Berries and JAM
The sky called to me when Caeli La paraded through my doorway in her spectacular glitter get up. “You have to see the moon right now!” She exclaimed as I handed her a bottle of Korbel and an embrace. We were less than three hours away from 2013, yet frozen in time by Luna’s captivating presence. Life, like our moon, happens in phases. This particular moon was ripe and burning with desire. Sea of Dreams 2012 invited its attendees to embrace the unknown. By late November I accepted this notion and surrendered to its unique flow. To find comfort...
Aura Music & Arts Festival makes a big move in its 4th year to the hallowed grounds of the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park. Last year Aura took place in Saint Cloud, FL which is slightly south of Orlando. The venue filled with peacocks and orange trees was great, but it was ill prepared for the Florida rainstorms. This year’s festival goers will be pleased to experience the many amenities that Suwannee, the premier music festival spot in all of Florida, has to offer. Aura might have made a significant change in terms of its location, but its lineup has...
2012 has been a year full of intimidating questions outnumbered by ambiguous explanations. Our generation is facing uprooting issues at both individual and global levels. Although uncertainty surrounds our lives, one repetitive notion seems to be clear: a new age is dawning upon us. But what is to come of this “shift in consciousness?” Is it real? And are we really a part of another picture? In response to a world seeking answers, “LunaSea” was a thoughtfully chosen theme for the 13th annual Sea of Dreams. Luna is a Latin word referring primarily to the Moon. The pull of gravity...
Behind every successful festival lies a hardworking productions team. Bear Creek’s crew allowed the 2012 event to run its course like a smooth operator. Enjoyable at every moment friends claimed homes in a Spanish Moss jungle for a *jam* packed weekend full of funk. The venue, Spirit of the Suwannee, offers its special guests seclusive campgrounds complete with s’more providing fire pits. SOS works passionately to keep their venue sparkling clean and offers a handful of non-normal festival amenities like real restrooms and showers that are available for use by anyone at the event. Although it was a bit chilly...
