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Compost and Cover Crops | February 18, 2012
Steward: Cary Peterson
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Compost and Cover Crops
Learn how to transform yard waste and food scraps into compost
 Saturday, Feb. 18th, from 10 am – 12 noon.

Join us for this free Growing Groceries class on the why, how, and what is needed for making and using compost. We ... (more)
Pruning Your Fruit Trees | Two dates in February!
Steward: Cary Peterson
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 Learn How to Prune your Fruit Trees
A Growing Groceries class offered by WSU Extension Service

This is a basic class for those who have little or no experience in dormant fruit tree pruning. The primary focus will be pruning fruit trees for ... (more)
Right Livelihood Quest - A 4-Week Journey with Simon Goland | March 22nd - 25th, 2012
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Right Livelihood Quest - Uncovering Your Life Purpose 
A 4-Week Journey to Transform Your Life, with Simon Goland

Quest Completion 
The Whidbey
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Right Livelihood Quest with Simon Goland | March 22 - 25, 2012
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Right Livelihood Quest - Uncovering Your Life Purpose
A 4-Week Journey to Transform Your Life, with Simon Goland

Quest Completion at the Whidbey Institute, Located on Whidbey
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Charles Eisenstein on Sacred Economics | 6:30 pm January 15, 2012
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Sacred Economics: Money, Gift and Society in the Age of Transition
An Evening with Charles Eisenstein
6:30 pm Sunday January 15th, 2012

Note!: (1/15/12 3:45 pm update) at the bottom of this announcement are photos of the road conditions coming into

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The 2nd Annual Winter Gathering | March 1 - 4, 2012
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The 2012 Whidbey Winter Gathering
The Decisive Decade: "Occupy a New Story"
March 1st - 4th, 2012

This event is by invitation. For more information and to register to participate, contact Rick Ingrasci by email at bigmind@me.com.

Program Description:... (more)
Powers of Leadership II | February 9 - 11, 2012
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Powers of Leadership II
Holding Steady: Navigating the Deeper Currents in a Turbulent Time
A retreat for those who have completed the POL Seasonal Retreat Series
6:30 pm February 9th – 3:00 pm February 11th, 2012
For more information or to ... (more)
Women's Wisdom Journey | March 9 - 11, 2012
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Women's Wisdom Journey
With Judith Waldman
March 9th - 11th, 2012
For more information or to register, click here 
 
This weekend is a joyful time of connecting with our selves and each other as we journey to deepen our intuitive women’s
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Whidbey Institute Holiday Greening - December 10, 2011
Steward: Kris McRea
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1 - 4pm, Thomas Berry Hall

An Institute holiday tradition, the annual Greening of Thomas Berry Hall is a festive opportunity to be part of the Whidbey Institute community and get into the spirit of the holidays.  Bring your favorite holiday ... (more)
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Greening Tools -
Things to bring: 1. small hand clippers 2. unusual greens & berries 3. clear tiny lights you'd like to pass on 4. cookies to share 5. craft ... »»
Spontaneous Realization | April 12 - 15, 2012
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Spontaneous Realization
An Open Path Retreat with Pir Elias Amidon
12:00 pm April 12th - 3:00 pm April 15th, 2012
For more information or to register, click here 

This four-day retreat is for anyone who has experienced moments (or longer) of

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Whidbey Institute Annual Community Holiday Concert - December 11
Steward: Kris McRea
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7pm, Thomas Berry Hall
Cost - by donation 

Join us for a longstanding Whidbey Institute tradition of community and celebration in a special evening performance featuring members of the Rural Characters, the Open Circle Singers, and other featured ... (more)
Thriving Communities Conference - Feb. 2-5, 2012
Steward: Kris McRea
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Join us on South Whidbey Island for our inaugural Thriving Communities Conference, the first in a series of annual conferences exploring the critical issues facing small communities. This year we'll explore how to create a thriving local food system,... (more)
An Evening with Alternative Radio's David Barsamian - November 8, 2011
Steward: Kris McRea
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Uprisings: From Kashmir to Egypt to Wall Street
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
7:30pm, Thomas Berry Hall

One of America’s most tireless and wide-ranging investigative journalists, David Barsamian has altered the independent media landscape, both with ... (more)
September Work Party - September 18
Steward: Kris McRea
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Please Join us for A September Work Party! 
1pm - Welcome in the Lower Parking Lot
1pm - 2pm Road and Entrance Parking Lot clean up
2pm - 3pm Clearing the shrubs around the Lower Parking area and drive
3pm - 4pm Appletree Garden Paths and
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Rosh Hashanah: Energies of Creation - September 28 and 29
Steward: Kris McRea
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A non-traditional meditative celebration of the universal spiritual energies of Rosh Hashanah, focusing not on liturgy but on chant, teaching, and meditation. Led by Rabbi Ted Falcon, with music from Stephen Merritt and Jenny Heutmaker.

7:30 pm on

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Leadership Development Intensive - October 2 - 5, 2011
Steward: Kris McRea
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With Mark Yeoell, Global Integrity Leadership Group
For more information and to register, Contact Mark at info@gilgroupinc.com.

LDI is designed for people who have a strong desire to grow deeper in their personal and professional development.... (more)
Growing Groceries and the Good Cheer Harvest Party and Music Fest - September 10
Steward: Kris McRea
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Can’t it be summer just a little longer? We barely had one! But the garden has been bountiful, and it’s time to celebrate the harvest!

For more information, click here,
Saturday, September 10, Good Cheer Garden

9  - 10 am:
Top Tips
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Thriving Communities Conference | February 2 - 4, 2012
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First Annual Thriving Communities Conference
Cultivating Community in Challenging Times
February 2nd - 4th, 2012 
For more information and to register, click here

Our world is moving into increasingly challenging times, but also times of great
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Power of Reconciliation Introductory Workshop - December 2 - 4
Steward: Kris McRea
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Healing & Transformation Between Women and Men 
A collaboration between The Satyana Institute and the Whidbey Institute
Early Registration: $395 until November 1st
Standard Registration: $455
$60 reduction available if lodging not needed
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Island Shakespeare Festival - Romeo and Juliet
Steward: Kris McRea
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Island Shakespeare Festival presents William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
The Storyhouse Stage
Admission is free Saturday August 13 through Sunday, Aug. 21
4 p.m. performances on Saturdays & Sundays; 6:30 p.m. twilight shows on
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