Fall Fest 2010 - Now Closed
Fall Fest is our community give-away, and there is no fee for registration. This gathering is not a free-for-all; it's a "free-for-us," and the way we know you're one of "us" is by registering, so please do, for each event, so we can plan appropriately!
READ BELOW FOR ALL THE DETAILS OF OUR FALL FEST SCHEDULE: Thursday October 21st
NEW this year! Jeff McBride presents the WONDERGROUND! Join us for a night full of magic and wonder you will always remember! Jeff McBride and other magicians from around town and around the world showcase their magic up close and personal. Plus bellydancers, bodypainters, Tarot readers, live art, and more surprises! Doors open at 8pm. $10 admission gets you two drink tickets and helps support a great venue that has been very generous with our community.
Location: The Olive Restaurant & Hookah Lounge, 3850 Sunset Rd, Las Vegas.
Friday October 22nd
The WITCHES & WIZARD'S BALL (9:00 PM - 1:00 AM)
Join us for an amazing community celebration. It happens only once a year….
Featuring music mixed by DJ Master Diaz, a special midnight ritual, and lots of astonishing wonders, including:
9:00 pm The Mystery School All-Star Magicians
Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger and the faculty and students of the Magic and Mystery School will be weaving their wonders throughout the venue all night long!
9:30 pm Deborah Levin and the New World Rhythmatism Dance Ensemble
You don't want to miss this! Always stunning and beautiful, this year they will be invoking the muse of the dance.
10:00 pm Ritual of the Phoenix
An interactive art installation, created by local artist “Skitzo,” will be adorned by the Vegas Vortex community and you! The Phoenix will be decorated during the course of the evening, and is a place for writing or drawing messages, prayers and blessings for our ancestors. The Phoenix will be ritually offered to the fire the following evening in the desert.
10:30 pm Costume Contest
Let your imagination go wild! Show up in your witchy best, your wizardly regalia, your gothic fairy nastiness, and see who goes home with the fabulous prizes!!
11:00 pm The amazing music and percussion genius of “That 1 Guy”
To take a sneak peek at what you’re in for, go to www.that1guy.com
(We met That 1 Guy a few years ago at a festival in Oregon. He is currently living in Las Vegas, and is THE MUST-SEE act of the year! … soon you’ll see why!)
All this, plus tarot readers, interactive close-up magic, bizarre magic and story-telling installation with Michael Fraughton, middle eastern food and full bar, and much much more!!
Creative and festive costumes and masks are encouraged but not required. We will be accepting suggested $10-20 cash donations at the door to cover expenses. No one makes a profit from our Vegas Vortex events. All monies are used to cover expenses, provide scholarships and donated to charity. No one is ever turned away from our events due to lack of funds. Talk to us if you need a work-trade or scholarship. Email spinner@vegasvortex.com
to discuss the details.
Location: The Olive Restaurant & Hookah Lounge, 3850 Sunset Rd, Las Vegas.
If you are planning to attend, you MUST register online. Our event is being held in a public place, as a "Private Party," and there will be a list of Registered names at the door.
Saturday October 23rd daytime
NEW this year! Kirtan Meditation (12:00 PM - 2:00 PM) Kirtan Las Vegas is offering an afternoon of Kirtan chanting meditation. Kirtan is a form of call-and-response devotional chanting, where the words are sacred mantras and words for the divine. You don't need to have a "singing" voice to participate, all are welcome. No instruments are necessary, but you may want to bring a pillow to sit on. $5-$15 donation suggested, but none will be turned away for lack of funds.
For more info and to RSVP, visit www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=151475901550543&ref=nf.
Location: a private residence near Russell & Pecos; address given out when you RSVP.
Saturday October 23rd evening
BONE DANCE & ALCHEMIFIRE RITUAL (9:00 PM until Sunrise)
The evening will commence with Desert Moon Circle facilitating the opening ritual, a ceremony of honoring the shifting seasons of the year, and opening the way for the rest of the night's magick...
After the ceremony, we will go straight on into our All-Night Sacred Alchemifire Circle; drumming, dancing and singing up the sun. Please remember to bring warm clothes (the desert gets chilly/windy this time of year), plenty of water to drink and to share, finger food snacks for the food altar, drums and instruments, chants and poetry, chairs and a flashlight.
In past years, Kaya has created beautiful altars honoring the ancestors, and she is taking a break. Do you have something you would like to create or contribute? Email Morganne at registrar@vegasvortex.com if you would like to help create the visual, artistic magic of the night. For pictures of Kaya's incredible past installations, go to FallFest08 Photo Gallery.
If you'd like to make a donation of firewood or money to the Goddess Temple, please feel free to do so, but there is no fee for this evening's event. No pets, drugs or alcohol, please.
Location: The Goddess Temple in Cactus Springs (about an hour away from Las Vegas)
Sunday October 24th
HEARTSHARING POTLUCK (7:00 PM - 11:00 PM) Join us for an enchanted evening of Community Relaxation and Re-Integration, as well as for sharings of music, magic or other mysteries. Please bring VEGETARIAN FOOD ONLY (no flesh, fish or fowl please) and drink to share, as well as your plates and utensils, and whatever you need to serve your offering.
Location: the McBride House of Mystery (near Russell & Pecos)
If you have special skills that you'd like to donate to the Vegas Vortex, please let us know; many hands make light work for all! It is likely we'll have out of town guests coming to Las Vegas for this incredible weekend; please keep an eye on the Vegas Vortex Discussion Group and consider opening your homes to friends from far away! If you have any questions, or need help planning your trip, finding places to stay, or any other needs, feel free to contact the Registrar at registrar@vegasvortex.com.
We look forward to seeing you all for an incredible weekend of gratitude, celebration and homecoming!
In love,
Spinner, Jeff, Morganne & all your friends in the Vegas Vortex |
