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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>life takes practice</em></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">We are a diverse group of <a href="http://willowspringsnsj.org/wp/people/">people</a>: <strong>designers</strong> and <strong>musicians</strong>; <strong>yogis</strong> and <strong>farmers</strong>; <strong>woodworkers</strong> and <strong>weavers</strong>. And though we have different interests, we are guided by a <strong>common vision to support one another </strong>in a strong and vibrant community.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">In our tiny Gold Rush town of North San Juan, we aspire to cultivate a place where people are <strong>energized and inspired to live their dreams.</strong> In providing an environment <strong>full of love and evolving natural beauty</strong>, we seek to unlock the <strong>unique potential</strong> within each one of us.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">We invite you to <a href="http://www.willowspringsnsj.org/wp/events"><strong>join us</strong></a> on our <strong>journey and experiment in sustainable living.</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Skills Sessions:</strong>
2:15 Ceramics with Penny St. Claire
2:45 Cat-tail Visors with Starlight and Laughter Medicine
3:15 Wool Spinning and Natural Dyes with Rowen White and Birdsong Sundstrom
3:45 Watercolor with Kelly Patton
4:15 Making Acorn Oil with Matt Berry
4:45 Wild Fermentation with Daniel Nicholson
5:15 Summertime Herbal Care with Rachel Berry // Organic Gardening and Seed Saving with Ruby Turple
6:00 Herb walk with Daniel and Matt</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>yo'garage Classes:</strong>
2:00 Marcy Risque
3:00 Mandy Lucchese
4:00 Annapurna
5:00 Skyler Myers</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Live Music:</strong>
7:00 Stitchcraft
8:00 Kipchoge and the Ginger Ninjas
9:30 Shameless Seamus and the Aimless Amos's featuring Obo Martin</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Food:</strong>
Lunch on sale from 1 to 4 pm
Bring-your-own barbecue from 6 to 9 pm</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Kids Activities</strong>
Skills scavenger hunt for the kids begins in the Ceramics Studio. They'll have to collect an answer to a question from each skills station and will get a sticker for their sticker book each time they do. There will also be coloring sheets near the willow tree.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Entrance Fee</strong>
The inspiration of this event is to make an offering to the community that broadens awareness of the living skills we are each cultivating. In this spirit, the afternoon session will be by donation. We will have a front desk for orientation and to receive donations. After 7 pm, we will be charging a $5 to $15 cover for the music. Please consider supporting this cover charge even if you decide to stay for the evening portion of the event (i.e. it's an honor system).</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Parking </strong>
Parking on site will be limited. Please observe no parking signs designed to respect our courteous neighbors and keep noise to a minimum off site. Please consider picking up any trash you see on the highway (or elsewhere!).</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Goal for Zero-Waste</strong>
We have the goal of minimizing waste at this event as much as possible. Please bring your own plates, cups, and utensils with you to support this effort. Borrowing from the Whole Earth Festival, plates will be available for a $1 deposit. As word gets out, you may see kids collecting your plates in order to redeem the deposit!</p>
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