June 15 – July 20, 2008

Summer Solstice Celebration

Summer solstice is coming around again, and Womenspirit invites women, men and children to celebrate and have fun on the longest day of the year! We’ll gather Friday evening, June 20th at 7 p.m. outside the UUC, weather permitting. Come join us as we sing and dance together and celebrate all of summer's offerings. Afterward, we'll enjoy some light summertime refreshments!

Creating a Light Portal

You are invited to participate in Creating a Light Portal of positive energy over Blacksburg. This ceremony will be held in the yard behind the UUC from 7:30–8:00 p.m., Sunday, June 22. We’ll move inside if weather is inclement.

July 4^th Picnic/Potluck

Everyone is invited to the July 4^th UUC picnic beginning at 6:30 PM at the Blacksburg Municipal Park. We have reserved Shelter #1, the big one, on Turner St. (same as last year). There is a lot of open space for children (and adults) to run and have fun right next to the shelter. Caboose Park and the Hand-in-Hand Playground are just across the street. After the picnic, you can walk over to the park for music and fireworks. Beverages (iced tea, lemonade, water) will be provided. Please bring a generous-sized dish to share

Building Completion Party

On Saturday, July 12 Scott & Elaine are hosting an all-church (kids included) BLOWOUT PARTY at their home to celebrate the new building and show our gratitude to the people responsible for making it happen — the Building Expansion Taskforce (BET), the Board, and all the Capital Campaign donors. The fun goes from 4 p.m. till dark-ish. See the Newsletter for further details.

SUUSI Potluck

Everyone is invited to the potluck for early arrivals to SUUSI (see article next page) on July 19 at 6 p.m. Please bring a dish to share and let’s feed our guests a great meal. A wonderful opportunity to meet other UUs from all over the Southeast.

The Southeast UU Summer Institute (SUUSI) will be on the Radford University campus this year from July 20-26.

Summer Arts Festival 2008

In past years, a popular activity for members (including children) has been the free concerts on Friday evenings in June and July at 6 PM. In past years, these were on the Henderson Lawn but due to construction, that site is unavailable this year. Starting on May 30, the concerts will be held on the Schultz Dining Hall Lawn (on Alumni Mall across the street from the back of the Squires Student Center). For more information, go to this Web site. Bring a blanket and enjoy the music!

• Women's Breakfast: 7:00 a.m. Mondays at The Easy Chair (University Mall, Blacksburg).

• A Yoga Group meets on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.

• The Sages: Aging as a Spiritual Journey. This group continue to meet every first and third Mondays at 2:00 p.m. We always have a lively discussion on topics of interest to older adults (that means everything in the universe). Any adult of any age is welcome to join us.

• July–August Newsletter Deadline: July 10 at 5 p.m.