Urban Adventuring Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 12, 2019) by Wes Modes A city skyline says different things to different people. To an urban adventurer, it is the siren on the rocks beckoning “Climb me.”…
Comic Artists’ Collective Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 16, 2019) by Wes Modes Collective Project: A regular informal gathering of comic artists, in which artists illustrated their own personal stories, radical history, imagined futures, or experimental expressions….
Land of Lost Socks Posted on December 8, 2019 (November 20, 2023) by Wes Modes Where do all those lost socks go? Sock-eating driers? Alien abduction? Runaway socks hitting the road and living on the streets?…
Blackmail Posted on December 8, 2019 (November 20, 2023) by Wes Modes You lookin for something? A special something? Maybe you lookin to send somebody a message? Just tell me, what you need done. But, if anyone asks, I don’t know you….
Message in a Bottle Posted on December 8, 2019 (November 20, 2023) by Wes Modes Toss a message in a bottle into the surf of the Internet sea. Eventually, it may wash up in the form of E-mail on someone’s personal beach….
Dumpster Diver Posted on December 8, 2019 (November 20, 2023) by Wes Modes You’re going diving! Dumpster diving! It’s like give-away day at the Thrift Center. It’s like Sunday evening curb-side after the yard sales give it up. It’s like, well… it’s just like rummaging around in the trash behind the junk store. …
What the Hell’s Going on Downtown Day Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 24, 2023) by Wes Modes Blabbermouth the Mime, the street corner soapbox preacher, tiny tiny orchestra, and a half dozen other performers committed to bewildering downtown shoppers…
Spy Soiree Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 19, 2023) by Wes Modes Come in formal wear, with a cover name. Enjoy yourself. Complete your mission. Try not to get killed….
Gamelan Anak Swarasanti Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 19, 2023) by Wes Modes Gamelan Anak Swarasanti, an award-winning Balinese gamelan orchestra performing professionally throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond in a wide variety of settings….
Kecak Monkey Chant Posted on November 9, 2019 (December 4, 2019) by Wes Modes Kecak is a form of vocal percussion and dance originating in Bali, Indonesia, and inspired by traditional gamelan, performed by a circle of dozens and even hundreds of performers chanting in…
An Evening of Extraordinary Proportions Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 22, 2019) by Wes Modes A spectacular & historic evening of unusual proportions. A costume benefit featuring an elegant three-course dinner, a silent auction, stimulating music, and an Exhibition Prizefighting Match between Nikola Tesla and Tom Edison. …
What Is Art? Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 17, 2019) by Wes Modes What Is Art? was a tiny, 50-person-capacity venue run by a collective of people from the Santa Cruz art and music scene. …
Million Clown March Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 17, 2019) by Wes Modes Some 80 normally jolly clowns, supported by the buzz of a dozen kazoos, sought to make their plight public and turn the fortunes of clowndom toward a brighter future….
Adventure Club Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 11, 2019) by Wes Modes Adventure Club is post-apocalyptic revolutionary logistics training. Think of Adventure Club as radical skill-share, ranges from rather tame to semi-hardcore direct action. …
Brazen Squaredance Posted on November 9, 2019 (December 4, 2019) by Wes Modes A sporadic Santa Cruz event, in which scores of squaredancers take over public space, moving to increasingly brazen locations…
Santa Cruz Community Safety Workgroup Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 22, 2019) by Wes Modes A Community Workgroup: “Without police, wouldn’t there be chaos?” and “What about the bad people?” We get asked these legitimate questions all the time. It’s time we began to wrestle with some possible answers….
Blue Light Safety Project Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 22, 2019) by Wes Modes A Community Project: The Blue Light Safety Project is a Santa Cruz local community effort to provide temporary safe spaces for people who are feeling unsafe….
Police Obsolescence Workgroup Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 22, 2019) by Wes Modes An ongoing workgroup working toward a world without police. Some of the efforts of this workgroup include CopWatch, know your rights, police accountability, alternatives to calling the police, and education about police, courts, and jails….
Santa Cruz Art List Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 22, 2019) by Wes Modes Collective Project: A forum for announcing non-institutional art events, meetings and projects, ideas and news. A website and email list, to keep in touch, to announce art events, and to document our work….
Demystifying Anarchy Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 17, 2019) by Wes Modes Demystifying Anarchy featured a panel of self-identified anarchists who spoke about what anarchy means to them and how they see the world. …
North American Free Skool Conference Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 17, 2019) by Wes Modes The first ever North American Free Skool Conference, an amazing opportunity for free skools from all over to get together, exchange ideas, and make ambitious plans….