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Finding balance at the 19th Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival
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by Still Moon Arts Society
What reflections has the pandemic brought you? What brings you out of balance? What brings you into balance? How can we strike a balance with our Earth and our ecosystems? Through performance, illuminated installations and storytelling, the 19th Annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival will explore the concept of Balance. As we collectively heal and grow from this challenging year and a half, we all have the opportunity to work together to reimagine, rebuild and find the balance that our world needs to thrive. This year’s festival is an opportunity to relish in the beauties that the Moon Festival offers and to contemplate creating a better world. Save the dates of your favourite events: Saturday, September 11 – Harvest Gathering Workshop Series The Harvest Gathering offers the opportunity to learn local harvesting techniques and practices with both invasive and native plants. These workshops include salve making, ivy basket weaving, and seed saving. Saturday, September 11 – Harvest Fair & Lost Streams Lantern Parade At the Harvest Fair, you can play games, make crafts, enjoy performances by local musicians, eat delicious food, purchase last-minute lanterns and engage with community organizations. At twilight, musicians, dancers and the giant moon lantern lead everyone along the pathways of lost streams of the Still Creek watershed to Renfrew Park. Saturday, September 18 – Streamside Lantern Installation Come see the Renfrew Ravine and Still Creek illuminated with hundreds of lanterns and light-up installations while enjoying live music by local musicians. Other events to look forward to this year include: • Lantern-making workshops with Yoko Tomita • Pop-up lantern installations throughout Renfrew-Collingwood • Full Moon Labyrinth Walk • Equinox Moon Music • Youth Finale To see all of the festival events and workshops, visit the website at stillmoonarts.ca.