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FINAL JAMS
We want to thank all of our organizers and volunteers for helping to make the first half of our season a complete success!
Our last Jam of the season will take place on Tuesday, September 17th in Palmisano Park. Visit fullmoonjam.org/schedule for more details!
We will also be participating in the Arts in the Dark Parade on Saturday, October 19th, and the Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade on Thursday, October 31st. We will be announcing more details about the parades towards the end of September!
EQUINOX FLOW FEST 2024
On September 20th-22nd we will be hosting the Equinox Flow Fest - a family-friendly, sober campout festival at the Grounding Grove in Woodstock, IL. On both Friday and Saturday nights, we will hold a late-night open fire & drum jam, and during the day on Saturday we will host a wide variety of all-ages workshops!
For complete details, including tickets, workshop schedule, site map and FAQs, visit Fullmoonjam.org/equinoxflowfest
WINTER WORKSHOP SERIES
Thanks to a generous grant provided by the Fund The Flow Arts, Chicago Full Moon Jam will be hosting a Winter Workshop Series held on every second Saturday running from November - April. These daytime all-ages flow workshops will be held at various Park District Fieldhouses where classes will take place between 11:00am - 3:00pm with a Flow Jam taking place afterward from 3:00pm - 5:00pm.
We are looking for 12+ instructors to teach classes at these events. Each instructor will be offered $150 for each class taught, as well as an allergen-friendly lunch.
We are also putting together a prop library for all the classes listed below so that anyone can attend. If you have any old props you would like to contribute to the Jam library, please send an email to info@fullmoonjam.org with the quantity and condition of the props you would like to donate!
If you would like to participate as an instructor in this series, please fill out the Winter Workshop Application Form by Sunday, October 20th! We plan to review the applications and notify everyone of our final selections by November 1st.
We will be announcing more details on the location and schedule of the Winter Workshop series at the end of September!
MIDWEST FLOW FEST
Midwest Flow Fest is back! Join them for 30+ workshops in dance, yoga, acro & flow arts- September 7th in Chicago's Ping Tom Memorial Park. Enjoy FREE ENTRY, free introductory workshops ALL DAY LONG, unique vendors, and performances- you never know what FUN will SPROUT! Workshop passes for ALL DAY access into intermediate or advanced workshops are $45 until Aug and then $55 until the event- they'll be $70 onsite at the event. Come outside and play!
Visit FlowFests.com for more info.
TACO TUESDAY FLOW JAM
For those looking for ways to meet up with more flow friends, we encourage you to check out Taco Tuesday Flow Jam in Palmer Square Park. It is a wonderful opportunity to connect with the flow community, learn new flow skills, and make new friends!
Taco Tuesday Flow Jam is a weekly gathering of flow artists, acro yogis, and jugglers. It’s a great small event to learn new skills and connect with the local community! It starts at 5 PM and goes until sundown every Tuesday. It’s located in the center of Palmer Square on the north side of the park near the totem pole.
For more information visit their Facebook page:
Q1 & Q2 BOARD MEETING NOTES
We encourage the community to stay up to date on the latest behind-the-scenes discussions and developments of the Full Moon Jams. In the spirit of transparency, we are sharing the Q1 & Q2 board meeting minute notes of the Full Moon Jam Foundation with the community.
PERFORMER SPOTLIGHT: Olivia Morgan (she/her)
I have been coming to FMJ since they started back up again in 2021. I’ve been doing flow and fire spinning since early 2021. In late 2020, I met and became friends with a couple organizers/volunteers of FMJ. Soon after, I started experimenting with different props, practicing/flowing, and after a few months burning. Living in the suburbs, however, pretty far away from other flow people, my flow journey mainly started off as a solo one…practicing and experimenting in abandoned parking lots with cheap or homemade props.
I started off with a long-string levi wand and a homemade long-staff, before finally discovering that dragon-staff is the prop for me. And recently I was gifted a fire trident that I am excited to burn and perform with more! I love the sense of community and art. There is space there for all types of artists. Fire dancers, photographers, drummers, dancers, etc. And I love that it gives people a place to burn and perform that would otherwise not have that. The last couple of years I’ve especially been enjoying bouncing back and forth between burning/performing and photographing the jams.
Photo credit: Ryan Brandoff
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