=====Saturday,  March 27th=====

One Love Drum & Dance Circle

Drum, Dance, Celebrate & Connect from your heart with a conscious, vibrant community.  Two music rooms to explore- Ecstatic Drum/Dance Circle & Relaxing Nirvana Chill Out Lounge with mini massage & reiki sessions available to nourish your body, heart and soul.   The night will start with a Chakra Breath Dance Journey led by Rohi of Energy of Breath™ and a mini JourneyDance led by Trinity of The Dancing Path™ followed by JustinJustin Toca facilitating the drummers leading the dancers into ecstatic bliss.  Presented by The Dancing Path & Energy of Breath

Dancers- $20 adv $30. day of
Drummers- Are now free before 7:15pm. $20 after 7:15pm
Prepay in adv by 11:45pm the night before the event
at the meetup site to get the adv rate.
6:30-7:30p Opening Ceremony 7:30p-9:30pm Live Drumming & Dancing
Dance Theater Workshop Studio
219 W 19th Street 3rd Floor (bet 7th & 8th Ave)
http://www.meetup.com/thedancingpath/

==Also Saturday, March 27 & March 28==

Introduction to Urban Permaculture - Tools for Sustainable Living

This is a two day workshop with Jude Hobbs.  Permaculture is an ecologically based approach to design. Through an evolving set of principles and strategies, one can creatively integrate human and natural systems in ways that encourage abundance and sustainability. Join us for one or both days of a workshop designed to guide and empower you to reduce your carbon footprint in everyday urban life. Through solution-based, practical skills, we will learn how to create positive change in these challenging times. Topics covered include: theory and practice of ecological design: the Big Picture; where and how to grow your own food in a limited space; how to harvest rainwater; energy conservation through appropriate technologies; ways to change waste into resources and become more independent of “the system”; following your passions to right livelihood; and local resources and ways to create social networking and creative activism. Jude will use lecture, slides, discussions and interactive exercises. This is an opportunity to meet like-minded people, create community and have a good time. Sign up early.

(10a - 5:30p both days, $115 for one day or $175 for both; register in advance)
Open Center
22 E. 30th St.
http://www.opencenter.org/an-introduction-to-urban-permaculture-simple-tools-for-sustainable-living/

==Saturday, March 27==

The Green Scene Café in Haverstraw

Celebrating the Earth in Music, Prose, and Poetry at a wonderful new venue featuring the music of Vox Lumina aka Brooke Smokelin with Joey Levine, Samuel Harps, and Joe Quesada.  The Green Scene Café is a new monthly event celebrating the Earth and the arts in our very own Rockland County.  There will be a delightful combination of Earth-inspired art in all forms as well as a featured “greendreamer” from our own community- a local green activist and a featured creature from our bioregion.  We will have locally made food and drink and a poetry open mic portion for those that wish to give voice to their inspirations and add to the creative mix.  This month will also feature:*the poetic prose of Khalil Gibran’s “The Prophet” as read by various local artists; and *a group photography exhibit by The Piermont Photography Group

(8p, $10 adv, $12 dr)
Shades Repertory Theater
at the Haverstraw Youth Theatre
64 New Main Street @ Hudson Avenue
Haverstraw Village, NY

==March 26 – March 28==

New Life Expo

The 2010 NEWLIFE EXPO will be taking place at the Hotel New Yorker from Friday, March 26th through Sunday, March 28th.  Join the over 10,000 expected attendees and experience over 200 presenters including doctors, authors and luminaries in the health and wellness community.  As always, the Expo’s New Age Bookstore will offer all titles at 50% off and the lively exhibit hall and market place with over 150 exhibit booths will feature all you need to get started on your new life - all under one roof. Get ready for the country’s largest mind, body, and spirit event and discover the keys to a new, positive 2010!  New presenters at this year’s event include:  Dr. David Simon, co-founder of the Chopra Center; Alejandro Junger, creator of the Clean Detox Program; Lisa VanderBoom of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS); Dr. Jean Houston Ph.D., visionary activist; Daniel Pinchbeck, author of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl; Dr. Joel Wallach of Dean Doctors Don’t Lie

March 26 – March 28, 2010
Hotel New Yorker
481 8th Avenue
(at 34th Street)
New York, NY 10001
A/C/E to 34th Street

10:00 am - 9:00 pm
$15 in advance* or $20 at the door

Sunday, March 28th
11:00 am – 8:00 pm
$15 in advance* or $20 at the door
==March 30==

Meditation and Discussion on the teachings of Evolutionary Enlightenment: “The Ultimate Spiritual Practice”

EnlightenNext is dedicated to catalyzing evolution in consciousness and culture. We strive to be leaders, examples, and pathfinders in the emerging field of integral and evolutionary spirituality, and stand for the ultimate relevance of spiritual enlightenment in our time.  These evenings explore the two dimensions of Self: Being, discovered in the practice of meditation & Becoming, discovered through action, inquiry and creation — and the connection between conscious evolution and changing culture.
(7-9:30p, $10)
The MetaCenter
214 W 29th St., 16th Fl
http://www.enlightennext.org/newyork/detailpage.asp?ttl=http://www.enlightennext.org/cms/index.php?/ny_templates/entry_detail/jan_24/
http://www.EnlightenNext.org/newyork>/a> or call 212.695.1711

==Wednesday, March 31==

Designing an Eco Bus Tour with Jordan Schachter and Charlie Gonzalez

The Revolution will Be Televised - Designing an Eco Bus Tour  Jordan Schachter and Charlie Gonzalez will share this new project of touring the nation in a fleet of buses (running on used veggie-oil). Aboard these buses will be a team of artists, spiritual folks, an Ayurvedic chef and perhaps a few revolutionaries.  “Through performance of his play, musicians sharing their music, and healing / spiritual practices we will enlighten people that they have love inside themselves that can be expressed in how we take care of ourselves, each other, and the planet.”mmThe goal is nothing short of raising consciousness to bring about a radical transformation of human society.

(7p - 9, free)
206 Sullivan St (btwn Bleecker & 3rd)

==March 24 - March 28==
D.I.Y. Bushwick Music Festival

Come out and hear some great local bands.  There are too many details to post here but you can see them all on the Facebook event page.

http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=44775571918&topic=9340#!/event.php?eid=376150479003

==March 27==

Fear into Action—a new set of choices

Is fear a familiar and frequent emotion in your life? Have you ever let FEAR stop you from achieving your goals, or from even attempting to start something new? Have you given up on reaching for your dreams, or simply doing something you really wanted to do? Do you ever let yourself get sabotaged by self-limiting beliefs and negative emotions? Does life feel like a constant uphill battle?  Then the Fear-into-Action Firewalk Experience is definitely for you.  In a single evening, you will learn how to challenge your own limiting beliefs, and replace them with ones that give you power and allow you to take Action. People that have completed this seminar find that everything in their life becomes easier. This is not just a claim, it is our guarantee. If you do not feel that you are ready to live a more powerful life, you will get a full refund. Now is your chance to experience this incredible seminar that has helped thousands of people around the world to transform their lives from one of mediocrity and “just getting by” into the most incredible life of their dreams, a life filled with Passion, Power, and Purpose.

(6pm-10pm, come 15 minutes earlier to register, $99+)
720 Monroe Street, Hoboken, NJ
Reserve your spot. 201-388-6491
http://www.CORE-Remedy.com/events   to register

==Saturday, March 27==

Get Your Dance On

The latest edition of Get Your Dance On kicks the dance-party-for-the-soul up a notch at YogaWorks Soho, with two floors featuring DJ Dhundee’s body-shaking grooves (and a beautiful studio where you can bust your biggest and best barefoot moves), a chill-out space with plenty of pillows, didgeridoos, singing bowls and more to massage your senses, live drummers, surprise performances, and open saunas to melt away your winter blues.  Complimentary organic raw chocolate, wine, and kombucha on tap will keep you going as you bounce from one to the next. Tickets include a week of unlimited yoga for those new to the studio, with reduced admission for YW members, and all profits are donated to Housing Works! Call YW Soho to grab a spot early, and come dance with us!  Presented by Flavorpill in partnership with YogaWorks, Gnosis Chocolate, and Katalyst Kombucha.  flavorpill.com/getyourdanceon

http://www.examiner.com/x-39861-NY-Fountain-of-Youth-Examiner~y2010m3d3-Get-your-dance-on-at-your-favorite-yoga-studio

7p - 11p,
Yogaworks Soho
459 Broadway 2nd fl.; (212) 965-0801
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=369382920348

==Monday, March 29==

Hip Hop with Prop Anon @ The Knitting Factory (w/Sole, Ceschi Ramos)

Anticon founder Sole and The Skyrider Band roll thru Knitting Factory with Fake Four founder Ceschi Ramos and Dark Time Sunshine, Prop Anon will be performing material from his upcoming album”Squat The Condos.”

(8p - 12a, $)
Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Ave. (L Train to Lorimer), Bk

==April 1==

Metropolis presents ‘Fools In Love’

Hello out there to all of the members of FTSA!!!! We are very happy to continue informing the masses about events around the city, and coming up in the beginning of April we have got an insane night for all you hardcore dubstep fans!  Our friends Hellfire Machina and Code of Arms are hands down the best Dubstep Dj’s NYC has to offer, and they are bringing all of us another fantastic line up in a great venue.  So without any more guilding of the lilly and without further adue, here is the skinny of it; from Hellfire themselves:  Join us for an April Fools Extravaganza…….Calling all jesters,pranksters and mischievous maidens…. this is YOUR night. Start plotting and hatching and getting your costumes ready for the first ever theme night at Metropolis. More details to follow shortly.  We have 3, yes 3 guests who will be popping their NYC cherry as well as residents Hellfire Machina and Code Of Arms bringing you the finest selection in dubstep, uk funky, future garage and other bass fuelled riddims.  ***Antiserum:  Hailing from San Francisco, California, bass scientist Antiserum has helped push West Coast dubstep to the forefront of the sound from day one. Constantly on tour from backwoods to big city in support of his heavy load of releases, he is on a quest to inspire and be inspired by the dancefloor crew. His sound skates the void of dark dub rollers and hype dance floor killers. His DJ sets are filled with high-impact mixes, precision blends, and big dubs from producers across the globe.  Antiserum’s diverse but always earthquaking production output is available or coming soon on such respected labels as Argon, Narco.Hz, Full Melt, Cyberfunk, Steps in Time, Muti, Hollow Point, Mode, War, Bassism and True Tiger.  Dfrnt:  Blazing a trail after his debut album, Dfrnt has been turning heads with his deep, 2 step influenced sound, with a wide range of support from Scuba to Hellfire Machina.  Currently based in Edinburgh, Dfrnt runs the Echodub label, manages Modus magazine, and writes SittingOvation.  Deville:  Mixing the spirit of rave with tropical heat DeVille is well known for seeking out the best bass music from round the world for his sets cutting together grime, garage and dubstep from the UK with anything else from round the world that has the same energy. As a DJ in his native England he has played across the country ranging from playing dmz /Exodus to headlining a stage at The Secret Garden festival to supporting hip hop legends Clipse and El-B. He has also played across the USA including sxsw as well as European gigs including Denmark, France, Portugal and Poland.
As a producer he mixes up the heavy bass and raw percussive energy of his DJ sets into dancefloor bombs that have found their way into the boxes of DJs across the spectrum from Mary Ann Hobbes to Starkey, dz to King Cannibal, Rob Smith, Warlock and even Basement Jaxx. Upcoming in 2010 are remixes of reggae legend Max Romeo, Ghosttown ft Badness and Kanji Kinetic as well as an EP split in the summer with Sasquatch.

(10p - 4a, $)
40 West 8th St
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=387791691944

==April 9==

Paradigm Shift “Shift of consciousness” Nyc Debut & Earworm Birthday

Deck Wizards :Earworm, kno-b, brandon adams,cris, eduardo, primate.  Lycra & Structures by: NephilNine Deco: Visual Art(Backdrops) by: R2D2 *We have an interesting concept in mind with many screens as our disposal we will be creating live imagery simulating backdrops*  Log in:21+Event 15# Before Midnight 20# After.  Birthday boomers who present valid id on the night get free entry… Including you max.. We want to see some id directions:  very fast & easy to get to with the 4&5 express from 14th union square to 86th.. Aprox. 10 Minutes. And then a 5 minute walk.  Taxi/car service: 12$ from downtown manhattan 20$ from williamsburg,brooklyn.

(1oa - 5a, $)
Manny’s on Second Ave.; Btwn. e92st. & e93st.
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=44775571918&topic=9340#!/event.php?eid=371618603617

==Saturday, April 17==

BodyTalk Access with Melanie Buzek

Bodytalk Access is designed to be used by any lay-person or health care provider to bring about significant improvement in health by using six simple techniques. The program can be learned in one day and implemented in ten minutes. It is perfect for use with your friends, your family, and yourself.  Course subjects include: Balancing the focus and function of the brain; Bodily reaction to outside invaders (microbes, toxins, and allergies); Cell and body hydration; Postural and structural integrity,  Fast Aid techniques (to be implemented after first aid!); Balancing the acupuncture meridians and thus the organs of the body; Acclimating the brain to manage stress levels.

(9:30a - 5:30p, $150)
$150 To Register: (212)580 2689 or info@nurturenewyork.com
Giving Nature Center
155 W. 19th St., 5th Flr
http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=44775571918&topic=9340#!/event.php?eid=373276579315

==Friday, April 16==

Unitribe Party Fundraiser for : The Green Bus Tour @ NeW SoNiC LoFt

New Sonic Has been Hosting the best of Brooklyn’s Underground Music scene for over 8 Years.

Unitribe has been building a community of loving beings prepared to celebrate life through true co-creation…Come kick it in the ultimate collaboration as Unitribe, Dynasty Electric , Practice Consciousness and Supporters… embark on a powerful mission, spreading the good word across the states… Love, Music, Organic Food, Yoga : The GREEN BUS Tour 2010 - tour launch this summer.

730 Doors Open
8 Opening Ceremony
830 Kirtan
9 Drum Circle
930 Free Style Session
10 Brian Gibson Psychedelic Show
10 30 Modern Visionaries
11 Out of Pockets
11 30 The Flow Down
12 30 The Disco Monkeys
1 30 Dynasty Electric
3 am Jam Session

DJ’s Seth Mesterka, Alokah & Sri Kala… Food By Organic Bliss

(7:30p, $7)
this is a PeaCe & LoVE party.
For more info about the project & upcoming pre-tour events:
http://www.greenbustour.com - (coming soon!)
http://paradox.tv/

==Saturday, April 17==

Hoffman Dreams***Shpongle Afterparty***

Seed Presents: 2nd Annual Hofmann Dreams

Join us for an evening full of Creativity & Mind Expansion  Open yourself up for a journey… *sound therapy *belly dancing *film screenings *live music *mouth watering mind altering art exhibition.  Experimental Video Projections by Kaliptus - Glow Performances; pre 12am: labld; spineless thug; psy: ProgressiveHeaven; PRIMATE; More to be announced…Keep your self in tune with your higher self.

(8p - 8a, $)
location tba
http://www.newarkseed.com

==Sunday, April 18==

New Sonic Move Night Film and Dance

Join us april 18th for newsonic’s first movie night; the evening will showcase a collection of short-format video art pieces, including Edan’s powerfully subversive “Echo Party” free homemade popcorn. and a dance party following!

edan :: http://www.humblemagnificent.com
brian gibson :: http://glimpsecontrol.com
newsonic :: http://nhq.cc
7p - 1a

New Sonic Loft - 76 Rutledge
==April 25-May 10==

“Cracked Ice or The Jewels of the Forbidden Skates”

Wed-Sun at 8pm.  With additional late show, Sat, May 9 at 11pm. A new play by Jennifer Miller with additional text by Deb Margolin.  In this glittering theatrical extravaganza, the infamous juggling duo, The Liberty Sisters, have been fleeced by an evil ponzi schemer. Sybil and Statua Liberty embark on a mad-cap tour of revenge…but they aren’t the only ones after the greedy crook. Mistaken identities, missed opportunities, star crossed lovers and variety hall numbers all combine to bring East Village high camp back home. It’s tragedy, it’s farce, it’s mystery, it’s mayhem…Special performance to benefit Circus AMOK! on Sunday, May 3 at 8pm.  Benefit ticket info Below.  Starring: Jennifer Miller, Ashley Brockington, Tanya Gagne, Lee Houck, Sally May, Adrienne Truscott, Carlton Ward, and Rae C. Wright.  Music by Kenny Mellman. Design by Jonathan Berger. Set Paintings by Mila Geisler. Choreography by Faye Driscoll. With additional text for Bernie Madoff by Deb Margolin. Special surprise guest artists each night, including Scott Heron, Jennifer Monson, Novice Theory, Jenny Romaine, and many more!

(8p, See ticket prices and codes below)
Use code “FF12″ to buy single tickets for only $12
Use code “FF241″ to buy two or more tickets for only $10 each!!!
(2 for $20, 5 for $50, and so on.)
Performance Space
122 First Avenue and 9th Street, NYC
http://www.circusamok.org/node/235

==Friday, April 30th==

Psybotik 2nd Year Anniversary

New york when we celebrate the birthdays of electrik and blue goddess, and the 2nd year anniversary of psybotik.  Come saturate yourself in an extra ordinary night of wonder with two rooms, featuring one of our favorite iboga legends on his new release tour. Plus we welcome some incredible talent from one of the most active labels in canada.  The event will be augmented by the passion and extravagance of the luminisis performers with special guests bringing us fire, burlesque, bellydance and go-go.  All the while being encompassed by nasha-masa’s team of visual alchemists.  Let us see those sexy outfits.  Let us see your style.  Psybotik is extremely proud to present…Lumenaughty; electro house / techno / progressive room: reefer decree **live & dj** -denmark; likewise **live**  tapwatr vs tenzin; hisaki kiyohara; goatone; tremendous gloom; electro house / techno / progressive / dubstep / full on / dark room: spiro; djane longstocking; reality engine *live*electrik; messenger particle; cris; dysform;fire, burlesque, bellydance and go-go by: masae, erin and victor; sera solstice; taryn tulla; nikki miller; daniella & the psytrance barbies.  vjs: low-key²; lunecell; masha; alchemism; max nova; sound designer: light-o-matic; decor: sean (psybotik) & crew
(doors at 8p; free before 10 with rsvp; $20 after 10 with rsvp $25 at door)
public assembly
70 north 6th st
brooklyn, ny
21+ w/id
rsvp: http://www.Psybotik.Com
rsvp-naughty@psybotik.Com for reduced list and psybotik updates.

))Permaculture Workshops((

==Arpil 22 - 25==

Introduction to Transition - April 22-25

Thursday, 7 pm - Sunday, 4 pm with Michael Brownlee, Lynette Marie Hanthorn, & Seanna Ashburn.  This program provides a comprehensive overview of the Transition model for decreasing oil dependency and building local resilience – its premises and practices, along with an experiential introduction to the “head, heart, and hands” of Transition. Michael Brownlee and Lynette Marie Hanthorn, co-founders of Transition Colorado, will be leading this weekend for the third time, joining Genesis Farm staff member Seanna Ashburn. All three are certified Transition trainers for the international Transition Network. The Transition movement makes “no claim to have all the answers,” states Lynette Marie, “but by building on the wisdom of the past and accessing the pool of ingenuity, skills, and determination in our communities, the next steps can readily emerge.”  We live in a time of transition – movement into the Ecozoic Era, as Thomas Berry has called it. Signs are increasingly apparent: Peak oil, climate unpredictability, and economic instability. David Korten, author of The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community, says that “We’re in for enormous disruption, no matter what. The question is how we deal with it and ameliorate its worst effects.”  How are we to live into such a moment with intention and hope? How can we act on our commitment to life and the common good? The Transition movement has emerged over the last five years with both practical and principled responses to these questions. A network of locally-focused Initiatives, the Transition movement supports local leadership efforts to engage people in taking the far-reaching actions required to mitigate the effects of peak oil, climate change and the economic crisis, and in building greater community resilience and more fulfilling social connections. This community-wide Transition model for creating ‘energy descent pathways’ has spread around the world. Over 250 officially designated Transition Initiatives now exist in 15 countries, with 50 in the U.S. and hundreds more implementing the Transition model in varying degrees.

If you are unable to attend this April Introduction to Transition weekend, we are offering another one on September 16-19.

Cost: $285.
Meals: $60 (3 lunches, 2 dinners)
Limited lodging available: $50/night (includes breakfast)
To register, contact Lori Gold: lori@genesisfarm.org or 908.362.6735.

==April 27 - 28==

Weaving Connections between Transition & Permaculture

A Workshop for Community Transformation - April 27-30; Tuesday, 2 pm – Friday, 3 pm.  with Peter Bane & Michael Brownlee.  The objective of this workshop is to provide Transition leaders and Permaculture practitioners a new and dynamic framework for integrating their community building work. We will emphasize practical guidelines, tools, and processes that incorporate Permaculture analysis and action with the cultural transformation stimulated by Transition.  The Transition and Permaculture movements together are providing a transformational response to the crisis of industrial civilization. While the Transition process is deeply rooted in Permaculture ethics and principles, there has been little explicit integration between the two at the level of language and practice. As a system of design, Permaculture provides a new vocabulary for observation and action, a framework that generates pattern languages for every region, community, and site.  Participants will probe into the practical integration of Transition and Permaculture through the visionary precepts of “Pattern Language” developed by Christopher Alexander, emeritus professor of architecture at the University of California-Berkeley. His ideas form the basis of a deep revision of The Transition Handbook now in progress by Rob Hopkins and other leaders of the international Transition Network. With this understanding, participants will be able to more consciously empower their communities to achieve resilience and self-reliance.  Workshop leaders Peter Bane and Michael Brownlee bring a depth of experience and understanding in their respective fields which will lay the groundwork for participants to explore together this revolutionary pathway to community transformation.  “Every step of the process must unfold in such a way as to heal the community… The process is a single process because it has only one aim: quite simply, to produce wholeness, everywhere.”  Christopher Alexander, A New Theory of Urban Design (For more information, see http://www.patternlanguage.com.)

Cost: $300 before April 1; $350 thereafter.
Meals: $72 (3 dinners, 3 lunches)
Limited lodging: $50 per night (includes breakfast).
To register, contact Lori Gold: lori@genesisfarm.org or 908.362.6735.

==Thursday, May 6==

Event: Hidden Wisdom: Secrets of the Western Esoteric Tradition

Appearing at New York’s largest metaphysical bookstore, author and historian Tim Wallace-Murphy will discuss the topics covered in his latest book. From Egyptian mythology to Jewish mysticism, Rome and Greece to the Druids and the Gnostics, a lineage of hidden mysteries and secret societies runs through Western esoteric tradition and continues to influence our world today.

(7p-8:30p, free)
East West Living
78 Fifth Ave @ 14th St; 212-243-5994
http://www.eastwestnyc.com

==Saturday, May 22==

1990’s a Fluff Event

Get ready to power up the 90’s.  It’s You 10-20 years ago…. so try to recreate that look.  Ask yourself, where will I find my Acid Wash and neon green gap t-shirt? Chamois and Rugby’s, Barracuda jackets, Madonna bangles, Ferrari sunglasses, CB jackets, grunge wear, Beastie Boys, and more hair spray than I can remember plus denim overalls, beanie babies, 3lb cell phones, gold lamee, sparkley-wear… So the music you ask. Well we perfected dance with the Disco prom… now let’s try 90’s dance… Madonna, Prince, George Michael, C&C Music, Deeelite, Quad City DJ’s, Robert Miles, Michael Jackson, Daft Punk, KLF, Fat Boy Slim, Prodigy,Moby, Paul Van Dyk.. Salt & Pepper  - Monster Truck spoken word (by fluff) - DJ to come - Teased hair contest.  If you weren’t born yet this isn’t for you. So 21+  Another original free event by Fluff  Cash bar — so no outside booze, cause we’ll sell it right back to you;

(9:30p, 2:30a, Free)
F’loffice (rsvp for location)
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103394796361081

)) Festivals((

UltraMusic Festival
http://www.ultramusicfestival.com/

EvolveFest
http://www.facebook.com/pages/EVOLVEFEST/112052962010

))Figment((

FIGMENT Announces Dates for 2010 New York Event
Submissions open for Pavilion, Minigolf, and Sculpture Garden

We are thrilled to announce the dates for FIGMENT 2010 and invite artists and audiences to become a part of the project. FIGMENT 2010 will be held on June 11-13, 2010, on Governors Island in New York Harbor.  FIGMENT 2010 will be our fourth annual free participatory arts event. In 2009, over 13,000 participants came to FIGMENT to interact and engage with over 400 participatory arts projects in every conceivable medium, including interactive sculpture, performance, music, social experiments, games, and lectures. This year we expect FIGMENT to grow again, and will be accepting submissions for the FIGMENT event beginning on February 15.
))Upcoming Retreat((

==June 22 - July 27==

Rocks, Candles, Eggs, & Spirits - Learn the Andes’ Quechua Shamanic Healing Ceremony

With Itzhak Beery

June 22- July 27 - NY Open Center (5 classes)
Nov.  9- Dec. 21 - NY Open Center (6 Clasess)
Special invitation to all those Shamans in Training who took my classes at the NY Open Center.

We will explore the following: the ancient shamanic cosmology and healing point of view; journeying, the role of non-physical helpers (power animals/teachers;/huachas (sacred items); Shamanic divination using candle and energy readings; body scanning /develop intuition; Extraction using healing eggs; the use of flowers, Rum and Aqua Florida, and sound.
Ceremonial Healing have been used by indigenous shamans for millennium to promote personal empowerment; restore physical and emotional health; aid in finding one’s life direction and purpose; and to help renew relationships. Through the process of diagnostics; the removal and extraction of negative energy; the promotion of positive energy; and protection from future energetic harm, these healing help to restore balance and harmony to the mind, body and spirit of human being, animals and the environment.  I also would like also to share with you the Sun Blessings -The High Andes sacred movements, a daily ancient ritual practiced by the indigenous people of the High Andes of Ecuador to aid invigorate and cleanse the body digestion and breathing system after our night sleep.  And finally how to protect oneself from the negative energies that surround us.

To register contact: Itzhak Beery nyshamaniccircle@gmail.com or 212-533-0909.  Register now!

))Upcoming Summer Music Festivals((

==June 10th – 13th 2010==

Orb Festival 2010

To be held at Ramblewood Rustic Resort; Darlington, Maryland
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroup.php%3Fgid%3D53134580548%26ref%3Dts&h=8fe966468b68b4d848a19c78ecbdbf2f

))Links((

Join Evolver.net
http://www.evolver.net

Music - Hip Hop…bossalicious 1/2 an hour mix under the main player; title is stfuymca.
http://www.myspace.com/bossasaurus

Music - Sub Swara - check out the latest from our beloved Sub Swara
http://www.tastycyanideradio.blogspot.com/

Music - Dimitri Peace Punk is playing at Psyphoria. Check him out here:
http://www.myspace.com/dimitripeacepunk

The Survival Podcast
http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com

Visions of The Amazon Featuring Pablo Amaringo and Ayahuasca Visions
http://99collective.com/

Sasha Shulgan in Dirty Pictures
http://www.cinematical.com/2010/03/05/sxsw-exclusive-trailer-premiere-for-dirty-pictures/

))Conference and Retreats((

==April 15-18==

Psychedelic Science Conference - Rick Doblin From Maps At Horizons 2008. Photo By Carl Saytor.

Tickets Are On Sale Now.  There Is A Symposium About Psychedelic Drugs And Medicine In Califronia In The Spring.  If You Are An Intruiged Doctor, Lawyer, Psychologist Or Enthusiast, This Is A Great Opportunity.  It’s Being Organized By Maps, One Of The Pioneers In Legal Medical Research Using Lsd, Mdma, Psilocybin And Other Drugs.  This Is Like The Horizons Of The West Coast.  There Will Be Three Full Days Of Programming Exploring Clinical Applications, Issues Relevant To Healthcare Professionals, And Social And Cultural Issues Surrounding The Therapeutic And Recreational Uses Of Psychedelic Drugs.  If You’re Into That Kind Of Thing.

April 15-18, 2010 in the san francisco bay area
http://www.Maps.Org/conference/

))Community Service((

Environmental Projects matched to volunteers and funds

Do you have an environmental project for your neighborhood that could use some love? Does your project need funding or volunteers? Do you have a community garden that needs some plants and flowers? Do you have a vision for a green roof or clean energy on the roof of your community center or school? Is there an abandoned lot in your neighborhood that could use attention? Do you want to organize some friends to pick up trash in the park where your pets and children play every day?

Spring is almost here. Soon we’ll be waking up our garden beds, rolling over our compost piles, and installing solar panels and wind turbines on our roofs. When the winter thaws, we’ll be itching to get outdoors on the weekends and get involved in the neighborhood. ioby is here to help.

If you have an environmental project that is discrete, site-specific in a NYC neighborhood, with a small budget that needs funding or volunteers, apply to post your project on ioby.org. ioby stands for “in our backyards” and through a web platform connects donors and volunteers to environmental projects in their neighborhoods. To post a project, just go to ioby.org/projects/submit, create a username and password and fill out the online application.   For more information about what makes an ioby project, check out our criteria (http://ioby.org/projects/criteria ), our eligibility ( http://ioby.org/projects/eligible ), and our tips for applying (http://ioby.org/projects/tips ).

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The ioby mission is to foster local environmental knowledge and action in New York City. ioby.org