sequatchie valley institute

The weekend begins with a simple & slow dinner, then an Artisan Collective and Novel-Tea Lounge, then a workday at Alpen Glow, followed by a Solstice Celebration & Dance Party Saturday night…

On Friday December 11, we will have space in Shukun (the open air covered pavilion next to Moonshadow) available to anyone interested in bringing things to trade, sell, share, give, etc. Artists will need to bring their own displays and there is plenty of space for everyone. Folks interested in the event are welcome to arrive Friday afternoon or Saturday morning to set up, and the event will be during the day on Saturday (as electricity is an issue due to solar power). Please call Patrick at 423-949-4598 with questions about the artist co-op or to reserve a space.

On Friday evening we will have food and games until 10:30ish Central time at Moonshadow. Covered structures and camping are available, so please see our website at svionline.org for a packing list, or call Chris Gilligan at 423-949-5922 for more details.

Saturday morning, on the 12th, stop by Sweet Gum to visit Carol & see her beautiful nature inspired pottery, then head up to Moonshadow, where we will share a hearty breakfast, then don our work clothes and all strain together (many hands make light work!) to raise the beams for Alpen Glow — the site for a wood fired kiln which local ceramic artists will someday utilize in partnership with Sassy Shadows. During this time and throughout the day, the artist’s co-op will be going on, as well as Novel-Tea-Lounge. As the sun goes down, the Moonshadow Mead Bar will be open for sale/trade and many other wild ferments will be explored. Our kitchen will be open to warm up/prepare food.

We will follow this with a celebration in the evening at Moonshadow to welcome the pending return of the sun. This includes a beautiful bountiful feast (please bring food), the Moonshadow Mead Bar, the Spastic Dance Party, games, gifts & all sorts of festivities! So, if you wish, bring your 5 favorite dance tracks in mp3 format to incorporate into the mix!

We encourage each participant in this event to bring a sampling of their favorite chocolate yummy. Seriously, if you bring a chocolate Santa Claus, we will hurl you into the pond. We’re talking dank chocolate here – no Hershey’s Cadbury or Russell Stover’s! We want organic/fair trade style deep dark delicious goodness. Your homemade chocolate confections are welcome.

Sunday morning will close the event with John Johnson’s infamous Dutch Oven Style Home-fries.

Parents will collaborate on childcare during the weekend, and we are looking for folks to help out in the following rolls:

• Meal Planning & prep
• food donations
• clean-up crews
• games/music (live would be great!!!)
• PA system to borrow

Come & be part of the fun!