ANON-pARTy/SCIENCE COMMUNITY CALENDAR
1. MARKET STREET BLOOMS/ OPENING - 5.13.11
2. NEXUS/ THE FIRE BALL - 5.14.11
3. DEB SLATER DANCE NIGHTBLOOMS BENEFIT - 5.17.11
4 .BLACK ROCK ARTS BENEFIT - 5.19.11
5. OAKLAND ART MURMURAMA - 5.21.11
6. BM TEMPLE OF TRANSITION BENEFIT - 5.25.11
7. THE DoLAB LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE - 5.27-30.11
8. HARMONY FESTIVAL/ SANTA ROSA - 6.10-12.11
9. HELP AGENT RED GET WELL!
10. HELP OSHAN FROM OM SHAN TEA HOUSE
11. BURNING
MAN - some '10 + '09 Recap + Useful Links
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1. MARKET STREET BLOOMS/ OPENING - 5.13.11
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ART IN STOREFRONTS (AIS) returns to Central Market St. Friday, May 13, 2011 // 5−8 pm |
Music, speeches and mural unveiling begin at 5:00 pm Procession up Market St. w/ Gamelan X begins at 5:45 Continued festivities (with the Unimog!) The Black Rock Arts Foundation proudly announces a collaboration with the SF Arts Commission in the installation of Karen Cusolito's Market Street 'Blooms' at the U.N. Plaza. Interactive Art: You're invited to play Bulbous, a temporary wall of drums created by Office Division! |
Entertainment includes: - Gamelan X - John Brothers Piano Company - The Jaz Sawyer Trio - The Space Cowboys and The Unimog. Art in Storefronts Artists include: |
2. NEXUS/ THE FIRE BALL - 5.14.11
Help NEXUS manifest on the playa in 2011 - come party with us!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
NEXUS presents
THE FIRE BALL :: Nexus Burning Man Fundraiser
NEXUS brought the heat at Burning Man in 2010, the Pyrosphere, the Tesla shows,
the Funktion One sound and world class lineup of amazing djs, vjs, circus performers and all sorts of random freaks.
Experience a magical evening of cutting edge electronic music, visual art, massage,
connection, community, fire performance, interactive tech madness and even a little bit of burlesque.
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9pm - 6am @ 550 Barneveld Ave. 21+ w/ ID. Pre-sales start at $12/ $20 at the door before 10:30pm TICKETS: http://nexusfireball.eventbrite.com |
4 Areas of Music w/
| RadioHiro Comma R-Kidz of The Lawgiverz Mancub Kitty-D Timonkey Christian Martin Antacid (live) Digital Honey Mozaic Mr. Projectile |
Dov Shawna S.I.M.O. Dfunkt Napsty Alabaster Kane Dax Dr. Rek D Graph Dabis + TBA + SPECIAL GUESTS! |
Visuals by Dustin, Dax, VJ Science & friends
Burlesque with Stella Noir, Dixie Delish, Roxy Reve
Fire Art and Interactive Kinect Hacks by Erin Banwell
This is a fully permitted space with 4 areas of music and outside smoking patio.
3. DEB SLATER DANCE/ NIGHTBLOOMS BENEFIT - 5.17.11
ODC THEATER & DEBORAH SLATER DANCE THEATER
Present a BENEFIT for NIGHTBLOOMS (working title)
Playwright JULIE HEBERT &
Choreographer DEBORAH SLATER
...Plus performance excerpts
HOST: ROB BAILIS
TUESDAY MAY 17
6:30-8PM
@ ODC Theater
3153 17th Street
Parking Lot Kitty Corner to Theater
$50
PLEASE RSVP by May 12:
www.deborahslater.org
info@deborahslater.org
415-267-7687 for reservations
or use our donations page
http://www.deborahslater.org/donate.php
Choreographer Deborah Slater, in collaboration with playwright Julie Hébert and Rob Bailis/ODC Theater, are developing a production of Nightblooms (working title), a play with movement exploring the inner world of a woman the night before her 60th birthday—looking back and looking ahead—as she faces repercussions of choices made long before. Ultimately, the play is about the paradoxical nature of the deepening of personal awareness and the troubling, ever escalating loss of capacity that comes with aging: the eccentric process of choosing how to live—given the weight of the past and pressures of the future—in a chaotic, paradoxical, all-inclusive present moment. Slater and Hébert will work collaboratively to create the play, weaving together text and movement to integrate the fragmented memories, impulses and revelations that illuminate the central character’s psyche. |
4. ARTPAD SF/ BLACK ROCK ARTS BENEFIT
Join us for a special evening!
Private Preview of ArtPad SF:
A benefit for the Black Rock Arts Foundation
Celebrate the extraordinary contemporary artists and galleries that
enrich the Bay Area and beyond, and enjoy an evening of performances,
live music and much more at this opening night party for ArtPadSF!
This is an intimate, exclusive engagement designed to connect core
BRAF supporters, San Francisco's world-renowned museums, galleries,
arts institutions, and artists. ArtPadSF offers art enthusiasts and
seasoned collectors alike the opportunity to discover current trends
and artistic practices presented by local, national and international
galleries and artists.
Don’t miss out! Buy tickets now at blackrockarts.org!
Join the participating galleries and artists of the first annual
ArtPadSF at legendary Phoenix Hotel for a first look at this
exciting, alternative art fair. Enjoy an entertaining evening of
emerging contemporary art, commissioned performances, and liberal
libations.
Proceeds from ArtPadSF's Opening Night celebration will benefit The
Black Rock Arts Foundation!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
At the Phoenix Hotel
601 Eddy St.
San Francisco, CA 94109
Ticket Packages:
Premiere Lounge and Poolside Soiree
$125 online presale; $150 at the door
7:00 pm – Midnight
Includes an evening of featured and roaming performances, DJs, heavy
passed hors d'oeuvres, and hosted bar and exclusive access to the
lounge from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Also includes passes to the weekend's
other ArtPad events.
Poolside Soiree Only
$50 online presale; $75 at the door
7:00 pm - Midnight
Includes an evening of featured and roaming performances, DJs, light
passed hors d'oeuvres, and one complimentary cocktail beverage.
Tickets are on sale at www.blackrockarts.org/events/artpad-sf
Bay Area artists set the stage for this exciting new event with site
specific and multimedia performances, interactive art, live music and
DJs with original scores and mixes created especially for the
occasion.
Featuring Performances by:
* A rather unconventional operatic performance by soprano Diva Marisa
Lenhardt (www.divamarisa.com)
* A processional performance by Loyd Family Players
(www.theloydfamilyplayers.com,) mixing street theater, samba,
hip-hop, funk, heavy metal, dancehall & reggae.
* Debut work by local composer and musician, EO
(www.soundsliketree.com)
* San Francisco's live electric cello + vocal looping mavericks,
LOOP!STATION (loopthis.com)
* Infectious dance beats by DJ Jive (Heart Deco)
(www.fixsf.com/dj-jive) and Smoove
* Wearable art and performances by Bad Unkl Sista
(www.badunklsista.com,) Miranda Caroligne (www.mirandacaroligne.com,)
and Daphne Ruff (weadartists.org/daphne-ruff)
* Site specific dance performance by Capacitor (www.capacitor.org)
...and more!
See you there!
5. MURMURAMA: AN OAKLAND ART FAIR CELEBRATIONS
Saturday May 21, 2011, 7 – 10 PM
Downtown Oakland, CA
Between 23rd and 26th Streets, between Telegraph Ave. & Broadway
Close to 19th Street BART station
Paid parking lots and street parking available nearby
ART MURMUR: http://oaklandartmurmur.com
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=202263499805263
Oakland Art Murmur is pleased to announce the first annual Murmurama, a multi-venue celebration including art exhibitions, artist talks, live music, food, wine tasting, special performances and more. Murmurama will take place on the Saturday evening of the San Francisco art fair weekend. Art fair attendees from afar are invited to take part in the thriving and nationally recognized Oakland art scene generated by the artists and galleries behind Oakland Art Murmur. Bay Area locals are encouraged to enjoy some of the region’s most refreshing art and numerous gallery activities on a night other than ever-popular First Fridays. At least ten galleries within walking distance of one another will open their doors and host special events between the hours of 7 and 10 PM. Participating galleries include Buzz Gallery, Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Hatch Gallery, Johansson Projects, Krowswork, Mercury 20 Gallery, The Moon, PHOTO, Studio Quercus and Vessel Gallery. A short list of special events includes music performances by Kara Alexis Young Project and Goodriddler, Early and Often; artist talks by Lisa Levine and Peter Tonningsen; and wine tasting by Bigvine Wines. Farley’s East cafe is just one of the local businesses offering specials during Murmurama. Murmurama galleries will collect donations benefiting victims of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. Murmurama is free and open to the public, although select activities may require a fee. FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=202263499805263 |
6. BM TEMPLE OF TRANSITION BENEFIT - 5.25.11
Wednesday, May 25 · 6:00pm - 10:00pm
@ The Bently Reserve
301 Battery St. San Francisco, CA 94111
Tickets on sale now @ http://temple2011.eventbrite.com/
KICKSTARTER:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1098029929/the-temple-of-transition-burning-man-2011
More info at temple2011.org
We are pleased to announce that our key creators and project leads will be gathering here in San Francisco from all over the planet! Please join us for a Summit to meet, greet and inform about the project, its aspirations and scope. Kiwi and Irish, two of the masterminds of the International Arts Megacrew, will give a brief presentation at 8pm.
Tickets are $50 and include your entry into a raffle with two prizes of Burning Man tickets - one totally complimentary and the other at the artist rate of $150 !! Your ticket also includes a complimentary beverage at the bar as well as delicious international hors d'oeuvres. Both live music, best described as infectious sophisticated schwing, and DJ'd world beats will add to your evening as well as our own photo booth and a silent auction.
This auction includes 6 altars created by known local artists on the main themes of this year's temple: Birth, Union, Growth, Death, Decay and Gratitude. Also for auction are art, photography, bodywork, handmade jewelry, fashion, and a plethora of delightful and unusual offerings generously contributed by our community. (More coming in all the time, please contact sWitch@comcast.net if you have something you would like to contribute.)
Please do join us for this special evening and be part of raising this years Temple from the dust!
Tickets on sale now at http://temple2011.eventbrite.com/
Temple donations via kickstarter also more than welcome! Whatever amount large or small makes you feel happy to be a part of raising this Temple. Your help is important!
7. THE DoLAB LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE - 5.27-30.11
The Do LaB Presents
Lightning in a Bottle 2011
May 27-30, 2011
@ Oak Canyon Ranch
Silverado, California
Lightning in a Bottle Announces Initial Lineup Featuring:
Pretty Lights, Thievery Corporation (dj set), Lucent Dossier Experience, Bonobo (dj set), Beats Antique, MiM0SA , Nick Warren, Claude VonStroke, Random Rab and the Infinidroid, Pantyraid, Baths, Eskmo, KRADDY, Lee Burridge and much more
FULL INFO: http://lightninginabottle.org/
BUY TIX HERE!
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/LightningInaBottle
The Do LaB 's reality-expanding 6th annual Lightning in a Bottle Festival.
Building on the success of last year’s event which drew over 7,000 attendees, the four day, three night festival will once again be held on 100 sprawling acres of hills, trees and reservoirs at beautiful Oak Canyon Ranch, located just one hour south of Los Angeles and 45 minutes north of San Diego.
Lightning in a Bottle, which has been described in the press as an enlightened cross between
Coachella and Burning Man, was recently named a recipient of the prestigious European Festival Awards’ Outstanding Greener Festival Award.
Lightning in a Bottle , the one-part electro-tastic, one-part environmentally friendly California music festival, returns for its sixth incarnation May 27-30 on the 100 sprawling acres of hills, trees and reservoirs at Silverado’s Oak Canyon Ranch. Presented by The Do LaB , the festival will look to build on the success of last year’s event — which drew over 7,000 attendees — with a 2011 bill topped by Pretty Lights and a Thievery Corporation DJ set. Other confirmed heavyweights include Lucent Dossier Experience, Bonobo (DJ Set), Beats Antique, Claude VonStroke, MiM0SA, Nick Warren, Random Rab and the Infinidroid, Eskmo, PANTyRAiD, Baths, Fools Gold, Emancipator, Lee Burridge, Y La Bamba and many others.
In addition to the music, this year’s Lightning in a Bottle will also feature green living workshops, providing easy, Do-It-Yourself lessons on creating a healthy, low-cost, sustainable lifestyle, organic food vendors, and yoga and dance classes taught by industry leaders. Plus, there will be large scale art installations, children’s activities, live performance troupes and Lightning in a Paintcan, where local artists transform over- sized mural panels into paintings which are then sold in a silent auction with the proceeds benefiting The Do LaB’s brand new non-profit organization, DoArt Foundation. The Foundation is a social enterprise dedicated to developing artist-audience relationships throughout local and international communities.
One-day, two-day, and three-day passes are now available and can be purchased via the festival’s website .
8. HARMONY FESTIVAL/ SANTA ROSA - 6.10-12.11
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FULL INFO @ http://www.harmonyfestival.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=161659460555218 TWITTER: @HarmonyFestival (for special promotions and news blasts!) |
The most dynamic music program in Harmony Festival history has been expanded to include its first ever performance by legendary jam rockers PRIMUS, debut appearance of Alt-rock pioneers THE FLAMING LIPS and a return appearance by the hotter-than-ever MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD plus... G. Love & Special Sauce. Five stages, three days, two nights--one unforgettable experience!
PRIMUS • THE FLAMING LIPS
MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD
G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE
GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS
EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS
RAILROAD EARTH
KRISHNA DAS WITH NATACHA ATLAS & TIRALINE
GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY • LOST AT LAST TRIBE
SOJA • ROOTZ UNDERGROUND
DAVID STARFIRE ENSEMBLE • GAUDI • OPIUO • SHIMSHAI
Tribute to Jerry Garcia featuring Jesse McReynolds, Moon Alice,
and the David Nelson Band
The Soft White Sixties • El Radio Fantastique • Three Legged Sister
...and more!
PLUS SPEAKERS:
Mike Farrell • Mariel Hemingway & Bobby Williams
John & Ocean Robbins • Will Durst • Caroline Casey • The Yes Men
James Twyman • Dr. Steven Greer • Mahendra Kumar Trivedi and more
Plus the return of the Eco Rally Action Sports Zone!
350 vendors, camping, kids under 6 are FREE!
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MYSTIC BEAT LOUNGE * TECHNO-TRIBAL DANCE
Harmony Festival's late-night attraction, Mystic Beat Lounge - Techno-Tribal Dance's After Dark, kicks off its lineup announcements with the shimmering, pulsing pop music of GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY, ethno-dubstep-mashup-wompadelic DAVID STARFIRE ENSEMBLE featuring a very special full DJ/band for our magical event, plus Australian producer/electronic musician OPIUO, whose unique blend of highly original, extremely funky, futuristic, hoppo hop dubstep and glitchy breakbeats has quickly built him a strong international following. We're getting stoked for the 2011 Techno-Tribal Community Dance! Get your Whole Festival Tickets now...After Dark will sell out!
So much to hear, see, do, eat and love...all out in the fresh air & sunshine and under the stars!
9. HELP AGENT RED GET WELL! "Agent Red" is well-known in the Burning Man community as a world-traveled performer, aerialist and event producer. She was one of the founding members of the Lucent Dossier Experience and has performed alongside Cyndi Lauper, Flaming Lips, Devendra Banhart, Panic at the Disco, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Shpongle, Gogol Bordello, Bassnectar, Beats Antique, Helios Jive, Particle, Mutaytor, Cirque Berzerk, Vau De Vire Society and Firegroove. In addition to her performance career, she also works for Art Seen Alliance in Austin, TX where she produces Art Outside Festival, one of Texas' largest outdoor art festivals. Even with her million dollar liability policy against hurting others, she has no medical insurance for herself. Thank you. |
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