July

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The Greeks – July Schedule
July is a very busy month, and it is not the time to be indoors. There are so many fun and wonderful activities. As our physical world expands, nature, in a sense, breathes out, and it takes care of itself. The First Weekend will be Settler’s Days and the Celebration of U.S. Independence. Week Two, Bastille Days and the 24-Hour Bicycle Race and Follies. Week Three, we settle into the Greek Olympics. Week Four, the Greco-Roman Theatre; Comedy and Tragedy.
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Settler’s Day – July 1st and 2nd, 9AM until 4PM
During Settler’s Days, July 1st through 3rd, many of the residents will dress in the traditional garb, maintaining the skill shops: blacksmithing, glassblowing, printmaking, farmers, woodworking, pottery, cordwainers, spinners, quilters, and kitchen workers. All will be demonstrating their traditional lives, work, and crafts. This is meant to be a quiet, busy day for the Settlers, but they are happy to show our guests how things used to be when they first settled the land and happy to let you give their work a try. Families are welcomes to participate and do some tasting if se if the traditional foods our great great great grandparents made from sweet butter, yeast bread, whipped cream, raw milk, pemmican, goat cheese, honey mead, pickles, hardtack, piolet bread, coffee, tea, sugar, dried meats, rendered fat. There will be demonstrations on making nails. spinning pots, spinning yarn, some whittling and wand making, how to build a wall, old fashion news printing, cordwaining, bookbinding and quilting. take a tour of the farm, our farmer will explain how we use bio-dynamic farming and a walk through the edible woods, help make soap and candles. Ma will wash your hair with baking soda and vinegar in a bucket, and if she sees any bugs crawlin’ round on your noggin’, she’ll grab the lye. However, before she does all that, she will sit you down, and tell you a story about the good ol’ days when they first came to the new world. If we can find a fiddle and banjo walkin’ around we’ll round those folks up and teach our guests how to do a barn dance, maybe we’ll create a good ol’ fashion hoedown. Spend some time feeding the goats, ducks and chickens. Next to the barn the Gleason’s will set up their ponies for the little ones to take a ride on these beautiful animals. Festivities will star at 9AM ad go through 4PM – there will be live music, bow and arrow demonstrations, as well as a ol’ timie fencing. For the older kids, relay races, games of skill & chance. For grandpa a good game of horse shoes, ring toss, and a few lemon balls and play knurr and spell. Perhaps, well get a few softball innings  in as well .

The  Lunch Menu: hot dogs, hamburgers, meat balls, lemon aid, lemon ice, and a Quaker favorite, pop-robbins. Picnic attire will be needed

July 1st and 2nd
9AM until 4PM

Entrance Fee
Member’s Free

Settler’s Lecture
July 1st at 6PM

Free pemmican.

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U. S. Independence Day 
July 4th, there will be a Picnic, walking History, Music, and Fireworks.

July 3rd and 4th Lectures will be given on, The History Of The United States Independence – The Founding of The Nation and its Esoteric Destiny. Who was George Washington; a Biography. The Reading of the Declaration of Independence.

Up The Rebels, Down The British! — Independence Day at the PEACH is as American as baseball, hot dogs and apple pie, which is what you will get. Softball, Frisbee, badminton, horseshoes, kubb, strolling folk and bluegrass musicians singing old English and American tunes.

The fife and drum corps will be marching and playing on the hour throughout the day. In their wake will be speeches made by Gen. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, along with small gatherings here and there on the grounds with Benjamin Franklin. He will be stunning you with his knowledge and little-known facts about life in 1776 and the Great American Revolution. Of course, he will be reciting his 13 Virtues, being more than happy to give you a chart; perhaps you, too, can start filling in his card. Join everyone at the Salon balcony as President Washington reads the United States Declaration of Independence to the crowd. Check his schedule for all times and locations.

The Baking Club will have homemade ice cream, make natural whipped cream, and churn real butter from our cow’s milk. The Father’s and Sons Club will be stoking the fires for hot dogs and burgers, and we will have a pot luck and contests for potato salad, coleslaw, and apple pie.

The Mom and Tots Club will make sure the sprinkler is running for the little ones and that there are plenty of buckets and shovels for the tots in the sandbox. The Garden Club will offer tours through the perma-forest; where you can eat some of what grows wild in the wood. Along with visits to the farm and a tour of the bizzzy triangle, and if we’re lucky, there may even be pony rides for the little ones.

We sincerely ask for a watchful eye since guests and public members will also be invited and welcomed. We ask that children remain with their parents at all times.

Feel free to visit the café for a bowl of New Hampshire Beef Stew and homemade bread. Visit the Charlotte “Lotte” Art Gallery to see the creations made by residents and members and the Tea Room for some lemon ice, coffee, tee, hot or iced. The co-op will also be open for any grocery needs you may have.

The Festivities begin at 10AM and run through 4PM. All hands are welcomed in clean-up. There will be a break between 5PM and 7PM. Then, the grassy areas will be reopened for picnicking. At 8PM, the concert band will assemble, and President George Washington will read the Declaration of Independence, followed by more music and our fireworks display.

Depending on the weekday July 4th falls on, the night before and the day after will be two lectures: the history and destiny of the United States of America. Check the calendar schedule for updates..

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July 14th – Overview
Bastille Day The French Revolution
Artisan Market.
Lotte Artists Gallery.
Baker’s Club – strawberry crêpes.
Café – French Cuisine.
Garden Club – permaculture, fauna and flora tours.
French Film Festival – French Cinema.
Lecture – History Of The French Revolution. Napoleon, a Biography.
Oil Painting, outdoor landscapes and fair scenes.
Roaming Musicians.
Theatre Performance – Marie.

24 Hour Bicycle Race & Follies.
Bike Shop – Open 24 Hours
Co-Op organic and general foods – Open 24 hours

Bastille Day
This holiday and Fair begins Saturday at 10AM and runs through 4PM. Bastille Day is the celebration of the French Republic, July 14, 1789. This is a day of French Unity, Fête de la Fédération. It is also historically known as, “The Storming of the Bastille.” The English translation of the word Bastille means, Fortress. This Fortress was located in Paris and was officially called, Bastille Saint-Antoine. For most of its history, the Fortress was converted and used as a state prison throughout the entire French Revolution. The people storming of the Bastille was the turning point of the French Revolution. There is no vestige of the prison left today.

At the PEACH, we celebrate this part of French history and culture with an Artisan fair, or as some may call it, High Opulence or The Holiday of the five senses. The PEACH, with dozens of other Artisan vendors, will be selling their quality and well-made wares in the market, including the French Phrygian Caps.  At the same time, enjoying the over-the-top performances from the Members of the Theatre Club. There will also be two lectures on the history of the French Revolution, Our annual 24 hours bicycle race and a 20-hour French Films Festival.

Along with roaming musicians, the fair will be full of jesters, harlequins, daring acrobats, jugglers, and dangerous fire-eaters. Be prepared to laugh, cry, be amazed and swoon at the sights, sounds, and tastes of the French Artisan Fair.

In the grand hall, pianist Solari Fauré will delight all with his beautiful renditions of French composers: Debussy, Ravel, Saint-Saëns, Bizet and Sati. Feel free to walk into the Visitor’s Center, have a seat in a comfy chair, sit on the stairs or lay with a blanket out on the lawn. All the windows will be open wide to let the music susurrate. Embrace the beautiful sounds and history of French music.

While taking in the sights and sounds of the fair, in some of the more quiet corners, you may hear poets and philosophers reading the words of Rousseau, the poetry of Baudelaire or the writings of Victor Hugo. Listen to their words and allow them to speak their peace.

Scattered about the grounds, folks in the Fine Arts Club will be painting in oil and watercolor. They will be depicting landscapes and fair scenes throughout the grounds. Feel free to make an offer for their work or hire their services. There will be more information and samples of their art in the Lotte Gallery.

During the Fair, there will be short one-act plays that lead up to the storming of the Bastille and the beheading of King Louis XIV and his Queen, Marie Antoinette. There are 5 One-Act Plays written and directed by different members of the Theatre Club. They will be performed in several locations. There will be a schedule posted with times, places, and titles. A young rascal will walk the fairgrounds ringing his bell announcing the coming events, but be on your guard; he is often followed by a pick-pocket or two; they are fast on their feet. One of the Acts will include a Folly for those participating in the Bicycle Race.

Three tours will be offered through the perma-forest, the gardens and the busy triangle. See the schedule for the times presented.

At the entrance gate, our apothecarists will be making and selling French sachets. Members of the Court often carried sachets during the time of Louie XIV. It is said his sachets will remove all traces of any nefarious memory.

A little way down the hill will be a make-up Artisan, les médecin spécialiste. He will provide you with what you need on your face to look acceptable for the time and help you smell without offense. Close your eyes, for you, will receive a blast of powder to your entire face. Our spécialiste will paint some very cherry red rouge on your cheeks and lips and brush just above your eyes with the grains of a stormy ocean blue silk. He will then place beauty marks in all the right places and top it off with a grand white wig on your head. He will then drape your shoulders in lace and velour, spray you with high-concentrated amber, musk or rose, you decide. Not only that, but he will snap your picture and upload your image to the website for you to download later, or feel free to snap your own photo with your phone. His fees are non-nonnegotiable, for you will look superb!

The Baking Club will be making and selling wonderful homemade strawberries and cream crêpes, as a gâterie savoureuse.

Make sure you visit the Thrift Shoppe’s silent auction. Place a bid on some beautiful, well-crafted quality items looking for a new home.

The cyclists will be riding through in our 24-hour bicycle race at the north end of the grounds. We encourage visitors to line up along the boundary to watch and cheer them on in this endeavor of stamina and teamwork.

Friday at 8PM there will be a 40-minute lecture on the French Revolution, followed by the 1935 film, Tale of Two Cities. On Saturday at 8 PM there will be a lecture on the life of Napoleon followed by the silent film Napoleon by Abel Gance.

On Friday at 10 PM the theatre will be open for an endless evening of French films suggested and developed by Members of the Film Club. These films will run through Saturday until fin. Check the schedule for the film titles and times. There will be a popcorn machine in the evenings and early morning; otherwise, it will be on the fairgrounds. The co-op will be open for any snacks you want during the films.

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24 House Bicycle Race and Follies
The Bicycle Race is one of the most enjoyable summer events at the PEACH. This frolic allows folks to test their stamina, experience the importance of teamwork and have a lot of silly fun. The race coincides with the Bastille Days Artisan Market. Expect a lot of accordion music, mimes, harlequins, jester, crepes and plenty of cake.
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The Ride
The bicycle race starts Friday at 6PM sharp and ends 24 hours later. Each rider will receive a schedule for the time and places for each folly. A list of checkpoints and a roadmap of the course. There are different categories for the race, from a single rider, six-man relay team, et duet and several other combinations. All participants must be at least 17 years old. If you ride, frolic or volunteer, all are welcomed.

Soft Rules and Perks
There are four check-point stations on the bicycle route. Each checkpoint in the race also offers a different block party and flavor of fun. You must stop at each one and get your card stamped, with no exceptions. If you miss one checkpoint-stamp will have to go all the back before you get the next.

Every three hours, a folly takes place that needs to be completed. There are seven follies to complete. You receive points for attending each folly, but don’t think you can win the race without attending at least most of the Follies. Some people come just to take part in the Follies. Remember, it’s not a race. It’s a ride.

There are four check-point stations on the bicycle route. Each checkpoint in the race also offers a different block party and flavor of fun. You must stop at each one and get your card stamped, with no exceptions. If you miss one checkpoint-stamp will have to go all the back before you get the next.

Every three hours, a folly takes place that needs to be completed. There are seven follies to complete. You receive points for attending each folly, but don’t think you can win the race without attending at least most of the Follies. Some people come just to take part in the Follies. Remember, it’s not a race. It’s a ride.

Between 10AM and 3PM, bicycles throughout the centuries will be on display in the center of the track field. Some bikes have been rebuilt or replicated to be ridden; most are only for viewing. At 1PM there will be the race on the track between the Penny-farthing and the Boneshaker, built by a few local cycling enthusiasts. Attending this race is an easy way to collect points for the follies. However, if the weather is inclement, the display will be moved to either the gym or the Swan Factory. Folly points will be awarded for visiting the exhibit.

The Swan Factory will be closed so that the warehouse floor and the outside grounds are open to tents and sleeping bags. The Atrium will be closed to all Cyclers; it will be used only to safeguard valuable and personal items. A Volunteer will keep a good watch on your things if you do not want to carry them on your ride or leave them in your tent. To sleep in the warehouse or pitch a tent on the grounds requires registration. The floor in the warehouse is cold, so we advise you to bring some foam rubber or an army cot. The Swan Factory and studios upstairs are entirely off-limits. Any violation will lead to disqualification.

Cyclers have full use of the bike shop’s tools, patches, air, and bubbler.

Friday, late afternoon, there will be a spaghetti dinner, meat and marinara with bread and salad. Saturday morning, between 7 and 9AM, there will be a breakfast buffet in the cafeteria: eggs, bacon, toast, fresh fruit, coffee, tea, and milk. There will also be a microwave and toaster oven if you have a special diet (please make arrangements prior if you need the use of a refrigerator). A sack lunch between Noon and 2PM will be provided at the warehouse. Sandwiches: P&J, cheese with mustard and tomatoes, bologna with mayo and pickles, a bag of chips and a fruit cup. There will also be an array of canned sodas, milk, and water will also be provided. Don’t lose your food tickets.

The Hard and Fast Rules
Not following these rules will be reason for disqualification.
You must be at least 17 years old to be in the race.
The bicycle race requires registration, and participants must have a ticket to enter. Check-in begins at 1PM and closes at 5PM.
Cyclers must obey all traffic laws and wear gear legislated by the local authorities.
Cyclers are forbidden to ride their bicycle on the fairgrounds during the Bastille Day Festivities. Bikes must be walked from the gate through the grounds during Festival hours 8AM – 6PM.
As a participant in the festivities and this event, pardonnez mon français, ne sois pas un connard, oui?

Et cetera…
The Co-op and Bicycle Shop will be open all night.
Specific workshops will be open for participants of the follies only.
The softball field is for Cyclists only. Guests may sit in the stands.
The grounds parking lot is for the Bastille Day Attendees and Artisans only. There is parking at the Swan Factory for Cyclists.
Unless prior arrangements have been made, the kitchen is only open to Bastille Day Food Vendors and Volunteers for the Festival.
The Film Club will be running French Films in the theatre during the 24-hour race.

Final Notes
Both events are open to the public.
The Co-Op will be open for 24 hours during the Bicycle Race and Follies.
The Tea Room will be open Friday, regular hours, and during the fair, with a limited menu.

Children under the age of 16 are required to stay with their parents at all times.

You are welcome to enjoy a cold picnic in the area outside the Visitor’s Center. Please deposit all trash in the proper receptacles.

Finally, we are a self-sustaining community and would like to welcome you back as our guest. Please, be respectful to our neighbors, the festival visitors, and other cyclists, pardonnez mon français, ne sois pas un connard. Merci.

Sign-up for the Race is on May Day.

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Cultural & Historical Foundations Outline – Greece
The Foundation Of Western Civilization
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MUSE make the man thy theme, for shrewdness famed
And genius versatile, who far and wide
A Wand’rer, after Ilium overthrown,
Discover’d various cities, and the mind
And manners learn’d of men, in lands remote.

-Homer invoking the Muse

 

~History Greece

• Ancient Greece: Foundations of Western Civilization
• Early Civilizations (c. 3000–1100 BC) Minoan (Crete): Palaces like Knossos, vibrant frescoes, trade, female deities, advanced plumbing.
• Mycenaean (Mainland): Fortified citadels (Lion Gate at Mycenae), gold treasures, Linear B script, heroic age of myths (e.g., Agamemnon).

 

Archaic Period (c. 800–480 BC)

• Rise of city-states (poleis) like Athens, Sparta, Corinth.
• Colonization, Panhellenic sites (Olympia 776 BC start of Games; Delphi Oracle).
• Early philosophy: Thales, Pythagoras, Heraclitus (rational inquiry begins).
• Inventions: Alphabet, coinage; hoplite warfare.

Classical Period (c. 480–323 BC)

• Golden Age Victory over Persians; Pericles’ Athens: Direct democracy, Council of 500.
• Philosophy peaks: Socrates (Socratic method), Plato (Academy, Forms), Aristotle (Lyceum, logic/ethics).
• Arts & Theatre: Tragedies (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides – wisdom through suffering); Comedies (Aristophanes).
• Peloponnesian War; Rise of Macedon (Philip II); Alexander the Great’s conquests spread Greek culture.

Hellenistic Period (323–30 BC)

• After Alexander’s death: Empire fragments into kingdoms (Ptolemaic Egypt, Seleucid).
• Cultural fusion (Hellenization); Advances in science (Euclid math, Archimedes, heliocentrism).
• New philosophies: Stoicism, Epicureanism; Library of Alexandria.
• Roman conquest.

Helena
Key Cultural Pillars Delphic Maxims: “Know thyself,” “Nothing in excess,” “Pledge is folly” – guides for balanced life.
Olympics: Honoring Zeus; excellence of body/mind, sacred truce.
Theatre: Born from Dionysus rites – tragedy, comedy, masks under open skies.
Mythology & Epics: Homer’s Iliad (heroic struggle) & Odyssey (wandering discovery); Gods, heroes, enduring stories.

Week One
The Mediterranean World
Crete
Ionia
Troy Hellen
Homeric Age

Week Two
Gods & Oracles
The Olympic Games
The Greek City-State
Sparta

Week Three
The Growth of Athens
The Three
Alexander The Great
Greek Colonies
Beginning of the Persian Wars
Athenian Empire

Weeks Four & Five
Life in Ancient Athens in the Time of Pericles
A Day with an Athenian
The Athenian Schoolboy
The Greek Theatre
Greco Roman Era

 

Places & Events

Delphic Maxims  is a set of 147 moral precepts inscribed on the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. The following are the three best known Maxims. They are located at the entrance to the temple of Apollo, they were given to the people by Apollo and transcribed by the Seven Sages.

“Know thyself” –  Gnothi sauton – Γνῶθι σεαυτόν –  “Know thyself, so that thou mayest know in thine innermost being whence thou comest and whither thou art going.”

“Nothing in excess” – Meden agan – mηδὲν ἄγαν – “All things in moderation”

“A pledge, then calamity” – eggua/egguê para d’atê  – Ἐγγύα πάρα δ’ Ἄτα – “To pledge is folly.”

The 147 Delphic Maxims

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Homer – Born in the 7th Century BC, in Ionia. He is known as the blind poet. He is remembered most for two epic poems, The Iliad And The Odyssey. These poems are considered the bedrock, the foundation of all Greek literature. By far, he is the most revered and influential author in the history of the world.

Iliad – a series of miseries, disastrous events, or exploits. An epic, a long narrative.
Odyssey –  a long wandering, a voyage marked by changes of fortune. An intellectual discovery of the self, a spiritual wandering or quest; from disbelief to faith.

There will be selected performances of this work by the Theatre Club. Narrator, Honor Rosellas. In-The-Round on the last Friday in July, at 6PM. Opa!

Also weekly readings of the poem. Sundays, 4PM to 6PM, in the Tea Room. Feel free to join. Honor Rosellas will summarize and answer questions. Bring your toga. (contact General Chief for details, and for a copy of the Fagles translation).

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The Olympics
Citius, Altius, Fortius
The third weekend of July, The Olympic Games begin. The beautiful ceremony begins at 10AM Saturday.

The Original Olympics
The Olympic Games were for men and the high priestess alone. The Games were initially performed in the nude. We have altered this practice so that everyone can participate in our modern age. The Modern Games are organized by age and gender rather than by weight. Though we do not take on the exact traditions of the Games, we encourage participants to dress appropriately in the style of the Greeks; togas are worn over white shorts and a t-shirt. We also encourage entrants to make their own toga. The Priestess and Maidens are dressed in flowing pleated gowns, and the Gods are draped in airy silks, representing their spirit bodies.

The Games begin with the traditional ceremony, the lighting of the torch from the fiery eyes of Apollo. His flame draws the Gods forward into the field. They will judge and watch over the athletes. Their goal is to find the best and most honorable competitors in each class.

Sign up for the Summer and Winter Olympics is on May Day. For more information see, Myles Humble and Coach Stone.

The Ritual
The Stone Maiden steps onto the steps of the temple of Hera. A sign that the ceremony is about to begin. She taps the stones three times. The two other Maidens step out of the temple. They form a crescent and dance in unison to honor the elements of water, air, earth, and fire. The dance is complete when the Maidens again create a crescent behind the altar.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

Three Maidens step out of the temple. They each take a position around the altar.

The First Maiden holds an unlit cauldron. She walks to the western edge of the sacred ground, facing east.

The Second Maiden carries the skaphia (parabolic mirror), places it on the sacred stone at the southern edge of the holy ground. She directs the mirror towards the eyes of Apollo.

The Third Maiden stands at the far east end of the altar, holding the sconce (torch). The sconce bares a deep well, the inside wrapped in linen, soaked in oil and sulfur.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times. The High Priestess emerges from the temple, carrying a cauldron with the eternal flame of Apollo. The Priestess places the flame of Apollo on the altar. From this sacred place, we connect with the ancients. All present feel the energy of the sun fall upon them, its light embracing. The Priestess carries the warmth and light of the God Apollo.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

The Priestess then stands in front of the altar.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

The Maiden with the sconce comes forward and hands the sconce to the high priestess.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

The Priestess receives the sconce as the maiden returns to the fold.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

The Priestess holds the sconce forward and then high above her head.

She does this in all directions in silence.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

The Priestess walks in the path of a lemniscate three times before the altar. She is blessing the sacred ground and all who stand upon it.

She then stands again at the altar.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.
The Priestess approaches the skaphia and speaks the words of the Sacred Silence:

Let the sky, the earth, the sea, and the winds sound.
Mountains fall silent.
Sounds and birds’ warbles cease.
For Phoebus, son of Zeus, light bearer King, shall keep us company.
Apollo, King of the sun and the idea of light,
Send your rays and light this sacred torch.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

The Priestess then kneels in front of the skaphia. All the sun’s rays, sent down by Apollo, are captured in the mirror. As she places the sconce towards the center of the skaphia, Apollo sends down a spark from his fiery eyes, and the torch ignites, capturing a piece of the Sun. The torch is set alight.

The flame is lit. The Priestess holds the sconce high above her head.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

The Priestess walks the path of a lemniscate once again. All can see the glory of the flame. The Maidens look upon the flame and bow their heads in thanks to the God Apollo for his divine light.

The Priestess stands in front of the altar once more.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

The Priestess approaches the Maiden with the cauldron. The Maiden bows and kneels before her. Her arms outstretched, she raises the cauldron as a gesture to set it alight with the torch baring the divine flame of Apollo.

The Priestess speaks,
“Apollo God of the sun, the idea of light, send your divine rays and light this humble place. And you Zeus give peace to all peoples on earth and wreath the winner of the Sacred Race.”

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

The Priestess lights the cauldron. “Behold the flame that will burn throughout the Games as a sign of purity, reason, and peace.”

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

The Torch Maiden approaches the Priestess and takes the sconce from her, she then places it outside the door of the temple.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

The Priestess returns to the altar and extinguishes the cauldron she initially brought from the temple and placed on the altar.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

The procession begins. The Cauldron Maiden will lead the others to the field, where the games will transpire. Behind her is the Priestess, followed by the Stone Maiden. The Sconce and Skaphia Maidens accompany as the remaining Maidens join the procession. Most of the athletes follow in kind as the spectators make their way to the seats at the Games.

Approaching the sacred tree.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

The Cauldron Maiden and procession stop. A child, age 9, comes forth. He climbs the tree and cuts two branches from the sacred tree. He brings the branches to the High Priestess. She receives the gift and takes hold of his hand.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

They proceed to the Field.

When they arrive at the field, the spectators take their seats. The athletes surround the edges of the field, standing stoically. The Priestess approaches the stone altar at the edge of the field.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

The Maidens once again dance to consecrate the field. Once they leave the field, they are followed by the Athletes who will perform the ritual symbols of the games. They will depict all the areas of sport and honor through gesture and movement, capturing the essence of the Games.

While they complete the movements, the winner of last year’s games will approach the Athletes. He will stand in front of them and blow through the conch several times in all directions. He calls to the Gods in need of their help and assistance.

The Stone Maiden taps the stones again three times.

The youngest Maiden runs to the athlete. She then trades him the sconce for the conch. She returns, then places the conch in a box near the altar.

The Athlete walks to the Priestess, he bows. She sings the praises of Apollo and a song of thanks, peace, and harmony for the games.

“I am the scion of Zeus, and the name I claim is Apollo;
now I have guided you hither across the great gulf of the deep sea,
not as intending you harm—instead, my sumptuous temple
here you will keep, that among all people so greatly is honored;
then you will know the immortals’ purposes; so at their pleasure
all of your days and forever, unceasingly, you will be honored.”

The Priestess speaks, “Take the flame of inspiration and strength.”

She offers him the flame in the cauldron. He lights the sconce and is now the Bearer of the Sacred Flame.

The Priestess speaks, “The light of Apollo brings energy and life to the heart.”

She hands him the olive branch.

The Priestess speaks, “Apete! I Summon the Gods. Let them judge in reasoned mind, benevolent heart, in good faith.”

The Young Maiden then reaches into the box. She discovers that the conch has transformed into a dove. She sets the dove free.

The Flame Bearer, astonished, bows to the Priestess, and in his joy, he begins to run with the flame and branch of peace in hand. He circles the periphery of the field. Five Gods come forth from the brush as he runs past them, they move to the center of the field.

As the Flame Bearer approaches the Athletes, they follow as he runs the field again. The Flame Bearer stops at the bottom of the field while the Athletes continue the full circle. Meanwhile, the Gods move to surround the large cauldron, forming a crescent. The Flame Bearer walks up the middle of the field with his torch and lights the large cauldron. The Gods sing in unison as the flame takes hold, “Let The Games Begin. Apete!”

The Flame Bearer bows to each of the Gods.

The Gods then move to their positions on the field of the games and watch with a careful eye.

The Flame Bearer walks backward nine paces before turning. He places the sconce on the side of the altar near the small cauldron. He hands the olive branch to the Priestess for safekeeping and bows. He then joins the other Athletes. The Priestess and Maidens retire.

The Games
When the Athletes line up for their turn in each sport, they bow to God, who is watching and judging the game. They bow again and walk backward nine paces when they have completed their skill. This final bow ensures that if they should die on this day, their spirit will be carried by the dove directly to the throne of Apollo.

Winners & Closing Ceremony
Before the final race, the sounds of the cornucopia-keras-bykani horn is trumpeted. Zeus then arrives. All the winners are celebrated with a sprig of laurel or willow when the race has run. Zeus places the laurel wreaths, with ribbons, on the heads of the two winners. The Athletes are then carried around the track on their teammates’ shoulders. The Winners each make a short speech full of grace and honor. Together they extinguish the large flame at the center of the field. The gods depart with Zeus to their heavenly home.

The champions return the small lit cauldron and sconce to the temple. They are met at the door by the Priestess. The torch is placed outside the temple door, and the cauldron on the altar. The Priestess hands them each an olive branch, and they burn it in the cauldron as an offering to the Gods. The smoke rises to the heavens. The celebrate with a glass of wine and water. The Priestess then brings the cauldron inside, where it will be cared for and tended to as it burns until next year. The following day, at dawn, the sconces outside the temple will be extinguished.

 

 

Overview, Rules
There are five games, and the winner is not measured in gold or silver, but through sportsmanship and honor.

To be in the procession of the Priestess, Maidens and Athletes, you must be at least 14 years old. There is, however, one 9-year-old male who is chosen to fetch an olive or willow sprig from the sacred tree. His task is to climb the tree and cut two sprigs as a gesture of peace.

Since we are in the modern era, there are now five men and five women who represent the same sports. Though the genders are separated, the women join the men in standing upright and invoking the spirit and gesture of the mission.

It is highly recommended that men wear cups, women wear sports bras, and the wrestlers wear headgear.

Games Rules
Phayllos of Kroton – Long-Jump
The long-jump is performed with weights, and you must land upright.

Hyacinthus – Discus
For the discus, you must stand inside the circle, and if you cross over the line, you are disqualified.

Antaeus – Wrestling
In wrestling, the winner is the one who is successful at getting his opponent’s hip or shoulder soiled in the dirt. However, displaying elegance in your movements is essential.

Athena – Javelin
This weapon is thrown for both distance and accuracy. The contestant runs 120 feet and throws the weapon as far as possible. The javelin must land upright.

Hermes – Running
The runner who wins this competition is given the honor of the Calendar. The year becomes his and her namesake. He is treated like a king, adorned in ribbons and wears the Grand Wreath.

Each sport has its winner. Each winner receives a Palm leaf, a sprig of Laurel or Willow.

You will hear the word “Apete” throughout the games. This word means “GO!” The contestant can not move until the word is uttered by the Gods

Game Ages 
Since this is a family-friendly event, we have expanded the ages of the competitors and limited some by activity based on age and gender.

Ages 9 and under, both male and female. All events except wrestling or javelin with a point. The children will make and toss their own stick. Instruction regarding size and weight will be available at the Post Office and in the Newsletter.

For those over the age of 49, there will be No wrestling.

Both males and females between the ages of 10 and 12 may compete against each other. Wrestling at this age will be based on weight for safety concerns.

Groups in each competition are males and females according to age.
13/16, 17/ 21, 22/28, 29/35, 36/42, 43/49, 50/63. Wrestling, based on weight.

Please make sure you are healthy and fit if you wish to enter. For the games to be well-rounded, you are expected to compete in all the Games unless otherwise designated.

There is an orientation and sign-up at the May Day Festival in order to enter the games. Myles Humble and Coach Stone will have a sign-up table at the Fair. Early or late entries, based on their approval. It is advised to begin a workout plan the next day. They will have a packet full of tips on how to get in shape. There will also be an orientation and demonstration on Decoration Day Weekend covering the rules and a chance to throw a few things around.

There will be tips and a chance to practice offered from May through July.

Wrestling in the gym: Wednesday, 7PM – 9PM. Saturday, 11AM – Noon.
Javelin and Discus at the Track: Wednesday, 6PM – 7PM.

If you wish to practice additional hours on the property, you must have an adult spotter with you at all times. Please, bring a walkie or a cellphone.

History of the Games
This cultural event strives to keep the spirit of the original games, wishing to make grace and honor paramount to the experience. Even though additional events were added over time, from chariot races to skateboarding, we strive to invoke the original form and balance of the games. We have changed a few things from the original. We have kept the games family friendly, allowing women and children to participate, and required that everyone is fully clothed.

The competition is divided by age, save wrestling, rather than weight, as it was in ancient times. The rules for the Games in Greece were as follows: To enter, one must have worked the entire year. One must have also trained every day for that year. One must be worthy, not being indolent, nor based, low or lazy. If you were caught cheating, you would be flogged.

Some people often wonder, why do the Olympic Greek Statues have small gentiles? The Greeks believed that idealizing large genitals meant you were of low character and possessed bad traits. If you had a large penis, you were considered more animal than man. A circumcised penis was a sign of slavery or that you were a barbarian. A balanced, proportional genitalia meant you were rational, intellectual, and authoritative.

In the past, other than the High Priestess, women were not allowed at the Games. The men entered the competition naked. Special olive oil was rubbed on their skin as protection from the sun, and their gentiles were tied back with leather sinew.

In 1894, the Latin words Citius, Altius, Fortius [Faster, Higher, Stronger] were added as the motto for our modern-day Olympics. These words have stuck with the games ever since.

Our People
Our Dance and Spacial Dynamics Instructor choreographed all the dances and movements.

The hands of the Maidens construct the Laurel Wreaths and Headdresses through the Folk Arts Club, and the materials collected are from our gardens and the permaforest.

The Sewing and Theatre Clubs make and repair all the costumes.

The Sconce, Caldron, Parabolic Mirror, were constructed by our Blacksmythe.

Our Stone Mason built the Altars.

Our Carpenter built the Five Godly chairs.

The Wine Goblets were made by our Potter

Our Glassblower made the Wine Decanter.

The hand-made paper, pen, ink, and scribe for the Year-long Calendar were designed and created by our Printmaker.

All of these relics are kept safe in the Temple.

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Proposal to build this gate/threshold.
Project: Full-scale replica of the Portara (Temple of Apollo gate) on Naxos as a standalone landmark on PEACH grounds. This Iconic Greek symbol is a threshold and welcome—perfect entry feature or focal point near the east hill/Sun Watchers area. This massive marble gate, no roof, no interior—statement piece.

Original, 530 BC unfinished Temple of Apollo. Dimensions: approx. 20 ft tall x 12 ft wide x 8 ft deep (lintel ~30 tons in original; we’ll scale material to practical). Standalone on flat, visible site (prairie hill or near entrance road for impact). No additional buildings at this time—just the gate, foundation, and basic grading/access path. Mason: Indiana limestone Once we have your numbers and nod, we’ll fundraise (community campaign + possible big donor). This is a signature piece—clean, bold, timeless.  It’s not just beautiful—it’s symbolic.

White paper full proposal to come.

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History of the Greek Theatre

The Greek theatre comes out of Athens, but it’s origins are to honor and celebrate the God Dionysus. He has been depicted as the God of wine, pleasure, festivity, farming, and madness. He is usually portrayed   as an older middle age man holding a thyrsos (a magic wand) in one hand and a cup for wine in the other, wearing and draped in a crown of ivy.

In the very beginning of the Greek Theatre only one person wrote and played all parts of the play, however, as the topics grew more complex two more speaking roles were added. No one else was allowed on stage other than the actors, which is how the chorus developed over time. There is an on-going debate whether Thespis was the first Greek actor and the originator of Tragedy genre. However, we do know that the origins of the term thespians is derived from his name. The word actually mean “goat song.” Some historians surmise this is because a goat was sacrificed to Dionysus before each play was performed. We do not incorporate that part of the tradition in our celebration of the Greek Theatre, but we do save the God a seat, rest his thyrsos against his chair and fill a glass full of wine in case he decides to pay us a visit. Music is also essential in the Greek theatre, it was used as background, to accompany the chorus and in-between a change of scene.

The Greek Theatres are very large and all in the shape of a crescent. They were open-air structures and built on a slopes or a hill, which gave everyone, sometimes 15,000 people, a very good view to the play taking place below.

There are three basic parts to the theatre, the orchestra pit for the musicians, the skene (scene) or backdrop akin to a curtain behind the stage, it is usually a large rectangular structure where the actors may go to change their masks, and the audience. Nothing has essentially changed in this structure of the Theatre since the Greeks began the art.

There were also three types of plays performed: Tragedy, Comedy, and Satyr. Tragedy and Comedy dealt with the here and now, Satyr was mostly about fantasy and myth; having a stab at the Gods.

The Tragedy as an art form was so important that Aristotle dedicated a great deal of his life developing the perfect structure for the genre.

The Comedy were plays of imitating the absurd and ridiculous. Its origins is still unknown. Regardless, the most famous writer of the Greek Comedy was Aristophanes. Some believe he wrote hundreds of plays yet, only 11 still exist.

All the parts of the play were played by men. They wore exaggerated masks; sad for tragedy, smiling for comedy,  The dress and costumes were usually flowing and the gesture were large and precise with baring great meaning.

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Theatre
Aeschylus, c. 525–456 BC, Greece. Craft: Playwright. Known As: The father of tragedy. Quote: “Wisdom comes through suffering.”

Sophocles, c. 497–406 BC, Greece. Craft: Playwright. Known As: A master of Greek tragedy. Quote: “One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.”

Euripides, c. 480–406 BC, Greece. Craft: Playwright. Known As: A playwright who brought a new psychological depth to Greek drama. Quote: “The best of men is he who is most useful to his country.”

Aristophanes, c. 446–386 BC, Greece. Craft: Playwright. Known As: The father of comedy. Quote: “Quick to judge, slow to anger.”

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July & August

Greek Theatre
The Tragedy and the Comedy – 
During the 4th Weekend of July, The Theatre, Music, and Dance Clubs come together and perform traditional Greco-Roman plays Theatre In The Wood. For two nights, the Clubs perform The Comedy and The Tragedy. These plays begin at twilight under a torch. Before each play, there is a short lecture about the history of The Greeks Theatre. There is a small talk about the play in the Tearoom after the performance. If the crowd is large, we will use the lecture hall if available.

Friday at 6PM, the Theatre Club will perform the Greek Tragedy. Selections from Song of Ilium – Iliad and Odyssey. Homer

Sunday at 6PM the theatre club will perform The Comedy, the Clouds, a play by Aristophanes. A package option will be offered for both Friday and Sunday plays, dinner, and lectures. All plays will be performed outside The Theatre In The Wood. If rain is in the forecast, the Lecture Hall or Theatre will hold the performance. Please see the Schedule.

Saturday Roman Family Picnic
The Tale of Romulus and Remus – Puppetry Theatre – narrator music: reeds, bells.
The Death of the Etruscans and The Birth of S.P.Q.R. — Mask Theatre – narrator & eurythmy – music: lyre, bells, drum.
The Triumvirate – The Great Alliance – Tragic Play – actors – music: horns, drum.

This event takes place on the last Saturday in July or the 1st Saturday in August. Families may bring a picnic. The café will be serving Gazpacho Soup, a Greek Salad with White Italian bread, Italian Ice, Italian Cookies and Cannoli.

Performance Times:
Puppet – 2PM
Mask – 4PM
Play – 7PM

All performances take place at the theatre in the wood. In-between times there will be sports games, water fun and hiking. All games stop when the bells toll. They will resume afterward. The skilled crafts will offer demonstrations on the odd hours starting at 11AM, strolling musicians will be strolling, and the pagans will be dancing in the woods, singing and reciting poetry to the gods and all the fairy folk. If the weather becomes wild, all theatre performances will be in the Lecture Hall, and skilled crafts in their elected studios. Play and sports will be conducted in the Gym until the weather passes.

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JULY SCHEDULE
July is by far our busiest month. It’s High Summer, and there’s so much fun to have. The activities are endless, and the work throughout the years comes to fruition. However, this is also a time when our Residents, Members, and Workers can engage more with the community and guests. We often say, ‘There’s never nothing to do at the PEACH, but in July, there’s more than enough to do for everyone!’ See the schedule below for all dates and times of the activities.

Administration All Administrative Offices will be closed on Independence Day and Bastille Days.

Administration – Regular Business Hours, 9AM- 5PM – Meetings, Thursdays 2PM – Conference Room.

Community Events Committee – 1st and 3rd Weeks in July, Thursday 1PM – Library Room 1.

Elder’s Club and Guardians – The Elders Meet Every Thursday in July at 3PM in the Conference Room. Potluck dinner. Yearly Review.

Festival & Seasonal Events Calendar Committee – Members meet M-W-R, 9AM- Noon. Festival’s Office, Library Room 2. All participating leaders will meet the night before 7PM the Celebration, Event or Festival for updates or any last-minute changes. Pot Luck Dinner at 6PM.

Guardians – The Guardians Meet the First Thursday of each month at Noon. Lunch is served in the Conference Room.

Arts  All Art Studios will be closed on Independence Day and Bastille Days.
Fine Arts – Continued work in the Studio. American, French and Greco-Roman Theatre Performances. Dance Rehearsals and Performances, Wind Ensemble Music Performances. Roman Circus Rehearsals.

Folk Arts – Continued workshops in the Folk Arts. Symmetrical Geometrical Drawing. Papermaking. Nature Crafts and Collecting. Wool Washing.

Skilled Arts – Continued work in the Shops. The Mosaic. Simple Bronze Sculpture. Pottery. Garden, Landscaping, Animal Care. Demonstration during Farmer’s Market and Festivals: Smythe, Carpenter, Potter, Glass-Blower, Printmaking, and Farmer.

Studios – Open to all members based on skill level and attendant present.

During the Farmer’s Market Thrift Shoppe, Lotte Gallery and the Festivals, check out their works and creations for sale.

Artist’s Events
Settler’s Days: Held on the 3rd and 4th of July From 10:30 until 4PM. The Theater, Garden, History Book, and Cooking Clubs will be dressed in traditional garb, churning milk into butter and ice cream. They will be baking bread and biscuits, working in the garden and with the animals. Visitors will park in the factory parking lot and be picked up by a covered wagon pulled by our oxen. At the destination, you can wander in each of the shops where the craftsmen will show off their skills as our founding fathers roam the picnic grounds, woods and fields, pontificating on the wonders of this new nation and the glory of freedom.

Skilled Craftsmen Demonstrations: During Settlers Days and the Bastille Days Artisan Fair, The Smythe, Potters and Carpenters will have their shops open to demonstrate their skills and the opportunity for others to view their work. The Farmer and members of the Garden Club will have a tour of the Garden, Animals, Perma-Forest, Koi Pond, Prairie Restoration and the Busy Triangle. The Printshop will show folks how to make paper from rags and nature’s fibers. Save your lint!

Music: Join us for a beautiful evening on the patio as we listen to the sounds of American Music and celebrate Independence Day in the evening with fireworks. Feel free to bring a blanket, cheese and crackers and your favorite bottle of wine.

Mosaics – During July and August, we work outside with marble creating mosaics tiles. Our Stone Mason Kipling Scott will instruct people on this ancient art. He and a few other residents are working on setting a design on the atrium floor in the Greco-Roman style. During Settler’s Days and The Artisan Fair, he’ll be ready to work hanging out dressed in the tools of the trade. Feel free to ask him anything about the world of minerals.

Strolling Musicians: Throughout July, many strolling musicians play or sing old and familiar tunes. They’ll get your toes a-tappin’ and your hands a-clapin’. Feel free to grace them with a few sovereigns if you can.

Businesses Some Businesses are Closed on Independence Day, Cycle Folly, Bastille Days, Artisan Fair & All Night Film Festival, and the Greek Olympics.

Apothecary – Summer Hours: R-F-S 10AM – 4PM or by Appointment. Classes T – W, Field Trips and Preparations. D – Closed. Same Hours for Mail Order and Local Delivery.

Clinic – Clinic Hours: M-T-W, 9AM – 3PM – Home Visits by Appointment.

Cordwainer – Regular Hours: T- Farmer’s Market. W-F 10AM – 4PM, R- 10AM – 8PM. Classes, S, 9AM- Noon. Table at the Fair and Market. Closed D,M & Holidays. Saturday Classes Leather and hemp sandal making.

Book-Binder – Regular Hours: T- Farmer’s Market. W-F 10AM – 4PM, R- 10AM – 8PM. Classes, S, 9AM- Noon. Table at the Fair and Market. Closed D,M & Holidays. Saturday Classes – geometrical leather punching.

Bicycle & Ski Co-Op – Summer Hours: T-W-R-S 10AM – 6PM.  F 10AM – 10PM. D 10AM – 4PM for do-it-yourself emergencies repairs or simple studio time only. Closed Monday. Open All Night Cycle Follies. Closed July 4th.

Co-Op – Summer Hours T-W-R-F-S 9AM – 9PM, D – 11AM – 4PM, Closed Monday. Co-op Open All Night during the Cycle Follies, Closed 4th of July.

Bakery Hours –  T-W-R-F-S  7AM – 2PM, D – 7AM –  Noon, Closed Monday, Closed 4th of July. Marie Cakes 1 week.

Café Four Seasons – Summer Hours T-W-R 11AM – 8PM, F- S 10:AM – 9PM. D, Brunch 11AM- 2PM. Open Until Midnight During Cycle Follies. Café moves to the Cafeteria on the 4th of July.

     American Menu, 4th of July Picnic: In front of the Cafeteria. The Father and Son’s Club will gladly cook your Picnic Lunch. Limited to, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Bratwurst, Weenies. Spread across the picnic table will be a Pot Luck Extravaganza: Chips, Coleslaw, Potato Salad and Salad Greens. Bring your bowl and a traditional homemade dish. The Cooking Club will be churning Milk into delicious Homemade Ice Cream. Also the Café will offer bowls of Yankee Beef Stew and Sourdough Bread from July 3rd, through the weekend.

     French Menu, Bastille Days: Crapes, Sweet cream and strawberries. Spinach, basil, cheese and mushroom. Beer, squash and cinnamon. Peppered chicken, broccoli and cheese.

     Greek Menu, Month Of July: Appetizers – Baba ganoush, Humus, Flaming Saganaki, Rolled Stuffed Grape Leaves, Garlic Stuffed Olives, Steamed Artichoke in Garlic Butter, Greek yogurt with fruit.
Lunch and Dinner – Greek Salad & Fasolada, Spanish Pie, Lemon-Pepper Chicken, Asparagus with goat’s milk yogurt, herbs and roasted almonds.
Desert – Baklava made with honey from our bees.
Refreshment – ellinikos kafes, iced lemons with rose water, Imperos elder flower soda, Mr Q cucumber soda.
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Charlotte “Lotte” Gallery – See Library Hours. Some Work is For Sale.

Swan Glass Factory – Regular Hours. M – F, 9AM – 4PM. Closed, Lunch, Noon – 1PM. Closed, July 3rd & 4th. Closed, Bastille Days R-F-S. Closed, Olympics F-S.

PEACH Farm – Summer Hours: Sun Up til Sun Down. In July, there’s always something to do, but morning and afternoon chores start at the crack of dawn, followed by breakfast. There are endless projects throughout the day and of course, closing things up before the sun sets. Every Tuesday From May through October, The Farm participates in the Farmer’s Market Located at the end of the road in the parking lot. If the weather is harsh, all vendors will move to the gym.

Post Office – Regular Hours M- F 9AM – 4PM. S, 9AM- Noon

Tè Chay Tea Room and Confectionery – Summer Hours T-W-R-F-S 2PM till 10PM. D – 11AM till 9PM
Closed Monday, July 4th. July Features: Baklava, Lemon Ice, and Custard with Fresh Fruit.

     Tea Room July Events
Tuesday 6:30PM till Close – Chess, (6 tables). Contact: General Chief for closet storage and schedule.
Wednesday 8PM till Close – Live Open Poetry, (6 tables). Contact: Emily Dickinson.
Thursday 6PM till Close – Candle-light Conversations, (12 tables). Contact: Staff.
Saturday [TBA] – Conversation With The Author, (10 tables) Contact: Silvia Zelts.
Sunday 11AM Until 2PM – Musical Trios, Duets, Solo. Contact: Staff.
Sunday 2PM till 4PM – Trivia, (10 tables). Contact: Greg Smith.
4PM 6PM Homer, The Iliad and the Odyssey. you are here .
Sunday 6PM till 7/8PM – Epic Poetry Reading – Iliad and the Odyssey, Beowulf, Gilgamesh. (staff dresses for the occasion).

In The Closet: Chess Boards, Backgammon, Mancala, Hounds and Jackals, Hnefatafl, Scrabble, Cribbage, Go, Chinese Checkers, Tarot, and a bookshelf full of Poetry are available at all times.

Thrift Shoppe Fensalir– Summer Hours: T-W-F 10AM –  4PM. R – 10AM – 8PM. S & D, 10AM until 3PM. Closed Monday. Drop-Off by Appointment. Closed July 4th. 10% off with any theater ticket (past, present, or future).

Clubs  – Clubs will not be in secession unless stated or participating in one of these Events or Festivals: Independence Day, Bastille Days and The Greek Olympics.

Bakers Club –  Perfect Picnic. La Crêpes. Feta Cheese. Meetings Every Monday, 4PM.

Book Club –  Discussion, Biography Lecture, Film.  Plato’s Republic. Every Thursday, 7PM. Lobby. See Book Club Schedule. Teen Book Club continues with LOTR. 1st Floor Conference Room.

Chapter A Day –  Read by Book Club Members on the radio. July: Plato’s Republic. French and American Revolutions Compared. Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States. 9 Lectures on Bees.  Pride and Prejudice. 

Dance and Movement Club – Mixed Hours: See Schedule. Performances July 4th, July 14th, Work with Theatre Club. S, 7PM, Contra Dancing.

Father & Son’s Club – Animal Husbandry. Energy Upkeep. Weapon’s Cleaning – Meetings Every Monday, 7PM. Summer Sports: Archery, Canoeing, Fishing, Field Sports, Sailing, Tennis.

Film & Photography Club – Friday Night 8PM, Saturday Matinée, 2PM – Bastille Days French Film Festival. Monthly Photo Gallery. Responsible 24-Hour Studio. Monthly Meeting: 1st Sunday of the Month 3PM – 6PM. Theme; American and French Revolutions. Films on the lives of the Greeks and their Gods.

Folk Arts Clubs –  Summer Hours Knotted Celtic Borders, Flax and Reed Weaving, Silk & Wool Washing, Dying Carding. Ancient Instruments, Greek Dancing, Greek Theater.

Garden Club –  Working with the Farmer, Garden and Animal Upkeep, Perma-Forest, Land Restoration. July 1st Meeting, 7PM. July 4th Pony Rides.

Home Life Club –  Home & Community. The Festivals. Walk-in Wednesdays. Seasonal Hours, 4PM – 9PM. Sign up for July 4th, Bastille Days Closes Friday before Decoration Day Weekend. Sign up for the Summer & Winter Olympics is on May Day. For more information see, Myles Humble and Coach Stone

Mom & Tots – Regular Schedule M-W 9AM – Noon. Outside Water and Sandbox Play, Baking, Nature Walks, Storytime. No Meetings July 4th and July 14th.

Music Club – Summer Hours T 7:30 – Rehearsals – Performance, July 4th.

Printshop –  Regular Hours M- F 9AM – 4PM.  Saturday 9AM – Noon. Paper-making classes and Nature Material Collecting. Participate in Farmer’s Market and Artisan Fair. No Classes, July, 4th.

Sewing Club – Quilting continues, as does the creating, mending and fitting of costumes. Meetings are M-W 9AM – Noon and at will, Sewing Room in the fine arts building top floor, and in Mom and tots room.

Theatre Club – Practice and Rehearsals, M- F 5PM – 9PM. S, 9AM- 4PM on the July 4th Americana Roles. Play on the French Revolution. Greco-Roman Play and Olympic Gods. The making of Costumes.

Writer’s Club – Participate with the Theatre Club. Summer essay, understanding your actors and the theatre.

Community Events All Community Events WILL BE in secession during the Holiday UNLESS the weather is inclement, forcing Festivals into the gym.

Contra Dancing and Pot Luck – July –  S, 7PM – 10PM. Gym.

Farmer’s Market –  Tuesday, 10AM – 3 PM.

Educational Resources & Classes All Educational Resources will not be in secession unless participating during Independence Day, Bastille Days and The Greek Olympics.

Family Education – 4th of July Picnic, Family Gardening at will. Home & Community Walk-in Wednesdays. 4PM – 9PM.

Goethean Science – Clouds and Colors – M – R, 8AM – Noon. Dance Studio Classroom

Languages – Study at will. Audio in Library. Independent meet-ups at the Tea Room.

Library & Charlotte “Lotte” Gallery –  Regular Hours, M-F 9AM – 5PM. S-D 9AM – 2PM

Newsletter – M-F, 8AM – 11AM.

News & Radio – Music and Books based on Season and Holidays. Limited Hours. Call. Broadcast LIVE: 4th Celebration & Music, Cycle Race & Fair Olympics.

Spiritual Wisdom –  Check in with Pagan and Christian Groups.

Festivals & Celebrations – July All Participants need to Check in with Club Leaders the day before the Event at 4PM. Pot Luck Dinner at 6PM.

Settler Days – July 3rd and 4th, 10AM until 4PM – Part I July 3rd, Settler’s Days begins at 10AM. Residents in traditional garb will be working the Farm. You will find them in the garden or tending to the animals. Next to the stone stove and oven, outside the Cafeteria will be folks baking bread and churning butter. You’ll see women sewing or stitching a quilt on the Farmer’s porch. The Skilled Workmen will have their shops open, busy at their work. Musicians will be strolling around at will. Everyone working will happily sit and talk a spell with you. They will tell you who they are and about their life, their family, their work, and their hopes and dreams for the future. There will be fresh-baked bread, homemade jams, sweet cream butter, fresh whipped cream and honey for coffee, tea, and a cool glass of lemon water. There are picnic tables between the stone oven and the playground, many with benches and blankets to sit awhile and take in a summer’s day. Anyone selling their wares, crafts, baked or garden goods will have a tent outside the main lobby.

Most businesses will be open at the PEACH and on display at the market. The Café will be open and serving Yankee Beef Stew for Lunch, between 11AM – 2PM, or until they run out. The Co-Op will offer a number of things to eat or munch on.  The Tea Room will provide a quiet place to sit with a bit more European elegant fare.

There will be tours at 11AM and 2PM.

4th Of July Celebration 10AM – 2PM – Part II July 4th, Independence Day Begins at 10AM. Settler Days continue, with a few changes. We added our Forefathers are roaming the grounds, and after 11AM the BBQ and picnics begin. The Settlers will continue in the Garden, Barn and on the porch, and the cooks will stop baking bread once the first hot dog is served. At noonish, a handbell will be rung for all to gather. Patrick Henry will step forward, draw everyone’s attention, and then begin reading his speech, Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death. Ben Franklin will do what Ben Franklin does best, pontificate in wisdom with those who lend an ear. All who lived in those times and wished to join us will be our honored guests. They will be with us until at least 2PM and depart if they want to. The shops will be promptly closed. The families and guests who remain, including the musician, will still roam at will, enjoying a beautiful picnic day. The playground, sprinkler and softball games will be in full swing. The afternoon will be filled with games, food, fun and music. Those dressed in costume can roam around the grounds and talk to the picnickers as long as they wish. Around 4PM some will begin to clean up, then enjoy a walk in the woods, watch the fish in the koi pond, continue to play games, climb the trees, and run through the sprinkler. Most will head home by 5 or 6PM, to put the little ones to bed.

Both the Co-Op and the Café will be closed, and no tours will be given on the 4th.

At 7:30, the wind ensemble will perform an American Concert on the patio in the evening. George Washington will be on hand to read the Declaration of Independence with the wind ensemble and later make his way through the crowd, shaking hands with his fellow citizens and constituent. There will be singing and fantastic music to enjoy. Bring a lawn chair or a blanket at the end of the concert we will have some fireworks,

Bastille Days
Cycle Race & Follies – July 13th. The bicycle race starts Friday night at 6PM sharp and ends 24 hours later. All official participants must be at least 17 years old. There are different categories for the race, from a single rider; male and female, 6-person relay team, et duet and several other combinations. Check-in begins at Noon. All Riders will receive a schedule for the time and places of each folly. A list of check-points and a roadmap of the course. There is also a copy of the Rules and Regulations at every Check Point. Makes sure you have a place to stay or camp out. Lockers in the Gym will be available, but you must bring your own lock. Dinner and Breakfast will be served in the cafeteria for all those who participate. Spaghetti Dinner starts Friday at 4PM and ends at 6PM. Breakfast Buffett will also be served from 5AM through 9AM Saturday. If you ride, frolic or volunteer, all are welcomed.

The Bicycle Shop will be open for the entire race and will close at 6PM, Saturday.
The Co-op will be open all night.
The Café is open until Midnight Friday.
The Swan Factory will be used for camping and closed for business, T-F S-D.

French Films Festival – Begins in the theatre, Friday, 10PM and ends Saturday, quand ça se termine, fin…

Bastille Days & Artisan Fair – July 14th. Bastille Day begins Saturday at 10AM and runs through 4PM. Bastille Day is the celebration of the French Republic, July 14, 1789.

We celebrate French history and its ethnic culture with the Fine Arts Artisan Fair.

Many Members of the Fine Arts and Folk Clubs will be working and selling their creations, and the skilled workmen will open their shops for your pleasure.

Attending will be performers from the Theatre Club. There will be Five, 1 Act plays based on the French Revolution. These performances will be in different locations. Look for the schedules posted if you wish to see them all.

In the Grand Hall, pianist Solari Fauré will be playing beautiful French compositions. Along with the roaming musicians. The fair will be full of jesters, harlequins, daring acrobats, jugglers, dangerous fire-eaters, a tarot card, and a palm reader.

Roaming the gardens and forests are poets and philosophers pontificating aloud about their enlightenment. You will also find oil and watercolor painters taking in the scenery with their brushes and a skilled powder puff make-up artist who will undoubtedly give you a new look while he prepares you for a soupçon of strawberry and cream crepes, gâterie savoureuse, un délice!

When changes occur or an announcement is made, our town crier will wave his arm high and ring his bell, crying, Je vous entends, je vous entends! Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! But, be wise, hang onto your valuables, for he is plagued by a young rascal who constantly attempts to pick his pocket.

Meanwhile, the cycle and follies will continue. So feel free to line the road and watch the racers fly by, or if you wish, grab a blanket and sit on the lawn, play a friendly game of croquet, tarry at the koi pond, or sit and glance out of a window listening to the sounds of the piano music wafting along a gentle breeze.

Tours will be offered through the perma-forest, the restoration prairie, the gardens and the busy triangle. See the schedule.

Make sure you visit Thrift Shoppe Fensalir’s silent auction. Place a bid on some beautiful, well-crafted, quality items looking for a new home.

Friday History Lecture – 7PM, History of the French Revolution, followed by the 1935 film, Tale of Two Cities.

Saturday History Lecture – 4:30PM The Biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, followed by Dinner at 6PM and the Silent Film at 8PM

The Greeks 
Who were the Greeks? To answer that question, we need to study and understand their history. Starting with the Legends of Crete, then briefly covering the Cycladic, Minoans, Crypto-Mycenaean, Sparta and Troy, Dorian, Ionian, Pelasgian, Persians, Persia, and Carthage. Next, we move to personalities, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, his student Alexander the Great and the Hellenes. Then, of course, a study and reading of Homer are The Iliad and Odyssey, and finally, Ptolemy.

Mind, Soul, Spirit, Thinking, Feeling, Willing, Truth, Beauty, Strength. Finding balance in all things, this is the Greeks. What better way to understand them, but through their Gods and the Olympics. On the Third weekend in July, we have our own Olympics.

Greek Olympics – Saturday at 10AM. The ceremony begins. Once everyone is on the Field, there is the calling of the Gods, and then the games begin. The matches last about 3 hours, followed by the Closing Ceremony

The Theatre and Dance Clubs are part of the Ceremony, and anyone in the community who registers can participate in the games. Registration is on May Day.

Greco-Roman Outdoor Theatre – A series of Lectures on the History and Performance of the Greco-Roman Theatre and the Play in the outdoor theatre. Tragedy and the Comedy.

Lectures and History
American Revolution – The Colonists. First Friday, 7PM – Lecture Hall.

French Revolution – A History of the French Revolution. 2nd Friday, 7 PM. Followed by the 1935 film, Tale of Two Cities. 2nd Friday. Theatre.

The New France – The Biography of Napoleon Bonaparte. 2nd Saturday, 4:30PM. Followed by Dinner in the Café at 6PM, and The Silent Film, 8PM. Theatre.

The Greeks Olympics –  3rd Friday, 7PM. Lecture Hall I.

The Greeks – The Gods and the Constitution of Athens and Sparta. 3rd Friday, 7PM. Lecture Hall I.

The Greco-Roman Theatre – Ancient Instruments, Greek Dancing, Greek Plays. 4th Friday in July, 1st Friday in August, 7PM- Theatre In-the Round.

Performance –4th Saturday in July First Saturday in August, 5PM- Theatre In-the Round. [TBA]

Sports and Movement –  All Sports in these areas are not in secession unless participating during Independence Day, Bastille Days, The Greek Olympics and Roman Circus.

Olympics – Spatial Dynamics & Greek Gymnastics.  Saturday Mornings 10AM – 11:30 (Ages 12 and up). Saturday Afternoons 1PM – 2:30 (Ages 16 and up). Dance Studio. Ongoing self0training for the Olympics.

Roman Circus Rehearsals – Saturday Afternoons, 3PM – 5PM (Ages 12 and up).

Dance Studio 7 gym is open to all performers at various times. See Schedule.

Various Independent Sports and Movement Groups – Check Schedule. No Sports in this area during Festivals.

At-Will Field Sports –  Tennis, badminton, softball, hiking, camping, fishing, biking. Summer equipment is available between 8AM and 6PM, M-D.

Father and Sons- Archery, Fishing, Sailing. With permission, others in the community may join  See Schedule.

Softball – June through Labor Day – Tuesday 4PM (Age 12 through 16) Thursday 4PM (Mixed Ages & picnic) Thursday 7PM Men’s Softball. Field & Gym.

Sun Walkers – Independent Group, Daily, 15min before Sun Rise, meet at the Chapel Door.

Yoga – Dance Studio Independent Group, M-F 8AM – 9AM.
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