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Support Ocean Song!

On Saturday May 10th from 12 noon to 11 pm  Ocean Song hosts its 4th annual Earth Day Festival. This all day event features author and activist Starhawk and World Beat musicians Stephen Kent and Trance Mission. Other performers include Folk Rock singer Jon Sikora, Sebastopol Mayor Craig Litwin, spoken word artist Drew Dellinger and special guests. Workshops begin at 1:30 pm and include plant walks, natural building, and a children's area. Land restoration projects begin at noon. A fire circle will begin at dark, with storytelling, music, ritual, poetry and firedancing.

The Earth Day Festival costs $10-15 sliding scale per car, please carpool if you can! Organic food from Sparks Restaurant and Catering will be available for purchase. Please bring drinking water, something to sit on, and warm clothes. No dogs, drugs, or alcohol please! Call 707-874-2442 or see Map for information and directions.

Coming Events

 
Sunday, May 11, from 9am - 3pm:

Conscious Activism Council Gathering. Facilitated by Ocean Song owner/trustee, Andrew Beath, this workshop will take a deeper look at what it means to engage in "conscious activism" and "activism from the heart", and how they differ from other types of activism. The cost of the workshop is $25 - $75, sliding scale. For registration or more information call Ann Dolin at 707-874-1526. 

Sunday, June 22, Noon:

Summer Solstice Ritual on Solstice Hill and garden area. Join your friends and neighbors for a ritual welcoming the summer followed by a potluck, music and dancing in the gardens. As always the solstice and equinox gatherings are free events for the community.

Discovery Day Camp:

Discovery Day Camp returns to Ocean Song for 2 one-week sessions in June featuring wilderness exploration, nature games, music, drama, games, swimming, storytelling, ocean trips, gardening and more. An experienced staff of naturalists, educators, artists and musicians facilitate a safe, fun, creative and relaxing time in nature together. Contact Lisa Baiter at 707-874-1752.

"Skills for Living" Internship Program June 15-25:

Ocean Song hosts the 4th annual Skills for Living Program. This unique camp is specifically designed for mature teens and college students and features daily yoga and meditation, community service projects, organic gardening, music, carpentry, rock climbing, canoeing and more. Participants will camp at Ocean Song and help with many of our current improvement projects. The camp ends with a 4-day family campout at Yosemite. Contact Michael at 707-573-1227 or see www.polestareducation.org.

From Creeks to the Ocean

Students from 4th to 6th grade are exploring Ocean Song's trails, meadows and ponds, and learning about intertidal life at the coast through "From Creeks to the Ocean." Funded by the California Coastal Commission Whale Tail License Fund, the program has given hundreds of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds an opportunity to learn about the local environment free of charge.

This year 12 classes will spend one day at Ocean Song and one at Shell Beach. The link between fresh water and marine ecology is explored through games, observation and demonstration.

Pictures Wanted!

Do you have favorite pictures of the Ocean Song property, members or events that have taken place over the years? We hope to assemble an online photo gallery for all to share. Please write gallery at oceansong.org to let us know what you have, or with feedback generally on gathering historical material.