Community Calendar
August 2010
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Community Calendar |
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August 7-8, 2010
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6th Annual World of Faeries Festival Don't miss out. This is our 6th Anniversary Celebration. Celebration of the Greenman: Spirit of the Wildwood. Over Applications are available for the Festival. Early bird special ends in March, but to get good spots sign up early. You can use Paypal and/or call us with your credit card information also. Over 45 merchants will showcase fantasy and fairy crafts and artwork, ren faire wares, sculpture, fantasy garb, collectibles, ren and fairy clothes and accessories, wings and crowns etc., flower crafters, soapmakers, herbal toiletries, handcrafted jewelry, and fairy jewelry, gems, minerals, crystals, wands, herbs, incense and oils, drum makers and instrument makers, candlemakers, musicians, fairy tarot card readers, psychics, new age, pagan, wiccan merchants. We welcome everyone. We would love to have some demonstrations of craft. We need people to volunteer. Applications are available on-line and explain the rules, you will receive free admission for the weekend and faire dollars for snacks. We would love to have volunteers run activities for the children, fairy hunts, crafting etc. We encourage you to come in your favorite faery, fantasy attire, have fun and leave your grown-up at home. Public admission is $10 per person; children under 12 free ; Seniors are $8 Parking is free and is on-site. No dogs are allowed in park, except for special needs. No liquor, drugs, weapons. All ages welcome 1 to 101 years of age. The World of Faeries Festival is in the beautiful 26 acre Vasa Park next to the Fox River, in South Elgin. 7 miles south of I-90, 5 miles south of Rt. 20 and 5 miles north of Route 64. There will be extensive advertising in a number of publications, local newspapers etc. as well as New Age specific, mailing lists, elgin chamber of commerce and tourist bureau websites and radio advertising on 9Chicago. The fest will also be heavily advertised on the web and in business throughout Chicagoland. The fest will include music & other entertainment, food, merchandise & artists/crafters vendor village . Please come prepared for ALL weather, as we do not have any indoor facilities available to us. This is a fantasy fest and we want people to decorate their tents if you are vendor and dress in theme. We can help you with ideas, just call us. No tee shirts or shorts are allowed. Check our our My Space and Website for more details. Also check out http://www.theworldoffaeries.com Event Location: Vasa Park on Route 31 in South Elgin Directions: Mapquest instructions provided on website.Easily accessible from I-90, 7 miles South of I-90, 5 miles North of Route 64 (North Avenue) 7 miles South of Routes 31 and 5 miles South of Rt. 20, St. Charles and North Avenue. Randall Rd via Silver Glen Rd, make a left to park entrance. Camping and accomodation information are available on website. Primitive Camping available onsite free but limited, call for info. Phone: (815) 788-1630 Website: http://www.theworldoffaeries.com |
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August 31, 2010
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Yakima County Pagan Pride Day, 2010 We are hosting 'Yakima County Pagan Pride Day' in 2010 in Yakima, WA. This will be a major event with lots of vendors, entertainment, open Circles, workshops, children's activities, information, and world renown Pagan authors. Since we are in the beginning stages of planning the event we will need volunteers to help set things up. We need help with finding vendors, entertainment, and local covens who would like to participate. We also need people to assist with planning. Remember, this is not a small gathering of Pagans. This is a very large Pagan Pride Day event, which may have as many as 100 to 200 Pagans in attendance. If you would like to help make our 1st Pagan Pride Day event a huge success, then please contact us at (509) 945-6586. Or, send an email to ycppd@yahoo.com . We will be posting more info at www.myspace.com/ycppd . We will update this information as we progress. So our MySpace page to stay up to date on what is happening. Blessed Be! Brightest Blessings, Contact us at (509) 945-6586 or ycppd@yahoo.com for further information. Website: http://www.myspace.com/ycppd |