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Upcoming Winter SolstiCelebration


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Winter SolstiCelebration
Interfaith, interactive
commemoration of the
longest night

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celebrating the expression
of human spirit

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Winter Solstice

Long before there was Christmas, Hanukkah or even New Year’s Day, there was Winter Solstice, the first day of winter and the shortest day of the year. On this date, the Sun in its apparent passage east to west across the sky has gone from being nearly overhead in the hot summer to shifting downward a little more each day until its path was as low along the horizon as it could go.

At that winter moment, so dark and cold, the ever consistent Sun seemed to halt in its path, rising and setting in the same spot for three days in a row before shifting directions and heading north again. Winter Solstice is the middle day; the word solstice means "Sun stands still."

Cast into the darkness of the longest night of the year, people chose this date to gather, forming a circle to affirm the continual cycle of life and burning a Yule Log to evoke the increasing light. Thousands of years later, now in the urban city rather than the wilderness, we still feel a need to observe the Solstice in a way that connects us with our roots as human beings and celebrates the Earth and our shared bonds.

16th annual
2008 Winter SolstiCelebration

A presentation of Earth Rhythms

theme: To Be Announced

Friday December 19, 2007

service from 7 to 9 pm
(doors open at 6 pm ~ Yule Fest from 9 to 10 pm)

Cathedral of Hope
5910 Cedar Springs at Inwood
northeast corner, access from Nash St. off Inwood
map & complete printable driving directions:
http://www.cathedralofhope.com/NetCommunity/
Page.aspx?&pid=313&srcid=30

$5 donations requested, discount for seniors & kids
(For advance tickets via credit cards, visit the
Earth Rhythms store.

Childcare available for $5 per child.
The service will be signed for the deaf.

Please bring a flashlight
to participate in the light service!

We’ll be accepting donations of canned meat, fish and saltine crackers for the Cathedral of Hope food pantry.

What is Winter SolstiCelebration?

Whole-bodied and experiential ~ singing, dancing, chanting and movement.

Incredible performances ~ music from opera to folk ~ modern and Middle Eastern dance ~ poetry and storytelling.

Active and alive spirituality ~ participatory rituals ~ full-bodied ceremonies.

Come Early ~ Hear the debut airing of the new CD compilation "The Sound of Earth Rhythms: Spiritual Music from SolstiCelebration and Moonlady Night" ~ Shop the silent auction ~ Visit the peace table ~ Get to know our sponsors.

Stay for the Yule Fest ~ Enjoy a Feast of Nuts, Fruits & Grains ~ Dance to an electronic groove band ~ Interact with roving characters ~ Get your picture taken with Father Winter.

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Help make it happen!
Promote yourself in the process!

Become a Sponsor or Big Heart Supporter.
Or buy a love ad in the program - it's only $20!
Or donate to the silent auction.

More info here.

And ...

Help make it happen!
Join our volunteer Core!

Created by Amy Martin. Produced and presented by Earth Rhythms. Help make it happen by joining the Earth Rhythms Core volunteer group.

Made possible through the generosity of the Cathedral of Hope.

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Pictures of last year's event
by JR Compton


Pre-Event Music

~ Debut airing of the new CD compilation "The Sound of Earth Rhythms: Spiritual Music from SolstiCelebration and Moonlady Night." For sale at Winter SolstiCelebration or through the Earth Rhythms store.

Core SolstiCelebrator Performers include:

~ singer-songwriter Annie Benjamin
~ vocalist Lainey Bernstein with Charity
~ Dancing Tongue poetry ensemble
~ the dreamsicles (Cary Cooper & Tom Prasada-Rao)
~ storytellers Gene and Peggy
Helmick-Richardson
~ trumpeter Freddie Jones
~ percussionist Michael Kenny and friends
~ flutist Cornell Kinderknecht with keyboardist Cynthia Stuart
~ ritualist and writer Amy Martin
~ harpist Geoffrey Ricketts with baritone Matt Woodbury

Click here for more about performers past and present.

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Lobby Action

TBA

Click here for more about "lobbyists" past and present.

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Silent Auction

TBA

Please donate to our silent auction!

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Post Event Social Hour

TBA

Click here for more about performers past and present.

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