NORTHERN VIRGINIA PAGAN PRIDE DAY · Saturday, September 8, 2007
			The Washington · Northern Virginia · Baltimore Pagan Pride Week gets off to a wonderful start with the first-ever Northern Virginia Pagan Pride Day! A free and open event, the inaugural Northern Virginia Pagan Pride Day will take place on Saturday, September 8 and feature vending, workshops, live music, drumming, a charity book and canned food drive, and the opening ritual of the Washington · Northern Virginia · Baltimore Pagan Pride Week. DAY'S SCHEDULE 08:00 A.M. Prep Location For Set-Up 08:30 A.M. Vendors/Groups Arrive To Set-Up 10:00 A.M. Northern Virginia PPD Opens 11:00 A.M. Nature Walk; Stav and Stance Demo by Fire and Ice 12:00 P.M. Pagan Pride Week Opening Ritual led by MoonFire 01:00 P.M. Workshops: Herb Magic by Samantha; Intention and Touch by Whitney 02:00 P.M. Workshops: Harvest Magic by Jeanet Ewing; Stav and Stance Demo by Fire and Ice 03:00 P.M. Drumming Circle led by Michael from Kindlers of the Sacred Rhythm. Drumming to continue through closing. 04:00 P.M. Northern Virginia Pagan Pride Day Closes 04:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Site breakdown and cleanup WHAT TO BRING Water from your home area for use during the opening ritual. Drums to participate in the drum circles. A Picnic Lunch to enjoy at the park. A grill is available on site. Blankets & Folding Chairs to spread out and get comfortable. THROUGHOUT THE DAY Performing: Enjoy four great artists who shall be performing throughout the day. 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Acacia Spears 12:45 PM - 01:30 PM - Johanna 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM - Rhiannon 02:15 PM - 03:00 PM - Dragonsong Vendors Row: Get your shop on! Browse the goods and services being offered by several area vendors. Event and Table Sponsors: Meet and greet! Collect information on a wide variety of Pagan organizations in our area. Educational Workshops: Attend and participate in presentations highlighting religious and metaphysical topics. Charitable Donations: Bring a Pagan or Pagan related book for the OHF Lending Library, and a canned food item. DIRECTIONS: Lake Accotink Park McLaren-Sargent Shelter. Springfield, VA From the Beltway (I-495): Take exit 54B (Braddock Road) east ½ mile. Right on Heming Avenue. Park entrance is to the right. From Old Keene Mill Road: If taking Old Keene Mill Road west, turn right on Hanover Avenue OR If taking Old Keene Mill Road east, turn left on Hanover Avenue. Turn right on Highland Street. Turn left on Backlick Road. Turn left on Leesville Boulevard. Turn left on Heming Avenue. Park entrance is to the right. Look for the balloons and sign at the entrance to the parking on Heming Avenue. NOTE: There are two parking areas. If you are using some other direction routing method (MapQuest, Yahoo, etc), the address for the lot closest to the shelter is: 5660 Heming Avenue, Springfield, VA 22150. For more information on the park including maps of the area and the park, go to www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/accotink/. The park phone number is 703-569-3464 For more information about or to volunteer for the Northern Virginia Pagan Pride Day email: NoVaPPD@openhearth.org.