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SUMMARY:Memorial for Leslie Fish
DESCRIPTION:Live the Dream will host a memorial day for Leslie Fish\, Poly anarchist and prolific filk writer/performer. \nJoining us for this Memorial to speak about Leslie and share their personal experiences with her: \n\n\nOberon Zell\, founder of Church of All Worlds\, the first officially recognized Neopagan religion in the US. \n\n\nPaul Gibbons\, Political Activist/Libertarian/Anarchist and Water Brother to Leslie Fish. \n\n\nElaine Anderson\, Deputy Lady in Waiting to the Queen of Caid in the SCA for 2025. \n\n\nTerry Brussel-Rogers\, Founder of Live the Dream and Leslie’s Water Brother will share her knowledge of some of Leslie’s Poly experiences. \n\n\nAdditional speakers may be announced in the future. \nThe day includes a potluck lunch and a potluck dinner. There is afternoon time for discussion\, socializing\, etc. \nIn the evening\, Live the Dream will host the monthly LAFA (Los Angeles Filkers Anonymous) filksing\, focusing on Leslie and her music. \nThe Live the Dream meeting will be Live and On Zoom 11am – 1 pm PT. \nThe LAFA filk will be Live and On Zoom 6 – 11 pm PT; the first hour will be a live and virtual dinner\, with music commencing at 7 pm PT.
URL:https://livethedream.org/event/memorial-for-leslie-fish/
LOCATION:Live and on Zoom\, 8515 Penfield Ave\, Winnetka\, CA\, 91306\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Live The Dream 3rd Saturday,Pot Luck,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251220T110000
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SUMMARY:Poly SF Sampler Discussion\, Winter Solstice Ritual\, Hanukkah and Winter Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:Discuss the Poly content in stories by Robert A Heinlein\, Spider Robinson\, S. M. Stirling\, and others. Enjoy a potluck lunch. Laze about in the hot tub\, discussing polyamory\, science fiction\, and other topics. Enjoy a potluck dinner. Celebrate the winter solstice in a ritual lead by High Priestess Lilith. Exchange gifts. Play and listen to music. Sing a bit. Have a good time.
URL:https://livethedream.org/event/poly-sf-sampler-discussion-winter-solstice-ritual-hanukkah-and-winter-holiday-party/
LOCATION:Live and on Zoom\, 8515 Penfield Ave\, Winnetka\, CA\, 91306\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday Themed,Live Music,Live The Dream 3rd Saturday,Pagan Ritual,Pot Luck
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250920T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250920T130000
DTSTAMP:20260423T120558
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SUMMARY:Darkover Novels by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Filk!
DESCRIPTION:We’ll discuss fascinating novels based on the concept of a world on which a few hundred Terrans were marooned in crashed space ships hundreds of years ago and were forced to build a viable community from this limited gene pool. Many women found themselves unable to bear children on the new world. This resulted in a society where a fertile woman having more than one child by the same man was considered a kind of selfishness. Group marriage became the norm and ties of fosterage frequently stronger than ties of blood. \nMany new writers as well as successful professional writers have chosen to create stories in the Darkover universe dealing with the alternative lifestyle of multiply committed relationships. We’ll focus on Marion’s own Spell Sword and Forbidden Tower\, two novels based on a real life two couple group marriage which lasted 16 years! \n1 pm Pot Luck lunch—bring something healthy and delicious to share \n2-4 Socializing in clothing optional hot tub.  \nWe may watch a Poly Movie or do verbal/nonverbal sensitivity exercises between the meeting and the Filk as the group decides. \n6 Pot Luck dinner – bring something healthy and delicious to share. \nFilk Sing follows at 6:30 on Zoom and in person—music of science fiction and the Space Age from the Ballad of Appollo 13 to the hilarious Star Trek based Banned from Argo in all its many forms. We have all kinds of Poly Filk\, too\, including selections from Kathy Mar’s Living the Dream album and Craig Brussel Roger’s Half of Me. You should see what he does with The Tennessee Waltz!
URL:https://livethedream.org/event/darkover-novels-by-marion-zimmer-bradley-and-filk/
LOCATION:Live and on Zoom\, 8515 Penfield Ave\, Winnetka\, CA\, 91306\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Live The Dream 3rd Saturday,Pot Luck
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241221T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241221T230000
DTSTAMP:20260423T120558
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SUMMARY:Winter Solstice Ritual and Holiday Party
DESCRIPTION:6 PM: Pot Luck Dinner7:30 PM: Winter Solstice Ritual led by High Priestess Lillith \nLatkes (provided by Live the Dream\, along with Apple Sauce and Sour Cream)\, songs about the Maccabees\, dreidels\, lighted up Christmas miniature houses\, and a Winter Solstice ritual. Although Hanukkah doesn’t start until December 25th this year\, we will still light a candle in a menorah in celebration. \nDid we forget a ritual important to you? Tell us and we’ll add it. Bring stories/songs/poetry to share. There will be live and recorded music of various holiday flavors… and Karaoke! \nBring: Your favorite holiday dish for pot luck supper—(big enough for 10 to share). There will be a GIFT EXCHANGE at 7 PM: Bring a wrapped science fiction\, erotic (tasteful please!)\, fantasy\, or magikal gift item ($10-$15) if you want to participate. \nSharing our holidays is part of what weaves the bonds of Family in a group like ours. Understanding what is important to each of us during this festive season and how we celebrate it is a way to grow closer and delight in our diversity. \nClothing optional Jacuzzi (with holiday music playing inside it!) available all afternoon and evening–bring sandals and towels. \n(Crash space available by arrangement when you RSVP.) \nGood Yule!
URL:https://livethedream.org/event/winter-solstice-ritual-and-holiday-party/
LOCATION:Live the Dream Center\, 8515 Penfield Ave.\, Winnetka\, CA\, 91306\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday Themed,Live Music,Pagan Ritual,Pot Luck,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231216T180000
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SUMMARY:LTD's 2023 WINTER HOLIDAY PARTY!
DESCRIPTION:2-4pm | Socializing in the clothing-optional Jacuzzi. Bring sandals and a towel.\n4pm+ |We will watch a holiday or poly movie after that—group’s choice.\n\n\n\nLTD’s Winter Holiday Party 6pm – 11pm\nCrash space is available by arrangement when you RSVP by calling (818) 886-0069 \nSharing our holidays is part of what weaves the bonds of Family in a group like ours. Understanding what is important to each of us during this festive season and how we celebrate it is a way to grow closer and delight in our diversity.\n\n\n6-7pm | Potluck Dinner and Holiday Party – Bring your favorite holiday dishes for supper (Big enough for 10 to share!)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFOOD \n♦ Your favorite holiday dish for potluck supper— (big enough for 10 to share.) \n♦ Latkes (provided by Live the Dream\, along with applesauce and sour cream) \nENTERTAINMENT \n♦ Songs about the Maccabees     ♦ Dreidel games \n♦ Clothing optional Jacuzzi (with holiday music playing inside it!) available all afternoon and evening–bring sandals and towels. \nOTHER TRADITIONS \n♦ Lighted-up Christmas miniature houses \n♦ 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! \n♦ A Winter Solstice ritual     ♦ Followed by optional Gift Exchange \nDid we forget a ritual important to you? Tell us and we’ll add it. Bring stories/songs/poetry to share.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7pm | Twas Night Before Christmas read by Linda Fitak\, actress and voice-over professional\n\n\n\n\n\nClement 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 \nHigh 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. \nThe 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.\n\n\n\n\n\n8pm Winter Solstice Ritual led by our High Priestess Elysweith with Terry and Craig assisting.\n\n\n\n\n\nWant to call a Quarter?\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter Solstice Ritual\n\n\n\n\n\nGIFT EXCHANGE: If you wish to participate\, bring a wrapped science fiction\, erotic (tasteful please!)\, fantasy\, or magikal gift ($10-$15)\n\n\n\n  \nIf you haven’t already done so\, make sure to check out this month’s LTD newsletter.\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\n https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3175971626?pwd=NWVjU3A2M0I2Q29IUkI4L1lMRzd2QT09 \nMeeting ID: 317 597 1626  Passcode: Heinlein \nFind us Always here on the 3rd Saturday from 11AM-  1PM Pacific Time. This will be our Zoom ID from now on.\n\nSuggested donation for attending one or both events (live only)\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nLTD Paid Members\nNon-Members\n\n\n\nMeeting only \n\n$5\n\n$10 \n\n\n\n\nMeeting & Party (with potluck dishes for both events) \n\n$8\n\n$15\, or $10 for only one event \n\n\n\nMeeting & Party (without potluck dishes)\n$12\n\n$20
URL:https://livethedream.org/event/ltds-2023-winter-holiday-party/
LOCATION:Live the Dream Center\, 8515 Penfield Ave.\, Winnetka\, CA\, 91306\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday Themed,Live Music,Live The Dream 3rd Saturday,Pagan Ritual,Pot Luck,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230715T110000
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SUMMARY:Join Us For a Full Day of Events Including:
DESCRIPTION:Open Poly Discussion Live and on Zoom at 11am\, \nMark Group presented by David Friedman at 3pm\, \nand FILK at 7pm!\nZoom 11 am to 1 pm | Live 11 am to 4 pm\n\n11am-1pm | Open Poly Discussion\n\n\n\n\nWe are trying out this new format for the Zoom portion of the meeting rather than hanging it on Science Fiction or a set theme. \nWe may do it every few months if people like it. Feel free to offer to lead or suggest a topic /different format for future meetings at this meeting or by calling 818-886-0069. \nLive the Dream is not a book club\, though many of us have been inspired by the writings of science fiction.  This meeting’s content will be based on what those present in person or on Zoom bring in the way of personal experience and share during introductions. Those who are newer to this lifestyle will tell us what they would like to learn from those who have spoken during introductions. \nPlease note that while the first 2 hours of our meetings are on Zoom as well as in person\, this is a real chance to show up and get to know each other. If you can\, do come to the live meeting\, break bread with us\, and enjoy the hot tub. If not\, we are delighted to have you with us on Zoom.\n\n\n\n\n1pm | Potluck Lunch – Bring something healthy and delicious to share.  \n2-3pm | Socializing in the clothing-optional hot tub\, bring sandals and a towel.\n3-5:50pm | Mark Group presented by David Friedman.\n\n\n\n\nDavid actually lived in one of the early Morehouses. This one is in the style of\, though not affiliated with\, Morehouse. \nWe will be playing three interpersonal games\, Mimicry\, Mockery\, and Withholds designed to bring to light new information about each participant. Whether you are interacting with a new acquaintance or a spouse of many years you will learn something new about all participants. \nOriginally designed to funnel into more advanced Morehouse classes and the Group Houses themselves\, our group is a standalone introduction. For those interested in a deeper exploration please see http://www.lafayettemorehouse.com/\n\n\n\n\n6pm | Potluck Dinner.\n7-10pm | Filk: Songs of science fiction and the space age.\n\n\n\n\nPick\, pass\, or perform.  Ask for anything from Harry Potter stuff to Star Trek\, from the Ballad of Apollo 13 to Poly Filk and you are likely to get it. Wait till you see what Craig Brussel Rogers can do for the Tennessee Waltz!\n\n\n\nIf you haven’t already done so\, make sure to check out this month’s LTD newsletter.\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\n https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3175971626?pwd=NWVjU3A2M0I2Q29IUkI4L1lMRzd2QT09 \nMeeting ID: 317 597 1626  Passcode: Heinlein \nFind us Always here on the 3rd Saturday from 11AM-  1PM Pacific Time. This will be our Zoom ID from now on.\n\nSuggested Donation (live only)\n\nNon-Members: $10/person.\n\nAttendance is included if you join Live the Dream the day of the meeting (annual membership is $25 for singles and $40 for couples or groups at the same address).\n\n\nPaid Members: $5/person.\n\nGentlemen (potluck dish appreciated). \nLadies\, free with a potluck dish to share\, otherwise same donation as gentlemen otherwise.
URL:https://livethedream.org/event/1st-open-poly-discussion/
LOCATION:Live and on Zoom\, 8515 Penfield Ave\, Winnetka\, CA\, 91306\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Live The Dream 3rd Saturday,Pot Luck,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230617T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230617T160000
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SUMMARY:"How Terribly Strange to Be Seventy" - Old Friends by Simon and Garfunkel Learn How to Stay Young and Be Connected at Any Age!
DESCRIPTION:“How Terribly Strange to Be Seventy” – Old Friends by Simon and Garfunkel\nLearn How to Stay Young and Be Connected at Any Age!\nZoom 11 am to 1 pm | Live 11 am to 4 pm\nTerry turns 70 on June 15th. What is it like to be 70? I once thought it meant sitting by the fire in a rocking chair\, wrinkled\, tired\, and remembering better days. Reporting from the front lines\, it ain’t so. \nI have an active love life\, both with my romantic husband and our lovers who bring us delight in our bed which is big enough for four to sleep and cuddle in. Five can fit for…other activities. My husband and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary in Israel on April 28.  Among my Old Friends is Glen Olson who turns 70 on July 29 about six weeks after I do. We have been best friends since 1968. We will be enjoying that song together when he turns 70. \nI have fantasized and worried about that song for many years. Would our friendship last til then? It has. It is quite an achievement for both of us\, especially with all the friendly arguments which happen when writing a book together. Many of my friends and lovers have been in my life for decades. What does it take to develop that kind of intimate network? \nThis meeting is about exactly how you can make it happen in your life. Whether you are 17 or 70 you can make it happen for you starting NOW! \n\n11am | Lively Poly Discussion\n1pm | Potluck Lunch – Bring something healthy and delicious to share.  Cake and ice cream for Terry. Let us know if you have a June birthday and we will add your name to the cake.\n2-4pm | Afternoon events:\n\nHarp Music\, singing\, and a Summer Solstice Ritual by our High Priestess Elswythe.\nSocializing in the clothing-optional hot tub to follow (Bring sandals and a towel).\n\n\n\nIf you haven’t already done so\, make sure to check out this month’s LTD newsletter.\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\n https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3175971626?pwd=NWVjU3A2M0I2Q29IUkI4L1lMRzd2QT09 \nMeeting ID: 317 597 1626  Passcode: Heinlein \nFind us Always here on the 3rd Saturday from 11AM-  1PM Pacific Time. This will be our Zoom ID from now on.\n\nSuggested Donation (live only)\n\nNon-Members: $10/person.\n\nAttendance is included if you join Live the Dream the day of the meeting (annual membership is $25 for singles and $40 for couples or groups at the same address).\n\n\nPaid Members: $5/person.\n\nGentlemen (potluck dish appreciated). \nLadies\, free with a potluck dish to share\, otherwise same donation as gentlemen otherwise.
URL:https://livethedream.org/event/old-friends-simon-and-garfunkel-how-terribly-strange-to-be-seventy-learn-how-to-stay-young-and-be-connected-at-any-age/
LOCATION:Live and on Zoom\, 8515 Penfield Ave\, Winnetka\, CA\, 91306\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Live The Dream 3rd Saturday,Pagan Ritual,Pot Luck,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230514T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230514T190000
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SUMMARY:Renaissance Pleasure Faire Outing with Live the Dream in Irwindale\, CA
DESCRIPTION:Renaissance Pleasure Faire Outing with Live the Dream\nJoin us at 10 AM for the opening parade\nFor Location\, Directions\, Map\, and Parking Details\, go to https://renfair.com/socal/directions-weather/ \nBARDIC PLAYS\, BAWDY SONGS\, PAGEANTRY\, UNUSUAL FOOD\, SAUCY WENCHES & OTHER DELIGHTS. \nPlanned activities: \n\n10am Opening Parade – Best to meet us there and it is fun.\n11am May Pole for the May Day ceremony\n3pm Queen’s Show\n\nPlease RSVP using the LTD hotline (818-886-0069)\, more scheduling info is available at Faire or by giving us a call. \nAt faire only: You can reach Terry’s cell phone at 818-388-5612 to connect with us on-site. \nPARKING PRICES:\nVIP Parking – $25.00 (limited\, must be purchased in advance online)\nADA Accessible Parking – no charge\, first-come-first-served\nGeneral Parking  – no charge\, first-come-first-served \nPlease note: Santa Fe Dam Recreational Area charges a $12.00 entry fee per vehicle. ($14 for RVs\, $20 for limousines\, and $35 for buses.) Cash\, Visa\, Mastercard\, or American Express is accepted. Santa Fe Dam retains all fees for access. The Renaissance Pleasure Faire has no control over access pricing. \nBonus links\n\nMap of the Faire\nArtisans\, Games\, and Rides\nEntertainment/Stage Schedule\nFood\nQueen’s College\nTea With the Queen\nLanguage Guide – Play Along With Us!\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\, Dates\, Hours\nParking & Public Transportation\nFood\nCostumes & Weapons\nMisc. & Policies
URL:https://livethedream.org/event/renaissance-pleasure-faire-outing-with-live-the-dream-at-in-irwindale-ca/
LOCATION:Renaissance Pleasure Faire at the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area\, 15501 E\, Arrow Highway\, Irwindale\, CA\, 91706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music,Renaissance Pleasure Faire,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230318T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230318T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T120558
CREATED:20230314T184740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230314T191953Z
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SUMMARY:Dragon Riders of (Poly) Pern by Anne McCaffery + St. Patrick’s Day Celebration!
DESCRIPTION:Dragon Riders of (Poly) Pern by Anne McCaffery\nZoom 11 am to 1 pm | Live 11 am to 4 pm\nLed by Mark Merlino and Rod O’Reilley\, founders of “Furry Fandom” and of The Prancing Skiltare\, a group house spanning decades!\nThey have been in an open committed relationship (which has often included long-term lovers/ housemates) for 34 years. \nWhile Science Fiction inspires this meeting\, the intent of presenting it is to learn how to use it in our own poly lives. \nYES\, you can attend and enjoy the meeting without having read the books! \nAnne’s original stories were poly oriented simply by featuring characters bonded emotionally for life to sentient telepathic dragons. Many of these Dragon Riders were also bonded to human mates with whom they shared romantic and physically sexual connections. Anne’s son and daughter have written their own books in that universe which could actually be considered Poly Primers describing different ways of creating and maintaining multiple committed relationships with human partners. \nIn a world protected from life-destroying spores by genetically engineered fire-breathing dragons bonded at their hatching to empathic human dragon riders\, the social structure is an unusual one. Queen dragons are ridden by women\, Browns and Bronzes by males. However\, males\, as well as females\, can bond with and ride female fire-breathing green dragons. When a rider’s dragon makes her mating flight\, the passions of their dragons cause the riders to mate in their own way. In the Weyr caves which house dragons and their riders\, sexual mores are different from those on the rest of the planet of Pern since dragons may not honor the current romantic commitments of their riders when mating. Since the Weyrs are group living arrangements in any case\, children resulting from such liaisons are raised by the “village” with a foster mother and/or father doing the primary parenting. \nHappy St. Patrick’s Day! \n\n1pm | Potluck Lunch – Corn beef and cabbage provided by your host and hostess. Bring something healthy and delicious to share\, please.  \n2pm |Spring Equinox ritual. Flowers\, joy… gratitude for the beauty and abundant fertility of Mother nature.\n3-4pm |Hot tubbing and/or listening to Pern-inspired music—tends to be pretty Celtic. Schooling on Pern is done by Harpers from the Harper’s Hall where musically inclined lads and lassies are apprenticed as early teens to become storytellers\, singers\, composers\, and musicians. More classic St. Patrick’s Day music such as Irish Rovers also available. Note\, if interested in socializing in the clothing-optional hot tub\, bring sandals and a towel.\n\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\n https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3175971626?pwd=NWVjU3A2M0I2Q29IUkI4L1lMRzd2QT09 \nMeeting ID: 317 597 1626  Passcode: Heinlein \nFind us Always here on the 3rd Saturday from 11AM-  1PM Pacific Time. This will be our Zoom ID from now on.\n\nSuggested Donation (live only)\n\nNon-Members: $10/person.\n\nAttendance is included if you join Live the Dream the day of the meeting (annual membership is $25 for singles and $40 for couples or groups at the same address).\n\n\nPaid Members: $5/person.\n\nGentlemen (potluck dish appreciated). \nLadies\, free with a potluck dish to share\, otherwise same donation as gentlemen otherwise.
URL:https://livethedream.org/event/dragon-riders-of-poly-pern-by-anne-mccaffery-st-patricks-day-celebration/
LOCATION:Live and on Zoom\, 8515 Penfield Ave\, Winnetka\, CA\, 91306\, United States
CATEGORIES:Holiday Themed,Live Music,Live The Dream 3rd Saturday,Pagan Ritual,Pot Luck
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