WINTER BIRD BATH SHAKEDOWN!!!!

Wahooo! January 28th! We are counting down the days. The date is fast approaching. Check out the knarly poster by Lauren...(ya you read right.. knarly..its the hip new adjective, Hailey told me so)

This whole party planning thing has been a steep learning curve. With organizing the four of us, trying to wrap our heads around all the things one needs to consider when putting on an event this size. Its a little more intense then your average potluck preparation. Venue? Bar? Cover? Bands? DJs? We jumped feet first in, thinking.."oh ya lets just throw a fundraiser party! no problem. get some bands, have some beer, invite our friends, good times right? no big deal". I gotta say, it has been a little overwhelming at times. But what I have found so inspiring, has been the amazing support and talent we have found, right under our noses, in our circle of friends, and family and colleagues. Its humbling when you just start putting it out there..'hey who knows someone who can dj' or 'does anyone know of a designer? a burlesque dancer? a...?' and the ultimate 'would you be willing to give us a hand?'. And over and over we get the answer back of YES! Amazing.

The thing that is exciting about this party, but what also, in my mind, sets the stakes a little higher is that we want to get the dialogue started. To raise some funds, yes, but also to start connecting with our community here at home, about this project we are embarking on. To start reaching out, and to begin  the conversations and knowledge shares about what our community, our friends, and our neighbours are excited about right now. I see the Birds on Bikes project as a connecting of dots down the coast; discovering and passing along the thread that connects us. But where does it begin? What does it look like at the source?
I think what I am trying to say is that I hope you can make it on the 28th. Bring your dancing shoes, but also bring your inspirations. Turn to your neighbour in the beer line, or on the dance floor, and ask them what they are up to, where they come from and what they are inspired by.
Lets steep in the collective awesomeness of our talents and passions.
And lets just wear some feathers in our hair and shake away the January blues....

more info on the line up to come. check back soon!



-Haley