events
Fall Equinox Celebration Sunday September 17, noon
FALL EQUINOX Observation followed by Picnic and Activities
WHERE; At the Newton Medicine Wheel
WHAT TO BRING: lawn chair, or blanket to sit on, a snack to share, drum or rattle or music maker, water bottle. Bring a short poem or quote to share if you wish.
THIS EVENT WILL BE OUTDOORS SO PLEASE DRESS FOR THE WEATHER EVER GRATEFUL TO GRANDMA AMY for this amazing sharing healing space.
As part of the days events, PLAY WITH CLAY and creating a personal mandala using clay and natural materials with Jasmeen Virk.
Come early to help set up, place flowers or to just be on the land.
We acknowledge with gratitude that we live, love, and work on the unceded territory of the Kwantlen, Katzie, and Semiahmoo First Nation.
Summer Solstice Celebration Sunday June 18, Noon
WHERE: Newton Medicine Wheel in the PLOT Sharing Garden 71 AVENUE AND 137A ST Behind the Newton Ice Arena
WHAT TO BRING: ~ Poem, short quote or a song if you wish ~ Drum, rattle, music maker ~ lawn chair ~ finger food to share ~ Water to stay hydrated Please note:
This solstice observation will include a special honouring for the life and spirit of Plot and Newton community builder and leader Katheren Szabo. While she is unwell she plans to attend this living celebration of her life with her family.
We will also honour and remember our Fathers and Fathers Day
Spring Equinox and Holi / Sunday March 19, 12-4
WHAT: PLOT AND NEWTON MEDICINE WHEEL SPRING EQUINOX OBSERVATION AND HOLI CELEBRATION
WHEN: SUNDAY MARCH 19
TIME: NOON TO 4 PM
WHERE: AT THE PLOT SHARING GARDEN (IF WEATHER IS POOR WE WILL MEET IN THE NEWTON ICE RINK ROOM #4 ADJACENT TO THE PLOT) FOR DIRECTIONS CLICK ON LINK BELOW*
FREE FAMILY EVENT. ALL WELCOME.
*OBSERVATION AT NOON. FOLLOWED BY SNACKS, CRAFTING, POTTING A SPRING FLOWER TO TAKE HOME
WHAT TO BRING: ~A finger food snack to share ~ Stone to place during the observation ~Your own dishes, mug, cutlery ~Lawn chair if you wish ~Drum, Rattle, Music Maker~Poem or quote if you wish~Branches of flowering trees or plants from your garden if you have any to share.
HELP WELCOMED. COME EARLY AT 11:00AM onward to help set up, OR stay late to help put things away.
WE WILL OBSERVE THE EQUINOX AT THE MEDICINE WHEEL AT NOON IN THE TRADITION THAT CREE ELDER GRANDMA AMY TAUGHT US. A SPECIAL REMEMBRANCE OF GRANDMA AMY WITH MUCH LOVE AND GRATITUDE. MARCH 19 WAS GRANDMA AMY’S BIRTHDAY💛🌹
OUR EQUINOX CELEBRATION WILL INCLUDED INFLUENCES OF HOLI Holi with roots in India, celebrates the arrival of Spring, the end of winter, the blossoming of love and for many, it is a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. The festival is also an invocation for a good spring harvest season.
IF YOU HAVE AN OBJECT OR STORY TO TELL, OR TRADITION REGARDING YOUR OWN LINEAGE AND CONNECTION TO THE SPRING EQUINOX, PLEASE BRING IT TO SHARE.
IF WE STAY INDOORS: FOR THOSE WHO WISH, WE WILL PROCEED TO THE MEDICINE WHEEL AFTER EVENT TO PLACE STONES AT THE WHEEL, PLEASE DRESS FOR THE WEATHER 🌞
PLEASE NOTE WORK PARTY: WE INVITE ALL TO SATURDAY MARCH 11 FROM NOON TO 4PM GARDEN AND MEDICINE SPRING CLEAN UP TO PREPARE FOR THE EQUINOX🌿🌿🌿🌸🌸
Winter Solstice Celebration / Sat. Dec. 17, Noon -3
Where – Newton rec centre – the room at the east end of the ice Arena
When – Saturday, December 17
Time – noon to 3 PM
Come join and play together.
Come have fun. Craft, visit, sing and ceremony together in the jubilant spirit of Grandma Amy and all those near and dear from the PLOT and community
If you like, bring
– a quote, symbol, or name to add to a memory lantern we will be making
– a quote or something to read or share
– a drum, rattle or other music maker
– a stone to place in our ceremony center, then send to the PLOT Medicine Wheel
– your own dishes, mugs etc.
– Finger foods to share for a potluck
Craft making, Wreath making, Centerpieces, Memory lantern
Subject to availability
Fall Equinox Observation / Sunday Sept 25, Noon
WHAT: Fall Equinox Observation 🌻💛
WHERE; Newton Medicine Wheel @ the PLOT Sharing Gardens
WHEN: Sunday September 25 Noon for Observation at MW followed by Picnic
WHAT TO BRING: Lawn chair if you wish, music maker; drum rattle etc, a quote, song or short poem, finger food to share, BYO dishes, mug etc
PLEASE DRESS FOR THE WEATHER
Please message us if you can come early @ 10:30am if you can help with set up or stay later for clean up (~:
With Joy we come together to celebrate the Gifts of Harvest, of Community,honouring the Balance of Life; as Grandma Amy would say when ALL the Elements are in Balance The Tree Of Life Bears Fruit. Great gratitude to Grandma Amy for her mentoring, for inspiring the Medicine Wheel and for planting these beautiful seeds for our community that we may continue to gather in this way. 🌟🌟🌟🌟 There will also be a time of reflection on the upcoming National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
Spring Equinox / Holi – March 20 – 12pm
WHAT: Spring Equinox and Holi Festival of Colours
WHEN: Sunday March 21
TIME: Noon for Equinox Ceremony followed by Holi Play and Feasting
WHERE: PLOT Sharing Garden and Newton Medicine Wheel ( Behind the Newton Ice Rink)
WHAT TO BRING:
~Please bring a rattle, drum, shaker or music maker.
~ Bring a lawn chair if you wish to have a seat
~A song, poem or quote if you wish
~ Please BYO your own dishware, cutlery, mugs etc
~ A finger food to share if you wish.
*Please dress warm and for the weather.
*This event is family friendly and free of charge.
Holi, a celebration originating in India, marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring. It’s a celebration of rebirth and new beginnings, and a time to let the bad and the negative melt away. It is also called the Celebration of colours… join us to be bedazzled by the joy that rises with spring.
The energy of the Holi celebration couples beautifully with the Spring Equinox Observation and Medicine Wheel teachings that came to the PLOT Sharing Garden through Cree Elder Grandma Amy Eustergurling aka Manchus S’kwao Earhtworm Woman.
Both Holi and Spring Equinox celebrations acknowledge the turn of the season and the opportunity for new beginnings.
We will begin the ceremony at the Medicine Wheel at noon on Sunday March 21 and continue with various Holi traditions and a finger food feast to follow.
This Spring Equinox will be dedicated to Cree Elder Grandma Amy for the vision of the Medicine Wheel, and to foster Loving Kindness and Peace in our hearts and in the world.
Please note: We will be hosting a Summer Equinox in June that will include a special dedication ceremony for Grandma Amy the Founder of the Newton Medicine Wheel.
Winter Solstice – In Memoriam – Circle of Lights – Dec 21 – 3:33 pm
Winter Solstice Circle of Lights at the Newton Medicine Wheel in the PLOT Sharing Garden, In honour of Elder Mentor Grandma Amy Wuttunee Eagle Tail Feather Eusterguerling. The weather was winter cold and the opposite was true of the hearts who tended and attended the Candle Light Vigil.
Canada Day – Create a living gallery of community creating
Help create a living walking gallery of community creating. Art in a space that was created as an Art project itself. Bring your pieces, built of natural elements, paper, fabric or what calls to you to the PLOT Sharing Garden. (We ask that creations be made of environmentally friendly materials.) Sculpt, paint, carve, fasten. Sing, dance, make music. Lets celebrate July 1 with diversity; what it means to live on this land through our art. Leave your creation for a few days OR FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON FOR ALL visitors to ENJOY!
Please email us to arrange a time during the last week of June to bring your art piece to The PLOT. The last day for submission is July 1, 2020. We ask that it does not include any valuable items as The PLOT is an open public space and does not have security.
MishMash Bash – Come together and build community – May 23, 3pm
About this Event
Mishmash Bash is our biggest event of the year at the PLOT sharing garden! Last year, this event brought together artists, musicians and crafters to celebrate the end of the growing season. We created a webpage capturing the essence of this event, you can check it out here. It was great to see our community come together and we want to continue the celebration this year regardless of the current situation. We are hosting a ‘Virtual’ Mishmash Bash this year and you are invited! We would love to have you come join the party. Let’s continue to come together and build community!
In response to COVID-19, the PLOT is continuing to grow food for our communities while following social distancing guidelines. We also started a new initiative called ‘PLOT Care Baskets’ where we aim to provide weekly fresh produce to those most impacted by this pandemic. This event is also a fundraiser to support this initiative. At the PLOT, we are not just growing food, but are also growing communities, and we do this by hosting a variety of programming to celebrate and bring everyone together.
Here are some details to help you plan:
This event will take place on Saturday, May 23rd from 3pm-5pm
See Eventbrite for tickets
The event will take place on ZOOM (we will email you the link close to the event with details on how to join)
This will be a family friendly event open to people of all ages
We have some great local artists lined up!
Leonard Pallerstein (@leonardpallerstein) is a young versatile guitarist from Vancouver, Canada. While he specializes in solo acoustic guitar he continues to play in numerous bands such as the ‘Sway’ show of Mooncoin Productions, Record high, and other high energy funk & blues bands. He is an avid busker and also a guitar instructor at the Bergthorson Academy.
Kimit/Paperwave is the co-founder of Acceleration Arts Collective and host of Terrestrial FM on Co-op Radio CFRO 100.5 FM every Friday night from 9 to midnight.
