United States
[Now until 8/19] Tiny Book Show, a touring bookmobile of little books handcrafted by artists and writers
Alameda, California
[5/6] Island City Waterways: Waves of Inspiration, new landscapes with borax and shoe polish by Ginny Parsons at Rhythmix, 6 PM to 9 PM
Barcelona
[3/2017] Spannabis
Chicago
[5/19] Bawdy Storytelling: “It Seemed like a Good Idea at the Time…” 8 PM to 10:30 PM [Tickets]
[6/4-6/5] Chicago Redhead Days, 11 AM to 5 PM, City Hall Park
Cold Spring, New York
[6/10-6/13] Camp Grounded, summer camp for adults
East Park Reservoir in Colusa County, California
[6/20-6/26] Camp Tipsy, an “annual rotten boat building contest and camp-out”
Lake Iseo, Italy [6/18 to 7/3] Christo’s Floating Piers
Las Vegas
[Ongoing] Akhob, an immersive “Ganzfeld effect” experience by artist James Turrell at Louis Vuitton [by appt only: 702-730-3150] HIGHLY recommended!
Lisbon, Portugal
[11/7-11/10] Web Summit 2016
London
[5/22] Yelp London’s Food Festival of the Future, an event that a combines London food, technology and food trends, Cargo, 1 PM to 10 PM Thanks, Alex!
[July] EVA London 2016
Los Angeles
“Cool Places to Buy Weird Shit in Los Angeles”
[5/7] Parts & Labor, “The production explores America’s love/hate relationship with cars and features at its center a 1970’s Cadillac Coupe de Ville, Percussionists…play it.” Santa Palm Car Wash in WeHo [Tickets]
[Until 5/12] Hooray for L.A., A full Marionette Musical Variety Hour at Bob Baker Marionette Theater [Tickets]
[5/29] E.T., the Extra Terrestrial screening at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
[6/4] The Legend of Krampus – Group Art Show and Exhibition at Hive Gallery, 8 PM to 11 PM
[8/14] BrunchCon LA at The Reef, 9 AM to 3 PM Thanks, Josh!
[10/1] Dolly Parton at Hollywood Bowl [Tickets]
[12/5-12/8] Henry Rollins at Largo
Marble Falls, Texas
[10/7-10/10] Camp Grounded, summer camp for adults
Melbourne, Australia
beinArt Gallery opens in early 2016
New Orleans
[2/28/2017] Mardi Gras
[2/13/2018] Mardi Gras
[3/5/2019] Mardi Gras
[2/25/20] Mardi Gras
New York City
Quirky NYC by Oriana Leckert:
“From Bumper Cars to Torah Taxidermy: A Guide to 25 of Brooklyn’s Most Unusual Museums”
“From Elevators to Outsider Art: A Guide to 16 Under-the-Radar Museums in Queens”
“The 27 Most Unusual Museums in Manhattan”
[5/16] Psychic Dogs Lecture and Slideshow, NYC! With Dr. Paul Koudounaris! in Brooklyn
[Until 5/26] Then She Fell, a “fully immersive, multi-sensory experience in which only 15 audience members per performance explore a dreamscape where every alcove, corner, and corridor has been transformed into a lushly designed world”
[Ongoing] Sleep No More at The McKittrick Hotel
[Ongoing] Jungle-Ized by Sound Collective, Free
[Ongoing] The Ferry Play on the Staten Island Ferry, $1.99
[Ongoing] More NYC events
Northern California
[5/20-5/23] and [5/27-5/30] Camp Grounded, summer camp for adults
Oakland
[Until 9/25] Altered State: Marijuana in California at OMCA
[5/6] Oakland First Fridays, on Telegraph Ave. from W. Grand to 27th St., 5 PM to 9:30 PM
[5/6-5/8] DadaConf 0.1 at Nimby [Tickets]
[5/8] Sweet Leaf Yoga, yoga enhanced with high-grade medicine at 3215 Lakeshore Drive, medical cannabis patients with ID only, $25
[5/14-5/15] Hudson’s Estate Liquidation Warehouse Sale, contents from 20 different estates
[5/15] Punk History of the East Bay Ride [Tickets]
[6/2] Beauties & Beasts Gala Costume Party at Children’s Fairyland, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
[6/25-6/26] Burger Boogaloo, Mosswood Park [Tickets]
Palm Springs, California
[7/8-7/11] Yes and Yes Yes (YxYY) at the Ace Hotel, a “summer retreat for anyone who considers themselves a thinker, maker, creator, nerd, or weirdo.” [Tickets]
Paris, France
Editor’s note: Last January I had the good fortune to spend the night in an artist’s yurt. My photos from that visit are included in this show…in PARIS!
[Until 8/29] Habiter le Campement, Cité de l’architecture & du patrimoine au Palais de Chaillot
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[5/11] Rational Comedy for an Irrational Planet with Brian Malow at 8 PM [Tickets]
Portland, Oregon
[8/11-8/15] World Domination Summit [Tickets]
Riverside, California
[5/20-5/22] Beyond Brookledge at the Galleria at the Mission Inn
San Francisco
“Best storytelling events in the Bay Area”
Upscale vs. Frugal SF
[Ongoing] Elsewhere Philatelic Society
[Ongoing] More SF events
[5/5] Jason Mecier’s “Celebrity Trash” at 111 Minna
[5/6] Retrograde: Art by Winston Smith at Mule Gallery, reception 6 PM to 9 PM
[5/10] Odd Salon: “Sabotage” at DNA Lounge, 7 PM to 10 PM , 21+
[5/11] Bona Fide, a new storytelling event by Dixie de la Tour at Verdi Club, 8 PM [Tickets]
[5/11] Fireside Storytelling: “Gotta Bail” at Chez Poulet, 7:30 PM Doors, $15
[5/16] SFMOMA to reopen
[Until 6/5] Catch Our Style: California Regional Airlines 1950s–1980s at SFO Museum: Departures–Level 3 – Pre-Security
[6/5] Space Age slide show with Charles Phoenix at Grand Star Theater, 3 PM [Tickets]
[6/11] Wild Kingdom, an art car and fire art festival, 2 PM to 4 AM [Tickets]
[6/11-10/2] Cindy Sherman: Imitation of Life at The Broad [pdf]
[6/12-6/13] Season finale of Calling All Choir at Mission Dolores Basilica
[6/12] Mac Sabbath at Slim’s, 8 PM, all ages [Tickets]
[6/24-6/26] New Games with John Law
[6/25-6/26] San Francisco Pride (Parade and festivities)
[7/10] Cocktail Robotics Grand Challenge at DNA Lounge [Tickets]
[7/17] Dark Garden Annual Corset Rummage Sale
[7/23] The Murray Invitational. A Bill Murray Art Exhibition and Golf Party at Public Works
[8/5-8/7] Outside Lands, Golden Gate Park
[9/21-9/22] Dent: Space at Innovation Hangar
[10/1] Release party for Chicken John’s The Book of the Un at 111 Minna
[10/13] Brian Wilson presents Pet Sounds – Celebrating the 50th Anniversary, 8 PM [Tickets]
[10/2017] 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love
San Jose, California
[7/23] Blacklight Slide
SF Bay Area
[Ongoing] Best swimming holes in the SF Bay Area
San Diego, California
[8/18-8/21] Tiki Oasis: “Monster Island”
San Mateo, California
[5/20-5/22] The 11th Annual Maker Faire Bay Area [Tickets]
San Rafael, California
[5/7] David Sedaris at Marin Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium, 8 PM [Tickets]
Santa Fe, New Mexico
[Ongoing] Meow Wolf [Read this] [Tickets]
Seattle
“The Obscure, the Charming and the Odd: Mark Pahlow’s Guide to Seattle”
[5/5] Bawdy Storytelling: “Slippery Slope” 8 PM to 10 PM [Tickets]
Spain
[7/4-7/10] Nowhere
Sun Valley, Idaho
[4/19/2017-4/22/2017] Dent 2017, a creative retreat for people who want to “put a dent in the universe,” as Steve Jobs once said. (Highly recommended!)
HEY YOU, YES YOU
If YOU would like to co-curate an issue of Rusty’s Electric Dreams, I’d love to hear your idea! Please email me: rusty@blazenhoff.com.Know about a cool event? I can’t be everywhere and know about everything, so share it with me! I’ll do my best to include it in the next issue.
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