Common Ground: First ever HOP meet up

ok well its confirmed.

IVe booked the date in, and so now we have a lovely big Hall with a Kitchen and toilet block, along with a big ass campign area and flat area to use for the weekend! sept 30, Oct 1, 2 and 3. Its in a beautiful location only 5 minutes from the closest Public Transport and Supermarket, or 25 minutes by car from the Adelaide GPO. We can arrange transport to and from the site from the Bus stop given a bit of notice.

We've also bought a big ass markee to use as a 2nd learning area if the workshops get too big to fit in the hall.

I was thinking we could also have a bit of a party on the saturday night if people were able to chip in for a PA...

so yeah - if you are interested in something or doing something else - say so!

and yes - there will be a large campfire, and a big fire spin.

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Mailing List Address
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Common_Ground_Weekend/

Mini Events
- Communal dinner for $4/meal (Evening meal only) Must be booked minimum 3 days in advance.

Saturday Night Show
- Everybody spinning fire for an enthusiastic audience.
- Come and join in the biggest event ever seen in Adelaide!
- JOIN IN !!

Sunday night Doof Party
- Psy trance tunes & DJs
- Beautiful décor
- Close to Common Ground site (15mins drive)

Location
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Directions - Via car
Start at NORTH TCE, Turn left at PAYNEHAM RD, COLLEGE PARK. Continue along MONTACUTUTE RD, CAMPBELLTOWN. Take the 2nd exit at ROUNDABOUT, MONTACUTUTE RD, ATHELSTONE, Continue along MONTACUTE RD, ATHELSTONE. Turn right at INSTITUTE RD, MONTACUTE

Directions - Airport to site via public transport
Getting from the airport to the city (goes every 15 mins)
http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/guides/airport.html

this will take you to grenfill street
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treet=Grenfell%20Street&streetType=&suburb=Adelaide&state=South%20Australia&lati\
tude=-34.924175&longitude=138.60311&navId=$01005001A1DR0$&brandId=1&advertiserId\
=&requiredZoomLevel=1
you need to walk to north terrace and the catch the 178 or 179 to stop
29 the time tables and maps of bus routes are
http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/cgi-bin/DisplayMap.pl?timetable=173-179-578-579

if you need to do shopping get off at stop number 26, and its right at
the Coles Shopping centre Newton (Bus driver will know if you want to
ask). You can do any general shopping you need here. You can call for
a pickup, but MOBILES DO NOT WORK AT THE SITE so you will need to
arrange with someone an approximate pickup and we can sort it out easily.

Guidelines
- Upon arrival report to the admin dome to register.
- Fire spinning only in the designated area
- No Fire Breathing
- No drumming/music in the camping area
- No camp fires in the camping area
- No dogs
- Drunkenness or other dangerous behaviour will not be tolerated.

What to bring
- All the juggling gear you want to use
- Camping gear, enough for your comfort
- Food, and an ability to prepare/cook and eat it
- Insect Repellent
- Something to sit on – chair, rug, cushions etc.
- If you want to participate in workshops that involve extended contact with the ground a foam mat will make you more comfortable
- Cool clothes for the day and warm clothes for the night
- Sunscreen and a hat
- Water bottle (drinking water provided)
- Toilet paper (comes in handy)
- Torch
- Smile and a positive attitude <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

At the moment the workshops we are hoping to run are listed below so if you would like to run or help out with a workshop (2+ teachers is what we are hoping for for each one) if your interested in helping out please let us know and we will add you to the list <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Site Layout
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Draft Workshop Timetable
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Friday


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Saturday

9.00 Meditation, aura cleansing - Valura

9.00 - 10.30 Childrens Poi/Staff/etc (this is being put on for local children) - Josh, Sakura Moon

11.00 - 11.45 Beginners Staff (non contact) - Mark, Cina, Flame Swirl, Katinca

12.00 - 12.45 Beginners Poi - Parafinfairy, Katinca, Adya Miriyana [Lou], pineapple pete, Sakura Moon

2.00 - 2.30 Introduction to Double Staff - Flame Swirl, TopHat
2.00 - 2.50 Djing - PsyRush

3.00 - 3.30 Intermediate Poi - Katinca, MiG, Parafinfairy, pineapple pete, TopHat
3.00 - 3.30 Clubswinging - Josh

4.00 - 4.30 Introduction to Contact Staff - ben-ja-men, Dentrassi, Flame Swirl
4.00 - 4.30 Contact Juggling - The Fade
4.00 - 4.50 didgeridoo - PsyRush and kerry

5.00 - 5.30 Intermediate Short Doubles - Josh, Flame Swirl, TopHat
5.00 - 5.30 Devil stick - Scratch_n_Sniff
5.00 - 5.50 Capoeria - Soul Capoeira

6.00 - 6.30 Drumming - Morgan
6.00 - 6.30 Beginners ball juggling - The Fade
6.00 - 6.30 Body movement - Katinca

7.00 - 7.30 Staff jamming - Kyle

7.30 - 8.00 Advanced Poi - Josh, Arsn
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Sunday

9.00 - 10.30 Childrens Poi/Staff/etc (this is being put on for local children) - Josh

10.00 Meditation, aura cleansing - Valura

11.00 - 11.45 Beginners Staff (non contact) - Mark, Cina, Flame Swirl, Katinca, TopHat

12.00 - 12.45 Beginners Poi - Parafinfairy, Katinca, Adya Miriyana [Lou], pineapple pete, TopHat, Sakura Moon

1.00 - 1.45 Intermediate Contact Staff - ben-ja-men, Dentrassi
1.00 - 1.45 Acrobalence - Cina

2.00 - 2.30 Advanced Contact Staff - ben-ja-men, Dentrassi
2.00 - 2.50 Djing - PsyRush
2.00 - 2.50 Capoeria - Soul Capoeira

3.00 - 3.30 Advanced Short Doubles - Josh
3.00 - 3.30 Rope Dart - Dentrassi, pineapple pete

4.00 - 4.30 Intermediate ball juggling - The Fade
4.00 - 4.50 Advanced Poi - Josh, Arsn

5.00 - 5.30 Advanced Long Doubles - ben-ja-men
5.00 - 5.30 Drumming - Morgan

6.00 - 7.00 Organic contact - Kyle
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Monday

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**** note that this is just a draft if your teaching a workshop and would like its time changed let me know, same with the length of the workshop




Performances
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We would like to run fire show on the saturday night which will require some coordination so people who would like to be involved should express interest <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

also hopefully we will also have a drummers circle for the lighting of the bon fire

[color:"green"] Communal Dinner List
Ben and lex
Ry
Kyle and Mirriam
DeepSoulSheep
Gita
Mojojo Dexta j-j Juggler Gnor Geo
myco
josh and kate
Moon pixie
Dentrassi +2
Ataxia Tyr Spherespinner
shane
Brettstar + stuart
Flynt, falloutboy, The Fade & The Wench
ezz
bender
american adam+6
Arsn Valura + jeff
crazy fairy girl, wizz fizz tim and a civie
roarfire
Shane and Serena
Richie Harvey
Keri Koutlakis +2
Joel Singleton
Ronnie Wade
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[color:"blue"] Hoppers coming
Adya_Miriyana
Arsn
ataxia
ben-ja-men
bender
bluebottle
BRETTSTAR
Cerambus
Circus Midget
crazy fairy girl + 2
DeepSoulSheep
Dentrassi + 2 (Andrew & Jazz)
Dexta
DragonFury
ezz
falloutboy
Flame Swirl
Flloyd
Flynt - +2 (Daniel Tim)
FoxInDocs
*Geo*
gita
Gnor
J-J
Katinca
Kyle McLean
Matthew O'Keyes
Michael_Samuel
MiG
Mojojo
.:*Moon Pixie*:.
myco
Pyrolific
Parafinfairy
pineapple pete +1 (celina)
PsyRush
roarfire
Ry
Scratch_n_Sniff
Spherespinner
The Fade
The Wench
Tyr
UrbanNinja
Valura +1 (jeff)[/color]

[color:"red"] Hoppers possibly coming
brainstorma
clarence_quack
Durbs and mrs Durbs
Gnorc
Gnorc's bill
Jil
littlewing
Pele
PyroMonkey
Rozi
TopHat
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*looks up dates in calendar*

Hmmm, there's a chance we and Mrs Durbs might be there then

Not sure though - but if we are, I'll be there

Durbs, you to HAVE to be there because there is a chance Keren and her boyfriend may come. How good would that be eh????? Just like old times except in a better place

*Bounces*

I can't wait!!!


Workshops
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Beginners Staff (non contact) - Mark, Cina
Introduction to Contact Staff - Ben-ja-men
Intermediate Contact Staff - Ben-ja-men
Advanced Contact Staff - Ben-ja-men

Introduction to Doubles - Josh, Ben-ja-men
Intermediate Short Doubles - Josh
Advanced Short Doubles - Josh
Advanced Long Doubles - Ben-ja-men
Staff jamming - Kyle (to be confirmed hopefully we can tempt him to come down)
Organic contact - Kyle (to be confirmed hopefully we can tempt him to come down)

Beginners Poi - Parafinfairy, Kate, Adya Miriyana [Lou]
Intermediate Poi - Kate, MiG, Parafinfairy
Advanced Poi - Josh

Clubswinging - Josh

Beginners ball juggling - ??
Intermediate ball juggling - ??
Contact Juggling - ??
3 club juggling - ??

Acrobalence - Cina
Capoeira - Soul Capoeira (To be confirmed)
Breakdancing - ??
Middle eastern dance - Mishka
Yoga - ??
Drumming - Morgan

Snot fair, I wanna come I wanna come *stomps feet*

Durbs, how come you never bring your lady ANYWHERE with you yet you might be in Oz with her at the right time for this?! I think Mrs Durbs doesn't really exist, or, is only let out once a year for a special treat!

i might be able to help out with basic breakdancing by then - I'm learning myself, but i'll ask the guys teaching me if they'll come along.

Edit:
Oh, and is it byo kero, or donations, or is fire not good, or did you say that in the main post, and i missed it?

any ideas on costs at this stage? i'm going to need to plan finances around this to make it.

Edit 2:
And, given that i'll most likely be driving down, i can bring some/most of my audio bits and pieces. its not a PA, but there's enough stuff for some noise there, at least.

Edit 3:
Um, to prevent confuzzlation, can i suggest highlighting the changes to the list, by bolding, or **ing the one you change? or even just putting the one that you want to do down, then having a central updated list?
Just food for thought

Fourth and final edit (i hope) :
If anyone from WA is bussing/driving/not going directly from their town to adelaide, and going through/near whyalla and/or port augusta, drop me a line, and i'll try to organise lifts/meetups/something for ease of getting down there.

our baby will be about three months old then so we may take a trip to Adelaide for this...Arsn could help you out with poi hyperwibberlations if you want joshie!!

will start saving now i believe

Does no one in Australia do devilstick?

why can't you all come to the uk?

Or just pay for me to come?

Pleeeeeeeeease!

And Me

ooooooooooooooooooooo this sounds VERY exciting

Of Course if Arsn is coming down he would be encouraged to share his awesomeness with the adv poi class. I'm completely happy to defer to his techi flowyness!

Durbs - if you and Mrs Durbs came down that woudl be super awesome. Im sure you could also help with various stuff - contact in particular, and perhaps some other stuff? we are encouraging people to share whatever it is that they can do.

looks very tempting....

you better come Dentrassi!!!! pack Rozi and Flashfire n jordan in your suitcase too

Oooo I can't wait! Sounds like it's going to be an awsome weekend.

I would be more than happy to help out in any way that I can. Prolly with the staff and double staff.

Fun fun fun... Boop.

ok so to prevent confusion ill update the list as ppl offer to help take part in stuff

fuel will be provided but it wont be kero (well hopefully not) we will possibly have a large area marked out for spinning to stop random tents accidently burning down etc

i think we are looking at a max of $20 pp for the weekend to cover hire of facilities/fuel/pa hire/wood for bon fire/etc

oh valura tell arsn ive started getting waistwraps no isolations yet

Damn, I'll be on my way back to North America for Feldenkrais teacher training.

Checking the diary and the finances

I am hoping to save enough money to get there.....what about accommodation? Is there any close by?

I haven't been to Adelaide since I was 13 so I can't remember jack about it.



I'm sooooo excited...hopefully my work will give me the time off.

everyone will be camping on the site im sure we can find spare tents for those without

Looks like I am going to be buying some camping gear...I don't even own a sleeping bag....I am turning into a city slicker....

So is there anything in particular that us out of towners are going to NEED to bring with us.

Wombats

perhaps that drop bear sign would be handy

Nah if I bring a wombat parafin will steal it....hehehe

adelaide hills close to winter can get a little chilly, if i remember rightly.
In any case, warm clothes probably wouldnt hurt. I'm guessing it's supply your own cooking bits and pieces?

Um, i can possibly supply a 4 man dome tent, but that'll depend on mums mood. I can't see any massive problems tho.

What about mcalcohol?is this a drinking included event, or would that be too dangerous re fire etc?

can i take a class in hobo-ism? i'm gettin better at it as time goes by.

mig as far as alcohol goes i think its a be safe and sensible type deal no ones going to tell you off if your having a drink, but if your spinning fire in a unsafe way then ull recieve words

bender you can take a class in hoboism only if you promise to come and teach it in the appropriate attire that or u could help with the short doubles workshops

ok - should be able to make it. how long is it actually booked for? - i was thinking of taking friday and monday off work - so could be in adelaide from Friday through till Monday.

how bout a rope-dart workshop?

Will happily help out with any contact staff session - [though I suspect it will turn out to be more of a general jam and ideas swaps session...]

umm can probably help with some beginners contact juggling as well.

Great idea Josh!

Awww wish I could be there but i'll be somewhere in Switzerland in October.

Sounds like it'll be a great time!

Will there be a 24 hour live action camera with internet broadcasting facilities at this weekend?
Then i could kinda be there....