EAST SIDE

Monday December 21, 2009

BRITANNIA COMMUNITY CENTRE
1661 Napier St.

6:00 - 10:00pm
Bring your friends, families and lanterns to celebrate the return of light in your neighbourhood! Come to Britannia at 6:00pm for the ceremonial lighting of the amazing Swedish Fire and warm yourself all night with music from such amazing groups as M'Girl (First Nations vocals), Quatro (beautiful four-part harmony), East Side Enchantment (participatory chanting - you can join in!), and Backspin (big bluegrass fun)!

You will not want to miss the fantastic Labyrinth of Light glowing all night long with the beauty of 700 pure beeswax candles.

SOLSTICE HOUSE CONCERTS and PROCESSION

6:00 - 7:00pm
You may want to start the evening with an intimate concert in one of 3 beautiful neighbourhood homes. Each house will feature performers and have lanterns for sale  so you can join the lantern procession immediately following the concert. Entry by donation. A partnership of Secret Lantern Society and In The House.

2229 Parker St. - Jazz duo Koralee Tonack & Jon Roper
2256 Parker St. - Lantern workshop with Eastern European music by Savoir Faire
1040 Lakewood - Storytellers Naomi Steinberg and Victoria Buffalo Robe

7:00pm
Immediately after these house concerts follow the wild Roma-influenced music of Orkestar Slivovica as they lead you in a wonderful street procession down Parker St. straight to the Britannia courtyard for more music, hot chocolate and the on-going Labyrinth of Light.

LABYRINTH OF LIGHT

The labyrinth has long been used for meditation, prayer and sites of ritual in various cultures around the world. Created with over 700 pure beeswax candles, the winter solstice labyrinth invites you to warm yourself in a self-guided ceremony intended to help release old attachments and envision new possibilities as the darkest night of the year births a new season.

A free family event. Donations gratefully accepted.

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