7th
Annual June Bug Jamboree Festival
A Family
Friendly Community
Event for Ecological Awareness...
June 11th-13th 2010 Rain or Shine
This year’s event will be held in Friend Forest. This
festival is for the people by the people.
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This event will
take place on our friend Uncle Sam’s property. This event is a traditional back woods mountain style event for
the conscious active earth community.
Live down to earth music
Fun educational workshops
Foot stomping
Jamboree’s
Peak eco-blooms
Ecological awareness through this event will be met with each individual’s participation in the event.
Retreating to a pristine forested area far from light, air and noise pollution is the first step, meditation, education
and celebration with community, friends and family is the second. Emersion into the natural elements is
the third, feel the forest, smell the forest, hear the bugs, taste the goodness. ECA will be providing various workshops through
this event. These workshops cover ecological learning, community building and spiritual connectivity.
Bug Costumes
are a must! Those who show up at the entry gate in Bug Costumes get in for half price! We are asking
for $10-$20 donations from adults ($10 minimum), childern are free, no one will be turned away. Donations cover camping
and entertainment!
Entertainment
Lineup: More TBA
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Friday:
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Opening Ceremony 6pm
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Dinner and Bug Costume Contest 6-7pm
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Duck Duck Goose 7pm-8pm
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Dj Realiez 8pm-10pm (musical details below)
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June
Bug Jamboree (calling to our ancestors) 10pm-1am
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Bring your drums, spoons, washboards and kazoos
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Saturday:
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Grand Circle Ceremony 5pm-6pm
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Community Potluck 6pm-7pm
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Randomous Day 6:30pm-7:30pm (band details below)
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Lone Madrone 8pm-9:30pm (band details below)
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Sodbusters 10pm-11:30pm (band details below)
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Mimo 12pm-1:30am (band details below)
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Acoustic June Bug Jamboree 1:30am
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Sunday:
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The
acoustic jamboree continues…
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Hiking field trip
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Clean up
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Details about
this year's fantastic musical groups are featured below:
Description: Dub, Roots, Reggae
www.bloodshotriddims.com
www.soundcloud.com/djrealiez
Description: Our
music is based on singer-songwriter harmony fusion ranging from country, folk, rock, blusey, and inspirational soul music.
Description: "old timey foot stompin blues groove music....from the future"
Description: The Sodbusters play original songs influenced by bluegrass, singer-songwriter
and blues music.
http://www.myspace.com/thesodbusters
Description: M.i.M.o. Music In Music Out. That’s the formula for the groove. Guitarists Josh
Phillip and Jordan Inglee, keyboardist Dave Dernovsek, bassist Nick Rossman and drummer Devin Weston came from locations coast
to coast to form in Portland, OR with a singular goal...to make music that moves you.
Drawing from a diverse array of influences, MiMo strive to make their own brand of forward thinking music. With a
penchant for high energy live performance and improvisation, MiMo takes the best of rock, jazz, latin, and funk and turns
out their own groove beyond classification.
www.myspace.com/mimofunk
Workshop Line Up:
The
Magic of Birding (w/Wildflower) birds of a feather
flock together. Friday around sunset and Saturday around sunrise.
Movement Yoga (w/Andrea Bumblebee and Yoga Motion) -- Yoga Motion is a fun, educational
yoga movement experience that fuses traditional Yoga asana's with contemporary movement and free dance
expression. (Since there may be no music outlet's, we will be practicing to nature's orchestra and find the
music inside each of us in helping to move more freely. Swing your hips, relax your mind and do the Yoga
Motion with me... (bring your yoga mats) 11am-12pm Sat.
Gem Elixers - (w/Jen) Learn
how easy it is to capture the essence and healing vibrational properties of your favorite stones/gems by creating an elixir
that can be used in a variety of ways. For all ages and abilities. Bring your favorite (non-metallic) rough or
cut gems, dark glass bottles/droppers, crystal/glass bowl or mason jars,
bring extra supplies for a friend if you like. Supplies will also be provided. 12pm-1pm Sat.
Pants to Poi is a workshop that will teach you to take a pair of old pants and transform them with
a pair of scissors into a fun dance prop. Old pants are just the beginning. You can actually use any
old fabric you like. Bring a pair of pants (or other fabric) and some scissors (I probably don't have enough for everybody).
When we've all finished making our poi, Zac will teach folks a few things they can do with them. Zac has been making poi and
fire props since he started spinning fire 7 years ago. 1pm-2pm Sat.
Touchy Feely Plants (w/Plant Man) ecosystem energy cycles 2pm-4pm Sat.
Drumming for our animal friends – (w/Alan) 4pm-5pm Sat.
Hula Hoop Workshop with Swirly Temple
Hoop
your Heart Out!
Swirly Temple will teach hoop dance fundamentals and other cool tricks to sup up your
hoop trick repertoire. You will receive guidance on gaining fluidity and control over your hoop, as well as tips to increase
grace and poise of body movements. This workshop encourages you to come play and collaborate with fellow hoopers while you
learn to embrace your own circle of creative self-expression. 4pm-5pm Sat.
Location/ Site Details: Friend Forest is
a beautiful forested area with lots of room to spread out and camp. Car camping for all, RV friendly, dog friendly.
Friend Forest is ~1.5 hours from Portland and ~1 hour from Hood River.
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Please
RSVP to this event! (wildflower_nate@yahoo.com) might not get back to
you but would love to hear from you!
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This site is dry so bring
copious amounts of water for drinking, cooking and washing. Bring extra water for friends
who don’t bring enough.
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