Montreal's Gaia's Bardic a Success!

This past Saturday night, Atwater Library was host to an evening of music, storytelling, and more than a few surprises! If you missed it, you really denied yourself a rare treat. You shouldn't deny yourself such pleasures... you deserve better!

We had over 50 people in the audience that night, and thanks to their generosity and mathematical formulas that I've never been very good at, we raised over $600 for the Gaia Gathering conference. Amazing!
As with all pagan events, we started the evening about 15 minutes late (logistics and waiting for certain people), but once we got going, we found it difficult to stop! The evening's entertainment included:

• Hobbes and Shayne Gryn (storytelling and music)
• Triskelia (music)
• Alex and the Goddesses (music)
• Kanaska (music)

All the performances were amazing and the audience were very appreciative and responsive.

As for surprises, well here's one that caught everyone by surprise. One of the performers couldn't make it that night, so when we were approached by Kanaska offering to sing a couple of songs, we found room in the evening for her.

She. was. amazing. The beautiful passion and raw power that came from this woman and her guitar floored the room. After each song, the audience went crazy with applause and cheers. She added something to that evening that we were hoping for, but not to that degree: magic.

From that evening, we already have 4 people signed up for the conference and many more people interested in finding out more about it. It was a great kick-off event to lead into and help promote the Montreal edition of Gaia Gathering.

Scarlet recorded a few of the performances and posted them on her YouTube channel, so have a look. Gaia Gathering has it's own YouTube channel, so you can check that out too.

 The next big event for Gaia Gathering is the Slave/Product auction to take place the first weekend of December. Stay tuned for more information about it!

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Call for Products and "Slaves" for our Yule Fundraiser

Montreal's Yule fundraiser will highlight the talented artists, artisans and business people in our community, and will be held the on Saturday December 4th, 2010 at the Atwater library auditorium. This is the same weekend as the Yule fair organised by Le Melange Magique. The product and slave auction is great way to buy Yule gifts while supporting Gaia Gathering.

We are looking for people to donate either a product or a service that will be auctioned off during this event.

Services that have already been offered for the live "slave" auction include: reiki sessions, massage therapy, storytelling, reflexology sessions, shamanic healing, sound healing, astrology reading, chauffeur service, etc. We are also having a silent auction on products where people can sign-up and bid on products during the Yule Fair and also during the Slave/Product Auction event. So far, these products include paintings, books, CDs, gift certificates, clothing, etc.

So... are you with us? Can you support our cause by donating a service or a product to help us raise the funds needed to hold this historic event in Montreal in May 2011? All the proceeds from these fundraisers go to making the Gaia Gathering national Canadian pagan conference a reality, not only in Montreal, but also for future incarnations of the event. This can be a fantastic opportunity for you to showcase your product or service to a wider national audience as well as supporting our local community and raising Montreal's community recognition to a national level.

If you have any questions or comments, please let us know. We look forward to hearing from you!

Gaia's Bardic - Fundraising for Montreal in 2011

Greetings!

Please join us for an evening of music, song, storytelling, and magic to raise funds and awareness for the Gaia Gathering pagan conference in May 2011.

Time: October 23, 2010 · 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Atwater Library
1200 Atwater
Montreal, QC

Facebook Event page

Featuring: Hobbes • Alex Del Busso • Shayne Gryn • LC • Triskalia • and much more!

Tickets sold @ / Billets en vente @:
Melange Magique (1928 Ste. Catherine Street West, Montreal)
Charme et Sortilège (4933, Rue De Grand-Pre, Montreal)
$10 advanced purchase
$15 at the door

Special deal: Register and pay for Gaia Gathering 2011 at our bardic fundraiser and get into the bardic for free!

Gaia Gathering Montreal - Open Meeting

After six years of traveling across the country, Gaia Gathering, Canada's National Pagan Conference (CNPC), is finally coming to Montreal! Gaia Gathering is an annual pagan conference that brings together Pagans from across the country discussion, sharing of ideas, and social events. The conference takes place over the Victoria Day weekend and is hosted by a different Canadian city each year.

The proposed theme for 2011 will be "Language to Liturgy", which reflects the cultural diversity of Montreal and how language itself can affect our practices and beliefs. The Montreal Gaia Gathering team are coordinating a series of fund-raising and fun community events to promote the conference.

But a conference of this caliber cannot be put together by only four people: they need your support, your generosity, your hands-on help to ensure a successful conference. The Montreal Gaia Gathering team will be holding public meetings to meet with people to answer questions, discuss how volunteers can help, and to ensure transparency with our community about how this conference is being put together.

Our first Open Meeting is:
Tuesday August 24th, 7pm
L’Amere a Boire
2049 Rue Saint Denis,
Montreal, QC, 514 282-7448

Each organizer is in charge of a different aspect of the conference and its planning. They are putting out a call to the community to let you know what is being planned and how you can help. Take a look at what we have planned and where we need help, decide how you want to lend your support, and contact the person in charge of it.

HOBBES
Bardic Coordinator
jdhobbes@gmail.com

ROBYN
Vendor coordinator and event logistics
robyn.stroll@gmail.com

SCARLET
Volunteer Coordinator
Coordinator of Academic Stream
Liaison for Academic Institutional Support
scarletcougar@gmail.com

AMANDA
Liaison with the National Board of Directors
Publicity, Advertising and Sponsorship
ravenka@cosmic-muse.com

Gaia Goes to Montreal in 2011

Greetings all,

The Board of Directors of Gaia Gathering-The Canadian National Pagan Conference is very pleased to announce that Montreal, Quebec will be the host city for the 2011 conference to be held over the May Long Weekend, May 20th - 23rd, 2011.

The Host Team has put together an exciting plan for the conference. The proposed theme for 2011 will be "Language to Liturgy". This theme reflects the cultural diversity of Montreal and reflects upon how language itself can affect our practices and beliefs. What better a city to do this in then Montreal where the two solitudes of English and French collide in a multicultural kaleidoscope?

The host team is comprised of energetic and dedicated community leaders. Amanda Strong, Hobbes, Robyn Stroll and T.Scarlet Jory are planning several fun, community building fund raisers in order to ensure that the momentum, energy and cash are available to provide an exciting and worthwhile conference.

Please stay tuned for exciting updates from the Gaia Board and Montreal Host team.

We look forward to seeing you in Montreal! Mark your calendars!

- The Gaia Gathering Board of Directors

Plans for GG 2010 are Underway

The next Gaia Gathering is only six months away. Can you believe it?

It will be held in Guelph, Ontario, at the University of Waterloo. Details are on our main Web site.

Discussions are starting on the YahooGroup for what types of panels participants would like to see at the conference. Remember, the content of Gaia Gathering is determined by you! To get involved or make your suggestions, visit the yahoogroup or leave a comment, below.