[6/24 thru Sept] Midwayville, a mixed reality popup carnival at SoMa StrEat Food in SF, 7 PM to 12 AM
Barcelona
[3/2017] Spannabis
Chicago
[6/4-6/5] Chicago Redhead Days, 11 AM to 5 PM, City Hall Park
East Park Reservoir in Colusa County, California
[6/20-6/26] Camp Tipsy, an “annual rotten boat building contest and camp-out”
Fremont, California
[6/3-6/6] The Compassion Experience, “experience life in a developing country” Free [Register]
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!
Laytonville, California
[7/8-7/10] The Cannabis County Fair 2016, 21+ [Tickets]
Lisbon, Portugal
[11/7-11/10] Web Summit 2016
London
[5/26] Jelly Workshop (aka JELL-O) at Bompas & Parr
[July] EVA London 2016
Los Angeles
“Cool Places to Buy Weird Shit in Los Angeles”
[Dates in Summer and Fall] Krampus mask-masking workshop
[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
[6/11-10/2] Cindy Sherman: Imitation of Life at The Broad [pdf]
[8/14] BrunchCon LA at The Reef, 9 AM to 3 PM Thanks, Josh!
[Begins 9/13] 8-week long Neon workshop at Lili Lakich Studio, 6 pm to 9 PM
[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
[6/12] Dr Sketchy Anti-Art School Melbourne: THE REBIRTH, 4:45 PM [Tickets]
Mountain View
[9/24] Dolly Parton at Shoreline, 8 PM [Tickets]
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”
[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
Oakland
[Until 9/25] Altered State: Marijuana in California at OMCA
[5/28] Hubba Hubba Revue’s UPTOWN CABARET at the Uptown Club, 9 PM to 1 AM [Tickets]
[6/2] Beauties & Beasts Gala Costume Party at Children’s Fairyland, 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
[6/5] Sweet Leaf Yoga, yoga enhanced with high-grade medicine at 3215 Lakeshore Drive, medical cannabis patients with ID only, $25 [Read about my experience trying it!]
[6/10-9/9] Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden Concerts, Fridays, 12 PM to 1 PM, Free Thanks, Jewelz!
[6/14] Rusty’s IRL Picnic at the Kaiser Center Rooftop Garden, 300 Lakeside Drive, 11:30 AM, [BYOL: Bring your own lunch]
[6/15] Yarn, a new storytelling event by Heather Gold at the Octopus Literary Salon, 7:30 PM to 9 PM [Tickets]
[6/18] Burning Man PRECOMPRESSION at American Steel, 7 PM to 1 AM
[6/21] Garden of Memory at Chapel of the Chimes, 5 PM to 9 PM [Tickets]
[6/25-6/26] Burger Boogaloo, Mosswood Park [Tickets]
[7/9] Louis C.K. at Oakland Arena, 7 PM [Tickets]
Pacifica, California
[6/4] Aloha Screwdriver at Winters Tavern, 9 PM
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: 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
Port Costa, California
[5/28] Port Costa Town Wide Yard Sale, 9 AM to 4 PM
Portland, Oregon
[8/11-8/15] World Domination Summit [Tickets]
San Diego
[8/18-8/21] Tiki Oasis: “Monster Island”
San Francisco
“Best storytelling events in the Bay Area”
Upscale vs. Frugal SF
[Ongoing] Elsewhere Philatelic Society
[Ongoing] More SF events
[5/26] Amicus Ex Libris – A party by the books, “a clothing swap, but for books” at Monument, 7 PM to 10 PM
[5/26] Phonographic Memory: San Francisco 1996 Retrospective at SF Main Library, 6:15 PM
[5/26] Ways of Knowing: Theo Jansen at the Exploratorium, 7:30 PM [Tickets]
[Until 5/28] Jason Mecier’s “Celebrity Trash” at 111 Minna
[6/4] Retro Rendezvous, An all night interactive art experience and fundraiser for Flaming Lotus Girls [Tickets]
[Until 6/5] Catch Our Style: California Regional Airlines 1950s–1980s at SFO Museum: Departures–Level 3 – Pre-Security
[6/5] DIY Taxidermy Squirrel Class at Paxton Gate, 11 AM to 3 PM [Tickets]
[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]
[6/12] Cannaisseur Series: The High Tea, 12 PM to 3 PM, Venue TBA, $69 [Tickets]
[6/12] Bikes to Books Annual Springtime Ride, a literary bicycle tour, 1 PM to 4 PM, bring your bike!
[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]
[6/22] Art and Virtual Reality, 7 PM to 10 PM [Tickets]
[6/24 thru Sept] Midwayville, a mixed reality popup carnival at SoMa StrEat Food, 7 PM to 12 AM
[Until 6/24] Retrograde: Art by Winston Smith at Mule Gallery, reception 6 PM to 9 PM
[6/24-6/26] New Games with John Law
[7/10] Cocktail Robotics Grand Challenge at DNA Lounge [Tickets]
[7/17] Dark Garden Annual Corset Rummage Sale, 11 AM to 6 PM
[7/22-7/24] J-POP Summit at Fort Mason Center [Tickets]
[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
Santa Fe, New Mexico
[Ongoing] Meow Wolf [Read this] [Tickets]
Seattle
“The Obscure, the Charming and the Odd: Mark Pahlow’s Guide to Seattle”
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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