
The Once and Future Forest: Restorying our wild imagination
Wild, fireside style storytelling drawn from Ireland’s Fenian Cycle, weaving shapeshifting and otherworld journeys through themes of grief, joy, loss, and renewal. An intimate late night gathering for myth lovers and imaginative community.
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