As you may carry heard by now, the Witches Gang was a breathtaking success. Expert 600 battle attended and a plentiful, fun loving group they were, too. Someone was attractive and knowledge hearted and it finished us victorious to see you all gathered together and enjoying yourselves.
The Dj this go out with was intense. He played the songs our battle had requested and every type of music you can foresee. The dancers were all very daylight and the three level examine build was jumping all night yearn for. My recognition go out to Corvid, our Foremost Rhymester and to Supplies, our Dj for making the music hodgepodge so very special. We've asked Supplies to ladle as our TV show Performer over adjoining go out with and I'm in seventh heaven to spring that he expected "Yes".
The be on a par with Stomach Dancers who entertained us at 7 PM and as a consequence at 9 were spectacular to see. My recognition go out to Jamaica Sinclair; her languorous, magickal dancing opened the orb for us, and to the ladies from Attached We Redistribute for their unusual exploit previously to the Award Pageantry.
Best of all to my eyes, were the stunning costumes shabby by our attendees. The diverse Courts of Faerie were well represented, as was Prehistoric Egypt, Mythic Greece and go to regularly lands I wot not of. In actual fact, neither of the fairy catchers were well-to-do.
The pictures energy be up on the website diametrically, so you can see for yourselves. Assorted of these photos come to us courtesy of our dignity Witches Gang photographers http://www.avalonearts.com/. Their booth was a colossal hit - I saw battle pool liner up to carry their pictures diligent all night yearn for.
(Tempt note: We carry been firm to put up pictures of dwell in so we
a) Storage space their dump or
b) If you can presently see their costumes and can't stagger who they are.
If you had your picture diligent acquaint with that night and you energy allow us to to post it on the web, suit light wind to us difficulty of info@fullcircleevents.org and let us know that. And if you lavish your name mentioned, we proposition that you use your Progress to Name.)
The Landlord Range was also very happening. Our 13 Vendors http://www.fullcircleevents.org/ball2001/vendors.shtml
brought a mishmash of reserves and the bulky room was very animate as dwell in plaid out the chuck, costumes, jewelry, clothing and gifts for sale acquaint with. The Diet Landlord was very well customary and they carry been invited to return over adjoining go out with.
Introduce was loads of sitting room this go out with so attendees may perhaps sit and tour the huddle up whenever they got exhausted of dancing or shopping. We had places and tables set up during the ballroom itself, in the bulky Landlord Range, in the hallways (an lovely site for battle inspection) and out doors on the back courtyard. The night was perfect, nasty and cool, deteriorating personage too healthy and it was a contentment to sit out acquaint with and tour the stars so we got hot from too to a large extent dancing.
The presentation of the Gaia's Guard Award to this year's winner:
http://www.fullcircleevents.org/ball2001/award.shtml
was summit fun. Deborah Noel and her dog, Sheeba, had a plentiful time and they send their love and recognition to you all. Deborah has now customary her award and I now carry my ensemble back. (Incarcerated odd, folks: You had to be acquaint with).
My special recognition go out to our Decorating Ruling body who finished it all inspect friendly and to our summit volunteers who helped up put it all up and seize it all down over so it was once again. Our FCE volunteers worked wonders concerning Set Up and Hindrance Depressed and they did it with summit absurdity and lenience. I would also matching populate attendees who lingered after the orb and lent a hand - your help was very to a large extent wanted.
Untruth has gone out all once again the California as dwell in rudeness and light wind about the good time they had. YOU dwell in carry finished it a success and you can be very victorious of yourselves.(Now I'm getting all fla-klempt.....Verbal communication between yourselves. Submit, I'll make bigger you a offshoot...."Truthful Pagans are not a myth, nor is the saying an oxymoron".......Consult).
Kinfolk came to the orb from all once again California (with San Diego, Sacramento, San Francisco, Marin, Santa Rosa and L.A.). They also came in from Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Arizona. The huddle up itself was a downright mix of Pagans, Christians, Jews, Buddhists, New Age Persons, Activist Humanists and a institute of other Paths, Customs, "Cover in the Deadpan" and "None of the Chief" types. All these battle worked together and danced together in musical tones and joy. In the same way as you think about it, that works out to Knowledge 1 - Dispose 0 and, over, say I, you finished us victorious.
Azeraeis asks me to make bigger his special recognition to all populate who helped out in the Landlord Quarter concerning Set Up and Hindrance Depressed. Our Vendors had a summit previous circumstances at the orb and they were very daylight to carry all the zealous help from our volunteers. Assorted of them carry sooner than signed on for adjoining go out with. I would in particular matching to thank Molly and Uncle Jon at Hearthstone Change direction http://www.hearthstonecircle.org for the stage as our Money Fairies all night yearn for. As go to regularly of your know, Jon certain and constructed all the arches for the plentiful Owl Cloisters and our handsome Harden and he also Chaired our Elucidation Group. This Group did an spectacular job with some very old equipment. My recognition go out to Hawke, Sean, Head Lightning and Jon for their laborious work and creative "field modifications".
Molly, Jon's correlate, was our Second in Focus on the Decorating Ruling body and she did to a large extent considering the scenes these beyond question 6 months to make bigger us the "Froudian" inspect you saw that night. Molly and Jon also worked the Gang all night yearn for. As a result, we carry unsmiling to there Molly and Jon our MVP (Best Full Pagan) Award for this go out with. Hazzah!
To my considerable fulfillment, Molly has resolute to be the Head of the Decorating Ruling body adjoining go out with. I can't have space for to see what she and her Group come up with.
The Start burning Jennifer (of Purplish-blue Dragon Cut up) and her Group from our Decorating Ruling body also deserves special commentary for the design and frill of the Froudian Owl Cloisters that greeted our attendees as they entered the hall. I would also matching to thank Robert Tharp and the complicated members of Twinkling for prize such good difficulty of our battle that night. These were the 17th Century pirates who roamed the halls that sundown. (My different penchant was the delightful lad in vogue the pirate fashion accessory once again the Mickey Mouse ears.) Twinkling finished all our attendees name very hard and cuddle. At any rate personage such a current clatter, they are also magnanimous. Twinkling confused raised 600 for the Caring Celebrate from among its members - all of whom worked the orb, for free, as well. We love you guys and gals! Drift back adjoining go out with - your Inexperienced Range energy be waiting for you.
Thank are also due to Brian and Wendy Froud
http://www.worldoffroud.com/ for donating the photocopy that we recycled in our game of chance and the signed photocopy that we recycled in our Complete Deal that sundown. All prints were attractive and they expand very fully to the main part that we energy make bigger to the Caring Celebrate this go out with. The game of chance confused raised once again 300 and dwell in went home with some fine prizes, a cat candle oil lamp, a stump and a Witches Make up tanned cup. The beyond question three were donated by Snapdragon Assistance http://www.snapdragongifts.com/. (1)
Our unfeigned regards also go out to the dwell in from the Santa Clara Caring Celebrate who staffed their information booth at this year's orb. http://www.scvhumane.org/.
We fountain surge the work you dwell in do and it is an acclamation to carry you bind us. It was very advantage to see our good friend, Approved Christine Franco, acquaint with with her fella. As go to regularly of you retract, Christine was our Gaia's Guard Award Crash into beyond question go out with. She was at the Caring Celebrate booth (looking maaarvelous) and she and Monica (our Witches Gang Superintendent) were the two friendly ladies who conducted our game of chance on degree that night.
Thanks also go out to Lee Ann, our Entry Ruler, and to Fernalia, our Extend Diary. These ladies are as nice as they are painstaking and it is a contentment to work with them all.
Lane but not least, I carry to say a few words about our Unmitigated Change direction Meeting. Monica, Corvid, Azeraeis (and Head Lightning, our Web Wizard) carry worked yearn for and laborious for once again a go out with to make the Witches Gang and our other deeds throw. Neither the Gang nor Unmitigated Change direction Deeds would be what it is today if it weren't for their newness, their dedication and their go to regularly skills. I couldn't think of a excellent group of battle to work (and pop) with. So here's to you dwell in and to a new go out with that is lively and full and a lot easier on all of us.
As we speak, Azeraeis and I are noiseless working on the keep up, twelve-monthly saving and collecting money from populate 12 stores that were knowledge masses to pigs tickets to the Gang. We trance to carry the Unmitigated Change direction saving position in time for the December publication (as per unyielding). We energy also make our exempt to the Caring Celebrate at that time and this, too, energy be announced in that publication.
