Crash space is available by arrangement when you RSVP by calling (818) 886-0069
FOOD ♦ Your favorite holiday dish for potluck supper— (big enough for 10 to share.) ♦ Latkes (provided by Live the Dream, along with applesauce and sour cream) ENTERTAINMENT ♦ Songs about the Maccabees ♦ Dreidel games ♦ Clothing optional Jacuzzi (with holiday music playing inside it!) available all afternoon and evening–bring sandals and towels. OTHER TRADITIONS ♦ Lighted-up Christmas miniature houses ♦ Lighting the Hannuka menorah, even though that holiday goes from December 7th to the 15th, we will still light all the candles one night late! ♦ A Winter Solstice ritual ♦ Followed by optional Gift Exchange Did we forget a ritual important to you? Tell us and we’ll add it. Bring stories/songs/poetry to share. |
Clement Clarke Moore wrote the famous poem “Night Before Christmas” in 1822 when living in his house in Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. Here’s a photo of the house before it was demolished in 1932. Our
High Priestess, Ealswythe (Linda) grew up in Elmhurst and frequently played at the Clement C. Moore Park as a child. It was only about 3 blocks from where she lived. Every year, her elementary school class would go to the park and sing Christmas carols and recite the poem “Night Before Christmas.” She will read the poem for us at the Yule holiday party and lead the Yuletide (Winter Solstice) ritual. The Moore Homestead in Elmhurst. The homestead was torn down in 1932 and is today Clement Clarke Moore Park bordered by Broadway, 78th Street, and 45th Avenue in Elmhurst. |
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GIFT EXCHANGE: If you wish to participate, bring a wrapped science fiction, erotic (tasteful please!), fantasy, or magikal gift ($10-$15) |
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Meeting & Party (with potluck dishes for both events) |
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$20 |
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