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Lightning in a Bottle is On the Verge of Something Stunning

May 7, 2015 · 7:24 pm

The Do LaB’s Crown Jewel Sets its Sights on a Long-term Future

Note: this article originally appeared—edited with edges sanded down—in Fest300/EverFest, now defunct.

Kirtan and Prayer Hands. Lightning in a Bottle, 2014. Photo by Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham.

It was Monday evening as the sun began to set on the first day of strike after Lightning in a Bottle 2013. The Do LaB, the event production company behind the enigmatic Southern California festival, already in its 13th year, was wrapping up their first year at an untried venue in the sun-beaten Temecula valley.

The rumbling rumors about a flurry of undercover drug arrests were finally bubbling to the surface. There was an undercurrent of shock and sadness as the scope of a brutal, coordinated sting by the Riverside County Special Investigations Bureau came to light.

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Way Beyond the Lens: 7 Trends to Help Festival Media Last for 7 Generations

March 19, 2015 · 7:54 pm

Originally posted on the Lucidity Festivals blog, and reposted by FestivalFire.

Allura by Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham, released under Creative Commons 4.0 BY-SA — *Allura* by Wesley Wolfbear Pinkham, released under Creative Commons 4.0 BY-SA

You’ve seen the images. You know which ones I’m talking about. The Festie Look. The wide-eyed, glitter-adorned, silly-grinned portraiture that makes your heart burst out of your chest. The surreal, other dimensional art installations with strange humans illuminated by glowing LEDs. An incredible acroyoga pose, a Goddess Moment®, a cuddle puddle, or a deep emotional release in a workshop or on a dance floor.

For many of us, it was these pictures or videos that first drew us in. We felt a resonance in those expressions, drawing us deeper within ourselves and exposing a place of hurt and separation. There is an immediate desire to belong in that photograph, to be in that moment with a community that loves and understands us…

But why? Is it because the subject is so beautiful or the venue is so vibrant or the costuming is so exquisite? Partly, no doubt. But chances are, you’re viewing it through the lens of a tireless media professional, and the pixels in front of you are actually a copyrighted work and a representation of someone’s livelihood or goals. And it is their skill and talent, both technical and emotional, that have transported you to this place.

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Lucidicast Episode 1: Dream State

February 23, 2015 · 8:08 pm

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Welcome to Lucidicast, the Lucidity Festival Podcast. In our first episode, we take you back to Lucidity 2014’s Lucid Dreaming Panel at Lucidity University.

Featured guests on the panel are Richard Hilton, Laurel Lyons, Noah Crowe, and Nathaniel Solace. The panel is moderated by Jonah Haas, Dream Counselor and Marketing Director of Lucidity Festival, LLC.

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