Looking for regional events in the SoCal area...

Gage · Post by **Gage** » Sun May 04, 2008 2:47 pm

We signed up for the los angeles list-announce through bm.com, but that was a few weeks ago, and I really haven't received any helpful information. I'm not sure if this is because they are replacing regionals or ??

Can anyone post some website (or contact) addresses for different SoCal groups? We are fiendin... :)

evitza · Post by **evitza** » Tue May 06, 2008 8:47 am

greetings!!

i too am looking for some socal events. i'm looking more to get my hands into an art project of any scale - the larger the better really. have you heard any word on socal gatherings or artists in need of additional hands/talent?

cheers and hope to hear from anyone soon : )

~evitza

MikeVDS · Post by **MikeVDS** » Tue May 06, 2008 7:55 pm

There is always a lot going on. Gigsville is a large welcoming village mostly in the LA area. They get together a lot and have a lot of local trips.

http://gigsville.org

Our camp has been a part of Gigsville, though we do our own things a lot as well. We have a lot of outdoor trips, climbing, canoeing, camping, and outdoor parties a la Burningman. I have a newborn so our webpage isn't much help with our events, but hopefully I'll get on top of updates again soon. We have contact information and some of our past events.

http://tikifuckos.org

We're throwing an event on the 4th of July weekend:

http://www.beyondbasecamp.com/Bandido2008.html

An event coming up soon which will be darn good is Elysium.

http://www.elysiumfestival.org/

Lightning in a Bottle is in Santa Barbara and very soon:

http://lightninginabottle.org/2008/

Hope that helps a bit.

evitza · Post by **evitza** » Wed May 07, 2008 4:26 pm

awesome - i shall def check that out - i appreciate your input : )

have a most grateful day!!

~evitza

MikeVDS · Post by **MikeVDS** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:52 pm

No problem. There are a lot more events but many are not open to the public. Meet some people at these events and you'll likely be invited to the other events. The event organizers aren't being elitist, but had to deal with enough law enforcement and people who cannot act responsibly that they want to have some control over who's around.

BitterDan · Post by **BitterDan** » Thu May 08, 2008 11:33 am

Joshua Tree Music Festival is next weekend at Twenty-Nine Palms. Some of the Moonshine Tavern crew will be there including Dato and myself.

MikeVDS · Post by **MikeVDS** » Thu May 08, 2008 5:12 pm

I'd encourage people to not do the Joshua Tree Music festival. The land owner who makes a lot of money from people attending allowed us to have a similar event there. Before we rented the space we told him there would be live music, bands, he said it was fine and he even told other campers who were there that weekend that we'd be loud. It was actually smaller scale than the Joshua Tree Festival, he helped us set up our speakers, then the first night he decided he changed his mind and we couldn't have any amplified music. It was all downhill from there. We caused no problems, and he imposed rules against our prior agreement with no explanations. The last day while cleaning up we blasted music, he told us he'd call the cops and we encouraged that since we're leaving anyway. We left his camp much cleaner than we found it, pissed him off with some loud music for a few hours, made him a few thousand dollars and now I tell the story, so hopefully he'll lose some of that money we made him.

I'm told that the one who runs the Joshua Tree Music Festival is friends with the camp owner. If you attend, you may want to mention our story, which I'm sure he's heard a similar version of. If you get any explanation, I'd like to hear it.

All that said, the Joshua Tree Music Festival is a fun event with good people, but just as I avoid certain stores, with which I disagree with their policy and where they spend their money; I won't attend that festival.

BitterDan · Post by **BitterDan** » Fri May 09, 2008 1:58 pm

Well, call me a follower but my crew is going to JTMF and I am going with them. I don't really care where the money is going as I am certain that they are in this to make money (and let's not kid ourselves, so is BMORG). I understand your beef with them but I am not going to let the politics of the event planners interfere with my good time.

ajnolley · Post by **ajnolley** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:04 pm

I'm giving this post a bump. I remember in year's past, the la local burning man list would pop up in my inbox more frequently, and usually had something going on at least once or twice a month. I'm jonesing for some burning man party styles, but can't find anything anywhere! Barring any last minute events popping up, are there any burners interested in meeting at a bar or some such next week?

MikeVDS · Post by **MikeVDS** » Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:20 pm

Elysium and Bandito are still coming up.

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:19 am

Not in love with a 1000-mile drive at today's gas prices are you?

MikeVDS · Post by **MikeVDS** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:38 pm

Local events are different than Burningman IMO. One cannot replace the other. Going to the burn doesn't make me want to stop smaller events and the smaller ones don't ease my need for the big burn. A thousand mile drive is fine, but so are a bunch of 50 mile drives in between.

Normal · Post by **Normal** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:39 am

MikeVDS wrote:There is always a lot going on. Gigsville is a large welcoming village mostly in the LA area. They get together a lot and have a lot of local trips.

There's a Shakedown coming up on July 18, where we'll all bring out the projects we've been working on for the past 11 months and see how they work. If you're interested, sign up for the gigsville list by going to gigsville.org and clicking on the "get involved" link.

I must warn you, however, that a couple people have come in recently thinking Gigsville is some sort of a rainbow tribe gathering with a lot of cozy vibes and stuff. They've been very disappointed by our level of harshness.

Gigsville people in general are not mean, we just have a *strong* need to make fun of each other, the world, and sometimes even you. So if you join, please do not take anything personally until you've spent a few months getting to know us and our humor.

The LA Regional list seems to have fallen asleep, so I applied to be a regional contact and get some action going on. I know there are about 12 other applicants, so there are many people interested in getting similar action in the LA area.

I eagerly await the day when we can all hang out in the desert... either here or in Black Rock Desert.

- Normal

Normal · Post by **Normal** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:46 am

I just realized... my signature file really says it all, doesn't it?

DIRTY DUFF · Post by **DIRTY DUFF** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:24 pm

VENICE, CA - July 5, BURNING MAN LUAU!! Live music, All-you-can eat BBQ and Open Bar! What more can you ask for? By attending you will be helping support fellow burners raise much needed $$ to complete the art installation and camp Mal-Mart! Check it out; http://mal-mart.org/events.html If you can't make it to the Luau, more events are planned and donations are easy to make at http://mal-mart.org/supportus.html See you there... or on the PLAYA!!!

DIRTY DUFF · Post by **DIRTY DUFF** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:40 pm

DIRTY DUFF · Post by **DIRTY DUFF** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:43 pm

MikeVDS · Post by **MikeVDS** » Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:23 pm

Looks fun. Too bad Bandito is the same weekend.

ajnolley · Post by **ajnolley** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:09 pm

Burning Ice Fundraiser
DJs all day

Date:
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Time:
3:00pm - 9:30pm
Location:
GOOD NITE Bar
Street:
10721 Burbank Blvd
City/Town:
North Hollywood, CA

donations desired, but not required...

Our theme camp will be driving an ice cream truck around the playa, with a live dj, and passing out treats...

PM me if you need more details...

ddamari · Post by **ddamari** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:33 pm

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