Visit us at the University District Farmer’s Market and pick up crafting kits to make your own Fall Equinox pinwheel!

Pinwheels are a simple toy that combines fun, physics, and meaning. In this time of turning points and transitions, they offer a lighthearted way to reflect and remember. What wind of change makes your personal pinwheel spin? What is at the center of your spin? And what does all have to do with the Equinox time of the Earth’s orbit around the sun?

This family friendly activity was created by Molly Ebert, Curator of Crafts for Gathering Ground.

No RSVP required! Just find our sandwich boards and friendly volunteers as you visit the University District Farmers’ Market, 5031 University Way Northeast, Seattle.

Offered in partnership with University Heights Center.

In this equinox season, as the northern hemisphere begins to bud, we will consider seeds: both the ones that sprout quickly in the spring and the ones that need months to crack open and grow.. As is true in the earth, it’s true in our lives and in the culture. How can we better thrive in the discomfort and promise of what’s germinating in ourselves and in the world? Join into an interactive gathering. Together we’ll learn about various seeds, write, and reflect. Folks of all beliefs (and none) are welcome.

Led by June BlueSpruce and Beth Amsbary. June is a skilled intuitive healer, mentor, life coach, Systemic Family Constellations facilitator, writer, and activist whose practice is deeply informed by ancient Irish traditions. Beth is Convener of Gathering Ground. She has been designing and holding meaning-making spaces for 30 years, weaving together practices from theatre, science, organizing, and spiritual traditions.

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Join us at the University District Farmer’s Market for a wander-by crafting experience!

What might help you discover balance right now? It’s an out-of-balance time in our lives and in the world. And yet we’ll gather on Equinox — a day of balanced light and dark. What can we learn from the earth’s day of rare equanimity?

Come play with hanging art mobiles, discovering balance through crafting play. Walk away with your own mobile-making kit. We'll have canopies in case the weather is foul. This family friendly, all-incomes-welcome event is led by Molly Ebert, Curator of Crafts for Gathering Ground.

Offered in partnership with University Heights Center.

No RSVP required! Just wander by as you visit the U District Farmers’ Market.

Join Gathering Ground’s favorite singing mystic, Carrie Newcomer and friends in the studio for release of her newest album: Until Now . “We have all lived through a time of great unraveling,” Newcomer says. “Yet, with great disruption comes a possibility for change. We can’t just be healed; we must be transformed.” Though the album is set to release in September, Carrie Newcomer, pianist Gary Walters, bassist Paul Kowert (Punch Brothers), guitarist Jordan Tice (Hawktail), and violinist Allie Summers come together to offer you an intimate, in-studio sneak peek.

Part I: Livestream Concert at 5PM Pacific. $20 admission

Part II: Special Conversation with Carrie & the Band at 6:30 PM Pacific. Cost: an additional $15 admission for $35 total. Pulitzer-nominated writer and speaker Judy Valente will moderate the conversation between Carrie, her band, and her fans. Tune in to hear the stories behind the songs.

Gathering Ground will be one host among other groups of this concert. RSVP on our unique URL below for the online event, pay Carrie’s team to attend, Gathering Ground receives 20%, and you fill your heart with songs of transformation.

Technical Notes:

• On the Mandolin website, select a dropdown to chose the Concert alone, or Concert + Conversation.

• Please note that the RSVP takes you to an online concert platform Mandolin. You’ll receive an electronic ticket from Mandolin, then will need to create a profile on their site to log on.

• Need help? The Mandolin Team is standing by here. and we can also try to help at GatherinGround.Seattle@gmail.com.

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We often talk about how a mindful life travels in two directions: a journey between your deep self and the wider world – a walking back and forth between their truths in a constant loop. We’ll consider a threshold you feel called to cross (maybe even your front door!). And as you consider, we’ll construct mobius strips – curious shapes whose insides are also outsides. Led by Beth Amsbary, Gathering Ground Convener, along with Julia Field, one of our regular leaders.

Please log on with a sheet of paper, scissors, tape, and a pen.

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Join Carrie Newcomer, Gary Walters and Allie Summers for an afternoon of music that acknowledges the very real challenges we face, while affirming the resilience and resources found in our individual inner work and our community and collective work. Carrie will perform songs that stir the spirit, open the heart, laugh out loud and create a sense of connection and shared community.

Gathering Ground will be one host among other West Coast groups of this concert. RSVP on our unique URL for the online event, pay $20 to Carrie’s team to attend, Gathering Ground receives 30%, and you fill your heart with songs for threshold times.

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In this equinox season, as the northern hemisphere begins to tilt toward the sun, we will consider seeds: both the annuals that sprout every spring and the ones that take years to grow. As is true in the earth, it’s true in our lives. Let’s talk together about how to be with the discomfort and promise of what’s germinating in ourselves and in the world.

Your secure ZOOM link will be sent when you RSVP

Nests are places of transition: where creatures emerge from their embryos into the world, where they launch out from a place of safety into their next chapter of life’s adventure. Join us to craft a “nest” from simple items found around your home. As we craft, we’ll reflect on the thresholds we are leaving behind and taking flight into. Our leader Molly Ebert says, “Nests of all sorts are built for the sole purpose of being left. The old world is worn away. Conditions have reached the threshold where we know we must go out.”

Please bring some materials from around your home that could be arranged in a way to encircle something: paper, string, toothpicks, or extra wire. Look around and see what you find! Other ideas will be sent as you rsvp.

Make the bed. Brew coffee. Brush your teeth. As we face the 11th month of sheltering at home, let’s find out how actions we repeat every day can be imbued with meaning – and strengthen our inner lives for the outward journey.