August 2024: Moonshadow

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Join Us for an Uplifting Celebration of Life!

11th August 2024

10:45 - Coffee, tea and mingling

11:00 - Program

12:00 - Potluck - Bring something to share!

Program

If you didn't get the chance to see totality during the most recent total eclipse, come enjoy the experience the vicariously from someone who did! Former member Fausto D'Apuzzo will speak with us over Zoom from his new home in Seattle about how solar eclipses are an opportunity to Wonder More. He will discuss the physics of how and when eclipse happen, share a historical overview of our understanding of eclipses, describe the different phenomena observable during a total solar eclipse, and recount his first hand viewing of the April 8th total eclipse from Mazatlan, Mexico.

We'll also celebrate the sun and eclipses in song with singalongs to:

1. Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler

2. Soak up the Sun by Sheryl Crow

3. You are the Sunshine of my Life by Stevie Wonder

4. And a medley of Walkin' on the Sun by Smash Mouth, Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden, and Kashmir by Led Zeppelin.

MASKING NOTICE

Due to the high wastewater concentration of Covid in the South Bay over the past month and a number of infections in our community, we highly recommend wearing a mask during the Assembly. Please be fully vaccinated and COVID-free for the last five days before attending.

Potluck

Use the sign-up sheet to tell us what you're bringing to the after-Assembly potluck! Eat indoors or step outdoors to the side driveway. Join us for social time and fostering friendships, even if you haven't brought a dish.