Above photo Devi Diana, ABR 2014
The Aspen Recess 2015
Paonia, CO
September 10-13, 2015
Registration is OPEN!
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Map of Aspen Recess Location
A jam-packed weekend of Alt-Blues, Blues, and Fusion dancing, camping, hiking, and dancing in some of the most beautiful and rugged mountains in the country. ABR was the first of a unique series of national alt-blues/fusion exchanges that focus on building dancer community and solidarity, love for the outdoors, and unrestrained self-expression through dance and music. Aspen Recess is unique because the event itself is your host, with every dancer living, exploring, and dancing together in the same place all weekend.
Again, this year we are tailoring ABR to be more like the west coast Recesses. It means you will have the option to eat communal meals with the event if you decide to buy into the Recess Food Coop ($35 veggie meal plan, with an option of adding a $20 meat share). Additionally, this year everyone who registers will sign up for a couple hour "plug-in" shift to help make the event happen. A typical plug-in shift might be spent helping in the kitchen to cook for your fellow Recessors or building sweet art installations to dance in all night. You will sign up for your Plug-In shift when you arrive at the event.
Again, this year we are tailoring ABR to be more like the west coast Recesses. It means you will have the option to eat communal meals with the event if you decide to buy into the Recess Food Coop ($35 veggie meal plan, with an option of adding a $20 meat share). Additionally, this year everyone who registers will sign up for a couple hour "plug-in" shift to help make the event happen. A typical plug-in shift might be spent helping in the kitchen to cook for your fellow Recessors or building sweet art installations to dance in all night. You will sign up for your Plug-In shift when you arrive at the event.
2015 Event Schedule
Thursday
10am: Coffee in town with us!!
11am: Start the work party on Ian's land! (also where we are camping Thursday and Friday nights)
6pm: Official start! Dinner time at Ian's land. (map above)
8pm: Unofficial pre party at The Blue Sage in Paonia with We Dream Dawn. $10 entrance without ABR ticket, $5 entrance with ABR ticket.
11pm - 2:30am: Official party in the upstairs loft apartment of the Blue Sage!
Friday
11am: Brunch where we are camping!
Daytime: Play, Play, Play!
8pm: Dance starts up at the Darby Ranch's earth ship dance studio, a 10 min walk up from where we are camping! Special Guest The Grizzly Pears (bio below).
Saturday
Brunch: on your own in Paonia Town! Main Street is the jam!
Camping up on Kebler Pass. Exact location will be HERE! There will not be phone or 4G reception for Saturday and Sunday and you will loose reception as soon as you leave Carbondale or Paonia, so map it ahead of time!! Otherwise, look for our big sign on the road towards Crested Butte from the Paonia, Reservoir. Start looking for the sign 11 miles once you leave pavement (set your odometers!) and if you see mile marker 18, you have gone too far!. Plan ahead, plan ahead, plan ahead.
6:30pm: Dinner on the Kebler Pass campsite.
8pm: Dance dance dance up in the Aspens!
Sunday
11am: Brunch on the pass
6pm: Dinner on the pass
8pm: Dance dance dance on the pass!
Monday
Wake up on the pass, eat good food, give some hugs, be inspired, go for a hike or something fun. say goodbyes and drive into the sunset.
Just announced! Live Music: Grizzly Pears
The Grizzly Pears Jazz Band bring you the finest in ragtime, grinder blues and viper jazz, celebrating the rich musical tradition of early 20th century New Orleans flavored by a dash of irreverent humor and North Fork food and arts culture. Lazer Kid-Kotowich on trombone and vocals, Jon Hickam on multiple instruments and vocals, and David Alderdice on percussion.
Thursday
10am: Coffee in town with us!!
11am: Start the work party on Ian's land! (also where we are camping Thursday and Friday nights)
6pm: Official start! Dinner time at Ian's land. (map above)
8pm: Unofficial pre party at The Blue Sage in Paonia with We Dream Dawn. $10 entrance without ABR ticket, $5 entrance with ABR ticket.
11pm - 2:30am: Official party in the upstairs loft apartment of the Blue Sage!
Friday
11am: Brunch where we are camping!
Daytime: Play, Play, Play!
8pm: Dance starts up at the Darby Ranch's earth ship dance studio, a 10 min walk up from where we are camping! Special Guest The Grizzly Pears (bio below).
Saturday
Brunch: on your own in Paonia Town! Main Street is the jam!
Camping up on Kebler Pass. Exact location will be HERE! There will not be phone or 4G reception for Saturday and Sunday and you will loose reception as soon as you leave Carbondale or Paonia, so map it ahead of time!! Otherwise, look for our big sign on the road towards Crested Butte from the Paonia, Reservoir. Start looking for the sign 11 miles once you leave pavement (set your odometers!) and if you see mile marker 18, you have gone too far!. Plan ahead, plan ahead, plan ahead.
6:30pm: Dinner on the Kebler Pass campsite.
8pm: Dance dance dance up in the Aspens!
Sunday
11am: Brunch on the pass
6pm: Dinner on the pass
8pm: Dance dance dance on the pass!
Monday
Wake up on the pass, eat good food, give some hugs, be inspired, go for a hike or something fun. say goodbyes and drive into the sunset.
Just announced! Live Music: Grizzly Pears
The Grizzly Pears Jazz Band bring you the finest in ragtime, grinder blues and viper jazz, celebrating the rich musical tradition of early 20th century New Orleans flavored by a dash of irreverent humor and North Fork food and arts culture. Lazer Kid-Kotowich on trombone and vocals, Jon Hickam on multiple instruments and vocals, and David Alderdice on percussion.
Event Pricing: Sliding Scale
Please pay at the upper end of what you can afford to help make this event affordable and accessible for everyone in the community.
Can't Afford A Low-Income Ticket? Fill out our Scholarship Form*
$75 Low Income Ticket
$95 Mid-Low Income
$135 Mid Income Ticket
$195 Upper Income
$250 Benevolent Gentry Ticket
Recess Food Co-op Prices (read bellow for details)
$25 veggie meals for your entire time at the event
$15 (in addition to above veggie ticket) for 4 days of meat with your meals
*Please note that Scholarship covers only entrance to the event and does not cover food. While we really believe in financial accessibility, the amount we charge for food is literally the cost it takes us to feed you, so we ask that you try to cover your food costs if at all possible. We are charging less than $3 dollars a meal for local, organic food with big portions. We generally ask that people either cover their own food costs to buy meal tickets or that they try to feed themselves at the event.
Can't Afford A Low-Income Ticket? Fill out our Scholarship Form*
$75 Low Income Ticket
$95 Mid-Low Income
$135 Mid Income Ticket
$195 Upper Income
$250 Benevolent Gentry Ticket
Recess Food Co-op Prices (read bellow for details)
$25 veggie meals for your entire time at the event
$15 (in addition to above veggie ticket) for 4 days of meat with your meals
*Please note that Scholarship covers only entrance to the event and does not cover food. While we really believe in financial accessibility, the amount we charge for food is literally the cost it takes us to feed you, so we ask that you try to cover your food costs if at all possible. We are charging less than $3 dollars a meal for local, organic food with big portions. We generally ask that people either cover their own food costs to buy meal tickets or that they try to feed themselves at the event.
Aspen Recess Rainbow Forms
SCHOLARSHIP FORM
because rich in heart doesn't always translate...
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER
just cuz it's what makes it all worth it.
RIDESHARE BOARD
fill a car, find a ride, fall in love
Plugging Into The Recess
Recess events are not run by some huge production company; they are run and produced by you! Every single person who registers will work one volunteer shift during the event. You will get to choose where you plug in: working in the kitchen, building one of our structures, helping folks register and find their way around, creating a enchanted ambiance for the dances, supporting all our hard-working volunteers…whatever you decide, you’ll be helping to make the Recess magic happen.
The Recesses have had required volunteering for years, and many participants tell us that their volunteer shift was a highlight of their experience. You’ll get to hang out with people you may never have otherwise met, and most importantly you'll have an opportunity to spend time in genuine service to your community. This event and this community belong to you!
When you arrive at the event you will have a chance to pick how you want to plug-in and who you want to work with.
The Recesses have had required volunteering for years, and many participants tell us that their volunteer shift was a highlight of their experience. You’ll get to hang out with people you may never have otherwise met, and most importantly you'll have an opportunity to spend time in genuine service to your community. This event and this community belong to you!
When you arrive at the event you will have a chance to pick how you want to plug-in and who you want to work with.
Recess Survival Guide: What You Should Know
This is a mostly off-the-grid event: please don't expect to be able to charge your cell phone or your air mattress pump. We will have shower with hot water, flush toilets, as well as porta-johns. However, to make sure you are fully prepared, make sure you bring all of the following:
- Build will begin Thursday morning, official arrival is at 4pm on Thursday. Feel free to arrive before the 4pm start time, but plan to help us set up!
- Everything you need for camping We are talking ground pad, sleeping bag, tent, the works.
- Sun screen, bug spray, and clothes to be in the sun for much of the day. Temperatures at night will probably be in the 50s with daytime highs in the low 80s, and could be pretty chilly at night.
- Snacks. If you buy meal shares we will feed you three meals a day plus snacks, (with vegetarian, vegan, gluten free, and meat options). If, however, you have other crazy allergies or dietary restrictions, it's probably a good idea to bring some of your own food regardless of whether you buy meal shares.
- NEW Your own MUG. We've invested in dishware and have collected silverware over the years. Unless you prefer to eat from your own dishware, don't worry about bringing it! Do however bring your own mug for yummy warm coffee or tea in the morning. We recommend putting your name and city on whatever you bring and don´t bring your grandmother´s china or anything else you'd be devastated to lose.
- Item(s) of clothing to be screenprinted + $10 donation for the artist. We will be offering custom-prints on any clothes you choose to bring—suggested donation $10. Clothing must be dropped off for screen printing on Friday and/or Saturday morning and will be available for pick-up Sunday afternoon. The inks will be black and white, so bring clothes that will show those colors well. Also keep in mind that textured fabric and seams are hard to print on and often produce less-than-ideal outcomes.
Tentative Event Schedule: All Heavy On the "Ish"
Event Arrival Information: Event build starts Thursday, Friday afternoon is arrival and set-up. Dinner and opening circle is Friday at 6pm. Feel free to arrive anytime earlier, but know that we'll joyfully ask (and expect) you to help us set up! Music starts Friday at 9pm.
Daily Meal Times: (All heavy on the "ish") 11am Brunch, 6:30pm Dinner, 1am Late Night Meal.
Dancing Fri/Sat/Sun nights: 9pm - When we stop. With venue changes and transitions..
Monday Noon: We miss you already, thanks for the beauty! Now let's clean up!
Daily Meal Times: (All heavy on the "ish") 11am Brunch, 6:30pm Dinner, 1am Late Night Meal.
Dancing Fri/Sat/Sun nights: 9pm - When we stop. With venue changes and transitions..
Monday Noon: We miss you already, thanks for the beauty! Now let's clean up!
What is the Recess food Co-op?
As always, collective meals and snacks will be available all day every day. Everyone who wants to eat with us can buy a food share and our kitchen team will pool all the cooperative food funds and volunteer labor to provide totally awesome meals made with the most fresh, local and organic food possible.
Vegan and gluten-free options will be available at every meal.
One food share ($25/event for Aspen) entitles you to 3 days of vegetarian food, which includes 3 meals a day.
The first official meal of the event will be Friday dinner, and the last Monday Brunch.
In addition to your veggie share, you can buy a meat share. Because meat is extremely resource intensive not just to produce, but to buy, refrigerate off grid, and prepare safely, there will be an additional cost for meat shares. One meat share ($15/event for Aspen) will entitle you to meat meals, including one 3 - 4 oz. servings of meat each day. If you think you want twice that amount, feel free to purchase multiple meat shares.
Vegan and gluten-free options will be available at every meal.
One food share ($25/event for Aspen) entitles you to 3 days of vegetarian food, which includes 3 meals a day.
The first official meal of the event will be Friday dinner, and the last Monday Brunch.
In addition to your veggie share, you can buy a meat share. Because meat is extremely resource intensive not just to produce, but to buy, refrigerate off grid, and prepare safely, there will be an additional cost for meat shares. One meat share ($15/event for Aspen) will entitle you to meat meals, including one 3 - 4 oz. servings of meat each day. If you think you want twice that amount, feel free to purchase multiple meat shares.
Below is our 4in x 6in promo flyer. feel free to print and distribute, or email us if you would like us to snail mail you some to help flyer your local dance scene.
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