Calendar July 2013

It Looks Like It's Open - 13 E Tulane Rd, Columbus, Ohio

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Studio-mate shows not at the studio:

Jesse Hemminger's Glowie Monsters
In this fun, hands-on workshop participants make a small felt stuffed monster with LED eyes that light up when you squeeze its tummy. Learn the basics of electronics, along with sewing and soldering techniques. No previous experience with electronics or sewing is required. This workshop is fun for all ages and suitable for children aged 9 and up, although younger children are welcome if they are able to sit and focus on a craft project for 3 hours and if they are accompanied by a parent.  $39 | 2 for $70. For more info.:thefusefactory.org or glowiemonster@gmail.com

Summer Glowie Monster Dates:

Fr July 12, 1-4pm, ILLIO 13 E Tulane Rd
Mo July 29 1-4pm, ILLIO 13 E Tulane Rd

Tu Aug 6, 9am-12pm, Upper Arlington Recreation Station
Th Aug 15, 1-4pm, McConnell Art Center
Mo Aug 19, 9am-12pm, ILLIO 13 E Tulane Rd
Sa Aug 31, 9am-12pm, ILLIO 13 E Tulane Rd

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13 E. Tulane events:

Alexander Technique Practicum Sessions

Beaker Prince will be offering opportunities to explore movement principles of the Alexander Technique at ILLIO at a low, affordable price as she completes complete practice hours to prepare for certification this summer.  Practice sessions are taught one-to-one (couples and small groups can be accommodated if requested) , are 45-50 minutes in length,and will be scheduled at ILLIO on selected afternoons. Beaker is offering these practice lessons at a sliding scale of $10-$20 ($5-15 for full-time students, or a time bank hour for members of the Care and Share Time bank.)

Please contact Beaker at beakerbee@yahoo.com if you would like to schedule a practice lesson. More information can be found on her website www.yogadirections.com.

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Tuesday, July 9th 7:30pm - and every Tuesday -
Queer Yoga's Tuesday Tadasana

Queer Yoga is Columbus's first queer-focused yoga class that offers professional yoga instruction in a designated Safe(r) Space. We endeavor to cultivate an atmosphere of acceptance and community in all we do, from sun salutations to post-yoga snack time. Whether you are new to yoga, or you can complete a headstand without assistance, you will find something to challenge and deepen your practice.

Class fees are $6 for ALL participants. Everyone is welcome. Bring a mat.


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Friday, July 12th, 1:00-4:00pm 
Glowie Monster Workshop

Fee (instruction + materials): $39; $70 for 2
Instructor: Jesse Hemminger

In this fun, hands-on workshop participants make a small felt stuffed monster with LED eyes that light up when you squeeze its tummy. Learn the basics of electronics, along with sewing and soldering techniques. No previous experience with electronics or sewing is required. This workshop is fun for all ages and suitable for children aged 9 and up, although younger children are welcome if they are able to sit and focus on a craft project for 3 hours and if they are accompanied by a parent.

To reserve a spot in the workshop, please preregister at: http://thefusefactory.org/workshops/

See above for the full list of Glowie Monster classes and locations this summer.

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Friday, July 12th, 6:00-9:00pm
FAREWELL - Drawings and Paintings by Mike Newton

Mike's last show in C-bus before he moves to Brooklyn. Drawings and paintings on display as well as some prints.


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Sunday, July 14th 2:00pm-4:00pm 
Open Meditation : Peace in a World of War

This month's meditation coincides with an event organized by the Columbus Burma Task Force, a group seeking to protect the Muslim minority in Burma. I think it's important to hold our meditation space regularly, so I am not canceling this month's session. I would like us to practice in solidarity with those suffering in this crisis. Let's reflect on how our own fear grows sometimes into anger and how to best express our anger fully but without violence. Let's also be aware that no identity (i.e. "Buddhist") is immune to the poisons of greed, hatred, and delusion.

Rather than collecting donations for rent and studio expenses, we'll collect for an aid organization helping Muslims in Burma. (not yet chosen)

Feel free to attend the Columbus Burma Task Force education event instead: 1:00pm at First UU. https://www.facebook.com/events/479685635458090/

*As we have in the past, we will sit for two 20/25 minute sessions with quiet walking in between. We will have time for every participant to talk before and after. Then we'll have tea! Those new to meditation are welcome to join and participate as much as they feel comfortable. If you've never sat in silence in community before, come on time and ask questions.

*PARENTS: I (Seth) do not currently have care set up for my kids. I'd love to work something out so we can share the responsibility. I'd be happy to have kids if another person was willing to lead the session. Send me a message (seth.josephson@gmail.com, or fb, or at 614-499-3350). I want to help make sure this quiet practice is accessible to parents!
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Sunday, July 14th, 7:00-9:00pm
Trance Studies: Green Tara II

By all accounts, the June 2nd experiment with the Tara trance was a success. Many people had powerful visions and were moved to tears. Others felt they received specific messages about what they needed in their lives. Because of it's power, we're going to do the same practice a second time.

Not a part of Felicitas Goodman's repertoire for trance-work, Tara is a female goddess (or, more accurately, Bodhisattva) rooted in the Tantric Buddhist tradition. Susan has worked often with the Tara figure personally and with students.

As in the past, we will have two sessions of the Cuyamungue trance. Each consists of a particular posture and the sound of a gourd rattle. Through a particular style of concentration, participants can "ride" the rattle into an aware, dream-like experience of an "alternate reality." We will have an introduction beforehand and a discussion of our experiences afterward.

The first session will be the Singing Shaman posture, which incorporates vocalization (useful for "opening the door"), and the second will be the Green Tara posture. If you find a chance to collect your intentions, come with a personal question for Tara.

We take an experimental approach to trance studies, not a dogmatic one. Open-minded people of all word-views are welcome. Find out what's useful for your practice.

*Young adults / teens welcome.

*Instructions for participation: Please arrive on time, the door will be closed at 7:15 so that the session can begin without interruption. Fasting will enhance the experience, but is not required. For best results, do not eat at least 30 minutes prior to the session. Avoid alcohol throughout the day. Wear loose-fitting clothing and avoid wearing metal.

*Susan is not expecting payment so this session is by donation. Feel free to contribute to her visit and the maintenance of the studio space with a small contribution.

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Monday, July 29th, 1:00-4:00pm
Glowie Monsters Workshop

Fee (instruction + materials): $39; $70 for 2
Instructor: Jesse Hemminger

In this fun, hands-on workshop participants make a small felt stuffed monster with LED eyes that light up when you squeeze its tummy. Learn the basics of electronics, along with sewing and soldering techniques. No previous experience with electronics or sewing is required. This workshop is fun for all ages and suitable for children aged 9 and up, although younger children are welcome if they are able to sit and focus on a craft project for 3 hours and if they are accompanied by a parent.

To reserve a spot in the workshop, please preregister at: http://thefusefactory.org/workshops/

See above for the full list of Glowie Monster classes and locations this summer.

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Friday, Aug. 2nd, times TBA
Endurance Noise

Milwaukee Noise Musicians Peter J Woods and Neil Gravender are currently touring with three different projects and an intention to perform three shows in each city they go to. Because... they are wild and crazy guys.

In Columbus, they will be doing two out of the three, cuz we're a little more mild around here.

We're looking for locals and will post more details soon. But mark your calendars! It'll be epic and weird!

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Calendar June 2013

It Looks Like It's Open - 13 E Tulane Rd, Columbus, Ohio

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Studio-mate shows not at the studio:



Heidi Kambitch of OpenheartCreatures
<http://openheartcreatures.wordpress.com> will perform with others at the Alternative Fashion Mob Night Show, and Grand Finale. "Fashion isn't always about pretty dresses, friends! Come feast your eyes on a runway show of local, original fashion styles." 8:00pm, June 6th: Pay-what-you-can donation at the door ($5 suggested) 18 and over. Circus, 1227 N. High.    And 8:00pm June 8th at 422 West State Street Warehouse. https://www.facebook.com/AlternativeFashionMob/events
June 28, 29, 30th-COMFEST! ~ Columbus, Ohio’s very own Community Festival. Join Openheartcreatures for our 4th annual Live Arts Stage Performance, Saturday at 1:30, and be on the lookout for other sightings as well….

Jesse Hemminger's Glowie Monsters
In this fun, hands-on workshop participants make a small felt stuffed monster with LED eyes that light up when you squeeze its tummy. Learn the basics of electronics, along with sewing and soldering techniques. No previous experience with electronics or sewing is required. This workshop is fun for all ages and suitable for children aged 9 and up, although younger children are welcome if they are able to sit and focus on a craft project for 3 hours and if they are accompanied by a parent.  $39 | 2 for $70. For more info.: thefusefactory.org or glowiemonster@gmail.com

Summer Glowie Monster Dates:

Sa June 8, 1-4pm, ILLIO 13 E. Tulane Rd. [FULL]
Th June 20, 2-5pm, Upper Arlington Recreation Station
Tu June 25, 1-4pm, McConnell Art Center
Su June 30, 1-4pm, ILLIO 13 E Tulane Rd

Sa July 6, 1-4pm, Upper Arlington Recreation Station
Fr July 12, 1-4pm, ILLIO 13 E Tulane Rd
Mo July 29 1-4pm, ILLIO 13 E Tulane Rd

Tu Aug 6, 9am-12pm, Upper Arlington Recreation Station
Th Aug 15, 1-4pm, McConnell Art Center
Mo Aug 19, 9am-12pm, ILLIO 13 E Tulane Rd
Sa Aug 31, 9am-12pm, ILLIO 13 E Tulane Rd



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13 E. Tulane events:

Alexander Technique Practicum Sessions

Beaker Prince will be offering opportunities to explore movement principles of the Alexander Technique at ILLIO at a low, affordable price as she completes complete practice hours to prepare for certification this summer.  Practice sessions are taught one-to-one (couples and small groups can be accommodated if requested) , are 45-50 minutes in length,and will be scheduled at ILLIO on selected afternoons. Beaker is offering these practice lessons at a sliding scale of $10-$20 ($5-15 for full-time students, or a time bank hour for members of the Care and Share Time bank.)

 Please contact Beaker at beakerbee@yahoo.com if you would like to schedule a practice lesson. More information can be found on her website www.yogadirections.com.

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Sunday, June 9 2:00pm-4:00pm 
Open Meditation : The Opposite of Stress
 



The term "stress" in its common usage was popularized by psychologist Hans Selye who put animals under unusual or extreme conditions (starvation, worry, fatigue, cold) to record the physiological consequences. He demonstrated that various circumstances can produce overwhelming stress which breaks down a body's mechanisms leaving it open to a variety of diseases. A rat forced to swim in cold water until the edge of drowning was more likely to get infection or suffer other apparently unrelated ailments.

We may often feel we are the subject of arbitrary experiments of a pitiless psychologist, that our health and wellbeing are deteriorating as barely achievable demands are made of us from work and family, or as the extremes of discomfort are reached. 



We all have ways of reacting to stressors that allow us some temporary ease, but they often produce new stressors over time. We can be like a injured patient addicted to pain medication. The initial tool for coping is now a larger problem because it never giving us what we really need to heal. 

Most conditions that give rise to our stress are not lethal in themselves. They become destructive because we react in a self-destructive way, not knowing what else to do. Stress is largely a psychological phenomenon. It is the feelings of anxiety or depression that we produce in particular situations. As such, it is transformable. If we can train ourselves to "respond" rather than "react" to the conditions we find ourselves in, we can learn not to give rise to stress, and will then have better clarity to change those conditions themselves. 

In his classic book Full Catastrophe Living, Jon Kabat-Zinn writes succinctly, "You have the power to affect the balance point between your internal resources for coping with stress and the stressors that are an unavoidable part of living. By exercising this capacity consciously and intelligently, you can control the degree of stress you experience. Moreover, rather than having to invent a new way of dealing with every individual stressor that comes up in your life, you can develop a way of dealing with change in general..."(p.238) The central element in the movement from reaction to response is awareness to the present moment where the exchange between the conditions we encounter and the stress we experience occurs. 




In our meditation and discussion this month, I suggest we reflect on "the opposite of stress," the experience of non-stress. Let us consider the methods we can use to attain this. We can learn how stress arises and what we would like to experience in its place.

According to the short Arañña Sutta (SN 1.10), a shining forest spirit approached the Buddha when he and his disciples we're resting in Jeta Grove. Knowing that the Buddha and his students ate only one meal a day, she asked how it was that they were so healthy and radiant? The Buddha replied,
They sorrow not for what is past, 
They have no longing for the future, 
The present is sufficient for them: 
Hence it is they appear so radiant. 
By having longing for the future, 
By sorrowing over what is past, 
By this the unwise are withered up 
As a cut down tender reed.

Let us, together, find the present sufficient and learn this practice of radiance.




*As we have in the past, we will sit for two 20/25 minute sessions with quiet walking in between, and time for every participant to talk before and after. Then we'll have tea! Those new to meditation are welcome to join and participate as much as they feel comfortable. 

*If you need a responsible person to watch your kid(s) so you can participate, send me a message (seth.josephson@gmail.com, or fb, or at 614-499-3350). I want to help make sure this quiet practice is accessible to parents.



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Friday, June 14th 8:00pm
A.K. BURNS + A.L. STEINER’S COMMUNITY ACTION CENTER OR BUST! CROSS-CUNTRY 2013 U.S. SUMMER TOUR!

Artist A.K. Burns + A.L. Steiner are bringing a feature-length sociosexual video in our own city/town/village! These world renowned artists will join us in our humble studio to share their provocative video project. We're very honored!



*Community Action Center (2010, DV, TRT 69 mins.) incorporates the erotics of a community where the personal is not only political, but sexual. This project was heavily inspired by 1970’s porn-romance-liberation films which served as distinct portraits of the urban inhabitants, landscapes and the body politic of a particular time and place. Community Action Center is a unique contemporary womyn-centric composition that serves as both an ode and a hole-filler. Sex, sexuality and the complexities of gendered bodies are inherently political. This project is a small archive of an intergenerational community built on collaboration, friendship, sex and art. The work attempts to explore a consideration of feminist fashion, sexual aesthetics and an expansive view of what is defined as ‘sex’. The video seeks to expose and reformulate paradigms that are typical of porn typologies, intentionally exploiting tropes for their comical value, critical consideration and historical homage. The artists have created a reason to reflect on the cultural realness of homo-grown lesbian sexuality, and the work aims to be a hedonistic and distinctly political adventure.

Burns and Steiner worked with artists and performers who created infinitely complex gender and performance roles that are both real and fantastical, set to a soundtrack of music culled from the worldwide sisterhood: Chicks on Speed, Effi Briest, Electrelane, K8 Hardy, Lesbians on Ecstasy, Light Asylum, MEN, Motherland, NGUZUNGUZU, I.U.D. (Lizzi Bougatsos & Sadie Laska), Kinski and Thee Majesty (Genesis P-Orridge), and featuring original compositions by Justin Bond, Nick Hallett & Sam Greenleaf Miller, Ashland Mines & Wu Tsang, Sergei Tcherepnin and Tri-State Area with AV Linton.

In 2012, Burns and Steiner completed their fundraising campaign to raise money for this self-funded US tour with the help of USA Projects andover 300 supporters who pledged their donation in support of this project. Burns and Steiner look forward to presenting the video in-person in 16 cities nationwide.

"Queer sex requires creativity, a commitment to your entire body as a sex organ. Don’t assume anything. Sex should be a process of creativity and invention. We believe that queer sex and feminist agency is a shared acknowledgment of reciprocal penetration—physically, psychologically. The universe wants us to play."http://dismagazine.com/discussion/9725/community-action-interaction/




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Monday, June 17th - Saturday, June 22nd

Reweaving the Dhamma Cloth, 
Metta/Vipassana retreat with Sister Khema 
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday - 6:00-8:00am
Monday, Tuesday (location TBA), Thursday, Friday, Saturday - 7:00-9:00pm

In the beginning, the Buddhist teaching was said to be, "Easy to understand, immediately effective, and inviting inspection for those who are wise." What did that mean? Can we still connect all the pieces to this wonderful puzzle?

Buddhist nun, Sister Khema, will instruct what suffering is; how and why we suffer; what the Buddha taught about the end of suffering, and then how to use the Noble 8-Fold Path to practice the Buddha's teaching with both gradual and immediate results. This is an opportunity for each of us to gather in the threads, reset our own loom, and begin to reweave our own magnificently balanced colorful Dhamma cloth.

Ven. Sister Khema trained under and continues to work with Venerable Bhante Vimalaramsi Maha Thera.

Morning sessions - Sister Khema will lead us in some readings and we will share one or two 30 minute meditations. People are welcome to attend any or all mornings.

Evening sessions - will begin with a 15min meditation, followed by a talk and Q&A. Each evening talk will build on the last so participants are encouraged to attend all evenings. Tuesday's talk will not be at 13 E Tulane because of a time conflict there. The Tuesday location will be announced on Monday. 

This retreat is based on dana (generosity). We will accept donations to go toward the costs of hosting Ven. Khema. 

Those planning to participate are encouraged to send an email to Brent Applebaum at <brent@beol.net> or RSVP at www.facebook.com/events/543256142382119/ to estimate attendance. 


This retreat is for anyone who wishes to uncover this priceless gift. 

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Tuesday, June 18th 7:30pm - and every Tuesday -
Queer Yoga's Tuesday Tadasana


Queer Yoga is Columbus's first queer-focused yoga class that offers professional yoga instruction in a designated Safe(r) Space. We endeavor to cultivate an atmosphere of acceptance and community in all we do, from sun salutations to post-yoga snack time. Whether you are new to yoga, or you can complete a headstand without assistance, you will find something to challenge and deepen your practice.

Class fees are $6 for ALL participants. Everyone is welcome. Bring a mat.





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Monday, June 24th, 7:00-9:00pm
Anti-capitalist Meditation: Start where you are



The Marxist Literary Group is in town for their annual Summer Institute on Culture and Society: http://mlgics2013.wordpress.com/ Marxists, since Gramsci, have been aware of the importance of cultural work in the re-imagination of society, but they have rarely discussed "technologies of the self" that we could use to transform the particular forms of alienation we experience within capitalism. I (Seth) will be giving a paper at the MLG conference on the political philosophy of the Buddhist monk/activist Thich Nhat Hanh and hope some of the other attendees will join us at Illio Studio Monday evening for a special meditation and discussion on creating a new way of being in the world by beginning with our own self-awareness. 

*As we have in the past, we will sit for two 20/25 minute sessions with quiet walking in between, and time for every participant to talk before and after. Then we'll have tea! Those new to meditation are welcome to join and participate as much as they feel comfortable. 

www.facebook.com/events/172919802874608/


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Sunday, June 30th, 1:00-4:00pm
Glowie Monsters Workshop

Fee (instruction + materials): $39; $70 for 2
Instructor: Jesse Hemminger

In this fun, hands-on workshop participants make a small felt stuffed monster with LED eyes that light up when you squeeze its tummy. Learn the basics of electronics, along with sewing and soldering techniques. No previous experience with electronics or sewing is required. This workshop is fun for all ages and suitable for children aged 9 and up, although younger children are welcome if they are able to sit and focus on a craft project for 3 hours and if they are accompanied by a parent.

To reserve a spot in the workshop, please preregister at: http://thefusefactory.org/workshops/

See above for the full list of Glowie Monster classes and locations this summer.
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Calendar May 2013

It Looks Like It's Open - 13 E Tulane Rd, Columbus, Ohio

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Studio-mate shows not at the studio:

Heidi Kambitch of OpenheartCreatures <http://openheartcreatures.wordpress.com>

May 10th - Heidi brings art Car and OpenheartCreatures to Indianola's K-8 Carnival 4:30-8pm  http://www.indianolakids.org/featured-posts/big-top-rising-carnival-2013/

May 11th -  facilatates 3 puppet making workshops and 3 parades for Connecter 3 at The Columbus Museum of Art. Come for unexpected encounters with local artists and performers, creative exploration, and fun for groups of any age. http://www.columbusmuseum.org/visiting/calendar-and-events/

 May 17th - Heidi and Heidi will perform "Bully Eraser ~ Love Replacer"  for Indianola's K-8 students and parents. Morning performance and evening performance. http://www.indianolakids.org/featured-posts/presenting-bully-eraser-love-replacer/

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Illio Studio events:

Alexander Technique Practicum Sessions
Beaker Prince will be offering opportunities to explore movement principles of the Alexander Technique at ILLIO at a low, affordable price as she completes complete practice hours to prepare for certification this summer.  Practice sessions are taught one-to-one (couples and small groups can be accommodated if requested) , are 45-50 minutes in length,and will be scheduled at ILLIO on selected afternoons. Beaker is offering these practice lessons at a sliding scale of $10-$20 ($5-15 for full-time students, or a time bank hour for members of the Care and Share Time bank.)

 Alexander Technique is a form of movement re-education that helps you to find the natural support for your body,  so that your body is more free and available to move. Many musicians, athletes, dancers, and actors study the Alexander Technique so that they can play, move and act more efficiently and effectively. The educational aspects of the Alexander Technique can also be helpful in preventing and healing from chronic and repetitive stress injury. Additionally, many students report that they feel more relaxed in body and mind after an Alexander lesson, leading to better overall functioning.

 Please contact Beaker at beakerbee@ yahoo.com if you would like to schedule a practice lesson. More information can be found on her website www.yogadirections.com.

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Sunday, May 12th 2:00pm-4:00pm 
Open Meditation : Political Ecologies of Awareness

"Innumerable labors brought us this food. May we know how it comes to us," begins one Zen mealtime chant. "Receiving this offering may our virtue and practice equal it..."

Mindfulness - the simple, straightforward awareness of feeling as it happens - is not only a personal activity. As we come into our own personal, intimate knowledges, we see again and again how we are given over to others and they are given over to us. Our food, clothing, and shelter; our words, postures, and fantasies; they are not ours alone, but depend on people and things outside ourselves.

When our consciousness is raised on a particular issue, we cannot easily return to the ignorance we had before, nor would we want to. Knowing who and what we rely upon and who relies upon us requires us to live differently. As philosopher Linda Holler writes, "...coming from non-sense to awareness is a moral and political act."

This session will follow the same open discussion format as before. We will talk before and after the meditation and everyone should feel welcome to share whatever is alive in them at that moment. I am interested this month in considering the people and things on which we depend that are outside of the zendo (meditation hall), however near or remote. As we come into an awareness of our own thoughts and feelings, what do we rely on? And how we are called to act?

Our short session of sitting, walking, and tea drinking depends on "innumerable labors." Receiving this gift, let us be equal to it.

*As we have in the past, we will sit for two 20/25 minute sessions with an open discussion before and after. The two sessions of sitting meditation will be broken by silent walking. Then we'll have tea! Those new to meditation are welcome to join and participate as much as they feel comfortable.

*If you need a responsible person to watch your kid(s) so you can participate, send me a message (seth.josephson@gmail.com, or fb, or at 614-499-3350). I want to help make sure this quiet practice is accessible to parents.



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Monday, May 13th 6:30pm
Governor Kasich's Birthday Dance Party!
(meet at studio for transport to the party. Location to be announced)

John Kasich is doing quite a job as Ohio's Governor! From attempting to squelch workers rights via SB5, to appointing Industry insiders to run regulatory agencies, to allowing millions of gallons of other states' radioactive frack waste to be pumped into our ground, there's been a lot to (attempt to) love. In celebration of Kasich's birthday Monday, and the amazing job he's doing on Ohio, we thought it'd be fun to have a dance party and b-day card reading.

What: Kasich's Birthday Dance Party!
Date: Monday May 13th
Time: 6:30 pm
Where: Meet at 13 E Tulane (It Looks Like It's Open Studio) for transport to the party - location to be announced
To Wear: colorful, celebratory clothes and party hats (some hats will be provided)
To Bring: party noisemakers if you have them
To Make (if you have the time/inclination): A giant card-like sign, or card to read (or excerpt if longer), and get to Kasich, all if you wish. Some card-sign suggestions*:

"Here's to One More Year of Corruption!"   "Thank You for Taking $213,519 in Campaign Contributions! ♥ Big Oil and Gas"  "Governor Kasich, It's Been Real, Resign Now!"  "Happy Birthday and Best Wishes for the Will to Protect Ohioans from Corporate Greed"

We hope to see you there! Please help us spread the word by inviting other trusted individuals or allied groups.
Contact jennie at jenbach@gmail to help or with questions, or for a text with location details an hour before the event.

*When expressing your birthday wishes or noting sarcastically for what you're most grateful, please honor the nature of this dance party and keep it non-violent, ya'll, for signs and everything else ♥


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Sunday, May 19th 7-10:pm
"The 7 Person Chair Pyramid High Wire Act (a play)"

presented by
Der Vorführeffekt Theatre
(folks you might recognize from The Missoula Oblongata and Less Miserable)
http://www.vorfuhreffekt.com/

SUPPORTED BY LOCAL YOKELS
Puppeteria & Misanthroppets performing
"Injustice at The Pond" and "The Secret of Flat Top Mountain" and a new play featuring Magicorn.
http://ohpuppeteria.tumblr.com/

MORE INFO:
In the wilds of Siberia, Charles Darwin goes off search of the Yeti. The Yeti (if she exists) enters a radio station’s dance contest, hoping to win an all-expenses-paid vacation to a place that doesn’t exist yet. Darwin’s research companion—a little brown bat—falls in love with the radio station’s electromagnetic emissions—but how could that ever end happily? Meanwhile, Siberia’s caves are home to a secretive tribe of ropemakers—but their disintegrating family structure may cause their ancient craft to be lost forever. Through the lens of the real life allegory of the Flying Wallendas’ famous high-wire act, two performers on a tiny stage unfold Darwin’s laboratory, unfurl anatomic diagrams of the yeti, and try to tease out the difference between miracles and non-miracles.

Written by Donna Oblongata (member of The Missoula Oblongata, Wham City, and producer/director of the 2012 production Less Miserable).

Designed and performed by Donna Oblongata and Patrick Costello (visual artist extraordinaire and also a star of Less Miserable)

Directed by Sarah Lowry (member of The Missoula Oblongata)


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Saturday, May 24 11:30pm to May 25th 1:30am
Buddha's Birthday Midnight Meditation

While there is no unified Buddhist calendar, the full moon in May is widely observed as the anniversary of the historical Buddha's birth, his moment of complete awakening, and his death about 2500 years ago in North India. 

According to the earliest accounts, the Buddha was not a god but rather an ordinary being unsurpassed in insight. His teachings and community continue to be a major source of peace and transformation. Honoring him is honoring the possibility that our own suffering can be brought to an end.  

This year the May Full Moon (the "Full Flower Moon" according to the Farmer's Almanac) falls on the night of the 24th-25th. There are a variety of more and less traditional ways one could celebrate this occasion. This year the Open Meditation community of the Illio Studio will host a small midnight meditation. Drop by after a night on the town, or get up while the kids are in bed, and share the quite of the night. All are welcome to join for any or all of this session.  

*As we have in the past, we will sit for two 20/25 minute sessions with an open discussion before and after. The two sessions of sitting meditation will be broken by silent walking. Then we'll have tea! Those new to meditation are welcome to join and participate as much as they feel comfortable. For this event there will also be an optional sutra service and bows. 

For more info email seth.josephson@gmail.com 


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Friday, May 31st 
Friendship Fest 2!

Same idea as last year. Walking to performers to eventually end up at a bigger evening type show. Short sets, keepin' it "lite"
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2:00 pm Free Vegan Lunch at ILLIO
6:00 pm Trail Kickoff
8:00 pm Evening Show
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~trail show~
Kathryn Keister
Rebecca Riley
Eyeswatter
Virginia Pishioneri
Blue Friction
Lets Together

!EVENING SHOW!
Wei Zhongle (Carbondale, IL)
http://weizhongle.bandcamp.com/
Richard Album (Chicago, IL)
http://richardalbum.bandcamp.com/
The New Heaven & The New Earth
http://thenewheavenandthenewearth.bandcamp.com/
Neo Ritual
http://soundcloud.com/neo-ritual
Miguel y Marcel
https://soundcloud.com/miguel-y-marcel
Wormy Earth
http://wormyearth.bandcamp.com/


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Sunday, May 9th 2:00pm
Open Meditation : Walking with Emptiness

Full information to come. 

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Friday, June 14th 8:00pm
A.K. BURNS + A.L. STEINER’S COMMUNITY ACTION CENTER OR BUST! CROSS-CUNTRY 2013 U.S. SUMMER TOUR!

Artist A.K. Burns + A.L. Steiner are launching their 2013 US Tour and coming (!) with their feature-length sociosexual video to a city/town/village near you!

Community Action Center (2010, DV, TRT 69 mins.) incorporates the erotics of a community where the personal is not only political, but sexual. This project was heavily inspired by 1970’s porn-romance-liberation films which served as distinct portraits of the urban inhabitants, landscapes and the body politic of a particular time and place. Community Action Center is a unique contemporary womyn-centric composition that serves as both an ode and a hole-filler. Sex, sexuality and the complexities of gendered bodies are inherently political. This project is a small archive of an intergenerational community built on collaboration, friendship, sex and art. The work attempts to explore a consideration of feminist fashion, sexual aesthetics and an expansive view of what is defined as ‘sex’. The video seeks to expose and reformulate paradigms that are typical of porn typologies, intentionally exploiting tropes for their comical value, critical consideration and historical homage. The artists have created a reason to reflect on the cultural realness of homo-grown lesbian sexuality, and the work aims to be a hedonistic and distinctly political adventure.

Burns and Steiner worked with artists and performers who created infinitely complex gender and performance roles that are both real and fantastical, set to a soundtrack of music culled from the worldwide sisterhood: Chicks on Speed, Effi Briest, Electrelane, K8 Hardy, Lesbians on Ecstasy, Light Asylum, MEN, Motherland, NGUZUNGUZU, I.U.D. (Lizzi Bougatsos & Sadie Laska), Kinski and Thee Majesty (Genesis P-Orridge), and featuring original compositions by Justin Bond, Nick Hallett & Sam Greenleaf Miller, Ashland Mines & Wu Tsang, Sergei Tcherepnin and Tri-State Area with AV Linton.

In 2012, Burns and Steiner completed their fundraising campaign to raise money for this self-funded US tour with the help of USA Projects andover 300 supporters who pledged their donation in support of this project. Burns and Steiner look forward to presenting the video in-person in 16 cities nationwide.

We are honored to host these world renowned artists at our humble Illio Studio! Check out an interview at: http://dismagazine.com/discussion/9725/community-action-interaction/ (Highlight: "Queer sex requires creativity, a commitment to your entire body as a sex organ. Don’t assume anything. Sex should be a process of creativity and invention. We believe that queer sex and feminist agency is a shared acknowledgment of reciprocal penetration—physically, psychologically. The universe wants us to play.")

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week of June 17th
Sister Khema visit

Sister Khema, a Theravada Buddhist nun, will be visiting Ohio in June and Illio plans to host a public talk and meditation. Details will come. If you're interested in helping facilitate or organize the event please email seth.josephson@gmail.com. 
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Calendar April 2013

It Looks Like It's Open - 13 E Tulane Rd, Columbus, Ohio

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Studio-mate shows not at the studio:
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In A Sense / Innocence: A Community Collaboration

Ohio Art League Gallery // April 4 - 27, 2013
Featuring works by The Children of Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities Early Childhood Education Partnership
with OAL Member Artists: Ryan Agnew, Christine Miller, Daric Gill, Catherine Bell Smith
& FCBDD Studio Art Teachers: Danielle Norman, Therese Brady, Darren Thompson, Kathy Bernon

 Paintings by Ryan Agnew
Bexley Public Library // March - April, 2013
Also featuring favorite children's book covers re-designed by art students at Ohio Dominican University
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 Jesse Hemminger will be exhibiting his work in cleveland on April 13th at the Mini Maker Faire, all day at the main library in downtown Cleveland.
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 April 6th, this Saturday: a CAW reception at Open Door Studio Heidi Kambitch and Heidi Madsen bring a painting to life with Clowning and a 2 person body puppet.  Short Improv performance starts at 6pm. 

 April 13, Heidi brings Art Car and OpenheartCreatures to Agora at Juntionview Studios.
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Illio Studio events:

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Friday, April 5 7:00pm-9:00pm 

Healing Concert, Christopher Reynolds



An evening of music and healing with Christopher Reynolds from Strongsville Ohio. Christopher Reynolds is a teacher, adjunct professor in creativity, religious studies and art, a musician and a shaman. Patriarchy and the late modern worldview are passing away. A deep reunion of sacred feminine and sacred masculine in a quantum, holistic universe is coming forth in our midst. $5 suggested love-offering.


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Saturday April 6 10:00am-3:00pm 

Healing Workshop, From the Wounded Father to the Sacred Pipe 

The Restoration of the Sacred Masculine, lead by Christopher Reynolds, M.Ed. With the ongoing meltdown of patriarchal structures occurring around us, a post-patriarchal activism which separates and celebrates the masculine away from patriarchy is being called forth in both men and women. In story-telling, music, and ritual, this workshop is a healing journey that follows the threads of recovery through the 12 steps, dreams, spiritual emergency, Earth-based spiritual practice and lives of fathers and sons. We will journey together into a masculine capacity to feel the Earth, the Ancestors, the Spirit, and generously participate in the 13.7 billion year old expanding universe. Christopher Reynolds is a teacher, adjunct professor in creativity, religious studies and art, a musician and shaman. Open to both men and women. $30 registration fee.

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Sunday, April 7, 7:00-10:00
March FUN-A-DAY showcase

 show off what you've been working on april 7th at illio (13 e tulane) from 7-10pm. hang drawings or writings, display videos on a laptop or projector, share your music with an mp3 player, whatever! this is an open house style event so stop on it whenever. if you want to show your work, get in touch and show up early (~6:30).

 there will be snacks!

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Sunday, April 14, 2:00pm
Open Meditation : Letting Go

Change. We can't stop it. According to the Buddha's teachings, a central cause of human suffering is our habit of grasping onto things that don't last. This spring I have found I need to remind myself again and again that to be truly happy, I must learn when it's time to hold and when it's time to let go. Tibetan lama, Togmay Sangpo (1295-1369) put it this way,

"Attached to your loved ones you're stirred up like water.
Hating your enemies you burn like fire.
In the darkness of confusion you forget what to adopt and discard.
Give up your homeland--
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Loved ones who have long kept company will part.
Wealth created with difficulty will be left behind.
Consciousness, the guest, will leave the guest-house of the body.
Let go of this life--
This is the practice of Bodhisattvas."

[Bodhisattvas = beings aimed toward awakening]

 We should not stop loving our loved ones, but must recognize that truly being present for them requires us to love unconditionally, without anything binding us or them. Sangpo tells us to "give up [our] homeland" and when we are able to do that fully, we can walk anywhere and it will be our birthplace. When we live fully, rejecting nothing, our actions accord with the logic of the moment (which contains the future and the past). We may not act the way we used to last year or the way other people expect of us. Nor do we reject the wisdom of others just to assert our independence. Thich Nhat Hanh wrote in his own journal during his first trip to the US (later published) that, "A free person neither adheres to nor violates life’s rules. The most glorious moment in life is to witness a friend’s return, not exactly a return, but an infinitely exquisite moment when he emerges from the chaos caused by the annihilation of his last refuge. There he is, liberated from the hard shell of a thousand lifetimes, standing nobly in the brilliant light cast by his burning refuge. In that moment, he will lose everything, but in the same moment, he possesses everything. Beginning at that moment, we are truly present for each other."

Or, as the Zen poet Saigyō (1118-1190) wrote simply,

"I'll forget the trail I marked out on Mount Yoshino last year,
go searching for blossoms in directions I've never been before."

 As spring air blows in from the South and the buds of trees burst open into flowers, what new trails should we make? As we sit in quiet meditation together, what new blossoms will we find?

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As we have in the past, we will sit for two 20/25 minute sessions with an open discussion before and after. The two sessions of sitting meditation will be broken by silent walking. Then we'll have tea! Those new to meditation are welcome to join and participate as much as they feel comfortable. 

 Last month we made support for those who wanted child care, but it ended up no one needed it. If you need a responsible person to watch your kid(s) so you can participate, send me a message (or fb or at 614-499-3350). I want to help make sure this quiet practice is accessible to parents. I'm excited for the connection!

http://www.facebook.com/events/472491329486092/

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Monday, April 15, 6:00-8:00
Frack Action Ohio!

A meeting to discuss strategy and compare notes on ending hydraulic fracturing in Ohio. 

Feel free to drop in! 

Contact jenbach@gmail.com for more info. 

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Saturday, April 20, 1:00-4:00
Fuse Factory Work Shop: Make a Hopperbot. 

Fee: $32.50; $52.50 for 2
Instructor: Matt Howard
Enrollment limit: 10

 In this workshop, participants will create a simple electronic hopping toy that is propelled by an off-balance spinning weight. This workshop is suitable for adults and children aged 10 and up.


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Saturday, April 27, 1:00-4:00
Fuse Factory Work Shop : Build a BuzzBot

 Fee: $42.50; $77.50 for 2
Instructor: Andrew Frueh
Enrollment limit: 10

 In this workshop, each student will build their own vibration based robot. These energetic little robots are related to bristle-bots, and they buzz their way around the room. They can even push small obstacles! In building, customizing, and playing with these simple robots, students will explore the phenomenon of using vibration as robotic locomotion.

 The BuzzBot kit is designed by Columbus artist Andrew Frueh. The body for the bot is designed and printed on a 3D printer in the artisan studio run by him and his wife, Melissa. The BuzzBot is designed to be sturdy and reliable, yet allow each student to customize their bot. You can put the legs in different arrangements, add antennae, attach a tail… it’s your robot.

 The first part of the workshop will consist of building a BuzzBot. This will require working with a soldering iron and a hot glue gun. During the workshop, students will solder some wires, then assemble the robot, customize the legs and other features, and then put their robots into action. The second part will consist of activities for completed robots. These activities will be chosen by the group, but could include any of the following: a robot race, robots are coming to smash the city!, robot ballet, etc. In this part, students will be looking at how vibration causes locomotion as they bend legs and modify their bots to get different behaviors.

 This workshop is suitable for adults and kids aged 10 and over who are interested in robotics, and/or just like to make things. Optimally, students should have at least a little soldering experience beforehand, but the soldering is very minimal (only three spots), so first-timers should be okay if they feel confident.


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Sunday, April 28, 1:00-3:00
Embracing the Journey IV

A Workshop Series and Community Group celebrating Self-Discovery, Transformation, and Spiritual Growth

Please RSVP to kickinitcrew@gmail.com or onesolpurpose@gmail.com to ensure your spot in the workshop! This is an in person workshop.

 Many of us feel a great calling to tap into our sacred nature, yet we are also seeking guidance; manners of practicing and integrating the profound revelations and transformational experiences we have had in our journey in healthy lasting ways. This workshop series will assist those who wish to dive deeper into spiritual exploration with helpful tools and a supportive community to share their discoveries with.

 Workshop Series Cost is a sliding scale - $10 - $15

 These workshops offer a safe, comfortable, and supportive environment for spiritual exploration and reflection. All paths are welcome. No prerequisites of any kind are needed! If you have ideas or suggestions for future workshop topics, we’d love to hear your thoughts. Please post a comment on this page or send us a message email to either of the email addresses listed below.
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