SUGAR SKULL WORKSHOPS all this week:

You are invited to come participate in the annual sugar skull workshops at the OAO Temple Haus this week, all week long! These super-fun crafting nights are this Monday through Friday from 7-11pm at the OAO Temple at 9463 Upper Miller Creek Road in Missoula. Please feel free to stop by at any time during any of these evening events. These are also parade prep days, so we are thankful for everyone's help in making skulls to be freely distributed at the annual Festival of Remembrance Procession on Dia de los Meurtos in downtown Missoula (November 2nd: 6-8pm). Participants are welcome to take home a few of the skulls they decorate, in addition to helping assemble as many as you feel inspired to create for the parade! Everyone is invited to join in one or more of the crafting nights as well as to march with us in the parade and distribute sugar skulls, sugar cookies and good cheer! Fun Halloween films will also be screened during the workshops; feel free to bring or suggest your favorites!

Please note that these workshops and our group involvement in Day of the Dead traditions are intended as a fun, educational and community-bonding activities that honor the ancestors as well as Mexican, Central American and ancient Aztec traditions. It is through cross-cultural immersions such as these, that we can all come to better understand the world around us. OAO is blessed to have the support of many Mexican citizens and Hispanic/Latino-Americans.

What to bring: OAO encourages guests to bring snacks (organic/sustainable if possible) for everyone to munch on while crafting skulls. This is also a time of year when alcohol may be consumed (optional), and the most traditional drinks of the season are tequila and wine. (If you plan to drink, please do not consume over the legal limit unless your transportation is per-arranged. The events are all-ages, and one must be 21 to consume alcohol.)

These workshops are NO-CHARGE, however donations are encouraged and gratefully accepted, as they help us cover supply costs and labor. All donations are tax-deductible, and receipts are available by request (501c3).


Opus Aima Obscurae (OAO) Temple, Farm & Community Center



Mission Statement: To serve as a rural temple, ceremonial space and educational resource center for the study of global earth-based spirituality; offering a creative multicultural environment for the practice of esoteric rituals, humanities education & community-supported agriculture.



More information: Opus Aima Obscurae, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, is Missoula’s first multicultural Neopagan Temple & Farm. OAO's influences range from Wicca to Hinduism, and members believe that love and wisdom can be found in all spiritual paths. OAO frequently offers multicultural workshops, Open Library Days, community farming and gardening, public seasonal ceremonies, Tarot consultations, healing rituals and personal Rites of Passage. They can be reached at temple@opusaimaobscurae.org



Location: 9463 Upper Miller Creek Rd. (4.5 miles UP from Brooks, on the right)

Landline: 406.926.1802 / Cell: 406.207.1171

Web: www.opusaimaobscurae.org & www.facebook.com/opusaimaobscurae