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Those of us who experienced the Integratron last time know what a unique and special place it is, loaded with power, intrigue, wit and wisdom from our alien overlords and our worldy hosts. If you went then and loved it, we hope you can return with us for a big Halloween adventure and dance party. If you missed that starship excursion, we hope you can join in now!

(To get an idea of the fun we had, check out the low down from our previous event here!
http://www.meetup.com/UrbanAdventures/calendar/9479957/ )

Once again we will hit Pappy and Harriet’s (53688 Pioneertown Rd. Pioneertown, CA) for lunch at 1, and then we’ll have free form time to explore the National Park, check out the fantastic shops and artwork of the area, and head out to Landers, where the Integratron awaits us for a check-in time of 4:00 p.m If you miss us at Pappy and Harriet’s, meet us at the Integratron at 4. Please don’t go too early because our hosts will be occupied with the last of the Public Sound bath people. There are great spots to hang out in until we all assemble and our fun begins!

We will explore the grounds and settle in, case out the hammock village, enjoy a welcoming beverage, and carve our pumpkins for our contest! This event is BYOB and BYOG—“Bring Your Own Gourd.” (Please bring your own carving implements too).

At 5:30 we will have our sound bath, offered by one of the wonderful sisters who own and share the Integratron with earthlings.

As evening falls, we will set our pumpkins glowing and share in a fantastic feast utilizing the grills provided at the site (there will be plenty of vegan options and side dishes).

We’ll cap off dinner with the pumpkin parade, and then it’s time for our Alien Crash Site Dance Party!

We will party all around the compound, with a big bonfire in one area, a thumping dance hall in one of the smaller structures, and a delightful chill-style relaxation and psychic enhancement zone in the dome itself.

There are areas to camp all around the dome, so bring your tent if you are hoping for a little more privacy. We can also sleep in the dome itself. The upper part is heated only by a few heaters and it will be chilly, so bring your best sleeping bag or some good blankets. The Integratron has a limited number of spare sleeping bags and mats if you need one, but bring ‘em if ya got ‘em.

The downstairs of the dome has a bigger heater and is a little cozier. This is the high desert, but with the right gear and attitude we’ll all be comfy cozy! There are chairs on site for the bonfire, so no worries about bringing camp chairs.

Our meals will have both carnivore and vegan elements.

Dinner, breakfast, lodging, sound bath and special glowing surprises are included in the price. Please BYOB and BYOPumpkin! We will also have a Costume Contest, so get cracking with that tin-foil y’all!

Sunday morning we will have a quick breakfast and head off to explore Giant Rock, one of the crazier features on the local landscape, and a big part of the history of the Integratron.

Since we loved it so much the first time, we will once again visit the Noah Purifoy Outdoor Museum on Sunday morning.

Parking here is ample, but we always recommend car pooling (to build UA bonding!), with passengers sharing gas money with the drivers.

The price for this event is $88.00

Due to the many components required to pull this off in full UA style, you MUST pay for your slot when you RSVP. There will be no exceptions. If you do not dig pay pal, you must contact me directly and immediately to make other arrangements when you RSVP. Refunds will only be offered if the event is cancelled or if there is someone else to take your place, in which case you will directly pay back the person whose slot you took.

PAY HERE VIA PAY PAL

Link for the Integraton… http://integratron.co...
For Pappy and Harriet’s…http://www.pappyandharriets.com/page4.html
For some wild stuff about Giant Rock and the splitting of it…
http://atlasobscura.com/places/giant-rock
http://www.labyrinthina.com/rock.htm
For Noah Purifoy Sculpture Garden…
http://blog.adampaul.com/2009/05/13/wordless-wednesday-noah-purifoys-outdoor-desert-art-museum/

I will have maps for everyone to the various spots we’ll be checking out.

Directions to the Integratron from Los Angeles and points west: The Integratron is located about a two and a half hour drive east of Los Angeles. Take I-10 east to the CA Hwy 62 exit (Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, 29 Palms) past the highway 111/Palm Springs exit. Drive northeast about 25 minutes to the town of Yucca Valley. At the main intersection in town just past Carl's Jr., turn left at Old Woman Springs Road/Hwy 247. Drive 10 miles to Reche Road, where there is a large "Landers" sign on the right. Turn right, and drive 2.2 miles to Belfield Blvd. Turn left and drive about 1 mile. The Integratron is at the end of Belfield Blvd, just before the intersection of Linn Road.

From Joshua Tree or 29 Palms: Locate Sunburst Avenue at a stoplight a few blocks east of central Joshua Tree. Turn north on Sunburst until the pavement ends at Golden. Turn right on Golden, and continue to the hard left turn at Border. Follow Border and continue until the pavement takes a hard left, about 6 miles, and becomes Reche Road. Continue on into Landers, about 6 miles. Less than half a mile past the Landers post office, turn right onto Belfield Blvd. Continue about a mile to the Integratron. The entrance will be on the right.

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This Saturday at 11am come explore the best art show in Los Angeles!
The Brewery ArtWalk is a twice annual open studio weekend at the worlds largest art colony. Each ArtWalk, over 100 resident artists participate. During this event, you will have the opportunity to see new works, discover new favorites, speak with the artists and purchase artworks directly from the artists at studio prices.

The next Brewery ArtWalk takes place:
October 24th and 25th, from
11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Don't forget to wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a water bottle! You can buy water there, but it might be hot.

Admission is free and so is parking. Come support LA’s finest artists, take home some great works and dine at the on-site restaurant.

We will meet at entrance across from Post Office parking lot at 11am
Also we will meet up again at 1:30pm at the food court in center of complex

We will break into small groups, it is kind of hard to stay together as everyone takes a different amount of time and has different interests. So this will basically be a *self guided tour.

Directions
The Brewery is located at 2100 North Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031, we are off the I-5 Freeway at Main Street.

from the Westside:
take the 10 (San Bernadino) freeway East, past downtown L.A.,
to the 5 (Golden State) freeway North
to the Main Street Exit.
turn right at the stop sign of the Main Street Offramp.
turn right on Main Street
turn left on Moulton Avenue (one half-block past Avenue 20)

from the San Fernando Valley
Take the 134 Freeway East
to the 5 (santa Ana) freeway South to the Main Street off ramp (this comes up quickly)
turn right onto Main Street
turn left on Moulton Avenue (located one half-block past Avenue 20)

from Orange County
Take the 5 (Golden State) North. Exit Main Street.
turn right at the stop sign of the Main Street Offramp.
turn right on Main Street
turn left on Moulton Avenue (located one half-block past Avenue 20)

from the San Gabrial Valley
Take the 10 (Santa Monica) freeway West,
to the 5 (Golden State) freeway North
to the Main Street Exit.
turn right at the stop sign of the Main Street Offramp.
turn right on Main Street
turn left on Moulton Avenue (one half-block past Avenue 20)

from Pasadena
Take the 110 Freeway South
to the 5 (santa Ana) freeway South
to the Main Street off ramp (this comes up quickly)
turn right onto Main Street
turn left on Moulton Avenue (located one half-block past Avenue 20)

from Hollywood
Take Sunset East into Downtown Los Angeles.
turn Left on Alameda.
turn Right onto Alpine Street.
turn left onto Main Street.
Take Main Street about a mile
turn right on Moulton Avenue (located two blocks past Lamar St.)

From Long Beach + the South Bay
Take the 110 Freeway North
to the 5 Freeway South (Downtown L.A. Interchange),
Look for the Broadway off ramp(exit number 3A) in less than a mile and exit there.,
Turn left on N. Broadway. Turn right onto W Cesar Chavez Ave.
Turn left onto N. Alameda St.
Turn right on Alpine.
Make a quick left on N. Main St.
Take N. Main Street about a mile
Make a right on Moulton Ave.
turn right on Moulton Avenue (located two blocks past Lamar St.)

Brewery Art Association
2100 North Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90031

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IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THIS WITH ANOTHER MEETUP GROUP, PLEASE RSVP "NO" AND STATE WHAT GROUP YOU ALREADY RSVP'D WITH.

Announcing a new Meetup for Urban Adventures!

What: 1st Annual Meetup HQ Member Appreciation Warehouse Party (a.k.a. Convergence)

When: October 18, 2009 8:00 PM

NO COVER!!!

Get ready to party, mix, mingle, explore and interact with other Meetup.com organizers and members and have fun at this fantastic, Southern California based Meetup.com member only event. Are you super social and love a good party? Do you have a set list of groups that you attend events with? Perhaps you subscribe to group calendars but never attend because you don't know anyone else? Are you an adventurer that loves meeting new people and networking? Maybe, you would like to - but don't want to be the odd person out? Here's your chance to meet, greet, network, eat, talk and have fun with other people that have something VERY special in common: An enjoyment of the Meetup.com community! So, try something new and get out of your Meet Up rut!

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This event is expected to have over 700 people! As a result we need to limit the number of UA attendees to 50. RSVP Soon! Please only RSVP if you are serious about attending!!!!

Food and Drink Prices? Yeah We got that covered.. And they are very reasonable:
Drink Prices:
Well Cocktail $5
Premium $7
Beer $4
Soda/Water $2

Food Prices

CHOICE OF:
- Shanghai Egg Rolls: 5 pieces of Deep Fried to a golden brown, Crispy Mini Egg Rolls stuffed with either ground pork/shrimp or ground chicken with water chestnut, carrots, green onions and garlic served with sweet & sour plum sauce --- A favorite of our guests and most requested. $5.00
- Vietnamese Spring Rolls: 2 pieces of Eggroll Soft wrap with a combination of chicken, silver noodles, cucumber, mint or cilantro or lettuce served with a special cilantro peanut sauce. Not just an ordinary eggroll and it’s good. --- $5.00
- Satay: 2 skewered pieces of tender beef or chicken marinated in Asian spices and grilled to perfection. Serve with cucumber and peanut sauce. ---$5.00
- Potato & Apple Salad: A medley of Potatoes, Delicious Apples, Celery, Carrot
mixed with light mayo and spices laid on a bed of lettuce. A hearty and refreshing salad ---$5.00
- Out of Asia Fusion: A sampler of 1 of each from the above: Shanghai Roll, Vietnamese Spring Roll. Satay, and Salad ---$10.00

So Come for the Appreciation, Tasty Libations and Stay for the biggest MeetUp Ever!!! If we can pull this off with 100+ groups, we can begin to try to do it with 300 Southern California MeetUp Organizers and MeetUP Groups and do a Block Party with the City involved for Convergence 2.0... (Working on it already.. First Baby Steps..)

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Chris Kaufmann (The Southern California Meetup Organizers Meetup) and Meetup HQ are organizing this fantastic event. Events scheduled include "Guess the Meetup Organizer", Helping Newer Meetup.com members and organizers branch out their network and other mixing events. Be prepared for trying new things, meeting new people, great food, drinks and more!

RECAP

Location:
OUT OF ASIA
3249 South La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90016
phone: 310-204-5885 or 310-204-1413

Directions:

GOOGLE MAP: View Map

Just South where Fairfax and La Cienega Merge
South of 10 Fwy between Washington and Jefferson..
Parking: Behind Warehouse, all along Washington and La Cienega Blvd,
According to Edna Luer MeetUp Organizer and Owner of Out Of Asia:

Our Back, Side and Front of the showroom, we can accommodate 40-60 self park cars and perhaps with valet up to 100. Outside our east gate there’s a security guard that charges $5.00 per car. Because it’s a Sunday, the 5-7 may not be charge for outside near our east gate. However after 8pm, he is out there organizing and directing the parking which can park up to 300 cars. There are plenty of public parking on LaCienega Blvd., Blackwelder (a block away). We’ve had 800 guest one time and the guests able to park all over the streets.

Urban Adventures is going to Disneyland!

If you have Columbus Day (Monday, October 12) off, come and join us for a Disneyland (and California Adventure) adventure!

For you annual pass holders, only the Southern California Select pass is blocked out on this date. All other annual passes are open.

Here is the official Disneyland link for ticket and annual pass information.
http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/reserve/ticketListing?name=TicketListingPage&bhjs=0

We will be meeting in front of Sleeping Beauty's Castle, next to the Mickey and Walt statue, at 10am. If you are running late, or want to meet up later, just call us when you get there and we'll set up an alternate meeting point. I will send out my cellphone number to "yes" RSVPs a day or two prior.

Imagine driving a mere 1.5 hours from LA to spend the afternoon hiking past stunning scenic vistas, across small creeks and through beautiful pine groves before retiring in the comfort of lakeside cabins in the quaint hamlet of Angelus Oaks right by the San Bernardino Mountains, (with bathrooms and showers in our rooms and BBQ grills by the patio).

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Think it can't get better?

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Think again!
Imagine waking up the next morning and going on a short 30 minute drive to Oak Glen for apple cider donuts, a hearty country breakfast, apple picking, cider churning a slow roast BBQ all amongst the amazing reds and oranges of fall foliage!

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It's all possible on this delightful overnight adventure.

Now for the fast-talking announcer part...

IMPORTANT NOTE: Accommodations include sharing queen-sized beds. Some limited floor space (thick pads will be provided) and tent ground is available AFTER we meet the cost of the cabins. Meaning, we must have at least 8 people willing to pay $35. Additional cabins are still available if our interest is higher. If we add additional people, with people interested in sleeping on the floor or in tents, rates will be reduced and you will be refunded some funds at the cabin-site.

If you'd like to help us make quota, but know you'd rather sleep in your tent, vehicle, or on the floor please indicate this in your RSVP.

This payment is for lodging only.

Please indicate in your RSVP that you are willing to pay $35, (and know that you may be refunded some money if additional participants, who want to sleep on the floor or in tents, join us.)

Please indicate whether or not (if the option becomes available) you would be interested in a reduction in rate for sleeping on the floor or in your tent.

If you need to cancel and I am able to secure a payment from a member who moves off of our wait-list, you will be refunded.

I hope this is not too confusing.
These cabins are in such a wonderful area, rich with hiking and nature opportunities. We will have wonderful hiking options, restaurants nearby and options to BBQ and bring our own meals.

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The proximity to Oak Glen can't be beat. Not to mention, all of the tent-only campsites within an hour's drive of Oak Glen have been booked for months!

AS OF SEPT 22nd, 8:30 p.m. you can PAY via the PAYPAL link I emailed to YES RSVP's (so, check your email!)

IF YOU RSVP 'YES' after 9/22/09- Please email me and I will send you the link.

Please pay by Saturday, Sept. 26th. I have already paid for our rooms. The place looks delightful!

Please also indicate if you will be continuing with us to Oak Glen the next day. You do not have to RSVP separately for the Oak Glen event if you plan to join us both days.
So many more exciting details to come!

Thanks in advance for your interest and patience as we schedule this event. I'm certain it will be a success!
Most warmly, Elissa