Alder & Vine
Artisan Goods, Occult & Oddities
Come traverse the year honoring our tree allies all around us. Each monthly class we will meet trees that live in Maine, some native to this landscape & some originating elsewhere .. (learn more)
This is a free event!
Music: Bring records to play - We’ll take turns!
Books: Bring books you like to show other people (or to trade)
Crafts: Bring small projects you’re working on to craft while hanging out
BYOB
Snacks provided
Meeting Monthly at Alder & Vine - 92 Main St (lower)
No reservation necessary! Come any time throughout the social hours!
Lawrence Forcella leads this lecture and workshop - Archiving the Dead: An Introduction to the Preservation of Living Organisms
This class will introduce you to the basic techniques needed for the long-term preservation of various animals, from insects to mammals, for scientific or artistic purposes. All forms of preservation will be discussed, from desiccation to preservation in solution. Special attention will be given to the removal and cleaning of the skeletal system and the salvaging of found bones.
$20 per person
Continuation of Suzanne Stone’s Herbs of the Sabbats series - Ostara.
Continuing along the wheel, join us to share in the folklore, history, magic & herbs of Ostara, the First Day of Spring, the Vernal Equinox, the Sun's ingress into Aries. We will share a delicious Spring inspired herbal tea & create with Ostara associated herbs an item to honor this renewal of the Earth's life force that was felt just as a quickening at Imbolc.
Sliding scale $15-$20
This is a free event!
Come hang out and play records, do small crafts and be social!
No reservation necessary! Come any time throughout the social hours!
Suzanne Stone’s Herbs of the Sabbat series continues with Herbs of Imbolc. Come learn of some herbs of Imbolc, or Candlemas, midpoint of the dark half of the year. This is the time of quickening when the light continues to return the land. While learning of Imbolc related herbs, we will drink a delicious herbal tea & create an item honoring this festival of new beginnings.
$15-20 sliding scale
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Lead by Suzanne Stone - This continuing series celebrates this month with The Herbs of Yule. (Learn more)
Let us enchant our kitchens & hearths! In this class we will explore the folkloric, magical & medicinal qualities of our common culinary herbs, focusing on three herbs each week. ….. (learn more)
Astrology is an art that stretches beyond the vanishing point of human history, and over its long life has been put to use in a wide variety of applications… (learn more)
This three part class will introduce tarot interpretation. Beginners and experienced readers are welcome… (Learn More)
Continuing with the Herbs of the Sabbats series with Suzanne Stone, in this class we will meet some of the herbs that correspond with Samhain… (learn more)
Enjoy a multi-course meal prepared by Chef Jason Hay and perform spell work with Heather Q.
Dinner is vegetarian and, this month, will focus on the Samhain celebration. …. Learn More
NOTE: This event is SOLD OUT! - Enjoy a multi-course meal prepared by Chef Jason Hay and perform spell work with Heather Q…. (learn more)
Come learn about herbs of Mabon, Mean Fomhair or the Autumnal Equinox - with Suzanne Stone. This is the time of the second harvest, the time of equal day & night… (learn more)
If you’ve ever wondered what the Grimoires are and where they came from … (learn more)
For those that wish to start a magical practice from scratch, or would like to give their array of activities a tune up … (learn more)
