[Twan's List] V05:Issue004

AJ metpix at aol.com
Thu Oct 1 12:28:04 PDT 2009


Hello Again,

Long time no communicate. I hope you've been well and happy in some  
way. Here we are in October already, and this being only the 4th  
posting sent out to this list this year. With so many options for  
information sharing and social networking, I figure that consistent  
posting to this list may be a bit redundant. So I hope you don't mind  
getting the occasional updates from me from time to time. Not to  
mention that I've been out of the country for three months, and  
getting ready to leave the country again for a few more, which makes  
it a bit more challenging in being a consistent list master...

However, while I'm temporarily here in L.A., I might as well send out  
some info regarding some exciting events happening now and in the  
very near future. Let's see... we've got the Water Woman Festival  
starting today through Sunday in Joshua Tree, The L.A. Burning Man  
Decompression this Saturday, the San Francisco Burning Man  
Decompression, "How to Survive the Apocalypse: A Burning Opera" also  
in SF, and a host of other happenings for your hedonistic,  
voyeuristic, and participatory pleasure.

Do what thou wilt!


Twan


http://www.twanslist.com



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** OCT. 1 - 4: WATER WOMAN FESTIVAL - GATHERING OF THE ECO-TRIBES **
** SAT. OCT. 3: L.A. BURNING MAN DECOMPRESSION **
** SAT. OCT 3: SPACE ISLAND'S ANNUAL POST-DECOM EVENT **
** SF: HOW TO SURVIVE THE APOCALYPSE: A BURNING OPERA **
** STILT CIRCUS NEWSLETTER **
** VENICE BAND LIVE SHOWS IN OCTOBER **
** OCT. 11: 10TH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO BURNING MAN DECOMPRESSION **
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** OCT. 1 - 4: WATER WOMAN FESTIVAL - GATHERING OF THE ECO-TRIBES **

      http://www.twanslist.com/2009/water-woman-festival/

(Water Woman first appeared on the BRC Playa in 1994 and was a much  
loved art installation on the Playa for many years. Created by master  
artist and visionary freak Ray Cirino, it has now evolved into an eco- 
educational festival. Please come on out! -- Twan)

Water Woman Festival - Gathering of the Eco-Tribes
@ Joshua Tree Lake Campground
October 1-4, 2009
Tickets still only $75 for 4 Full Days/3 Nights including camping
& Single Day Tickets available  - ONLY $25
Bring your Heart & Your Art - Bring Ceremonial Objects
Be Prepared for Wettings!
Bring Drums & Instruments for *FULL MOON RITUALS*
Bring Rocks/Crystals and dirt to mix into Creation!

Fusing Art and Ecological Design; Inspiring the Future
Be Showered With Possibilities!

Scheduled speakers/workshops include:
October 1
* SunRay Kelley "Elemental Force" Master Natural Builder
* Kata Polano, Michael Blaha, Scott Howard-Earthen Artists/Cob Building
* Bruce Thauburn~ Permaculture Visionary
* Ray Cirino~ Extreme Green Artist
*Greg Glenn~ Water Gardens

October 2
* Lori Grace~Conscious Communication/Living Mandala
* Dr. Tony Pereira~ Institute for Sustainable Engineering, UCLA
* Art Ludwig~Oasis Design, Ecological Design & Publishing
* Shannon Dealy, Miguel Elliot and more Earthen Artists & Natural  
Builders
* Laura Fox~Visionary Culture Radio
* Ray Cirino~Extreme Green Artist

October 3
* Ed Begley, Jr., Green-Activist-Actor, speaking & participating in
workshops--plus TV crew for Planet Green TV Show)
* Jonah Reyolds~Earthship Biotecture
* Marilyn Crenshaw~The Green Architect
* Art Kunkin~Immorality the Secret Finally Revealed
* Special Panel Discussion: "What's happening to the planet"

October 4th
* Activating the Dream Visionary Culture Panel Interaction
Laura Fox - Anchor the Dream Workshop/Theater

MUSIC & SPECIAL PERFORMANCES INCLUDE:

October 1
Opening Goddess Rituals
Janareh Nova
Fontain's MUSE
Singing Bear
Opening Goddess Rituals & Performance, & More!

October 2
Opening Goddess Rituals & Performance
Riki Hendrix Band~Jimi Hendrix Experience!
MAETAR
Permaculture Pipe Ritual, Drum Circle & More!

October 3
Opening Ceremony
Unclejack
Scott Huckabay
Wayward Monks
& Many more special performances!

October 4th
Closing Ceremonies
Jiva Jive
Peace Tribe
Land of the Blind
Fontain's MUSE
& MORE

Activities and more:
* Mother Nature's Kids Activity Zone!
* Local artists and craftsmen
* Eco Art Exhibition
* Water Play Structures
* Goddess Dipping Pool
* Permaculture Water Gardens
* Super Slippery Slide
* Mud Dancing
* Water Woman Wettings!

See the Answers to Questions and Basic Guidelines on the
website-www.waterwoman.festival.com

* Kids under 12 are FREE accompanied by parents


Bring your Heart & Your Art - Bring Ceremonial Objects
Bring Drums & Ritual Instruments
Bring Rocks/Crystals and dirt to mix into Creation!
We will BUILD and Leave a BEAUTIFUL Trace!

Produced by: The Water Woman Foundation 415-939-5848

In association with the Morongo Basin Art Guild, the Joshua Tree
Chamber of Commerce, Desert Springs Chamber of Commerce, Natural
Science Collaborative, Boulder Community Gardens, Musicians & Artists
for World Peace, and more!


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** SAT. OCT. 3: L.A. BURNING MAN DECOMPRESSION **

Visit the L.A. Burning Man website for news and information:

http://decom.laburningman.com

October 3rd Noon to Midnight at the Los Angeles State Historical Park
1245 N. Spring Street, 90012 (yes, the cornfield)

7 Stages of Live Entertainment, Tons of Arts and Activities for all ages

The deadline for art and performance submissions is now closed and  
the line-ups have been determined. Thank you for all your interest,  
and our applolgies to any of you that, for whatever reason, we were  
unable to find room for this year. We do make every effort to include  
as many as we can and to diversify each year, so please try again  
next year.
The Few, the Proud, the Volunteers. We need YOU. So you want to be a  
part of the whole shindig but you dont have a piece of art or a theme  
camp and you just cant sing. We still want you to participate. For  
Volunteers (we so love you): volunteers at laburningman.com

We are trying something new this year. PRESALE TICKETS. Thats right  
you can get a less expensive ticket by figuring out what you want to  
do on October 3rd ahead of time. We are rewarding you for planning  
ahead.

Our website is being updated with all sorts of information you will  
want for LA Decom so keep checking back to www.laburningman.com. But  
for now that information is listed below.


Keep it, print it out, put it on your fridge.

Here are the stage line-ups:

DISORIENT:
   DJ Saadhu (Bass Ritual, Playa Surfers)
   DJ Loomer (Bass Ritual, Playa Surfers)
   Henry Strange
   DJ TGE
   The Bass
   DJ Sultan

MYSTIKAL MISFITS:
   DJ Jake Dust
   Viktor Carrillo (Crimson, Droidbehavior, Xeriscape Rec.)
   DJ Funguy
   Dr. Bombay (Bubble Lounge, Alien Underground, Mystikal Misfits)
   Thunk Logic
   Germano Kuerten aka Mano
   Thomas Lann
   Mark Zabala
   Blackass
   Todd Spero
   Orence
   Darren

GREEN SECTOR:
  Anton Tumas (subtract music)
  Brasswork Agency
  Manny
  Willy (Electronarcosis/Terrakroma)
  Terrakroma Boys
  Brian Rae
  Treavor
  Gatto Matto
  Kiva

BOUNCY BOUNCE CLUB:
   DJSEAMLESS
   Miss Sabado
   Derek Grasshopper
   Beau Robb
   Brion T.
   Blake L.
   Braden
   DJ Lush
   Chris Caparro

LIGHTNING TEMPLE:
  Jeremy Weinglass
  Pamela Samuelson
  Bouncy Lily
  Hoopalicious
  Michael Wood (Workshop on Poi/Staff/Sword)
  Derek Grasshopper (hooping)
  John Pedone (stilts)
  Mark Noel Miller
  Jesse Wright
  Bitsy the Whonder Whirl!
  Genie
  Samantha Giron Dance Project
  The DVINE (DVINE 1)
  Nomad
  Devin Haas
  Shay Butta
  Shakenaw
  Fiery Sunset @ Lightning Temple: Amanda Rain and Michael Wood
  Shimmy Sisters
  Danyavaad
  Tubatron & Sooty Fondoo Fire Puppet
  DJ Sandbag
  DATGIRL
Lightning Avatars:
  DMT (Department of Mental Technology)
  Machina Candeo
  Pois in the Hood
  Vokab Kompany
  Name the Machine
  Fire Performance Cascade (open/mixed fire performances curated by  
Michael Wood)

HOUSE OF HOOKAHS:
  Gabe (Sqysh Fysh)
  VORTEX
  DJ Jamesen Re (Deep Downunder Productions)
  Hooni
  Philip Evans
  DJ Gud Foch
  Lynx
  Jacques the Ripper
  DJ eEvil

ANT FARM RADIO:
Lectures:
   Jenny and Otis Funkmeyer: Crop Circle Mysteries and Magic
   Erik Knutzen and Kelly Coyne: Eco-Hip Homesteading for the City
   Christopher Nyerges: Survival Skills for the Post Carbon Age
   Marialyce Pederson: Getting Down and Dirty w/ It: Compost, Saving  
the World One Compost
                                     Pile at a Time
   Panel - How to Start a Revolution 101
                Sara Laimon and David Luke - Acro Yoga and Green  
Ambassadors
                Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummins - Algalita Research  
Foundation and The Last Straw
                Initiative (no more plastics in our ocean)
                D. Miller and Madori Takata - Project Butterfly
                Joan Stevens and Eric Werbalowsky - Permaculture Guilds
Amanda Rain and Laurel Kitten: Gender Alchemy and Blood Mysteries -  
Woman as and
                                                     Ecosystem
Ryan Wartena: Energy as Sacred Geometry and Furture Currency Slide Show

Musicians:
  Fantuzzi and the Flexibles
  Windows to Sky
  OBTAIN

TIKI FKOS:
  Justin Meier (Onesie)
  Justin Thull (Twosie)
  Erik Nelson (Pirate Killz)
  Steve Boyett
  iTom Lab


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** SAT. OCT 3: SPACE ISLAND'S ANNUAL POST-DECOM EVENT **

Visit the Space Island website for all the pertinent information:

http://spaceisland.org/

The After Party: The Space Wench Returns
Saturday October 3rd
10pm - 6am

New Location
650 South Clarence
L.A. 90023


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** SF: HOW TO SURVIVE THE APOCALYPSE: A BURNING OPERA **

http://www.burningopera.com

October 5, 6, 7
October 12, 13, 14

Teatro Zinzanni in San Francisco

(Make the road trip, train or flight to SF. You DO NOT want to miss  
this show. Produced in part by my old partners from the Burning Man  
Operas. We hoped to set it up in L.A. as well, but I was out of the  
country and couldn't help with production... so sad... But,  
nonetheless, it's going to be stellar! Make the journey! -- Twan)

Less than One Week 'til Opening Night:  Do You Have YOUR Tickets?

Incredibly, it's only ONE WEEK until Opening Night 10/5 -- if you've  
not done so
  already, buy your tickets NOW!  Booths and Inner Ring tix are going  
fast; there's
good availability nearly every night in the Outer Ring.  (And every  
seat in the
spiegeltent is a good seat -- the total capacity of the tent is only  
285!)

Shows are M-T-W 10/5-7 and 10/12-14 ONLY.

To buy tickets, go directly to our page at Teatro ZinZanni's site at  
http://love.zinzanni.org/burningopera.htm

Much more information about tickets, what to expect, the special menu  
that ZinZanni
has created for that night, etc. is on our site

http://www.burningopera.com/home/calendar/

If you were one of the attendees at the workshop -- be aware:  the  
show is very
substantially different than what you saw, with more than 50% new  
material, a whole
new cast, lots of new characters, sets....... why, it's a Real Show!


New Cast Photos Are Up -- Check 'em Out!

Famed photographer (and friend-of-the-production) Michael Rauner  
stopped by the
spielgeltent last week during rehearsals and shot some great pictures  
of selected
cast members.  See if you recognize any of these playa creatures!

www.michaelrauner.com/opera.

He'll also be attending Tuesday's Dress Rehearsal, so check back with  
the site as new photos are added!

News from our Hosts at Teatro ZinZanni

Teatro ZinZanni Introduces BREVÉ - Brunch with A Twist!
An abbreviated mid-day show that includes a delicious
three-course gourmet bruch designed by TZ Executive Chef Patrick  
Fassino. BREVÉ
will feature the cast from Teatro ZinZanni's current show, UNDER THE  
GYPSY MOON,
featuring sultry blues singer Duffy Bishop and legendary comic actor  
Geoff Hoyle.
It's the perfect excuse to wear your tiara at Noon. Brunch  
performances start September 26 and runs on alternate Saturdays.

I hope you'll want to stay in touch!  We can't possibly do this  
project successfully
without the support of you, our community!

Dana Harrison
Post-Playa Productions
510-843-3141


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** STILT CIRCUS NEWSLETTER **

Greetings friends and fans!

Please visit the Stilt Circus September Newsletter with a list of  
upcoming events and a summer recap of 2009.   We hope to see you out  
a some of these events!

For more information about Stilt Circus please visit  
www.stiltcircus.com and/or contact Star Child 310-428-2508

Wishing you all the best,

Your tall friends from Stilt Circus

Star Child
Stilt Circus, Inc.
Creative Director
Office: 323-325-8708
Cell: 310-428-2508
www.stiltcircus.com
http://www.myspace.com/stiltcircus


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** VENICE BAND LIVE SHOWS IN OCTOBER **

THESE ARE THE LAST CONCERTS THE VENICE BAND ARE DOING FOR 2009.

OCTOBER:
12TH MON. NIGHT, "FREE" ACOUSTIC CONCERT AT "TYPHOON" RESTAURANT AT  
THE "SANTA MONICA AIRPORT"
(YOU HAVE TO MAKE DINNER RESERVATIONS...OR SIT AT THE BAR AND ORDER  
DRINKS) GREAT ASIAN FOOD...NOT SURE WHAT TIME WE GO ON.

24TH SATURDAY NIGHT "HALLOWEEN COSTUME, (optional) PARTY AT "THE  
LENNON LOUNGE" (SANTA MONICA BAY WOMEN'S CLUB) ON 4TH ST. JUST SOUTH  
OF WILSHIRE...(PLENTY OF PARKING IN HUGE STRUCTURE JUST SOUTH OF  
VENUE ) COME DANCE TO THE BEST OF "VENICE" AND "THE PINE MOUNTAIN  
LOGS"...AND SEE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ALL DRESS AS.


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** OCT. 11: 10TH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO BURNING MAN DECOMPRESSION **

The 10th Annual SF Decompression
HEAT THE STREET FaIRE!

Sunday, October 11, 2009
on Indiana Street in San Francisco!

The 10th Annual SF DECOMPRESSION Heat the Street FaIRE! is 10/11/09 on
Indiana Street in San Francisco - Sign up NOW at flambelounge(at) 
burningman(dot)com
to get involved and share your artistry!

There is indeed life after the Playa! Your Burning Man year-round  
volunteer Special Events Team is hard at work planning this year's  
10th Anniversary SF Decompression! Similar teams around the world are  
planning their Decoms-along with various weekend gatherings and  
regional events.

To reserve a space for your art, theme camp, mutant vehicle, or  
performance at the SF Decom, please email flambelounge(at)burningman 
(dot)com TODAY so we can accommodate and celebrate YOUR imagination  
and unique spirit. We are scheduling and placing art and camps sooner  
this year as there is less time between Burning Man and Decompression  
this year. So, don't dilly dally!!!

Decompression is organized through a massive team of AMAZING, fun and  
committed volunteers. To be part of the SF Decom team, email firekitty 
(at)burningman(dot)com .

To find out about other Decoms and Regional Events in a city near  
you, see:
http://regionals.burningman.com/ and
http://regionals.burningman.com/regional_directory.html for proof  
this is
now a year-round community with art and community events being  
planned here,
there and EVERYWHERE, literally every day of the year!!!

So, as you unpack from the Playa, take a moment NOW to also plan how  
your art will make it to the SF Decompression or other local  
Decompression and one or more Burning Man official regional events.  
That's right! Take your art on the road and keep the fires burning  
all year-long!


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