Detriot TBD

Thurs Sept 16-Sun 19, 2010 Organized by Four Quarters and The Ohio Burn Unit The Art of Fire Performance Oxidation Arts is an intensive four day experience in the Art and Science of Fire Performance. Taught by working professionals in the Fire Arts for Fire Artists of all levels of experience, from the basic through the advanced; and including exhibitions of techniques and special burns that are rarely seen outside of the professional performers world. Our emphasis is on the development of the personal skills, as artist, as performer and as a technician of the Fire Arts; that become a mutual gift, freely given, within the circle of performance. Our container is one of the most naturally beautiful and culturally progressive non-profit camps on the East coast, a place where the principles of ecological sustainibility and nature based spirituality are a daily practice. First tier, 100 tickets now avail so go to http://www.oxidationarts.org/ for tickets

Leaving Friday 8-27 Returning Afternoon Tuesday 9-7 www.Burningman.com

July 2nd-5th Gratefulfest 3 more unforgettable nights with Dark Star Orchestra! All of your friends & family. Lots of great special guests. 11th annual. With special performances by Keller Williams! Plus fireworks, burning man, clowns, great times. By now you all know what to expect

Drum and Splash - Registration Required Wed June 30 - Sun July 4, 2010 Thursday Night Community Drum Circle. Yoga of Drum and Chant I and II, Drum the Ecstatic Evolution Sogbety Diomande with Hamidou Kovogui Friday Night Performance. Ivory Coast Djembe, Spirit Mask and Stilt Dance. West African Dance and Group Play. Waking Dream Saturday Night Fire Dragon Procession. Childrens Programing, Mask Making, Dancing + Animated Puppets. The Ohio Burn Unit Flaming Pyrotechnics, Poi and Fire Arts Workshop Intensives Kenyatta Junjun's, ensemble play and the Magic of The Bell. Billy Bardo and his Basic Bohdran Madness for Beginers. Dr. Harry Pepper, PhD Shamanic Journey Drumming. Cindy and Kevin Ryan Middle Eastern Dumbek and Dance. Hoop Drum. Amara Middle Eastern Dance + Body Movement Alex Wedmedyk Care + Feeding of The Drum. Meet and Greet. Marlenah Barker Hoop Dance and Fire Arts Khalil Calavas Morning meditations and Yoga Jason Walker Afro-Caribbean Rhythms Sweat Lodge with Buffalo Heart Saturday Evening: ! FIREWORKS ! The Fire Dragon Procession Our Special Eco-Spiritual Discussions Include: TheAge of Limits with Orren Whiddon Eco-Spiritual Sustainable Community The Community of Service Members Neighborhood Ice Cream Social Down by the cool River, A backyard Block Party for our Members and guests. Come on by! Children's Arts + Crafts In The North Crook Paint the Earth Green Make a Maraca Masks, Paints + Beads! Duck Races in the River! The Sound Garden. Fire Spinning Conclave Learn and Practice Fire Art from the experts for the Masked Procession Got Fire?

The Wicker Man Thur June 17 - Sun June 20, 2010 Believe it or not, it all started with Julius Caesar. He got himself all caught up in a war of choice with the Celts, and wasn't doing all that well with it. Folks back home were asking hard questions about costs and casualties, and the Celtic insurgency was growing stronger. What he needed was some hair raising propaganda about threats to the homeland and all the values that Romans held dear. And more cash. And more troops. The Celts had a festival in which they constructed a giant man-like effigy, filled with offerings and then set alight. The Man represented variously "Bel" (from which we get Beltaine, the still celebrated Rites of Spring) or perhaps "The Green Man," the archetype of all things wild and growing within nature. All harmless enough and good fun if you were a Celt. A pleasant peasants' party, if you will. But Julius, being a clever guy, saw an opportunity. He spread the word that those dastardly Celts were hiding something horrible behind their pleasant little party. Human Sacrifice! Egads! Call the Legions. To Arms, To Arms! The media of the times ran with the story and before you can say "Weapons of Mass Delusion" the rest was history. So it goes. Which brings us to today. Political parallels aside, we be burnin' The Wicker Man. Why? Because it's fun. Why else. Because since Roman times The Wicker Man, that is The Green Man; has represented the personification of the wiggly, wild and rambunctious energies of the Earth, and its custodians. That would be us. Emphasis on wiggly, wild and rambunctious. It's what Wicker Man is all about. Building the Wicker Man Our design intent is as follows: * Firstly, to build a simply stupendous effigy, visually stunning, technically challenging; and burn it to the ground. To do so in a way that is sustainable, reusable and as earth friendly as possible. * The effigy should incorporate an interior "Temple" within itself, a place of space for contemplation of the energies of The Burn. And of Spirit. * The effigy should incorporate an elevated deck, for observation and contemplation of "self" and "other." And to provide a platform for burnable offerings. * The effigy should be animated. * The effigy should incorporate rather technical pyrotechnics. The equipment developed should be reusable, evolutionary and expandable. * The effigy should be designed in such a way that primary structural construction takes place prior to and during the setup weekend. And final finishing and decoration takes place during the Burn weekend, as a participatory art project * Materials should be natural, local and from the local woodlands where ever possible. Plastic and chemical coatings are to be avoided. * The Wicker Man must burn down into its own footprint. And... We need help. Are you a thing builder or would like to be? Handy with tools or learning? Got an edge on decoration and finishing? Techno-nerd with a desire to design propane control systems, electrical, pyrotechnical and ignition? Sound and light? A lot of skills and a lot of work will go into the Man. Just go to the discussion forum to join in. During the Setup Days, June 14-16,we plan on our final assembly and erection of The Man. Then, the Burn. Decoration and polish Thursday and Friday. Burn him to the ground Saturday night. Got an idea? Share it! Go to Design and Construction for more.

June 11th-13th Floyd/Zeppelin Classic Fest Live Pink Floyd once again with favorites- Several Species! Led Zeppelin with our friends from NYC- Kashmir! Back by demand- incredible Beatles performances by Brittbeat! Best Rush tribute in the world, Limelight returns for year #5 Lazer show Fri. & Sat

June 4th-6th Sublime Summer Starter Another kick-ass Badfish weekend w/ Scotty Don't Special guests- Back by popular demand Dave Mathews #1 tribute act Trippin Billies. Also- Carlos Jones & the P.L.U.S. Band, UV Hippo

May 28th-31st Memorial Weekend / Jonesfest Regular holiday weekend camping Friday and Saturday. Sunday-Monday is Jonesfest w/ Youngstown's best jam-band Jones For Revival and special guests to be announced.

May 21st-23rd Mayflowers Springdance Festival Another spectacular dance/jam weekend with special guests- Boombox (tentative), Papadosio, The Werks