allison Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 (edited) [color:green]Music. Art. Ecology Part experimental art show ,part kick ass concert, part feast , part field party. For us, all of us. You, me, our friends, strangers for now, kids, families. Build community. A music line-up like the best mixed tape you ever crafted…covering the sounds from channel to channel on the airwaves. Intimate crowd, wide open spaces. Land and love. Sound. Sound. Sound. Commitment to the best in eco conscious festival practices, commitment to enjoying life without lectures. Balance. In the moment, the experience, the friendship, the living. [color:green]Music. Art .Ecology. [color:orange]This is Sonic Orchard THE MUSIC Acoustic Songwriters Stage to be Announced June 1, 2008 Friday August 22,2008 SunParlour Players http://www.myspace.com/thesunparlour The Fembots http://www.myspace.com/fembots Run with the Kittens http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=25541064 Bullmoose http://www.myspace.com/bullmooseband The Stables http://www.myspace.com/herecomethestables Saturday August 23,2008 Scott Cook http://www.myspace.com/grooverevival The Funky Truth http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=131139591 Harmonic Tide http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=156861236 Blobject http://www.myspace.com/theblobject Samba Elegua http://www.myspace.com/sambaeleguatoronto Psychotropical Orchestra http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=74574827 Peter Project http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=67256720 Bocce http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=108726981 Everything all the Time http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=61381795 Swiss Dice http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=156092092 Dave Lauzon http://www.myspace.com/davidlauzon The Chamelon Project http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=58537706 Escalate http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=18178926 Diesel Dog http://www.dieseldog.ca/ The Fat Cats http://www.myspace.com/hamiltonfatcats Sunday August 24,2008 Devin and The Dark Light http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=42759425 Grande Fir http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=38062478 Robert Hedge http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=19934195 The Luckless http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=124113949 Canteen Knockout http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=18690798 Nick Zubeck http://www.myspace.com/nickzubeck Sean MacDonald band http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=41678970 The Rural Alberta Advantage http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=25898494 Site Sonic Orchard 2008 takes place at Kimbercote Farm, a 110 acre environmental education and social activism facility located in the Beaver Valley , part of the breathtaking Southern Georgian Bay area. The valley is part of the Niagara Escarpment – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and home to the meandering beauty of the Beaver River. Established in 1959, Kimbercote Farm functions as a retreat, an organic farm ,a laboratory for intentional community research, and an environmental education outreach centre .The site is graced with immense natural beauty best explored by the numerous hiking trails and also is home to a stone labyrinth and a straw bale demonstration building. The music stage faces a natural amphitheatre. The camping areas are laid out into quadrants with central gathering tents…match a quadrant to your own level of participation (think…how late do I stay up singing?) so we can all enjoy ourselves. Red zone…everybody I know. Green zone…parents and kids not as interested in drunken wisdom and drum circles at 4 a.m. One central great fire on the amphitheatre ridge. By day see the rolling grace of slope to shore, by night…the vastness of the stars. Eco Consciousness Awake, thinking, taking earnest steps to reduce consumption and impact.Values reflected in decision making, especially in regards to reducing the ecological footprint in five key spheres; Transportation/Traffic, Water Use, Land Use, Waste Management and Power Supply. Free potable water…much less waste. Free locally grown organic vegan catered meals prepared on site. Break bread…good bread.Produce grown across the hill by the great folks at www.neorganics.ca. Bus transportation from Guelph and Toronto with shuttle routes from Collingwood and Thornbury. Stages use a matrix of alternative power sources. Carpooling incentives. All vendors are juried for sustainable business and production practices; fair trade, eco friendly etc. Printed materials will be created using vegetable based inks, recycled paper and a waterless printing process. Site use (including capacity) is entirely dictated by Kimbercote Farm stewards to minimize land impact. Their interests are to protect the land…we listened. Comprehensive sortable waste on site and pre entry awareness programs. Compost...feed the land. Free kids eco-learning workshops. Snakes, lizards, science, goo. Organized opportunities to explore the beauty of the escarpment and underline just why it is we should all be working to protect the earth. Caving, Hiking, Kayaking, canoeing. http://www.freespirit-tours.com/ More details on this June 1,2008 Portion of proceeds directly benefit upgrades to the Kimbercote Farm facility and it’s fine programming. Solar powered toilets with biodegradable supplies. On site environmental education ..a rich community of passionate people with a wealth of information. After we have done our best to reduce, reduce, reduce…carbon offsetting. Vendors A very limited number of vendors will be allowed on site. You must create an original or unique product that meets our standards of eco production methods (fair trade, organic, sustainable resources etc)We must also be confident that your packaging and booth itself will echo our commitment to low waste production.Applications available May 15. Artists We will be commissioning three non permanent art installations for the festival. Details will be available by May 15. If you are interested in displaying your artwork at the event we’d love to here from you. Packages will be available May 15. Workshops Several free workshops will take place over the weekend for attendees to participate in. Have an idea? Let us know…guidelines available May 15. Work Opportunities The festival will be hiring in June 2008 Look for job descriptions and applications May 15. Some of the jobs available will be ;Ticket takers, entrance staff, security, waste management, stage hands, clean up crew, bus leaders etc. Volunteers Are there tickets available for volunteers? Yes.. but we are doing things a bit different then you may be used to. People who wish to access volunteer tickets must first let us know they wish to be placed on the volunteer ticket list as numbers are limited. Once we confirm you are on the list you must complete 15 hours of volunteer work in your community at an institution we would recognize…like not your mum. We then need you to have the director of the organization sign a form acknowledging that you completed the hours.. and that the placement was NEW and begun because of Sonic Orchard. Once the form is received and reviewed we will mail you your ticket! You are then free to enjoy the festival on the same playing field as a every paying attendee. We are asking that all attendees pitch a hand to on site activities…create and manage your own community. Tasks will be posted on the site by July, a task board will be set up on site etc. Attending Tickets will go on sale at selected retail outlets and online June 1 Early Bird Tickets On sale June 1-June 23,2008 @ 85$ regular 105$ bus included Tickets June 24 -August 15 @ 105$ regular 125$ bus included Tickets August 16- August 22 @ 130$ regular 150$ bus included Children under age 12 FREE. NO GATE TICKETS. A Limited number of One night only tickets MAY become available August 1, 2008. Ticket prices cover two nights camping, three days of music, all adult workshops, three meals, drinking water, shuttles into town for supplies, bus transportation to the site(if bus option ticket purchased), parking, all kids activities. Free Spirit Tours activities are an additional and optional cost (full details to be announced June 1) For More Information Contact Allison at allison@greenbirdevents.ca Stay tuned for the Sonic Orchard website…for now keep checking www.greenbirdevents.ca On Facebook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=16830278227 Edited May 2, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cully Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Wow. Great job Allison!Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 I can't wait! This is seriously great work allison! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayr Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Ditto!^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Great lineup Allison, I'm glad to be a part of this. Looks like you've put a lot of effort into putting this together, I'm sure it will pay off by being a great festival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Wow, great job on this, very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 well, looks like 2 festivals for me in August Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allison Posted May 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 thanks guys.Kinda looking forward to it myself.Thanks also to AD (The Luckless) and edger (Fat Cats) for helping my queries get to the right person (and not just their junk email). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 I love the Fembots. Great booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahbelle Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 this sounds awesome Alison...Really wanna check it out yo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 thanks guys.Kinda looking forward to it myself.Thanks also to AD (The Luckless) and edger (Fat Cats) for helping my queries get to the right person (and not just their junk email).No problem! I respect what you are trying to put together here, and am REALLY looking forward to it! Should be great times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 this looks really cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Cool emblem at the top too. I'd buy a t-shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark tonin Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Wow, this looks great!Peace, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Will the fembots play more than 45 minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay sanislo Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 wow this looks great! Im hopin to make it! I dont think ive been to a festy in about 2-3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allison Posted May 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 Cool emblem at the top too. I'd buy a t-shirt.We aren't making any...BUT vendors are allowed to use the logo as a form of freeware..so depending on who applies to be a vendor (and who we accept) there may be some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allison Posted May 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 Will the fembots play more than 45 minutes?They are playing an hour.Likely a preview of some of the new material from the next album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 will there be hippies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kookycanooky Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 I am really excited for this! This whole eco-friendly business sounds like it has a lot of potential.Can't wait! Is the line up finalized? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Funk Dawg Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 I'm excited - i'm kickin' myself for not pitching the House of David Gang - those guys would have loved to play. Mustache Hat guys have invited me to join them on some insano improv - looking forward to that~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allison Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 That's awesome Jay!!Some new additions from these parts..So stoked to have a Jawbone set segue into Bullmoose on Friday night..thanks to The Good Rev!!http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=327908800Mustashat is a new addition on the Saturday afternoon jamband stage;http://www.myspace.com/muststashhatas is Suburban Smithhttp://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=65856871Boys Who Say No are now playing a short set Sunday (I love this band);http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=237496163DJ medicineman is waking everybody up each day with his blend of world fusion;http://www.myspace.com/medicinemanradioFree Spirit Tours will be running shuttles to and from the site to take interested people caving on the escarpment, rock climbing at Old Baldy, or kayaking and canoeing on the Beaver River.Extra 35$ for this day of,to Matt and Jennie at Free Spirit. http://www.freespirit-tours.com/index.phpElephant Thoughts-Inspired Education Everywhere will be providing kids activities;live critters (snakes and reptiles), look at the sun through a solar telescope,build rainsticks, build a bird whistle (this is brand new!) as well as wacky science demos from dry ice to making clouds.http://www.elephantthoughts.com/More workshop announcements and songwriters stage lineup announcements soon.FOOD!!Neorganics actually planted all the veggies we will be eating when I was up there for a photo shoot awhile back...food just tastes so much better when a cute farmer sweated on it.http://www.neorganics.ca/Some of you know the lovely Kelsey Carriere (co-creator of Streets are for People and Pedestrian Sundays in Tdot.)Kelsey's new business Rising Sun will be baking FRESH, local grain breads for the fest.Oh..I just got given a gazillion kiln sticks and hardwood dowels if anyone wants to create some "to be burned" sculptures!www.sonicorchard.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 crossing my fingers on having a day off or two for this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Free potable water…much less waste. Free locally grown organic vegan catered meals prepared on site. Break bread…good bread.Produce grown across the hill by the great folks at www.neorganics.ca. food is included, really? yet another good reason to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allison Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 yet another good reason to go Hop in the van with Mr.Lauzon! Would be great to see you guys at the fest...bring bikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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