Ongoing Events :

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Kids In Community Project:
Growing Happy Kids in Community

For details please contact Lisa at:
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org

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Women's Earth-Based Spirituality, Sacred Dance
and Personal Growth

Workshops Throughout the year Lisa offers a series of sacred arts training and personal growth courses (generally two months in duration), as well as special season workshops and ceremonies. In a deep and dynamic sacred space we explore a rich diversity of tools empowering transformation, creativity and wellness: sacred dance, ceremonial design and facilitation, intuitive development, cycles of self and nature, energywork, expressive arts, imagery and breathework, music, spoken word and journaling, four-element herbcraft (Air, Fire, Water, Earth) and menstrual mysteries.

Participants in these programs receive invitations to perform sacred dance in Living Earth Circle's public ceremonies. Most programs are open to teen girls. For current information on workshops and special events please join Living Earth Circle's e-mail list, and also see listings throughout this schedule.

Presented by Living Earth Circle and Lisa Pavati.

For details please contact Lisa at:
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org

Winter 2007/2008:

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The Labyrinth: 9th Annual Sacred Walk to the New Year
Three-day Community Sacred Celebration 72 hours:
6pm Dec 29.- 7pm Jan.1
Ashland, OR

Lisa Pavati is delighted to coordinate Ashland’s annual Labyrinth Walk. This unique and profound event features 72 hours of beautiful sacred music and meditative silence. See Below for a complete schedule

When: 6pm Dec 29.- 7pm Jan.1
Where: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship: at the corner of 4th and C streets in Ashland, OR
Cost: FREE

Winter 2006:

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Women's Magical Herbcraft and
Ceremonial Facilitation Workshop

January 14 - February 25, 2006
Saturdays 10:30am - 12:30pm (7 classes)
Ashland, OR

Learn to create Magical Herbcraft blends for ceremony and joyful sacred living in this experiential workshop! We will explore Four-Element Herbcraft (Air, Fire, Water, Earth) through hands-on experience, custom blending, intuitive development, and integrative expressive arts.

This training will empower participants to custom design and blend magical herbcraft creations for themselves, clients, gifts and ceremonial use. As part of the program we will work with ceremonial facilitation through herb-based rituals. Ceremonial skills can be applied to solitary use, or work with groups or clients.

Where: Ashland, OR
When: Sessions are Sat. mornings at 10:30 and are about two hours.
Cost: Tuition includes all materials and is $185. Work-trade tuition is available.

Presented by Living Earth Circle and Lisa Pavati.

For details and to reserve your space contact Lisa at:
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org

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A Celebration of Women's Voices

Saturday, March 11, 2006

7:30pm - 10:30pm

The Mobius
Ashland, OR

A Celebration of Women's Voices, Saturday March 11, brings together a dynamic combination of song and spoken word for an evening of empowerment, passion, laughter and community connection! Musical performances range from the rich resonances of digeredoo and devotional songs, to danceable reggae and luscious Earthy-soul grooves. Music by Kat and Windsong (Reggae-Earth-Soul), Aletha Nowitski (loop machine artistry), Nancy Bloom (songs of the sacred Earth) Yaffa Rosenthal (heartsongs for all to sing), and Eostar (mystic music weaving digereedoo and voice).

The event features Katie Daley, performance poet extraordinaire, opening her West Coast Tour of "Full Blast Alive: Voices from the Ruby Side" poetic monologues by female characters with a wild medley of accents and attitudes who jam about jealousy, body image, unorthodox self-defense classes for women, breaking out of jukeboxes, breast cancer activism and so much more! Decedent desserts will be provided by KSKQ- Helping KSKQ Community Radio get on the air.

"This is one you don't want to miss," says Michael Salinger, author of Neon and Education Director of Poetry Slam Incorporated, "Katie is dialectically ambidextrous... and wonderfully entertaining." Katie has performed her poetry and songs in Europe, Canada and America. From 1999 to 2002, she appeared at the National Poetry Slam as a member of the Ithaca and Cleveland slam teams. She has produced two chapbooks, Red Hot Mangoes and Voodoo Juice and Coyote at the Wheel, and a CD of her show, Full Blast Alive: Voices from the Ruby Side. "Katie Daley is taking poetry to a new level with this show," declares Daniel Thompson, the late poet laureate of Ohio's Cuyahoga County, "I expect to see her on Broadway very soon."

Nancy Bloom's soul-stirring songs are woven from global strands of mystical melodies. She will perform inspirational music from her newly released CD, Sweet Sacred Mystery

Nancy "expresses the great voice and great song that we all carry in our hearts (in her) timeless and extremely moving compositions" -Trevor Watson, Vision Magazine.

Windsong and Kat del Rio play graceful originals in their own unique styles with sweet harmonies, and earthy rhythmic grooves that flow from Ballads to Reggae to Earthsongs to Sweet Earthy Soul Songs.

Composer and performance artist Aletha Nowitzky, with her loop machine and her body in motion, is an absolute original as she soars on a self-styled "heaventrilloquest".

Yaffa and Eostar both share their heart-crafted songs, as well as leading joyful group singing as audiences emerge into a choir of ecstatic community. Yaffa Rosenthal melts hearts with songs that radiate infinite love and healing. Eostar's voice and digeredoo expressions vibrate with color and light!

Where: The Mobius in Ashland, OR
When: 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Cost: $8 - $10 Sliding Scale

Presented by Living Earth Circle and Lisa Pavati.

For details and to reserve your space contact Lisa at:541-201-0372 or e-mail

lisa@livingearthcircle.org

 

Spring 2006:

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The 4th Annual Grandmother Council Community Conference:
Creativity and Transformation for Sustainable Wellness;
Personal, Community and Planetary
(www.grandmothercouncil.org)

April 1, 2006
Ashland, Oregon

Living Earth Circle’s Grandmother Council honors the women elders of our community and creates a unique forum for their wisdom and expertise to be shared. The fourth annual Grandmother Council and Community Conference will be held on April 1, 2006 in Ashland, Oregon. The event is open to everyone and features a public Council of Women Elders, a broad spectrum of workshops on personal wellness and social and environmental responsibility, and an Honoring Ceremony for “Women of Age and Wisdom”.

A key intention of the conference is seeding and strengthening the coming together of individuals for the betterment and stewardship of our world. This includes a focus on personal growth and co-creativity.

Where: Ashland Middle School, 100 Walker Ave, Ashland, OR
When: April 1, 2006 - 9am - 6pm
Cost: advance tix $75 -$30 (sliding scale); door $75 - $40 (sliding scale),
$10 work-trade, and scholarship admissions available.

See http://www.grandmothercouncil.org for detials

For details or to inquire about volunteering contact Lisa at:
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org

Special Event: Living Earth Circle Presents: Grandmother Council Art Show First Friday Opening Fri April 7 5-8pm On Dispaly throughout April Nuwandart Gallery 258 "A" Street

Celebrating this year’s Grandmother Council Community Conference theme, “Empowering Creativity For Sustainable Wellness”, Living Earth Circle presents a Grandmother Council Art Show. The exhibit opens for the First Friday Art Walk, April 7th from 5-8pm. Featuring artwork and creative expression by this year's Grandmother Council Honorees as well as photos of the Grandmother Council Community Conferences, commemorative art pieces from current and past Grandmother Council Conferences, and the special art piece collectively-created by participants at the Conference. the exhibit will be on display during the month of April.

 

 

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Very Special Event brought to you by
Living Earth Circle & The Grandmother Council

Holly Near:
"Song Talk" - Music & Memories

Monday, April 3
8pm

The Unitarian Center
4th & C Streets
Ashland, OR

$25

For 30 years, Holly Near has been a profound and beautiful voice for world peace and is one of the founding mothers of the genre "women's music." Near's songs continue to astound, exploding with freedom, maturity, wisdom, and relentless hope. Holly will perform an intimate concert and "Song Talk" evening in Ashland Oregon on Monday April 3rd at the Unitarian Center at 4th and "C" streets.

The event is presented by Living Earth Circle's Grandmother Council Project, whose annual public conference and celebration will be held the preceding Saturday (April 1st) at Ashland's Middle School. Information for both events at www.grandmothercouncil.org. Tickets for Hollys concert are $25 and available at The Music Coop (in the "A" Street Marketplace) in Ashland.

Holly Near is a unique combination of entertainer, teacher and activist. An immense vocal talent, Near's career as a singer has been profoundly defined by an unwillingness to separate her passion for music from her passion for human dignity. She is a skilled performer and an outspoken ambassador for peace who brings to the stage an integration of world consciousness, spiritual discovery, and theatricality. Near has released over 20 recordings and performed across the globe for decades, inspiring and empowering the world toward unity.

A peace activist and advocate for human and civil rights, Holly has linked the multitude of issues that are our lives, refusing the idea of separate "causes. When asked how she keeps her energy for this work, she smiles. "I am selfish. I reach for the world I want to live in. And I believe in leaving our best we can do to our children".

Near has received numerous accolades for her work for social change. Most notably, she is part of the nomination for "1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005". She has also received honors from the A.C.L.U., the National Lawyers Guild, the National Organization for Women, N.A.R.A.S., Ms. Magazine (Woman of the Year), and the Legends of Women's Music Award. And her strength and versatility as a performer has led to creative collaborations with such artists as Ronnie Gilbert, Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Mercedes Sosa, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Inti-Illimani, Bonnie Raitt, Cris Williamson, and Linda Tillery.

"It is a tribute to a movement, a music and a time to have in our midst artists who carry with them 30 years of experience and activism. Holly Near holds global vision and artistic integrity with grace and wisdom. Her music is a collective memory of a time when we changed the world forever.� Michigan Womyns Music Festival, 2002 "Its a deeply moving inspiration to be in an audience that spontaneously stands up, en masse, and chooses to be counted among the growing numbers of people who, like Holly, thrive on the personal satisfaction and joy that come with living our lives on the cutting edge. Her powerful presence is a call to courage, combined with her personal warmth - she's irresistible." - John Mifsud, Coordinator of The Thirtieth National Conference on Men and Masculinity at Seattle University.

Where: The Unitarian Center, 4th & C streets, Ashland, OR
When: April 3, 2006 - 8pm
Cost: $25 - Tickets Available at the Music Coop at the A Street Market in Ashland or by Will Call

 

 

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Faces of The Goddess:
Sacred Expressive Arts Workshop and Performance

Late April - Early June 2006

Explore the infinite archetypes of the Goddess and discover her face in your own! Sacred dance, music, theater arts, ceremony, trance-work, visual art and writing. With the support of the circle of women, each participant will create a sacred performance piece expressing an aspect of the Goddess. We will perform for the community in June, in a dynamic sacred offering- sharing these individual pieces integrated with music, group choreography and ceremony!

Presented by Living Earth Circle and Lisa Pavati.

For details and to reserve your space contact Lisa at:
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org

Faces of The Goddess: Sacred Arts Performance

Friday June 9 & Saturday June 10 7pm
Location TBA

 

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Mother’s Day Pow Wow and Cultural Arts Fair

Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 14
3pm
Riverside Park
Grants Pass, OR

Living Earth Circle will offer the Honoring Ceremony for Mothers and Grandmothers on Mother's Day (Sun.) at 3pm. We invite you to join us for this community celebration at the Mother's day Pow Wow and Cultural Arts Fair at Riverside Park in Grants Pass. This family-friendly event is both Sat. and Sun. in the beautiful outdoor setting of a lush park on the river. Everyone is welcome!

No admission cost

For details, contact Lisa at::
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org

 

Summer 2006:

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The Birth Tour July 29, 2006 3pm - 5pm The Mobius, 281 fourth st. (between a & b st.) Ashland, OR

Thin Air Media's THE BIRTH TOUR gathers mothers, fathers and families
to share their birth stories in a community forum to explore:

• How you were born
• If you've given birth, how it happened
• The importance of understanding your options
• Creating your community of mothers, fathers and families
• How has birth changed your life

Through facilitated conversation, Thin Air Media intends to further
build community among families through this universal rite of passage.

THE BIRTH TOUR will be held in the following cities:
JULY 29 | ASHLAND, OREGON
JULY 31 | PORTLAND, OREGON
SEPTEMBER 10 | SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO
OCTOBER 7 | LAWRENCE, KANSAS
OCTOBER 15 | BOULDER, COLORADO
OCTOBER 22 | BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA

In addition to THE BIRTH TOUR, Thin Air Media is producing BIRTH, a
one-hour public radio documentary about the practices and perceptions
of birth in America.

BIRTH will be distributed through Public Radio International in March
of 2007 for Women's History Month. PRI affiliate stations reach 32 million listeners weekly ¹

Please call JPR at 541-552-6301 or 800-782-6191
and request that BIRTH be aired during Women's history month 2007

When: July 29, 2006 3pm - 5pm
Where: the Mobius (281 fourth St btwn A and B streets) Ashland, OR
Cost: $10 (sliding scale)

To RSVP (optional/ reserves your space):
contact Ahri Golden ahri@thinairmedia.org or call 312-330-3232

To Volunteer:
contact Lisa Pavatilisa@livingearthcircle.org or call 541-201-0372

 

THE BIRTH TOUR is being hosted locally by Living Earth Circle.

THE BIRTH TOUR and BIRTH, the documentary are sponsored nationally by Motherlove Herbal Company, Mothering Magazine, the Institute of Noetic Sciences and The Public Radio International Program Fund.

¹(Source: Arbitron Nationwide/Act 1 Systems, Persons 12+ in DMA, Mon–Sun, 6 a.m. to 12 a.m., Spring '05).)

Autumn 2006:

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Women’s Earth-Based Spirituality,
Ceremonial Facilitation and Personal Growth Workshop

October- December 2006
Ashland, OR

In this dynamic personal growth workshop we will explore a rich diversity of tools empowering transformation, creativity and wellness: ceremonial design and facilitation, art, journaling, energy-work, intuitive development, breathe-work, cycles of self and nature, movement and dance.

This class is suitable for all levels of experience. As an introduction, it will provide a wonderful foundation for in women’s Earth-based spirituality and sacred expressive art. For women all experience backgrounds, this program catalyzes and supports creative blossoming, personal wisdom, positive transformation, ceremonial and healing art facilitation skills, and deepened connections with the sacred within and all around! Program open to women and teen girls.


Presented by Living Earth Circle and Lisa Pavati.

For details and to reserve your space contact Lisa at:
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org

Winter 2006/2007:

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The Labyrinth: 8th Annual Sacred Walk to the New Year
Three-day Community Sacred Celebration 72 hours:
6pm Dec 29.- 7pm Jan.1
Ashland, OR

Lisa Pavati is delighted to coordinate Ashland’s annual Labyrinth Walk. This unique and profound event features 72 hours of beautiful sacred music and meditative silence.

Musicians who wish to offer sacred music for the 2006/2007 Labyrinth are invited to contact Lisa at:
541-201-0372 or e-mail lisa@livingearthcircle.org


When: 6pm Dec 29.- 7pm Jan.1
Where: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship: at the corner of 4th and C streets in Ashland, OR
Cost: FREE