[Cob] Sustainability & Natural Building lectures/slideshows this Sunday by Kiko Denzer, Rob Bolman & Ocean Liff-Anderson

[Ocean Liff-Anderson]

Sunday, September 20, Noon-11pm
World Beat Equinox Festival
A Benefit for the Sambanyi Project
FireWorks Restaurant, 1115 SE Third Street, Corvallis
http://SouthtownStreetParty.com

Dance for a cause at FireWorks' Third Annual World Beat Equinox, the  
final in a series of five Southtown Street Party benefit events.  
Proceeds will benefit the Sambanyi Project. Headliner  acts include  
Sar Shalom, Debo, Mamadou and Burning Truth Tribe, along with a Local  
Musician Showcase, FireWorks Bellydance Troupe, Green Living Fair,  
Natural Building Slideshows, Henna Tattoo & more! FireWorks will  
offer a special Local Harvest World Cuisine menu all day, along with  
Hawaiian Shave Ice and Local Brews from Ninkasi, Oregon Trail, Block  
15 & Calapooia. Admission is free; $10 suggested donation.


Natural Building & Sustainability Lecture Series

2pm: Ocean Liff-Anderson presents "The Making of FireWorks"
- Proprietor Ocean Liff-Anderson takes us on a journey into the  
history of the FireWorks phenomenon with an entertaining slideshow  
and lecture. See pictures of the construction earthen walls and Maya,  
FireWorks' earthen oven.  Learn about the challenges and awards of  
running a green, organic restaurant.

3pm: Robert Bolman presents "The Elegant Collapse - Toward a  
Complete, Bottom-to-Top Restructuring of Human Civilization"
"I examine various criteria for genuine, meaningful sustainability. I  
show various examples of what sustainability might look like. Then I  
examine the reasons why real sustainability is specifically not being  
implemented. Those reasons include, economics, education, democracy  
and (last but not least) human consciousness." Rob's approach and  
presentation carry a positive and hopeful outlook for our future. Rob  
Bolman is a natural builder, community organizer, visionary and  
founder of the Maitreya EcoVillage in Eugene.

4pm: Kiko Denzer presents "The Art of Natural Building"
- Kiko Denzer, FireWorks' resident sculptor and builder of Maya,  
highlights his focus on aesthetics, art and community building in a  
fascinating slideshow.  Kiko will autograph copies of his book "Build  
Your Own Earth Oven" & "Dig Your Hands in the Dirt".


World Beat Equinox Performer Lineup

Noon-5pm: Local Musicians Showcase & FireWorks Bellydance Troupe
- A host of excellent performances by our favorite Southtown  
performers, playing blues, singer/songwriter, bellydancers and more!   
Full performer schedule will be posted on our Facebook and website.

5pm: Sambanyi - Debo and Ibrahim
- Uplifting and inspiring music. The blending of musical cultures  
with Hammered Dulcimer and West African Percusson on Balon, Gongoma,  
Djembe and Duns.

6pm: Mamadou with Daaray Bay-Fall
- Traditional music of Guinea and Senegal West Africa featuring  
Ibrahima Sylla from Guinea, Mamadou and Abdoulaye Thoiub from Senegal.

7pm: The Sar Shalom Project with Santino Cadiz, Reggae Jazz Funk
- Celebrate Sar Shalom's Southtown CD Release! This new experimental  
project is a collection of friends who share a similiar dream, to  
promote peace and unity through music. Santino Cadiz showcases his  
style of roots rock reggae in this new six piece band. Visit Sar  
Shalom at www.myspace.com/thesarshalomproject

10pm: Autumn Harvest Celebration with Burning Truth Tribe
- Burning Truth Firedance Theater presents "The Season's Change": An  
Autumn Harvest Celebration.  Join us on a mythic journey through  
ancient goddess symbology.  Meet Inanna, Goddess of the Harvest, her  
sister, Ereshkigal, The Great Lady Under the Earth, & Isis, Mother of  
All, as they dance the story of the changing seasons and celebrate  
the abundant harvest. The Burning Truth performance troupe focuses on  
the intrinsic connection between music, song, and dance while  
incorporating elements of theater and mythic storytelling to reflect  
the changing seasons and The Wheel of the Year.  "Burning Truth  
weaves a tapestry of gypsy fusion, bringing fiery visuals together  
with melodic, acoustic-based sounds and a world beat." - Laura Eberly  
of The Newport News Times


Green Living Fair Exhibiters and Vendors Needed!

Exhibit spaces will be 10'x10' booths in the parking lot behind  
FireWorks restaurant. Exhibitors will need their own tents and  
tables. If you are interested in exhibiting, please contact us with  
detailed info on your booth.  No charge for vendor space, donations  
to the benefit are appreciated.


The World Beat Equinox is a benefit for Sambanyi!

Sambanyi is a non profit organization that supports development and  
positive growth of business and education in the cultural arts in  
Guinea and Senegal West Africa through direct action. Monies will go  
to towards developing an Eco village with sustainable businesses  
(restaurant, recording studio etc.), a school/home for homeless  
children and support for medical care, using appropriate progressive  
technologies. We are also committed to the development of  
Multicultural education in the US. May love be the guiding force! For  
more info on Sambanyi contact Deb O'Conner.