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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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SUMMARY:Beltane at Annwfn
DESCRIPTION:We are bringing back the Beltane festival at Annwfn! May 2-4\, 2025\, on our sacred land at Annwfn. Featuring May Games\, bardic circle\, potluck feasts\, bonfire\, Maypole dance\, silent auction\, and more! $25 to $50 sliding scale\, no one turned away for lack of funds. \nBring camping gear\, layers for possible weather\, a contribution for a bardic circle\, food to\nshare\, extra water\, and altar offerings. Annwfn will provide kitchen gear and a main course for the Saturday feast. Please contact Diana Morningstar at diana@miragearts.com for more info or details. Click here to register! \nWork trade is available for volunteer kitchen work\, vehicle shuttle\, and preparation work at the work parties.
URL:https://livethedream.org/event/beltane-at-annwfn/
LOCATION:Live and on Zoom\, 8515 Penfield Ave\, Winnetka\, CA\, 91306\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beltane,Pagan Ritual,Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T130000
DTSTAMP:20260503T043453
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SUMMARY:Building an Intimate Network of Friends and Lovers at Any Age
DESCRIPTION:What is is like to be 72? 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. I\nhave 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. \nMy husband and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary April 28 (a bit early) in Hawaii! \nMany of my friends and lovers have been in my life for decades. The co-author of our book\, Fifty Years of Polyamory in America\, Glen Olson has been my best friend since we were in high school. \nAt age 15\, we were part of a sensitivity group which featured weekly evening meetings for doing verbal and sensual exercises\, ranging from sharing our discovery of how opposite (and delightful) the opposite sex could be\, to exploring each other’s faces with curious\, gentle fingers. We had birthday parties and kidnap breakfasts\, too. The difference between this and most teen gatherings was that at any moment the mood could shift and if one of us needed to TALK about something\, get advice or blow off steam\, we could. \nGlen and I read Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land when we were 15 and Shared Water as written in the book. This creates Family by Choice\, which can be at least as close as Family by blood. Others in our group Shared Water with each other and some with us. The two Nests became One when at age 18 I I grew close enough with a girl in the other Nest to want her as water kin. \nToday we have a Nest of 12 who get together pretty regularly in various configurations. Most of these have joined us along the way in our adult lives\, such as my second husband Paul and his wife Athena. \nOthers are further out in our orbit geographically\, such as the leader of our sensitivity group in high school\, Art. My husband Craig and I visit him in Northern California when we go to The Great Dickens Christmas Faire\, at which he plays a dear friend of Charles Dickens himself. The connection when we do get together is as close as it was when he and I were teenagers. \nIt is wonderful to share old memories and create new ones. We visit Kathy and Dean in that area\, too. Our water kin (since 1987) Dave and Eileen sometimes join our LTD meetings on Zoom from the state of Washington\, and we visit them in their cooperative living community every year or three. \nOberon and Rhianon Zell were in town here before their Tennessee wedding in May of 2024\, at which I handled the guest book. Oberon (founder and primate of Church of All Worlds) conducted a meeting of most of those in our LA Nest at that time. It was very special for all of us. Guess that is pushing 22 geographical barriers aside. \nWhat does it take to develop that kind of intimate network? Hint: you DON’T have to start it in high school. This meeting is about exactly how you can make it happen in your life. Whether you are 18 or 70 you can create the joy of CONNECTION in your life starting NOW! Join us by Zoom or in person for this meeting to find out how! Hugs and hot tubs are better in person if you are local… \nAfter lunch\, there will be a summer solstice ritual led by Terry and Craig.
URL:https://livethedream.org/event/building-an-intimate-network-of-friends-and-lovers-at-any-age/
LOCATION:Live and on Zoom\, 8515 Penfield Ave\, Winnetka\, CA\, 91306\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live The Dream 3rd Saturday,Pagan Ritual,Special Event
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SUMMARY:Loscon 51\, Thanksgiving Weekend at LAX Hilton
DESCRIPTION:Catch Glen Olson and Terry Brussel-Rogers\, co-authors of Fifty Years of Polyamory in America: A Guided Tour of a Growing Movement\, at Glen’s fan table at various times throughout Loscon 51. See Glen’s SF novels on display there! \nScence Fiction Entry into Polyamory \nYou are welcome to join us Sunday morning November 30\, 2025\, at 10 am for Poly Discussion over bagels\, cream cheese and fruit in room _____ (TBD\, call 818-388-5612 Friday\, Saturday\, or Sunday). \nWere you inspired by the Line Marriage from The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress? Warmed by the Nest in Stranger In A Strange Land?  Fascinated by the even more unusual group marriages/empathic groupings in Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover Novels or Spider Robinson’s Star Dance and Callahan stories? Or have you been reading more current writers such as Ryk E. Spoor\, Wen Spencer\, or Todd McCaffery \,or the even more specifically Poly writings of Todd’s sister Gigi McCaffrey? All of these authors write Poly inclusive stories. \nDreams can come true… people like us do not exist only in SF books! Come meet some kindred spirits. We’ll share our experiences in real triads\, group houses\, open marriages\, etc. and help you figure out which alternative would help you live your dream!
URL:https://livethedream.org/event/loscon-51-thanksgiving-weekend-at-lax-hilton/
LOCATION:Loscon at the LAX Hilton Hotel\, 5711 W Century Blvd\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90045\, United States
CATEGORIES:fandom convention appearances,Special Event
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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:20260401T180000
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SUMMARY:Live The Dream Annual Passover Seder
DESCRIPTION:This holiday commemorates the first time one People (the Jews) freed itself from bondage to another People (the Egyptians). \nWe’ll do this with plenty of group participation! You don’t have to read Hebrew for this or even be Jewish. Whether you want to learn more about your own heritage\, just share this special\nholiday with those you care about\, or discover a cultural experience new to you\, you are welcome! \nThis is coordinated pot luck since it requires special foods. This event is FREE to one clean up coordinator and a single or couple who volunteer to bring 5 pounds of lamb or 10\npounds of chicken. \n\nCost: $8.00 with arranged food contribution and one bottle of kosher wine for each adult in\nyour party\, one bottle of grape juice for each child.\n$18 each without food contribution + bring beverage.\nChildren under thirteen free with food\, $5 without.\n\nYou can arrive 6-7 pm to socialize and help with preparations. Seder itself starts at 7:00 pm. \nLed by Rob Milander.
URL:https://livethedream.org/event/live-the-dream-annual-passover-seder/
LOCATION:Penfield Houe\, 8515 Penfield Ave\, Winnetka\, CA\, 91306-1403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T180000
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SUMMARY:Beltane Celebration led by High Priestess Lilith
DESCRIPTION:Details TBA.
URL:https://livethedream.org/event/beltane-celebration-led-by-high-priestess-lilith/
LOCATION:Penfield Houe\, 8515 Penfield Ave\, Winnetka\, CA\, 91306-1403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Beltane,Pagan Ritual,Special Event
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