3SidedWhole. This coming weekend, June 2, is the second of Club Whole's Tribal TranceFormation events this season, and will celebrate the element Fire. We're planning a multitude of fire-based activities, ceremonies and art projects, fire-dancers and music for this gathering, and we invite you to participate and share the fire!

Theme: Solar Energy
Color: Reds and Yellows
Smell: Pinon/cedar smoke
Taste: Hot, firey chile
Sound: Whoooomph!

Cost:
Free for members; $15 for a weekend pass. A yearlong General Membership costs $50, or $25 for low-income/artists.

Schedule:
Participants are welcome to arrive early, camp out Friday night and help set up the event. Campfire and drumming will most likely take place the first night, including a possible appearances by Eric McEuen & Matthew Blank on acoustic guitar. .

On Saturday during the daytime we'll be doing a number of creative activities, including building incendiary artworks, creating Raku pottery, building and cooking with solar ovens, and much much more. If you can dream it - bring it!

5:00 - 7:00 PM Ecstatic Dance with Valentina

8:00 - 8:30 Drumming down the Sun

8:30 - 9:00 Fire Ceremony

9:00 - 11:00 Burning Moonlight (local band)

11:00 - 1:00 Ronnie Ray and friends (band) with Fractal video show

12:00 Midnight - We'll lignite Terry Shrek's Metal Man sculpture

1:00 - 3:00 AM DJ Justin George.
At 3:00 AM the battery powered sound system will be turned off, allowing some sleep to perhaps occur.

During the course of the evening we'll be setting on fire the flammable artworks we've built during the day, including a 14' "Voltron" effigy produced by the VERB Collective. Firedancers are welcome and will performing at various times throughout the evening.

There are LOTS of ways you can participate in helping to make this event magical.

We especially need Greeters, Rangers, and Fire-Safety people. Please Contact Us if you'd like to sign up for shift.

We encourage you to share your art with us, whatever medium it may be. We are a community that supports radical self-expression.

If you'd like to burn your artwork - you MUST contact our Art Coordinator for placement and safety issues.

Gift Economy - No Vending - Community Kitchen, Potluck, bring enough to share.

This is a family-friendly event; anyone under 18 must have a parent or legal guardian.

Survival:
This is an overnight camping event in the desert, and you must be prepared! Bring food, water, shelter, warm and cool clothing, sunblock, hats, flashlights, costumes, toys, artworks and other things to make your experience safe and fun.

No Drugs/Alcohol
No glass bottles
No trash - LNT
Friendly dogs are welcome but must be registered and tagged with their owner's name.
posted by:
RockNamasteady
Albuquerque

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