Entertainment
Saturday, December 7, 2024
11:00 am
Phoenix – Morning Invocation
She has trained in several Witchcraft traditions, always looking to learn more and expand her knowledge. She is initiated into the Reclaiming Tradition of Witchcraft, the Avalon Druid Order, and Gardnerian Wicca. Phoenix is a professional Witch, author, reader, teacher, and owner of the Goddess shop Milk & Honey in Sebastopol CA
Milk-and-Honey.com
11:15 am
RutiCelli ~ Intimate Cello
Intimate Cello is a 'self realization modality’ bringing a mystical component to help deal better with life. This healing art brings intentional, inspired & channeled performances in the vibration of the earth (432Hz) to increase Intuition and connection to spirit. Listening to this sound vibration activates our intuition, creativity, imagination and can help us connect deeper to the cosmos within so that we can raise our vibration.
An invitation to create a container intended for healing, offering an introspective safe space for folks to sit together and tap into their inner powers in order to shift their reality from within.
linktr.ee/ruti.celli
12:15 pm
Rachel Tree - Songstress of the Heart
We are very excited to have Rachel back with us. Her songs speak from her heart and soothe the soul.
12:40 pm
Maya McNeil - Scottish American Mystic Folk
Award winning songwriter, videographer, and melody fisher from shifting landscapes between here and there, McNeil will return to perform songs from their new album, along with renditions of Celtic poetry and songs of lore.
@maya_mcneil_music
1:30 pm
Mama Crow / Carmen Marie Gutierrez
As a multi-genre singer, dancer, songwriter, sound healer and storyteller, my music is an authentic representation of the innermost workings of my soul, allowing sound to embody the purest presence from the heart of All That Is.
Mama Crow
2:30 pm
Magick - Spoken Word
Magick performs poetry, spoken word with musicians, as well as dancers, and at festivals, and marches. As a lifelong activist she is currently focusing on the Rights of Nature and introduced this concept here in Sebastopol. Now the Rights of Nature are embedded in our General Plan.
For Tarot readings, please contact Magick at:
707 327 7940
magicktarot11@gmail.com
Tarot readings at InfusionsTeashop in Sebastopol or zoom
2:45 pm
Sheila Nicholls
British singer/songwriter with brilliant lyrics, piano complexity and a stellar voice. Sheila Nicholls
3:55 pm
Katrina Weaver ~ Poetry from the heart
Katrina is not only an amazing basket weaver, but she is a poet, a mystic, a lover of life, dancer and was with the Living Goddess Collective aka Goddess Crafts Faire from the very beginning.
4:00 pm
Regina Wells Rashida Oji & Lillie Robinson
Regina Wells Rashida Oji ~ Transformative heart and soul healing vocals, Ukulele, Guitar and Percussion; with Lillie Robinson - Stellar Bass playing and arrangements rooted in Motown’s Music, Love and Healing Power. This Duo is a Spirit - filled force of love that BRINGS MUSIC AS MEDICINE for ALL able to receive. Regina Wells Rashida Oji has been singing and sounding all her life, discovering early the power of the voice to transmute suffering and empower women. Divine Feminine and Masculine are balanced here!
Rashida Oji
5:15 pm
Yeshe Matthews
Yeshe Matthews is Priestess of the Mt Shasta Goddess Temple, and co-owner of The Sacred Well shop in Dunsmuir. She is a goddess devotee, dharma practitioner, and licensed minister ordained and initiated in several different mystery traditions. She serves Mt Shasta spiritual pilgrims and goddess devotees worldwide with online and in-person classes, ceremonies, and retreats.
Yeshe has dedicated her life to female mysteries, sacred healing practices and the ways of the Goddess. With a Master's degree in Women's History from Sarah Lawrence College in New York, she has studied women's mysticism, shamanism, and matriarchal communities for over twenty years. She brings more than a decade as a Priestess and soul guide to the Mt Shasta Goddess Temple. Priestess Yeshe
5:30 pm
Danceypants with Rachel and friends
We have fun, we warm up, we learn a routine altogether, and in a non-judge mental environment we allow our inner kid-performer to take the stage. We work on one routine each calendar month, so there’s lots of time to get the moves down! All shapes and sizes welcome! Dancey pants is more than just a class, it’s community! It’s a Queer friendly space, too. Expandance
5:45 pm
LaVelle Kenney with Dancers ~ Congolese Dance
Experience the beauty and power of Congolese dance! LaVelle will be dancing with her students from Parkpoint Healdsburg and Coaches Corner, Sebastopol (Wednesdays 5pm). LaVelle says the dances tell stories of everyday life expressions with special emphasis on the center of the body, using the Congolese Circle (Circle of Life) as the foundation. Her goal for her classes is to teach her culture through dance and community. LaVelle says, “We are all connected. We are all together in bongi (community). We are all a village of people. My dances bring joy and pleasure to everyone. African dance is spiritual. It is the spirit of the drums that calls our ancestors.”
LaVelle has been dancing professionally for thirty-five years. She was a member of her late Uncle Ta Malonga’s dance company, Fua Dia Congo (Ancestral heritage) and Diata Diata(marching forward), as well as her Uncle Ta Sandor’s company Sissa Congo (Cultural Heritage), and her company with her cousin, Lorraine, Ijo_Ayo (dance of joy).
6:00 pm
Debbie Fier - Body Percussion
6:15 pm
Drum Circle led by Larissa Montfort
Larissa Montfort has been exploring her passion for West African, Congolese, and Afro-Cuban rhythms since 1995 with many teachers, including Mabiba Baegne, Ubaka Hill, Yona Fleming, Malonga Casquelord, Stori Davis, and Afia Walking Tree. Larissa traveled to Guinea, West Africa to study dance with Youssouf Koumbassa and Yamousa Souma and djembe and dunun with Amadou Camara and Lamine Dibo Camara.
Larissa accompanies dance classes, women’s rituals, and healing circles
“Drumming allows me to express my joy, strength, and freedom, while serving the spirit of the music, the dance and the empowerment of women.” Larissa Montfort
BRING A DRUM, PERCUSSION AND YOUR DANCING FEET!!!
Sunday, December 8, 2024
11:00 am
Kahuna Leilani Bireley ~ Invocation
Opening Invocation by Kahuna and High Priestess, Founder of Daughters of the Goddess Temple; Concord, CAKahuna Leilani - Hawaiian Kahuna, Ordained Dianic High Priestess, Ceremonialist and Co-Author of On Holy Ground: Commitment & Devotion to Sacred Lands, has been bringing ancient Hawaiian healing and Goddess Wisdom to the community for over two decades. She earned her M.A. in Womyn’s Spirituality from New College in San Francisco. Kahuna Leilani started The Daughters of the Goddess Womyn’s Temple in 1996. She gives thanks and honor to her teachers: Luisah Teish, Yoruban Chieftess and author of Jambalaya; Kahuna Auntie Pahia; Vicki Noble, author and co-creator of the Motherpeace Tarot; and Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakane
DaughtersoftheGoddess.com 925.787.9247
11:20 am
Valerie Byrne - Community Sing
Community Singing Promotes experiences of Connection with Yourself, Others, and Spirit. Together we get to Feel and Express the full spectrum of human emotions, Tone our nervous systems, Create new neuropathways, Reduce anxiety and depression, Celebrate and Have FUN!!
12:15 pm
Cho'Qosh Auh'ho'oh ~ The story of the Blanket of Hope
Cho’Qosh is a Native American Elder of the Chumash and Seneca Native Tribes. She was mentored by Chief Kickmovi of the Oraiki Hopi Nations and was asked to pass on the sacred stories of the Hopi Prophecy and to teach “Eleventh Hour Tools for the Spiritual Warriors.” For many years she lived off the land in the Canadian wilderness and learned the healing gifts of the plants for food and medicines. ChoQosh has also taught at U.C. Berkley, Cabrillo College, & Monterey Peninsula College.
12:30 pm
Kym Trippsmith ~ The Amazon Queen & RutiCelli
Kym is a wild thang who has been musically inspired since birth. As an avid and noteworthy wordsmith/lyricist, she approaches music as a sacred act—melody, harmony and rhythm intertwined to create spontaneous magic! Bottom line, Kym shows up. She uses her big-hearted rich voice and her Taylor guitar to sing the world awake.
1:30 pm
Joanne Rand ~ Psychedelic Folk Revival
Touring nationally for 30+ years, playing her brand of acoustic “Psychedelic-Folk-Revival” music, Joanne Rand is ready to release her 17th Indie CD of original songs, “Just Keep Going.” (She will have pre-release copies on hand). Raised in the deep South, Rand’s vocal styling is all her own: “Magical and luxuriant like the best brandy in the world.” Her songs, dubbed “nothing short of brilliant” by Santa Rosa Press Democrat (NY Times Publication), reflect a wide array of styles: folk, rock, jazz, Celtic, psychedelic, gospel, tribal, classical, weaving tales of the human condition. “Elegance and fierceness in the same deep breath” writes poet laureate Gary Snyder. Rand has performed alongside such greats as Bonnie Raitt, Micky Hart, John Trudell, Dougie McClean, Janis Ian.
Hear her music: Joanne Rand
3:00 pm
Goddess Dance Gala - Part 1
3:30pm
Alyra Rose & Gina René
Alyra Rose is a Northern California off-grid based, multidimensional Poet, Lyricist, Yoga Teacher, Body-Worker, and Alchemical Songstress devoted to the transformation of humanity through embodied soulful awakening. Where moonchild meets the blues and sings butterflies from the mouth of pain is where Alyra Rose's songs are born again. She syphons songs from the bones of the earth and from the ancient soil of the human story; from grief to glory and everything in between to create triumphant etheral soundscapes to rewire our hearts and minds for an alchemical, trancendental experience of soul rememberance. Alyra blends elements of folk, electronic, hip hop, pop and soul, fusing genres like she clashes outfits. Alyra Rose
Gina René is a renowned singer-songwriter and Conscious Hip-Hop Artist, known for her ability to connect personal experiences with a broader narrative. Her music has been featured in major films and TV shows, including Disney's "Step Up" and Paramount's "Mean Girls." In 2008, her song "Be The Change," featuring Michael Beckwith, was considered for a Grammy nomination. Gina also co-wrote and featured on the album "All People" by Michael Franti & Spearhead. She is a devotee of The Goddess and collaborator of Alyra Rose. Gina’s current projects include a new album with reggae/Dub producer Million 7 and their R&B/Soul Live dub collab The Soul Bath experience. New music coming in 2025. Gina Rene podcast Gina Rene
4:30 pm
Goddess Dance Gala - Part 2
5:00 pm
Tami Gosnell ~ Rock with a side of Soul.
Tami Gosnell is a multi-faceted performer with a catalog of over 200 original songs. Ranging from social commentary to sappy love songs, acoustic soul to down-right hard rock; she does not fit in any box and there is something for everyone to enjoy. She currently plays drums and sings in The Front, an all-female power trio, and The Spread Eagles a fun 80s cover band (both with Stephanie Salva).