Have you got branches that need to be chipped? The city is providing a FREE chipper, Saturday May 5 at 609 Frederick St SE; we're the third event of the day, so they'll probably be at our location around 11:30 a.m. You can start dropping off branches at 6:30 a.m.; go down the alley behind Frederick.  (The pile will be very obvious!) Download the Chipping Event flier for additional information.

What can I chip?

• Limbs and branches up to 6” in diameter (longer is better).
• Woody debris from shrubs and plants.

What can’t I chip?

• Vines like ivy and blackberry.
• Holly or other thorny material.
• Juniper.
• Twisted branches like rhododendron.
• Limbs with wide forks.
• Dirt-covered branches.
• Lumber—we can’t risk damaging the machine with a nail.

Dear friends,

Within the next few weeks Olympia will host the first Free of Kings 'Build-It!' Conference!  The Free of Kings Conference is a conference and project to create a radical, co-op (member-owned) free speech alternative to social networking websites.

Many of the largest social networking websites are owned by right-wing groups, multinational corporations, or a small clique of volunteers which puts censorship into the hands of a few power-tripping individuals: self-appointed Kings.

-The Mission of the Conference is:

-To network people from around the world who are working on non-corporate social networking projects or non-corporate virtual community projects.
 
-To Build a Radical, Co-op (member-owned), opensource Free Speech, Social Networking Website Which Would be Better than Myspace, Youtube, Livejournal, Match.com, Dontstayin.com and Indymedia... Combined.

Date: Friday, May 18th, 2007
Time: 12:00 pm-4pm.

Location: Olympia Freeschool Building, 610 Columbia Street SW, Olympia, WA 98501
Registration Fees: The entire event is free and refreshments will be served.

The ‘Free of Kings’ Conference on
May 18th, 2007 would like you to help change the power structure!

You will find flyers on the website at http://www.FreeOfKings.org

We are now asking for your help!  Please simply visit the website, print out flyers and post them in areas where you know people may be interested in creating a social netyworking website!  Activist groups, co-op groups and other community organizations!  Thank you for your support!  

The conference is completely free of charge and refreshments will be served.  Thank you!

E-mail interviews of Oly artists in conjunction with current shows around Olympia. The format of the interviews is as follows: three questions are e-mailed to the artist, the artist responds to the three questions, the answers are mulled over, one final question is e-mailed to the artist and the artist responds. All questions and answers are posted on OlyBlog.

My goals are: to promote the local artists and art scene, allow artists to express themselves in a nontraditional format, allow a potential audience to experience the art slightly differently than the status quo and to get to know local artists in a fun and playful manner.

If you are an Oly Artist with upcoming or currently accessible art in the Olympia area and you're interested in an e-mail interview, please contact me at: wordsrend(at)gmail(dot)com. If possible I would like to see your work prior to extending questions. A .jpg of your work to accompany the interview on OlyBlog would be super fantastic.

photo by Chaney

photo by Chaney

photo by Chaney

photo by Chaney