Events Coil: April 9 - May 31

As far as we know, all events we list are open functions; but some may be limited to women or to adults. Please check the websites for group policies. If no country is given, the event is in the USA. All times are local. Events lasting more than 1 day are bolded. When listing events for the same date, we have tried to list those occurring first, taking into account time zone differences. If there is a difference between our listings and the listings on the web page linked to, assume their web page is correct, as it may have changed since we listed from it. Ongoing events are listed after the dated events. The next Events Coil is planned for mid-May and will include events listed here that haven't yet happened, plus new events through late June or early July. If you have an event you want listed, please leave info as a comment. See the end of this Coil for what info we need for listings.

Now-July 26, "Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa & Its Diasporas," Smithsonian Museum of African Arts, Washington DC

April 9, doors open 6:30 p.m., drumming 7 p.m. Full Moon Drumming, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

April 9, gather 7 p.m., ritual 7:30 p.m. Full Moon Ritual, Temple of Goddess Spirituality Dedicated to Sekhmet, Indian Springs NV

April 9, 7 p.m. "Witch Hunts: a prehistory of modern patriarchy," with Max Dashu, Rain and Thunder Collective, Northampton MA

April 9, 7:30 p.m. Celebrate Kuan Yin, Daughters of the Goddess, San Francisco CA

April 10, 7 p.m., Full Moon, Temple of the Sacred Arts, Germantown MD

April 10, time tba, Full Moon Celebration, Maetrum of Cybele, Palenville NY

April 11, 2 p.m. Curator Talk: "The Fertile Goddess" in conjunction with exhibition, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn NY

April 11, 7:30 p.m. "Chaos & Indigenous Wisdom" with Max Dashu, Women's Temple: In Her Name," Canton CT

April 12, 11 a.m. Eostre Sunday with Jeanne Michele, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

April 18, Embracing the Enchantress, Glastonbury Goddess Temple, Glastonbury ENGLAND

April 18, Earth Day Festival, Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve, near Mt. Horeb WI

April 18, "Female Fire & Womanly Waters" with Vajra Ma, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

April 19, 11 a.m., Open Meeting, Wicked Witches of F'ing Everything, Silver Spring MD

April 19, 11 a.m. Goddess Service with Jackie Schreiber, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA
April 20, 7 p.m., Mother of Peace: Invoking the Sacred Feminine to Heal Jewish & Palestinian Women with Jalaja Bonheim, Institute for Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto CA

April 23, 7 p.m. New Moon Drumming, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

April 24, meet up 7 p.m., New Moon on the Mountain, Montreal Reclaiming, Montreal CANADA

April 24, 7:30 p.m. "Suppressed Histories: Iran" with Max Dashu, ISAA, UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA

April 25, time tba, New Moon Celebration, Maetreum of Cybele, Palenville NY

April 25, 7 p.m., New Moon Women's Mysteries, Temple of Goddess Spirituality Dedicated to Sekhmet, Indian Springs NV

April 26, 11 a.m. Goddess Service, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

April 29, 7 p.m. Women's Ritual, WATER, Silver Spring MD

April 30, 7:30 p.m. Beltane Ceremony, Glastonbury Goddess Temple, Glastonbury ENGLAND

May 1-3, Beltane, Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve, near Mt. Horeb WI

May 1, movie 4 p.m., ritual 7 p.m. Beltane, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

May 1, time tba, Beltane Outdoor Community Ritual Theatre, The Flying Lotus, Mt. Shasta CA

May 2, 7 p.m. Samhain, Akkademie PaGaian Cosmology, PaGaian Moon Court, Blue Mountains AUSTRALIA

May 2, Noon, Beltane Parade & Ritual, Mother Grove, Ashville NC

May 2, doors open 19u30, ceremony 22 uu4, Beltane, Goddess Temple, Gent BELGIUM

May 2, 3 p.m. Beltane ritual, Temple of the Sacred Arts, Germantown MD

May 2, gather 12:30 p.m., ritual begins with wreath-making 1 p.m., Beltane with Maypole Dances, Reclaiming, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco CA

May 2, gather 7 p.m., ritual 7:30 p.m., Beltane, Temple of Goddess Spirituality Dedicated to Sekhmet, Indian Springs NV

May 3, doors open 12.00 uur, ceremony 14.00 uur, Beltane, Nederlandse Godinnen Tempel, Hillgom NEDERLAND

May 3, 1:30 p.m. Beltane, Temple of the Sacred Arts, Germantown MD

May 3, 11 a.m. Goddess Service with Marguerite Kusuhara & Sacred Origins, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

May 4, 7 p.m. Enheduanna's Birthday with Judy Grahn, Lucia Birnbaum, Marguerite Rigoglioso & Ann Carol, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto CA

May 5, 7:30 p.m. The Craft Connection,Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

May 7, doors open 6:30 p.m., drumming begins 7 p.m. Full Moon Drumming, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

May 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Pagan Alliance Festival, Max Dashu passes Keeper of Light staff to Victoria Slind-Flor, Berkeley CA

May 9, time tba, Full Moon Celebration, Maetreum of Cybele, Palenville NY

May 9, 5:30 p.m. Celebrate Goddess Beltane, Daughters of the Goddess, Alameda CA

May 9, gather 7 p.m., ritual 7:30 p.m. Full Moon Ritual, Temple of Goddess Spirituality Dedicated to Sekhmet, Indian Springs NV

May 10, 11 a.m. Goddess Service, Mother's Day, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

May 10, 1:30 p.m., Mothers Day Ceremony, The Flying Lotus, Mt. Shasta CA

May 14, 7 p.m. New Moon Women's Mysteries,Temple of Goddess Spirituality Dedicated to Sekhmet, Indian Springs NV

May 15-17, "Sophia and the World Soul" with Dr. Lee Irwin & Carolyn Rivers, The Sophia Institute, Charleston SC

May 16-17, Wise Woman Festival with Flash Silvermoon, et al, Melrose FL

May 17, 11 a.m. Goddess Service with Amalya, founder of The Goddess Studio, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

May 24, 11 a.m. Goddess Service: "The Mothers Speak"; 7 p.m. New Moon Drumming; Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

May 24, meet up 7 p.m. New Moon on the Mountain, Montreal Reclaiming, Montreal CANADA

May 24, time tba, New Moon Celebration, Maetreum of Cybele, Palenville NY

May 31, 11 a.m., gather at Capitol Hill and go to Arboretum, Wicked Witches of F'ing Everything, Washington DC

May 31, 11 a.m. Goddess Service, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

Ongoing

Australia
Perth (White Gum Valley): Mondays, 17:30, Chalice Ceremony, Daughters of Ishtar.

Belgium
Gent, most days 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Goddess Temple open for personal prayers.

Canada
Sudbury: 1st Friday (Sept.-June) 7:30 p.m., Sudbury Women's Circle.
Hamilton: Saturdays, 4-6 p.m. Open Classes ; gather 6:30-7 p.m. Open Circles , Hamilton Temple, Wiccan Church of Canada.

Great Britain
Glastonbury: Priestess/Priest of Avalon Training Program, both in Glastonbury (Avalon) and by correspondence, Glastonbury Goddess Temple.
Glastonbury: Most days except Mondays, Noon-4 p.m. Temple Open for personal prayers; Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Belly Dancing; Thursdays, 7 p.m. Temple Ritual Dance Class, Glastonbury Goddess Temple.

Sweden
Soderhamn, Gudinne Temple Open weekdays Noon-6 p.m. Mondays, 7-9 p.m., meditation prayer, conversation.

USA
Arlington VA: 3rd Sunday of month, time tba, ritual Moonfire.
Brooklyn NY: Now through May 31, Exhibition: The Fertile Goddess, The Brooklyn Museum
Canton CT: Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Services, Women's Temple: In Her Name
Charleston SC: 1st Tuesday of month, Women's Circle, The Sophia Institute
Geyersville CA: Sunday Services 2-4 p.m. Temple of Isis
Houston TX: Sundays, 10 a.m. Magdalene Community, Rothko Chapel; 1st &3rd Fridays at Noon, Group studying Gospel of Mary, Brigid's Place, Christ Church Cathedral.
Irvine CA: Sunday Services, 1st Service at 9:30 a.m. inward, meditative; 2nd service at 11 a.m., dancing, drumming, singing; see dates for guest speakers. Friday services, gather 6 p.m., service 6:30 p.m. "All Souls in Reverence." Goddess Temple of Orange County,
Oakland CA: Jan-March, Exhibit by Max Dashu, Female Seers, Prophetesses, & Medicine Women, Dimond Branch, Oakland Public Library.
Palenville NY: 1st Saturday of month, 4 p.m. Goddess Meet-Up Group, Matreum of Cybele.
San Francisco CA: Wednesdays, Christian Goddess Rosary, Ebenezer Lutheran Church; 1st Fridays, evenings at various locations, Woman's Spirituality group.
San Francisco CA: New Moon and Full Moon observances, Maa Batakali Cultural Mission.
St. Sandy UT: second Saturday of each month, 4:30 p.m., Isis Devotionals, Iseum of Muth/Lyceum of Auset and Heru em Aakhuti
Washington DC: 2nd Sunday of month; gather Noon, ritual 12:15 p.m. , National Arboretum, Becoming DC.
West Concord MA: 1st Monday, 7-9 p.m. Women's Circles; other ongoing groups include Demeter & Persephone's Circle for mothers and daughters; Council of Mother Bears; Menopause As Spiritual Journey; Menarche, for mothers and Daughter, at Women's Well.

We'll be happy to add your Goddess and spiritual feminist events (and those you know about that are open to the public) no matter where in the world they are. Leave a comment giving: Name of event, sponsoring organization (if any), town, date, time (if known), and, required: url of website where person can get more info (no pdf pages, no password-protected pages). (Do NOT give street addresses, phone numbers or email addresses. People should go to the website to get that info.) We plan to publish an Events Coil every month.