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4/30/2015

Save the Dates for The Harvest Gathering
Friday, Oct. 30 - School Day
Friday - Sunday, Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 - Virginia Gourd Festival
Saturday - Sunday, Oct. 31 - Nov. 1 - Harvest Dance

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“The Harvest Basket” holds “possibilities” that take place during “The Gathering.” As possibilities reveal themselves, we throw them in “The Basket” for you - a kind of checklist of things for you to do, see and experience.

Save the date. As we grow closer to Friday Oct. 30, Saturday Oct. 31 and Sunday Nov. 1, you’ll want to be part of this all exciting “seed of possibilities” in Thanksgiving and humanity.

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Who is Bringing The Gathering?

4/26/2015

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This is a community-led, family friendly, educational celebration of Agri-Culture. A different kind of Thanksgiving event.

The Gathering is Hosted by the non-profit Native American Church of Virginia a Sanctuary on the Trail™ in partnership with the Virginia Lovers Gourd Society with the support of the Red Road Foundation,™ Nowa Cuming Institute™ and Clarke County Parks and Recreation.

In this play on words “Agri-Culture,” the people of this and neighboring communities are the land.

“The Gathering” is the seed.

The sponsors, participants, partners, and vendors are the planters of this seed of Thanksgiving.

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Why The Gathering?

4/26/2015

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Vision:
Transform a Sense of Community

Mission:
Educational Celebration
of the Native American Way of Life
and Culture of Gourds

Objectives:

Observe, Celebrate and Give Thanks
Influence and Affect Curriculum
Acknowledge Contributions of the Indigenous

Educate about the Benefits of Gourd Gardening and the Use of Gourds Historically.

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When is The Gathering?

4/26/2015

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The Gathering has one school day and two public days this Fall.

School Day Fri. Oct. 30
Public Days Sat. – Sun. Oct. 31-Nov.1

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Where is The Gathering

4/26/2015

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The Gathering 2015 is being held at the Clarke County Fairgrounds in Berryville Va. We are just 60 miles west of Washington DC.

Clarke County has become an oasis for the Washington DC and Northern Virginia traveler.

Come visit with us and enjoy the rural beauty, history, and charm of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains
and the Shenandoah Valley.

By June Krupsaw, Clarke County Resident

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What is The Gathering?

4/26/2015

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The Gathering is An Experiment in Humanity.

It is about Native American people and neighbors Celebrating the Harvest with dance, regalia, storytelling, giving thanks and various social interactions … with invitation for all to learn and participate.
It is about the Virginia Gourd Festival celebrating the gourd harvest with gourd art, workshops and displays that demonstrate the many applications and uses of this highly versatile crop and art form … with invitation for all to learn and participate.
It is about Living History Exhibitors, sustainable homesteading, green farming, book forum with authors, sacred land preservation, children’s fine arts, craft vendors and artisans, Native American cuisine … with invitation for all to learn and participate.
Its is also a Multicultural Thanksgiving and Military Veteran and Uniformed Services Tribute.

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