Artists have been asked to explore the edges of their ideas for Saturday’s “Happenings” at Pee Wee’s Farm in Rising Fawn, Ga. Sponsored by the Trenton Arts Council, the event will have “the character of a festival of entertaining dialogue,” according to organizers.
“Happenings” will be defined by spoken words, music and sound, movement and theater, organizers said. The varied assemblage of performing artists will explore the meaning of happenings.
Regional performers and groups will take part.
“The event will be a continuation of the exploratory energy for which the Trenton Arts Council is known,” said the news release.
Gates open at 4 p.m. Overnight camping is included with the $10 admission. Food vendors will be present with a variety of food and soft drinks. Alcoholic beverages are bring-your-own.
To reach the site, take Georgia Exit 136 off I-59 at Trenton, Ga. Follow 136 to Highway 11 and turn right. Continue south on Highway 11 for 5.2 miles to Cureton Mill Road. Pee Wee’s Farm is about one-tenth of a mile down that road.
For more information, visit www.Trentonartscouncil.org or call Bob Dombrowski at 706-657-8858.
ARTIST SAMPLING
* Rich Curtis: This contemporary artist from Alabama is developing a series of vocal sound compositions called “Sound Poems” that attempt to push the limits of the human voice.
* Mirabai Bellydance: The troupe will perform experimental movements based on the study of Middle Eastern dance and fused with elements of modern dance, jazz, hip-hop, various world dance inspiration and usage of props.
* Shaking Ray Levis: Chattanooga-based group will present the experimental sound that has made them known across the country.
* Nada: Ensemble comprises drums, tabla, sitar, harmonium and vocalists in the practice of vocal meditation as part of Bhakti yoga.
* LaDonna Smith: Birmingham, Ala., performer has created a style of improvisation that alternates classical and extended techniques to form sound pictures.
* Ann Law: This Chattanooga improvisational dancer will premiere a multimedia performance, “Happens That We Are Here.”
* The Undoctored Originals: Jazz band works extensively with spoken-word artists to rephrase the character of traditional jazz.
* Laura Winton: This spoken-word performer will perform “Buses,” a series of poems, narratives and meditations on a decade of cross-country and inner-city bus travel.
* Jill Burton: Entertains with an altered brainwave state and uses her voice and movement to express and shift the energetic patterns she reveals.
* Pocketful of Claptonite: An Appalachian trance metal band from Athens, Ga.
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