Workshops

OPEN MIC hosted by Mimi & JamJam

Friday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm

Here’s your chance for 4 minutes of WTF?! fame and glory! We’ve got the stage, you’ve got the talent. Bring an act under 4 minutes long, sign up, and take it away! Sign up is first come, first serve.

BOOTY LUV w/ Heather Craig

Saturday, 9:30 – 10:45 am

Shape What Your Mama Gave Ya™ with Booty Luv™! This one hour class lifts, tones, and tightens your best asset with a combination of functional training, kickboxing, yoga, Pilates, barre, and a bit of dirty dancing. Set to original music mixes by DJ/Producer Danny Corn, Booty Luv™ gets your heart pumping and booty bumping! Heather Craig is an experienced personal trainer, group fitness/yoga/Pilates instructor, and the founder of Booty Luv™ and Body Luv Fitness LLC, based in Portland, OR. She specializes in making exercise FUN (and a little dirty).

Capoeira for All Levels

Saturday, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm

This all levels Capoeira playshop will introduce the uninitiated to basic music skills and game skills, etiquette, and songs. Advanced players will learn strategic body placement that will significantly improve their economy of movement, and spatial awareness.  Capoeira is a centuries old art form developed by people who were enslaved in North Brazil, and it is a means of resistance, hidden self defense, and recreation. Capoeira is a game that incorporates aspects of dance, live instruments, singing, acrobatics, and fighting.  The playshop/workshop will be followed by an Open Roda – for anyone to participate in who has a basic understanding of the rules of one type of Capoeira Jogo/game or another.

BIO:  Esquilo Cinza (aka David Allison) has been training in Capoeira Angola since 1992 and teaching since 1996. Esquilo is the devoted student of Mestre Gulliver (Paulo Aires), and the Legendary Brazilian Grande Mestre Nô.  He currently teaches Capoeira Angola music and movement at Third Eye Jui Jitsu’s MMA sala.

BREAKDANCE 101 w/ Crykit

Saturday, 12:30 – 1:45 pm + Sunday, 12:30 – 1:45 pm

In this refreshing 75 min. workshop you’ll learn the fundamentals of B-boying & its relationship to the beat. Instructed by Crykit aka Bgirl Crix, one of the Bay Area’s renowned & most established Bgirls of her time. Her teaching style makes this dynamic dance form easy to learn while having fun. You’ll learn top rocks, go downs, footwork, & freezes to original Bboy/Bgirl music of funk, breaks, and hip hop. Open to all, no previous experience needed. Please wear comfortable clothing & shoes & be ready to sweat & smile!

DIY Double Dutch Jumprope Jam Sesh

Saturday, 2:30 – 3:30 pm

Come get your JUMP ON in this all levels Double Dutch jam. Ropes provided. Anyone is welcome. Bring a friend to turn the ropes with!

CONNECT WITH YOUR INNER CLOWN w/ James Montiont

Saturday, 3:30 – 4:35 pm

This class is grounded in movement-based theater and focuses on the exploration and analysis of the physical and emotional world of each participant. The aim of this journey is for participants to discover their own unique clown with a specific tempo, attitudes and emotions while developing their own poetic world. This process leads to the birth of a very personal “clown” with a unique state of perception of reality that combines the research-rigor of an adult with the creative, naive play of a child.

SALON TALK: NATURAL BUILDING w/ Kevin Rowell

Saturday, 5:00 – 5:55 pm

At current there is a great debate at play in the world, as we see that this planet’s ecosystem is simultaneously durable and fragile. Imagine that these perceptions are actually closer on a spectrum than we imagine. Have we lost touch with the edge of innovation by focusing on incremental steps?  What if the next possible evolution of human kind, beyond these baby steps? For thousands of years man has built shelter from earthen and natural materials, and entire cultures, religions and languages continue to evolve on the basis of the regionally available resources. Sustainability is the present moment; lets explore new environmentalism and take a look at how disaster relief, music festivals, building codes and a little old world technology are shaping the future.  Kevin Rowell is the Building Director for Symbiosis Gatherings and a Facilitator for Portugal’s Boom Festival.

INTRO TO PARKOUR & FREERUNNING w/ nOah VeiL

Saturday, 5:00 – 6:00 pm + Sunday, 5:00 – 6:00 pm

In this action packed workshop we will explore what it takes to train your body and mind to easily overcome obstacles in creative and dynamic ways. Learn basic Parkour skills through equipment training, and then set out on a special stunt filled path, while focusing on the proper techniques to ensure safety while fluidly adapting your movements to the environment. This class is tailored to participant’s abilities while encouraging positive acrobatic collaboration, creative movement, and respect for all people and places. No previous acrobatic or gymnastic training necessary. Noah has been doing parkour and freerunning long before they had their names. He is Lead Parkour Coach at The Playground Gym and has been teaching for over 15 years. He is the Movement Director of The Joy Now Arts Project in Portland and Designer of Circus Pedagogy for Vagaboom! in S.F. bay area.

GOOD TIMES YOGA w/ Nona Fender & The Benders

Saturday, 6 – 7:15 pm + Sunday, 11 am-12:15 pm

Good Times Yoga is a “real class act” for all levels of class! A radically inclusive experience! Raise up your courageous freakquency with live rockin booty bouncing & swinging electro funk music, heavy breathing, shouting and singing! Heat up your party time and burst your mind and body open wide! A sweet & spicy blend of the sacred and the profane. Hesher hyphy hottie ratchett gear encouraged. Be prepared to play

OPEN MIC w/ Nona Fender and the Benders

Saturday, 7:15 – 9:00 pm

Here’s your chance for 4 minutes of WTF?! fame and glory! We’ve got the stage, you’ve got the talent. Bring an act under 4 minutes long, sign up, and take it away! Sign up is first come, first serve.

ACROBALANCE w/ Marina Karadjieva

Sunday, 9:30 – 10:45 am

Acrobalance is a blend of partner balancing and the dynamic power of acrobatics. This unique practice teaches complete body awareness, helping you to redefine your sense of balance and mental focus. It explores trust and partnership in a playful way, while building strength, flexibility and stamina, cultivating a sense of connection and community. All levels welcome.

Sobriety Meetup

Sunday, 2 – 315 pm

Friends of Bill W. gather together to celebrate recovery for a Tradition Meeting.  This is an open Meeting and all are welcome to join.

Improv for the non-performer w/ Super Tall Paul

Sunday 3 – 4:45pm

Improvisation is a method, and muscle, inherent in each and every one of us.  While we will be utilizing a theatrical prospective, this workshop is for everyone including the non actor/performer.  Putting your focus outward, being present, and locking into a group mind are some of the improv principles this workshop will address. For more than a decade SuperTallPaul has shared his performance skills for large scale festivals around the world. Akin to artists like Reggie Watts and Beardyman, SuperTallPaul is a hybrid performer who combines theatrical comedy with funky musical talent.  He is a regular host and musician for many vaudeville variety shows at world renowned venues such as Hollywood’s  ‘Supper Club’ and Las Vegas’ Bagatelle.

Open Mic hosted by Micha and Leighton

Sunday 7 – 9 pm

Here’s your FINAL chance for 4 minutes of 2013 WTF?! fame and glory!  We’ve got the stage, you’ve got the talent. Bring an act under 4 minutes long, sign up, and take it away! Sign up is first come, first serve.

SALON TALK: The Consciousness Revolution: Defining the Paradigm Shift. w/ James Oroc

Sunday 6 – 7:15 pm

While there are numerous commentators willing to proclaim that our society is undergoing a ‘paradigm shift’, in a far reaching presentation noted futurist and systems-philosopher James Oroc examines the conditions that created the existing paradigm and defines the parameters of the ‘Future Shift’. Author and Journalist James Oroc is a noted futurist and systems-philosopher whose work has been published internationally by the meta-physical publisher Inner Traditons, and publications such as the CoSM journal and Reality Sandwich.