SubRosa Community Space Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 19, 2023) by Wes Modes An anarchist and radical space offering anarchist books and literature, coffee and tea, shows, art, and a garden courtyard social space….
Night Ride Radio Show Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 19, 2023) by Wes Modes I produced a radio show on Santa Cruz public radio station KUSP and pirate Free Radio Santa Cruz for six years between 2001 to 2007, over 120 volumes amounting to…
Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 19, 2023) by Wes Modes An outdoor movie theater under the stars that springs up in the fields and industrial wastelands. Showing great movies, bringing a broad community together, and reclaiming public space….
Santa Cruz Trash Orchestra Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 19, 2023) by Wes Modes Trash Orchestra is a marching percussion band – a bone-shaking recycled orchestra – appearing at protests and celebrations, where a ruckus needs to be made….
Burning Man Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 19, 2023) by Wes Modes Adventure: In 1993 when I first when to Burning Man, it was a few thousand crazy artists together for an apocalyptic weekend of camping in the desert. Since then, I’ve seen it grow from 2000 people to 50 thousand….
Secret Exchange Posted on March 2, 2014 (November 18, 2019) by Wes Modes Secret Exchange invites people to share their secrets with strangers. A table and two chairs on a downtown street corner, and a sign inviting people to sit down share a secret….
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. …
Inspiration Comes in the Night Posted on November 18, 2019 (October 3, 2024) by Wes Modes A weblog about art, technology, and the creative process…
Last Night DIY Parade Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 19, 2023) by Wes Modes Last Night is a decentralized, collective, open, public New Year’s Eve celebration in Santa Cruz, California. Last Night is a completely organic event, organized and put on at a grassroots-level. No city-sponsorship. No corporate donors….
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…
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. …
Streetside Letter Writing Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 22, 2019) by Wes Modes I did a streetside letter writing service with friends. The idea was simplicity itself: A letter writing service springs up on Pacific Ave, offering free typing/dictation of love letters, apologies, and blackmail….
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. …
Anarchist Convergence Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 17, 2019) by Wes Modes Collective Event: Santa Cruz is a hub of anarchist culture and resistance, with a long history of radical struggle and active anarchist projects spanning decades. A four-day anarchist convergence in May 2009 for community building and sharing radical ideas….
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….
Free Coffee Bar Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 16, 2019) by Wes Modes We set up at the corner of Pacific and Cooper, our would be town square. We had a handsome coffee bar, a bright green market umbrella, stools, and fancy cafe aprons. People were cautious, confused, incredulous, inquisitive, excited, and grateful in pretty much that order….
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….
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…
Costco Soulmate Trading Outlet Posted on November 9, 2019 (November 24, 2023) by Wes Modes The Costco Soulmate Trading Outlet is the leading provider of low-cost, quality soulmates in Black Rock City since 1998….
