LOFT THEATER
Gatherings offer an intimate setting in which to connect your inner landscape to the natural world through ancient and modern folk arts and shared community space.
Gatherings include:
- music meditation + light musical participation (optional)
- seasonal folk crafts, activities or central altar creation
- poetic/philosophical/spiritual/literary/folkloric readings
- writing circle (bring a journal or paper provided)
- folk dance (occasional; join or enjoy watching)
We invite attendees to bring mats, pillows, or any preferred portable seating. Chairs are available.
Each Gathering reflects the spirit of its seasonal time. They are history and folk traditions-based while incorporating new ideas and modern elements. We strive to balance interactive fun with shared quiet, and to guide in an open-ended atmosphere, leaving meditative time for reflection, mindfulness practice, uninhibited mind-wandering or prayer at the guest's preference.
Gatherings include:
- music meditation + light musical participation (optional)
- seasonal folk crafts, activities or central altar creation
- poetic/philosophical/spiritual/literary/folkloric readings
- writing circle (bring a journal or paper provided)
- folk dance (occasional; join or enjoy watching)
We invite attendees to bring mats, pillows, or any preferred portable seating. Chairs are available.
Each Gathering reflects the spirit of its seasonal time. They are history and folk traditions-based while incorporating new ideas and modern elements. We strive to balance interactive fun with shared quiet, and to guide in an open-ended atmosphere, leaving meditative time for reflection, mindfulness practice, uninhibited mind-wandering or prayer at the guest's preference.
gathering days
Hearthsong uses a combination of scientific, colloquial folk, Christian, ancient Celtic and modern pagan names to designate eight seasonal/celestial holidays. As they have evolved over centuries and into modern recognition, so we hope to represent aspects of both their history and relevancy.
IMBOLC an old Irish word best understood as "in the belly";
Brigid's Day, Irish goddess and later saint of fertility, fire, holy wells, dairy & more
In the gathering: ACCEPTANCE in the depth of winter through
introspection, dreams, and patience.
Meditative Celtic music.
Holiday Activity: weaving St. Brigit Crosses & wax auguring
TICKETS
SPRING EQUINOX, called Ostara or Easter.
The day and night are of equal length; signs of spring.
In the gathering: BALANCE as we transition into a time
of activity and expectation.
There is no Gathering for this holiday in 2025.
Future Holiday Activity: natural egg dying & herb pressing
MAY DAY (May 1) or Beltane in old Celtic languages.
Flowers, rain, greenery and light are celebrated.
In the gathering: RENEWAL as we "return to life".
special Mother's Day event ft. Indian music praising the rain,
growth and femininity.
Holiday Activity: Flower Weaving & Water Ceremony
SUMMER SOLSTICE given the Anglo-Saxon name Litha.
The SOL stands still (-STICE) at its highest point in the sky.
In the gathering: VITALITY of long bright days.
Music TBA
Holiday Craft: central flower mandala and ring dance!
LAMMAS/LUGHNASADH from the Anglo-Saxon & Old Irish names.
The first of three so-called Harvest Festivals, observed by baking bread.
In the gathering: RELEASE into lazy days and warm nights.
There is no Gathering for this holiday in 2025.
Future Holiday Craft: Baked Goods Share
FALL EQUINOX called Harvest Home, The Festival of Ingathering
and Mabon. Days and nights of equal length.
In the gathering: PREPARATION, letting go and giving thanks.
Music TBA.
Holiday Craft: Corn Husk Dolls
ALL HALLOWS EVE called All Souls Day and Samhain in Old Irish.
The veil between worlds is said to be thinnest on this night.
In the gathering: REMEMBERANCE as we contemplate ancestry and our mortality mirrored in the dying year.
Music: TBA
Holiday Craft: Day of the Dead-style altar and Lace Pumpkins
WINTER SOLSTICE called Yule in the old Norse language.
On the longest night of the year greenery is brought inside, candles are lit.
In the gathering: HOPE , peace, light and coziness in the darkness.
Music TBA.
Holiday Craft: scented citrus ornaments & ceilidh dance!