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Ecological landscaping

2008-10-01T16:44:13Z

Hi tribe, I am moving to the Boston area and looking for people interested in Ecological Landscape design and mainenance, including training of estate gardeners and establishing balanced ecosystems on landscaped properties to eliminate pesticide and toxic chemical inputs. I would love to be of service to the community. I would appreciate any help getting established in the area. Thank you.

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any fire practice spaces other than BU?

2008-09-11T19:24:16Z

'ello! I'm new to boston and not too familiar with the fire-friendly spots. Are there any public places to practice other than BU (parks, etc)?

thank ye kindly in advance :-).

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Female herbalist looking to rent a room 9/4 - 9/11

2008-09-03T20:28:57Z

kitchen isa must as she loves to cool!

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EL Wire Workshop

2008-08-03T23:07:53Z

EL WIRE WORKSHOP

Date: Tuesday, August 12

Where: Congress Street, 7Th Floor, Boston, MA (directions will be given at registration.
Workshop time: 7 – 10 pm.
Workshop fee: $60, not including kit or other supplies. Full supply list will be given at time of inquiry of workshop.

25 percent of the proceeds goes back to fund art on the playa.
25 percent goes to the teaching site, a non-profit arts cooperative

Registration: send an email to <karen@cleverwerx.com>Phone: 781 367 4992

MAXIMUM IN CLASS IS 12!! Six spaces left!

Kit ordering: www.coolight.com or at

http://www.coolight.com/category-s/49.htm
The basic Kit 1 is fine for this project. If you want extra, then use Kit 2.

DEADINE FOR MATERIALS ORDER IS: THURSDAY, AUGUST 7!!!

Electroluminescent wire (often abbreviated to EL wire) is a thin copper wire coated in a phosphor which glows when an AC voltage is applied to it. It can be used to decorate vehicles or structures, much as rope light or Christmas lights are often used. Unlike these types of strand lights, EL wire is not a series of points but produces an unbroken line of visible light. Moreover, it is extremely thin and flexible, and thus may be used, for example, in clothing or costumes.

This workshop will teach you how to solder EL Wire with low temp solders. You will learn about stripping wire, soldering with low temp solders, and creating beautiful blinking wire with a three phase connector. A favorite at Burning Man, this is not only a great way to introduce anyone to basic soldering techniques, but unleash your creative potential. There are all kinds of colorful opportunities and choices to liven up your living space, a terrific hat or a blinking bicycle.

We will be using an LCD projector and close-up camera so you won’t miss any of the action.

Best,

-k
--
Karen Christians
Waltham, MA
http:www.cleverwerx.com

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Cape Cod Chantey Sing

2008-07-23T19:18:30Z

Our first attempt at a night time Chantey Sing.

For this event we will be instituting the 10:00 O'clock rule.

While we welcome family participation after 10:00 O'clock the truly salty Sea Chanteys are encouraged. You are then responsible for your own children's education.

Summer is here so there is allot of walk in traffic from Tourists. By thunder they are gonna learn some Cape Cod history if it kills them.

There is parking across from the Black Spot and the bus station is in walking distance. All are welcome.

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

The Black Spot Cafe
10 Ocean St
Hyannis, Massachusetts

Friday Jul 25, 2008
at 8:00 PM

http://www.theblackspotcafe.com/

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Local Ballot Initiatives - CODE GREEN

2008-06-30T15:36:17Z

I'm a member if the Green-Rainbow party of Massachusetts. As a result of work accomplished by our Advisory Ballot Working Group, the Mass. Coalition for Healthy Communities and most recently, the Committee for a Secure Green Future:

masschc.org/Secure_Green_Future.php

a question has been written we're working to get on the November Ballot.

This is an example of the work some people are doing to get an " official " message to our ( district ) State Representatives that the "numb" ers commonly being published and worked toward as being acceptable in an effort to mitigate the catastrophic and cataclysmic effects of pumping fossil carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases ( methane etc. ) into our atmosphere are unacceptable.

www.350.org/

There's ambiguity about this particular phrase " phases out tax incentives for energy-intensive projects" noted by many people who have signed and been reluctant to sign because of the language as RENEWABLE energy intensive projects are what we are calling for and certainly will appreciate support and inclusion of tax incentives.
It was written this way as we were attempting to keep the question as short and simple as possible. There is supporting text in the questions and answers on our modest website.

I'd really appreciate getting into a conversation about your thoughts about the effectiveness of a local, non binding public policy ballot initiative, what it will take, as an effort of "we, the people" both politically and in the ways we alter our lifestyles to, eventually, reduce to zero the fossil and nuclear fuels we consume.

I'm also the moderator of:

tribes.tribe.net/greenrainbow

and:

tribes.tribe.net/nesea

and invite you to join - - - - peace and love - - - - - - - - - l

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Recycling Project

2008-06-17T05:18:22Z

Currently I am working on a "Texas Recycle" project. I am customizing 26 gal. cans. There is a daytime photo of one in my album. The logos will be lit at night, like an "exit" sign. I am going to try to recycle at the major events in the Austin area (Houston, San Antonio, Dallas are close enough...+/- 3 hour drive). Anyhow, I think some of y'all should take on the project as well. Obviously there is still a problem with not recycling at major events.

Matt

Also, you will want to coordinate the recycling well in advance (at least 6 months methinks).

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Dunkin' Donuts Featured Flavors

2008-05-30T14:25:05Z

I am disappointed in the new Gingerbread coffee. I don't usually drink coffee, but I went all-out and bought one because my co-workers were excited about the new holiday flavors. Even they wouldn't touch it. I took half of someone's Vanilla Spice instead. I asked the girl working @ DD about it and she admitted Vanilla Spice is actually just Cinnamon coffee and Vanilla coffee mixed together.

https://www.dunkindonuts.com/aboutus/products/

Also, Bacon Lovers should be a coffee flavor not a sandwich. It's listed right under the Iced Tea. I avoid bacon, but then again I also avoid coffee.

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5/14 -- Free Burlesque TIx

2008-05-01T15:17:39Z

Hey you cool cats and hot kittens!

The Boston Babydolls are offering free tickets to their show on Wednesday, May 14 at The Boston Billiard Club (126 Brookline Ave.,
Boston MA -- around the corner from Fenway Park). This is the kick-off event for our new monthly showcase, and we'd love to see you all
there! There's going to be all sorts of media coverage, goodies, and surprises -- as well as the fabulous Boston Babydolls, so don't miss it.

We're doing two performances of the same show -- one at 8 p.m. and one at 10 p.m. So whehter you've got to work late or get up early, there's a show for you.

To get your free ticket, visit http://thedollhouse.eventsbot.com/

What's the catch? There is none -- but if you reserve a free ticket, please show up (if you don't reserve a free ticket, admission is only
$5.00 at the door).

Hope to see you all there!

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Plastic Shamans & Cultural Colonialism

2008-04-09T16:04:21Z

Ayahuasca Awkening www.youtube.com/watch

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HIV/AIDS prevention

2008-04-02T06:42:23Z

Prevention of HIV/AIDS rather than a pharmaceutical solution: a superior method

me: not a perfect thinker
incident: a poke in the finger while cleaning near a freeway
I preferred females that were not sexually promiscuous, assuming that I would be adequately safe.
I wanted and did get tested for HIV/AIDS before seeking sexual contact. At a certain point I decided that it would be best to know the HIV/AIDS status of a partner, or partners, before sexual contact. I have the official medical document and I demand the official medical document of a partner, or partners.

Matt
posted

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Best Family Guy line

2008-03-29T22:15:51Z

My favorite is the 2 newscasters:

"Well, you know what they say about New England weather. If you don't like it-"

"- go back to where you came from!"

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May be moving to Boston? Curious @ affordable apts in safe, clean yet artsy & progressive minded neighborhoods?

2008-03-27T21:30:42Z

A friend may have a potential job hookup teaching qigong in Boston, not sure yet? Not sure exactly where in Boston either.
Having never lived there, and only been there once to visit her and her husband a few months ago, I know relatively nothing about the area and community there. Only that I hear it can be quite cold, which does not appeal to me at all.
BBRRRRRRR!

I live in california now partly due to the weather being of a warmer nature generally. Granted the San Francisco bay area is not the warmest of cali weather, but its warmer than Oregon where i was before.
If the job ends up being available to me, Im not sure how long i would stay in Boston? Maybe a year? Definitely love the SF Bay area, including its warmer nature. Feel very at home here. But also could use the particular job experience if it opens up.

Anyone from the Boston area feel like sharing about its specific areas of living that could be valuable to know for someone involved in natural health promotion arts such as massage, qigong, etc..?
Nicer, clean, safe yet affordable areas ( less than $600 month for clean, spacious & beautiful one bedroom? ) to rent? Ideally with nearby organic food stores. And minus crack viles & shootings?

Any other information or suggestions for moving & making a comfortable, semi-permanant yet not lifetime move there is greatly appreciated.

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3/26 Techno and Bowling in Davis. Circle party.

2008-03-26T14:27:04Z

BIRTHDAY BOWLING BASH - WEDNESDAY 3/26 - 9:30 pm - MIDNIGHT only
Sacco's Bowl-Haven, 45 Day St., Somerville - $10 all-u-can-bowl!

Friends!

Yes, it's that time of year again! The crocuses are poking their
little green heads up from the earth, the ponds are melting, and our
dear friend Benjamin Miles "Shwilly B" Garton is celebrating another
trip around the sun.

To celebrate, we have secured the facilities of SACCO'S BOWL-HAVEN in
picturesque Davis Square, Somerville, to host our Birthday Bowling Bash!

For just $10, you get your own pair of rented bowling shoes, access to
all of the candlepin lanes, PLUS you get to slide across the waxed
floorboards to LIGHTNING ROUND DJ SETS from

DJ LAVOIE
MATHWIN
ALKEMI
METONYMIST
JEFF MISSION
E*FREE*MAN
DJ PUSSYWILLOW
DEATH ROW ARCHIE

All this, plus BIRTHDAY CAKE. You don't want to miss out as
CIRCLE GETS THE SPARE!!!

Why choose? Be there *and* be square!!!

http://noiselabs.com/circle

DON'T BE LATE! The lanes close promptly at midnight!

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Blizzard of '78

2008-03-26T00:21:06Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh7-EItPeVg&feature=user

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ISO roommate/s - urban (Boston, MA area) duplex with sustainable leanings (veggie-powered cars, composting, etc

2008-03-24T16:35:28Z

I currently live in a 2-family home in Brighton, MA (on the west side of Boston). My roommates and I all run our cars on recycled vegetable oil, compost our table scraps (etc) and are in various stages of biodiesel production and other sustainable practices.

Some of my roommates hold workshops (during the warmer months) to teach people how to make biodiesel and convert diesel cars to run on recycled vegetable oil.

We have a small amount of garden area in the back (which seems to produce quite well), and also use our rear deck/porches for growing...

Some of the housemates make use of a composting toilet as well. We have onsite laundry and try to hang dry clothes when we can (though we DO have a traditional washer & dryer).

In any case, we are currently looking for a likeminded roommate, who would like to live in a consensus-minded home and help work towards sustainability.

Currently there are 2 guys living downstairs (where the open bedroom is available) and 2 women & 1 guy living upstairs (I'm the upstairs guy). At this moment, we are looking to find someone to move in downstairs...however (and I haven't talked with my roommates about this yet) I may be moving out in May or June, so a 2nd roommate would also be needed.

Obviously, any potential roommates would need to meet with current housemates before any decision is made...

The house is in a really nice neighborhood; street parking (no permit needed) VERY safe, nice park about 150 feet from the front door, a MBTA bus route goes right by the house, the T is about a 20 minute walk and there are TONS of food/beverage/book/coffee/produce/bakery type shops very close by...

Please email me if you are interested - I can give you more details...

joelhenderson @ hotmail . com

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Creating a Boston Night Shift Workers Tribe

2008-03-17T04:41:37Z

Greetings from Austin, TX. I'll keep this brief: I want one of you, or a few of you, to create a tribe for Boston night shift workers and work to promote it. It is a great community service project. I worked the night shift for 6 months in Seattle, and I have talked to a few other people here in Austin who have worked the shift and I promise you that most know of the shift as being quite miserable. Books, movies, and video games, and the like, are not sufficient for people working the shift. People are social but the night shift generally does not allow people to be social enough. Fixing this problem would help society: the shift is necessary for businesses to function well, but the workers of the shift are neglected. Here is my tribe in Austin: tribes.tribe.net/answ1 Feel free to use the layout.

Promoting: I advertised in the Austin Chronicle for 2 weeks. It was an unsuccessful ad, but I think the problem is that Austin does not have enough businesses open during the 2AM-6AM hours.
Solution for Austin: I think that what people in Austin need for developing a social life for night shift workers is successful models. Boston is a larger city that probably has many businesses open for night shift workers. A tribe that caters to the night shift will help workers and businesses. Businesses can promote events such as the broadcasting of a rugby match @ 4AM @ such-and-such deli.

Thanks for your time,
Matt

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Boston Burlesque Expo & Vintage Fashion Fair 3/21-3/23

2008-03-05T10:56:46Z

Mar 21-23, 2008
Hyatt Regency
575 Memorial Dr.
Cambridge MA

There are about 10,000 good reasons for you to go to The Great Boston Burlesque Expo. We'll hit a couple of quick ones here -- the rest are at www.Burlesque-Expo.com

1) Professional Training -- the Conference at The Expo offers classes in stagecraft, movement, dance, costuming, business, and more.

2) The Shows -- four amazing shows on three nights! The best in burlesque past and present, plus variety acts of poi, hula hoop, mentalism, juggling, and more.

3) The Vintage Fashion Fair -- featuring shopping, an exhibit of historic costumes, an art show, and "drop-in" classes for those of you who just want a taste of burlesque.

Tickets are going fast, so pick your favorite event or come for the whole weekend!

The Tribe Event listing is at http://boston.tribe.net/tribe/servlet/template/pub%2CEvent.vm?eventid=4aab643f-3bd3-4d0c-a04f-472dafabd652&published=true&nextpage=http%3A%2F%2Fboston.tribe.net%2Flocal

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The Pan Mass Challenge (Cross Posted)

2008-03-03T04:12:30Z

I apologize to anybody reading this again. I want to get the word out.

It started as a ride. It started as a way of remembering a mother or a sister. A father or a brother. A friend or someone they had just met. Less than 20 friends getting together to ride and remember someone that had succumbed to cancer. More than 20 years later and donations totaling over $100 million dollars, it has turned into an event. An event that celebrates those that have survived and for those that will.

We ride in remembrance. We ride for those not yet cured. Those that cannot say, "I am cancer free for one year, two years, three years". We ride for those not old enough to experience a Red Sox World Championship, or a Patriots Super Bowl victory. We ride for those that cannot understand why this has happened to them and for those that never had a chance to fight back. We ride for those who wait for a cure.

I am part of the PMC family – a unified force working toward a common goal. We’re athletes, weekend warriors, or (like myself) have little previous cycling experience. But we all have one thing in common - the commitment to helping others and being part of an effort much larger than ourselves.

I am part of the PMC family - and I need your help. I hate asking for money, so I won’t. Instead, I’m inviting you to a fundraiser.

Please join me in supporting this great cause.

Shimmies for a Cure – Part Deux
March 29, 2008
Somerville City Club
Somerville, MA 02143

A night a great dancing performed by some of New England’s favorite belly dancers.

$25 includes over 20 performers, hors dourves, a chocolate fountain with dipping delights, and non-alcoholic beverages.

There will be raffles, a silent auction, and vending.

The Somerville City Club is located close to Sullivan Square T stop and close to Route 93.

All proceeds from this fundraiser go to the Pan Mass Challenge.

It’s easy to purchase tickets:
Send checks made out to “PMC – The Jimmy Fund” to:
Rachel Gabriel
60 Burrage Street
Lunenburg, MA 01462

Or pay on-line at:
www.pmc.org/egifts/giftinfo.asp

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2008-02-28T20:00:28Z

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This Saturday Cape Cod Chantey Sing

2008-02-20T22:51:39Z

At last - a group Chantey Sing on Ol Cape Cod.

When:

Feb 23 08 3:00 Pm till 6:ish

Where:

The Black Spot Cafe
10 Ocean St
Hyannis Ma

www.theblackspotcafe.com/

(508) 771-4004

Micah and I hope to make this a monthly event. This is to be a group participation event. So if you like Sea Chanteys or would like to learn bring yourself, your voice, any instruments you might play and join us for an afternoon of fun.

So come on over and share songs and stories of the sea. Even lubbers are welcome.

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Nita Little \\ first call

2008-01-18T02:43:07Z

Caravajal15 residenza dinamica
International Projects 2008

Orvieto \ Italy
April 25–May 2 / 2008

Nita Little
Restless Peace
A mind in motion and Contact Improvisation experience
Residential project for experienced movers

The American performer Nita Little will be the special guest of our association, first time in Italy as guest artist, for giving the project “Restless Peace”. The intensive workshop with Nita Little is in the calendar of our Residential Projects 2008, and will be from April 25 to May 2, 2008 in the beautiful Etruscan city of Orvieto, in middle Italy.

After the end of the workshop, on May 3rd and 4th, the association will plan also two days with the International Springfest Jam.

The intensive workshop and the Jam will be held both at the headquarters of the cultural Association Caravajal15 residenza dinamica, in the prestigious sixteenth century rooms of the Palazzo Caravajal-Simoncelli, in Orvieto.

Application for registration in the project with Nita Little is open from January 7th. For information and more details write to: info@contactfestival.it, or telephone to +39 0763.341479.

Nita Little
Restless Peace
The urge to move, to go where we have never been, is the soul of our practice in this workshop.
Developing a "home base", a place of personal and creative safety is as important as the journey; how wonderful to be free when you have a home! We learn, how like nomads, we may carry our home with us, even as we track paths in and out of unfamiliar territory.
We focus on developing the mental, emotional, and physical skills that enable dancers to travel creatively. Utilizing a full dance vocabulary, we integrate gestured movement improvisation with contact improvisation and build the skills to consciously weave these two forms.

We investigate “states” of mind / “states” of body as a means to develop and direct creative work in our improvisations. Developing the ability to describe and craft subtle levels of action and experience, we boost our physical potential while increasing our readability. Moving in solo, duet and group forms, we gain compositional tools for structural orientation; like torches, they light the way.

This workshop is developed for experienced movers who wish to pass beyond the threshold of old patterns. The restless human drive that takes us out of comfort, urges us to meet the unfamiliar, to move into, through and with the unknown, is a dance artist’s call. Here, we harness that drive and discover how, moving at the speed of our restless calling, we can find peace.

This class culminates in a creative work for performance at the workshop and at Zipfest08.

Things we will do:
Go deep into the physical philosophy behind contact improvisation.
Learn underlying CI principles that manifest as pathways of action.
Build the tools for safe physical and creative relationships
Discover different spatial orientations: vertical/hierarchical and horizontal/diffuse.
Learn about our temporal orientation and develop tools that modulate time.
Develop the skills to be able to move freely between states of mind.
Deepen our agreements to open to life, to the dance.
Honor peace.

about Nita Little
www.nitalittle.com
Nita Little has been developing, choreographing, performing and teaching improvisational dance for the past thirty-six years, notably Contact Improvisation, which she helped evolve from its inception with Steve Paxton, Nancy Stark Smith and others.
She collaborated in numerous performing companies introducing Contact Improvisation throughout the United States. She is a master teacher with former students all over the world, who are themselves now master dancers and teachers: Gretchen Spiro, Andrew Harwood, Frey Faust, Scott Wells, Julie Oak, Peter Bingham to name just a few. Through CI she discovered her abiding interest in the evolution of consciousness and the mind body relationship. Since 1981 she has been developing an evolving curriculum called The Mind in Motion, which explores the range of experiential states along the mind-body continuum and reveals principles that define Contact Improvisation as well as other movement forms. This work is informed by her investigation of the mind through work such as hypnotherapy and NeuroLinguistic Programming.

As a performing artist her current work is a mix of both formal and improvisational choreography and scores. While anchored in process, it frequently explores character, story, and concept.

Nita received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in choreography and was on the California Arts Council Touring Program.
The latter award was to her solo dance company, NITA LITTLE DANCE THEATRE, which she began in 1984, continued through 1990, and reinstated as a pickup company in 2000. In 2002 Nita created Playing God, an hour-long dance opera that received funding through the Dance USA /National Endowment for the Arts.

Over the years Nita has been both faculty and guest artist at numerous colleges and universities including New York University, California Institute for the Arts, Texas Christian University, Temple University, Tufts University, Scripps College and UC Santa Barbara.

Nita teaches and performs yearly at national and international dance festivals including ImPulsTanz, Vienna, The Side Step Festival, Helsinki, Kontakt Budapest International Improvisation Festival, the International Contact Festival Freiburg, Germany,the Seattle Festival of Alternative Dance and Improvisation and the West Coast Contact Improvisation Festival, Berkeley California.
She also teaches locally and nationally throughout the year. She lives with her son in Santa Cruz Mountains in California.

As she has pioneered a path in the understanding of the mind/body/spirit relationship, Nita's mission, conscious evolution, has been the backbone of her passion and her practice. Her goal is to see, feel and reveal grace in all its forms and as it exists in the actions of the mind and the body.

Info and reservation
Caravajal15 residenza dinamica
Via Malabranca 15
05018 Orvieto (TR) - Italy
tel +39 0763.341479
fax +39 0763.340669
info@contactfestival.it
www.contactfestival.it

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Starting A Chanty Sing On Cape Cod

2008-01-12T18:46:12Z

What - A monthly Chantey Sing at The Black Spot in Hyannis - thats right.

When - To be determined. Micah and I are discussing his calender and if necessary we will decide when is most convenient for him. That said we would like as much input as we can get from those who are interested as to best times for most people. Right now it comes down to one Thursday evening per month or a Saturday or Sunday afternoon per month. At the moment the Black Spot is not open on Sundays but if there is enough interest Micah will open for events.

Needed - Anyone who has an interest in Sea Chanteys or maritime lore to come sing, tell stories, play an instrument - generally act like your sitting around the forecastle between watches.

I have high hopes for this as an old timer who would love to see the maritime tradition of the Cape be better preserved. Any one on who has ideas, suggestions, or comments please post here. I will also be posting information on the related Tribe groups and Myspace forums I know as well as making individual contacts.

So lets all heave a pawl and get pointed into the wind.

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dapper

2007-12-28T20:29:48Z

woohoo, stupid racist boston city councilor died.

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How do you find plays?

2007-11-28T20:21:19Z

Hey everyone!

So, I've found myself involved in some fringe theater with a company called 11:11 Theatre. We've got a fantastic play running at the end of the month, and I've volunteered to do a little marketing for the group. I haven't been in Boston very long and prior to that I didn't do a lot of theatergoing. So I'm asking the good people of Boston (that's you!):

How do you usually find plays to attend? Is it...

-- Random Posters on the street
-- Word of mouth
-- Flyers
-- Organic Web search
-- Online theater/event listings (like Boston.com)
-- Newspapers and traditional print ads

...Or something else entirely... It's funny, we all know how people find movies. But how do they find plays?

-Evan
1111Theatre.com

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spam

2007-11-14T02:35:56Z

The title of the spam I got today was "Sandpaper Data Base Meteor Tunnel X-ray Boy Finger"

I kind of like it but it's too long to be the name of a band

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This is grossing me out

2007-11-08T20:54:07Z

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071107/ap_on_re_us/jail_hotel

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Truth is Free and so is my Retreat –Vermont. really

2007-11-07T18:50:12Z

Up north here, operating on a non-capitalist, non-consumerist, non-competitive paradigm that I hope will help heal the planet I'm looking to network with folks, to extend an invitation to visit Bald Mountain Retreat (www.baldmountainretreat.com) as my guest. Like-minded people who appreciate rustic accommodations are welcome to come up at no charge. (Those who require a private room can inquire about those accommodations as well.)
We’re just being born and I’m looking for folks to come help manifest the vision. There is the opportunity to come stay with a retired naturopathic doctor in a truly amazing natural setting, secluded, idyllic, peaceful... Sharing is best.
Also, if you might like to lead a retreat, please contact me.
Thank you and you are welcome,
Dr David

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"Consumers Fight Back" type shizzle on local TV?

2007-11-06T19:59:32Z

who does these things in boston? i don't own a tv so i don't know. you know, it's usually a segment on local news and they have bits about consumers getting fucked over in ridiculous ways and they give it exposure.

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Wheeler's Vegan Ice Cream

2007-11-02T22:41:14Z

Try Wheeler's Black Label Vegan Ice Cream's delicious new flavors NOW AVAILABLE at Bob's Southern Bistro! Located at 604 Columbus Avenue, Boston, Bob's Southern Bistro will be selling two of our brand new, autumn-inspired flavors Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash. We are so excited to be finally available to all of the vegan ice cream lovers in Boston and the New England area! Enjoy!

Bob's Southern Bistro
604 Columbus Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
p: 617-536-6204
f: 617-536-0907
w: www.BobsSouthernBistro.com

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Romney

2007-10-24T00:12:42Z

So I was thinking this morning how we all seem to hate Romney and if he actually had a real chance in MA. And how embarrassing it would be if he didn't win it. Then I heard he's leading in NH, even after the Sen Craig scandal etc etc. I think he has a magic ju-ju fairy in a hamster cage casting spells on his opponents and digging up zombies while everyone is sleeping. I may just keep voting for whomever his strongest opponent is thru the race.

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Simone Forti "Logomotion Writing Workshop" \ project in residence

2007-10-15T05:39:24Z

Caravajal15 residenza dinamica
Orvieto \ Italy
International Projects 2008

Hello!
We are happy to announce that Simone Forti will be again the guest artist of our residence, for giving her intensive residential workshop “Logomotion Writing Workshop”.
The intensive workshop with Simone Forti is in the ambit of our international projects 2008, and will be from March 8 to 15 2008 in the beautiful Etruscan city of Orvieto, in mid Italy.
The workshop is limited to 16 participants.
The intensive workshop will be held at the headquarters of the cultural Association Caravajal15 residenza dinamica, in the prestigious sixteenth century rooms of the Palazzo Caravajal-Simoncelli, in Orvieto.
The fee is 400 euros, which includes also hospitality, reception and meals.
Application for registration is open from October 15th.
For information write to: info@contactfestival.it, or telephone to +39 0763.341479.
Info and texts below.

Simone Forti \ Logomotion Writing Workshop
Intensive residential workshop
8-15 March 2008
maximum 16 participants
7-day workshop, plus one day pause
fee 400 euros (including meals and lodging)
pre-registration: 150 euros

Logomotion Writing Workshop
Sometimes our words don't have access to what we know in our bones.
In this workshop we will be improvising moving and speaking, and we will be writing.
While our writing will stimulate our imagination and support our improvisations, our improvisations will enrich our writing with a kinesthetic timing to phrasing and windows on sudden thoughts and memories.
Our activities will include studio sessions of improvisational moving and speaking, spontaneous writing, walks in town, with partners, for conversations about matters large and small, and private times to write and to craft our writings and to read them to each other.
We will borrow from the writing practice of Natalie Goldberg as found in her books “Writing Down the Bones” and “Wild Mind”, discovering the associations that gather spontaneously around a chosen point of departure.
As our movement work will include many activities in partners and in groups, some of our writing will include more than one voice, focusing on the relationships between the thoughts of different people.
A goal will be to write with wild mind and intention, and with awareness of world.

Jennifer Dunning writes in her 1991 New York Times review: “Simone Forti presented her first dance program in 1960 and has since then had a steadily increasing influence on post-modernist choreographers interested in exploring ‘natural’ or non-formalist movement and dance”.

Info and reservation
Caravajal15 residenza dinamica
Via Malabranca 15
05018 Orvieto (TR) - Italy
tel +39 0763341479
fax +39 0763340669
mobile +39 3391017492
info@contactfestival.it
www.contactfestival.it

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G-G-G-Green - Rainbow Party

2007-10-03T01:52:40Z

I just did a search and was surprised to NOT find any posts include this viable Massachusetts party.

maybe I did the search wrong?

Is there anyone out there that is either registered Green - Rainbow or thinking about it?

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Talk Like a Pirate Day

2007-09-19T22:41:11Z

Discuss.

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Only One More Day Me Johnnys - TLAPD

2007-09-18T17:56:32Z

Thats right - only one more day till Talk Like A Pirate Day.

So join the rest of the scurvy bilge rats coming down to The Black Spot in Hyannis to join in on all the fun.

Now remember rumor has it that Cap'n Micah has some surprises in store for us.

A special Pirate Grog is in the works.

Those that speaks likes a pirate will be rewarded.

Those that dress like a Pirate will likes to gets an extree surprise.

This is likes to be the most fun this sides of Tortuga.

www.theblackspotcafe.com

As always - Keep To The Code

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Space for Event?

2007-09-16T18:37:08Z

Hi friends. I am currently looking for a fairly large space (preferably with many rooms) to host a fundraising performance/ estatic dance night event. I am hoping for the event to be in Jamaica Plains, but I am open to many areas.

Preferably, the space would be fairly accessable, and in a place where people would feel free to enjoy themselves until the wee hours of the morning.

Let me know!

Peace,
Pine

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simian mobile disco

2007-09-16T03:58:03Z

why did no one tell me they were at avalon last nite??? GODDAMNIT!!!!!!!!!! i hate finding out about an amazing show the day after it has happened. GRRRRRRRRR!!!

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Uh Oh

2007-09-15T14:02:09Z

Dunkin' Donuts has announced they are phasing out trans-fats.

What is the future of the burnt-grease aftertaste?

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i believe the future is the children

2007-09-10T19:23:56Z

in case you have managed to miss this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

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JP Festival yesterday

2007-09-10T15:42:08Z

Did anyone happen to go and notice weather or not Mango Blue played or got postponed?

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the Solar Decathlon / MIT

2007-09-08T15:57:33Z

An international competition in which teams of college and university students from across the United States, Europe and Canada compete to design, build and operate the most attractive, effective and energy efficient solar powered house.

I'm becoming involved as a volunteer with the MIT effort near the end of the build process and just wanted to spread the word.

for information, contact :

sponsor.solar7@mit.edu

The build site is on Albany St. north of Mass Av.

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10-0

2007-09-02T02:21:02Z

no-hitter

woo

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New Cafe On Cape Cod

2007-08-28T00:52:23Z

Opening in Hyannis MA will be The Black Spot Cafe.

A name to warm the heart of any freebooters out there.

The Black Spot is run by some very nice folks who are trying to return a nice comfortable neighborhood cafe to Hyannis.

For those who remember the old Prodigal Son that occupied the same location for many years this will be welcome news. For those who don't -what a place you missed.

Also available will be WiFi access for those of you who sail the Cyber Sea.Also starting next Wednesday they will be hosting a regular open mic night.

I hope all of you in the area and those who come for a visit will stop by and hoist a flagon of grog with Micah and his crew. I think it looks like it is going to me a fun port o call.

So if you are listing to larboard and need to hove to for a while its:

The Black Spot Cafe
10 Ocean St
Hyannis MA

And remember - Keep To The Code

PS

I am cross posting this - I want to spread the word as far as possible - so for those who are offended my humblest apologys.

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Things I hate about having to live here:

2007-08-25T11:58:40Z

Start listing!

I'm saving my epic list for last....

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Bela Lugosi Birthday Bash, Oct. 21, Lowell, MA

2007-08-23T19:42:16Z

Morgana presents: A Bela Lugosi Birthday Bash!
Sunday, October 21, 7:30pm
The Athenian Corner Restaurant
http://www.atheniancorner.com/
207 Market Street
Lowell, MA

Come join the party as writers and Oriental dancers honor the immortal king of horror on the 125th anniversary of his birth! (well, 125th plus one day)

Readings by:
Eric Stanway
Meg Smith
Diana Saenz
Dorinda Wegener

Creative Oriental (belly) dance by:
Loreli
Aurora
Morgana
Badriya

Tickets are $10, advance sales only. Tickets may be purchased by check to Meg Smith, PO Box 8797, Lowell, MA 01853 or message me (Badriya) if interested in purchasing tickets via paypal. Due to zoning regulations, we cannot sell tickets at the door. The Athenian Corner is a full service Greek restaurant and bar. The event is all ages.

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The Black Spot - A Shameless Plug

2007-08-15T19:37:52Z

The Black Spot - a name to warm any pirates heart.

Starting tonight they are hosting the first of what I hope will be many open mic nights.

Some of you on the Cape may remember the old Prodigal Son and what a rollicking good time was had by all at their open mic nights. Well the capt'n n crew of The Black Spot are hoping to revive the same spirit.

So hove to for a while and hoist a flagon o grog. Perhaps add to the merriment by sharing your own talent with the crowd.

Remember:

The Black Spot
10 Ocean St
Hyannis MA

As always.

Keep To The Code

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Band needs Trombone and Tuba/Sousaphone

2007-08-13T23:27:29Z

Emperor Norton wants you!!!

Our group, Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band, has begun it’s slow but insistent assault on the area, but we need more soldiers in our army of awesomeness. www.myspace.com/ensmb

Our repertoire currently consists of original compositions inspired by Klezmer, Second line brass bands, pirates, circus music and Charles Mingus, along with traditionals ranging from gypsy folk songs to ragtime to 19th century marches, and we throw in the occasional zany arrangement of a fun rock or pop song just to spruce things up.

In short, we call ourselves a modern circus band, and for good reason! For we accompany/are accompanied by a rotating cast of circus performers including dancers, aerialists, sideshow performers, and whatever other freaky people we can round up. In addition to having our very own troupe, the Madcap Rumpus Society ( www.myspace.com/madcaprumpus ), we have also been invited to perform with other autonomous local burlesque groups and performance artists.

You should join us! If you are a competent musician with enthusiasm for this project. You shouldn’t be afraid of dressing in a costume of sorts (which you get some input on), or playing for random events or in strange locations. (though we do play regular club gigs as well). Familiarity with any of the above styles is great, but not required. Also, improvisation skills are a plus, both for soloing and adlibbing parts. Basically, if you’ve got the horn, and you’ve got some talent and you have the right personality and attitude, we’d like to add you to our menagerie.

Feel free to hit me up with any questions you might have.

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Why do people live here when it is so cold and expensive? I am curious....

2007-08-12T01:26:33Z

Being from the west coast, I am puzzled about the amount of people who make shitty money and live in boston. I am wondering if you all simply don't know that there are cooler, more culturally hip place in this country where rent is cheap, liquor is a reasonable price, people are friendlier, and it doesn't EVER go below zero. Take portland, oregon for example. Hip, environmentally/politically conscious city, with public transportation, and you can get a 5-6 bedroom house with a hot tub for $1300 a month. And it doesn't get that cold. Prescott, arizona. lovely small town in the woods in northern arizona, home of the top 5th liberal arts school in the country, surrounded by nature and strange people, and they have all four seasons. The list goes on- Atlanta, Georgia, Houston or Austin, Texas, and if you like the cold but dont have much cash- then go to Minneapolis. Great people, lots of stuff to do. I am curious as to why people who make just enough to scrape by live here.

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C I R C L E Under the Stars :: Friday, August 10

2007-08-10T21:53:48Z

Yes, Yes it's time once again for Circle and thee gnomefatty kollectiv to formally invite you to get your dance on under the stars, outside on the river in Cambridge!

The days are hot, the nights are steamy. Summer is in full swing. Who wants to party?!?!?

*C I R C L E* Under the Stars
Friday, August 10
American Legion Marsh Post
1 Greenough Blvd. Cambridge

Potluck BBQ @ 7:00pm
Drum Circle @ 7:30pm
DJs and Dancing 9:00pm - 2:00am
$5 donation, 18+, 21+ to drink
creative dress encouraged

The lineup this time is killer, featuring DJ stars from Circle's past and present.
First we start off with a 7:30-900 open drum circle in our classic style. Come smack on some skins and get some acoustic energy in before the beat starts.

DJs - 9p - 2a
d.j. lavoie (circle/gnomefatty) spinning a mix of electro house, trance and world beat electronica. don't miss his ecclectic all over the place feel.

shwilly b (circle/gnomefatty) come hear your favourite circle dj throw it down like only shwilly can with his mad style!

spiderman (monstamind.com/boston) throws down his delicious dancefloor feel, guaranteed to make you shake your ass.

psylab (sonic beating/circle) you know what they sound like. you know they kick ass. you know they are cool guys. you know you want to come listen.

and special guest from San Fran...

BEN CHUN (false profit/SF)
*and the crowd goes wild*
Ben Chun is flying in from SF especially for the circle party. A regular first spinning in 1999, Ben Chun has come from a history of spinning great trance sets to his currently love of throwing down breaks records. Come here him play for the first time in 3 years for circle. I hear he may mix it up with a little hip-hop. Will there be a riot?!?

Also:
sacred bellydance by Denise, Sara, Shakti and more!

video by Jeff Mission/Glitch

www.gnomefatty.org

the music sounds better with YOU!

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Hot.

2007-08-10T04:19:04Z

Sticky.

Meh.

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Mango Blue

2007-08-08T18:08:34Z

Anyone have any skinny insider info as to weather Mango Blue is going to play anywhere soon?

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credit card companies = los stupidos

2007-08-04T01:54:00Z

why do they put the super double secret 3 digit number ON THE CARD???

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Bassnectar! ~ Friday 8/3 at Axis

2007-08-03T15:22:37Z

Burning Jam
Axis, Friday, Aug 3
Featuring -- Bassnectar!
http://chaoshacker.org/BassnectarAxisFlier.jpg

WHAT:
Boston burners unite to bring underground San Francisco DJ Bassnectar to Axis! This will be his first live appearance in Boston, for a huge summer bash. Calling out to our community to rock to his massive basslines, thick mob scene beats, freakshow energy, and fearless mashing of genres, styles, sounds, moods, and approaches.

WHO:
* Headliner: Bassnectar
* Opener: Psylab

HOW:
TICKETS: Available at the door. $10

WHEN:
Friday, August 3, 2007
10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

WHERE:
Axis, 15 Lansdowne St., Boston

WHY:
Every year thousands of people migrate to the Nevada desert over Labor Day week to celebrate Burning Man, a socially conscious, art, music and cultural festival. This year, the theme of Burning Man is "Green Man," recognizing humanity's relationship with nature.

Proceeds from Burning Jam will be donated to various environmental groups to offset carbon usage from Boston burners as they make their trip to Burning Man.

About Bassnectar:
http://www.bassnectar.net/
A freeform project that merges music, art, new media, social involvement, and community values; dedicated to a constantly-evolving ethos of collaborative creation, self-reinvention, and boundary-pushing experimentation. While existing as a mutating collaborative effort, Bassnectar is traditionally the amorphous music project of Lorin Ashton, a San Francisco based Musician / Producer / DJ, highlighted by massive basslines, thick mob scene beats, freakshow energy, emotive melodics, traditional acoustic instrumentation, and fearless mashing of genres, styles, sounds, moods, and approaches.

About Psylab:
http://www.psylabunderground.com/
Holding down the sounds of the Boston underground since 2004, Psylab has been touring the Northeast, performing at clubs, lofts, raves, festivals, and regional Burning Man events for thousands of fans, friends and freaks. Reaching as far west as the Sierra Nevadas (Northern CA's Symbiosis Gathering '06), and as far south as South Beach, FL (WMC's Miambient), Psylab's music has set the soundtrack for many magical events. Drawing from a range of influences including psytrance, minimal tech, progressive house, dnb, jungle, ambient, downtempo and dubstep, Psylab transforms and adapts to its surroundings for a unique experience each and every time -- no two sets are ever alike.

Jefr Tale-local dj jefr tale will host the event. He runs Root Society, one of Burning Man's largest theme camps. He also hosts Club Tales, a weekly house music show on Area 33/Sirius. Jeff has been a staple in New England's club scene for 28 years.

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Hollywood party August 4th

2007-08-03T15:19:48Z

Saturday, August 4th 9pm – close Always wanted to walk the red carpet? Dream of being a Hollywood Star?? McFadden’s is going to make your dreams come true! Come down to McFadden’s Boston dressed as your favorite Hollywood star or starlet and you could win $500 CASH!! Walk the McFadden’s red carpet and get your picture taken! Enjoy $5 Hollywood Martinis all night.

http://static.going.com/thumbnails/52e/xy1024_9ac2b29e33e9b0e1bb55a47fbd22a288.jpeg

http://www.mcfaddensboston.com/

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MBTA Rants

2007-07-26T19:22:50Z

!@#$^*@!!*&$^$#@!%*@#^ HELL!!!

WTF.....why do they bother printing a freakin bus schedule, if the buses are NEVER on that schedule.

I waited 40 minutes today for a bus that is supposed to run ever 10 minutes! Girrr!
And T-lady says..."oh there will be one along any minute now"......useless!!!

While i'm at it, there is supposed to be a NOsmoking ban everywhere on the T, bus areas etc.....yet today I see 2 T-employees smoking on the bus platforms....girrr....

I tried to take a stealth photo with my camera phone, but i couldn't get close enough without arousing suspicion. :(

Girrrrrr....i'm having a girrr commute today! Girrr!

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How Massachussets are you?

2007-07-21T02:58:57Z

http://www.gotoquiz.com/how_massachusetts_are_you

Dude! I'm like 94% from Massachusetts!

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Business Networking

2007-07-20T15:48:16Z

Hi, I work for The Technology Therapy Group. We are a business that provides personalized technology solutions for your business: (www.technologytherapy.com)
We recently moved to Johnston RI and are looking to network and find out more information on local business scene. Does anyone have any reccommendations? It would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

-Abby

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Where are all of the cool hippy-ish people in boston?

2007-07-19T01:01:54Z

everywhere I go, i feel like I am in MTV's TRL. What's going on, boston? Where is the underground for artistic, non-materialistic, neo-hippies?

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our 600th member should get a prize

2007-07-19T01:00:53Z

what should it be?

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The End of an Era

2007-07-18T18:29:58Z

Hank Lee will be closing his retail magic store in Boston after more than 30 years in various locations around the city.

http://hankleesmagicfactory.blogspot.com/

I can still remember my first visit to his store back when I was in high school. You had to climb two flights of narrow old stairs past an old manual operated elevator that rarely if ever had an operator.

On arriving you found a cramped dusty space crammed full of every magic trick you could imagine. For someone who knew only the joke/magic shops in Boston this was a revelation. That a shop could be dedicated to magic only.

For that teenage nerd it was pure heaven.

Greater still was the discovery that one never knew who you would meet there. On my very first visit Phil Goldstein (max Maven) was there helping Hank lay out his first catalog.

At any moment local magicians might wander in and give you a bit of advice on what to buy or how to better use some trick or device.

Over the years - even as I traveled far from home - I came to appreciate that this is what a magic shop should be. Even when I found occasional employment demoing tricks at other shops far from home there was something lacking. While Hank was certainly all business there was never a rush to get out the door, no pressure to buy just because it was the new "featured" item.

As his shop moved from place to place I still could go there and spend hours deciding what perfect trick I needed this time.

Hank was also the first to join computers with the magic biz. He had a clunky bulletin board based around a TRS 80 that was next to impossible to log on to. This eventually evolved to his web based buisness.

So it is with sadness that this wonderful internet has claimed yet another victim - the neighborhood magic shop.

True Hank is opening the warehouse to retail trade but somehow it just won't be the same.

Thanks Hank for all the years of magic.

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Shimmy in the Shadows, July 1, Arlington MA

2007-06-29T17:54:07Z

Shimmy in the Shadows: a Gothic Belly Dance Event

An Afternoon of Performances by Gothic Belly Dancers and open floor dancing with music by DJ Lost Boy
July 1, 2:30pm-5:30pm
Regent Underground Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington, MA
$12

Come join New England's avant garde gothic belly dance artists for a Gothic Hafli (belly dancer/Arabic term for dance party), a genuinely underground event at the Regent Underground Theatre on July 1, 2:30pm-5:30pm. Featured performers include among others Aepril Schaile, Tempest, Zingari East, La Flamme Tribale, and Badriya, performing to music from Nick Cave to Lacuna Coil to Juno Reactor and everything in between. Between performances, bust out your own gothic belly dance moves to music spun by Boston goth scene favorite DJ Lost Boy. Vendors of gothic and belly dance accoutrements will be present to help you complete your gothic belly dance look, including glitter from Eye Kandy, costuming/accessories by Karina Khan, Tempest and Desideria, and Henna body art (mehndi) by Maria O'Connor of Ancient Fire Henna. Shimmy in the Shadows is an all ages event, but please keep in mind that Gothic art does go in dark directions and may not be suitable for young children.

For more details, directions, etc., visit http://users.rcn.com/badriya/raksspooki.html

Gothic Belly Dance merges the styling of the Gothic or “Goth” subculture of the last few decades with the beautiful expression and movement of Middle Eastern Dance. Many of the major founders in the Gothic music scene and its subgenres have long fused Western music with the sounds of India and the Middle East, and so the subsequent fusion of Gothic music and belly dance movement has been a natural progression. Gothic belly dance has become increasingly popular around the world over the last few years. Badriya, the event organizer, has been performing both traditional Arabic belly dance and less traditional Gothic belly dance in the Boston area since 2001, and put on New England's first gothic belly dance event, Raks Spooki, in October 2006.

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Creature Double Feature

2007-06-28T19:24:07Z

on Channel 56.

http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=18218

My favorite was Attack of the Mushroom People. Also, Son of Godzilla.

I can't remember any of the movies that headlined together. Can anyone else?

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OMFG Red Sox

2007-06-28T17:03:53Z

Holy CRAP! Last time I went to a Red Sox game I paid $8.00 to sit in the bleechers. I just tried to price out tickets for next week, my cousin is comming to town. $75.00!!! Is sex included in the price? Damn! I think I'll fill my gas tank instead.

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Gay Marriage Debate

2007-06-22T06:03:58Z

Tight vote looms on same-sex marriage
Lobbying intense on both sides

By Frank Phillips, Boston Globe Staff | June 14, 2007

With the Constitutional Convention just hours away, a proposal to allow voters to decide the future of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts was hanging by a thread in the Legislature last night.
Article Tools

By all accounts, House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi, Senate President Therese Murray, and Governor Deval Patrick, all strong supporters of gay marriage, were within one or two votes of blocking the proposal from reaching the 2008 ballot.

The three have spent the last few days prodding, cajoling, and lobbying wavering lawmakers who previously supported the measure. The razor-thin margin will heighten the drama of what is expected to be an emotional and tense showdown at today's session, scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

At stake is the fate of same-sex marriage in the only state where it is legal. The voter-initiated constitutional amendment, which would define marriage as a union between one man and one woman, must win the support of at least 50 of the state's 200 lawmakers in two consecutive legislative sessions to win a place on the 2008 ballot. The measure won its first round of approval, with 62 votes, in January, at the tail end of the last legislative session. Through turnover and resignations, support dwindled to just 57 votes by this spring, even before the intense lobbying began.

A defeat for the amendment would deliver a major blow to social conservatives seeking to overturn the Supreme Judicial Court's 2003 ruling legalizing same-sex unions. A victory for the ban is unlikely today, with political leaders saying they will delay a vote until later this session if they do not believe they have the votes to defeat the amendment. The measure will die if no vote is taken by the end of the 2007-2008 legislative session.

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Tell me if this makes sense to anyone else:
You no longer file for a marriage certificate, anyone, straight, gay, bi, catholic, protestant, islamic, jewish, whatever.
All citizens intent on filing with a life partner before the state file for Civil Union. Marriage become solely a religious notification, not required for the receiving of any state or national rights or recognition.

then can everyone be equally miserable?

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hi 2 all

2007-06-20T14:04:39Z

hi am kareem elshazly from egypt am 19 years old and i hope to be good friend for you all and i hope to make good friends on tribe and i love western music and know all thing about it and who want 2 know any thing about it ask me and i will represnt all things i know and sorry for long time i take byee

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So help me Jeebus..

2007-06-16T02:55:40Z

In court they ask you to raise your right hand
"Do you swear to tell the truth so help you god?"

GOD?....what if i objected and said so help me Buddha, or Jeebus...would i be fined or held in contempt?

Where is the separation between church & state?

Why is there GOD woven into our currency, courts and government ?

This pisses me off to no end...

ok...discuss...

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Fri June 15 :: Circle Outdoors!

2007-06-15T20:43:00Z

Circle and thee gnomefatty kollectiv invites you to get your dance on under the stars on Friday June 15th....

Once or twice a year Circle throws down for a special outdoor event at the Marsh Post in Cambridge. The beats are slammin, the vibe is warm, the groove is on.. Join in the fun!

f e a t u r i n g

DRUM CIRCLE
7.30-9.00 Bring a drum!

HOT DJ ACTION
alkemi
dj Cav
gnomad
notecrusher
jeff "sizzle" mission
professor pious.

video by jeff "sizzle" mission

June 15th
7.30pm-2am.
1 Greenough Blvd.
Fresh Pond
Cambridge Ma

Rain or shine

Only 5 Dollars!

map and details:
http://gnomefatty.org

join circle-announce on yahoogroups for up-to-date info

Circle sounds better with YOU!

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We're serving you anyway

2007-06-05T19:11:08Z

www.youtube.com/watch

Ha. There you go, Boston. And you, you, you, egalitarian moderator too. How's THAT for some lame-ass, marginally-related-to-this-tribe dancing and stuff?

You got served. Watcha gonna do now?

-Western MA
(Pioneer Valley Tribe)

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I... I... don't understand..

2007-06-04T15:30:03Z

this tribe's membership is in freefall since i seized power. from 601 to 596. where do tribers go when they leave the beantown tribe? the worcester tribe?

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It doesn't get any better than this

2007-05-25T21:31:04Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNzZzsvOClc#

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Davey is my fave

2007-05-24T17:01:00Z

He's so nonthreatening and underdeveloped and Englishy and all. I don't care if he can't do anything but shake maracas and neither do you else you're just jealous. Plus he can sing "Greensleeves". I saw.

PS Marcia Brady is a stupid bitch. Who made her *president* of the damn fan club?! Stalker is more like it.

PPS D4v33 4-3v4

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Shimmy in the Shadows, July 1, Arlington MA

2007-05-23T18:44:29Z

Shimmy in the Shadows: a gothic belly dance workshop and hafli!
July 1 at the Regent Underground Theatre, 7 Medford Street, Arlington

Workshop with Aepril Schaile, 12:30 - 2:00
$35.oo

Of a Darker Veil...

The Veil: long a symbol of feminine beauty and mystery, used by bellydancers
as a flowing prop and extension of costuming. In Gothic Belly Dance, we move
with the veil into darker places, infusing the silk with the occult powers
of shapeshifting; disappearing and reappearing behind and before it, in a
dance of mystery and revelation; whirling in a flight of ethereal drama and
otherworldliness...In this workshop, you will be initiated into the magic of
Gothic veilwork, learning to use the flow of the silk to bring forth the
dark feminine beauty within. Please dress in comfortable clothing, and bring
a veil (preferably china silk, or silk chiffon, which floats beautifully in
the space) of approximately 3 yards in length.
http://www.aeprilschaile.com/

The workshop will be followed by a hafli from 2:30-5:30 featuring many local favorites as well as out of town guest

performers, as well as open floor dancing to music provided by Ceremony's DJ Lost Boy. Admission $12

The workshop will be limited to 15 participants so it is strongly suggested that dancers register in advance. You

can do so using paypal here:

http://users.rcn.com/badriya/shimmyshadows.html

or contact me for other methods of payment.

Shimmy spookily,

Badriya

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Things that dont suck in Boston

2007-05-11T03:08:36Z

Matt MUrphy's Tuesday and thursday nights
Wallys jazz cafe on mass ave.
Paradise rock club-- Raggae night on thursday nights
Pheonix Landing raggae on monday nights
Critical mass every last friday of the month 6pm in copley square on bikes til>>>
The middle east upstairs
The milky way any night---especially every 3rd wednesday of the month---- open mics
Soul Revival
88.9
The Alchemist lounge
JAmaica Pond at night or day
Arnold Arboretum
The waterfront
Fanuel HAll spring nights
VEggy planet
JP licks in jp weekend nights
Sorelas breakfast cafe
Critical breakdown open mic every last sunday of the month (Jorge Hernandez cul. center)
Harvard square
Coolidge corner
CEntral square
Zuzu's
Art openings everywhere
Skateboarding copley square warm nights---
Davis square
Porter square
Goodtimes in somerville
etc. did i forget something??

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Declaration of Interdependence

2007-05-03T20:42:02Z

We hereby declare the former city of Boston a free territory, not belonging to any nation, state, county or other jurisdiction. We also declare all such demarcations to be “full of shit” as they are tools of concentrated power to exploit and control people. We welcome open relations with all people everywhere.

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What's up?

2007-05-03T15:26:32Z

What's up on this Tribe besides "Things that don't suck in Boston"?
Me, my back went out yesterday, and I'm hoping it'll be better by Friday because i have a gig in New York this weekend.
What's up with you all?

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NOTECRUSHER CD RELEASE PARTY :: Thurs May 3 :: The Western Front

2007-05-01T18:10:07Z

For this week’s edition of U N I V E R S A L, Circle brings you the CD release party for Notecrusher’s full-length debut Afterparty in the Afterlife!

Thursday, May 3, 2007
9:00 p - 1:00 a
The Western Front, 343 Western Ave, Cambridge

FEATURING
Notecrusher vs Copal
the notecrusher live PA takes on copal’s world fusion and classical strings!

Brother Cleve
the dean of the scene spins beats from around the globe!

d.j. lavoie
world/electro/house/techno smashup!

AND
Visual throw-down by Selsyn and Mission!
Advance copies of Notecrusher CDs for sale CHEAP!
Free CDs from our friends at 6 Degrees Records!

FREE admission for humans!

Brought to you by Thee Gnomefatty Kollektiv www.gnomefatty.org
Co-sponsored by Six Degrees Records
flyer http://notecrusher.com/notecrusher_cd_release.jpg

Circle loves U!

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Headed to Boston!

2007-04-29T04:14:47Z

I'm headed back on business... Arrive Sunday afternoon... depart back to SFO on Thursday morning...
Anyone care to meet for a beer?

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sex in Boston

2007-04-24T21:21:03Z

Once...a long time ago...back in the college years...
I had sex at the bottom of the stairs of the Prudential building...you know...where they put that HUGE x-mass tree every year...

Where have you had sex in Boston?

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Like Consumer Reports (for freaks)

2007-04-11T23:16:44Z

After wishing there was a tribe like this I created one. Talk about/rate your experiences with different Mass businesses

http://tribes.tribe.net/baystatebizrate

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Boston Closed

2007-04-06T07:32:08Z

This morning a four year old called the city to express concern over an object underneath her bed. As a precautionary measure, we are raising the terror alert to anthracite blue. Also the city will be shut down until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience.

THE MANAGEMENT

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Boston City Government

2007-04-06T06:24:49Z

LOL... Everyone, L O L!!!

um...i have a pothole that needs filling ;)

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Circle Presents U N I V E R S A L :: Thurs 4/5 :: Western Front

2007-04-04T00:59:14Z

Circle welcomes April with the next installment in our fabulous Universal series!

This week coming to you from East London, Green Street Girl brings you the best of the Global South Asian music scene and the Asian Underground! New beats meets old beats, East meets West, Breakbeats meets Bhangra, Rhythm and Blues meets Raags!

PLUS
~ Notecrusher trips a mean switch!
~ d.j. lavoie smacks it up rightly!
~ Free CDs from our friends at 6 Degrees Records!

Deets:

Circle Presents...
U N I V E R S A L
- A Worldbeat Techno Mashup -

Thursday, April 5
9:00 pm - 1:00 am

The Western Front
343 Western Ave, Cambridge

notecrusher
breakleft | gnomefatty kollektiv

d.j. lavoie
gnomefatty kollektiv

green street girl
bricklane beats - wzbc 90.3 sundays 4 - 6

FREENESS!

flyer:
http://worldtronic.net/0407universal.jpg

Brought to you by your friends at thee gnomefatty kollectiv http://gnomefatty.org
Cosponsored by six degrees records

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Is it not?

2007-03-31T23:45:59Z

Spring? Can we get the hell over with the greyass snowbanks and the gritty sidewalks? Can we order a few goddam chirping birds and maybe some SUN? Jesus. This is like waiting on the RedSox to win.

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Now begins my reign of terror

2007-03-30T15:09:48Z

Don't say I didn't warn you..

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Notecrusher :: Diva Lounge :: TONITE

2007-03-30T15:00:38Z

Hey kids! I’ll be droppin science at the Diva Lounge, 246 Elm St, Davis Square Somerville (next door to Diva restaurant) TONITE, Friday March 30 from 9:00 p – 1:00 a.

The Diva Lounge is el coolio! Fab cocktails, Indian tapas, and ultra groovy décor in hip, hep Davis Square!

Tunewise expect downtempo, worldtronic, broken beat, and funkifried goodness. Yes yes, I have total artistic control and guarantee your evening will be delightfully cheese free!

No cover for this chilla thrilla so check it out! (And be sure to tell the Diva Lounge crew you are there to hear the Notecrusha so they will have me back!)

More:
http://www.divalounge.us

The best thing about being Generalisimo Dictator for Life is I can spam my own shit.

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Don't Let it die!

2007-03-28T00:31:36Z

Hoping that this tribe doesn't die... it's my life line back to Massachusetts.

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