(C) Get Out of
Town!
Green &
Healthy Festivals, Gatherings & Retreats –
mostly in Ontario,
plus some across Canada and beyond. Summer 2004, in order
by date. This calendar
focuses on fun, summery events. For a greater variety of
events,
conferences and activities year-round, please see the
regular P&PF Calendar.
(People- & Planet-Friendly
Calendar
| Other Eco-Calendars across
North America
| By Theme)
 Volunteer for Nature,
various dates & locations
across Ontario. – Opportunities to work
outdoors, enjoy being part of a team, learn new skills
and participate in hands-on conservation projects in
Ontario's spectacular natural places. There are two types
of VfN events. NCC hosts one-day events called Nature
Conservation Days. Ontario Nature hosts Ontario
Nature Volunteers expeditions, which are 3 to 16 day
working vacations that take place across the province.
There's something for everyone! www.ontarionature.org/action/ | Schedule | [More Nature Events and
Nature Groups & Websites in Ontario & Canada]
NIA Dance Solstice
Celebration at Everdale Eco-Learning Centre,
Fri June 18, Hillsburgh, NW of Toronto, Ontario (link)
Kimbercote Summer Fete –
June 18 - 20, 2004. At Kimbercote Farm &
Retreat Centre in the beautiful Beaver Valley
overlooking Georgian Bay, near Collingwood, Ontario. Come
to Kimbercote for a weekend full of feasting, gardening,
frolicking, hiking,
birding, singing
and dancing, drumming, canoeing
and kayaking, campfires, etc. Workshops include
composting, peace-making strategies, learn to build an
outdoor bread oven, drum-making, vegetarian cooking,
dealing with emergencies in the backcountry (hiking).
Live entertainment in the evening. Open to everyone. Call
for more details. 519-599-5885 www.kimbercote.org
Green Village at Om,
June 15 ... 22, 2004. New location: between
Guelph and Owen Sound, Ontario. The Green
Village at the Om Summer
Solstice Festival is a co-operative project comprised
of several not-for-profit organizations interested in
promoting sustainability, social justice, grassroots
democracy, non-violence, decentralization,
community-based economics, gender equality, diversity,
personal and global responsibility, and ecological
wisdom. The Green
Village will have fair trade coffee bar and workshop
on the Om
site, where festival attendees can relax, peruse
literature and discuss all green organizations and
concepts, or just rest out of the sun. The green village
is collaborative effort. If you would like to volunteer
your time and/or installations, literature, volunteers,
displays, etc., you are very welcome. full
story | Toronto
Star Article
Gamiing Summer Solstice
Celebration, Sat June 19,
between Lindsay and Peterborough, Ontario.Gamiing
Centre for Sustainable Lakeshore Living | Events
Explore the Cameron Ranch –
with the Carden Field Naturalists at Lake
Dalrymple, Sat June 19, near Orillia, Ontario. (link)
EH! Fair –
Eco-fair Haliburton Highlands, Sat July 3, 8am-8pm,
Carnarvon, Ontario (link)
Spirits of the Earth
Festival – Tues July 6 - Sun July
11, London, Ontario. We are a group of Earth-centered
individuals who come together to study the elements and
the endless cycle of life. Spirits of the Earth is a
gathering focusing on conservation, preservation, and
creating a deeper relationship to divinity. Our goal is
to bring like-minded individuals together to form a sense
of community. We welcome all who are of earth-based
spirituality (Pagan, Druid, Wiccan, Shaman, Buddhist,
Taoist, Native American, etc) and other open-minded
individuals to join us in a sacred space where
communication of life, love and spirituality is available
without fear or prejudice. www.spiritsfest.com
www.spiritsfest.com/festival/what.htm
Frost Natural Resources
Centre – BBQ & Auction, Sat July
17, Dorset, Ontario (link)
Lanark Energy Festival –
The Art of Being Green, Sat July 17 to Sun July 18, 2004,
Lanark, Ontario. Guest speakers. Workshops led by Bill
Kemp, author of Renewable Energy for the Homeowner; Trade
show featuring energy efficiency and renewable energy
products and services. "Green" interactive
exhibits related to conservation and ecology, arts and
crafts in natural mediums, healthy food and life styles.
Children's activities, music, cafe, more. Outdoor
concert: Fred Eaglesmith and the Flying Squirrels (Sat.
7pm). www.lanark-highlands.com
Living Now Festival
– Thurs July 29 to Sun Aug 1, 2004, south of
Buffalo, NY. A gathering of collective healing
energy and peaceful influence for our personal
transformation as well as the earth's. Workshops: living
foods, yoga, meditation, natural healing, sustainable
living & alternative energy. Other activities include
sweat lodges, music, emotional growthwork, wild edible
walks, ecstatic dance, singing, love, healing circles
& the sharing of ideas. Complete childrens program
daily with yoga, meditation & story telling. A
four-day camping event on the land. Please bring your own
camping supplies. Organic live foods and fresh organic
produce will be available for a reasonable price. Smoke,
drugs, alcohol, chemicals and all mind altering
substances are not welcome. At the Great Blue Heron
Campgrounds, a beautiful 300 acre natural area with
hiking trails, sweat lodge, music garden and tree house,
in south Western New York state, near Jamestown and
Chautauqua Lake. www.greensunhealing.com
www.greensunhealing.com/living_now_festival.htm
[topical: www.planetfriendly.net/health.html
http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Lifestyle_Choices/Vegetarianism/Raw_Foodism/
]
First Turtle Island World
Gathering, Rainbow Family – July 31
to Aug 30, 2004, western Quebec. The Rainbow Family of
Living Light gathers in National Forests yearly to pray
for peace on this planet. Intentional community-building,
non-violence, alternative lifestyles, peace, caring for
the earth. This year's dates are from full moon to full
moon, with a focus on silent meditation for world Peace
on new moon until high noon, on the 15th of August.
"When the earth is ravaged and the animals are
dying, a new tribe of people shall come unto the earth
from many colors, classes, creeds, and who by their
actions and deeds shall make the earth green again. They
will be known as the warriors of the Rainbow" –
Old Native American Prophecy
www.rainbowguide.info
http://cf.groups.yahoo.com/group/kwebekwecaravan/
www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/events/2004global.html
www.welcomehome.org
http://groups.msn.com/OntarioRainbowFamily/summergatheringinfo.msnw
http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Subcultures/Hippie/Communities_and_Organizations/
[Intentional Community & Create Community Anywhere www.planetfriendly.net/community.html
Eco-Spirituality www.planetfriendly.net/living.html#faith
Peace www.planetfriendly.net/directory.html#peace
]
Earth & Spirit Festival
– a midsummer celebration of sacred music, art &
dance. Fri Aug 6 - Sun Aug 8, near Bancroft, Ontario.
Calling those who love to celebrate, to play music, to
dance, perform, make art, swim, create, and relax. The
intention of this weekend is to create a space for people
to come together in community and creation. You are
invited for a magical weekend on a beautiful peace of
land near Bancroft, with a river and a lake. www.planetfriendly.net/calendar/item.php?id=2938
Yes! to Life Festival
– 2nd Annual Living-Foods Lifestyle Festival, Aug.
6, 7 & 8, 2004, near London, Ontario. Three days of
pure life enrichment and loving fun in a beautiful
country setting. Learn, share, & celebrate! Knowledge
and wisdom that will support every aspect of your life.
To be on the land, in community with young and old,
sharing food, laughter, dreams and hardships, gives you a
living experience of what it means to reconnect with the
sacredness of life. We welcome you to join us on this
journey to co-create a more beautiful world for ourselves
and future generations. Workshops, lectures, delicious
organic live-food cuisine, swimming, music, song,
dancing, comedy, drumming circles, sweat lodge, yoga,
meditation, physical fitness, children's activities, wild
edible herb walks, healing circles and the pure joy of
being in the beauty of nature. The Yes! to Life Festival
is a three day camping event located at Spirit of the
Earth, The Living Centre, near London, Ontario. An
Eco-Spiritual Education & Retreat Sanctuary with 50
acres of meadows, pond, forest, sacred space, flower
gardens, organic fruit & vegetable gardens, a
1000sq.ft. EarthShip greenhouse & a magical medicine
wheel herb garden. Smoking, drugs, alcohol, chemicals and
all mind-altering substances NOT WELCOME. Volunteer
positions available: info@thelivingcentre.com
or (519) 652-0230 or 652-9109 www.thelivingcentre.com
[topical links: www.planetfriendly.net/health.html
www.planetfriendly.net/living.html
]
Hempola Family Farm
Festival – Sat Aug 7 & Sun Aug
8, 2004, just north of Barrie, Ontario. A fun-filled
educational, action-packed event for families and people
of all ages. link
Everdale Music Festival,
Sat Aug 14, noon till midnight, at Everdale Environmental
Learning Centre, Hillsburgh (NW of Toronto). A day of
music and entertainment at Everdale for you and your
family. As well as music on the main stage (mainly folk
and blues), we'll have live entertainment for the kids
and events that will bring out the kid in all of us.
Meals will be provided at a reasonable price –
delicious organic food from Everdale and other organic
farms in our co-op network. www.everdale.org www.everdale.org/workshop_schedule.html#music
Mysticism of Earth: An
Ignatian Ecology Retreat, Sat Aug 14 to
Sun Aug 22, Guelph, Ontario (link)
Social Justice Summer Retreat
– Thurs Aug 19 to Sun Aug 22, 2004, Camp Arowhon,
Algonquin Park, Ontario (new dates). Theme: Dreaming
the Future: Reclaiming Community. Thursday night:
Welcoming campfire, Visioning Community. Friday Plenary:
Sharing Our Dreams. Saturday Plenary: Confronting the
Obstacles: Experiments in Community Building. Skill-building
workshops include Community Building; Drama; Public
Speaking; Puppets and Masks; Outdoor Education. Issues
workshops cover themes such as: Deepening Democracy,
Contesting Corporate Power, International Solidarity and
Continental Integration, Politics of Spirituality and
Well-being, From Exclusion to Inclusion: Working in
Diversity, Aboriginal Issues: Confronting Colonialism. Youth
workshops: Outdoor Team Challenges; Drama/Art/Music;
Anti-Discrimination, Leadership Development; Reducing our
Ecological Footprint; Education: What's wrong and what
can we do about it? Social activities: swimming,
canoeing, kayaking, yoga, meditation, hiking, bird
watching, campfires, performances and dancing, talking
and healing circles. What to expect: This annual
event brings together people from a variety of social
movements – activists from all walks of life. You,
friends and family are invited to join us for a wonderful
time of relaxation and renewal. How your days might be
filled: Workshops and plenary sessions on the issues
that grip our social movements * Free time at the
waterfront with swimming, boating and nature trails *
Evenings with music, film, story tellers and campfires *
Being as solitary or as social as you wish * Acceptance
to be yourself, keeping a fast pace with activities or
kicking back and enjoying at your own pace. Who will
be there? Those who protest for global justice and
against poverty – those fighting for safe drinking
water, decent jobs and human rights – everyone
trying to make a difference, be they from inside
organizations, inside politics, inside or outside the
system. We welcome participants from the First Nations,
labour, the faith community, educators,
environmentalists, low-income groups, equity-seeking
groups and youth. Info/register: www.socialjustice.org/subsites/summerretreat/
www.socialjustice.org
www.camparowhon.com
www.planetfriendly.net/calendar/item.php?id=2167
416-927-0777 [topical
links]
Twin Oaks Women's Gathering
(21st Annual), Fri-Sun Aug 27-29, 2004,
Louisa, Virginia, USA. Camping, music, workshops,
drumming, performances, swimming, sweats, mudpit, great
food, creative activities! Childcare provided. Wheelchair
accessible. Sliding scale $40-$140. www.twinoaks.org/community/women/
Twin Oaks Communities
Conference – Fri Sept 3 to Sun Sept
5, 2004, Virginia, USA. A networking and learning
opportunity for anyone interested or involved in
co-operative or communal lifestyles. Join us for a
weekend of sharing and celebration! Intentional
relationships; group process; collective childraising;
creating culture; forming communities; sustainability;
appropriate technology; community economics; music &
dancing; slide shows; campfires, swimming, magic! At Twin Oaks, an intentional community in rural
Virginia. One hundred people living on 400 acres of
fields and forest. Since the community's beginning in
1967, our way of life has reflected our values of
cooperation, sharing, nonviolence, equality, and ecology.
We welcome you to schedule
a visit. www.twinoaks.org/community/communities-conference/
tel. 540-894-5126 [topical links & events: www.planetfriendly.net/community.html
]
Falls Brook Fair
– Fri-Sun Sept 10-12, 2004, Knowlesville, New
Brunswick. A celebration in rural living. Music, solar
energy, corn boil, environmental games, information
booths. Food includes authentic Guatemalan cuisine, a
corn boil, German sausages, smoothies, organic pop and
homemade desserts! www.fallsbrookcentre.ca
www.fallsbrookcentre.ca/webmain/fair.htm
[Learning Centres & Places across North America: www.planetfriendly.net/learn.html
]
Everdale Harvest Picnic
– Sat Sept 11, 2004, 1pm-6pm, Hillsburgh, Ontario.
Take a tour of the organic farm, try your luck at the
harvest games, and check out the solar and wind power
systems. Fun for the whole family. Bring a picnic dinner
or enjoy the BBQ and corn roast ($8.00/person). No need
to register in advance. Just come out and enjoy the day.
Everdale is a non-profit learning centre, working organic
farm, diverse wildlife habitat, and showcase of
sustainable technologies including solar & wind
energy and strawbale construction. Workshops
offered from spring to fall include organic gardening,
strawbale construction, solar & wind power, healthy
renovations, herbs, more. Also: public tours;
workbees; school programs; community
supported agriculture (CSA); trails; site rentals; volunteering
& apprenticeships. Near Hillsburgh, one hour NW
of Toronto (bus & train service to Georgetown). www.everdale.org www.everdale.org/workshop_schedule.html
[Learning Centres & Places across North America: www.planetfriendly.net/learn.html
]
Organic Feast of Fields
– Sun Sept 12, 2004, 2-6 p.m., Glen Rouge Park,
Toronto. Meet with southern Ontario's leading chefs who
will once again be preparing a delicious bounty of
organic food morsels in the field. Taste organic and
Indigenous wines, and Ontario's finest microbrews.
Organic Advocates/Feast Of Fields' goal is to promote
organic farming and a healthy environment. The Feast of
Fields event is an important fundraiser for organic
agriculture, environmental sustainability and a healthy
lifestyle. Meander through field and forest, tasting
organic creations presented in an environmentally
friendly way. The goal is to have a minimal impact on the
environment. You might see delicacies served on grape
leaves, ice bowls, corn husks or other nature-inspired
presentations. This outdoor event is rain or shine! Don't
be disappointed – past years have sold out prior to
the event! Info: www.organicadvocates.org/feast.html
(416) 422-1944 Tickets: (905) 859-3609 [Organic Links,
Resources & Opportunities: www.organicadvocates.org
www.planetfriendly.net/organic.html
]
Green Festival 2004
– Sept 18-19, Washington DC and Nov 6-7, San
Francisco, 2004. Bringing together green entrepreneurs,
environmental community organizations, and the growing
sector of the general public that is interested in
creating an alternative to the corporate-dominated,
profit-at-all-costs economy. www.greenfestivals.com
Raritan River Festival,
Sun Sept 19, New Brunswick & New Jersey – 25th
Anniversary of NJ's Largest and Oldest Free Environmental
Family Festival – more
info
Canada's National Parks
& Recreation Conference & Trade
Show, Wed Oct 20 - Sat Oct 23, 2004, Halifax, Nova Scotia
– "a positive, annual gathering place for those
who provide and use public recreational products".
Info: Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (613)
523-5315 cpra@cpra.ca www.cpra.ca/cpra-new/conference/halifax.htm
www.cpra.ca [topical: parks,
nature & green
recreation links]
Wilderness Training Institute,
Sat Oct 23, 2004, Frost Natural Resources Centre, near
Dorset, Ontario (also other dates and locations). Basic
Wilderness Survival Preparedness: learn how to survive in
the wilderness. Recommended for outdoor leaders,
teachers, camp staff, search personnel, and outdoor
enthusiasts. Info: 519-570-2021 or 705-766-2451,
david@wscsurvivalschool.com www.scsurvivalschool.com
www.frostcentre.on.ca
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(D) Grassroots
Music Festivals
(with an element of peace,
environment, sustainable living, cooperation, etc.) Om
Summer Solstice Festival, Fri June 18 -
Mon June 21, 2004, between Guelph and Owen Sound, Ontario
(with bus and shared transportation from many locations).
This is a large but entirely volunteer-run, non-corporate
music festival. Most of the music is high energy, but
there is also an acoustic stage. There are workshops on
grassroots and activist topics; a cooperative, community
kitchen; and camping accommodation. There are a variety
of ways to participate
or volunteer,
including the week of on-site preparations and camping
out. "The seventh annual outdoor camping experience
takes place between Guelph and Owen Sound, ON, with 8
stages, featuring over 200 schedule performances
including, Bluetech, Solar Field, Third Eye Tribe, Adham
Shaikh, Wassabi Collective. Plus keynote speakers:
Montreal’s activist Jaggi Singh (No One Is Illegal,
ISM-Montreal) and Marc Emery (Cannabis Culture, B.C.
Marijuana Party). The Weekend will feature film
screenings, installation art, workshops, a healing annex,
theme villages, a children’s camp, free food by the
K.I.N.D. Community Kitchen, and more. Become a member of
the Om Community." Info: www.omfestival.ca
tel. 416.915.5771. The Green Village at
Om – info & volunteer opps. [Editor's note: the
2004 location is between Guelph and Owen Sound, exact
location t.b.a. The location is no longer in the Bancroft
area, as was formerly announced. | Toronto
Star Article by Ben Rayner, June 13 ]
Great Lakes Dance Camp –
Sacred
Circle Dance Retreat, Tues July 6 - Sun July 11,
2004. Music and dances from around the world to connect
with the circles of life. At the Ecology
Retreat Centre, in the Hockley Valley near
Orangeville, NW of Toronto. Nestled among the Niagara
Escarpment hills, adjacent to the beautiful Bruce
Trail. Call Birgette Evering, 905-372-5492 www.ecologyretreatcentre.ca
[dance
links]
Fiddle & Step-Dancing Camp –
For beginners and advanced with expert instruction. At
the Ecology
Retreat Centre, in the Hockley Valley near
Orangeville, NW of Toronto. Nestled among the Niagara
Escarpment hills, adjacent to the beautiful Bruce
Trail. Call Willis McNeilly 877-627-5378 www.ecologyretreatcentre.ca
[dance
links]
Michigan Womyn's Music Festival,
Tues Aug 10 - Sun Aug 15, 2004, Michigan
www.michfest.com/home.htm
Everdale Music Festival,
Sat Aug 14, noon till midnight, at Everdale Environmental
Learning Centre, Hillsburgh (NW of Toronto). A day of
music and entertainment at Everdale for you and your
family. As well as music on the main stage (mainly folk
and blues), we'll have live entertainment for the kids
and events that will bring out the kid in all of us.
Meals will be provided at a reasonable price –
delicious organic food from Everdale and other organic
farms in our co-op network. www.everdale.org www.everdale.org/workshop_schedule.html#music
Kimbercote's
MusiChaos Music Festival, Sat-Sun Aug 14-15, 2004, near
Collingwood, Ontario. At Kimbercote Farm & Retreat
Centre. www.kimbercote.org
EVOLVE Music & Awareness
Festival, Fri Aug 27 - Sun Aug 29, 2004,
Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Seamlessly fuses three days of
camping, bands, electronica, and knowledge-sharing into
the best weekend of the summer. A non-corporate-sponsored
festival which takes place on private property so that no
commercial interests can interfere with our fun. Come
join our peaceful revolution. www.evolvefestival.com
Drumming Workshop –
an exploration of drumming styles from around the world,
the power of the drum and community music making with Soul Drums. At the Ecology
Retreat Centre, in the Hockley Valley near
Orangeville, NW of Toronto. Nestled among the Niagara
Escarpment hills, adjacent to the beautiful Bruce
Trail. Info: 416-225-5295 www.ecologyretreatcentre.ca
Folk Festivals across Canada &
the USA www.interlog.com/~ufojoe/
www.google.com/search?q=folk+festivals+canada
http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Music/Concerts_and_Events/Festivals/
http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Performing_Arts/Storytelling/Festivals/
Contra Dance & Folk Dance across
Canada
Contra Dancing in North America
and Canada
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America and Ontario
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links (2)
Folk Dancing – Open
Directory | Google
Directory
Music For Social Change – links, resources, more www.planetfriendly.net/art.html
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