1. I am proud to proclaim that at long last I am a beekeeper! It’s
been far too long the dream has been put off, but thanks to the incredible
efforts of a LA group called The Backwards Beekeepers and their guru
Kirk who rescues wild bees from exterminators and finds them new homes,
I am now co-tending a hive at a friend Jerry’s place. Saturday
morning was a sublime experience and it felt like a homecoming as Kirk
guided the transplantation process. I now officially have the “bee
fever.” I want to set up more hives in LA and if anybody is interested
in having a hive on their roof or in their yard or knows somebody who
does, please contact me immediately! You can see a few pictures of Jerry’s
Roof Hive at this link
2. This weekend I am hosting another creative social event/workshop along
with King Daniel at the Pollination Pavilion called “Living Spaces:
An Experiment in Miniature Play” which will be a fun day of letting
our inner child be the architect as we create our very own playsets or
doll houses. Make yourself an artistic temple or object d’art to
take home. Various recycled supplies will be on hand to build your dream
home. It’s a potluck party and donations are welcome to cover supply
costs – and/or bring your own items to contribute. Should be a
relaxed atmosphere for you to escape from the insanity of real “home-owner” issues!
3. GAY MAY DAY blossoms at the Pollination Pavilion on Saturday, May
1 in a 12-hour long celebration to honor the great gay men of history
with co-host Ian MacKinnon. We’ll start off the day at noon with
a maypole dance and flower planting and then do rituals and readings
throughout the afternoon. The evening will climax with a glitter make-up
and drag costume extravaganza followed by a fully staged production of
performance art pioneer Jack Smith’s “Rehearsal for the Destruction
of Atlantis” (you can view rehearsal photos from “Rehearsal…” at
this link). If you have a particular gay poet, artist, writer, etc. from
history that you’d like to honor, there is still time for us to
program you in! Guests are welcome to drop in and out anytime during
the day. It will be a casual and relaxed atmosphere, festive and reflective.
Donations are encouraged to help keep the art flowing and per usual,
a potluck dish and beverages to share with others!
Ok – I think that’s all for now – hopefully I’m
not buggin’, but if you’ll keep lovin’, then I’ll
keep buzzin’.
BLISSINGS!
Jason Jenn
www.HiveWorld.org