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Beltane Festival at Cascade on May 2
Photos and story by James Hill
The Women’s Resource Center at Cascade, invites you to celebrate Beltane, May 2, from 11am-6pm in the SSB Plaza (weather permitting, otherwise in the cafeteria).The Festivities start at 11am with a May Pole Dance.12pm- Celtic Musician, Heather Alexander www.heatheralexander.com2pm- Native American Drummers3pm-Local Folk Musician and Student, Mike Morgan5pm-Beltaine Music www.beltainemusic.com6pm- Beltane Ceremony and Ritual11-2= ‘Cheap’ Art Sale to benefit the American Cancer Society, donations wanted.Beltane marks the passage into the growing season, the immediate rousing of the earth from her gently awakening slumber, a time when the pleasure of the earth and self are fully awakened. It signals a time when the bounty of the earth will once again be had. May is a time when flowers bloom, trees are green and life has again returned from the barren landscape of winter, to the hope of bountiful harvests, not too far away, and the lighthearted bliss that only summer can bring.For more information or to volunteer, please contact Shanta’ at the Women’s Resource Center, 503-978-5249 or e-mail shanta.jones@pcc.edu.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »