Utopias of So.Cal. Guide, free now!
Llano Del Rio Guide #4 Available Now Free everywhere
Related events at Santa Monica Museum through July
As the present becomes more fixed in the destructive-ideology of hyper-capitalism, this guide locates places in Southern California where other ideologies have reigned.Utopias of So.Cal. is a free printed map/guide to current and historic utopian communes, colonies, and intentional communities in Southern California. Sited in the guide are collectives founded on ecology, socialism, spirituality, free expression, queer liberation, and feminism. 23 current and historic lebenskunst sites ( a San Diego group committed to facilitating interplanetary dialogue, a LA based community founded on Chicana/o art and consciousness, and a Santa Barbara colony credited with inventing the hot tub and the Renaissance fair). In coordination with the release of this guide, Llano Del RIo is presenting a series of public events (May 28, June 25, July 23rd) in a tree house located by the Santa Monica Museum of Art.
Utopias of So.Cal. contains reflections on the persistence of these colonies in our own utopian consciousness’ written by contemporary artists, filmmakers, and writers; Sandra De La Loza, David Frantz, Janet Sarbanes, Mady Schutzman, Jodie Willie and the Women’s Center For Creative Work (WCCW). This guide, like all Llano Del Rio guides, is free and available to residents of LA county through the mail (send llanodelrio@gmail.com your postal address) or around town (listed below). Utopias of So.Cal. was organized and written by the Llano Del Rio Collective with Erin Schneider, print design by Content Object.
Utopias Of So.Cal. Available Here (as soon as we get ‘em there)!
- 1642 Bar
- Ave. 50 Studios
- Central Branch, LA Public Library
- Echo Park Film Center
- Erewhon Natural Foods
- Golden Bridge Yoga
- Highways Performance Space
- Human Resources
- Libros Shmibros
- Los Angeles Eco-Village
- Machine Project
- Mandrake Bar
- Mystic Journey Bookstore
- Naturewell
- One Life Natural Food Store
- Otherwild
- Santa Monica Museum Of Art
- Self Help Graphics
- Southern California Library For Social Justice
- Thank You For Coming
- The Public School
- The Yoga Collective
- Tribal Café
- Urth Yoga
- Santa Monica City Public Library
- Venice Beach Branch, La Public Library
Sounds For Another Tomorrow- a night of Utopian Music
Date Wednesday, June 25
7pm
Utopia, A Double Feature: Dear Comrade and The Source Family
Wednesday, July 23
Dear Comrade at 7:30
Potluck dinner
The Source Family at 9p