Time does not stretch forward as a line but circles and cycles through the seasons. Each time we return to the familiar points on the wheel we are the same and yet not the same. 

Samhain is the point on the Wheel of the Year between fall equinox or Mabon and winter solstice or Yule. The ancients believed sunset marked the ending of one day and the beginning of a new day. Similarly, this is when the old year has died and the new year has not yet begun. 

The harvest is in and the land is falling dormant for winter. We gather together and prepare to face the long, cold nights ahead. 

This is the time when the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest. We remember our ancestors and others who have passed and recall them to our living world. We look to bring their blessings onto our future. As we turn inward in contemplation we focus our thoughts on what the new year might bring. Within this creative darkness, we plant the seeds for new growth.

Artemis Singers invites you to join us in observation and contemplation, in harmony and hopefulness. 

Fall Choral Concert: Saturday night, October 29th, 2022, 7:00 pm

Unitarian Church of Evanston
1330 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois

Tickets available here: https://artemis-singers-samhain.eventbrite.com

We expect to have some tickets available at the door. Note we will only accept cash or check at the door, but you can purchase with a credit card through Eventbrite on your smartphone. Ah, technology!

Directions:

There’s a parking lot on site, and we encourage car-pooling

The nearest CTA stops are the Dempster purple line stop (about a 10 minute walk away) and the Ridge & Greenwood bus stop, served by the 201 and 206 buses. You can also take the 250 bus to Ridge & Dempster, which passes by the Davis purple line stop and Davis Street/Evanston metra stop.

Please join us!