Chasing the Rainbow by Tish Owen © 2007 WillowTree Press ISBN
0-9678221-5-7 192 pages Paperback $14.95 (U.S.)
Okay, how many of you have ever attended a Pagan festival? Okay, how many
of those have felt "I could do a better job of running a festival?" Want
to
bet? Do you think these things grow organically? Just plant the seed of
an
idea and it will all come together. Sure it will.and if you believe that
I
have some ocean-front property in Arizona I want to unload.
I started reading this book and was immediately trans****ted to some of the
festivals I attended years ago, during the infancy of the festival
movement.
Admittedly, it has been years since I have been able to attend, but I
definitely could sympathize with some of the events she related.
My first experience of festival attendance was an over-nighter in the
Midwest and everything went perfectly (except for the biker gang that
wanted
to have a "witch hunt"). We managed to survive that encounter without any
bloodshed and only a few hangovers in the morning.
Tish offers plenty of suggestions and personal experiences to illustrate
the
joys, and sorrows, of running a festival. She writes in a friendly, easy
to
understand style. This book is one that has needed writing for quite a
while. I am gratified that it has finally made its way into print. No, I
don't plan to run a festival, but I really feel that the festival-going
Pagan community needs to know what goes into make a festival happen.
Of course, there are some things at any festival that you will not be
happy
with. Maybe this will inspire you to offer constructive suggestions, and
perhaps even cause you to volunteer your time and experience to make the
next festival more enjoyable for all.
After reading this book you will, I hope, have more understanding of what
the festival organizers have gone through in order to attract you, your
friends, and all those VIPs to the festival. And you will, I sincerely
hope, take the time to express your appreciation to those individuals.
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