Twan’s List

The 2nd annual southwestern Burning Man regional event is underway as of today Thursday May 17. The arts and music festival runs through Sunday night May 20th.

At last year’s Dark Skies Singularity event, somewhere in the vicinity of 700 participants showed up for the four day festival. I was one of the producers, being at that time the L.A. Burning Man regional director. I had hooked up with Cameron Grant the Las Vegas BM regional director and his team, and the rest is, as they say, history.

Though I’ve retired my role as a BM regional head and am not involved with the production and organization of this event any longer, I can attest to the amazing hard work of all involved, in particular the Las Vegas crew. It’s their baby. Everyone really puts their asses on the line. It’s a labor of love, and it shows. It became a multi regional effort last year, as Cameron and I had been talking about “connecting the dots” in regards to pooling our resources as heads of the regions. Once our alliance was set, the Las Vegas crew picked up the ball and ran with it. That’s not to diminish the efforts of the L.A. contingent, without whose influence and committed efforts and immeasurable passion the event could not have become what it is!

Here are some shots from last year’s event: The Boogie Man doing what he does best! Just to entice you. I hope it helps!

Directions with photos on the DarkSkies Website.

This event is exceptional in its diversity. Come on out. It’s high time for a road trip! Last year we had participants from Salt Lake City, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, NYC, Vancouver… and probably a few others

It’s about a 3 hour drive to the Roach dry lake-bed from Los Angeles. With some friends and/or satellite radio to keep you company, that’ll fly by. You’ll be on the mini-Playa in no time!

There are hotel accommodations nearby if camping isn’t on your agenda this time around! Showers, rooms, casinos, restaurants… Brush up on your poker! Check the Primm Valley Resorts Website for accommodation information (though turn off your speakers to avoid the stupidly horrible music that begins playing immediately).

You can be a proactive communicator by joining the Dark Skies Tribe on Tribe.net

Southwestern Burning Man Regional Event

Dark Skies / Singularity Calling for Art

CALLING ALL ARTISTS!!!

Art Curator Dale Youngman says:

Yes, it’s time for the art wrangling to begin!

Dark Skies / The Singularity Event is taking place near Primm, Nevada on Roach Lake May 17-20. This is the second annual South West Regional Burning Man event jointly organized by two regional teams in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. This year is shaping up to be spectacular, but we need your participation for it to be all that it can be!

This year, in addition to mutant vehicles, art sculptures and large scale installations, we are also featuring a real gallery-style fine art and photography show inside an amazing structure called “Innermind”, by Gary Stadler. Some of you may remember the beautiful 85′ x 40′ conical structure from Burning Man a couple of years ago - it has a beacon of light that shoots out of the top, and is a very impressive art piece all on its own. This year it will function as the center camp, and will house white flats upon which we will hang artwork from both regions, as well as smaller sculptures and installations.

As our hanging space inside is somewhat limited, the space will be curated, and regrettably not every submission can be hung (but there is room for plenty!). We are asking for jpegs and sizes of all art submissions to be sent to

art@la-burningman.com

where they will be reviewed and coordinated by myself and other team members. (Since I also have a gallery I run downtown, I am always looking for new art anyway -so please send me your info!) Decisions regarding content will not be made until the first of May, when we know the actual sq. footage of interior space and see the quantity of art work submitted.

This year, in order to facilitate the many sculptural artists living here, we will have transportation for larger pieces leaving from L.A. We are hopeful that this will allow many more of you wonderful LA artists to be represented out on the near-playa . If requesting transport of large installations (or any artwork for that matter ), please include size, weight, and any special info necessary for us to assist you in your art’s appearance at the event. Let’s show Vegas what we can do!

Any questions, please write me:

I am daleydale, and I am here to serve !

Link to project online: http://www.heartmagic.com/inner_mind.html

Singularity Tickets

Dale Youngman

daleydale100@yahoo.com

Renfey’s “Naked” Frap

Announcing the latest video by Renfey. She is a fellow Burner, has performed at the L.A. Decom, San Diego Decom, Elysium and Xara Dulzura.

Watch Renfey’s new frap “Naked” - a free rap piece about:

“the beauty within each of us…

…that we are each unique and beautiful naked or adorned.”

Renfey

Renfey is a singer, beat poet and frap artist. Her partner and producer on this music quest is Kor who also directed the video. Renfey wears a dress designed by Skin Graft Designs (Jonny Cota and Cassidy Haley)

Porn, Pyro, Performer: Jennifer Steele

I’m sitting here right now, 1700 miles away from my home in Los Angeles, visiting my sister and brother-in-law at their lovely home in Hot Springs Arkansas… When all of a sudden the name Jennifer Steele cuts thru the airwaves.

Jennifer Steele featured on Howard Stern’s Sirius Satellite Show

As I’m working away on my computer, I’ve got the Howard Stern Sirius Satellite Radio show streaming through my speakers. Howard mentions that adult film actress Jennifer Steele will be on today’s show…. And my little mind starts roaming… “Jeez, that sounds familiar”. “Do I know Jennifer Steele?”. “If so, how so?”…

Then it dawns on me: I may or may not have actually met her, but I do know that she and I have communicated thru the Burning Man community, and she is on some of my email lists…. I recalled that I had at one time or another visited her website and been impressed with the way she handled the art of pyromania: She’s an exemplary fire artist, not to mention and awesomely erotic fire performer. Downright nasty even! You go, girl!

So I checked my bookmarks, and sure enough, there was Jennifer Steele’s Web site… except now it’s a blog.

So here I am in Hot Springs, getting reacquainted with Ms. Steele, listening to her very fun and outrageous stint on Howard Stern’s show. Since this is a family website, I have to refrain from describing what went down, but you can visit Howard’s site for photos and to get the rundown from Jennifer’s performance (from April 18, 2007). Great, very fun stuff!

Synergy Sanctuary Music Festival Fundraiser

April 20, 21, 22
on 40 Magickal acres in Fallbrook

The Synergy Sanctuary presents “Synergy”. We invite you to come celebrate Earth Day weekend with us the first of many conscious events to come at a pristine new Sanctuary in Fallbrook, CA. Nestled on 40 magickal acres of private land, completely surrounded by the Cleveland National Forest and San Mateo Wilderness Area, this virgin space is centrally located within just over one hour of Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, and San Diego. Driven by some of southern California’s most creative d.j.’s and musicians, we intend to elevate as we celebrate.

dj lineup

• Eskmo- Welder
• Maggie- Moontribe family
• Jude Roshi- Moontribe
• Patricio- L.A.B.A
• Sandbag w/h live bellydancing by Anja
• Ruff Hauser- Digitizm Records
• Dave Sweeten-Digitizm Records
• darkMatter- Hipgenesis
• Kevin Chills
• World Essence
• Know One
• Sweet Beats
• Blackass
• Seda
• Garden Mystics
• Carly

The Temple Bhajan Band-Live Kirtan, Mantras and Chanting from Spiritual India.

• Ninja Skills dj’s
• Saynt
• Mark Zabala
• JP
• Rhines
• Phildog
• Guardian
• Hyjnx
• Conscious Pilot

More dj’s, performers and workshops TBA.

This event is a fund-raiser for the newly purchased land, and proceeds will go towards helping to establish a holistic retreat, “The Synergy Sanctuary”. We ultimately seek to create a sustainable community; a prototypical experiment in the power of collective consciousness that combines the best elements of humanity through living alchemy. If you would care to collaborate and co-create with friends who will be family, please set aside this date to enter sacred space with us. What better way to celebrate Earth Day!?!

Camping is more than welcome. Carpooling is greatly encouraged.

VISIT www.TheSynergySanctuary.com for more details & directions.

Crucible Fire Arts Festival
Call for Artists and Performers

The Crucible is issuing a call for artists, an open invitation for artists and performers to submit your installation or performance applications if you’d like to be a participant in:

The Crucible’s 2007 Fire Arts Festival

Wednesday through Saturday
July 11-14, 2007

This year’s festival will have large outdoor shows on all four nights. The centerpiece of the show will be The Fire Odyssey, The Crucible’s interpretation of Homer’s epic poem—a theatrical production that blends opera, ballet, dance, aerial, and fire performance. Individual performers and groups will take the stage before and after the show.

You’ll find all the details at The Crucible Fire Arts Festival Web site.

Priority deadline for applications is May 18.

The Hawaii Burning Man Regional Presents

Rebirth 2007
The Hawaii Interactive Arts Festival

April 26th-29th

At the Shire, near Pahoa, Hawaii

The Phoenix will burn in a little over 3 weeks get your tickets today!

Rebirth 2007, is a 4 day Burning Man Regional event and interactive arts festival near Pahoa, Hawaii, including a 20′ phoenix, fire spinners, a luau, performance, music (DJs, bands, acoustic), art installations, themecamps, and more. This event is based on the Burning Man 10 Principles and is a nonprofit gathering of artists, no one is making money, advertising and vending is banned inside, and you interact through gifting. Come prepared to camp, express your creativity, and make connections, tickets are $35 (still a few left) and $45, see www.kapilina.org for more information.

April 15th - Deadline Day. This is the last day before Rebirth 2007 to:

• submit an Art Grant
• Low Income ticket application
• register a themecamp
• submit an event to the what/where/when section of the Event Guide
• or have your tickets you bought online mailed to you
  • (pick up at Will Call after 4/15).
• For all the information you need about any of these things please check Ka Pilina Web site.

Ticket Information:

There are still a few of the $35 tickets left online and in ticket outlets on the Big Island, get yours today before they are sold out and there are only $45 tickets left.

Help us fund this project, we need funds early, buy your ticket today. Buy a ticket online right now or go to one of the following ticket outlets:

• CD Wizard (Pohaku Street, Hilo) on the Big Island
• DevOcean (59-059 Pupukea Road, Haleiwa) on Oahu
• BC Burrito (3607 Wailae Avenue, Honolulu) on Oahu
• Papaya’s Hanalei on Kauai
• Papaya’s Kapa’a on Kauai
• The Natural Food Store (in Kaeuhou) in Kona
• CD Exchange (old industrial area) in Kona

The Ka Pilina Interactive Arts Society, Inc. (501c3)
hawaii@burningman.com
http://kapilina.tribe.net/

FireDrums V

Thursday, May 3rd - Sunday, May 6th, 2007

FireDrums is about bringing the global Fire Arts and Drumming Communities together to share knowledge and to propel these burgeoning Art Forms forward. The past 4 FireDrums were blessed with some of the most epic Fire Spinning and Drumming Jams of all time with participation from some of the world’s most amazing Fire Dancers and Drummers. Truly inspirational!

FireDrums will always be open to everyone at any skill level even if you’ve never lit-up. Whether you’re learning, teaching, sharing, inspiring, or being inspired, we welcome anyone interested in being part of the abundance of advancement that occurs when a convergence of this magnitude transpires. Everyone was a beginner at some point in their development and you can often learn just as much from teaching as you can from being taught. There will be organized and impromptu interactive workshops in the various disciplines of the Fire and Flow Arts and Drumming throughout the gathering.

LOCATION: We’ve secured the beautiful Cutter Scout Reservation exclusively for FireDrums V. Cutter Scout Reservation is a full-service camping facility located in the coastal mountains of California above Santa Cruz. This breath-taking 300 acre camp ground is located 25 miles from Santa Cruz and 67 miles from San Francisco. Cutter is 2,200 feet in elevation and it’s in some of the last old-growth redwoods on the West Coast. There’s a full-size swimming pool, a small lake with canoes, hiking trails, bathrooms & showers with running water, bbq’s, and so much more!

• Visit FireDrums website for tickets, directions and more info
• For FireDrums discussion threads and even more info
• For tribe.netophobes
• Road map to Cutter Scout Reservation

Cutter Scout Reservation
2500 China Grade Road
Boulder Creek, CA 95006

* * * MapQuest & Yahoo Maps DON’T give accurate directions to Cutter! * * *

This gathering is made possible by contributions from our community… thank you for your support :^)
See ya at FireDrums V!!!

burn bright,
love, laughter & light…
Vatra & Sky

Singularity
2nd Annual Desert Arts Festival
Las Vegas / Los Angeles Burning Man Regional Event

Roach Dry Lake : Primm, Nevada : May 17 - 20

CALLING ALL ARTISTS!!!

Yes, it’s time for the art wrangling to begin!

Dark Skies – The Singularity Event is taking place near Prim Nevada on Roach Lake May 17-20. This is the second annual South West Regional Burning Man event jointly organized by two regional teams in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. This year is shaping up to be spectacular, but we need your participation for it to be all that it can be!

This year, in addition to mutant vehicles, art sculptures and large scale installations, we are also featuring a real gallery-style fine art and photography show inside an amazing structure called “Innermind”, by Gary Stadler. Some of you may remember the beautiful 85′ x 40′ conical structure from Burning Man a couple of years ago - it has a beacon of light that shoots out of the top, and is a very impressive art piece all on its own.

This year it will function as the center camp, and will house white flats upon which we will hang artwork from both regions, as well as smaller sculptures and installations.

As our hanging space inside is somewhat limited, the space will be curated, and regrettably not every submission can be hung (but there is room for plenty !)

We are asking for jpegs and sizes of all art submissions to be sent to:

• art@la-burningman.com

…where they will be reviewed and coordinated by myself and other team members. (Since I also have a gallery I run downtown, I am always looking for new art anyway - so please send me your info!) Decisions regarding content will not be made until the first of May, when we know the actual sq. footage of interior space and see the quantity of art work submitted.

This year, in order to facilitate the many sculptural artists living here, we will have transportation for larger pieces leaving from LA . We are hopeful that this will allow many more of you wonderful LA artists to be represented out on the near-playa .

If requesting transport of large installations, please include:

• size,
• weight
• any special info necessary for us to assist you in your art’s appearance at the event.

Let’s show LV what we can do (again..!)
Any questions, please write me - I am daleydale, and I am here to serve !

Vagabond Opera, The Fuxedos,
and The Abe Lincoln Story
at the Echo.

Creative music, fire performance, live circus, and more!

Thursday, March 29th. Doors at 8:30 pm

• Abe Lincoln at 9:00
• The Fuxedos at 9:45
• followed by
• Vagabond Opera.

WHERE:

• The Echo
• 1822 W. Sunset Blvd. (near GlendaleBlvd.)
• LosAngeles, 90026 http://attheecho.com

HOW MUCH: A mere $10.

• Fuxedos Myspace
• Vagabond Opera website
• Abe Lincoln Story Myspace

WHAT ELSE:

Tonight (Monday, March 26), The Fuxedos

• will be performing a live, nude on-air set on KXLU in Los Angeles
• (88.9 FM, or http://www.kxlu.com)
• We’ll be the musical guests on KXLU’s Neuz Pollution show, which starts at 11 pm.
• We’ll be on shortly after that, hitting the airwaves at around 11:15 pm. Fuxs**tup!

*******

THE FUXEDOS:

“One of the most amazing, entertaining, enthralling, unique, hilarious and inspirational bands I have ever seen… [lead vocalist] Danny was a musical maniac on stage, donning masks, using crazy props, dancing up an astounding storm, singing dynamically, stomping, prancing, being riotously funny and crazed and mindblowing.”

– Paul Zollo, Sr. Editor, “American Songwriter” magazine

VAGABOND OPERA:

“Somewhere in the Pacific Northwest, there run two rivers, one of vodka and one of absinthe. Not found on any maps, they are known only to five men and one woman. The name of these musicians? Vagabond Opera. Fusing klezmer with sounds of the Balkans and the Rom, along with a peppering of belly dance, opera, and tango, these neo-cabaret fire starters roll out a rabble-rousing vision of globalization, 1920s-style.”

– SF Bay Guardian