Above photo: Speakeasy Photos NWBR 2015)
Northwest Recess 2016
August 18th - 21st6
Lookout Arts Quarry, Bellingham, WA
Registration is OPEN!
Food Tickets close Monday, August 15
Map of NW Recess Location
Northwest, our favorite Recess! Or, that's just what we say about all of them... As usual, the inspiring Lookout Arts Quarry plays our host: a magical setting of an 86 acre rock quarry turned circus community south of Bellingham, WA. The days will be filled with swimming and cliff-jumping in the flooded quarry and hiking in the thousands of acres of surrounding national forest! The nights will be filled with dancing in the circus warehouse, the Recess Bus, as well as the legendary floating dance floor that Recess helped custom build four years ago. This, all alongside the usual hallmarks of Recess: artistically-driven parties with Alt, Fusion, and Blues music bumping until well past sunrise and a radically inclusive ethic that can't help but inspire.
SCHOLARSHIP FORM
because rich in heart doesn't always translate...
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 an 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 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!
The Recesses have 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!
Venue Accessibility Statement
We acknowledge that the venues we utilize are not accessible to all bodies. At our events we will do our best to adapt the limitations of the venue to the needs of the people who would like to attend.
Event Accessibility Details: Porta Potties (one ADA). Camping with option for parkable camper sleeping. Access to electricity only at main dance space. No stairs, but gravel roads between venues, main evening dance space, kitchen area, and camping spaces. Outdoor dancing each night. Email [email protected] for details or specific needs requests.
Event Accessibility Details: Porta Potties (one ADA). Camping with option for parkable camper sleeping. Access to electricity only at main dance space. No stairs, but gravel roads between venues, main evening dance space, kitchen area, and camping spaces. Outdoor dancing each night. Email [email protected] for details or specific needs requests.
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 a 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 80s.
- 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 (email [email protected] to give us a heads up in advance), it's probably a good idea to bring some of your own food regardless of whether you buy meal shares.
- Your own cups. Coffee, coffee, coffee, plus a bit of tea and water. Enough said.
- Clothes to be screen printed. We will be offering custom-prints on any clothes you choose to bring. 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"
Thursday Event Arrival Information: Dinner and opening circle at 6pm. Feel free to arrive anytime before 4pm, but know that we'll joyfully ask (and expect) you to help us set up! Music starts at 9pm.
Daily Meal Times: (All heavy on the "ish") 11am Brunch, 6:30pm Dinner.
Dancing Thurs/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.
Dancing Thurs/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.
Email [email protected] to notify us of any other food allergies
One food share entitles you to 4 days of vegetarian food, which includes 3 meals a day.
The first official meal of the event will be Thursday 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 will entitle you to meat with your dinner each day, and occasionally with brunch. 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.
Email [email protected] to notify us of any other food allergies
One food share entitles you to 4 days of vegetarian food, which includes 3 meals a day.
The first official meal of the event will be Thursday 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 will entitle you to meat with your dinner each day, and occasionally with brunch. If you think you want twice that amount, feel free to purchase multiple meat shares.
