Brid's Closet
2nd annual
Beltane/Spring Festival!
bernadette@bridscloset.com
(845)458-8726
Open Mon-Sat. 11am-7pm
296 Main Street
Cornwall NY 12518
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About Me Elizabeth Muise is a visual artist and a dancer. She has been dancing for eighteen years, and bellydancing for seven of those years. She looks forward to sharing this beautiful art form with you! Check out her artwork at www.redmuise.com Celebrating the Ancient Feminine! Tribal Fusion Bellydance Workshop I: Basic Technique and the Challenge of Moving Slow! In this workshop I would like to cover the basic movements of Middle Eastern Dance, while focusing on proper technique. We will drill isolations with an emphasis on keeping everything slow and controlled. There will be a short discussion on the history of bellydance and Q & A. Open to all levels of skill and experience! Celebrating the Ancient Feminine! Tribal Fusion Bellydance Workshop II: Layering and Shimmies! In this workshop I would like to build on what we covered in the fi rst class, and then pick up the pace! Incorporating shimmies and layering isolations for fun and an added challenge! Open to all levels of skill and experience!
Normal is Boring! Songwriting for Children Music Therapist Alyssa Yeager encourages children of all ages to get creative in this songwriting workshop. Participants will play along to new and familiar songs, learn how to add their own lyrics and ideas to the music, and work with the group to create songs together. A children’s songwriting CD will be available following the workshop for those wishing to take the experience home! Suitable for children 5+ (2+ if accompanied by an adult).
Jenny C. has been dancing for almost 27 years. She began her journey with the art of bellydance in 2002. She has studied with many other artist instructors including Master instructor Mahmoud Reda, Aszmara, Anahid Sofian, Farida Farimy, Za-Beth, Morocco, Fahtiem, Jillina (Bellydance Superstars), Rachel Brice (Indigo), Zoe Jakes, Mira Betz, Amy Sigil (Unmata), Saqra, Oreet, Suhaila Salimpour, Chadia, and Perizad (Twisted Tassels) to name a few. Currently, Jenny C. teaches and performs multiple styles of dance including Tribal Fusion bellydance and hip hop in Orange County. She is honored to introduce her student performance troupe Oasis Caravan at this wonderful event. Thank you Bernadette for the opportunity to offer what we love. Please visit Jenny C’s website for more information @ www.imagroupmembers.com/jennycohen Some of our wonderful vendors! Issac Bonewits Liron Peled Trisha McBride Pronto Printers Newburgh SPCA Cornwall Fire Dept. Elisabeth Muise Hudson Harmony Zark-Photography Heather-magickal wands Amethyst Rose Creations PanGia Pottery creations Durangos-spanish food Fiddlestix-american,continental Woody's restaurant Brid's Closet Natural Designs by Aja Lee-jewelry Lorraine Mark-Pronto Printers Yoga Mountain Fusion-jewelry and imports Athenas novelties Tastefully simple The Moonlit sea Shooting for the Moon PanGia's handemade pots Taconic Records-Peter Morrisson Studio 101 Pieces Passion Shari Sauberman-stainless steel jewelry BELLA GARRISON "Supporting your health with nature and spirit". more to come!
Peter Morrisson Acoustic Rock/owner of Taconic records Taconic records has provided the sound and lighting to The Brid's Closet Beltane/Spring Festival for the past 2 years. For info on booking Peter for your event, or to record your music, please contact Peter at www.myspace.com/petermorrisonband
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845-458-8726 Event Details Brid's Closet 2nd annual Beltane/Spring Festival Sat. May 2nd 2009 10:30 am til ? Admission: $20 under 8 free! Come and celebrate spring with us! Dress in your renaissance. faire best! (fantasy, pirate, renaissance, fun) Tarot readers, Dance the Maypole, Live entertainment, games of chance, classes, music, belly dancing, tons of shopping and food from our fine vendors, and so much more!! Where: The Grail 119 Duncan ave, Cornwall-on-hudson NY 12520 www.thegrailatcornwall.com or for directions:http://www.thegrailatcornwall.org/visit.html Sponsored by Bernadette Montana of Brid's Closet www.bridscloset.com (845) 458-8726 Interested in vending or performing, or to place an ad in our keepsake program booklet? call me at (845) 458-8726 For advertising information and rates, CLICK HERE! This year's performers and vendors!
rock group came to have such an eclectic sound. Influences ranging from jazz and middle eastern to classic rock and new metal have caused Telling Point to classify their style as "Rock of a different nature". The commanding drums will keep you moving as the sensual vocals embrace you. The Telling Point Acoustic show provides listeners an intimate connection with the band. Each song is a story: personal, inviting. Whether it’s the djembe groove or the poetic lyrics, you’ll want to take this music in and let it touch you. Alyssa: Vocals, Guitar, Percussion. Sue Balaschak: Drum kit, Djembe, Dun Duns. www.myspace.com/tellingpoint
Trisha McBride Trisha McBride “danced right out of the womb” (more like kicked, but that’s another story) Studying ballet and jazz as a child, Trisha as an adult was still looking for the dance form that resonated with her. She found that when she discovered Belly Dance. After this lovely dream, she woke up in Salt Lake City Utah once again and found herself studying “kit” drumming and bass guitar. Continuing her studies of Egyptian Cabaret with newly found master teacher Aziz. His complex zil rhythm’s and his passion for belly dance, moved Trisha’s dance style to a new level. She was now performing American Tribal Style with a strong cabaret flair. Exploring new coasts, Trisha moved to Brooklyn New York in the fall of 2003. She began teaching her unique Style of Tribal Belly Dance, which is strongly rooted in ATS format, in the Spring of 2005. She is devoted to teaching her students improvisation and artistic choreography. Group dancing is a favorite for Trisha, she truly enjoys dancing with the girls!
Drumming Workshop - "Communication Without Words" It's a well known expression that music is an international language, Liron Peled has always been fascinated with this aspect of music, and Also, we'll touch on drumming as a way to help us focus, and Liron Peled started drumming at 10 years old. He grew up and studied You can bring any drum or percussion instrument to this workshop - we SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
MAYPOLE/INTERMISSION 2pm-2:30pm
CLASS SCHEDULE Arthur Mitchell Morning Meditation 11a - 12p loft
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ONE OF OUR MANY VENDORS FROM LAST YEAR'S EVENT!
OUR MAYPOLE FROM 2008
Isaac Bonewits is one of North America’s leading experts on ancient and
modern Druidism, Witchcraft, magic and the occult, and the rapidly growing Earth Religions movement.
A practicing Neopagan priest, scholar, teacher, bard, and polytheologian for over thirtyfive years, he has coined much of the vocabulary and articulated many of the issues that have shaped the rapidly growing Neopagan movement in the United
States and Canada, with opinions both playful and controversial.
He is the author of Real Magic, Authentic Thaumaturgy, The Pagan Man, Bonewits's Essential Guide to Witchcraft and Wicca (formerly Witchcraft: A Concise Guide),
and Bonewits's Essential Guide to Druidism, Neopagan Rites (formerly Rites of Worship), and (with his wife Phaedra) Real Energy (New Page March 2007) as
well as numerous articles, reviews and essays. He is a singer-songwriter with two-and-a-half albums to his credit. As a “spellbinding” speaker, he has educated, enlightened and entertained two generations of modern Goddess worshippers,
nature mystics, and followers of other minority belief systems, and has explained these movements to journalists, law enforcement officers, college students, and academic researchers.
He is the Founder and an Archdruid Emeritus of Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid
Fellowship, (the best known Neopagan Druid organization based in North America)
, a 3° Druid within the United Ancient Order of Druids (the best known Mesopagan Druid order), a retired High Priest in both the Gardnerian (“British Orthodox”) and
the N.R.O.O.G.D. (“California Heterodox”) traditions of Wicca
(Neopagan Witchcraft), an initiate of Santeria (Afro-Cuban Mesopaganism)
and the “Caliphate Line” of the Ordo Templi Orientis (Aleister Crowley’s
Mesopagan magical tradition), as well as a member of other Neopagan and Mesopagan Druid orders. He has been a member of the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans (“CUUPS”) for several years. Having survived four previous spouses (and vice versa), on July 23, 2004 he was handfasted to former CUUPS
Vice President, tarot expert, writer, and Wiccan Priestess, Phaedra Bonewits
(hope springs eternal). With her he has co-authored a book called Real Energy: Systems, Spirits, and Substances to Heal, Change, and Grow.
Articulate, witty, yet reasonably scholarly, he is currently writing books on
Halloween, Understanding Magic, and Polytheology. Should your topic be outside
his expertise, he can quickly refer you to colleagues, scholars and
spokespersons for any legitimate Neopagan movement. Those interested
in having him present a workshop or seminar may contact him directly at the
address below. To find out if he is appearing in your area, check his schedule page.
Isaac wishes it officially known that he is not “A Pagan Spiritual Leader,” but
merely one of the Neopagan movement’s better-known Unindicted Co-Conspirators...
Isaac will be having talks and will be available for tarot sessions throughout the day !
Lydia Adams Davispuppeteer
Recording artist, singer/songwriter, Lydia Adams Davis, weaves
a beautiful voice and her captivating melodies with audiences of
all ages. Called a "Splendid performer " by The New York Times,
Lydia improvises songs on the spot. Her performance schedule
includes family, children, library, museum, historical, coffee
houses, folk and country/folk programs.
Lydia's performances for adults include concerts, coffee houses,
and festivals. Lydia performs original country/folk, a Victorian program accompanied by pianist, Dr. Ruthanne Schempf or -
for something completely different - jazz standards.
Lydia offers a variety of vocal concerts and programs for schools
and libraries that include songs, stories, hand-puppets and
American Sign Language. She appears solo accompanying herself
on guitar, dulcimer and piano; as the Eco
Duo with guitarist
and vocalist, John Guth; or she is joined
by other musicians
to make the Eco Trio.
Her children's performances whether solo
or with the Eco Trio,
are energetic, inventive and always FUN!! And although
the performances pay special attention to the children in the audience, the adults
find themselves having a great time too!
The Royal Baritarian Players
present a Gypsy Bear Taming Dance, and
will then rove about at their leisure,
selling portraits
and painting faces.