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Schedule of Events
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OBOD Gulf Coast Gathering 2022
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Thursday (March 17)
1:00 p.m.                           Check-In
3:00–4:00 p.m.                  Opening Ritual 
4:00–5:00                          Free time
5:00–6:00 p.m.                  Dinner (welcome, announcements)
6:30–7:00 p.m.                  Druid candidates meet with Art
                                          Initiated Druids meet with Kathleen for ritual prep
7:00–8:00 p.m.                  Druid initiation (open to all initiated OBOD Druids)
7:12 p.m.                           Sunset
8:00 p.m.                           Eisteddfod Around the Campfire (midnight curfew!)


Friday (March 18)
7:00–8:00 a.m.                  Breakfast
7:06 a.m.                           Sunrise
9:00–10:00 a.m.                Guided meditation with Kate Laborde
10:00–10:30 a.m.              Coffee/snack break
10:30–11:30 a.m.              “Storytelling as Magic” (Joe Rielinger)
12:00–1:00 p.m.                Lunch                
1:30–2:30 p.m.                  “How to Tell a Story” (Gale Park)
2:30–3:00 p.m.                  Free time
3:00–3:30 p.m.                  Bardic Initiates meet with Art
                                          All other participants meet with Kathleen for ritual prep
4:00–5:00 p.m.                  Bardic Initiations (open to all initiated OBOD Bards, Ovates, and Druids) 
5:00–6:00 p.m.                  Dinner
6:30–7:00 p.m.                  Ovate Initiates meet with Art
                                          Initiated ovates and druids meet with Kathleen for ritual prep
7:00 p.m.                           Ovate Initiations (open to all initiated OBOD Ovates, and Druids)
7:13 p.m.                           Sunset
8:00 p.m.                           Eisteddfod Around the Campfire (midnight curfew)

 
Saturday (March 19)
7:00–8:00 a.m.                   Breakfast
7:01 a.m.                            Sunrise
8:30–9:30 a.m.                   Grade Breakout Sessions
10:00–11:30 a.m.               “Tales of Gwalchmei” (Gail Nyoka)
12:00–1:00 p.m.                 Lunch
1:00–3:00 p.m.                   Free time/ritual prep             
3:00–4:30 p.m.                   Alban Eilir Ritual
5:00–6:00 p.m.                   Dinner (with results of raffle and silent auction)
6:30–7:30 p.m.                  “Forest Tales: Ghosts of Reverence Past” (Art Scarbrough)
7:14 p.m.                            Sunset
8:00 p.m.                            Eisteddfod Around the Campfire (midnight curfew)


Sunday (March 20)
7:00–8:00 a.m.                  Grab-n-Go Breakfast
7:04 a.m.                           Sunrise
8:00–9:00 a.m.                  Begin site clean–up!
9:00 a.m.                           Closing Ritual
10:33 a.m.                         Vernal Equinox
1:00 p.m.                           Final Check–out for all guests (firm!)