ALL EVENTS HELD AT SANCTUARY, 2480 ARCADIA ZURICH ROAD, NEWARK, NY UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE
Snow Shoe Hike Saturday, January 28, 2012
Join us for our sixth annual winter snow shoe hike on Saturday afternoon from 1:30 -4 pm. Come and experience Sanctuary’s 120 acres of nature’s wonderland regardless of snow conditions. Marked trails and guided tours will take you through woods, drumlins and fields! Hot dogs and hot chocolate cooked over a bonfire will be provided to finish your day! Limited snow shoe rentals ($20) available that must be reserved in advance. Donations are always welcome. Please contact Dick by telephone (585-489-4538) for snow shoe reservations and a hot dog count.
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BEAT THE BLUES DINNER DANCE Saturday Evening, March 31, 2012
St. Ann’s Social Hall, 1600 Mt. Hope Ave, Rochester…..Dinner at 6 pm; Music & Dancing at 7 pm
COMMUNITY DINNER! You are invited to come hang out with fellow Sanctuarians as we break out of the winter doldrums and welcome Spring to our part of the world! Its our way of giving something back to every one in our family as well as an opportunity to invite new friends to participate. Music will be provided by The Bruce Wayne Band for our dancing and listening pleasure, loads of incredible items and services for a silent auction have been donated. Sanctuary will provide a baked ziti dinner and drinks. We are asking that a dish to pass be brought along to supplement. This will make for a delicious meal and dessert. Cost is $10 per person or $12 per family. Please contact Dick Wlos at 585-489-4538 or dick@zaks.com to let us know that you are attending. Donations for the silent auction still gladly accepted!
Women’s SUNDAY AFTERNOON TEA Sunday, June 3, 2012 1-4 pm
Tea is the second-most consumed beverage on the planet, right after water. Learn about medicinal teas and sacred herbs that can improve women’s health. We will learn about the benefits of teas, work together to plant a spiral shape herb garden and also learn to identify some beneficial native plants. We will conclude the class with an afternoon tea tasting. Class to be held rain or shine as we have shelter to work under as needed. Class teacher is Patty Love, owner of Barefoot Edible Landscape & Permaculture.
Cost: $45-60 sliding scale based on your decision
To register please mail a check payable to Barefoot Permaculture, PO Box 18212, Rochester, NY 14618. Please include your name, address, email and phone number. Please register by May 20, 2012. A minimum of 6 registered students is required so sign up early! Please send a quick email to patty@barefootpermaculture.com letting us know to expect you.
Drumming For Peace September 23-25, 2012
Join us for a 24 hour “drumathon” to honor peace on earth and support Sanctuary. Drumming starts midday on Saturday and continues without interruption to midday on Sunday. Individual drummers will sign up for specific times. No drummer is required to drum for the entire 24 hours. A continuously burning campfire will be the centerpiece around which the drumming occurs. Camping is available on site starting Friday after 6 pm. Meals will be provided to all participants as community family style meals. Food contributions or potluck items are encouraged and will be greatly appreciated. Menus will be developed to easily accept this community spirit of food preparation and sharing. All participants (drummers and supporters) must register upon arrival to Sanctuary and receive their wrist bands.
PAST EVENTS
Drum Making Workshop
FEEL THE RHYTHM!We are pleased to announce the return of Darrel Birchenough! Join us in a one day workshop building your own hand drum made entirely from recycled materials! All materials necessary for the class will be provided by Darryl Birchenough, an experienced teacher of many primitive skills and an old friend of Sanctuary.
Darryl will teach you, step by step how to create your drum, while you will learn the history of the drum and how to care for your drum. The drum will be one faced, and it will be constructed out of a deer hide. Due to limited availability of hides, this workshop is limited to the first six registered persons. Workshop cost is $99.00 per person. Bring your own lunch. Contact Steve Aman with any questions at 315-945-9555 or email: m1bobcat@gmail.com. Please register online by clicking on the link below and bring your course fee to the workshop:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=p78iuvgab&oeidk=a07e4ez6acea8d00c3f
Drumming & Family Camping at Sanctuary
Come join us for a drum gathering around the sacred fire and to be in community with story telling, making music and lots of laughter and camaraderie. Camping is encouraged on the land overnight. The day starts with an opportunity for community service that includes projects that need attention on Sanctuary’s property. Projects could include: finishing the pavilion, installing trail signage, building a fence at the parking area and finishing the information kiosk. Tent setup starts at 6 pm with drumming beginning at 7 pm. Suggested donation $10.
Family Wilderness Weekend – Not Just for Families!
Join us for a weekend filled with outdoor adventures and communing with nature on the land at Sanctuary. We will form community and play in the woods, field, marsh and by the pond. Activities currently planned are: tarp shelter building, Dutch oven cooking over an open fire, map and compass reading, story telling around the campfire, 5 ways to build a fire, Native American philosophy, looking for sign (what animal left that feather/track/pile of shavings?), and plenty of leisure time mixed in to walk, talk and just hang out on the land.
Three meals on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday will be provided. Camping on the land starts Friday, bring a tarp or tent, pre-registration is required, in lieu of full payment some work exchange is available with prior arrangement. Cost is $75 for adults, $40 for kids and $150 for families. For more information and registration contact Steve at 315-945-5559 or m1bobcat@gmail.com.
May Day Celebration & Flower Walk<
Celebrated for thousands of years throughout diverse cultures, Mayday could be the most ancient religious festival in the Northern Hemisphere. Traditionally people "went a Maying" by going into the woods and bringing back leaves, boughs and blossoms to decorate themselves and their homes. Trees were planted, Maypoles were erected, music was played, dances were danced, drinks were drunk and love was made. Winter was over and spring had sprung. Come join the merry makers and help wrap the ribbons around the Maypole! Followed by a spring flower identification walk.
Sanctuary Medicinal Plant and Wildflower Walk will be led by Mona Rynearson. Mona has a special interest in native species and knows only too well the inroads exotics have made taking over much of the habitat native plant species depend on including many medicinal/edible species. She will guide participants in the identification of plant species found along the walking trails in the woods and wetlands at Sanctuary. She asks that people bring a guide to wild plants of the northeast (i.e., Petersons) to assist in keying out specific characteristics of a species. Ms. Rynearson is chair of the Zurich Bog Management Committee and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Bergen Swamp Preservation Society and the New York State DEC Region 8 Open Space Advisory Committee.
Kite Making & Flying on the Drumlin
HAVE YOU TUGGED YOUR KITE TODAY? Crowfield Kite Flying Festival & Picnic from 11am-4pm. Bring your picnic basket, your kite, your family and friends, sun screen and something to sit on and join us for an afternoon of high flying fun up on the drumlin. Kite flying instruction, kite making workshops, kites for purchase, win a kite raffle or just enjoy a picnic under a sky filled with color and action. Bring your kite and join us.