*** NOTE DATE CHANGE*** Due to the predicted rain on Saturday December 18th, we have decided to postpone our celebration until Monday, December 20th

The Forest House will be hosting our annual Winter Solstice Fire Circle to celebrate the darkest time of the year before the return of the sun.

Across the world our ancestors have held this time with sacred observance. No matter what tradition we observe, the interplay of light and dark, endings and beginnings, birth and renewal, can enliven our hearts and minds with wonder and a hint of magic

This Fire Circle is about tending the embers of our inner light and our community connections. We will honor both darkness and light with the medicine of story and the magic of fire.

An opening celebration and solstice story will start at 6:00 in The Forest House amphitheater. Lighting a community yule fire, song and dance, and other guided fire offerings will follow.

SUGGESTED CONTRIBUTION: $10- here’s the link

We'll have hot wassail drink and a hearty soup available.

YOU MUST let us know you are coming so we can prepare appropriately-- text 860 942 9046, or email eastandwestoftheriver.@gmail.com BEFORE DECEMBER 18

The Forest House Dancers will be de-lighting us with a dance prior to the lighting of the Solstice Yule Fire.

• PLEASE BRING A LARGE MUG/ BOWL FOR YOUR WASSAIL or soup

• Bring a chair to sit around the fire

• Dress warmly, wear sturdy boots, the procession to the fire is in the woodlands.

• Optional: Bring a flashlight, a poem, a story or anything else your heart desires to offer this community celebration.

We are doing our best to make this celebration an eco-friendly event. Here is how you can help: Carpool, and avoid plastic utensils.

Thanks for your consideration to support our sustainable and green aspirations.