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….
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…
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…
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….
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….
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…
