BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//alt.lib - ECPv5.9.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:alt.lib X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://altlib.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for alt.lib BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20170101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220814T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220814T230000 DTSTAMP:20260425T135835 CREATED:20220809T164812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220809T164836Z UID:23839-1660509000-1660518000@altlib.org SUMMARY:Sideshows by the Seashore: Butoh Cabaret DESCRIPTION:Sideshows by the Seashore: BUTOH CABARET Extravaganza\nA Marvelous Night of Madness\, Magic and Butoh Cabaret \nThe Cotton Building\, 607 Water Street\, Port Townsend\, WA 98368\n8:30pm Doors open || 8:45pm SHOWTIME\nTickets are available in advance via Brown Paper Tickets. \nPrepare to be swept away by a wild\, whimsical whirlwind of rambunctious dance\, theater and Live music of all shapes and sizes at THE COTTON BUILDING in downtown Port Townsend! Featuring over a dozen vignette solo and ensemble performances probing the fantastical dancing FUSION of Butoh-inspired performance art and burlesque entertainment\, this night-time blowout is the culmination of the 2nd-ever Salish Sea Butoh Festival in Port Townsend\, Washington. We invite you to celebrate with us! \nThis year\, Salish Sea Butoh has assembled a wide array of musicians\, magicians\, singers\, performance artists and dancers\, all of whom have been tasked with presenting original stage works that explore BUTOH CABARET through the lens of their own particular aesthetic\, discipline and artistic lineage. As a point of artistic reference and inspiration\, our show is informed by the radical Japanese choreographer Tatsumi Hijikata who developed Butoh with his ensemble of burlesque dancers in an effort to defy and subvert authority\, including conventional notions of dance. This iconoclastic\, avant-garde dance form was developed hand-in-glove with the CABARET scene of the Tokyo underground throughout the 1960s. During the day\, Hijikata trained his dancers in exercises and techniques that would become Ankoku Butoh. At night\, they experimented with bringing their exploration into the competitive marketplace of cabaret & burlesque. According to dance scholar Rosemary Candelario\, his shows got a reputation for being a kind of ‘weird\, funky cabaret’ in which nudity appeared along with Surrealist and Dadaist images.” Inspired by this historical reference\, Salish Sea Butoh challenges artists to explore the theme of FUSION & ALCHEMY by deconstructing and reinventing their particular art form\, whatever it might be\, and combine elements from the worlds of both cabaret and Butoh. We asked: If the theme is FUSION/ALCHEMY — of the self\, of society\, of art\, of politics — what will it take to bring this about?? \nTHE AUDIENCE TOO is encouraged to come be a part of the experience! Wear your most expressive & outrageous costume/look\, and help celebrate the festival’s theme of FUSION/ALCHEMY. An on-site makeover room will stand ready to accessorize willing participants\, and we’ll have a photo booth set-up during part of the evening to celebrate! \nThe Alternative Library will exhibit a curated selection of local and international small-press art books during the event. \n==============================================================\nABOUT SALISH SEA BUTOH:\nSalish Sea Butoh is a collective of performers and multimedia artists co-founded by Cosmo Rapaport and Iván-Daniel Espinosa in the Pacific Northwest to deepen the study of Japanese Butoh and Butoh performance. Salish Sea Butoh continues to be the only group consistently bringing international Butoh artists to the Olympic Peninsula and producing an annual festival that features both guest artists and local performers. \nABOUT BUTOH:\nButoh\, which incorporates elements of Surrealism\, Dada\, French Existentialism\, German Expressionism\, Japanese theatre and eastern spiritual thought\, was first developed in the late 1950’s through experimental collaborations between its founders Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno. Their work established Butoh as disciplined and rigorous\, yet spontaneous and idiosyncratic\, intellectual and experimental\, yet grounded in the human body. Rather than aspiring to an aesthetic ideal\, the dance attempts to expose the joys and sorrows of life\, exploring the most fundamental elements of physical and psychological existence. Despite the fairly recent origination of this dance form\, it has quickly appealed worldwide and demonstrated that it speaks to something primordial within us. \nABOUT BUTOH CABARET:\nAs a budding artistic genre\, BUTOH CABARET has been most prominently developed and proliferated by two artists from different corners of the globe: Australia-based dancer and choreographer Yumi Umiumare and Mexican artist Diego Piñón. Salish Sea Butoh celebrates the contributions of both of these amazing artists to the emerging field of BUTOH CABARET and draws inspiration from these two and other creative sources as well to further develop\, nurture\, share and cross-pollinate this dynamic fusion of art forms. Since the late nineties\, Yumi Umiumare has been developing her unique style of visceral dance-theater performance and creating original Butoh Cabaret works. Originally born in Hyogo\, Japan\, Yumi is based in Australia where she has presented the hugely successful and well-received DasSHOKU BUTOH CABARET performance series\, renowned for provoking visceral emotions and cultural identities with wild humor. According to Yumi\, in the 1950s\, Butoh was relegated to street performers and underground nightclubs in Tokyoalmost like a guerrilla dance movementand these performances shocked and provoked. I was trying to bring back the energy and rawness of Butoh by combining it with the accessibility of cabaret; this combination is so unique and exciting.” Separately\, a group of artists studying with Mexican artist Diego Piñón launched the CONEY ISLAND Butoh and Beyond Festival in 2016\, probing the fantastical dancing partnership of Butoh and cabaret performance on CONEY ISLAND USA’s burlesque stage in NYC. For the next four years\, through his artistic intensives and ensemble performances in Brooklyn\, Diego Piñón re-branded the festival as ritual cabaret a reflection of the defining aesthetic that resulted from his immersion into the historical and contemporary Coney Island. Cabaret\, burlesque\, vaudeville and circus sideshow have had a long and storied history in Coney Island\, making it a perfect venue to explore the boundaries of ritual & entertainment. Piñón\, who hails from the mountain town of Tlalpujahua Michoacán\, fuses aesthetic principles stemming from Mexican shamanism\, Japanese Butoh and community-based ritual dance. URL:https://altlib.org/event/23839/ CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://altlib.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ButohCABARET.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220813T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220813T220000 DTSTAMP:20260425T135835 CREATED:20220809T164212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220809T164212Z UID:23835-1660417200-1660428000@altlib.org SUMMARY:Salish Sea Butoh: International Performance Gala DESCRIPTION:The Salish Sea Butoh Festival proudly presents A LIVE PERFORMANCE GALA with master dance artists from Japan\, Germany and New York City at the USO Building on the grounds of Fort Worden State Park. \n7:00pm Doors open || 7:30pm SHOWTIME\nTickets are available online via Brown Paper Tickets \nFeaturing stage performances by:\nKatsura Kan from KYOTO\, JAPAN\nYuko Kaseki from BERLIN\, GERMANY\nJacquelyn Marie Shannon from BROOKLYN\, NY \nYou are cordially invited to join us for a very special theatrical event celebrating the unique artform of Butoh. This is a production of the second-ever Salish Sea Butoh Festival in Port Townsend\, Washington. It highlights master artists of the 1st generation of Butoh from Japan along with 2nd and 3rd generation artists from all over the world performing on the same stage. All ticket purchases include admission to a post-show reception with complimentary refreshments and a chance to meet and talk to the artists. \nABOUT BUTOH:\nButoh is an avant-garde dance movement that originated in Tokyo\, Japan shortly after WWII. It is characterized by physical movements that tend towards the earth and the subconscious. Butoh\, which is influenced by and incorporates elements of Surrealism\, Dada\, French Existentialism\, German Expressionism\, Japanese theatre and eastern spiritual thought\, was developed in the late 1950’s and 1960’s through experimental collaborations between its founders Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno. Their work established Butoh as disciplined and rigorous\, yet spontaneous and idiosyncratic\, intellectual and experimental\, yet grounded in the human body. Instead of aspiring to an aesthetic ideal\, Butoh reveals the primordial human being and the inner world. It implies total presence where dance is an expression of being in the world as well as containing the world within oneself. It grows from such themes such as dreams\, ghosts\, androgyny\, nature\, solitude and the natural cycles of life and death. \nThe Alternative Library will exhibit a curated selection of local and international small-press art books during the event. URL:https://altlib.org/event/salish-sea-butoh-international-performance-gala/ CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://altlib.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TeacherGALAshow.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210430T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210430T220000 DTSTAMP:20260425T135835 CREATED:20210520T154901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210520T154901Z UID:23265-1619809200-1619820000@altlib.org SUMMARY:AltLib Radio Hour: Emma Et Cetera // Glitchlette // DJ Parts Per Million DESCRIPTION:Our LAST show in April boasts a *killer* lineup\, including high-energy electronic artist Emma Et Cetera\, brooding synthpop producer Glitchlette\, soulful singer-songwriter glass egg\, and the eclectic\, quirky DJ Parts Per Million. To RSVP\, please email info@altlib.org with your name and the number of tickets you would like to reserve. \nSuggested donation is $10. URL:https://altlib.org/event/altlib-radio-hour-emma-et-cetera-glitchlette-dj-parts-per-million/ CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://altlib.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_0098.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180623T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180623T230000 DTSTAMP:20260425T135836 CREATED:20180505T134021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180601T052336Z UID:21118-1529784000-1529794800@altlib.org SUMMARY:Solstice Phantasia DESCRIPTION:The library is changing form! Join us as we reconfigure the library for a magical Solstice event and fundraiser for upgrades at the Alt-Lib! \nImagine spaces to dance\, intentional places of serenity\, healing spaces\, and flow-art places. All of which you are sure to find at Phantasia! \nLet’s celebrate the new floor and lighting renovations and support the library in further upgrades! \nPhantasia will feature a mellifluous and soothing opening ceremony\, three DJ sorcerers\, three performing oracle-artists\, herbal remedy teas\, healing lounge for energy and body work\, and relax/connect zones. \nThank you everyone for your commitment to collaboration and community events! \nDETAILS: \nOplopanax at 8pm\nOpening ceremony by Drew GoldenSpring at 9pm\nCeremony ending with special performance\nSquirrely Bass at 10pm\nSpecial dance piece by Skai Johnson\nepiscool at 11pm\nSpecial contact juggling by Daniel Sloan\nClosing Sound Bath 1230pm\nGoodnight 1pm \nTICKETS: \nEarly Bird: $7 till June 10\nGeneral: $10 till June 22\nAt the Door: $13 \nTickets available at https://goo.gl/s3pXPA \nTHIS IS A FUNDRAISER – we want to keep ticket cost low to be inclusive\, if you would like to and are able\, please donate to the Alt-Lib at the door or paypal.me/joyevents/ URL:https://altlib.org/event/dance-imaginarium/ CATEGORIES:Dance ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://altlib.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/phantasia.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180602T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180602T230000 DTSTAMP:20260425T135836 CREATED:20180601T042702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180601T042702Z UID:21204-1527969600-1527980400@altlib.org SUMMARY:Rinse out: Bellingham's Only Drum and Bass Night DESCRIPTION:Min 5$ Donation\nAll Ages \nIntroducing: PRPTR8R (The DJ formally known as OLAS) \n\n20kw of pure electricity to the tongue PRPTR8R is the perpetually high speed ramblings of Olas. Mixing old skool jungle with elements of footwork\, juke and hip-hop\, prepare to be jolted in a wonky groove of spastic proportions! \n~~~~~ \nKorra the Kid b2b Steve G \n\nSteve G is a DJ and producer from Seattle\, WA. Starting as a producer in 2011\, he picked up DJing as a way to share his music with the world and fell in love with the art. He then broke out into the Seattle scene through DnB Tuesdays\, the United States’ longest consecutively running drum & bass weekly. \nUnder the name Blackmasque\, 2014 saw the release of his first drum & bass release though Techdics House Audio called the “Tunnel Vision” EP. Later that year\, he would be accepted into the DnB Tuesdays crew. \n2016 saw a huge upward push: providing support for some of drum & bass’ most well-respected names\, releasing his first official studio mix\, joining Seattle’s Anomaly Music Collective\, and going on a US tour. His studio mix “push.it” – a heavy-hitting barrage showcasing his skills as a DJ – demonstrated his potential\, reaching 15th in “jungle\,” 31st in “drum and bass\,” and 99th in “edm” in Mixcloud’s charts. \nSteve G has provided support for Roomate\, Homemade Weapons\, Kid Hops\, Quadrant\, Iris\, Demo\, Klute\, \,Ant-TC1\, and Digital. He continues his efforts not only as a DJ and producer\, but as an active member of Seattle’s drum & bass scene and nightlife. \n\nAs Deep N Bass’s youngest resident DJ\, Korra the Kid specializes in liquid drum and bass and halftime\, but her long history in music has let her become a DJ who is fluent in the many genres of underground bass. After sharing the stage with big name artists such as Spectrasoul\, Chimpo\, Truth\, Holly\, and more\, Korra the Kid has become a name synonymous with clean transitions and unique mash ups. Having mixed for over four years and performed at prestigious venues such as Kremwerk\, Q Nightclub\, and The Wild Buffalo\, it is clear her mixing style is the product of practice and an understanding of the underground music scene. \n~~~~~ \nDownpressor (All Vinyl Set)\n \n~~~~~ \nTashi \n\nOver his three year DJing career Tashi has become a DJ known for bringing house party vibes to the club. All things low end are on his radar\, but this DJ specializes in hip-hop and halftime sounds. After living in Bellingham and playing at venues such as Kombucha Town\, The Shakedown\, and The Swillery\, he has moved his bass mixing talents down south to Seattle. Making his Seattle debut at Q Nightclub opening up for sumthin sumthin and whereisalex\, it is clear the future is bright for this prolific mixer. URL:https://altlib.org/event/rinse-out-bellinghams-only-drum-and-bass-night/ LOCATION:Alternative Library\, 519 E Maple St\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98225\, United States CATEGORIES:Dance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180518T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180518T230000 DTSTAMP:20260425T135836 CREATED:20180404T011502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T011532Z UID:21027-1526671800-1526684400@altlib.org SUMMARY:DANCE: Underground Transmission DESCRIPTION:From the dusty dancefloors of gatherings like Lightning in a Bottle and Symbiosis\, the artists of Underground Transmissions found their passions for house music ranging all the way from bouncy tech to the melodic deep. Bringing people together with underground house and techno has kept this collective occupied since they began mixing. They have performed\, opening for acts like the Crystal Method\, Desert Dwellers and AC Slater. URL:https://altlib.org/event/underground-transmission/ LOCATION:Alternative Library\, 519 E Maple St\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98225\, United States CATEGORIES:Dance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180413T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180413T230000 DTSTAMP:20260425T135836 CREATED:20180403T122616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180403T122804Z UID:21014-1523644200-1523660400@altlib.org SUMMARY:Hands Off Maru: A Benefit for Maru Mora Villalpando DESCRIPTION:This is a night to Defend the Defenders! \nMaru Mora Villalpando has given much to the movements for immigrants and worker’s rights. Through decades of dedicated organizing with the communities most impacted by our nation’s inhumane immigration policies\, her struggle has inspired many to action\, to fight for a more just and equitable world. Now the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency has targeted her for deportation because of her activism. \nOn the night of April 13th\, we will rally around Maru and communities of undocumented immigrants and latinx farmworkers she works with. We will be raising money for her fight against deportation\, raising awareness about the ongoing struggles she’s been a part of and raising a ruckus as we dance through the night. \nThere will be a silent auction throughout the evening with all sorts of sweet items\, live jazz with the Blue Root Quartet\, a salsa lesson with Rumba Northwest and a salsa dance with live music by the Bilongo Quintet. \n$10.00 suggested donation at the door.\nWe hope to see you there! \nRSVP and more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/591599697841719/ URL:https://altlib.org/event/hands-off-maru-a-benefit-for-maru-mora-villalpando/ LOCATION:Alternative Library\, 519 E Maple St\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98225\, United States CATEGORIES:Concert,Dance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180303T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180303T230000 DTSTAMP:20260425T135836 CREATED:20180129T085405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180129T085442Z UID:20926-1520064000-1520118000@altlib.org SUMMARY:BASS-tion of Memories DESCRIPTION:A night of DJed music~\nHosted by Brenden URL:https://altlib.org/event/bass-tion-of-memories/ CATEGORIES:Dance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180113T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180113T233000 DTSTAMP:20260425T135836 CREATED:20171228T022123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171228T022123Z UID:20843-1515871800-1515886200@altlib.org SUMMARY:Home:BASS v.2 DESCRIPTION:DJ Lotus Drops hosts a bass dance party with local DJs to fundraise the construction of her tiny home.\nFeaturing:\nAlgorythm\nJellyfyst – (https://soundcloud.com/jellyfyst)\nLotus Drops – (https://soundcloud.com/lotusdrops)\nHEIRZ – (https://soundcloud.com/heirz) URL:https://altlib.org/event/homebass-v-2/ CATEGORIES:Dance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171012T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171012T230000 DTSTAMP:20260425T135836 CREATED:20171008T021601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20171008T021750Z UID:20709-1507834800-1507849200@altlib.org SUMMARY:Lotus Drops presents hOMe:Bass V1 DESCRIPTION:A fundraising bass party to help DJ Lotus Drops build a tiny home for her family.\nMUSICAL DELIGHTS:\n-Lotus Drops\nwww.soundcloud.com/lotusdrops \n– Stephanie Sitara Le aka Nori \n– Zander Danskin aka Cauliflowa\n \n– Peder Lovold aka Jellyfyst\n \nLIVE PAINTING BY Louisa Firethorne \nTiny house guest speaker John Stockton \nMore information and RSVP at: https://www.facebook.com/events/519283308415953/ URL:https://altlib.org/event/lotus-drops-presents-homebass-v1/ CATEGORIES:Dance END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170413T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170413T230000 DTSTAMP:20260425T135836 CREATED:20170408T021350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170408T021350Z UID:20477-1492113600-1492124400@altlib.org SUMMARY:Inspiral Dance: Faerie Edition DESCRIPTION: URL:https://altlib.org/event/inspiral-dance-faerie-edition/ CATEGORIES:Dance END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR