"Rethinking Art as Social Practice" Festival

While I must confess a certain weakness for the traditional as in Noah Buchanan's Baroque infused paintings, I also enjoy the opposite end of the spectrum: UCSC hosts a conference this week celebrating a decidedly more progressive approach to art: "Intervene! Interrupt! Rethinking Art as Social Practice". So far I've been missing out on the accompanying events & exhibits. There was too much going on. Apropos, let me indulge in a little detour to recount that:
The "Three Penny Opera" was great, an unexpectedly big production, as was the second Gamelan concert. The Film Festival was so-so. Amy is right, it would probably be a good idea to focus on documentaries next time. It was still fun, though. Last night I met Victor, one of my former bosses at UCSC Photo Services, at Bookshop Santa Cruz. I was there for a poetry reading :"Bear Flag Republic: Prose Poems and Poetics from California". Victor was taking a break from shooting SC Film Festival events. He said the photos should end up online. I'll be looking for them.

Back to "Intervene! Interrupt!". There is one major event left on Saturday, "Elizabeth M. Stephens’ & Annie M. Sprinkle's Green Wedding #4." No porn on the schedule this year, so I can attend without fainting! I know Beth Stephens, she used to be a VRC patron; it should be interesting to see her in action.