This weekend in New York is a Solstice weekend.  I wish you all good things for the new season.  Saturday Metamorphosis is going to be wonderfully interesting, Sunday, Cognition Factor may get you thinking and is equally stunning to view.  Tonight is the GlamTech party, get ready to bounce and glow, or if you’d rather soak, check out the Russian Bath’s party in Brooklyn and much more as the days unfold.  Save the date for Archaic Fusion on June 26th.   Stay tuned for more Evolver Spores and have a lovely weekend.

’til next week,
Salma
http://www.souldish.com
http://www.evolver.net

)))))Souldish Featured Events(((((

=====Saturday, June 20=====

Metamorphosis Film Screening at Wild Project

Join Souldish and director Keith Aronowitz on June 20th at the Wild Project for a special showing of his new documentary film on the subject of ayahuasca shamanism, called “Metamorphosis.” For as much world wide popularity ayahuasca shamanism has gained this decade, there has not been an authoritative documentary film made on the subject. Although anybody exploring the syahusaca world should use the word “authority” very lightly, Keith Aronowitz’s new ayahusaca feature length documentary, “Metamorphosis,” does an applaudable job of translating the difficult healing experiences of ayahuasca shamanism into film. Check out an interview with Aronowitz by Adam Elenbaas at RealitySandwich.com. Visit this link: http://www.realitysandwich.com/metamorphosis_making_ayahuasca_documentary

Wild Project

(7:30p, $10)

http://metamorphosisfilm.com/

=====Sunday, June 21=====

Reality Sandwich Screening of “Cognition Factor” and Panel Discussion

Brought to you by Reality Sandwich and Souldish.

What does it mean to be fully human in these days of transition from cyber-punk to post modern times and beyond?

Join Propaganda Anonymous and Jennifer Palmer of Reality Sandwich and documentarian Janine Saunder(Life Inc.) as they ponder and discuss a few of the deeper questions in life, directly after the screening. Cognition Factor, the movie, is psychedelic trip of a film that is both intellectually and visually stimulating.  We may have a surprise appearance of Daniel Pinchbeck on our panel as well.

The plot is simple. One person’s quest for enlightenment in the digital age during which the viewer is taken through a narrated virtual world in search of answers to the “Big Five” questions relating to the human experience.  Cognition Factor stitches live conversations with Terence Mckenna, brother Dennis Mckenna, along with Ralph Abraham, Rupert Sheldrake, Ralph Metzner, Alex Grey, and twenty more of the top thinkers of our times, into the plot. It’s a narrated gonzo documentary, showcast inside a 3D landscape backed by original compositions from top musicians like Dr. Lx Paterson, Dom Beken and Phil Le Gonedic, of The ORB, Merv Pepler (EatStatic/Ozrik Tentacles), Colin Angus& Matt Catt (The Shamen/Pablo_Sandoz), Steve Hillage (System 7), brought together by South African ambient composer, performer and originator, Mike Martin - Indidginus.  Also featured will be a short visually stunning film created by Mr. Domino of Archaic Revival called Otz Chiimera and a Shamanic Energy Activation by Joey Levine of the NY Shamanic Circle.   Please come early, seating is limited. You may Rsvp at Souldish.nyc(at)gmail.com if you like.

Teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNwrfkjJC0c

Wild Project Theater

195 East 3rd St; To ensure a seat please RSVP at Souldish.nyc (at) gmail.com

(6:30p dr, 7p program begins, $20)

http://headspace-studios.com/

http://www.realitysandwich.com

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=====Friday, June 19=====

Disorient presents: Glamtech 2009 Beauty and the Geek

Disorient presents: GLAMTECH 2009 Beauty and the Geek  A fundraiser for Disorient camp at Burning Man  Flyer: http://wiki.disorient.info/images/4/49/Glamtech09_flyerfront.jpg   Friday June 19, 2009 - 10PM-5AM @ Club Exit, 147 Greenpoint Ave. Brooklyn, NY map 718-349-6969 G train to Greenpoint Avenue. Car service: 718-383-6345  Electronic Dance Music: The Bass (Disorient, NY) D_Juice (House of Yes) Friar Tuck (Disorient, NY) Louie The Mole (Disorient, NY)  Chill Room: Zemi17 (Space Haus / The Danger) James Healy (Escape Arts, the Agriculture) Douggie Style (NY)  Art installations and performances: Molecule by Lowroad, Nasa and the Molecule Cell Body Painting by Lowroad and Cherry Video Edit by Thunderstick and the Video Cell Disorient Sign by Leo and the Behind-the-Glass Cell Wall Fluores by Archer D9 by Soooz Aura by the Black Light Cell Performance by Ocean Fruit Delish by Eric Drop by AKAirways  Limited $15 presale tickets at www.disorient.com  Limited $20 presale tickets Limited $50 “Ninja” presale tickets (each Ninja level ticket includes 5 GLAMTECH patches) Presale tickets available here Door tickets: $25 in GLAMTECH attire, $40 without  GLAMTECH is pink and orange and goes blink in the night. GLAMTECH is the style of Disorient.

Tix and info at:

http://www.disorient.com

=====Also on Friday=====

Solar Powered Chakra Solstice in Central Park

Join Sacred Centers Chakra Instructor & Healer Kiana Love & reclaim your solar plexus power!  Manipura, which means lustrous gem, represents our will, power, energy, transformation and the element of fire. As it heats up this month we call in the element of fire and the golden orb of the sun to light the fire of transformation in our lives.  And what a lovely coincidence that it will be the Summer Solstice! The sun king reaches the peak of his power while the maiden transitions into her full & wild womanhood. With this cosmic meeting of feminine and masculine, we will reclaim our own power, examine how power gets misused, explore what it means to be a spiritual warrior, and clear out any things that keep us from using our power in positive ways. Wear comfortable clothing so you can get your body moving and your third chakra fired up! Chakracize employs a unique blend of yoga, meditation, bioenergetics, toning, breath & movement to energize ground & bring balance to your body.  How to find us: “in strawberry fields..near imagine tiles..” ~ To complete your registration pay by paypal to account kakini@gmail.com or contact Kiana for other forms of payment.   ~ In case of rain, we will meet at the Kakini Healing Center.  **Feast donated by Chipotle**

Strawberry Fields,

Central Park @ Central Park West & 72nd St

(5:30-8:00pm  $25) (must pre-register)

=====Also on Friday=====

Steamy Dance Party at the Russian Baths

Gemini & Scorpio invite you.  Break out your bikini or swim trunks, and join us and our hand-picked crowd of artsy, different, funky (and nearly naked) New Yorkers for Gemini & Scorpio’s legendary Russian Baths party (as seen in The Village Voice Best of 2006, The L Magazine, The Brooklyn Paper, Thrillist, Brooklyn Based and many more). We will have the newly remodeled & sparkling clean baths to ourselves, with every steam room and sauna ready to please, plus a few hand-picked professionals on hand for the optional platzas and massages. The dance floor will get you sweating faster than the saunas with former Bulgarian Bar resident mixologist DJ Joro Boro curating an array of EthnoMesh DJs throwing down Balkan bacchanalia, brass freakout, slum funk carioca, bangin bhangra, percussion insurgency, and cumbia from south of the wall: an uninhibited globalized party fed back into music without borders. Plus, enjoy: jacuzzi and cold plunge pool; poolside lounge; rooftop smoking deck; hookah lounge and chillout rooms; and amazingly delicious food. And we’re once again making our homemade infused vodka - yum!  This is the kind of party you always imagine, but can never quite find in real life…and may be the only one where you’ll come out cleaner than when you came in. All past parties have sold out in advance and we expect this one to be no different.  Regular tickets: $40- Full admission to the baths (7pm-2am) with guaranteed access to a shared locker, plus a free shot of our infused vodka, and free soup or salad with an entree order, Discounted tickets: $30 - Late admission to the baths (10pm-2am) with shared locker access while it lasts, coat check only after.

Russian Baths at Banya

602 Coney Island Ave bet Beverley Rd & Ave C, Kensington, BK

(7pm-2am,$$40 - $30 see text) 21+

Tickets and details: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html

FB: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=172879105230

=====Also on Friday=====

Subswara with Conspirator

Sub Swara and Conspirator w/Marc + Aron of The Disco Biscuits + sp. guests Daniel Murphy (STS9) Lane Shaw (Pnuma Trio) Big Gigantic.  Sub Swara is a live electronic crew that represents the best in lo-frequency hi-vibration culture. The Sub Swara sound is a balance of practiced musical refinement and genre bending bass weight. Built for both the dancefloor and the headspace, Sub Swara melds dubstep, dancehall, and jungle, to breakbeat, midtempo, and glitch hop, mixing it all with a global sensibility. The Sub Swara sound engages and unites across cultural and musical boundaries.
Highline Ballroom

431 W 16th St

(11p, $27)

http://www.highlineballroom.com/bio.php?id=988&o=2

=====Saturday, June 20=====

Summer Solstice Naked Party because we can…

Step in to your body and out of its guise…What?  If we aspire to peace, love and freedom, it is only natural that we begin with ourselves. Our bodies are an integral part of who we are and how we experience the world. Let’s make peace with our bodies. Together, by apologetically presenting the unembellished and naked truth, lets salute these vessels of our souls and stand up for the love and acceptance of our bodies, our selves, and every-body, everywhere.  Why?  There is a cultural assumption that the naked body is always indicative of sex, shame, birth, death, hygiene and medicine. What happens when we experience our bodies and the bodies of others purely as they are - skin, hair, unbroken curves and angles. Join us as we gather for no other reason than to eat, drink, and be merry as the most natural and undecorated versions of ourselves.There will be a live naked band, a comfortable lounging area, and delicious organic fruit elixirs. We encourage conscious fun, but feel free to byob.vvSybaritik is an organization for people in their 20’s and 30’s who are interested in good times, social experiment and conscious evolution. To guarantee that all attendees come with clear intentions, there will be a simple screening process to get on the guest list. Only people on the guest list will be admitted, and location will be disclosed to the guest list only.  Sorry boys, single guys must arrive as the guest of a female or must provide a female reference. Also note that photographic devices, including phones, must be left at home or checked at the door.

Important:  To Get On The Guest List  Please send an email to Sybaritik@gmail.com or a facebook message to Cahla Bloom with ‘GUESTLIST’ in the subject line, and include all of the following in the body:-Your name-Age-Gender-A sentence or two on why you wish to attend-Names and ages of any guests you’ll be bringing.

Lavish Private Residence in Williamsburg

(9p - 1a,  $check rsvp)

sybaritik@gmail.com you must rsvp to get on the guest list

=====Monday, June 22=====

New Moon @ CoSM with Alex and Allyson Grey

The New Moon is a time for setting intentions and gathering with community. Please join Allyson and Alex Grey for an evening of meditation, creative visualizations, wisdom sharing and creative manifestation, including drawing and poetry.  Doors open at 7pm.  Meditation begins at 7:30.  Doors close for mediation between 7:30-8:15pm.  Doors re-open at 8:15pm for creative manifestation. Program ends by 10pm.  Space is limited, please pre-register. Call CoSM@East West Gallery 212-243-5994 or click www.eastwestnyc.com

CoSM @ EastWest Gallery

78 Fifth Ave @ 14th St, 2nd Fl.

(7p - 10p, $15)

http://www.cosm.org

=====Also on Monday=====

MoMA Presents: DJ Spooky’s Rebirth of a Nation

June 22, 2009–June 28, 2009.  Nearly one hundred years after the release of D. W. Griffith’s epic The Birth of a Nation, performance artist and musician Paul D. Miller, aka DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, has applied a “DJ mix” to one of the most revered and reviled films ever made. Miller’s reading of the overt racism depicted in a Reconstruction-era South hurtles Griffith’s images into the twenty-first century, a sociopolitical landscape that has evolved beyond all expectations. Originally commissioned as a live multimedia performance, this theatrical version features an original score by Miller, performed by Kronos Quartet. This weeklong engagement will be augmented by two screenings of MoMA’s archival print of Griffith’s original film.  Organized by Rajendra Roy, The Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film.

The Museum of Modern Art

11 West 53 Street

(212) 708-9400  info@moma.org

(7p, $5 - 10)

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/film_screenings/6760

=====Wednesday, June 24=====

Sexy Spirits Celebration Gathering

Come, meet, flirt, tease, and dance, with “sex-positive educators, artists, visionaries, and sexy New Yorkers at our first monthly Sexy Spirits Celebration.  We’ll have sensual photo exhibitions, great music and dance, and if you’re hungry, a great selection of delicious food to choose from.  See Menu at: www.boucaroulounge.com/menus.html.  Even though this is a Free event, your $10 tax-deductible contribution will support our mission to create effective and government accepted sex education that will bring sanity and balance back into our intimate and emotional connections with others.  Sexy Spirits & Life Spirits are not-for-profit corporations registered within the state of New York.

Boucarou Lounge/Restaurant

64 E 1st St.

(6p - 9p,  $10 suggested donation but not required)

http://www.sexyspirits.com/schedule.php?action=disp&id=525

=====Thursday, June 25=====

The Reunion

Featuring my wonderful friend Philippe Garcesto.  Imagine you walk into a gallery, but rather than finding paintings and sculptures, you were ushered from a tent, to a booth, to a hallway each treating you to a bizarre and fun interactive exploration.  The Reunion is an Interactive Performance Art Exhibition crafted over months of rehearsal.  This event is held on Thursdays at 9p, in a yoga studio on Bowery and Houston. As an audience member, you move around the space and are treated to a variety of explorations. You become much more than a viewer, you become a participant.

The Reunion

RSVP for location, Manhattan

(9p ; $10 suggested)

Continues THURSDAYS through July 9

http://www/treeplays.com

=====Also on Thursday=====

June 25

Visions of Utopia Film Screening

Screening of Visions of Utopia followed by Q&A and discussion. This video documentary features profiles of ten diverse intentional communities and is a great way to experience a sampling of community life “up close.” Peter Lapin recently returned from the 3 week visitor program at Twin Oaks and will share his experiences after the film. Steve Austin has visited 3 of the communities profiled in the film and will also share impressions. For more info and to RSVP see http://www.meetup.com/StorySpiral-NYC/calendar/10533397/

Ciao Stella
206 Sullivan St (between Bleecker & 3rd St)
7:00 PM
Free

=====Also on Thursday=====

June 25

Visions of Utopia Film Screening

Screening of Visions of Utopia followed by Q&A and discussion. This video documentary features profiles of ten diverse intentional communities and is a great way to experience a sampling of community life “up close.” Peter Lapin recently returned from the 3 week visitor program at Twin Oaks and will share his experiences after the film. Steve Austin has visited 3 of the communities profiled in the film and will also share impressions. For more info and to RSVP see

Ciao Stella
206 Sullivan St (between Bleecker & 3rd St)
(7p, Free)
http://www.meetup.com/StorySpiral-NYC/calendar/10533397/

=====Friday, June 26=====

Archaic Fushion

Prepare for a most momentous night as Archaic Revival teams up with CoSM’s Jungle Space to offer and explosively combustive delicious and delectable combination of auditory and visually arousing sensory inundation and ecstasy that will rock your world beyond recognition.  Video Artists:  Yoshi Sodeoka, Kaliptus, The Freises Brothers, Dustin Grella, Syd Strangelove, Eunha Choi, Mr. Domino, Shiouwen Hong, Ramon Del Prado, Weian Chen, Jamie Ekkens, Taili Wu, Jelani Gould-Bailey.  Live Painters:  Parker Wolf, Austin Guarisco, Shannon Elaine, Martin Cash, Scribles.  Performers:  The Living Painting Group, Asad Khan, The Invisible Rinzai, Victor Escobar.  DJ’s/Musicians, Dj Cloak Dagger, Hypnotoad, DJ L*Ement, Subsince, Steve Urban, Hecticmindz, Killin’ It In The Kitchen, Tangled Lysergic Puddles On Celestrial Threads, Deco by Pax Arcanum & Turtle, Mixed Visuals by Optical Delusion & Archaic Revival

Jungle Space

286 Meserole St.

6p - 4a, $10

archaival@gmail.com

=====Also on Friday=====

Brazil Salsa House with justinjustin

JustinJustin and the Ale Ale Foundation Invites You to a Toca event.  We are back to a Night Venue @ Katra ( Lower Level ) Celebration of Ale-Ale members and friends with some Good Music. a Great Location & Lots of Dancing & Romancing.  We welcome back fellow drummer Michael ‘Vesuvius’ Keister on his short Visit from Afghanistan.  From a Long Hair Bohemic type literally camping out on Cannabis fields in California to Now being a Soldier in America’s Military. …Attention!  Steve Clack (Bent Marble.com ) my ex roomie who just graduated from Hunters MFA in Integrated Media Arts. Its been a long journey in attaining that degree. Congrats Amigo ! I am glad I was part of ur thesis.Fellow drummer and Loved by All. Eduardo is back to beat that drum in NYC after a One year hiatus in Uruguay and some family set backs , we are glad he has returned. Now we can celebrate.+ Proceeds of the door will help Eduardo get a Cell Phone. - (last man on Earth with a Beeper )  DJ. Chocolate  * Samba.House.Latin World Music Toca & Ale’-Ale’ Drummers Special Guest to be announced.* Capoeira Open Roda - Ginga Legal !* Caipirinha Special ( $7 ) till 12 am.  Door by Quinsessa Singer Songstress.  Bring ID - 21 & Over.  Please Tell da Door Person you are Guests of the Brazil Party - JustinJustin..or mention Toca . Brazil Party in da Lower Level of Katra.*Hip Hop Mash up on the Top Floor. - Toca

Katra  ( Lower Level)

217 Bowery St.

( Prince / Spring ) F train 2 ave. / N-R to Prince St../ # 6 to Spring

(10p - 4a, $10)

http://www.katranyc.com

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=====Sunday, June 28=====

Dance/Beach/Dance

Come dance your love, tears, ecstasy, anger, passion, power, and prayers! Dance it out! Dance it all out!  Or dance to call whatever you need in.  Dance soft, hard, slow, or fast.  Dance whichever way your body and soul needs to move.  Come as you are!  Connect deeply with yourself and a group of down right spirited people!  Leave renewed and  inspired! What better way to spend the day then dancing to amazing music with a beautiful community of people and then celebrating at the beach together.  This event will take place in Long Beach, Long Island which is the easiest beach to get to from NYC that has great waves. It’s only a 50 min train ride on the LIRR out of Penn station.  The dance is two blocks from the train and the after beach party is only three blocks away. JourneyDance is a transformational and improvisational dance experience.  No dance experience is necessary.  We are predicting sunshine all day. In the rare event of rain this event will be canceled. Please check my website the Friday eve. before to see if the event is still on. Visualize a beautiful hot and ridiculously fun sunshiny day!

JCC of Long Beach, Long Island

310 National Blvd. Long Beach, NY 11561

(11:15-12:45pm Dance after beach party 1pm till… $15 adv $20 day of)

www.meetup.com/The-Dancing-Path-Dance-and-Manifestation-Workshops/

www.thedancingpath.com

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