== Info ==
Where: [[Brandon]] and [[Shelley]]'s place
When: Dec. 19-21, 2009 (Saturday-Monday)
What: [[OpenSpace]] event followed by a Solstice Party on Monday night
== Longest Night Festival Party Invitation ==
[[Image:Solstice 2008.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Solstice 2008]]
[[Image:Solstice Fire 2008.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Yule log 2008]]
Winter is a time for reflection, for the incubation of new ideas, and for deepening our inner selves.
December 21 marks this year's Winter Solstice, the Longest Night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. After the Longest Night, each night gets progressively shorter until the Summer Solstice.
<big>Join us for a party and some simple rituals that honor the deep white silence of winter and celebrate the promise of the sun's return. </big>
Kids are welcome. We'll be lighting candles, singing carols, and roasting veggie dogs over an outdoor yule log.
If you'd like alcohol, feel free to bring it. We'll be serving hot cocoa, "unspiked" cider, egg nog, and other traditional holiday fare.
<b>Where:</b> Shelley and Brandon's house, 1824 SE Oak St, Portland OR 97214
<b>When:</b> 6 pm to midnight, Monday, December 21, 2009 (come and go as you like)
<b>Who:</b> All of our friends and families -- the more the merrier -- please pass the invitation along!
<b>Contribute:</b> Email Shelley if you'd like to help out with food, drink, decorations, ritual planning, etc.
[[Image:Solstice Lights 2008.jpg|400px|thumb|center|Solstice 2008]]