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The Mystery Dramas

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The Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Branch
of the Anthroposophical Society
is pleased to present:

Coleman Lyles

The Mystery Dramas

Tuesday, November 18, 7:00 PM  

Paloma Hall
4096 Fairway Drive, Soquel

Once again Coleman leads us further into insight into the Mystery Dramas. The evening will be sure to include interaction, anecdotes from Coleman’s own work with the Mystery Dramas, and insights that help us look ahead to Spring when we will be visited (again) by Laurie Portocarrero. 

The ultimate Mystery Drama is life itself. In this regard every branch meeting is a scene from an ongoing play conceived before we were born. This reality, arising out of the karmic ground of previous earth existence, finds artistic expression in Rudolf Steiner’s four Mystery Dramas written between 1910-1914. 

It is sure to fun, illuminating and social.

We request our usual donation of $20

or $10 for current paid branch members.

The Seven Planetary Seals and their Metamorphosis – Brian Gray – Zoom Talk

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November 19 – 7 PM Pacific Time

Admission  – $10 non-members, $5 regular members,
Supporting members no fee.

No one turned away for lack of funds.
Fees may be paid in advance via PayPal at 
faustbranch.org and clicking “donation”,
or by check to Sacramento Faust Branch,
mailed to Treasurer Carol Nordaas,
7620 Woodglen Drive, Fair Oaks, CA 95628.

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Music in the Light of Anthroposophy

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Dr. Michael Hernandez

Music in the Light of Anthroposophy

Camphill California Proudly Presents: An Afternoon Recital with Concert Saxophonist Dr. Michael Hernandez

Sunday, November 23, 4:00 PM  

Paloma Hall
4096 Fairway Drive, Soquel

Join us for a captivating experience as Dr. Hernandez showcases an exquisite selection of works inspired by the Anthroposophical Impulse. Experience how Rudolf Steiner’s visionary ideas have profoundly influenced music over the past 100 years. 

Featured Composers: 
Ullmann, Hába, Scelsi, Denhoff, Bach and more!

Dr. Michael Hernandez is an internationally acclaimed saxophonist whose performances span major venues across Europe and the Americas. A founding member of the award-winning MANA Quartet, he brings a deep interpretive insight to both classical and contemporary repertoire. Hernandez currently serves as Assistant Professor of Saxophone and Music Entrepreneurship at San José State University.

Come enjoy the music! Admission is free, but donations are always welcome.

Sauerkraut Making Day

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Sauerkraut Making Day

Put up your Kraut for the winter with our beautiful biodynamic “Late Flat Dutch” cabbage

Bring Your Own cutting board, knife, bowl, crocks and jars for our annual kraut-making festival…

Sunday, November 2nd, 11am-3:30pm; $30 per family; free for CSA & Patron Members

  • Potluck lunch at 1pm
  • Drop-ins welcome: allow about 1 1/2 hours minimum to make your kraut
  • PotluckPlease RSVP with your name, phone number and the number of adults and children in your partylunch at 1pm

RSVP for Nov. 2nd Kraut Making Event

If you are a current CSA Farm Member and can’t make it to the event, click here to let us know if you would like us to send down extra cabbage in your share next week for you to make into sauerkraut at home.

Fall on the Farm…

Join Us for Our Upcoming November Volunteer Day

Join us at Three Springs Community Farm on Nov. 15th to help maintain our herb garden. All ages are welcome. Bring family, friends, and a potluck dish if you can stay for lunch. Last month was very alive with conversation, learning, and making new friends. Bring a Potluck Lunch Dish to Share & Favorite Gloves and Hand Tools if You Wish 🙂

Arrive 10:00-10:30

10:30 Welcome Circle

1:00 Lunch

DROP-INS AT ANY POINT DURING THE DAY WELCOME!

Questions or Details, Text Farmer Willow at: 510-409-3214

RSVP below with the number of adults & children in your party

RSVP for November 15th Volunteer Day

RSVP for December 7th Wreath Making Event

RSVP for December 13th Wreath Making Event

RSVP for December 21st Solstice Event

All Souls Day Gathering, this Sunday!

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November 2, 2025 3 pm @ SFWS Eurythmy Room, 470 West Portal Ave.

Reminder: This is a quiet event and children are welcome if they can sit calmly. Please plan ahead and arrive in a timely way for parking etc. doors will close once the program has started.

Questions or more information? contact skyleitz@gmail.com

Staying Connected Death Cafe

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Staying Connected Death Cafe

For those who feel called to deepen their inner work and spiritual understanding 
of living with and loving the “so-called-dead”  

In Preparation for All Souls Day, the Culmination of Michaelmas,
and Our Journey through Advent and the Holy Nights

Hosted on Anthroposophy.Social 

Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025

9:30 am Pacific, 12:30 Eastern, 16:30 UK (with time change), 1:30 CET (with time change)

Facilitated by Sally Greenberg and Vivianne Sinclaire

All are welcome to join the First of a Series of Death Cafes as we enter the time of year when the spiritual world draws nearer to us, including those we know who have loved and crossed.   

Free offering with a small platform membership fee to support Anthroposophy.Social 
(between $3.46 and $7/month) – cancel anytime

Together, we’ll Research, Practice and Share:

  • The Living Nature of our Connection with Those who have Died
  • Clarity of Connection from a Purified Heart Space
  • What’s Needed to Be in Service to the World in Partnership with those on the Other Side.
  • Practical Meditations to Be in Connection
  • Ongoing Support and Mutual Practices through the Coming Months

To Join: 

  1. If you’re not already a member of Anthropsophy.Social, go to http://anthroposophysocial.com 
  2. Join the Platform with one of the two options at the bottom of the page ($3.46/month for members of the Anthroposophical Society and/or Youth Section with code ASYSDISCOUNT2 and/or $7 for a basic foundational membership)  
  3. You’ll be Welcomed with an Overview of the Platform
  4. Once Inside, Go to the Navigation Bar on the Left 
  5. Click on Events in the Upper Left of the Navigation Bar on the Left
  6. Find the Death Cafe on  the Calendar
  7. RSVP to receive updates
  8. Join through the zoom link on the Calendar or with an email link sent to all platform members 1 hour before the Event starts   


Questions? Email Vivianne at viviannerael@gmail.com or Sally at supersallyg@gmail.com


We hope to see you there!

Dia de los Muertos/All Souls Day

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The Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Branch
of the Anthroposophical Society
is pleased to present:

Perez Griselda Pineda

Susan Cook

Dia de los Muertos/All Souls Day 

Sunday, November 2, 4:00 PM 

Paloma Hall
4096 Fairway Drive, Soquel 

You are invited to join together in remembrance of friends, family and ancestors who have crossed the threshold in a mood of reverence and gratitude. There will be thoughts shared about the meaning of dia de los Muertos as well as Rudolf Steiner’s consideration of staying connected to the dead. 

Everyone is invited to bring a photo or memento of a loved one to place on the altar during the time together. We will end with candle lighting and quiet music. 

There will be a donation basket at the door.

 

3 Springs Pesto Making Workshop & Volunteer Day This Saturday!

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Pesto Making RSVP

willowvioletsummer@gmail.com

Herb Garden Volunteer Day

We will be tending to the perennial herb garden beds and more!

Friends & Children Welcome

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Arrive 10:30-11:00

11:00 Welcome Circle

1:00 Lunch:

Bring your own Picnic Lunch or Potluck Dish to Share

& Favorite Gloves and Hand Tools if You Wish 🙂

4:00 Clean up Tools & Depart

DROP-INS AT ANY POINT DURING THE DAY WELCOME! 

15300 Bodega Hwy, Gate code #8629. After entering, take the 2nd Left, pass the farm field, then Right at the T, through the second gate (#8629), and park straight ahead

Questions or Details, Text Farmer Willow at: 510-409-3214

Please RSVP below……………………………………………with the number of adults & children in your party

Herb Garden Volunteer Day RSVP

willowvioletsummer@gmail.com

where the two worlds touch

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November 2, 2025 at 3 pm

All Souls Day Gathering in SF West Portal

We will gather in the Eurythmy Hall at the SF Waldorf High School at 470 West Portal Avenue. All are welcome*

Please plan to arrive timely to find parking and enter the building before 3 pm, we will close the doors once the event begins. Please note that Daylight Savings Time ends that morning.

It is an annual tradition to gather at this time of the year and honor our connection to the other world, the one we share with the departed souls. In November the veil to this realm is thinnest and many traditions turn to celebrating the connection with the world of those who have crossed the threshold of death. We begin with music and some opening remarks followed by poetry, eurythmy and more music. We conclude with lighting candles and speaking the names of those we know who have crossed and then do a Hallelujah in eurythmy together.

We look forward to many people coming to warm the room on this side of the threshold… the door for the guests from the other side is always open:)

For more information please contact Monika Leitz skyleitz@gmail.com

Donations at the door are appreciated to sustain the work.

*Please note this event is quiet and contemplative in mood and only suitable for children if they can sit silently. Thank you for considering.