“Join a lively astrology discussion led by astrobarry in this informal interactive group experience. Topics covered in each Astrology Salon will vary, based on who attends and what's going on in the sky. The Salon is intended to provide burgeoning astrologers with a chance to practice their chart interpretation skills in a safe, fun environment. Attendees should have a good working knowledge of the astrological language. Please bring 5-10 copies of any astrology chart you'd like us to discuss (free charts available at http://www.astro.com ).”
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Los Gatos Shakespeare Festival
with Festival Theatre Ensemble
Thursday-Saturday, August 9-11, 8:00PM, final weekend
Oak Meadow Park, 220 Blossom Hill Road, Los Gatos
$22 Adults, $15 Seniors/Youth
http://www.festivaltheatreensemble.org
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producer/1758

“Fridays - Two Gentlemen of Verona
Boy meets girl, boy meets another girl, boy thinks he can get away with it.  In this delicious comedy, Shakespeare explores love Italian style.  FTE sets this tale of love in the Swingin' 60s. Lounge music, Italian suits, and mini-skirts included.

Saturdays - The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Festival Theatre Ensemble takes great pride in bringing this powerful story of love, hate, loyalty and blood to our audiences, continuing our tradition of breathtaking swordplay and unforgettable performances.

Sundays - Alice in Wonderland
Can Alice keep her head through jousting knights, dueling twins, a monster in the forest and a mad, mad tea party?   Join us for this fast-paced romp through Wonderland that will excite young and old alike.

Produced by Festival Theatre Ensemble (FTE), the Los Gatos Shakespeare Festival has played to sold-out audiences since 2002. FTE, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bruce W. De Les Dernier, began touring classical theatre across northern California in 1994.

We invite you to join us as we play in the park after dark!”
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WomenSpirit Elderflower Festival
Thursday-Sunday, August 9-12
Mendocino Woodlands, 39350 Little Lake Road, Mendocino
see website for registration details
http://www.elderflower.org
http://www.mendocinowoodlands.org

“The theme for 2012 is Sharing the Spirit

Elderflower Womenspirit is a women’s spirituality festival that takes place every August, in the Mendocino Woodlands of Northern California.  Since 1988, women have gathered together to create this festival, to create a time and space for healing and growth, as well as a growing community of empowered women.

Elderflower Womenspirit gives you four days of rest and relaxation, camping in cabins or tents by a creek in a beautiful redwood forest.  Enjoy gourmet catered meals, with vegetarian options.  Camp amenities include hot showers!

Elderflower Womenspirit is a grassroots volunteer event.  There are no paid staff, presenters or entertainers.  It is a participatory spiritual experience; the rituals, workshops, entertainment and other activities are created by the women who attend.  Every woman is encouraged to bring her own unique talents and contribute to the diversity of the festival by leading and participating in workshops, rituals and other activities.

Elderflower Womenspirit is a non-denominational gathering, women of any spiritual path are welcome to participate.  We honor the Divine Feminine, however She chooses to manifest in our lives.  Our rituals celebrate the Goddess and the sacredness of nature.

Elderflower Womenspirit workshops have included a wide range of topics:  Drumming, songs and chants, movement and dance, crafts, writing, divination, ritual, herbal magic and medicine, tarot, psychic skills, astrology, Reiki, herbal medicine, bodywork, yoga, meditation, Goddess lore, various spiritual traditions, crystals, sexuality and gender issues, political topics.

Elderflower Womenspirit activities include hiking, sports, massage, an open air market, our Friday Night Performing Arts Show, 12 Step Meetings, Silent Auction and our Treasure Table.”
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Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen, adapted for the stage by Donald L. Hardy
presented by Butterfield 8
Thursday-Sunday, August 9-12, Thursday-Saturday 8:00PM, Sunday 3:00PM
Playing through August 26
in two parts - see website for detailed schedule
Cue Productions Live, 1835 Colfax Street, Concord
$18
http://www.b8company.com/events.htm
Part 1: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246153
Part 2: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246157

“Join us once again for Jane Austen's enduring tale of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage among the landed gentry of early 19th century England, a show Charles Jarrett called ‘...a melded work of translational genius.’ and ‘...a stunning production.’

This revival of last year's world premiere four-act adaptation, created specifically for Butterfield 8, is once again presented in two parts. Based on audience feedback, there will be two opportunities to see the production as a double feature - both parts on the same day!

The Mission of Butterfield 8 Theatre Company is to provide audiences a fresh take on classic plays, and foster the creation of new works.

Our Vision is to present audiences with examples of both ends of the theatrical spectrum: new productions of classic works, focusing in particular on text-driven plays (such as the works of Shakespeare), and new works devised by the company or written by local playwrights.  Our work often examines perceptions of gender, both within the context of the play and the larger context of society as a whole.  We strive to create an immersive environment, believing the audience’s experience starts when they buy the ticket, and shouldn't end when they leave the theatre. We honor that the audience has come for a live theatre experience to engage with a story or an idea; to be taken on a journey. This is our responsibility, and our craft.”
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Women’s Sacred Circle
with Soul Coach Lis-Lotte Mariscal
Friday, August 10, 10:00AM-12:30PM
Julie’s Coffee and Tea Garden, 1223 Park Street, Alameda, 510-865-2385
suggested donation: $25.  
Please RSVP to Lis-Lotte at 510-507-1907 or answers@lis-lotte.com
http://www.juliestea.com

“Let's gather in Sacred Circle over a Pot of Tea to talk about how Clutter Clearing - inner AND outer - truly can shift stagnant energies and create miracles in your life and relationships.

I am a certified Soul Coach and creator of sacred space. With my presence, playfulness, wisdom and love I gently and powerfully support Women to Step into the Light and dare to Trust, Live and Express their True Intuitive Wisdom Powers.  For the Healing of The Earth, Themselves and Their Relationships.

SHOW UP to gain a new sense of ‘Who You Truly Are’: YOU are SO MUCH MORE than your CLUTTER!

In this powerful ceremony you will Learn:
How Clutter Clearing can have a profound effect on you and your life.
How Inner Clutter is in the way of seeing yourself and others through loving eyes.
Simple tips to get started - without being overwhelmed.
To let go on a guided SOUL JOURNEY: Living Life Lightly.”
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Murales Pintados
Cuban Street Art Exhibition
Reception Friday, August 10, 7:00-9:00PM
and Friday, September 14, 7:00-9:00PM
exhibition continues through September 30
Philz Coffee, 1600 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
http://www.berkeleyside.com/BerkeleysideCalendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=4328
http://www.havanastreetart.com
http://www.philzcoffee.com
http://firehouseartcollective.blogspot.com

“Firehouse Art Collective presents Murales Pintados: painted walls and the painters, a unique collaboration with The Muraleando Project, Havana, Cuba and Morgan Alexander and Kate Mack of Ojai, California, will be on exhibit August 1 to September 30, 2012 at Philz Coffee.
Hours: Monday-Friday 6:30AM-8:30PM, Saturday-Sunday 7:00AM-8:30PM.

The exhibit will include Around Havana, additional photographs of the community art and the street.
Artist receptions:
Friday, August 10 and Friday, September 14, 7:00-9:00PM

This ‘exposicion colectiva’ between artists in the United States and Cuba first opened on April 11, 2011 in Lawton, Havana, Cuba in ‘El Tanque’ a 100-year-old water storage tank that was refurbished by the Muraleando Art Collective for a new community center, workshop, office and art gallery.

Each artist was asked to create a piece of art in response to one of the photographs of Havana street art. This exhibit is the result of that collaboration, a creative conversation between the photographs of two American documentary photographers and artwork by Cuban painters. The original project in Havana was sponsored by Council of Municipal Administration, 10th of October District, DMC, the Directorate of Municipal Culture, 10th of October, Paradiso: Turismo Cultural (Cultural Tourism) and Aventura, Havana.

In this world of strife between two neighboring countries, this is an unusual and much-needed collaboration between artists and citizens of Cuba and America.”
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Well Within presents
Kundalini Channel Clearing Intensive
with VortexHealing Energy
Friday-Sunday, August 10-12,  
Starts Friday evening at 5:30-9:00PM,  Saturday and Sunday 10:00AM-7:00PM
Hosted by ArunaBliss Body Energy Center, 2939 Summit Street, Oakland
$325 to $375 sliding scale
For Registration and questions contact: Lucy Isaacson a purrrlucyfur@yahoo.com
http://www.arunabliss.com
http://www.sentientdimensions.com

“This workshop clears and transforms your Kundalini Channel by bridging the divine into the core of your energy system, the chakra system, the spine and the brain. This creates an increased energy flow resulting in a healthier physical body that is more relaxed and energized.  It can elevate physical tension, strengthen your connection to the earth the divine. Bringing about a deeper sense of peace and awaken inner guidance.

VortexHealing is a energetic healing art that bridges divine consciousness with our physical world. Working deeply on the physical, emotional and spiritual bodies. VortexHealing transforms restrictive patterns, harmonizing the entire system and restores us to our highest potential.”
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Inside Job: 8 Secrets to Loving Your Work and Thriving
Talk and Book Signing Event
with authors Julie Gleeson and Sherry Berman
Friday, August 10, 6:30-7:30PM
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
Free
http://www.sacredwell.com/classes-events
http://careerwisdominstitute.com/about/job

“Imagine what the world would be like if everyone loved their work. Imagine how rich your life would be if you found work you loved!

Join Best-Selling authors, Julie Gleeson and Sherry Platt Berman, MA, as they speak to us about how to find work that you love, and how Loving Your Work Heals the World.

A book signing will follow.”
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The Road to Ife: Manifesting Goodness through the Teachings of Ifa
there will be no class in August.  The next class will be on Friday, September 14
http://www.roadtoife.com/index.php/classes/values
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In Her Name Circle: Freja, Norse Goddess of Beauty and Love
with Joy Reichard
Friday, August 10, 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:
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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Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery Darkside Tours
Saturday, August 11, 10:00AM, 10:20AM, 10:40AM and 11:00AM
tours start at Franklin Gate, 1600 Franklin Avenue, Santa Rosa
Free, donations welcome
For additional information, please call 707-543-3292
Space is limited, please pre-register - see website below:
http://www.srcity.org/ruralcemetery

“Learn about the lives of Santa Rosa's early citizens.

Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery was established as the result of an accident. In November of 1854 a young father, who had arrived from Missouri only a matter of weeks before, drowned in a pond near the center of town. He was buried on land that was part of a Mexican grant given to one of the earliest settlers of Santa Rosa, Doña Maria Ignacia Lopez de Carrillo. Soon other families needed burial places, and the area became an unofficial cemetery. In 1867 the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery Association was formed and burial plots in the 17-acre site were formally offered for sale.

Sales of plots continued through 1930, through records of these transactions have been lost. During this period of 70-plus years, parts of the land were sold off, and three separate but adjacent cemeteries were established: the Stanley, Moke, and Fulkerson Cemeteries. Today the four cemeteries combined are owned by the City of Santa Rosa and known collectively as Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery. The only burials permitted today are those of descendants of families who held deeds to cemetery plots. The total number of burials is over 5200.

Neglect and vandalism took their toll on the cemetery through years of unclear ownership and sporadic maintenance. A Restoration Committee organized by dedicated volunteers in 1994 and operating under the aegis of the City of Recreation and Parks Department has made great strides in repairing damage, clearing overgrowth, and planning for permanent maintenance. In 1997, the City of Santa Rosa awarded Historical Landmark status to the Rural Cemetery.

Docent-led tours during the summer months acquaint visitors with the history of the town and the many town pioneers who are buried here. Lamplight Tours, conducted in September as fund-raising events, present dramatic vignettes from the lives of the famous and not-so-famous people buried in the Rural Cemetery.”
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Water Play at the McConaghy House
Saturday, August 11, 10:00AM-4:00PM
McConaghy House, 18701 Hesperian Boulevard, San Lorenzo
$2 program fee per child, $3 tour fee for adults
http://haywardareahistory.org/events/view/138-water_play

“Children's Program
Celebrate summer with us! Learn how to create an ocean in a bottle. Make your own boat and race others in the shallow pool. Bring a towel in case you get wet.”
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Cajun Zydeco Festival
at Ardenwood
Saturday, August 11, 10:00AM-7:00PM
Ardenwood Historic Farm, 34600 Ardenwood Boulevard, Fremont
$22 adults, $5 children 4-15, children under 3 free
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/ardenwood
http://www.ebparks.org/Assets/_Nav_Categories/Activities/Naturalist+Information/Ardenwood/August+2012+Nature+Nearby.pdf
http://www.ebparks.org/Assets/_Nav_Categories/Activities/Naturalist+Information/Ardenwood/Ardenwood+Special+Events+2012.pdf

“Bring the family for a day filled with the best Cajun/Zydeco music, dancing and delicious Southern and Cajun food. Visit the farm animals, shop specialty vendors and join some dance lessons. Our 16th Annual Festival features national and local bands - Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic, and more!”
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Dream Studies Open House
Saturday August 11, 11:00AM-12:30PM
The Dream Institute of Northern California, 1672 University Avenue, Berkeley, 510-845-1767
Free, please RSVP to 510-845-1767 or dreaminstituteca@gmail.com
http://www.dream-institute.org/calendar.html#openhouse

“Graduate students in any of the healing arts professions as well as faculty and internship supervisors are welcome. On this occasion, you can meet the Director, Dr. Meredith Sabini, and find out about services and opportunities available at The Dream Institute.

These include:
on-site library use
research and thesis advising
work-study exchange
dream study groups
training and supervision in dreamwork
participation in dream plays
artist-in-residency
Culture Dreaming sessions

Please telephone or email the office by Wednesday August 8th if you plan to come, as there will be refreshments and handouts for those attending.”
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Community Seed’s Open Circle
Saturday, August 11, 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 2:00PM, 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. Newcomers 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, Mykel will lead our Monthly circle.  The theme of this Circle will be A Meditation on Perspective."
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East Bay Waltz
Saturday, August 11, Lessons: 7:00-9:00PM, Dancing: 9:00PM-Midnight
Finnish Hall, 1970 Chestnut Street, Berkeley
$12 for lesson and dancing, $8 for dancing only
http://www.eastbaywaltz.com

“East Bay Waltz is a monthly casual social dance featuring mostly waltz and cross-step waltz, with polka, swing, schottische, and latin dances thrown in to mix things up.

Every month, there is a class for beginners and a class for more experienced dancers, from 7:00-9:00PM. Then, there's DJ'd social dancing and fun times from 9-midnight. $12 gets you the lesson and dance, or $8 for just the dance.

Come by yourself, or with a friend, or a crowd. People of all ages are welcome. Dress in jeans and a t-shirt, or dress up all fancy-like if you'd like.

Bob Galloway will be teaching introductory cross-step waltz. No experience or partner necessary!  The intermediate class will be on a special MYSTERY SUBJECT taught by an extra-special MYSTERY INSTRUCTOR. Can't you just taste the intrigue?!
Our DJ from 9-midnight will be Anthony Argyriou.”

Thanks to Ivy for letting me know about this event!
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San Francisco Crystal Fair
Saturday-Sunday, August 11-12, Saturday 10:00AM-6:00PM, Sunday 10:00AM-4:00PM
Civic Park Community Center,1375 Civic Drive (at Broadway), Walnut Creek
$6.00 for both days (children under 12 free accompanied by adult)
You can get a flyer/coupon at The Sacred Well for $1 off admission
http://www.crystalfair.com

“The Crystal Fair is a magical mix of crystals, minerals, beads, jewelry, and the healing arts. It takes place 6 times a year in 2 different locations. With over 40 vendors at each show, there are thousands of items available at affordable prices.”
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Japanese American Club’s Summer Festival
Saturday-Sunday, August 11-12, Saturday 1:00-9:00PM, Sunday 12:00-8:30PM
Diablo Japanese American Club, 3165 Treat Boulevard, Concord
Free parking at Ygnacio Valley High School, 755 Oak Grove Road, Concord
Free
http://www.diablojaclub.com/summer-festival

“The JA Club Summer Festival is the annual fundraiser for the Japanese American Religious and Cultural Center (JARCC).  It is a very popular and highly anticipated event for many in the community and elsewhere throughout the East Bay.

There are games for the kids.  There are cultural performances, exhibits and demonstrations.  And, of course, there is the food!

Admission is free.  Free parking is also available at nearby Ygnacio Valley High School - along with free shuttle service to and from the school!”
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Time Travel Weekends
in Historic Old Sacramento
Saturday-Sunday, August 11-12, and every weekend through August 26
Historic Old Sacramento, 101 I Street, Sacramento
http://www.historicoldsac.org/programs/programs-street-theatre.asp

“Get ready to step back in time when the past mingles with the present once again in Old Sacramento! Visitors to Old Sacramento will enjoy lively and interactive street theatre as part of the hugely popular Time Travel Weekends that debuted last year to much applause. The streets of Old Sacramento will come alive with talented performers who put on spontaneous and elaborate skits and performances. Plus, visitors won’t want to miss the highly entertaining Old West stage shows happening daily including the much acclaimed Golden Melodeon Review in the Eagle Theatre.

As you stroll through Old Sacramento on weekends July through August, you might just chance upon historic re-enactments complete with wagons, wild characters with heroes and villains, children’s pioneer craft activities, historic gambling, bowling, juggling, singing, dancing and other forms of musical mastery, military encampments, mining camps, parades, historic events, medicine shows, Civil War cannon firings, and much, much more!”

A lot of the performers in this program are Renaissance Faire and/or Dickens Fair folk!

Director Robert Young, who may look familiar to you if you’ve ever met Mr. Dickens himself, or attended a Mysterium Om ritual at PantheaCon, says:
“THE CURTAIN'S GOING UP - on a new season of Time Travel Weekends in Sacramento City.  The very first melodrama to open the Eagle Theatre in 1849, 'The Bandit Chief', will be reborn on that stage every afternoon. An entertaining show of variety acts will also take stage - jugglers, Shakespearean actors, medicine show, can can, music hall and much more - concluding in the stirring pageant 'Triumph of Eureka'.  Mr. Mark Twain himself will hold forth with his droll humor and entertaining tales. The streets will be bustling with wagons, carriages, parades, music and lively characters.  Will you be there?”
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Temple of Aphrodite
Sunday, August 12, 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.

Theme for August 12: Aphrodite Nicephous, Bringer of Victory

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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Goddess Camp
with Ariella Moon
Sunday, August 12, 2:00-4:00PM,
and two more Sundays, August 19 and 28
The Mystic Dream, 1437 N Broadway, Walnut Creek, 925-933-2342
$175 for all four classes, or just $45 per session
http://www.themysticdream.com
http://www.ariellamoon.com

“Powerful personal transformation unfolds when you tune into the specific energies of the Elemental Goddesses. In turn, we’ll work with Air, Fire, Water, and Earth Goddesses. Through ritual, guided imagery, and magic, participants will discover which element blocks their goals, how to attract the elements they need to embrace, and which Goddesses can best help them on their journey.

Ariella Moon, author of Spell Check, Crone Lessons, and Fear, Faith, and Protection, is a Reiki Master and Shaman. She helps adults and children release stress, manage pain, clear embedded woundings, and transform their lives. Her articles on Women's Spirituality appear in Crone Magazine and SageWoman. An in demand healer, teacher, and spiritual counselor, Ariella has a private shamanic healing practice in Lafayette, California.”
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The Witch's Garden
with Rabbit
Sunday, August 12, 3:00-5:00PM, (and the second Sunday of every month)
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
$35 for any individual class
http://www.sacredwell.com/classes-events

“The Witch's Garden is a 12-month series of classes for the budding herbalist. If you have been studying or practicing on your own, or if you are curious and seeking to deepen your knowledge of how to use herbs magically and for personal healing, this class is for you!

Theme for August 12: herbs for children’s comfort and wellness

Each session is a fun, casual, interactive, hands-on lesson in one facet of practical and magical herbalism. As a general rule, please wear clothes that you can get dirty in as we play with the plants and make our potions!”
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Shamanic Healing Clinic
Sunday, August 12, 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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A Course In Modern Conjure
with Chas Bogan
Sunday, August 12, 3:00-6:00PM, and the first Sunday of every month
The Mystic Dream, 1437 N Broadway, Walnut Creek, 925-933-2342
$30 per session
This year-long series began in June.
http://www.themysticdream.com
http://themysticdream.com/chas

“Learn new and traditional practices for American folk magic, known also as Hoodoo, Rootwork, Hedge Witchery and Conjure.

Discussions and training will include the following topics:
Conjuring energy and spirits from herbs, stones, minerals, and animal curios.
Working with the ancestors and the use of graveyard dirt and bone curios.
Techniques and uses for psalms, seals and personal sigils.
Formularies and hands on instruction on concocting oils, powders, baths and other magical apothecaries.

This class plots a course intended to help you evolve as a Rootworker, covering history, spiritual cleansing, psychic development, the arts of hexing and healing, building relationships with the divine world around us, and much more.

For this class we will examine how to conjure the power found in herbs. As a foundation for making our own apothecary products throughout the class we will work with herbal allies to create an herb blend used for money drawing. We will approach this work according to the Doctrine of Signatures and shamanic exploration of the spirits within herbs. We will also examine various other methods traditionally used for money drawing.

Chas Bogan is an artist and mystic, having studied and practiced many diverse forms of metaphysics for the past 25 years. That experience is reflected in his art, which ranges from the design of unique divination tools to various other forms of sacred expression. His shamanic talents have lead him to create various collections of spiritual supplies crafted for Modern Conjure Brand, such as baths; oils; powders; waters; and more. He is available for consultations and spiritual work by appointment Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; during which he may be serving my clients in my capacity as a Reiki Master Teacher; Rootworker; Tarot Reader; Conjure Doctor. He teaches various magical arts including the Feri Tradition of which he is an initiate.”
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The Power of Self-Healing
an Emotional Freedom Technique class
with Andrea (Courage) Johnson, MA
Sunday, August 12, 7:00-8:00PM, and the second Sunday of each month
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
$10 per class
http://www.sacredwell.com/classes-events
http://www.thehealingtide.com

“Even though we’ve spent a lot of money on retreats and therapists looking for inner happiness, we still wonder why we aren’t feeling better about our lives. While we were able to change the world, being at peace with ourselves wasn’t as easy.  

What if the key to life’s richness was already inside of you, and so was a life filled with transformation and change? What if long lasting change meant:
Making peace with yourself, and learning to accept your body as it is now.
Having the courage to meet new people, and enjoying more positive relationships.
Having longer periods of peace and calm.

Theme for August: Pain, Reducing back pains and soothing headaches.

Andrea’s comprehensive approach to healing will help you to achieve the lasting change you have always wanted! Come join Andrea Johnson, a spiritual devotee and transformation coach, to learn more about these powerful steps to a successful life!”
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Perseid Peak
Saturday-Monday, August 11-13, very late at night/very early in the morning
in the northeastern sky, near the constellation Perseus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseids
http://meteorshowersonline.com/perseids.html
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/earthskys-meteor-shower-guide

The Perseid Meteor Shower is at it meteoriest on these dates.  As Dave Barry would no doubt point out, "Perseid Peak" would be a good name for a rock band.  Or maybe one of those
promiscuous-teens-played-by-pretty-twentysomethings-prime-time-dramas.  The ones that are named after places.  Like if "Perseid Peak" were a mountain near which lots of pretty young people who generate drama and hotness lived.  Not that I watch any of those, but I'd totally listen
to the band.
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Hrafnar Oracular Seidh
Tuesday, August 14, 7:00PM
BFUU, 1924 Cedar Street, Berkeley
Donations accepted to pay for the space
http://www.hrafnar.org
http://www.seidh.org

"Now, as in the ancient North, seers and seeresses find answers to the pressing questions of folk in their communities.

Seidhjallr, the working seiðr group associated with Hrafnar, will be performing this rite at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists (BFUU), located at 1924 Cedar Street in Berkeley. This practice comes from the heathen (Germanic pagan) tradition, but all are welcome.

Questions appropriate to an oracular seiðr presentation are any that one might consider appropriate to address to a tarot, rune, or other reader, as well as many questions that work best in the more open, oracular format, including contact with ancestors and gods.

Doors for the event will open at 7:00PM, with the ritual expected to start at 7:30PM. Once the ritual begins, the doors will be locked; please be prompt. While there is no admission fee, we will be taking a collection (suggested donation $5) to help defray expenses, especially hall rental."
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Tarot Salon
with Grey
Tuesday, August 14, 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: The World and the Five 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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Sound Bath
A Red Tent Temple for women
Wednesday, August 15, 6:45PM
Terra’s Temple, 654 Oakland Avenue, Oakland
$5-$15 donation
for information, please  e-mail April at magikal1act@gmail.com
http://www.terrastemple.com/2012/08/02/red-tent-temple-for-women-sound-bath

“Join April C. Taylor and Mary Spicer for an evening of sound and silence to still the mind, and relax the body.

The ancient healing art of sound healing is a powerful tool for deep centering and meditation. Using sound toys, voice, music and silence Mary and April will create a ‘score’ infused with wellness.

Terra’s Temple monthly Red Tent gatherings for women are a way to drop in to a circle and connect with other women honoring our moon cycles and the New Moon energy.

Please arrive by 6:45PM
Sound Bath begins at 7:00PM
Closing thoughts and snack share 8:00PM

We are asking a $5-$15 donation to cover Temple costs. Gotta keep the candles lit! Wearing shades of red focuses the energy. Thank you for participating in this way. Bring easy snacks to share and a water bottle.”
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Intermediate Tarot with Rabbit
Wednesday, August 15, 7:30-9:30PM,
and three more Wednesdays, August 22, 29, September 5
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
$35 per class or $125 for all 4 classes
http://www.sacredwell.com/classes-events

“If you have taken Rabbit's Art of Tarot Class, and you'd like to take the next step as a reader, consider taking Intermediate Tarot.

This class is designed to help the student of tarot begin to explore creativity, shift the internal landscape, and integrate the wisdom of the tarot more fully into daily life choices.

August 15: The Unwelcome Guests: ‘bad’ cards and how to deal with them
August 22: Designing your own spreads: building effective spreads to answer your questions
August 29: Intuitive Listening: the temporary autonomous relationship is everything
September 5: Tarot Rituals: shaping your life with the tarot”
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Chakra Balancing Workshop
with Iris
Thursday, August 16, 7:30-9:30PM,
and two more Thursdays, August 23 and 30
The Sacred Well, 536 Grand Avenue, Oakland, 510-444-9355
$35 per class or $100 for all 3 classes
Space is limited, please call to reserve your space
http://www.sacredwell.com/classes-events

“Join Iris for an in-depth look at your Chakras, the energy centers of the body that govern our physical, emotional and mental health. We will practice vocalizations, movements, and meditative visualizations to open, energize and balance our chakras. We will also explore and focus on individual imbalances, and how to correct underactive or overactive chakras. Come and join the discussion, be witnessed in your transformation, and heal yourself while learning a new language to talk to your body.

All registered students get a discount on new chakra stone sets, charged for balance, health and wholeness by Iris RedRaven.”
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Have a Clear, Open Week!

Molly Blue Dawn