Participate > Spectate

A living field guide to interesting culture. If you know of something I should add, tell me.

My personal favorite? The Los Angeles Breakfast Club

BAY AREA, CA+
Participate:
Art + Water
Church of Clown
Explorers Guild
Medicine Theater
❤️ Resort-O-Rama (October/Santa Rosa)

Spectate**:
Aftel Archive
Artists Television Access
Curiosity Guild
The Marsh
Raining Chainsaws
Rilly Big Shows
State of Play
TEPCO Beach (go at low tide)

And get on Richie Rhombus’ Cool Happenings list (beautifully described as an “in-the-know guide for intimate, quirky, thoughtful events as well as ridiculous parties and larger gatherings outside the mainstream”).

Arizona Tiki Oasis (April annually: Scottsdale)
Atlas 9 (Kansas City)
Burning Man (and its Regionals)
Charles Phoenix’s slideshows (Several U.S. cities)
Chewbacchus (NOLA: Jan. 16, 2027)
Choir! Choir! Choir! (Worldwide)
Death Cafe
Dropout TV improv (Worldwide)
Felt Club with LeBrie Rich (Portland, ongoing)
Flotsam! river circus (Illinois tour)
Fou Fou Ha!: Foutenanny (SF: October 2)
Found Footage Festival (Worldwide)
❤️ ha ha ha ha ha ha ha (La Jolla Playhouse)
Internet Archive
Meow Wolf (Several U.S. cities: ❤️ Opening soon in L.A.)
Night of Ideas (Several U.S. Cities)
PAM-CUT films (Portland, OR)
Polly Superstar’s Writing with Mermaids
Renegade Craft Fair (Several U.S. cities)
Shadow Traffic (NYC)
Tiki Oasis (San Diego)
Theater of the Mind (Now through July 12: Chicago)
Wildland Roots (Portland)

❤️= I plan on attending!

**Some of these could also go under Participate, depending on who you are

*Me = Rusty Blazenhoff

I have a knack for finding the offbeat corners of culture. This page is where I keep a running list of things I think are worth showing up for.

I believe the good stuff usually involves joining in, when possible, not just buying a ticket and watching.

But that’s just my perspective.

Of course, I can’t possibly keep track of everything on my own. If there’s something I should know about, I’m all ears.