[Pollinator] opera props + introduction

[josh wilson]

Well ... hello! At the end of this email is some info on the sf 
opera's prop giveaway on Dec. 6 ... but first a quick "icebreaker 
with relevance," as Stephanie says.

So, we have this listserv, and it belongs to all of you. As a 
community it is latent. However, there are 71 people in this room, 
about a third from the Internet, and the rest signed up by our 
gracious founder (dressed as a bee, her table bedecked with 
sunflowers) at the Expo for the Artist & Musician, which happened 
last September at SomArts.

The icebreaker idea was to do an introduction, and invite you all to 
do the same (i.e. delurk). So, by way of introduction, and regarding 
the creative endeavor, here is my interest and offering:

      .. Writers ... here's a platform for you. I messed with a Word 
Press template
       and put up a story blog of sorts for "literature of the 
fantastic." Take it for what
       you will. Anyone interested in developing the site or 
contributing any writings,
       check it out and drop me a line ... :

	The Fabulist
	http://the-fabulist.org/

	"Perfect Day," by Adam Myers
	http://the-fabulist.org/yarns/?p=20

	About, Contact, Contribute
	http://the-fabulist.org/yarns/?page_id=2


      .. Musicians ... I've been playing banjo in the old-time style, 
and am making
       my teacher happy. I also do a mean Derek Bailey impersonation on guitar.
       Unfortunately, playing music in a group context is difficult to 
do, what with
       the frenetic overcommitted urban madness. But I would love to find some
       folks interested in playing old-time string band music. 
"Liberated jazz," too.


If you are so moved, feel free to make an intro that includes a need 
and an offering.

Oh yes ... Opera props!

jw

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Thursday, Dec. 6: San Francisco Opera Prop Giveaway
This just in from the San Francisco Opera!
The San Francisco Opera Prop Department, in order to make room for 
new productions, is offering to other Bay Area Opera and Theater 
venues, props at no cost from our old Productions of Meistersinger, 
Forza del Destino, Elisir d'Amore, and Abduction from the Seraglio. 
There will be a variety of styles and periods of furniture and props; 
some quite large.  Distribution will be on a "first come, first dibs" 
basis. Please be prepared to take your treasures with you or to pick 
up within a day.
Here are a few of the odder items we have to part with:
*A complete foldout stagecoach full of "medicine" bottles, complete 
with a puppeteered cartoon horse
* Several large tables of a perfect height for children's art and 
craft projects
* 3 rolling haystacks (how cool is that?)
* several large bolted-together tetrahedral barriers
* 5 small rolling gazebo houses with varying domed rooftops
* Lots of vineage and potted flowers
Date: Thursday, December 6, 2007
Time: 10 AM to 1 PM
Place: 800 Indiana Street door #5
Directions: In the area between Cesar Chavez Blvd and Mariposa 
Street, Indiana Street is just east of and parallel to the 280 
freeway. The cross streets are 20th Street and 22th Street. On the 
west side of the street is a long metal warehouse. Look for a large 
printed #5 next to the open rolling door toward the north end near 
the 20th St. overpass.
Door will be open for 3 hours only.  Please help us recycle.



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