Saturday, December 10, 6-9pm, Wolfe Park Shelterhouse, 105 Park Dr.

The Winter Solstice — also known as The Longest Night, Midwinter, Yule, and Jol — is a day that human beings across the globe have been celebrating since the Stone Age over 15,000 years ago. It represents the shortest period of sunlight in a single day for the whole year, and in turn, the longest period of darkness.

The winter months to follow were typically difficult for early peoples. In fact, they came to be known as “the famine months.” Today, of course, winters aren’t so hard on our stomachs — quite the opposite for many of us! But our human need for community, connection, and celebration has not changed. And so we are excited to announce that we will once again be hosting our annual Winter Solstice Banquet and we’d love it if you joined us.

The menu for this year will consist of:

Chicken Piccata: Piccata roasted chicken sliced thin and topped with a traditional lemon caper sauce alongside a white rice medley

Cuban Roast Pork: with black beans and Spanish rice garnished with fried plantains

Bowtie Pasta (Vegan): Bowtie Pasta with artichoke hearts, fresh Roma tomatoes, and capers in a tomato sauce

Salad, Bread, Drinks and Deserts

No smoking or alcohol are permitted at the facility.

The presentation this year will be short, we will take a few moments to thank our event hosts for the year as well as present the Humanist of the Year award.

For those who would like to continue the fellowship after the formal event, you may join us after the event at The Railhouse at 212 Kelton Ave.

We look forward to celebrating the end of another successful year with all of you!

Please RSVP by Saturday, November 26.

Hosted by Humanist Community of Central Ohio [HCCO].