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Earth’s Web 2013 Beltane Gathering
May 3-5, 2013
Hosted by Mystic Glen at
Walking Fern Farm, Harrogate, TN
Mystic Glen invites you to come join us for Beltane. This is the 1st gathering sponsored by Earth’s Web at Walking Fern Farm. May 3-5 the gates open at 12 Noon on Friday for the general public. Vendors and coordinators ONLY may arrive on Thursday at 12 Noon. There will be a Maypole, a Wicker man, vendors, and lots of workshops to choose from and a bardic circle Friday evening. Spring is finally here, help us celebrate; build a strong Spiritual and Magickal Community. Let us reconnect to Our Earth Mother and each other as the wheel turns and we experience the fertility and ripening all around us.
FUND RAISERS
In order to keep gathering costs down, there will be fund-raising events Friday & Saturday, A Kissing Booth open most of the weekend, An item and service auction, and a Breakfast for $3 Saturday Morning with all proceeds to go to Earth’s Web.
Please bring those extra $ones$ for fun
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
All e-mails will be forwarded to the appropriate coordinator
Gathering Coordinator – SilverRose & Crecia at Earths_Web@yahoo.com
Registration Coordinator – Wind Dragon at Earths_Web@yahoo.com
Merchant Coordinator – SilverRose & Draven at Earths_Web@yahoo.com
Workshop Coordinator – Crecia at Earths_Web@yahoo.com
Kitchen Witch – Warder at Earths_Web@yahoo.com
Children’s Activities – Angie & Angus at Earths_Web@yahoo.com
Fund Raising – Ivy at Earths_Web@yahoo.com
or contact us at Earth’s Web, 1657 E Stone Dr, Ste B140, Kingsport, TN 37660, Phone: (423) 335-6274
PRACTICAL MATTERS
PLEASE BRING: tent, sleeping bags, blankets, rain gear and clothing for both warm and cold weather, flashlight, snack foods, ritual gear, drums, and other musical instruments. Pease plan for a wide temperature range, even at this time of the year. Remember your feast gear and eating utensils (Styrofoam and other feast gear will not be supplied!).
This site is more primitive than the last so as of yet there are no shower facilities available, but there is a creak that you can bath in so please bring all environmentally friendly bio-degradable soaps and shampoos please.
If you need to buy things before or during the gathering, please stop at one of the larger stores in town, rather than the small local convenience stores. It keeps the small stores able to supply their regular customers, and keeps the rumors and security hassles down.
FOOD
NOTE: OUR MEAL POLICY: We will provide a soup Friday night and only supper on Saturday. Any breakfast offerings (ready to serve only) contributed will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please bring pot-luck offerings for the feasts. It need not be prepared unless it is baked. Items such as fresh fruits and veggies, cheese, sour cream, honey, breakfast meats, breads, desserts, and salad items are very much welcomed by our kitchen witch. Please drop these off at the kitchen as soon as possible after arriving, so our Kitchen Witch and helpers can begin working their magic! Having enough for everyone is dependent on everyone bringing something for the kitchen, so please help us have a bountiful feast!
COST
FOR BELTANE GATHERING:
$10 per child* 12-16 (plus your feast contribution and 2 hours of volunteer service) if paid and postmarked before April 26, 2013
$20 per person* over 16 (plus your feast contribution and 2 hours of volunteer service) if paid and postmarked before April 26, 2013
$30 per person* after April 26, 2013 and at the door (plus your feast contribution and
2 hours of volunteer service).
FAMILY RATE: (This includes up to 2 adults, and children under 18 living in the house) Prepaid registration before April 26, 2013 - $50 At the gate - $70 (plus your feast contribution and 2 hours of volunteer service).
DAY TRIP IS $15
*Children under 12 are free. A legal guardian must accompany anyone under 18. If not a custodial parent, the guardian must be responsible for the minor, and have a written permission statement from the parent, which must be presented at registration immediately upon arrival.
We are working to get the new web site (www.earthsweb.org) up as soon as possible for easier and faster Registration, until then please send the registration form below to either, Earths_Web@yahoo.com and checks to Earth’s Webs address or the registration form and your checks to Earth’s Web, 1657 E Stone Dr, Ste B140, Kingsport, TN 37660. Thank You for your patients and help with this
An email confirming your registration and giving directions to the site will be
sent about a week before the gathering if we have received your completed pre-registration form and your payment.
RULES TO LIVE BY
Treat each other with respect, and respect all paths. Take care of those you come with, and respect the land, by leaving your campsite cleaner than you found it. Most of all, HAVE FUN!
No illegal drugs, firearms, drunken behavior, bad attitudes, violence or other inappropriate behaviors will be condoned on the site. We DO enforce the no drugs rule, and the security team has active duty law enforcement officers serving among them, so don't bring them!
No pets. Service dogs only will be permitted at the gathering site. All other pets will be refused at the gate, so please do not bring them.
Please bring: positive attitudes, appropriate gear, and food for the potluck contribution! Please note: We are working very hard to keep our prices low, despite rising costs for sites, food, and fuel. If you can add something, even a dollar or two, to your registration, it may help someone else be able to attend. Community service: Each participant needs to contribute two hours of community service during the gathering. It is basically just a little of the background work that lets a gathering happen, and may include helping out with registration, food preparation, heralding workshops or rituals, helping with the site, or cleanup. It's fun, and a great way to get to know folks better!
New Rule: No one under the age of 18 will be permitted at the fire circle after 10:00 PM
Merchants
We will have merchants available for you buying pleasure, and a special for merchants this event there is no additional merchanting fee. Sorry though there will not be electricity available to you, so if you need lights please bring the battery operated or the propane type. We will try to accommodate electricity for medical needs where we can, on a first come first serve basis.
Registration Form - Beltane 2013
Name: ____________________________________________________
Craft name (if any): __________________________ Birth date: ___________
Address: _________________________________________________
City: ___________________________ State: _______ Zip: ________
Email Address: _______________________________________________
(for confirmation email to be sent out about a week before the gathering)
Telephone (_____) ___________________________________________
# of Adults and Children over 12: _____ Vegetarian: ___ Omnivore: ____
Child under 18: ___ 12: ____Responsible Adult: _____________________
Onsite Contact (mundane name, please): ______________________________
Offsite Contact: ___________________________________________
Offsite Contact Phone: (_____) _____________________________
Are you on any regularly prescribed medications we should know about? ________________________________________________________________________
Or do you have any medical condition we should know about?
________________________________________________________________________
Do you have any special training or certification in healthcare or security? If yes, what type?
___________________________________________________________________
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