Austin Pagan Pride Day 2007
Events
Wooldridge Square Park
900 Guadalupe
Austin, Texas
October 7, 2007
2:00 pm to Sundown
Please come, bring a picnic lunch and a blanket, and celebrate the diversity in life. There will be music and festivities.
Admission is free with a can food donation or a suggested donation of $2.00. Our charity this year is Capital Area Food Bank.
Scroll down for information: Children's Activities, Dogs, Food, Information Tables, Missing in Public, Musical Entertainment, Rituals, Vendors, and Wooldridge Square.
Musical Entertainment
The following groups, in no particular order, plan to perform:
- Wyrdgrl is a rich tapestry of tales between myth and perception woven by singer-songwriter Dana Davis.
- Bright Shadow is a Progressive alternative rock band. Our basic message is to take care of each other and this planet we live on.
- Call The Circle is an electrifying Austin-based band serving up a piping hot, tasty spectrum of high-energy rock n' roll, with a heaping side of strong melodies.
- Jo Beth Henderson is Bellafeather. Bellafeather's music is "Progressive Folk Art Rock" with influences in jazz, folk rock, classical, and the avant-garde.
- The Nematoads, a trippy, twangy, five-piece modern surf band from Austin, straddle the line between «60s retro cool and tall-in-the-saddle Tejas twang.
- Open drumming circles, so everyone please bring your drums
- Two Feathers Ghostwood
- Belly Dancing
Wooldridge Square Park
Wooldridge Square is a small park in downtown Austin located at 900 Guadalupe between the Courthouse and the Austin History Center. For more information:
- map
- Parking is available on the side streets and at the Courthouse. We ask that you leave the parking ajacent to the park open for vendors, musicians, and volunteers.
- Riding Capital Metro
- general park rules
- possession, sale and/or consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited
- inventory
- across the street from the Austin History Center
Rituals
Several rituals are being planned:
- The Opening Ritual will be led by Silver a High Priestess of the IronWeb Coven of Austin.
- The Closing Ritual will be led by Dagonet Dewr of no coven in particular.
Vendors
The following vendors have tables:
- Amaryllis Arts sells God and Goddess dolls and pagan pretties. Visit Christine Amaryllis and the store on ebay and ETSY.
- Avalon Moon
- Cheshire Moon Gifts features unique products designed and created by a small network of friends and family.
- Cat Dancing will be reading the Tarot.
- Candle Magic will be selling candles.
- Two Feathers Ghostwood
- Wulfyre Productions
- Avalon Mists and Oils
- Indigo Time
- Natural Magic
- Mystic Woods
- CatDancing
- L3 Designs
- Garb"ah"ge by Mary Cam
- Guitar City Knits
- Doc Kunda
Children's Activities
In no particular order, here are some of the organized activities for children from 2:30 to 6:30:
- bubble table
- carnival
- face painting by Heather
- games
- parade
Information Tables
The following organizations have tables:
- Live Oak Local Council, Covenant of the Goddess is an international organization of cooperating, autonomous Wiccan congregations and solo practitioners
- ManKind Project is an international order of men dedicated to reclaiming the "sacred masculine" through initiation, training, and action
- Othala Kindred is a tribalist kindred located in Central Texas dedicated to serving family, ancestors, wights, community, and the Gods.
- Salamander Circle of the SpiralScouts International will share a table with Yew Grove CUUPS
- Yew Grove Pagan Interfaith at First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin
- Voter Registration
Food
Picnic baskets are encouraged. Please observe park rule such as no glass, no knives, no alcohol. For more information:
- general park rules
- possession, sale and/or consumption of alcoholic beverages is prohibited
Dogs
Children will be playing in the park, so dogs must be well socialized and leashed. Owners will scoop poop and comply with park rules. For more information:
- Austin leash ordinance requires dogs to be on a leash no longer than 6 feet on all City land
- Scoop the Poop: Dogs for the Environment reminds you to pick up after your pets. It helps keep parks clean and improves water quality in Austin's creeks.
Missing in Public
Missing in Public is a table covered with candles and a board with initials of people who are afraid to come out of the closet. The idea is that one year there will be no candles to light! We make sure no full names are written so that we don't out anyone... only initials are allowed. People that come can light candles too. We hope by events like Pagan Pride Day we can change people's minds.
updated 3/1/08