BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//singingcreekcenter.org - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.singingcreekcenter.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for singingcreekcenter.org REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T143000 DTSTAMP:20260421T073920 CREATED:20260130T204412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T182228Z UID:12183-1778331600-1778337000@www.singingcreekcenter.org SUMMARY:Forest Family Day: Native Plants and Cordage DESCRIPTION:Join us for a wild Spring plant adventure with clinical herbalist and amateur ethnobotanist\, Ana Bradley. We will use our owl eyes and raccoon touch to identify\, thank\, and try a variety of plant friends in the Dorris Ranch wild areas. Meet\, taste\, and try lush spring plants such as Stinging Nettle (learn how to safely eat and to make cordage!)\, Plantain\, and Licorice Fern. Together we will learn the life-saving skills of ethical harvesting and plant identification to meet our new plant friends for food\, medicine\, and tools! \nPre-Registration required. \nLocation: Dorris Ranch Living History Village\, 205 Dorris St. Springfield\, ORDate: May 9\, 2026\, 1pm – 2:30pmCost: $12 per personAges 8 years old and up\, adults welcome. \nRegistration form is below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ana Bradley is the co-founder of Whole Earth Nature School. She has dedicated her life to deepening her connection with the Earth through nature awareness and attunement\, cultivating a deeper sense of self-awareness\, and supporting others in awakening their natural awareness of the environment\, the land\, and themselves. Through experiential/psycho-education\, nature-based therapeutic practices\, and land-based lived experiences\, Ana blends person-centered and trauma-informed care practices into her mentoring style. Ana has worked with people of all ages across the lifespan\, from one-on-one mentoring to facilitating groups of varying sizes and multicultural backgrounds. Ana is a mother\, Clinical Herbalist\, musician\, and will be receiving her Master’s in Counseling in May of 2026 to blend her skill sets into a nature and experiential-based licensed professional counselor. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Forest Family Days Classes Registration\n \n "*" indicates required fields \n \n CompanyThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name*\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Email*\n \n Enter Email\n \n \n \n Confirm Email\n \n \n \n Cell Phone*Names and ages of persons you are registering for this event.*What city are you coming from?Class you are registering for:\n \n \n Plant ID and cordage\, May 9th\n Accessibility NeedsPlease let us know if you have any accessibility needs. Class is held outdoors and ground may be uneven or slippery. Liability*We take safety seriously and all staff go through training\, including safety training. I release Singing Creek Educational Center and its staff\, volunteers\, and Board Members from any liability resulting from accident or injury to myself or my family members\, including children\, due to any reason including negligence. I agree to the liability release statement.Photo ReleaseParticipants at this event may be in photographs/videos of activities\, taken by instructors or volunteers. SCEC will not identify you or your child by name in our marketing materials. I agree to the Photo release.How did you hear about this event?\n \n \n newsletter\n \n \n \n social media\n \n \n \n word of mouth\n \n \n \n other\n Number of people you are registering: Quantity\n \n \n Price:\n $15.00\n \n \n Quantity \n Optional donation for low-income family assistance to attend this event:\n \n Total\n \n Payment MethodPayPal CheckoutCredit Card\n MasterCardVisaSupported Credit Cards: MasterCard\, Visa\n Card Number\n \n \n \n Expiration Date\n \n \n Security Code\n \n  \n \n \n Cardholder Name URL:https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/event/forest-family-days-native-plants-and-cordage/ LOCATION:Dorris Ranch Living History Village\, 205 Dorris St.\, Springfield\, OR\, 97477 CATEGORIES:Classes,Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ana-B-and-teens-in-the-forest.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260524T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260525T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T073920 CREATED:20260316T201425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T171309Z UID:12485-1779616800-1779724800@www.singingcreekcenter.org SUMMARY:Ghost Guest Program at Eugene Masonic Cemetery: Memorial Day DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Eugene Masonic Cemetery on Memorial Day (Sunday and Monday) and meet some ghosts from our town’s past.\nKaren Rainsong will be portraying Mrs. Mary Skinner\, the wife of Eugene Skinner\, and other staff will be there dressed in period costume as other notable folks. Talk with us “in character” of the times and hear about our lives in early Eugene history. \nTime: noon – 3pm \nMay 24th and 25th \nAddress: University St & E 25th Ave\, Eugene\, OR 97405 \nMrs. Mary Skinner Obituary: \nMary Skinner Packard – Oregon Pioneer\, Dies June 4\, 1881 URL:https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/event/ghost-guest-masonic-cemetery/ LOCATION:Eugene Masonic Cemetery\, University St & E 25th Ave.\, Eugene\, OR\, 97405 CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cemetery-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260524T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260524T150000 DTSTAMP:20260421T073920 CREATED:20260113T232218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T181411Z UID:12012-1779627600-1779634800@www.singingcreekcenter.org SUMMARY:Healing the Heart of the Mother: An Indigenous-led Ceremony DESCRIPTION:Join us to help heal the heart of the Mother and our own hearts. Led by our Indigenous friends and featuring music\, prayers and healing energy\, this special ceremony will connect us to the sacred mother Earth and our own internal mother.  \nThe funds raised by this event will allow us to offer substantial scholarships to our Earth Ways summer camps for low-income Native American families. (A week of day camp for only $40.)  \nSunday\, May 24\, 20261pm – 3pmCost: Sliding scale $25- $45If you are experiencing financial hardship\, but would like to join us and lend your positive\, healing energy\, please email us and let us know if there is another way you can reciprocate. Perhaps help with set up or bring something that you made yourself as an offering to our guests.Pre-registration required\, use the form below.Best for ages 13 and up.Led by: Deitrich Peters (Grand Ronde) and his wife Kathy Peters\, and Katherine K’iya Wilson. \nAt Mandala Sanctuary in South Eugene on private property (Address provided after you register) \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Deitrich Peters\, photo by Brittany Lee Mason.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a wonderful indigenous-led ceremony to bless and heal the heart of the Mother Earth. Using allies such as cedar\, camas and sage we will tap into the heart center and connect to the Earth\, showing our respect and gratitude to all living beings. After clearing the space and setting our intentions\, we will be guided by Deitrich Peters (Grand Ronde) and his wife Kathy\, and Katherine “K’iya” Wilson. Listen to stories and flute music and bring a journal to record your thoughts and feelings as we connect to the sacred Mother. In this time of so much stress and disharmony\, we will use our voices and hands for healing and tap into the camas flower’s beauty and promise of return. Take home some blessed camas seeds and a heart full of love. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katherine Wilson\, Deitrich Peters\, and Kathy Keating-Peters in a ceremony in Blue River\, OR. Photo by Brittany Lee Mason. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Karen Rainsong\, Deitrich Peters\, and Katherine Wilson at the ceremonial opening of a conference at the UO Longhouse. Karen wears items made for her by Deitz. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Mandala Sanctuary is a beautiful space on private property. There is parking next  to the building and there is only one small step to enter the building. Hot water for tea is available; please bring your own travel mug. Please no pets allowed or use of drugs/alcohol at this event. \nThis event is a fundraiser for Singing Creek Educational Center\, a nonprofit providing culturally-responsive living history programming in Western Oregon. \nSee photos of the space below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Healing the Heart of the Mother Ceremony Registration\n \n \n CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Your Name(Required)\n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n \n Your Address \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n ZIP Code\n \n \n \n Your Email Address(Required)\n \n Email Address\n \n \n \n Confirm Email Address\n \n \n \n Your Phone(Required)Any special accomodations you may need:I am experiencing financial hardship and would like to reciprocate another way.(Required)\n \n \n yes\n \n \n \n no\n We will reach out to you to talk about what you can do to help or give.Number of guests you are registering:(Required)Please enter a number from 1 to 10.Regular Registration fee Quantity\n \n \n Price:\n $25.00\n \n \n Quantity \n Put the number of guests you are registering in the quantity field.Additional amount for sliding scale\n \n Add an additional $5\n \n \n Add an additional $10\n \n \n Add an additional $20\n \n \n Add an additional $30\n Total\n \n Payment MethodPayPal CheckoutCredit Card\n MasterCardVisaSupported Credit Cards: MasterCard\, Visa\n Card Number\n \n \n \n Expiration Date\n \n \n Security Code\n \n  \n \n \n Cardholder Name URL:https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/event/healing-the-heart-of-the-mother-an-indigenous-led-ceremony/ LOCATION:OR CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/mandala-sanct-inside-window-shelf-featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260531T150000 DTSTAMP:20260421T073921 CREATED:20260411T224717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260411T224722Z UID:12601-1780232400-1780239600@www.singingcreekcenter.org SUMMARY:Kalapuya Ways hike and talk at Hendricks Park May 2026 DESCRIPTION:Learn about the Kalapuya Indigenous people\, past and present\, with instructor Karen Rainsong\, who is the Exec. Dir of SCEC. This presentation and guided hike is best for adults and teens. Learn about native plants and their uses as well as tools such as baskets\, digging sticks\, cordage\, the atlatl and more. \nBring some cash as a donation to the Friend’s of Hendricks park for this presentation. Hike will include some gentle uphill climbs and is not generally considered wheelchair friendly\, although the opening talk in the park is accessible. \nSee items of material culture\, and listen to a Kalapuya story (permission for Karen to tell this story has been given by Esther Stutzman\, a local Kalapuya elder.) Karen has been learning about and from Indigenous people for 20 years. \nSee more info on their website: https://friendsofhendrickspark.org/ URL:https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/event/kalapuya-ways-hike-and-talk-at-hendricks-park-may-2026/ LOCATION:Hendrick’s Park\, Summit Ave &\, Skyline Blvd\,\, Eugene\, OR\, 97403 CATEGORIES:Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.singingcreekcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Kalapuya-ways-at-Hendricks-park.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR