Enlightenment on E Floor North is raising money! $10,000 to be precise, which, when combined with all the other funds we've raised from the Rasmuson Foundation, the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, and the Maine Theater Fund, will bring our latest show on work and the museum security guard to Philadelphia, Southeast Alaska, back to New England, and beyond. If you have a few dollars to kick in, we'd so appreciate it. Plus, because we're raising the funds through USA Projects, we've been given matching funds from the Rasmuson Foundation and all of your donations are tax deductible!
Aw, Pawtucket
Here is the space in which we began the whole guardz process - the Pawtucket Armory. There seemed to be an armory above every river drainage in Rhode Island. Some good ol' American history set in stone. Anyhoo, it was a great space to both create ideas within and propose a blank E Floor North - that is the floor in the museum that we have been assigned to guard, if you were wondering. And also where a little or a lot of enlightenment will happen for anyone adventurous enough to discover that gallery of space - or perhaps just get lost and end up there. Doesn't really matter how you get there, just so long as you eventually find it.
And then there was BeerFest - in which we discreetly gathered some great audio of drunken bacchanalia:
Our friendly neighborhood guard
I had a nice cuppa and conversation with our new friend Guard Gary Jones (not a guard anymore!) about Phase I. We interviewed Gary at the beginning of our process of rehearsing Phase I and his generosity in sharing experiences (including the incredible "Polyester Guard-Dog Blues" he wrote while on duty) influenced our perspectives. Great guy, great ideas - worked in both Portland and Seattle for the art museums and now a colleague and neighbor with my bro, W. Scott. Thanks for the conversation, G!
Home coming... and a little workout.
Hey Juneauites. Soon I will be back in our warm home. Mmmmm. Here is how I am preparing for the next phase of rehearsal for Enlightenment on E Floor North - commitment to security guard training drills! Guard Training Video
Can you find me? - Roblin
Road Trip!
OK, AK fans, check this out! Makes me feel like home. *Blizzard Warning in Rhode Island. A potential historic winter storm and Blizzard is expected to drop around 2 feet of snow Friday into Saturday.*
In preparation for our upcoming Alaska Tour 2013 (details to be announced soonish), we are daring to drive through blizzard conditions from our smallest friend RI up to Portland, ME to bring our first phase of Enlightenment on E Floor North to the Space Gallery.
(Don't worry - we are actually leaving before the storm to be there for the great blizzard).
Colder here than Juneau!
In the midst of our new development, phase I. Providence, Newport, Pawtucket.