Here’s a list of all the events and publications that we can link you to in the coming weeks.

Events

February 13 at 7:00 PM

Fairy Tale Salon – This month, especially on Valentine’s Day, we tend to culturally focus on the idea of romantic love… but there are many kinds of love, and many ways of showing it. What’s your particular “love language,” and how do you want to show love this month? Is there anyone you especially want to show love to right now? Maybe you have a friend or a family member going through a rough time? Or maybe the person you know who most needs love right now is you – in which case, how can you show yourself some more love?

If you’d like to participate, just make sure that you’re on the Salonnières tier or higher for the month of February!

February 18 at 7:00 PM

Book Club – We’re so excited to announce that our book for February is all about love… in all different kinds of forms – The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna! Here’s the write up – 

“A warm and uplifting novel about an isolated witch whose opportunity to embrace a quirky new family—and a new love—changes the course of her life.

As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don’t mingle and draw attention. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by strangers, she’s used to being alone and she follows the rules…with one exception: an online account, where she posts videos “pretending” to be a witch. She thinks no one will take it seriously.

But someone does. An unexpected message arrives, begging her to travel to the remote and mysterious Nowhere House to teach three young witches how to control their magic. It breaks all of the rules, but Mika goes anyway, and is immediately tangled up in the lives and secrets of not only her three charges, but also an absent archaeologist, a retired actor, two long-suffering caretakers, and…Jamie. The handsome and prickly librarian of Nowhere House would do anything to protect the children, and as far as he’s concerned, a stranger like Mika is a threat. An irritatingly appealing threat.

As Mika begins to find her place at Nowhere House, the thought of belonging somewhere begins to feel like a real possibility. But magic isn’t the only danger in the world, and when peril comes knocking at their door, Mika will need to decide whether to risk everything to protect a found family she didn’t know she was looking for….”

And here’s what people are saying – 

“Mandanna crafts a cast of winningly quirky characters, each with their own part to play in Mika’s path to belonging… This charming romantic fantasy is a gem.” – Publishers Weekly [Starred Review]

“This whimsical romance is full of quirky, lovable characters who will charm even the grumpiest of readers. It’s an enchanting story that brings to life the wonders of finally finding your people and letting love find you.” – The Washington Post

If you would like to join us, make sure you’re on the $7+ tier on our Patreon for the month of February!

February 25 at 6:45 PM

Smithsonian Associates: Sleeping Beauty – Once Upon a Dream – You probably think you know the story of the cursed girl hidden away in the castle overgrown with thorns. There’s an evil, jealous fairy and a magical spinning wheel, and it all turns out well due to true love’s kiss. It’s one of our most famous, well-loved, and most often retold fairy tales. But “Sleeping Beauty” actually has a long and complicated past, one filled with goddesses, magic rings, astrology, and atrocities far beyond anything you’d ever see in a Disney film.

“Sleeping Beauty” has existed in countless versions around the world, and its roots go back to at least early French medieval texts. We can even connect it to earlier stories about the seasons. The idea of the beauty of nature undergoing a temporary death in the autumn, only to return to life with the arrival of spring, is a cross-cultural concept perhaps best exemplified by the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone. It’s also easily applied to the story of the cursed sleeping maiden who reawakens to a world born anew. This is a tale that repeatedly raises questions of cycles, propriety, and what love really means.

Folklorists Sara Cleto and Brittany Warman of the Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic explore “Sleeping Beauty,” delving into how people tell the story around the world, what changes it has undergone, and how it has been retold to tackle new ideas in recent times. What captivates us so much about this tale, and how might we take possibly the most passive fairy-tale princess of all and make her relevant for modern audiences? The lecture also includes a few prompts for audience interaction.

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Current Courses Available

$7 – Until February 17th at Midnight ET!

Find Your Fairy Tale Mini-Course – Find Your Fairy Tale is a bite-sized mini course made to help you connect genuinely with the world of fairy tales and tap into the personal stories that underpin your life – so that you can harness their power or even start to change them. We guarantee academic excellence, dedication to whimsy, and an avenue right into a real sense of everyday enchantment. 

Some people swear by their Enneagram (we’re both 3s) or their Zodiac sign (*waves in Virgo and Scorpio*). We’re all about fairy tales and the insights they reveal.

Click here to grab it!

$47 – Available Until February 17th at Midnight ET!

Happily Ever After?: Valentine’s Day Lore, Fairy Tales, and Fairy-Tale Weddings Mini Course – At Carterhaugh, we are RECLAIMING Valentine’s Day in the name of folklore! If you love Valentine’s Day, this course is for you. If thinking about Valentine’s Day makes you want to roll your eyes until they fall out or binge watch movies with lots of explosions, this course is also for you. Through a combination of video lectures, written tales, extra resources, and group discussion, we will lead you through some of our favorite Valentine’s Day tales and lore!

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