Sooj is thrilled to return to Starwood as a presenter this year to offer 3 music-and-magic-related workshops! Special thanks to Brian, Elizabeth, Sue, and all the planning committee! Workshops will be Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons- check the program book on site for times and locations!
Ginger & Lynda will play a Midnight set at the Green Man Tavern on Friday, July 18!
Workshop info:
1. Gramma Wolf’s Garden – Beloved Songwitch S. J. Tucker brings us a storytelling performance in a workshop setting, with songs interspersed and Q&A to follow. Author Satyros Phil Brucato gave S. J. his blessing earlier this decade to produce and release an audio performance of his short story, Gramma Wolf’s Garden, along with the rights to perform it for a live audience. Loosely derived from the bloodier versions of the Red Riding Hood folktale, Gramma Wolf’s Garden contains herb lore, magic, true love, great loss, respect for the natural world, a very intuitive wolf pack, and the triumph of a crone over those who would see her broken and gone from the earth. Preview S. J.’s performance of the story here if you wish, free of charge: https://sjtucker.bandcamp.com/track/gramma-wolfs-garden-live
2. Inward Alchemy: Turning Fear Into Fierceness for the Sake of Your Creative Soul – In our day-to-day lives, we often face negativity aimed at our creative pursuits; sometimes it even comes from within. S. J. shares her own practical magic for facilitating the fantastical in the face of such nonsense: how she slays deadlines, cultural conditioning, and self-doubt with respect to writing & singing songs for a living. Expect a few lively live and unplugged numbers from S. J. and learn about many optional techniques which can be applied not just to writing music or stories, but also to spell work, ritual craft, serving community, and all artistic disciplines.
3. Wishing Well Spell for Kids, Teens, and Magical Beings – S. J.’s short workshop & spell involves rice paper, magic words, and a portable wishing well; all ages welcome! Sooj will hold space for participants to craft a wish for what they’d like to draw into their lives. Together we will work a brief spell and make an offering of our wishes to Sooj’s portable version of a sacred well. Afterwards, if allowed by the site, Sooj will give our offering and our wishes to the land. Feel free to bring flowers to offer as well, if you like!
Songwriter S. J. Tucker brings the wonder once again! Join her for another sweet summertime streaming show before she hits the road to join her Muses bandmates for Free Spirit Gathering in Maryland!
RSVP REQUIRED! The space will fit 15 folx at most, so please please do purchase your seat in advance! We will not be able to offer tickets at the door. A world of gratitude to Enfys & Niall for giving S. J. and Ginger this waystop en route to Free Spirit Gathering!
Muses on the Road (S. J., Ginger Doss, Renée Janski, and Lynda Millard) is thrilled to be part of the magic at FSG this summer, along with our buddies Krista Chapman Green and Tuatha Dea! Free Spirit Gathering is an Ecumenical Pagan Festival held each year in August in Darlington, MD USA.
This year’s theme will be “Flight of the Raven”! Thanks so much to the Pittsburgh Witches Ball for bringing in Sooj, Ginger Doss, Lynda Millard, Brian Henke, and more, as well as making space for us all to get together!
