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  • The Oak Hill Tea Festival is held each year in conjunction with the Oak Leaf Festival. The Tea Festival is scheduled from 12 to 6 p.m. Aug. 25 at 225 Church Street. For a complete schedule of the event’s activities, see the story inside. Here, Meghan McVey samples lychee tea at the 2011 festival as Scott Beha waits for her reaction. Pouring tea is Janice Sumpter. Also pictured is Abigail Rose. See schedule on page 2 FILE PHOTO

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August 13, 2012

Oak Hill Tea Festival

The Oak Hill Tea Festival is held each year in conjunction with the Oak Leaf Festival. The Tea Festival is scheduled from 12 to 6 p.m. Aug. 25 at 225 Church Street. For a complete schedule of the event’s activities, see the story inside. Here, Meghan McVey samples lychee tea at the 2011 festival as Scott Beha waits for her reaction. Pouring tea is Janice Sumpter. Also pictured is Abigail Rose.

Oak Hill Tea Festival Schedule of Events



(The Tea Festival will be held Aug. 25 from 12 to 6 p.m. at 225 Church Street, Oak Hill.)



Featured teas: mango tea, mint julep tea and our special blend Jafary tea

Hourly workshops will be offered by a herbalist from Academy on:

-- Making tinctures

-- Making herbal oils

-- Help for menopause

-- Natural herbs for diabetes

-- Learning to live with fibromyalgia

-- Handmade paper and collage



12 to 12:20 — History of tea and its health benefits, Dr. Hassan Amjad (classroom/limit 24)

12:30 to 12:50 — Simple herbs for common illnesses, Janice Sumpter (classroom/limit 24)

1 p.m. — Queen Victoria II “taking tea” in full costume dress by local artist/designer Paul Contin (Tea Pavilion)

2 p.m. — Chi Gong with Dr. Gus Saldana and yoga with Harmony Koplov (Tea Pavilion)

3 p.m. — Japanese Tea Ceremony as practiced in Japan (Tea Pavilion)

3:30 to 3:50 — Herbs everyone can use/weeds in your backyard, Eva Risti (classroom/limit 24)

4 to 4:20 — How the water you drink affects your health, Bev Walkup (classroom/limit 24)

4:30 to 5 — Wild Flowers of Glade Creek, Cranberry Glades and Kate Mountain (classroom/limit 24)



Vending is free, however you must bring your own tables and organizers ask that offers/information be related to health/herbal/medication products. For more information, contact Janice Sumpter at 304-465-1047, 304-663-4580 or at mssumpter@hotmail.com.

 

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