From officemanager at svionline.org Tue Nov 17 13:11:36 2009 From: officemanager at svionline.org (office manager) Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:11:36 -0600 Subject: [Sviannouncements] Solstice Celebration Weekend -- Dec 11th - 13th, 2009 Message-ID: <3CFB63CA-DF24-4A93-8D7C-0D3F545B57C3@svionline.org> Solstice Celebration Weekend Save the date! December 11, 2009 December 12, 2009 Solstice Celebration WeekendThe weekend begins with the Sequatchie Valley Artisan Collective and Novel-Tea Lounge , then a workday at Alpen Glow, then the Solstice celebration 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 as early as Friday and set up can happen any time Friday afternoon or Saturday morning. Please call Patrick at 423-949-4598 with questions about the artist co- op or to reserve a space. Friday evening we will have food and games until 10:30ish at MoonshaMoonshaddowdow for those who can come. Covered structures and camping are available, so please see website for packing list or call Chris Gilligan at 423-949-5922 for more details.We will be hosting a Tea Lounge during the event and we encourage people to bring food, ferments and other edibles and libations of their choice to share at our Saturday Evening Feast. The Moonshadow Mead Bar will be open for sale/trade Saturday Night and many other wild ferments will be explored. Our kitchen will be open to warm up food and to help cook.Saturday morning on the 12th, 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?a village sized wood fired kiln which local ceramic artists will be welcome to utilize in partnership with Sassy Shadows; the tea lounge will be open to keep us all warm & happy!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, a festive Dance Party, games, gifts & all sorts of festivities. 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, hugs & kisses until the New Year!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 The weekend begins with the Sequatchie Valley Artisan Collective and Novel-Tea Lounge , then a workday at Alpen Glow, then the Solstice celebration 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 as early as Friday and set up can happen any time Friday afternoon or Saturday morning. Please call Patrick at 423-949-4598 with questions about the artist co-op or to reserve a space. Friday evening we will have food and games until 10:30ish at Moonshadow for those who can come. Covered structures and camping are available, so please call Chris Gilligan at 423-949-5922 for more details. We will be hosting a Tea Lounge during the event and we encourage people to bring food, ferments and other edibles and libations of their choice to share at our Saturday Evening Feast. The Moonshadow Mead Bar will be open for sale/trade Saturday Night and many other wild ferments will be explored. Our kitchen will be open to warm up food and to help cook. Saturday morning on the 12th, 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 ? a village sized wood fired kiln which local ceramic artists will be welcome to utilize in partnership with Sassy Shadows; the tea lounge will be open to keep us all warm & happy! 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, a festive Dance Party, games, gifts & all sorts of festivities. 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, hugs & kisses until the New Year! Parents will collaborate on childcare during the weekend, and we are looking for folks to help out in the following roles: Meal Planning & prep food donations clean-up crews games/music (live would be great!!!) PA system to borrow -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From officemanager at svionline.org Tue Nov 24 19:51:30 2009 From: officemanager at svionline.org (Sequatchie Valley Institute) Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:51:30 -0600 Subject: [Sviannouncements] Open Studio for Sassy Shadows Pottery: Dec 12-13 Message-ID: It?s Open Studio Time! For Sassy Shadows Pottery December 12-13, Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 4 pm Central Time at Sequatchie Valley Institute in the beautiful Sequatchie Valley between Dunlap and Whitwell *Natural leaf tiles, herb mugs, bird feeders, pendants and more BY CAROL KIMMONS *Featuring Carol?s special pine needle and herb teas from our forests and gardens, hot spiced muscadine cider, really good coffee, and Johnny?s famous fudge. *This is the time to get your locally made crafts for a truly Green Christmas. All proceeds help support SVI, a non-profit educational organization emphasizing sustainable living, art, and environmental education. BRING YOUR KIDS AND CURE NATURE DEFICIT DISORDER! Come prepared for the outdoors--wear warm clothes and walking shoes. Please RSVP, call or email for detailed directions Contact: Carol-Kimmons at utc.edu, phone 423-949-4598 or 423-949-5922. 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