Ride to Leave a Light On Ride/Walk this Friday on the Square. Light strings benefit Compassion for Campers, Jail Brakers, and other community organizations.
There is plenty to do this weekend in McHenry County to help you keep engaged in the community, edify your understanding, and connect with you spiritually.
First up—The 5th annual Ride/Walk to Leave a Light On event will take place Friday, June 20 from 7 to 10 pm on the Woodstock Square and in the nearby neighborhood! Come ride, walk, run (new!) or just chill as you support 8 positively impactful community organizations and enjoy live music and an Ice Cream Social!
The event is organized again this year by Ken West of Material Things Artisan Market, 103 E. Van Buren Street, Woodstock to connect the community with vital local organizations and raise funds to support their work with a fun and family friendly event. When you purchase a string of colored lights at the store or on line you help someone marginalized by trauma, by societal views, by prejudice, always by circumstances outside of their control. Supporters can also buy strings of color coded lights to decorate their bikes and themselves on the evening of the event. Show support by purchasing strings for favorite organizations—Compassion for Campers, Jail Brakers, The Break Teen Center in Crystal Lake, The Illinois Migrant Council, Live4Lali, Woodstock Pride, and Lemonade & Advocate.
For the latest information on the ride visit the Facebook event.
Saturday, June 21 from 3:00 to 5:30 pm the McHenry County Junteenth celebration returns for the third time at a new indoor venue, the Center for the Arts (Music, Culture and Movement) at 1690 S. Eastwood Drive ( Rt. 47) in Woodstock.
The McHenry County Juneteenth Organization, founded and spearheaded County Board Member Gloria Van Hof, promises “an afternoon filled with music, dance, and community. Celebrate freedom and unity with a special program by Stev Walker and the Artistas Da Capoeira Woodstock troupe, the soaring vocals of Darlene Benton and learn about McHenry County’s connection to the Underground Railroad with Gloria Van Hof and another County Board Member Pam Althoff. Enjoy catered soul food by Chef Joanne Thomas, local exhibitors and fun activities for all ages.
Juneteenth commemorates the date of June 19, 1865, when Union troops marched to Galveston, Texas and enforced the January 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, freeing over 250,000 enslaved persons still held in bondage, deprived of their freedom and basic dignity. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth officially became a Federal holiday after being signed into law by President Joe Biden. The current regime is not recognizing or celebrating the day in any way and is scrubbing government web sites of any reference to it.
The event is free and open to the public but requests registration.
Saturday evening Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 5603 Bull Valley Road in McHenry invites the public to share its annual Summer Solstice service.
Celebrate the sUUmmer Solstice with food, readings, intention, music, and a simple dance. There will be an eat and greet at 6:30 pm and the service will start at 7. Bring a chair and a treat to share.
Everyone is invited to wear white, yellow, gold, orange, and/or red and women can don long and flowing gowns, a scarf, or a crown of flowers to celebrate their inner royalty.
The event will be on the church grounds, weather permitting. The observation should conclude at sunset at 8:34 pm.
The event is family friendly, free, and open to the public. A free will collection will be taken.
For more information visit https://treeoflifeuu.org/services/suummer-solstice/.
If you can cram all of that in you will earn a blessed sabbath on Sunday.
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