Interdisciplinary Mayhem

HELLO, GODDARD PEOPLE ~ WANNA PARTICIPATE?

  

TIFFANY LEE BROWN: 
THE EASTER ISLAND PROJECT

We are compelled to create—to make, write, act, and give birth. How do we manifest this deep desire? How do our creations—novels, babies, and atom bombs—affect our lives, our culture, and our planet?

The Easter Island Project invites audiences to explore the questions through the act of creation itself with Plazm editor and 2GQ director Tiffany Lee Brown, as she prepares for an interdisciplinary art expedition to Easter Island in the South Pacific. 

Inspired by Tiffany's investigation into biological childlessness in contemporary American culture, the Easter Island Project is an ongoing participatory art and performance work. Participants and audience members "seed" the project by generously contributing their own creativity in person, online, and through the mail. UPCOMING EVENTS: Seattle, Portland, Eugene, Prescott AZ, San Francisco Bay Area, and New York City.

Northwest: Biodeisel transportation

if you're wandering around the NW before or after the residency, consider Sharedroute.org. i haven't tried it, but it's supposed to be fabu. affordable shuttle buses between Seattle, Portland, and Olympia (not Port Townsend or SeaTac airport, alas) -- biofuel powered, and bicycles ride free.

PT: Restaurant Recommendations from Chow peeps

i asked on the Chowhound site for recommendations on coffeehouses and restaurants in Port Townsend (also Port Angeles and Sequim), and got some good advice! my guidebook on the Olympia Peninsula (the Insider's Guide) also concurs.

Silverwater and Wild Coho appear to be the top choices for fancypants dining, Northwesty style. Tyler Street Bakery and Coffeehouse gets good marks, Ajax Café sounds endearing with its many wacky wearable hats, and Otter Crossing by the marina sounds intriguing for brunch. since i sideline as a travel 'n' food writer, when not making the big bucks as a graduate student, i'll have to check some of this out while i'm there...

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/419012 is the conversation in progress.

WAVE the SAILS

...er, Save the Whales.

My friend Dave Walsh sails the seven seas with Greenpeace, and sends back fascinating reports. Recently: "It's been a weird expedition -- we came to the Southern Ocean ready to stop the whaling ships from killing whales. Instead, we ended up offering rescue services to the very ship we planned to protest against."

He also takes gorgeous photos of animals and geographical areas such as Antarctica.
Weblog: http://weblog.greenpeace.org/oceandefenders
Dave's photographs: http://www.flickr.com/photos/deadlyphoto/