Fill in the Missing Piece

The Missing Piece is a charming fable that gently probes the nature of quest and fulfillment, from the celebrated poet Shel Silverstein. The story raises a number of questions about happiness, independence, and the value of the journey over the destination.

This is an invitation to be creative, color, write, reflect on your life, and connect with others around the themes in the story. See what others have done on Instagram at #fillinthemissingpiece

To participate:

• Get a copy of The Missing Piece and/or The Missing Piece Meets the Big O. I suggest buying used on ThriftBooks.

• Print your own copy of the instructions. Link to PDF for printing. Print double-sided and fold down the middle to create your own instructional pamphlet.

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Night of Awe

Night of lights out to make visible the depths of the universe in urban centers

Cities across a region come together to collectively reduce light emissions for a night to get a glimpse the depths of the universe with clarity unknown in urban areas.

Ongoing Project Research Document

Sunrise Shake - Morning Dance!

Weekly mountaintop sunrise dance parties during the warmer seasons.

‘Nuff said.

Except I should probably mention little bubbles, huge bubbles, fog, rainbows, rain, gorillas, and lots and lots of dogs to pet.

Motivation

Dancing outside in nature on a mountaintop at sunrise with lovely people is a deeply nurturing experience, but due to the obligation of life, it’s not a common thing. For years we’ve done these sporadically every few months, but a few of us one day realized it is SO GOOD that we wanted it as a more regular ritual. So we committed to doing it weekly as an opportunity to create a process to make it as effortless as possible to do, and empower others to step up as organizers. If us or anyone in the community could do it with ease, then we hoped there would be more! A commitment to do it for 4 consecutive weeks turned into doing them weekly for nearly 9 months.

To assist in making it easy for everyone, we created:

• Mailing list and Facebook community for communications

• Simple, lightweight sound and power setup stored in an easily accessible location by organizers

• Playbook for new organizers to organize their first session

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BYO Art Community Gallery Night

Event series @ Make Factory. A crowdsourced art gallery night for local makers to share what they've been creating and get inspired by each other.

We accepted all entries from the community, and matched participants in need of help with creatives in the community that could help them overcome hurdles. Our hope was to create a welcoming atmosphere for people to share their works with the broader community (many for the first time), soak up positive vibes to feed back into their creative process, and find inspiration and new collaborators along the way.

Pictures from First Session

Pictures from Second Session

First Session Facebook Event

Second Session Facebook Event