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In anticipation of Mom’s Day, we honored the mother of us all, the great body of salty water we call the Ocean Sea. Our small but faithful group of guests related stories of their mothers as the tunes washed over us. But those weren’t all the sea songs I had. The very next morning, I…

If you’re new to our elaborate parties, you might be wondering why all this fuss about some old movie, its connection with the calendar, and its special relationship to our social space. Here’s the story behind the story. May Day, also associated with Walpurgis Nacht and Beltane, is the halfway point of spring, a cross-quarter…

Friday, April 22, was good for several reasons, Earth Day among them. But Green Man patrons got live music by Strategic Biscuit from the newly dedicated Shed Stage. Some images: Many thanks to Robyn Gammil and Randall Wheatley of the band, plus Andy Balinski and Noah Hodge, who played solos. Strategic Biscuit – Kids Are…

They weren’t shy at all, actually. Neither were the women who performed all manner of poems the night of 04-14-11. Sound samples follow soon.

Think of all the music written about sky, breeze, and breath. Since spring be the season of air, we listened on April 7 to one of my best collections from 1987.

Set up like an intimate auditorium, The Green Man became the venue for our friends performing their funniest gags on 03-31-11.

This episode on March 10 featured songs about the elusive nature of Time, reviving a collection of such songs I used on my 40th birthday in 1992.

For 02-10-11, the Friday before Valentine’s Day, chocolate and candy were our main dishes.

February second was the first Green Man where we inserted micro-logos onto the sign graphic. During this event, we wrote down our concerns and worries on small slips of paper, then burned them in the “fire in the well” associated with St. Brigid or Candlemas or Imbolg—all expressions of the halfway point in winter. Brigid’s…