by Salma www.wave-art-culture.net

Kiana Love’s Women’s Rites and Sub Swara’s Bass Fest are sure to keep your July 4th weekend rocking. At Souldish homebase, you’ll find “The Council of Nine and the Star Trek Pantheon,” “How to Create a Cult,” an interview with Jeff Warren, and Propaganda Anonymous’ hip-hop adventures through Europe. Also, we’ve updated our subscribe page to be more user friendly, so if you enjoy this weekly digest, we ask that you pass it on to a few friends this week. Email your events to me: salma(at)souldish.com

=====SAVE THE DATE=====

Saturday, July 12

EVOLVER: ILLUMINATIONS

Reality Sandwich, the cutting edge web magazine for transformational culture, invites you to join in its radiant one-year anniversary party. To celebrate this luminous night, we’re bringing together the glorious dreamers, ecstatic revelers, and visionary artists who make our fair city shine. Join us at the spacious Sandra Cameron Dance Center adorned in your brightest, most sparkling costumes and explore four rooms of exotic entertainment and enchanted activities.

DJ Room: Unleash your body to the high-energy Subcontintental bliss of Basement Bhangra’s Jesse Mann; the uninhibited EthnoMesh of Bulgarian Bar resident DJ Joro Boro; and the funkalicious soulful house of Been Jammin.

Cabaret Room: Open your heart to sensuous singing, seductive storytelling, on-the-fly beat-boxing, and ribald puppetry. MCed by Sister Mary Manhattan and Martin Dockery with performances by Americana blues trio Shanimal, folktronica artist Zach Hagan, “Chakra Rock” with Nikki Borodi, Puppetry Burlesque, and more.

Activities Room: Engage your spirit in multimedia installations, interactive performance art, a video screening of the cosmic biofeedback with VJ’s Kaliptus (CoSM) Eliott Edge’s,Dr. Strangelove (CoSM), Mr. Domino, and Eric Rosado featuring “Positive Programming,” Geometric origami with Kamal Sunflower, mystical tarot card readings by Eric Rosado, Spellmaking Sigil Magic with Mr. Domino, Painted Tribal Tatooing, i ching Divination, acoustical foreplay by Glen Ashlee, the hippie sounds of Dave Bryson “I am Another Yourself,” Chillout Jazz with the Mahout Ensemble, “On the Spot Blasphemy” by Matthew Daniel and his army of mechanical typewriters, and an old school art and games corner.

Workshop Room: Deepen your soul through mystical, whimsical, and playful workshops including NY Shamanic Circle Ceremony, Argentine Tango with Sandra Cameron’s Amanda Luken, Jamye Waxman’s “Sexy Toys for Sexy People,” Jonathan Phillips’ “Sacred Warrior Workshop,” and Anthony Williams’ “Urban Tarot.”

The evening kicks off at 9pm with a panel presentation, “Transformational Culture in the Digital Age” by Reality Sandwich’s Ken Jordan and Jonathan Phillips, then flows into a full-on night of fun and revelry. Tasty food and beverages available throughout the night.

Saturday, July 12
(9pm-5am, $20)
Sandra Cameron Dance Center
199 Lafayette St (one block south of spring between Kenmare & Broome)
http://www.realitysandwich.com

=====Thursday, July 3rd=====

Women’s Rites with Kiana Love
Calling all women to gather to reclaim the innate wisdom and power of the emerging feminine. Explore, heal, and restore as sacred, women’s bodies, lives and cycles, using ritual, sharing, journaling and more. Come together in a supportive circle to honour and weave women’s rites of passage from maiden, to mother, to crone. Each month we will have resources and “home rites” for you to deepen and personalize your experience.Facilitated by founder of Be Wild Woman, Kiana Love

Be Wild is a collaborative women’s group in NYC providing an opportunity for women to reclaim, evoke, explore and celebrate the wild emerging feminine. Kiana Love Founder of Be Wild ( www.bewildwoman.com) is a holistic health practitioner supporting and encouraging healing and balance of the body, psyche, and soul, on a mission to restore wildness and love to the world. She has a private practice, Kakini Health, in NYC on the upper westside. She is available for lectures, classes, ceremonies, and sessions. To book Kiana & for more informationgo to www.kakinihealth.com This month we will call in our ancient tribal lineage. As we enter the age of the emerging feminine Lets honour the women who have come before us. They represent our ancient lineage Lets release misbeliefs and reclaim our rites and rituals, maiden, mother and crone. As we call in our ancestors support, we commit to healing both the past and the future, continually renewing and co-creating our global tribe.

1st thursday of every month
Grandspace - Brooklyn
778 Bergen St
http://www.grandspace.com
http://www.kakinihealth.com
To register or for more information contact Kiana 917 453-3663/kakini@gmail.com

=====Friday, July 4th=====

Sub Swara 031 w/The Glitch Mob - July 4 Bass Fest (New York City)

One more east-west coast soundclash for the ages. This one with fire in the sky. The Glitch Mob comes thru this round with edIT and Kraddy at the controls so trust that the lazer bass will be in full. Both crews are fresh off new releases - edIT’s Certified Air Raid Material and Kraddy’s Illegal Album are the straight heat, taking hip hop, dancehall glitch and lo frequencies to the next level. The Sub Swara crew just released their bass spectrum-spanning, genre rushing debut, Coup d’Yah, and the remix album is already underway (featuring the Glitch Mob, Ghislain Poirier, DJ C, Bassnectar, Kush Arora and many more). Fresh tunes and mo fiyah form both camps in this third installment of the the ongoing sound battle. If you were there last time the Mob played with us, you know we were to the gills at the club so Advance ticketing is highly recommended. Advance tickets guarantee you admission and are in very short supply. The Glitch Mob: edIt: Kraddy. Sub Swara Residents: Dhruva, Sunder, Haj, Sharmaji, Juakali; Visualists: Pictureman and Skip Intro

(10p, $10 adv, $15 dr)
Love
179 Macdougal
http://www.subswara.com

)))))=Upcoming=(((((

=====Every Wednesday=====

Reality Sandwich & Apocryphon Productions present….
Come Together: Pan-cultural Worldbeat Mashup

Kelly Hanlin has put together a wonderful Wednesday event for us each week. Come Together pan-cultural worldbeat mashup Every weds. at Mehanata Bulgarian Bar (Downstairs) Live Music Worldbeat Dance Party w/ DJ Stylus. Live performance on June 11th by. 8pm Tchaka (Haitian/Zimbabwean) myspace. com/negtiginen. 9pm Next Tribe (worldbeat jam rock) myspace. com/nexttribe. Apocryphon Productions.

(7p, $5 before 11p, $10 after)
Mehanata Bulgarian Bar
113 Ludlow btw. Rivington and Delancey
kelly.heresy at gmail dot com
http://www.myspace.com/kellyheresy

=====Wednesday, July 9th=====

Dream Your World Into Being - Understanding the Power of Mental Images and the Art of Manifestation

Melissa Zollo is an imagist and speaker focused on consciousness, the power of imagination, mental imagery, and manifestation. After a serious and debilitating accident in 1992, she survived and rebuilt her life, thanks to inner spiritual work. Now she teaches others how to use the power of mental images to achieve personal success, healing and growth.

In this series of classes, Melissa shows us how to “rebuild ourselves from within” by understanding how spiritual laws operate and how to apply them correctly. She will show how negative self-images limit and hinder us.

Topics covered will include: the need for harmony between the conscious and subconscious minds; how mental blueprints influence our behavior and how to implant new beliefs/images; the laws of vibration and of “identical harvest”; the power of suggestion and persuasion; how to change our expectations; faith in the Invisible; why affirmations, prayer or ritual do not always seem to work; and much more. Come learn to harness your most precious resource and powerful tool, your imagination. A Weekly Coarse at the Open Center (4 sessions) Wednesdays, July 9–30

(8-10p, $130)
NY Open Center
83 Spring St; 212.219.2527

=====July 10th=====

ORB Festival 2008

We are happy to officially announce ORB Festival 2008, July 10th -13th! @ The New Echo Lake: 185 Echo Lake Lane, Afton, NY The time has come to go outdoors for the second year’s gathering to celebrate the purity of nature and music, in a beautiful resort with a magical forest hugging a peaceful wide lake. Getaway from your daily routine to a well produced festival with great vibes, happy people and an unforgettable adventure. Motivated by the purity of nature and music, originating the culture of awareness and appreciation, Orb Festival builds a village to celebrate life. This year’s festival will feature a selection of the best electronic music: Full-on, progressive, dark, electro, and chill out music crafted by the world’s top artists and producers. ORB Festival is the biggest electronic music gathering on the east coast and this year it will be bigger than ever. The Festival will take place in “The New Echo Lake” (AKA Echo lake) Afton NY. A beautiful campground, two and a half hours away from Manhattan featuring plenty of parking space, well-maintained camping site, hot showers, clean restrooms and economy cabins available for rental. ORB festival 2008 will host two stages with top of the line sound systems, work shops, drums circles, fire performances, backdrops & structure decorations, visual art, yoga, 24 hours active chai shops, delicious organic food, body painting, bars & vendors market, several designated public camping tents, fishing, boating, swimming, horse back riding, and lots more. For directions, ride shares, camping tips and location map go to: http://www.OrbFestival.com This one for sure will be another unforgettable gathering. So prepare your camping gear and mark your calendars. Rain or Shine Event. See you all there! Peace Love & Light ‘n Trance. Orb Crew by Alladin Group. Vendors: If you feel that your merchandise can be sold to our crowd and it is a demographic that interests your company’s promotion, it will be a great opportunity for you to take part of this event. Please email us at orbfestival@gmail.com with the subject Vendors. Volunteers: If you think you can contribute in any way and would like to be a part of ORB 2008! We need good responsible individuals to work and we need all the hands that we can get! Please email us at orbfestival@gmail.com with the subject volunteers. ***Gates Open on July 10, Thu @ 12 pm until Sunday @ 3 pm, July 13***

(12p 7/10 - 3p 7/13. $135)
The New Echo Lake
185 Echo Lake Lane, Afton, NY
For paper tickets Call (1917) 569-1177
http://www.alladinproject.net

=====Friday, July 11=====

“Future Soul”

When past and present worlds form the rebirth of a conscious identity An evening of sonic soul and evolutionary explorations

NS Sessions and Seed Gallery Presents Future Soul.  Featuring:  Gutz – A soul grooving 4 piece from Brooklyn and Queens who mesmerize crowds with funk driven riffs and rhythmic beats. Gutz recently released a full length LP through their record label BNS Sessions titled “Gutz, Gutz”  http://www.gutzgutz.com/gutz-home.html .  Cyphered Threads - is a performance artist from Brasil. Utlizing images with projections on her body while delivering a message of symbols, patterns, and archetypes that trace the origins of life with a live 8 piece ambient-experimental ensemble.  http://www.myspace.com/cypheredthreads   Plus DJ’s: R.E.Y., Wonderfields, Luminaire, and 1kindword spinning Raw Soul, Funk, and other groovy get downs. With Drum Circles, Projections, and other Mystic Entities throughout the night!!!

(7p-10p (Art Opening) Featuring Kortez)
(10p-4a (after party))
Seed Gallery
239 Washington Street
Newark, NJ
http://www.newarkseed.com/

===Saturday, July 12===

Evolver: Illuminations

Reality Sandwich, the cutting edge web magazine for transformational culture, invites you to join in its radiant one-year anniversary party. To celebrate this luminous night, we’re bringing together the glorious dreamers, ecstatic revelers, and visionary artists who make our fair city shine. Join us at the spacious Sandra Cameron Dance Center adorned in your brightest, most sparkling costumes and explore four rooms of exotic entertainment and enchanted activities.

DJ Room: Unleash your body to the high-energy Subcontintental bliss of Basement Bhangra’s Jesse Mann; the uninhibited EthnoMesh of Bulgarian Bar resident DJ Joro Boro; and the funkalicious soulful house of Been Jammin.

Cabaret Room: Open your heart to sensuous singing, seductive storytelling, on-the-fly beat-boxing, and ribald puppetry. MCed by Sister Mary Manhattan and Martin Dockery with performances by Americana blues trio Shanimal, folktronica artist Zach Hagan, “Chakra Rock” with Nikki Borodi, Puppetry Burlesque, and more.

Activities Room: Engage your spirit in multimedia installations, interactive performance art, a video screening of the cosmic biofeedback with VJ’s Kaliptus (CoSM) Eliott Edge’s,Dr. Strangelove (CoSM), Mr. Domino, and Eric Rosado featuring “Positive Programming,” Geometric origami with Kamal Sunflower, mystical tarot card readings by Eric Rosado, Spellmaking Sigil Magic with Mr. Domino, Painted Tribal Tatooing, i ching Divination, acoustical foreplay by Glen Ashlee, the hippie sounds of Dave Bryson “I am Another Yourself,” Chillout Jazz with the Mahout Ensemble, “On the Spot Blasphemy” by Matthew Daniel and his army of mechanical typewriters, and an old school art and games corner.

Workshop Room: Deepen your soul through mystical, whimsical, and playful workshops including Argentine Tango with Sandra Cameron’s Amanda Luken, Jamye Waxman’s “Sexy Toys for Sexy People,” Jonathan Phillips’ “Sacred Warrior Workshop,” and Anthony Williams’ “Urban Tarot.”

The evening kicks off at 9pm with a panel presentation, “Transformational Culture in the Digital Age” by Reality Sandwich’s Ken Jordan and Jonathan Phillips, then flows into a full-on night of fun and revelry. Tasty food and beverages available throughout the night.

Saturday, July 12
(9pm-5am, $20)
Sandra Cameron Dance Center
199 Lafayette St (one block south of spring between Kenmare & Broome)
http://www.realitysandwich.com

=====July 11th=====

Future Soul - When past and present worlds form the rebirth of a conscious identity

Art, Music and Video Party…three floors of magic, presenting Rey, 1 Kind Word, Ciphered Threads, Luminare, VJ’s Domino & Kaliptus, live painting by Gizem Bacaz, and art by Nemo, Sakamoto, Introducing the BNS Collective and more…

(7p, $10 donation)
239 Washington St.
Newark, NJ
http://www.newarkseed.com

=====Sunday, July 13th=====

Yoga Nidra: The Art of Deep Relaxation & Transformative Healing With Murray Dow aka Ramdas

Learn classic and powerful yogic meditation techniques from a dynamic master: The simple yet powerful reality is that a regular meditation practice is like a panacea for the modern age lifestyle, no matter how hectic or not your lifestyle is. To work with and not against your mind, to develop a healthy relationship with your mind and yourself brings inner peace and happiness amidst the turmoil of life’s daily struggles and interactions. This in turn helps make all other relationships more harmonius, enhances your ability to cope with stressful situations and provides increased clarity and concentration to anything you decide to focus your awareness and attention on. Join Ramdas as he shares 30 years of insight to help you relax, release and resolve your challenges in life. Students will learn the origins and systematic unfolding of this ancient technique which define its profound transformative and healing power. How the practice and proper implementation of the technique directly impact the brain and every aspect of the human experience of ‘being’. Discover the use of ’sankalpa’ to channel the practice according to preselected intent. Emphasis will be placed upon conceptual awareness that will translate to all populations and provide a useful tool for educators, health care practitioners, and anyone who wishes to improve their inner world through this truly amazing practice.

(3-5p, $27)
East West Yoga
78 5th Ave
http://www.eastwestnyc.com

=====July 20th=====

Heart & Soul Journey Dance & Beach Celebration

Dance is rain or shine. Beach party will be cancelled if it rains. If taking the LIRR make sure to purchase a Long Beach- Beach Package Ticket- This will save you about $6. off the admission to the beach.

(11:15, $15 advance reg. by Monday b4 $20 after)
JCC of Long Beach, Long Island
310 National Blvd. Long Beach, NY
Catch the 10:03 Long Beach train out of Penn Station gets you there at 11am.
Turn right out of train station onto West Park Avenue for 1 block
then left onto National Blvd for 1 block
Registration & directions- (917)517-7724
http://www.rlhc.org
Trinitydances@gmail.com

=====July 25rh=====

Blue Storm Day Out of Time Party @ SEED

Celebrating Peace thru Culture

(date and time TBA)
Newark SEED Gallery
239 Washington St.
Newark, NJ
http://www.newarkseed.com

=====July 26th=====

Dance of Manifestation

JourneyDance™ in NYC With Trinity. Trinity is a dynamic, and passionate certified Journey Dance facilitator. Sharing dance is part of her life’s mission and purpose. Her love & passion for dance is absolutely contagious. To be put on the mailing list or to book future events contact Trinity at (917) 517-7724 or trinitydances@gmail.com

(7 - 9p, $20)
East West Yoga $20 advance $25 day of
78 5th Ave 2nd flr bet.
13th & 14th St
Register at http://www.eastwestnyc 212.243.5995

=====Weekend Retreat: July 30th - August 3rd=====

SpiritFire Festival 2008 (July 30 - August 3, New Lebanon NY) (New York)

SpiritFire Festival is a five-day intensive fire circle retreat held in New Lebanon, NY (near Pittsfield, MA), celebrating life and spirit through the pathways of music, movement, voice, Seva, and the Mysteries. Spend a weekend in harmony with a welcoming community exploring diverse pathways, but united in a Spirit of joyous celebration, deep listening, infectious groove, and ecstatic trance! During the day, attend workshops for all levels on drumming, dance, didgeredoo, vocal improvisation and more. Enjoy two community circles each night: evening jams honoring different music and movement traditions with fantastic fire spinning, and then 11pm-to-dawn fire circle rituals. You can learn more about SpiritFire, and register online (or download the mail-in form) at: http://www.spiritfirefestival.org

(10a - all weekend, adult $350 youth $190)
http://spiritfirefestival.org/register.php
http://spiritfirefestival.org/

=====Call for Artists=====

CoSM is having their annual Square Foot show soon and there’s still time to participate.
It’s $25 per submission and you must following the rules carefully. Please consult their website for details. It’s a worthy cause and it’s a fun event.

http://www.cosm.org

=====September 28 - October 4th=====

Rumi, Freedom & The Dance of Liberation

Presented by MovingVentures School at the Alexis Zorbas Retreat Center Corfu, Greece with Ellen Watson & Parashakti. Parashakti & Ellen invite you to join us in Corfu, at Alexis Zorbas Center, to celebrate Rumi’s 801st birthday. Rumi, a scholar turned mystic, turned dancing dervish, whose poetry takes us step by step to meet God within ourselves is our inspiration for this retreat. Ecstatic dance is the oldest spiritual practice on earth. The practices of Native American Shamanism combine ritual, trance & dance in a communal ceremony that liberates the dancers’ inner light. This group begins with dinner on Sunday, 9/28, and ends with morning class on Saturday, 10/3; check out, 10/4. This is a full immersion retreat and will include a day of cleansing & fasting, an all night ritual, and a day spent in silence with yourself.

500 Euros for shared room with two delicious vegetarian meals daily. Single housing available for additional payment.
Tuition: 600 Euros. Work/study available for tuition; must pay for own room/board or negotiate a fair trade with leaders.

For full course descriptions, please visit website:
http://www.movingventures.org,
http://www.danceofliberation.org
To register: info@movingventures.org,
Course questions: ellen@movingventures.org

MovingVentures School
,P.O. Box 572
Big Sur, CA. 93920 ph: 831 667 0477
http://movingventures.org
http:// danceofliberation.org
http://www.alexiszorbas.com
http://movingventures.org/workshops/2008/09/28/greek_island_retreat_greece_english