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Amy Clarke @ International Alchemy Conference 2009

Amy Clarke after her performance @ The Alchemy Conference 2009

Amy at the Pyramid of Peace

Greetings! Wishing you graceful Fall Transitions from Gaia Grove…

We highly recommend the International Alchemy Conference taking place this weekend at the LA Convention Center! Even if you are not in town, please check out some of the fabulous topics and speakers including Don Miguel Ruiz (The Four Agreements), Dr. Masaru Emoto (The Hidden Messages in Water) & Rickie Byars Beckwith (Healing Through Music) …

http://www.alchemyconference.com

Despite its ancient image, ALCHEMY is re-emerging to be on the cutting edge of modern thought in all areas critical to living a harmonious and fruitful life. Alchemy is about transforming our lives in powerful ways that create real solutions and sustainable results for ourselves and for the world. This conference will bring together the largest collection of practicing alchemists in the last 500 years to reveal hidden secrets of life!

Through Alchemy you will learn how to:
• Create a Sustainable Environment locally and globally
• Transform yourself spiritually using time tested Alchemical principals.
• Break yourself out of old patterns and bring great momentum to your life.
• Use Ancient techniques to increase the Sensuality and Sexuality in your life.
• Incorporate cutting edge Alternative and Complementary Medicine to create optimal health in your life
• Be a part of the growing movement whereby ancient spirituality is infusing itself into Pop Culture to create change on a global level.
• Discover what principles Alchemists all through the ages have used to bring great abundance and wealth into their lives.

Would you like to see some change happen in your life or the world at large? Join us for an amazing conference where East Meets West, Old Meets New, People from All Over the World Gather, and You Discover Practical Solutions for Improving Your Life. This is your one-stop opportunity for personal transformation!

The Alchemy Conference is a unique event… it is both an outstanding forum to learn about scientific findings and spiritual teachings from world-renowned experts, as well as an opportunity to mingle with like-minded seekers, receive insights, and gain a sense of personal betterment.

Conference Includes:
• Natural healing
• Yoga, Meditation, Qi Gong
• Entertainment with Live Music, Performers, Artists
• Homeopathic & Herbal Remedies for Health & Healing
• The Science of Harnessing Consciousness
• Techniques for Emotional Freedom
• The Art of Transformation
• Alchemy meets Modern Technology
• What’s behind Harry Potter
• Transforming our economy and societal shortcomings
• Exploring the intersection of Science & Spirituality
• Methods for Personal and Spiritual Transformation
• How to Apply Ancient Wisdom for Real Change
• Book Signings & Lectures by Best Selling Authors
• Celebrity Autographs
• Screening of Award Winning Film, “Yesterday Was A Lie”
• Educational Seminars and Workshops
• Live Demonstrations
• “Lightning Temple” Tesla Coil Sound Chamber Experience
• Free entry to Vendor Exhibit
• Congregation of People from Around the World
• … and so much more!

Featured Keynotes Include:

Don Miguel Ruiz and Don Jose Ruiz on Transformational Teachings of the Toltecs
Dr. Masaru Emoto on The Hidden Messages of Water
Master Mantak Chia on Taoist Internal Alchemy

William Henry on Transfiguration Icons – Soul Alchemy Encoded in Some of the World’s Most Mysterious Paintings
Hans Andrea on The Alchemy of Harry Potter
Nassim Haramein on Revolutionary New Science: The Nature of Spin
Dr. Alfredo Sfeir-Younis on Global Alchemy and our Inter-Dependent Destiny
Michelle Karén on The Alchemy of Transformation between now and 2012
Dennis William Hauck on How Alchemists Achieve Transformation – The Formula of The Stone
Dr. Gudni Gudnason on Joy – The True Philosopher’s Stone
With special guest MC – Dreaming Bear – often referred to as the Shakespeare of the 21st Century.

Body Alchemy Instructors: Join us in the mornings to learn direct methods from world-renowned experts on training your body physically, mentally, and spiritually through the powerful practice of Yoga, Tai Chi, and Meditation – Free for All Alchemy Conference Participants. Taught by Scott Cole and Adesh Kaur.

Other Fantastic Presenters Include:

James Kerwin (Producer)
Chase Masterson (Actress)
John Newton (Actor)
Robert Allen Bartlett (Alchemist & Author)
Barry Carter (Alchemist)
Don Nance (Alchemist)
Don Estes (Inventor)
Sonya Sophia Illig (Personal Growth Trainer)
Peter Sterling (Musician)
Dr. Thom Cavalli (Alchemical Psychologist)
Micah Nilsson (Alchemist)
Paul Bartscher (Alchemist)
Dr. Theresa Ibis (Physicist & Spiritual Teacher)
Dr. Pradheep Chhalliyil (Alchemist)
Gary Stadler (Alchemist & Glass Artist)
Daniel Coaten (Alchemist & Lab Glass Deisgner)
Adesh Kaur (Yoga & Meditation Teacher)
Amy Clarke (Musician)
Duane Saari (Alchemist)
…and more

Discover this re-emerging Art of Wisdom that will help us make the next quantum leap in finding sustainable solutions to issues we currently face in our world, our society, and our own individual lives.

*Gaia Grove founder AMY CLARKE (“beautiful, magical, original” Mary Ishimoto Morris, The Washington Post) performs at 3PM on FRIDAY OCTOBER 23 (her birthday!) in Room 408B.

http://www.amyclarke.com
http://www.myspace.com/amyclarke
http://www.twitter.com/amyclarke

INT’L ALCHEMY CONFERENCE October 23-25, 2009
FREE ADMISSION to Exhibit Halls, Golden Pyramid of Peace, and Films
Conference Admissions from $40 (single speaker) to $347 (all speakers & workshops)

To learn more visit us at http://www.AlchemyConference.com

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P.S. LA BURNING MAN UPDATES!

Gaia Grove did not make it all the way to the playa in Nevada this year, but we will be there next year! We attended the LA Regional Burning Man Decompression Festival instead. If you would like to see photos and video from this spectacular 7th Annual Los Angeles Burning Man Decompression Festival, please check out the links below.

AMY CLARKE performed a free-flowing hour set of original music, piano, beats and spoken word outside at the LIGHTNING TEMPLE stage *Fire & Spark* on Saturday October 3rd at 5PM, just before sunset, in the 7th Annual LA Burning Man Decompression Festival at the LA State Historical Park, just north of downtown LA.

LA Burning Man Links (LA Times, Fox News LA, LA Weekly, Facebook, etc.)
http://www.laburningman.com ~ LA Burning Man Official Site
http://bit.ly/S46rO ~ FOX NEWS LA coverage of Decom Festival
http://bit.ly/zAJPv ~ LA Times writeup of the LA Decom event
http://www.laweekly.com/slideshow/view/28535119 ~ LA Weekly Photo Collage of Burning Man Decompression by CuriousJosh
http://www.facebook.com/laburningman ~ Official LA Burning Man Facebook Page
http://bit.ly/LLTQK ~ A Facebook Group for LA Burners

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P.P.S. SO MANY WOMEN HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR AN EVENT!
November 1st in LOS ANGELES

So, we answer you….Gaia Grove presents a Women’s Spirituality Brunch: Goddess Within in Hollywood on Sunday, November 1st (immediately following the Hollywood Farmer’s Market) at a private home within walking distance of Sunset & Vine from 1PM until 4PM. $20, includes healthy organic snacks, drinks, intuitive readings, brief healing ritual, and creative materials. *Only $10 if you bring your own organic potluck dish to contribute or have attended Gaia Grove events or FCW brunches in the past.

Location given upon RSVP ~

For more details and to reserve your space (limit 12), contact: gaiagrove@gmail.com

LOVE, PEACE, HEALING & TRANSFORMATION…

–
Gaia Grove
helping heal the earth
www.gaiagrove.org

Gaia Grove recently joined forces with the Amazon Conservation Team to help preserve the rainforest by partnering with indigenous peoples.

8*16*09 at the long running Sunday Drum Circle at Meridian Hill / Malcolm X Park, 16th St, Washington DC, 20009

8/19/09 … Washington, DC
After a weekend of drumming, singing, deep healing conversations and further exploration of the nature & architecture of our nation’s capital, today I took the Metro to the Offices of the Amazon Conservation Team (http://www.amazonteam.org) in Arlington, VA to meet with the ACT Development Manager Dana Milyak and the President & Co-Founder Dr. Mark J. Plotkin, PhD, in order to present them with a check reflecting partial proceeds from two independent music shows I performed on my August mini-Magical Mystery Tour as Gaia Grove events (8/10/09 The Bitter End, NY & 8/13/09 All Souls Church, Unitarian, DC).

For a bit of background, whenever I create a show, arts benefit, or similar type gathering and call it a “Gaia Grove” event, it is under the auspices of “helping heal the earth”, and I am then further directing fundraising, resources, or awareness to a specific non-profit environmental group, charity, cause or mission who fits with this focus. I came up with this name from “GAIA” as the living spirit of our planet, global consciousness, and the Mother Earth Goddess and chose “GROVE” to symbolize an open, living group of spirits or resources where anyone can come and go as they please in order to support the mission of “HELPING HEAL THE EARTH”. Therefore, whenever there is a Gaia Grove event, whoever gathers to support the mission with time, resources, or energy, is part of the living grove for the time being, and helps to make a greater difference in the world where some action may not have been previously thought possible. So far I have done Gaia Grove events either solo or in tandem with other artists to raise funds and awareness for environmental non-profits such as TREE PEOPLE, CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL, & THE FRUIT TREE PLANTING FOUNDATION, and for artistic causes and political campaigns including the TREE OF LIFE GROVE, both the Hillary Clinton & Barack Obama Campaigns in 2008, California’s NO on PROP 8 Initiative, Indiegrrl (Independent Women in the Arts), and even for some more mundane events such as simple park, forest, or beach clean-up days, with the idea that every action – no matter how small – can make a significant, positive impact.

As I exited the Metro at Ballston Station a little before noon, the hot, humid Washington August weather made me already feel kinship with the Amazon, and as I took a few steps onto North Fairfax, it began to lightly drizzle, for a timely “virtual rainforest” experience. Down an alley off the main thoroughfare, I found the rounded green awning marking ACT, and was greeted after ringing the doorbell by Dana Milyak, who warmly welcomed me to the offices, and took me on a tour to meet everyone on the team.

The offices were inspiring and bright, filled with plants, photos and artifacts from various South American tribes, & maps of the regions ACT partners with. Everyone was pleasant and cheerful, including the new Communications Associate Hamza Ghaznavi, who also took some time to speak with me about future plans. I found this 4-Star Charity online through my own research and the use of Google, while trying to find a non-profit that focused on preserving natural water & healing resources while partnering with natives. Therefore, it was very interesting to learn directly from ACT that Amazon Conservation Team are one of the only non-profits to partner directly with Google in a mapping initiative to preserve and protect the rainforest, won the 2008 Skoll Foundation’s Award for Social Entrepreneurship, and specifically do work to empower South American women through various initiatives. Synchronicity at work!

ACT was founded in 1996 by Mark Plotkin & Liliana Madrigal, and operates in various regions and countries in South America, partnering with local tribes. In the Colombian Amazon alone, ACT supports a union of 35 female healers and their apprentices, and in southern Suriname rainforests, ACT operates sustainable income generating programs for women, believing that “increasing the resources and capacities of tribal women can strengthen communities much faster than most other processes.” I am in total agreement with their statement, this is why Gaia Grove sometimes even just helps support a night of women artists and/or musicians – we are united in the belief that helping women helps heal the world. I believe the two to be inexorably linked, and it was a powerful and inspiring experience to be in the company of all these wonderful individuals who do such vital work…

After presenting the group with the humble donation amount of $250 which represented partial proceeds from my two shows last week (which seems to be just a drop of rain where an ocean of resources is needed), I was more than honored to receive the gift of a bright green beaded bracelet hand-crafted by one of the Native South American women healers, and both the book “Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice” (written by Dr. Plotkin) and a copy of the DVD “The Shaman’s Apprentice” which was a winner of 19 documentary & film festival awards. THANK YOU!

I look forward to watching the DVD and reading the book on my journey to Nashville for the Indiegrrl Conference for Independent Women in The Arts this weekend, where I will be featured along with numerous other women musicians, songwriters, healers, and artisans from around the world (http://www.indiegrrl.com).

Here is a photo of me and the President Mark Plotkin holding the banner image for ACT – he explained to me that he initially envisioned an animal, a plant, and a human image all linking forces to represent the energies uniting to help protect the Amazon – probably the most bio-diverse and ecologically complex region of our entire planet. The graphic designer did a wonderful job, simple and effective!

PLEASE take some time to check out more about the Amazon Conservation Team and the important work they do here: http://www.amazonteam.org

And you can also be a fan of ACT on FACEBOOK, MYSPACE & TWITTER…look them up! Be a fan, spread the word and support their work!

Also please try to remember – nearly every medicine in the world can be found in the Amazon Rainforest, the powerful knowledge and oral traditions held by the Shamans & Healers of this region are invaluable and must be preserved as more than just oral tradition, and at a time when healthcare resources are in such hot debate in the United States and globally, perhaps we should turn our focus to PREVENTATIVE cures and actions rather than REACTIONARY measures to try and keep the precious and irreplaceable living resources which still exist on this beautiful planet both protected and supported. Natural resources, tribal wisdom, and the healing magic & medicines found in the Amazon are worth more than any precious metals, are infinitely more valuable than oil ~ in fact, they could very well mean the survival of our species ~ and are one of the vital keys to preserving both humanity and life on earth.

NAMASTE ~

Amy Clarke, ScorpFaery Productions, MAAT Music http://www.amyclarke.com
(Amy Clarke is also on Facebook, Twitter & Myspace)

Gaia Grove
http://www.gaiagrove.org
“helping heal the earth”

PEACE, LOVE, & HEALING TO ALL…

Gaia Grove event tonight MONDAY 8/10 in NYC at The Bitter End in the West Village (147 Bleecker ST @ LaGuardia), helping heal the earth with partial proceeds from AMY CLARKE’s Bitter End show (http://www.bitterend.com) going to AMAZON CONSERVATION TEAM ~ A 4 Star Environmental Charity focused on protecting the Amazon by partnering with indigenous peoples ~ for all attending the show, you have option to donate more to the cause during show if so inclined and a link to their site for online donations is here: http://www.amazonteam.org

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE EVERY DAY

http://www.gaiagrove.org

DC SHOW is THURSDAY 8/13 at ALL SOULS CHURCH @ 16th & Harvard
http://www.all-souls.org

Indiegrrl 2009 Women in the Arts L.A. Conference :: Hollywood – Theatre District

FRIDAY JULY 31, 2009
9PM –11:30PM at Café Muse LA ~
9PM-9:30 networking, mingling
9:30-11:30PM round robin sharing of individual talents

Cafe Muse, 323-464-MUSE
6547 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90038
http://www.cafemusela.com
East of Highland Ave, btwn Las Palmas & Wilcox Aves.
Free Wi-Fi, Tasty Organic Coffee & Teas, Veggie & Non Veggie Fare
Art on display, Upright Yamaha Piano, guitar, mic & soundsystem available
Street Parking/Valet Available Some Nights

Gaia Grove presents Indiegrrl Night
Networking, music, spoken word, conversation, art & more…

Gaia Grove (http://www.gaiagrove.org) presents an evening with Indiegrrl – Independent Women in the Arts! As a prelude to the Nashville Conference coming up Aug. 20-23 at the Hotel Preston, (http://www.indiegrrl.com), join other Indiegrrl artists, creatives, innovators, musicians & entrepreneurs in a relaxed evening of networking, music, art and conversation. Indiegrrl works to create networking, educational, and showcasing opportunities for women. We are an international members organization that supports women in the arts regardless of race, religion, or sexuality. Indiegrrl welcomes, with open arms, songwriters and musicians with all genres of music, spoken word and poets, story tellers, comedy, visual arts, film, music production, radio, dance and more. Indiegrrl is working hard to produce various events including an annual conference, community festivals, individual showcases, contests and more for our members to get involved with and is working to build a community of women to support each other in their artistic careers. We partner with various community groups & charitable organizations to produce events supporting and showcasing women and to bring more awareness to local women artisans & to donate to various charitable causes.

If you would like to perform, introduce yourself, your entrepreneurship, creative skill, service, or artistry, PLEASE COME BY THE EVENT! the list is now full, but you may be able to fit in to the night…

Scheduled to perform/present:

Amanda Abizaid http://www.myspace.com/amandaabizaid
unique multi-instrumentalist Lebanese-American songwriter, wrote theme song for TV’s 4400, about to embark on LA Woman Summer Tour

Amy Clarke http://www.amyclarke.com
eclectic award-winning singer-songwriter, keyboardist, percussionist, performing artist & activist from DC (via NY) starting Magical Mystery Tour

Athena Reich (in from NY) http://www.athenareich.com
bold powerhouse performing artist & activist in from NYC for screening of theme song she wrote for Living in Captivity @ ITVfest, Love is Love

Genevieve http://www.genevieve-music.com
award-winning nationally touring singer-songwriter from Jersey who is now settling into LA for more session and studio work

Julie Chadwick http://www.myspace.com/juliechadwick
thoughtful and intriguing piano based singer-songwriter and animal rights activist involved on the local scene, hosting and raising awareness

Lisa Turner http://www.lisasongs.com
award-winning celtic-tinged acoustic power folk-rock singer-songwriter who has been hosting Monday Night Open Mic’s at Kulak’s, beautiful

Melinda Ortner http://www.melindaortner.com
quirky and spunky singer-songwriter with a strong voice, recently placed a song in Nia Vardolas film “I Hate Valentine’s Day”, going to Japan

Michael Ann http://www.myspace.com/michaelannmusic
strong & smoky voiced Americana songwriter with powerful alt-country expression, dynamic performance and style

Nance Broderzen http://www.broderzen.com
passionate & outspoken renaissance woman painter, poet, spoken word artist, and very active in the local LA art scene & community

Also featuring performance of the song “Mother Earth” by Shanna O’Brien

Graphic Designers, Producers, Designers, and other creatives networking and sharing services from the start of the event at 9PM including Summer Solstice Creations, MAAT Music, FCW Society, Mani O’Brien Design, more…

Come join the Muses at Cafe Muse LA ~

http://www.gaiagrove.org
http://www.indiegrrl.com
http://www.cafemusela.com

Beautiful, inspiring, transformative evening in Coldwater Canyon at the new Center for Community Forestry for TREE PEOPLE last night. Located on top of a massive cistern storing enough water for the entire wooded area for one year, this new educational center featuring a nursery, watershed park, and hiking trails is a wonderful place to get started “helping nature heal our cities”. The site is also merely 500 feet from the geographical center of Los Angeles ~

Tree People’s Center for Community Forestry

Tree People Nursery

Tree People space

Amy Clarke was honored to be invited to perform music at the annual volunteer award night & appreciation dinner, and it was a delight to meet so many other of the hard working individuals who help both plant and care for the trees and nature in the city.

Amy Clarke in the Tree People Grove! (photo courtsey Alex Orlovsky)

Amy Clarke’s keyboard case

Jim Hardie, Board of Directors/Citizen Forester & Volunteers announce the Top Twenty Best Reasons to Volunteer for Tree People

Andy Lipkis, Tree People Founder

Lisa Sotelo, Volunteer Manager

Planting is finished for the season, but there are still full moon hikes, tree care & maintenance, planting activities and more.

http://www.treepeople.org

FULL MOON HIKE on SUNDAY JUNE 7th!
following a MOUNTAIN RESTORATION DAY in Calabasas.
GET INVOLVED!

A few additional performance shots of Amy Clarke, courtesy of Alex Orlovsky:

Tree People, thank you for inviting Gaia Grove to come and play in your garden! We hope to build a living “Gaia Grove” of trees in Los Angeles some day in the near future…

NAMASTE

Amy Clarke, Alex Orlovsky, & Gaia Grove

http://www.gaiagrove.org
“helping heal the earth”

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/greater-outdoors-project-vote.html

GREETINGS FRIENDS of THE EARTH
(excerpted from Planet Green!)

Redwood Creek Wines and Planet Green are giving away a whole lot of green to one outdoorsy non-profit. Who would you like to see win?

If you don’t have the dough to support your preferred non-profit, there other ways to help. One super easy one involves one minute out of your day and one click of your mouse (or thumb). It’s the Redwood Creek Wines and Planet Green sponsored Greater Outdoors Project, forking over a $50,000 grant to the nature-oriented non-profit chosen by you!

The select top few entrants include Friends of New Orleans City Park, the National Forest Foundation, WildEarth Guardians, Arizona Trail, and Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey.

The grand prize winner lays your hands.

If you haven’t already, cast your vote online or via text message to 39668 using the corresponding code that matches your choice.

* Arizona Trail Association: Today, 95 percent of the Arizona Trail is complete. The grant would be used to build some of the most difficult remaining miles. TEXT CODE: trail
* Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey: With the grant, the organization will plant more than 20 acres of wildlife habitat at Cape May’s Ponder Lodge, a former golf course. TEXT CODE: conserve
* Friends of New Orleans City Park: The grant would be used to reestablish 19 acres of ecosystems in the Couturie Forest, a popular woodland in the park that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. TEXT CODE: park
* National Forest Foundation: The grant would be used to establish 10 miles of trail that lead to Whychus Creek in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains using the most appropriate path to protect natural resources. TEXT CODE: forest
* WildEarth Guardians: The grant would be used to restore a three-mile historic stretch of waterway and build a trail reconnecting the community with the Santa Fe River. TEXT CODE: earth

Hurry! Voting is limited to one online and one text message vote per person, per day and ends Sunday, May 31.

::The Greater Outdoors Project
Read more about going green outdoors:
How to Go Green: Outdoor Sports
Are You a Green Globetrotter?
Learn How to Scuba Dive Without Screwing Up the Ocean
How to Care for Your Backpack
7 Free and Laid-Back Ways to Enjoy the Delicious, Warm Weather

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/greater-outdoors-project-vote.html

http://www.gaiagrove.org

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

Get outside. Appreciate nature. Hike. Garden. Visit a park. Plant some herbs. Plant a tree! Feel the cool breeze on your face, the sun shining down on you, hear the fresh sounds of water flowing, feel the strong, cool, earth beneath you feet. WE ONLY HAVE ONE PLANET (for now) so RESPECT HER!

LOVE YOUR MOTHER!

A NEW WAY

lately I’m talking to trees
and find that they’re answering me
I can hear whispers in rustling leaves
speaking of secrets no one can see

you can find magic in the most ordinary
you can find the sacred in the profane
you can find love in the strangest of places
if you look at life a new way

I took a walk to the sea
and found the waves waiting for me
as i plunged into the watery deep
I understood what was once mystery

you can find magic in the most ordinary
you can find the sacred in the profane
you can find love in the strangest of places
if you look at life a new way

we have been so lost, so long, so wrong
trying to get back to the garden
if only we opened our eyes we would find
heaven’s been here the whole time…

you can find magic in the most ordinary
you can find the sacred in the profane
you can find love in the strangest of places
if you look at life a new way

“A New Way”
(c) Amy Clarke, MAAT Music, ScorpFaery Productions
http://www.amyclarke.com
http://www.myspace.com/amyclarke

Amy Clarke has been invited by the well-regarded environmental non-profit TREE PEOPLE to perform her original music at their annual volunteer dinner in Beverly Hills on Sat May 30. This is a private dinner, and she is very grateful for the honor and wishes that everyone continue to check out the innovative work this non-profit does in “helping nature heal our cities”:

http://www.treepeople.org

GAIA GROVE
helping heal the earth
http://www.gaiagrove.org
http://www.myspace.com/gaiagrove

Hope you are enjoying the Spring Equinox this weekend!

PEACE, PROSPERITY, & PROGRESS this growing season . . .

Save the Date! Gaia Grove recommends:

SUN APR 19 – GENEVIEVE & AMY CLARKE LIVE at TRiP Santa Monica
in Donovan Lyman’s HollowBody LA
8PM Gen 8:45 Amy $7 $5 w/flier
http://www.myspace.com/hollowbodyla
w/All Night Ave, Suzanne Paris
Earth Day show – w/partial proceeds from Gen & Amy’s door to benefit SoCal’s own:
A FAERY HUNT

2101 Lincoln in b/w Pico & Ocean Park
21+, Bar
www.tripsantamonica.com

Gaia Grove supports this upcoming event at The Talking Stick, Venice, CA.

FREE!