Wisteria Home   WCSHome   Register   Schedule   News   Camping/Facilities   What to Bring   Workshops   Directions   Merchants   Local Accommodations   Info/Policies   Volunteer   Food  Contact   Wisteria Cornstalk Festival 2010 will be held over Labor Day Weekend : September 2 -6, 2010 details coming soon !!!!   See Wisteria Cornstalk 2008 Wisteria Cornstalk Festival: July 29 - August 2, 2009 A Magical Convergence of Spirit, Earth, Art and Music Blending the Earth-loving, Magical and Fantastic for five days of blissful entertainment, camping, celebration, workshops, demonstrating artists, and eco-educational presentations and exhibits. Photos from Wisteria Cornstalk Festival 2009 Video from Wisteria Cornstalk Festival 2009   Wisteria Features: Wisteria Stage Bonfire Circle Hiking trails Faerie Shrine Sacred Sites Area Stone Circle Ancestor Mound Turtle Mound Sweat Lodge Many Workshop Sites Caffeina's Cosmic Cafe Resturant and Coffee house Green Man Tavern Swimming Pond Merchant Loop Playground Shower House Cornstalk Activities: Drumming Dance Oasis Fire Spinning Concerts Yoga Shopping Nature Walks Kid's Programming Workshops (more soon) Help us spread the word about Wisteria events Sponsors Ambergram Metaphysical Boutique 8071 Broadview Road Broadview Heights, OH 44147 Phone: 440-526-3011 Goddess Elite , LLC 23140 Lorain Road North Olmsted, Ohio 44070 440-777-7211 www.goddesselite.com Journey Within 513 2nd Street Portsmouth Ohio 45662 Phone: 740-351-0851 www.yourjourneywithin.com Goddess Blessed  15729 Madison ave Lakewood Ohio 44107  Phone: 216-221 8755 www.goddessblessedinc.com Garden of the Goddess www.planethemp.net Living Green  257 Xenia Ave. Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387 937 767 2028  www.livinggreenstore.net Fly-By-Night 4145 North High Street Columbus, Ohio 43214  614 299 7930 www.flybynightbookstore.com Momentum98  3509 N. 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Lunar Fire is a dance party with high energy music and  amazing visuals. Lunar Fire is booty shaking, earth quaking, tribal  gypsy hop. The Lunar Fire MUSICIANS blaze into the night with  multi-lingual spoken word and rap, elements of hip hop and disco, trance guitar, bass funk and massive tribal percussion. The Lunar Fire DANCERS ignite a frenzy combining fresh innovative dance moves  with spectacular props, all original costuming by designer Akayate  of Root Structure striking black light effects and projections.  Experience inspiring luminescent dance theater by the artists of epic rock band Kan’Nal. http://www.lunarfire.com/ www.myspace.com/lunarfiremusic      Dragon Ritual Drummers The north men cometh...The DRD are a Canadian drum troupe/ritual performance ensemble with a global following. Their show is something that has to be experienced. Invocations, dancing and an interactive uplifting ritual performance guaranteed to make you move. The DRD made North American Pagan Music history when they hit #1 on the myspace music charts in July 2008 for their genres and stayed there for several months. The Dragon Ritual Drummers will be performing on the main stage as well as at fires throught the camp. www.myspace.com/dragonritualdrummers www.dragonritualdrummers.com   In partnership with PaganSpace.Net and Starrfire Price, Wisteria will be video broadcasting LIVE from the Wisteria Cornstalk Festival. To a network of over 20,000 people, we will be broadcasting concerts, workshops, and so much more. For more details on the live feed go to www.paganspace.net Harvey Wasserman:  Keynote Speaker Wisteria is pleased to welcome this legendary American journalist, democracy activist, author and advocate for renewable energy.  Although best known popularly for organizing the famous 1979 "No Nukes" concert in NYC with a host of musician celebrities including Bruce Springsteen, CSN, James Taylor, and Bonnie Raitt, Harvey's numerous eco-activist and community organizing efforts since the 1960's are impressive and effective.  He helped pioneer the grassroots movement against atomic reactors and also co-founded the Great Blue Heron Alliance which has been instrumental in collapsing environmentally harmful projects in this region.  Wasserman's investigative reporting helped break the major news stories surrounding the disputed results of the 2004 Presidential Election in Ohio.  He edits the NukeFree.org web site, and is senior editor of www.freepress.org.  His articles are posted throughout the internet at www.commondreams.org, HuffingtonPost, Buzzflash, CounterPunch et. al.  Wasserman teaches US History, Western Civilization and Cultural Diversity of Columbus State Community College and Capital University in central Ohio. As well as organizing effective protest against non-sustainable technologies, Harvey promotes solar and wind power alternatives and is author/co-author of a dozen books including Solartopia: Our Green-Powered Earth.  www.harveywasserman.com and www.solartopia.org . Dawn Drake & "ZapOte" Taking its name from a luscious fruit in Cuba also known as "mamey", "ZapOte" is an original Funk Latin Afro-Beat band lead by Dawn Drake, New York City's blonde bassist/conguera/singer/songwriter and composer, who manages to wear several hats while setting the scene with her own brand of cool. Her poetic lyrics spread messages of universal consciousness, delivered with heartfelt vocals, and are joined with the irresistible grooves of Latin percussion, funky bass, swinging hornlines and virtuosic improvisation. Female-fronted Funk Latin Afro-beat band. Original American melting pot dance music simmering in a palate of delectable Latin, African and Caribbean rhythms. www.myspace.com/dawndrake www.sonicbids.com/dawndrake Amanda Rogers Amanda Rogers, fresh from her latest European tour and her most recent internationally anticipated record release, Heartwood, will be playing old and new songs featured on MTV shows such as "The Real World" and "The Hills." Along with her band Amanda's seasoned skill as a world-class pianist and her natural instinct for melody and lyrics, should make for a captivating  and wonderful musical experience. Amanda is a dedicated Vegan with strong concerns for the planet as well as human and animal rights.   www.myspace.com/amandarogers     Inti Action-packed, rebellious and original, INTI takes the  stage like superheroes  ready for battle. Expect FUN HIGH ENERGY music with relentless bass, analog  synth, a female mc and a  kick ass drummer. The INTI lyrical mix of Spanish and English over upbeat latin drum-n-bass smoothly combines ethnic punk-hop with electro-pop dance music. The INTI band packs a punch with nonstop hits live in concert and on their debut album “RADIO REVOLUCION” now available worldwide through CD Baby, Rhapdsody, Napster, iTunes and the official INTI website www.radiointi.com. http://www.radiointi.com Owain Phyfe Coming soon to a century near you!  Troubedour Owain Phyfe sings "the greatest hits of ancient time for  modern ears" and pleases happy audiences whereever he plays.  A masterful performer, Owain's show is a thrilling musical journey of renaissance/medieval songs punctuated by witty tales of humanity and history.   Owain was voted "Best Music Soloist" by the Renaissance Festival Awards.  Owain Phyfe My Space     Lil Sum'n Sum'n Gil Gonzalez, Lisa Wimberger and Tierro make up Lil Sum'n Sum'n, a trio born out of the collective projects of Kan'nal and Lunar Fire. It is an improvisational psy-trance experience featuring a world beat made up of middle eastern, afro-cuban, african, and american influences. Haung drums, tablas, doumeks, dounouns, congas, shakers, udus, guitars, drones, ballaphones, and tap dancing drive rythyms that range from primal dance to meditational journeying.   http://www.myspace.com/lilsumnsumn     Thursday Night Stone Working Ceremony After dark, with firelight, candles and musicians playing meditative music, come and help add to Wisteria’s Sacred Sites area by putting some sacred time into expanding the Stone Circle’s surrounding walls. You are welcome to bring a stone or more from your own bioregions to leave a permanent remembrance in the circle.  Use this self-guided sober working ceremony to think about future and past, to add good wishes and good intent to our Planet Earth and fellow beings, to bring health and wellness to yourself and others and to help heal the wounds and brighten the future. Stay for only a few minutes or stay for hours -- let your spirit guide you this enchanted evening. Friday Night Candle Labyrinth Follow the labyrinth’s convoluted candle-lined paths for a personal meditative journey of transformation and reflection.  Labyrinths are constructed walking patterns that combine the circle and the spiral into purposeful paths of self-discovery and awareness.  While your interpretation of the experience is your own, many see walking the labyrinth as an active metaphor for life’s journey.  How do you walk?  How do you treat those you meet on the path?  What impressions or ideas do you experience as you journey to the center of your being and back?  How are we all connected during our personal journeys?  Using hundreds of lit candles to define the pathways, the Labyrinth at Cornstalk will glow through the night for journies of discovery and reflection. Bill Aal Bill Aal: TransitionUS Trainer/Organizer. Bill Aal  Bill Aal has been a trainer and organizer for the past 20 years, helping communities with diverse populations transform to be more just and sustainable.  Versed in opening the imagination, awakening people’s best thinking and inspiring group transformation, Aal works with group reflection to unleash collective genius in organizational settings. As core member of the Transition US Training Pool, he has worked with communities around the US to support their creating resilient responses to the intersecting waves of the economic crisis, Climate Change and Peak Oil.  In Seattle, he has worked with others to start Transition Initiatives in several neighborhoods. www.transitionus.org Jessy Tomsko Jessy Tomsko is a Phildelphia-based singer/songwriter who stepped into the indie music scene in the fall of 2007. Armed with a guitar and a classically-trained voice at home in any genre, she finally decided to take her knack for poetry and songwriting to the next level. Since then, she has played nearly 100 shows and has been seen at some of the prominent venues in Philadelphia, NYC, and New Jersey. She recently completed a "mini tour" which took her through RI, CT, and NY, and she looks forward to stopping in Wisteria on the road this summer!     www.myspace.com/jessytomsko Rainbow Eagle  Rainbow Eagle is an Okla-Choctaw American Indian. He is a Wisdom Keeper and honored with the responsibility of an Ancient Native American Peace Shield. Now that the Seventh Fire of the Anishinabe/Ojibwa traditions has been lit, he is responsible for teaching the traditions of the Peace Shield. During this time, all of the traditional wisdom and truths which he has been given are to be placed into this Peace Shield to increase its power and restore peace on our Mother Earth. <more> http://www.rainboweagle.com/ The Effect George Hertzel , Todd Alan, and Jim Gress. Hang on and get ready to move as this power trio takes the stage for a reunion concert after 22 years. In the mid 80s, these three great friends where breaking new ground and known to seriously "effect" the happy fans who came to see their shows. The Effect will be joined by special guest Bongo Bob on percussion. Come get Effected. http://www.myspace.com/georgehertzel http://www.todd-alan.net/   Odd's Bodkin Odd’s Bodkin is a new band comprised of  long time performer Kenny Klein on fiddle, guitar and vocals; Anna Klein on bass and vocals; and Stephanie Mitchell on flute, mandolin and vocals. Odd’s Bodkin plays original and traditional songs in the vein of British Folk, Irish fiddle tunes, Sea Shanties, and laments for lost Goth Girl love. At times eerie, at times somber, and at times wacky, Odd’s Bodkin may be heard at:   www.myspace.com/oddsbodkinband   Momentary Prophets Momentary Prophets make acoustic music with acoustic instruments and Love.  Their music has been called everything from relaxing to transcendent.  Most simply stick to, “I’ve never heard that before.”  ‘Prophets began as a performance troupe in Spring of 2006, combining colorful music, colorful clothes, and absurdity.  The band has given up none of these as they have honed their craft to include infectious rhythms, intricate and inter-locking melodies, and a genre all their own.  “Progressive Rainbow Grass” is the closest thing they can come up with.  Some of their favorite instruments that they can actually play include the 6 and 12 string guitar, ukulele, banjo, sitar, stand-up bass, electric organ, and kalimba.  http://www.myspace.com/momentaryprophets Wildflower  Experience an enchanted evening of Music, Mystery and Fire as WildFlower, the originator of a leading-edge music genre called Ethereal Dance. Transport yourself to magical realms while experiencing WildFlower's Ethereal Vocals as she is accompanied by the captivating fire dancing, belly dancing and earthy tribal drumming of her ensemble, WildFlower Tribe. She describes her sound as "Enigma meets Madonna – bewitching, utterly danceable and powerfully moving. WildFlower will be performing tracks from her debut EP album, "Sexy Hot Fire Magic". This album marks her collaboration with music industry legends, including Grammy Award Winning Producer Barry Goldstein and Grammy Award Winning Vocalist, Lisa Fischer on background vocals. A Minneapolis native, WildFlower has been making music and performing since age 3, and has appeared as a vocalist and firedancer at numerous concerts and events across the globe. "WildFlower’s concerts are mesmerizing! She is made of fire.” -  Jim Walsh, music reviewer and author of “The Replacements”  www.wildflowermuse.com Silent Lion Silent Lion is a duo playing a unique blend of medieval, celtic, bluegrass, spanish and original acoustic music. The result is a sound of haunting melodies, interesting syncopated rhythms, and a poetic lyricism. http://silentlion.com/main_page.php     Starfire Price Starrfire Price is the owner/webmistress of PaganSpace.net and Pagan Pulse Magazine. She is also the President of The Labyrinth Group, which is the occult specializing company behind Labyrinth House Publishing and Labyrinth Press Books. Starrfire has been an active public figure in The Occult, Witchcraft, and Pagan Community for many years, her appearances include news/media print, television, radio and public event speakings. Her writings have appeared in both online and print publications. Starrfire is an Author, Witch, Spirit Communicator and a Seeker of Occult knowledge. From her many endeavors, notably PaganSpace, she envisions creating unity within thePagan and Occult community though sharing and learning from our diversity.  http://www.paganspace.net http://www.labyrinthhouse.net http://www.myspace.com/starrprice In partnership with PaganSpace.Net and Starrfire Price, Wisteria  will be video broadcasting LIVE from the Wisteria Cornstalk Festival. To a network of over 20,000 people, we will be broadcasting concerts, workshops, and so much more. For more details on the live feed go to www.paganspace.net     Patrick McCollum Urban Survival and Sustainability Presentations.  Patrick McCollum is an internationally recognized spiritual leader in the Wiccan faith that has in recent history gone where no Pagan has ever gone before.  He was recently selected by the United States Commission on Civil Rights to advise Congress and has been active for more than two decades in the areas of human rights and social justice. Patrick is an expert in wilderness and urban survival techniques and specializes in teaching how to survive catastrophic events.   He has taught survival for both Search and Rescue and for several law enforcement agencies and has shared his knowledge on this subject nationwide.  Patrick's approach to survival is "Hands On", with deep spiritual undertones, encouraging participants to understand the fundamentals of survival and sustainability as applied to all aspect of the modern world while honoring our planet. Patrick is author of COURTING THE LADY, A WICCAN JOURNEY, available at  www.courtingthelady.com   Bonfire Drumming and Dancing: Since the dawn of time, humans seeking spirit-vision, purification and ecstatic celebration have drummed, danced and chanted around the fire.  Bring your drums, voices and percussive instruments as we celebrate our diversity and union throughout the festival. Wisteria has three designated drumming circles: Stone Circle (sober), Pawpaw (wooded tribal drumming), and Bonfire, the large community gathering place.  At all times of day or night, people drum and dance at their campsites making joyful dancing rhythms.  Come find your authentic, ancient self and join the ecstatic revelry!  Also Coming To Wisteria Cornstalk . . .  Adam Hoyt Yoga Every Morning Walking with the Trees -- Breathing with the Earth -- Bending with the Wind Spend some time this week connecting with the Earth and Spirit through Yoga, an ancient spiritual exercise tradition that forms healthy mind-body-spirit connections .  Take meditative walks through the forest, and sit and listen to Spirit and Nature. more James Kelly Demonstrating Artist  Introduction to Forging  Blacksmith O'Kelley has been fabricating and welding metal crafts using modern methods for 16 years.  He has been demonstrating traditional coal-forge blacksmithing at Renaissance Faires in Michigan and Indiana for five years.  He also forged at Wisteria's Summer Solstice earlier this year.  It was his first Earth based festival and he looks forward to returning many times in the future.  His interest in blacksmithing has evolved into an effort to pass knowledge of the craft on to others in order that the art does not die.  He attends the Unitarian Church in Huntington, West Virginia with his wife Vallorie and his daughters Sierra, Rowan and Catie.  One of his goals is to learn more about his Celtic origins, particularly their forging techniques.  Casey Bradley Artist Casey Bradley received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Columbus College of Art and Design in 2001, and his Master of Fine Arts degree from Bowling Green State University in 2005.  He currently teaches Sculpture at the Columbus College of Art and Design and is also the Studio Manager of Dimensional Studies at the college. Bradley has shown his work in various regional, national and international exhibitions. Bradley is the premier contributing artist for Wisteria Community and has created a series of art installations, both private and collaborative for the grounds.  more   For more photos and videos visit Adam's Blogspot: http://wisteriaeventsite.blogspot.com/ Official Wisteria MySpace  www.myspace.com/wisteriaeventsite  Check Back As More Artists and Performers Join Us . . . Please visualize the following: 1)  Costumed dancers with swirling glittering wings weaving and spinning on stage to the haunting sound of a didgeridoo; 2)  Fantastic masks and other props to create a ritual enactment of the ending of a civilization hostile to life and nature and the rebirth of one in harmony with them; 3)  Dramatic visuals projected on a screen that reinforce the same theme; 4)  A masterful hand drum percussionists doling out primal and powerful beats that drives the audience into a trance-like frenzy of ecstatic dance; 5)  Fire dancers piercing the darkness with undulating circles of flame; 6)  The thunderous sound of 40 drums gathered in a circle around a huge bonfire, unleashing an all-night session of primitive, free form dancing.      One might expect to encounter the scene just described in the wilds of the West at one of the infamous Rainbow Gatherings of the counter culture. But the great surprise is that all this (and more) will soon be descending instead upon the wilds of SE Ohio at the Cornstalk Festival being held July 29 - August 2 right outside Athens in Meigs County.             Welcome to the show!  We look forward to warm summer nights full of happy people, stars and fireflies . . . Join us for a week of the good life -- immerse yourself in music, art and the divinity of nature.  The schedule is still filling so check back often for updates . . . You can  register now,  receive updates and spread the word
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