It suddenly got cold! I guess that happens every year but it is still a surprise when it happens. Oh well. It does bring people inside so our presenters and teachers are happy! I have been sending you messages from time to time from other venues when asked and when I think you might be interested. At this point we have a wide variety of interests on our mailing list so if something comes to you that sees off the wall that's because it's aimed at a different segment of the mailing list. Someday I will get sofisicated enough to segment the list (or someone will volunteer to do it for me!). Again, I will send an email when there are new entries to the blog. To check the calendar listings on the upper left, click twice on the center of the 30 boxes calendar.
CONTINUING CLASSES
Tuesdays: Zumba
Wednesdays: Tango
Thursdays: Root Yoga
Fridays: Zumba, International Folk Dance (2nd & 4th)
Saturdays: Zumba, Itty Bitty Drama (Burlington Parks & Rec)
WORKSHOPS
Thursday, November 6th 7:15 p.m. - Playback Theatre
Times of Change- Hope for the Future Stories from the Inside Out, Learning the Art of Playback Theatre! Final Workshop for this season! Join us for an evening of Playback Theatre! Fall is upon us with blowing leaves and changing winds. What memories or stories would you like to share? In these workshops we will play, awaken our senses, exercise ourselves as artists and humanitarians, practice compassionate listening, and learn the fundamentals of Playback Theatre. PT is an interactive, improvisational theatre form used to illuminate life and incite dialogue. In Playback theatre, personal life stories are shared by audience members and then re-enacted spontaneously on stage by a team of actors and a musician. It is an educational and curative form of entertainment now practiced far and wide in over 50 countries. We will explore these themes through learning the art of improv theatre, practice its forms and listen to our own stories. This workshop is recommended for performers, teachers, educators, activists’ social workers, policy makers, and everyone else. Please wear loose clothing. November 6 7:15pm-9:30pm North End Studio Burlington 860-6203 $15.00 “People need to tell their stories. It’s a basic human imperative. From the telling of our stories comes our sense of identity, our place in the world, and our compass of the world itself.” Playback Theatre brings “theatre back from the domain of entertainment to its earlier purpose of preserving memory and holding the tribe together.” --------------------------------------------------------
This Thursday, November 6th, we will have our final workshop for the fall. We will work on the theme of Times of Change- Hope for the Future. Coming on the heals of the election, it is also a the beginning of winter when we go within and look inside. What do we want? What stories are there? What are our dreams?
Many people who come to Playback are shocked and surprised at how powerful it is to not only be able to share a story, but to have it come alive and be witnessed. In these workshops we learn about the different roles and forms that make up Playback, through space that is given to our stories.
We will look to our stories to find the seeds of hope and have them come alive through storytelling, sound, movement and improv.
Please register by calling 860-6203 or email: vtplayback@hotmail.com
vtplayback@hotmail.com
www.vermontplaybacktheatre.org
-Jo Salas, original member of Playback Theatre
-Jonathan Fox, Founder of Playback Theatre
Sunday, November 16th
Middle Eastern music workshop featuring Souren Baronian & Transitions
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EVENTS
Saturday, November 15th - A Turkish Djoumbush with Lokum
New Local Turkish music ensemble debutes at the North End Studio. Come and enjoy music and dance Turkish Gypsy style. 8:p.m.
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Sunday, November 16th - Middle Eastern Jazz Fusion Concert with Transitions - 7 p.m. - $10 advance, $12 door
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Friday, November 21st - 9 P.M. The Cush
The Cush: www.myspace.com/thecush
-Burlington Free Press
"Currently Vermont's secret, The Cush have delivered a fine record that's well worth seeking out and thoroughly deserves to generate the band much wider acclaim than they seem to have garnered thus far."
-Geraint Jones, Comes with a Smile (UK)
Much like the husband/wife duos at the creative core of Yo La Tengo and Sonic Youth, Burette and Gabrielle Douglas bring a sound all their own to The Cush—handcrafted psych-pop suites, sculpted with the help of vintage tape delays and the inspiration that can only come from enduring the frozen tundra environs of Burlington, Vermont. (The group's originally from the much toastier city of Dallas, Texas.)
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Saturday, November 22nd. - Lava Lamp Party - 8 p.m.
Tel: 802-399-2589
Cell phone: 917-501-6633
Email: bookmellowyellow@gmail.com
LAVA LAMP PARTY TO DEBUT IN BURLINGTON
Retro-themed event celebrates psychedelic era with live music, performance art, go-go dancers
Burlington, Vt. – The Lava Lamp party will make its debut Saturday, November 22, 2008, bringing a piece of the psychedelic past to Burlington's North End. Taking place in a completely “retro-fitted” space at
Conceived and organized by Mellow Yellow band founder
“The aim of Lava Lamp is to resurrect the spirit of '60s and early '70s through sounds, scents and scenes,” says Cooper. “It will be a fully immersive experience. You'll see far-out, first-rate performances while soaking up a fun and truly psychedelic atmosphere. It's going to be a super-groovy time.”
Sponsored by WBKM, The Healthy Hippie, Green Closet of Winooski, Lunaroma and Purple Shutter Herbs, Lava Lamp takes place at
About Mellow Yellow
Mellow Yellow is a Burlington-based band that pays tribute to '60s and '70s psychedelia with truly authentic renditions of some of the genre's greatest songs. With dazzling arrangements, outrageous costumes and trippy video visuals, Mellow Yellow delivers not just a show, but a full-on, far-out experience of a time gone by. Mellow Yellow plays gigs regionally, and is available for private parties, corporate events and weddings. For booking and information, visit: www.myspace.com/mellowyellowexperience or www.mellowyellowband.com.
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Contact:
Tel: 802-399-2589
Cell phone: 917-501-6633
Email: bookmellowyellow@gmail.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/3/08
LAVA LAMP PARTY TO DEBUT IN BURLINGTON
Retro-themed event celebrates psychedelic era with live music, performance art, go-go dancers
Burlington, Vt. – The Lava Lamp party will make its debut Saturday, November 22, 2008, bringing a piece of the psychedelic past to Burlington's North End. Taking place in a completely “retro-fitted” space at
Conceived and organized by Mellow Yellow band founder
“The aim of Lava Lamp is to resurrect the spirit of '60s and early '70s through sounds, scents and scenes,” says Cooper. “It will be a fully immersive experience. You'll see far-out, first-rate performances while soaking up a fun and truly psychedelic atmosphere. It's going to be a super-groovy time.”
Sponsored by WBKM, The Healthy Hippie, Green Closet of Winooski, Lunaroma and Purple Shutter Herbs, Lava Lamp takes place at
About Mellow Yellow
Mellow Yellow is a Burlington-based band that pays tribute to '60s and '70s psychedelia with truly authentic renditions of some of the genre's greatest songs. With dazzling arrangements, outrageous costumes and trippy video visuals, Mellow Yellow delivers not just a show, but a full-on, far-out experience of a time gone by. Mellow Yellow plays gigs regionally, and is available for private parties, corporate events and weddings. For booking and information, visit: www.myspace.com/mellowyellowexperience or www.mellowyellowband.com.
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Saturday, November 29th - Belly Dance Party
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Miscelaneous
The rehearsal/one-on-one teaching room will be finished by the end of this week. $5 buys an hour. Come in and check it out.
The 16th annual Vermont International Festival run by VPAL will be December 5-7. We are still looking for international craft vendors as well as appropriate local organizations to exhibit at the festival. We also (always) need volunteers at and before the event to set up/tear down and help in general. Have time? Give me a call or email. www.vermontinternationalfestival.com
crafts area
main stage and food
Well, that's all for now. Please pass this site along to someone you think would be interested.
Ben Bergstein, coordinator