CELEBRATE LIFE: BONFIRE DRUM CIRCLE & SPIRITUAL PARTY (potluck)
On the 2nd Saturday of each month - plus New Year's Eve! • 7:30PM-1:00AM
ENJOY
• beautiful bonfire
• hours of great drumming and dancing
• fire-performers, poi-spinners, and hoopers
• potluck food buffet - bring a main dish, salad, snack, dessert, beverage
• healing exchanges (massage, Reiki, etc.) in the Pleasure Dome
• acro-yoga p
lay in the Pleasure Dome
• belly dance lesson
• group acupuncture session
• musicians jamming after the drum circle
• palm reader
• open mic performances
• body artists and vendors welcome
CALLING ALL OUR FRIENDS - DRUMMERS, DANCERS, FLOW ARTISTS (FIRE PERFORMERS, HOOPERS, POI-SPINNERS, ETC.), MUSICIANS, BURNERS, RAINBOW TRIBE, YOGIS, ACRO-YOGIS, TANTRICAS, HEALERS...
Please come enjoy this monthly gathering of our 'conscious tribe' (now in its 9th year) - join 100 folks celebrating life: personal growth, love, consciousness, radiance, creativity, expansion, community, peace, and bliss!
***** HOSTED BY *****
Dr. Michael Dean Goodman (Maheshvara)
***** WHAT'S HAPPENING AT SPECIFIC TIMES *****
(1) OPEN MIC* 7:30-11:00pm
• Musicians, dancers, singers, poets, comedians, story-tellers...
• Anyone can perform (half-hour time slots please to leave room for others)
(2) DRUM CIRCLE 8:00-11:00pm (at the bonfire circle)
• Live drumming and radiant dancing.
• Flow artists* (fire-performers, hoopers, poi-spinners, etc.) are welcome to perform
(3) ACUPUNCTURE* 9:00-9:45pm
• Group session by an acupuncture physician. Relaxing & healing. (4) BELLY DANCE LESSON* 11:00-11:30pm • By Katherine Kanitsch, professional belly dance performer and teacher (this is a free sample of what she teaches every # # # night at the # # #). (5) MUSICAL JAM SESSION 11:00pm-1:00am
• All musicians, drummers, singers, and dancers are invited to the famous 'party after the party'.
• BRING YOUR INSTRUMENTS!
• Incredible music gets generated; join in, sing, dance, or just watch; requests and spontaneous jamming are welcome. (This is not a time for solo performances - that's for 'Open Mic' above - this is for group collaboration.) Kirtan sometimes spontaneously emerges.
***** WHAT'S HAPPENING ALL EVENING *****
(1) THE PLEASURE DOME (26'-WIDE SHIVA/SHAKTI TEMPLE)
• for bodywork, healing exchanges, readers, lounging, playing, chilling...
• acro-yoga practice, performances, and teaching each other are very welcome
• enjoy the massage table and massage chair, yoga balls, etc. (2) GREAT CONVERSATION and NETWORKING
• feel free to hand out cards or literature and to promote yourself
• make new friends
(3) POTLUCK FEAST
• please label your ingredients (some folks are vegetarian or sensitive to certain ingredients)
(4) BODY ARTISTS: body painters, hair decorators, henna artists, etc.*
• you are welcome to offer your talent - please inquire
(5) PALM READINGS*
• by Blue Evans. Free 5-minute readings (longer paid readings are available).
* Note: all events and services that are offered by others are listed in good faith, but are dependent on someone else's presence and are thus ultimately out of our control.
***** DONATE TO PARTY EXPENSES *****
$5 per person at the entrance table (or volunteer to help at the party in lieu of donation)
***** IN CASE OF RAIN *****
(1) THIS EVENT STILL HAPPENS - everything moves indoors
(2) CHECK WITH US BEFORE DECIDING
If it's raining as you leave home, or threatening to rain, please call your host (Michael 561-350-3930) for a weather check-in (he'll tell you what's happening at our location and what the weather radar predicts for us). It may be clear at our location! The rain may have passed over us already, or skipped us entirely. Remember that in south Florida it may be pouring in one place and totally clear 3 miles away.
***** WHAT TO BRING *****
(1) DRUM CIRCLE:
• Something to sit on (chair, stool, blanket) - we supply a few if you come early enough;
• Drums or other rhythm instruments (we have a few extra)
(2) COSTUMES
• Feel free to dress special (bellydance, fantasy, renaissance, sensual, etc.) (3) POTLUCK
• If you want to partake in the potluck feast, bring a main dish, salad, dessert, or beverage.
• Please label ingredients (some people are vegetarian or sensitive to certain ingredients). (4) OPEN-MIC PERFORMING
• Your instrument, voice, dancing feet, poetry, etc. (5) SHARING
• Your body-work, energy-work, healing, or reading skills.
• In the Pleasure Dome we provide a massage table and massage chair to be shared by all.
• You are welcome to bring your own equipment if you want a more 'private' set-up - bring your massage table/chair, card table, lamp, extension cords, etc. Electric hookups are available. (6) FLOW-ARTS
• Your fire-dancing, poi-spinning, hooping, or other skills - we've set aside a special area for performers.
***** PARTY GUIDELINES *****
• No alcohol consumption if you're under 21
• No illegal substances
• No smoking in the building or drum circle area please
• No anti-social behavior
***** WHAT TO WEAR *****
• Anything from casual to dress-up to costumes is appropriate. For example, some women wear shorts, some wear dresses, some wear 'goddess outfits' or renaissance or fantasy-wear, some wear bellydance costumes, some wear exotic or sensual outfits.
• Dress in whatever makes you feel great and special!
***** DRIVING DIRECTIONS *****
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***** IMPORTANT PARKING INFO *****
(1) UNLOADING
(2) PARKING
