Oasis 47 Pendant Project - Wednesday 11:00 - 14:00 at Oasis 47

Since 2006, The Playa Pendant Project has been an interactive workshop for all ages to participate in making a bronze cast pendant filled with color. Using two-part resin and all kinds of kitchen spices like oregano, turmeric, curry powder, tea, dry mustard, dry paint pigments, and even the playa itself, the resin combined with the dry mixture is loaded into the small "cells", much like the enameled version of cloisonné. Our version is sturdy for the playa and makes great gifts. Come join us for workshops and make your own!

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EL Wire Workshops - Waltham, MA workshops with Suki and Tang

Friday, July 24 or Monday, July 27 6:30 - 9:30pm

Want to learn how to solder EL Wire? Come and join us and others in getting your blinky on! We use a close up camera and LCD projector so you can easily see how to do all the steps. Each class is 3 hours long.

Workshop fee: $60, not including kit or other supplies. 25 percent of the proceeds goes directly to Burners Without Borders.

To register, send an email to karen [at] cleverwerx.com or call 781 367 4992.

Details on supplies to bring will be sent upon registration.

Order a starter kit from www.coolight.com.

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A practical introduction to an Evolutionary Buddhism - On-playa workshop with Carlos Kampff, Camp Catnips

This workshop is mostly about an experimental system called "Five Gateways to Bliss". This system presupposes that at each step of the way the art of enlightenment was developed by individuals like you and I that saw a point to revolutionize and expand the way people saw and interacted with the world. In this way we will experiment with information that the ancient masters didn't have access to like the discoveries of evolution, neuroscience, computer science/programming and the knowledge of diverse cultures and religions. The key words here are integration, being real and striving for the ultimate Buyakashah.

Karen Burmese Massage Basics - Tuesday 15:30-17:00 at Oasis 47 with Ron Hod, Ninja Kneads

The Karen are a diverse people in the nation of Burma, now Myanmar. The Karen were originally animists, and today most are Buddhists or Christians. Some of their 1,700 year old tradition remains to this date, although often cloaked in Buddhism or Christianity. The Karen healers once traveled village to village, dispensing free health care, psychiatric care, marriage counseling, communications with those who passed, and so on. Their services were free, and they were held in high esteem.

Some of their knowledge survived to this day. A practitioner of this modicum isn't allowed to charge for healing, so naturally there is very little knowledge or interest in this ancient tradition. We'll be concentrating on the massage side of the modicum, which in addition to bringing relief was also believed to promote good health and longevity. We'll be reviewing some very basic massage and energy work techniques, the Burmese ideas of body/energy connections, and the art of Regarding.

For more information about the Karen people: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_people

Happy Hour with the Chainsawmargaritaguys - Tuesday 12:00 at Oasis 47

Yes, we make margaritas with a chainsaw. Tequila/mix/ice donations will keep the party going longer.

Drumming Poetry - Tuesday 15:00-16:30 at Oasis 47

We will create funky drum patterns by combining and layering simple poetic phrases. All levels of ability and types of percussion welcome.

Strip Glow Bocce - Tuesday and Friday 21:00-23:00 on the Oasis 47 bocce court

Try your skill in this Italian inspired game, with a twist. Lose your clothes as you lose your aim and yes, your favorite, watch naked people play with balls.

Sharpie Body Art Salon - Tuesday 14:00-16:00 and Friday 12:30-15:30 at Oasis 47

Draw on people or be a canvas -- or both! A rainbow of markers, comic and art books for inspiration, mirrors, and a few in-house artists provided.

Airbrush Tattoos - Tuesday-Friday 12:00-14:00 at Dr. Dolittle's Tat Tent at Oasis 47/Limulus Polyphemus

Come by Dr. Dolittle's Tat Tent for an airbrush Horseshoe Crab tattoo! The Horseshoe Crab is a "living fossil" and has evolved very little since the Triassic period 230 million years ago. Ask Doc Do, or anyone from the Limulus Polyphemus family, for a Horseshoe Crab airbrush tattoo. Or choose from 50 other airbrush tattoo designs. We'll give you crabs!

EL Wire Soldering Demo and Repair - Thursday 11:00-13:00 at Oasis 47

Discover how to catch that playa glow. Live demonstration - attaching EL Wire to battery packs. Broken parts? Bring 'em along, we'll try to fix them.

BRC Trancewalk '09 - Friday 18:00 - 20:00 starting at Oasis 47

Rock the proverbial rings on your fingers and bells on your toes across the playa! Equipped with small hand and body percussion, we will raise sexo-spiritual energy by walking the roads of BRC in collective rhythmic entrainment. Bring zills, shakers, woodblocks, castinets, ankle bells, tiny gongs- you get the idea. Wear symbolic adornment, and carry forth your evolutionary intentions. We will begin by invoking the Muse!