* Lady Passion's SIMPLY SAVORY: Magical & Medieval Recipes featured in Wednesday October Mountain Xpress alt weekly!!!
* IMPORTANT SAMHAIN 18 UPDATES

SIMPLY SAVORY:
Read a way-cool illustrated interview extolling the virtues of Lady Passion's eBook Simply Savory: Magical & Medieval Recipes by food writer Emily Patrick of the Mountain Xpress newspaper this Wednesday Oct. 24th, available online at www.mountainx.com and at Asheville-area newsstands!
The story highlights the Lady’s perpetuation of the ancient ways of true kitchen Witchery and herbal medicine-making, etc. — particularly how to cook a full Sabbat feast in an iron cauldron! (Her no-salt, no sugar cookbook is currently available at http://oldenwilde.org/oldenworks/magento/books/simply-savory-magical-medieval-recipes.html, and very soon at amazon.com, smashwords.com, and similar eBook venues.)

IMPORTANT SAMHAIN 18 UPDATES:
Time correction | Audio emergency  | Merrymeet Mingle for Singles | Donors & Volunteers needed

Time correction:
The city has given us the park until 10 pm — not 11 pm as originally publicized. The good news is Pack's Tavern -- in the historic building we saved in 2008 -- will be open right beside the Spiral Dance Magnolia trees, so we should have no difficulty in lofting a celebratory toast to those who choose to bond this night!

Audio emergency:
After we queried the local monopoly on event sound staging supplies, the owner replied with an unexpected, LONG, ALL CAP, BIBLICAL, LUNATIC-EVANGELICAL DIATRIBE summarily refusing even to give us Pagans a rental estimate.

We’ve since found the equipment we need at cut-rate prices — once and for all: YOU can save Samhain now and forever by tax-deductibly donating $350 for:
* Amp with microphone/guitar input and a second input we can plug an iPod into.
* Two large speakers.
* Two wireless microphones.
(Or, if you can provide such equipment or lend it for the evening, please contact us.)

Merrymeet Mingle for singles:
Experience Witchy “speed-dating,” for singles of all persuasions! Look for the big table in the direction of the magnolia trees (a donation from Latisha and Jack -- thank you!). Who knows? Perhaps you’ll meet the person of your dreams and Handfast them before the night is done!

Donors & Volunteers needed:
Help perpetuate free public rites as in time of olde by donating to cover the $150 park rental fee (via PayPal or credit card at oldenwilde.org), or ordering 1 or 2 needed batches of 100 glowsticks for $36 each at http://www.ebay.com/itm/100-6-BLUE-THICK-GLOW-STICKS-W-NECKLACES-PARTY-NEON-TOYS-RAVE-HOLIDAYS-EVENTS-/130585487716?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e67806964. Or, arrive early at the park (6 pm) and help us set up.

The Gods will smile on you in the coming year for making this offering to Their celebratory rite. (That's a promise based on experience, both ours and other Pagans'.)

For complete information about Asheville's 18th Annual Samhain Public Witch Ritual on Oct. 31, see oldenwilde.org/samhain.