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Solstice

The Solstice is a twice-a-year event that marks a milestone in the Earth’s relationship to the sun. At the start of summer (June 21-ish), we have the longest day and at the start of winter (December 21-ish), we have the longest night. We mark the occasion with a community gathering, with the Winter Solstice being a more intense gathering designed to help us through the dark night and fill us with inspiration and energy for the year ahead.

The next Solstice Gathering will be a weekend gathering, Friday, June 17-Sunday June 19, 2011. For more information on this gathering, you can:

View the event on Facebook
Contact us to request details
See event schedule and additional information below

Solstice Gatherings are about participating. Events are kid friendly and we encourage you to bring musical instruments.

More About the Solstice Gathering

Hosts

The gathering is hosted by a collaborative group including Christopher Johnson and Tirza Hollenhorst and Melanie and Shawn McElroy, The gathering is hosted by. Christopher Johnson and Tirza Hollenhorst began hosting Solstice at the Nomads Lounge in 2005 and starting in Winter 2010 joined forces with additional community members to expand and evolve the gathering. Prior to 2005, they participated in Solstice Grove (CA) events and are grateful for this influence and inspiration to bring the Solstice gathering to another place.

Community Ceremony

This year, ceremony will take place over the weekend gathering. We have an opening ceremony on Friday evening, multiple ceremonies on Saturday, and a closing ceremony on Sunday.

Through the activities of the weekend, we will have personal and community spaces to get rooted, connecting to the energy of Ganesha. For more information on the context, meaning and ceremony, please see the event page here.

Solstice Council

The Solstice Council is the special group of people that emerge each year to bring the event into existence.

Summer 2011:

Melanie McElroy
Shawn McElroy
Timothy Patton
Tirza Hollenhorst
Christopher Johnson

Spaces

The gathering includes multiple spaces at the Avalon property, including:

Kitchen and community space
Bath house and hot tub
Creek
Circle / ceremony area in field

Avalon also has several other places for lovely gathering and outdoor adventure.

Community Brunch

While Solstice only happens twice a year, we keep the conversation going throughout the year with Sunday Brunches. Once a month (approximately), a potluck brunch is hosted at the Nomads Lounge. It’s awesome food, so come on out and participate! For schedule details, contact Christopher or Tirza or follow Nomads Lounge on Facebook.