here is a schedule of events for the day, and i have posted the original information below.....

Please park at Riverdale High School: 9727 SW Terwilliger Blvd, PDX - 97219. A shuttle will be provided. Biking and carpooling encouraged.

This is a family friendly / alcohol-free event; food and drink not included in admission price.

more info at: www.tryonfarm.org/share/bloom-2008

Schedule of Music and Workshops

* 2:15-3:00 Community Yoga with Lauren Turley - Come and Start off your BLOOM experience reaching for the trees and breathing with the forest and animals! Lauren will lead us for 45 minutes through some easy and simple yoga poses to set the tone for the day's events.

* 3:00- 4:00 Cassandra Robertson — acoustic conscious folk (www.cassandrarobertson.com)

* 3:00- 4:00 Ivy Basket Weaving with Kiliii - Join us for a 1 hour workshop on how to harvest English Ivy and make it into a beautiful basket or other creative creation. Kiliii Yu is a local hero when it comes to reintroducing people to their natural environments and will be leading this fun and creative workshop. ( dancinghawk.com).

* 4:00- 5:00 Zine Making 101 with Ari - Since the invention of the printing press (if not before), dissidents and marginalized citizens have published their own opinions in leaflet and pamphlet form, which in modern times is know as a 'zine'. Come and learn the basics of making a small 'magaZine' in this 1 hour workshop. Ari will be helping us assemble a zine in class and copies will be available shortly afterwards!

* 4:15- 5:15 Njuzu Mbira — Traditional dance music of Zimbabwe (www.cdbaby.com/cd/njuzumbira)

* 5:00- 5:30 Mushroom Walk with Jordan Weiss - Ever wanted to know more about mushrooms that grow in the area? Take a half hour walk with TLC Farm's mushroom guru and learn more about your local fungi friends and how to foster their growth.

* 5:30- 6:15 Calynco — World Fusion born out of Calypso and Flamenco (www.calynco.com)

* 6:15- 7:00 Dinner, "This is TLC Farm" by Jenny Leis

* 7:00- 8:00 SaraTone — Acoustic Soul Expression and Mystical Dub (www.sonicbids.com/saratone)

* 8:00- 9:30 Alpaca! — Dance your pants off! (www.myspace.com/alpacaband)

* 9:45- 11:45 Off The Grid — Electronic/NuJazz (www.myspace.com/offthegridportland)


WOOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!

whether or not you have been here before, this is a perfect time to visit the Farm and see what we've been up to......

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C h a d D e r m a n n
Tryon Life Community Farm
11640 SW Boones Ferry Road
Portland, Oregon -- 97219
.:: www.tryonfarm.org .::. 503-245-3847 ::.