Pets

Pets are allowed on site by preauthorization by Wade only – you MUST talk to Wade before you attempt to bring an animal on site.

There are a few things you need to know before you ask.

• There are two very large Dogs that live on the site, and two smaller ones, they freely roam the site, because it’s thier home. If your critter doesn’t get along with others, it needs to stay home.
• This is a working ranch with turkeys, chickens, and Peacocks – if you are bringing your bird, make sure it’s very healthy, there are farm birds on the site.
• Our Dogs must remain leashed at all times
• Our Cats and / or birds must remain under control at all times.
• we need to be respectful of others with our animals.

If your animal is determined to be a problem for the community, it, and you, will be asked to leave.  There will be no refund of any kind.

Who We Are

We are a community of diverse beliefs who accept that there is more than one path to deity, and that my path may not be your path, but we are still brothers and sisters.  For over 18 years, this Pagan Gathering in Central Florida has brought together a collection of many individuals, of many paths, we circle, we share, and we build community with one idea. That idea is that we can all be a community without acknowledging the same gods and goddesses.

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Call the Office line: 904-305-3479 (daytime hours ONLY)

Remember:

You are not New to Phamily You’re an old Friend we just met.

Fires

The site requires the use of an above the ground type portable fire pit, and does not supply them, wood is not available onsite for personal fires.

There are at least three fires set up for Community:

• The Sacred fire in the ritual circle
• A warming fire behind the drummers
• A fire in front of the living room.

Gate Hours

Early Setup
There is no early arrival or setup available for this event.

Gate Hours
Registration is open from Gates open until gates closed except as noted on Saturday and Sunday.
April 7, 2010 – Gates Open 9:00 am – Close 11:00 pm
April 8, 2010 – Gates Open 9:00 am – Close 11:00 pm
April 9, 2010 – Gates Open 9:00 am – Close 11:00 pm
April 10, 2010 – Gates Open 9:00am

• Registration Closes 8:00 pm no admittance after 8:00 pm
• Gates Close 12:00 am

April 11, 2010 – Gates Open 9:00 am

• Everyone except the cleanup crew must be off site by 4:00pm
• Cleanup Crew must be offsite by 12:00 pm Monday

PLEASE NOTE: at other sites we had a soft lock option on the gate, it was easy to access by staffers sleeping nearby, so with arrangements we had a provision for admittance after hours. THIS IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE – The Gates ar 1/2 mile from the camping areas and are locked at the above schedule, emergency egress only after hours, and no admittance after gates are locked.

Late Departure

There is no late departure option available for this event.

Ardeth Carter

Lady Ardy has been a part of the Phoenix Phamily since it’s inception and first festival, in March of 1992. She is our honored staff crone, and former head of the Phoenix Phamily crone circle.  Her current responsibilites are to host the Festival 101 meet and greet workshop and Facilitate the Honoring ritual.

That’s Houdini on her shoulder, he’s a Goffin Cockatoo and is right fond of her, she of course feels the same way.

Tribalectic

Tribalektic is a diverse group of eclectic drummers involved in combining the individually created rhythmical patterns of sound into a cohesive circle of being.  They present a fusion of different cultures including African, Middle Eastern, Native American, Afro-Cuban and American Drum Circles into something that comes together and allows the listener the freedom to let go and enjoy the experience.

Jesse Rogers (aka) Talisen has been drumming in the Central Florida area for over 10 years. He has been a drum circle facilitator for the FPG and has performed at Paralounge and Hawkfest on a number of occasions. He has recorded and produced a number of instructional and performance CD’s. He was one of the founding members of “Earth Drum Tribe”, “The Melbourne Drum Tribe” as well as “The Rhythm Herders”, he plays regularly as part of the Mosaic Ensemble for Festival of the Nile and has performed at “Spirit of the Tribes” in South Florida. In addition to playing and recording he runs Bardic Productions (www.bardicproductions.com) an independent label designed to promote local music artists in the area.

Jason Isla has been playing music since childhood. Before focusing on hand drums he studied the piano, violin, and upright bass. When he was preparing for volunteer work in Zimbabwe 11 years ago he was first introduced to and overtaken by the djembe. It was in Africa where he was given the name “Tawanda” (”We are now many”) or “Tawa” for short. Jason has been mentored in drum circle facilitation by Jana Broder (Drum Magic) and trained with Kalani (Drum Circle Music). Outside of percussion, Jason spent years in the traditional and online classroom teaching various social studies subjects. His classroom experience directly serves his drum circle participants and drum students. His desire to share the joy of music making provides an infectious environment of fun.
“Tawa” has worked with talented musicians and dancers from a variety of styles and traditions: African percussion masters, club DJs, rock and reggae bands. He started Giving World Percussion in 2007 to promote the growth of community music, a passion developed while living in Africa.

Sean Richards, CongaSean , with 15 years drumming experience has proven himself to be a strong influence in the southeastern drumming community. Sean’s talent for the drum was apparent at a young age. When he was just 2 he would bang on pots and pans to the joy of his parents! He received a starter drum kit at 4, forever cementing his love for the drum. A multi-skin drummer that spans many countries and cultures, he plays conga, djembe, doumbek, misc. percussion such as shakers, clave, cowbell, woodblocks and bass djun-djuns or bass drums. Sean has performed with several original rock bands, recorded on many studio albums, taught group drum workshops and one on one classes. He has participated, organized and facilitated countless drum circles including large festival fire circles for more than 10 years. CongaSean has a unique playing style and approach to rhythm that is all his own.

Christopher Edward Rogers (aka) Aarogon started drumming at the age of 6 and hasn’t stopped learning since. He started attending the Florida Pagan Gathering at 8 years old. At 12 he recorded a few songs, and helped his father with some of his drumming classes. This year he has played in 2 concerts, and is currently working on a side project. He is now in the new group Tribalektic, a group of passionate drummers who love to feel the rhythm of the beat run through them.