Figment Friday: Valentines Day Party & Overnight Ecstatic Dance

Love is in the air and is the very fabric of the universe. On this Valentines day, let’s step outside of the usual capitalistic holiday and drop into connection with each other and ourselves. It’s a chance for us to focus our love around building community and caring for each other so we are strong and resilient as we navigate forward. This is an invitation to follow your heart. For this Figment Friday we’d like to create a night for the adults to play the Traffic Light game to open the floor for deeper connection and do something outside of the normal holiday practices while still offering a space for something fun to do. The intention for this is to create a fun and playful environment for single folks and couples alike. Here’s how it works: At the door, you’ll choose a custom RED, YELLOW, or GREEN wristband made specially for this event. Red signifies that you are in a closed relationship or are not open to new romantic connections (OR That you don't want to participate - We want everyone to feel comfortable). Yellow signifies that you are unsure or are in an open relationship, and that others should proceed slowly. Green signifies that you are single and open to new connections/relationships. Feel free to dress formal and accessorize with the color you are representing. In order for this game to be safe, we will need everyone to be respectful of each other and use consent. Remember that no means no, yes means yes, and maybe means no until you get a yes. Remember to give silence and space to allow the person you are asking to check in with themselves on what they want. Figment Friday is a space for growth, expression, connection, and community to come together through arts, music, and workshops. This event is also always experimental and open to feedback from the community (so let us know what you like and don’t like). Let’s expand our consciousness, lean into our edges, have fun, and create the world we all want to dance in. Schedule: 5:30 Doors Open! Come early to drop in and order delicious vegan food from the Stardazzle Cafe. (Sneak peak of the menu includes Vegan sushi, mac and cheeze, gluten free heart waffles, miso soup, and exquisite deserts and drinks) 6:30 Dinner and Upright Bass with David Duret (buy dinner from our food vendor, sit down in the great hall with loved ones, and soak up music magic from David.) 7:30 Connection Workshops (Details TBA) 8:30 Cacao Ceremony to open our hearts 9:30 Opening Ceremony for the Ecstatic Dance 10:00 Ecstatic Dance with Marcus Fire and Advash Nuwa Love. Enjoy a one of a kind music journey with his one-man-band Didgeridoo , genre bendin' Banjo, fancy feet percussion, and soulful vocals. Marcus is a multi genre producer, looper, and beatboxer. 12:00 Ecstatic Dance with Yaalini Devi. 2:00 Ecstatic Dance Closing Circle. After this you are free to talk on the dance floor. 2:30 Akal Dub 4:30 Jaya (Raise) 6:30 Community Acoustic Jam into the sunrise. Bring your instruments and contribute to the magic we all created. Epic visuals and projection mapping by Kendall Jorgensen Delicious food by Stardazzle Cafe (https://www.facebook.com/sushistarbrigade/) Tea Service by Sylvain Brown Decor by Shiloh Gilliland Cacao Ceremony by Andrew Hanuman Jones Sacred Fire Fire Spinning by Rogue City Flow Arts Workshops (focused around connection and communication) TBA Healing space in the Studio by Jose Luis Morales and Mathew Mckee Vendors TBA Dance Music by Marcus Fire, Kyle (percussion), and Advash Nuwa Love (vocals) Enjoy a one of a kind music journey with his one-man-band Didgeridoo , genre bendin' Banjo, fancy feet percussion, and soulful vocals. A multi genre producer, looper, and beatboxer. https://www.reverbnation.com/marcusfire/songs Yaalini Devi (Last chance to see her before she moves to Nevada City!!!) Yaalini Devi is a multi-faceted DJ that specializes in world music, downtempo, bass and soundscapes to create an ecstatic experience. Merging the worlds of electronic and organic instrumental music to tone and raise the vibration of any setting. https://www.facebook.com/yaalinimusic/ https://soundcloud.com/yaalini_devi Akal Dub Bradley (Akal Dub) was born in Misawa, Japan and moved almost every three years with little time to root into any one place. This blessing in disguise has helped curate his sound into something wonderful, beautiful, inspiring and definitely fresh. He spent the last 15 years of his life studying music every day and crystallizing the art he feels deep in his heart. https://open.spotify.com/artist/56XvNT6cBlQRq80XBVFqYi?si=Ckp-bs_gSk2HJm0X7wzs2A JAYA (Raise) JAYA (Raise) is an M.C., D.J., producer, and songwriter that blends positive hiphop, big bass, and electronic dance beats. His songs always have a sense of soul, poetry, lyricism, melody, and groove. https://open.spotify.com/track/1Co7BJqCgO3fGjjXuyOW7Q Price: FREE PARKING SLIDING SCALE TICKETS: $25-100. When we have more energy we are able to make the event better and better each time. It allows us to invest in more traveling artists, add more sound and lighting equipment, and give local people the space and resources to bring their passions and dreams to reality. 20% of ticket sales also go directly to supporting Pacifica, our beautiful nonprofit hub of art, music, nature education for children, and community. Sorry, no refunds. As always, the guidelines for ecstatic dance are there are no shoes and no talking on the dance floor. please respect yourself and others. No photography on the dance floor and if you want to take photos in other areas, please ask consent (we will have a professional photographer roaming around taking picture of the event, but not of anyone dancing during the ecstatic dance). THIS IS AN ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE EVENT! No smoking in the building or right outside the doors.