| Date & Time: | Monday, March 16, 2009
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6:00 PM |
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| Location: |
Palmer Events Center 900 Barton Springs Rd Austin, TX view map |
| More Info: | www.plutopia.org |
March 1, 2009 (Austin, TX) - As SXSWi has grown in popularity, attendance has swelled and corporate-sponsored parties have popped up like mushrooms in cow pies. The typical party affords participants the opportunity to stand in very long lines for warm beer, chips and salsa and an opportunity to schmooze with fellow attendees. Plutopia offers a refreshing alternative to this formula with an evening of cutting-edge technology, art, music, and performance on Monday, March 16, 2009 from 6 p.m. to midnight at Palmer Events Center in Austin.
"Plutopia is a futurist think tank that produces events," says event producer Maggie Duval. The word 'plutopia' came out last year as we were thinking about pluralist utopias. We didn’t want just one idea; we realized there are an infinite number of possible futures and outcomes, and this event is designed to explore those on a local to global scale."
The theme of this year's event is Living Systems. Participants were invited to explore what constitutes a living system. The result is a convergence of local, national and international pioneers from the fields of futurism, technology, sustainability, media and art.
"Our events are about putting together things in new and different ways that wouldn't normally go together," said Duval. "There will be tons of things to play with and interact with."
Musical headliner will be Ian McLagan and the Bump Band. 'Mac' is a living system unto himself. "Mac's 40-year-career is a node on huge spiderweb network where if you tug on any thread, or musician in the network, it goes back to Mac," said Duval. "He has played with everybody." The event will also feature 15 other bands, including Hipnautica, Black Pig Liberation Front, Exstus, Tolera Storm, DJ John Gomi and Beatimprint.
Representing for the sustainability community will be Urban Roots, an Austin group that teaches urban youth how to grow their own food and learn entrepreneurial skills. Austin Green Art will have a mobile farm, and Edible Austin will have farmers on hand to answer questions.
Plutopia will be showcasing a diverse group of performers and speakers. The Heather Gold Show will be returning to Plutopia for the second time with her new show, Something From Nothing. Futurist author Bruce Sterling will speak about his new project, The User's Guide to Imaginary Gadgets. Transhumanist philosopher Natasha Vita-More will be doing a presentation on The Media Arts of Human Enhancement.
Scattered throughout Palmer Event Center's main exhibition hall and atrium will be 70 art installations and exhibitions with artists from Austin, San Francisco, New York, Britain and Thailand. Notable artists include Stanza, Max More, Sandy Stone, Adam Zaretsky & Sarawut Chutiwongpeti.
Plutopia happens from 6 p.m. to midnight at Palmer Events Center in downtown Austin. It is free to SXSW badge holders, and is open to the general public. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at ( plutopia.eventbrite.com ). A portion of the evening’s proceeds will benefit EFF Austin and Urban Roots.
Plutopia's 2009 Platinum Sponsors include SXSW, Laughing Squid, FG Squared, The Futures Lab, Door64, Social Web Strategies and Texas Rollergirls.
For more information, see ( www.plutopia.org ).
"Plutopia is a futurist think tank that produces events," says event producer Maggie Duval. The word 'plutopia' came out last year as we were thinking about pluralist utopias. We didn’t want just one idea; we realized there are an infinite number of possible futures and outcomes, and this event is designed to explore those on a local to global scale."
The theme of this year's event is Living Systems. Participants were invited to explore what constitutes a living system. The result is a convergence of local, national and international pioneers from the fields of futurism, technology, sustainability, media and art.
"Our events are about putting together things in new and different ways that wouldn't normally go together," said Duval. "There will be tons of things to play with and interact with."
Musical headliner will be Ian McLagan and the Bump Band. 'Mac' is a living system unto himself. "Mac's 40-year-career is a node on huge spiderweb network where if you tug on any thread, or musician in the network, it goes back to Mac," said Duval. "He has played with everybody." The event will also feature 15 other bands, including Hipnautica, Black Pig Liberation Front, Exstus, Tolera Storm, DJ John Gomi and Beatimprint.
Representing for the sustainability community will be Urban Roots, an Austin group that teaches urban youth how to grow their own food and learn entrepreneurial skills. Austin Green Art will have a mobile farm, and Edible Austin will have farmers on hand to answer questions.
Plutopia will be showcasing a diverse group of performers and speakers. The Heather Gold Show will be returning to Plutopia for the second time with her new show, Something From Nothing. Futurist author Bruce Sterling will speak about his new project, The User's Guide to Imaginary Gadgets. Transhumanist philosopher Natasha Vita-More will be doing a presentation on The Media Arts of Human Enhancement.
Scattered throughout Palmer Event Center's main exhibition hall and atrium will be 70 art installations and exhibitions with artists from Austin, San Francisco, New York, Britain and Thailand. Notable artists include Stanza, Max More, Sandy Stone, Adam Zaretsky & Sarawut Chutiwongpeti.
Plutopia happens from 6 p.m. to midnight at Palmer Events Center in downtown Austin. It is free to SXSW badge holders, and is open to the general public. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at ( plutopia.eventbrite.com ). A portion of the evening’s proceeds will benefit EFF Austin and Urban Roots.
Plutopia's 2009 Platinum Sponsors include SXSW, Laughing Squid, FG Squared, The Futures Lab, Door64, Social Web Strategies and Texas Rollergirls.
For more information, see ( www.plutopia.org ).
Who's Going?
The host of this event has chosen to keep the invite list private
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