Craig and I are vending at the next Prepare for the Playa (this coming Sunday) and in August at Cafe Cocomo. Come out and support us! or just have a drink! Oh, and treat of all treats, Isa aka GlitterGirl from Temple of Poi will be performing and teaching a class there! Bonus!

Prepare for the Playa is an amazing event filled to overflowing with creativity and community, including vendors, how-to clinics, performances, connections and creativity. You'll be sure to leave revved up for Burning Man and beyond!

Hope to see you there! Craig and I won't be attending Burning Man this year <gasp> so purchase a costume from us to take a little piece of us to the playa with you this year!

This time we'll be outside in a cabana and I'll be showing some amazing art from a friend, some of it black light reactive...I'm positive you'll be just as excited as I am about this art! www.sizzleart.com.

If you are interested in custom clothing or hair pieces, contact Craig (www.strangeattractorfashions.com) or myself (www.melzdesigns.com).

We are also looking for a few flamboyant male models for the August 17th fashion show, so contact us if you are interested in that:)

Cheers, Melinda aka MelZ aka FireCracker aka Mistress Mel
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Prepare for the Playa Continues...
Sunday July 20th, 2008

Connecting you to what you need to be prepared for the burn! Fashion shows, Music, Performances, How to Clinics + so much more

35 + Playa Specific Vendor Designers
Lucid Dawn * Sinthetex * Black Lotus Clothing * Annieland * Fati Beloved * Fire Fly Style * Wild on the Inside * Kayo * Wild Card * Sparkle Plenty Creations * Jan Hilmer * Tawapa * Strange Attractor Fashions & MelZ Designs * Miss Be * Dreamtime * Micheals Light Toys * FurrPlay * Minerva's Antenae * Manipadma * Miranda Caroligne * Hipstirr * Wild Ponies * Twisted Traveler * Podbelts * Ayya Wear * Space Turtle * Cinder Garden Designs * Foxy Monster * Super Sugar Ray Ray * Chacabraka * Urban Warrior * Lasers and Lights * Shawna Hoffman * Gadgitron's Masks & Goggles * Sol Man * and more...

Three Funky Fashion Shows at
3:30pm, 5:30pm and 7:30pm!!!
Showing the funkiest, most eclectic, unique and hard to find playa products and fashions to get you ready for the Burn! Pictures & Videos from June on the website - Check them out!

Live performances Hourly by hoop dancers, poi spinners, belly dancers, acoustic musicians and more!
* Glittergirl of Temple of Poi Performance * Lucid Dawn - with the XOX Burlesque * Kippy Marks * Ambassador of Trouts and more!

Playa 'U' How to Clinics and Demonstrations all day - Learn from seasoned burners in a series of how to's and demonstrations from:* Burning Man Earth Guardians * Solar Power * El Wire * Lasers * Fashion Turbans * Enlivened Massage * Temple of Poi Spinning* Blue Jean M.O.O.P. Bag conversion * Camp Shower construction * Hair Imagineer and more!

Prepare for the Playa
July 20th & August 17th
1pm-10pm at

Cafe Cocomo 650 Indiana Street, SF
Free entrance 1 -3pm; afer 3pm $10
*benefiting Playa Artist Peter Hudson!

www.preparefortheplaya.com

Playa DJs:
Laird (Lush Camp)
Dex Stakker (Opulent Temple)

Sneak Peak at our Event Benefactor, Peter Hudson's '08 Playa Art Installation Peter Hudson designer of Homorobourous (Monkey Temple) is bringing his new 2008 Tantalus project to Burning Man. Come listen to his presentation & support his cause www.hudzo.com

BE THE ART!!
Playa wear strongly encouraged!

Prepare for the Playa would like to thank our sponsors for their promotional support to make these events possible:
Five & Diamond www.fiveanddiamond.com
Nitevibe
www.nitevibe.com
Wild on the Inside www.wildontheinside.com
Metrowize
www.metrowize.com
Lotus Vodka
www.lotusvodka.com
Nicole Presents
www.nicolepresents.com
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