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Every year, IDA opens up our land for the Idapalooza Fruit Jam music festival. This week-long event features queer and trans musicians from around the country, focusing on Southern culture and artists. We also hold workshops, theatrical performances, nature hikes, and try our best to have some good country fun.
Hundreds of people come for Idapalooza every year, and we’re thrilled to see so many radical queer communities converge in one place. The event costs Ida a huge amount of resources, so we ask those who can to contribute $25-$100 for registration as well as $20 each day for meal and camping expenses. If you’re interested in joining us this year, please make sure to read our annual update, posted below.
IDAPALOOZA FRUIT JAM MUSIC FESTIVAL 2010
Event and Music Schedule:
WEDNESDAY JUNE 2ND
Haiti Slideshow by Ivy Jeanne
Black Rainbow
Twatsauce
and
Shellshag
THURSDAY JUNE 3RD
Screening of Riot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance
Sunny Drake's "Other-wise"
Actor/Model
Annie Danger presents "It's That Easy! With Terry VanWeen
*It's That Easy! With Terry VanWeen! In this groundbreaking seminar, world-renowned Motivational Therapist, Terry VanWeen (performance artist Annie Danger), takes you down a khaki-colored rabbit hole of self-help for radicals. Buckle up for an uncanny mishmash of headset mics and leftist politics, guided visualizations and activist struggle. This is the PowerPoint that will change your life. For good.
FRIDAY JUNE 4TH
Dirty Fist
Gender Mountain (Dave End & Emily Bate)
The Degenerettes
SATURDAY JUNE 5TH
Songs for Mom
Signals
Taina Asili y La Banda Rebelde
Dangerous Ponies
Psychic Handbook
SUNDAY JUNE 6TH
Open Mic Night
MONDAY JUNE 7TH
Lonesome Leash (Walt McClements of Why Are We Building Such A Big Ship)
MayaZine
Big Kitty
Dark Dark Dark
ANNUAL UPDATE
***Check out this year's zine text!***
Here we are again!!! Ida is full of life as we buzz around in preparation for this year’s 11th Idapalooza Fruit Jam (June 2 – 7). As the days continue to fly by, we are titillated with phone calls and emails about airport rides, meal ideas, varying needs, and how you might help.
This year, we would love for more folks to do workshops and skillshares. Let us know if you have something you want to share so that we can spread the word. We want everything from welding demonstrations to porn writing workshops.
Many of you who have been to this event have probably noticed that as the Fruit Jam grows, many of the organizers and Ida residents have a hard time avoiding major stress during the festival. We need your help to make Idapalooza sustainable.
As the festival grows, so do the expenses. Also, we continue to make infrastructure improvements and land payments on Ida. This year, if you can, we are asking our family and friends to please pre-register by writing a check or sending a money order made out to IDA (IDA, 904 Vickers Hollow Road, Dowelltown, TN 37059). If you know of a friend who is coming, please pass on this request. Please see the pre-registration form below for details.
It’s important that we keep this event noncommercial and open to people who cannot afford to contribute money, and we’re glad to open our home to those who are broke. However, it doesn’t sustain the festival when people say they cannot give money and then go out and spend money on alcohol. Please help us spread the word that it is important for attendees to contribute financially, to the extent they’re able. Every little bit helps!
This year we are reorganizing the airport pickups. There will only be two Nashville pick-ups most days, so please try your best to schedule flights before 8pm; otherwise, you may have to spend the night in the city. Thank you for your understanding as we try to negotiate the growing popularity of Idapalooza. If you arrive in Nashville by bus or other means, also check out the commuter train to Lebanon, just 30 minutes away from Ida: Commuter Train Tickets and Schedule (Unfortunately, the commuter train does not serve the airport.)
This year we are emphasizing carpooling more than ever, not only to help you all save on gas, but also because our parking situation here on Dry Creek Road is increasingly complicated. To facilitate this, please check out our ride share board.
Don’t worry if you don’t want to sign your life away, there are also countless smaller yet very important ways to volunteer— dishwashers, prep cooks, security shifts, garden harvesters, toilet paper distributors— you name it, you can probably volunteer to do it!
These simple things will help Ida in the preparation and planning of this year’s festival. We are excited for you to join us in music, vegetarian meals, hikes to waterfalls, cave exploration, dancing in the holler and laying in the sun! Just don’t bring your dog…
Seriously, do not bring your dog. If you bring your dog, you will be asked to leave. No exceptions.
For those of you driving, you can get directions here: Ida Directions
Please keep in mind that those of us who live here in the woods year-round depend on good relations with our neighbors and the surrounding community so that we can continue to coexist peacefully. We ask you to keep this in mind and treat folks with respect, drive the speed limit (keep it to 40 MPH on Dry Creek Road where there is no sign posted, much slower on the curvy parts), and not engage in illegal activities. Most people who attend Idapalooza stand out locally and people need to realize they are being watched when they drive and go to local stores. If you engage in ANY illegal activity, it is likely to be reported in the local media and draw undue attention to Ida (don’t laugh—this has happened in the past). Our continued well-being depends on respect for our neighbors and local merchants. In the past, we have had numerous visits from the local police during the Idapalooza Fruit Jam and we have assured them that once again we are aiming to have a peaceful event.
Get your high heels and cowboy boots ready….
See you soon!
The Idahoes
