Saturation Art & Music Festival

Polite @ Back to the Grind, Saturationfest 2007

The Saturation 2011 organizers are now recruiting potential venues, volunteers, event curators, visual artists, handmade art vendors, and performers. Saturation is a DIY art and music festival that occurs annually in Riverside, CA. This year the festival will be held on May 26-30, 2011.  Saturation is a labor of love, and it’s successful because of the incredible talent in Riverside. We keep doing it because it’s vital to keep up the hard work on behalf of the bands, artists, and community that make Riverside uniquely creative and supportive.

Follow the “Participate!” link for more info and to let us know how you’d like to get involved.

Hello friends,

Here’s a slide show with some photos from this weekend. Thursday, the gallery opening at Back to the Grind and the performances at MTL after. Friday night at Tio’s Tacos, Clone Hero and Perrla at Worthy’s later. Saturday’s DIY Arts & Letters Fest @ Riverside Art Museum and the monoprinting workshop at Division 9.  A few of the bands that played Saturday at Back to the Grind; Jesus Makes the Shotgun Sound, Halloween Swim Team, and Francisco The Man. Bazaar at Division 9 on Sunday followed by the after party at Back to the Grind, and the closing of Saturation with Sierra and the Bohemian Beat at Fairmount park on Monday. Although I did not make it out to everything that was going on this weekend, there’s a lot for you to look at…I hope you enjoy. Until next year… <3 <3 <3

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–Amanda Holguin

Yours Truly, performing at Bohemian Beat

The UCR Jazz-Poetry Collective, jammin'.

This is Sierra, sending a major thank you to all of you artists, performers, event curators and organizers who made Saturation Art and Music Festival 2010 a raging success. 

(Especially the fantastic four: Angela Asbell, Lee 2sman, John Roach, and Ms. Bean. 
You’re all awesome.) 

I can hardly wait ’til next year! 

Also, thanks to everyone who came out yesterday to Bohemian Beat at Fairmount Park.  We had a blast, and we will definitely be doing it again!

ok, well, until next time then, this is Sierra, signing off.

Google Docs is spazzing out, so here is the updated, most accurate lineup for Bazaar @ Division 9 SOUTH, Sunday night:

6:30PM-12AM BAZAAR (rock) @ Division 9 Gallery SOUTH (by RCAA on Lemon St.)
6:30-6:50      Rosa Venus
7:00-7:20      Phedora Dora
7:35-7:55      Adonis
8:10-8:30      Them Novus
8:45-9:05      City of Thieves
9:20-9:40      Polite
9:55-10:15    The New Division
10:30-10:50  Dondo and the Mothership
11:05-11:25   Mad Marionettes
11:35-12:05  The Raga

Hey friends! Here are a few quick  photos from day one of Saturation. The gallery opening at Back to the Grind, Rollin’ Deep at the People’s Gallery, Phoenix and the Turtle, and the other beautiful performances last night at MTL. There was so much going on last night and it was amazing to see so many people out and about!  There’s still so much to do and see…and we’ve got all weekend to do it. See you tonight!

-Amanda Holguin

Oh me, Oh my.

So much to do, so little time!

Sierra here, trying to catch her breath after an awesome first night of Saturation!

Some serious shout outs to all the performers last night at B2TG, The Pickle Jame, Rollin’ Deep #2 and MTL.

What a Night!

So now it’s done, we’re done and we’re on to the next one.  Tonight’s line-up includes:

6PM-11PM Visions of Tio’s Tacos @ Tio’s Tacos

6-7PM Personal tour of site-specific artwork by owner Martin Sanchez
7-7:30 p.m. Dancing performance by Riverside Ballet Folklorico
7:30-8:00pm. Musical performance by Milpa

8-9:30PM Musical performance by Bajo Cero
9:30-11:00PM Film screening: “Mad Max: Road Warrior”
ALSO JOINING US WILL BE  “DUB ROBOT” A FUTURISTIC MAD MAX MEETS BACK TO THE FUTURE FUNKY ROBOTIC VEHICLE. YOU’VE GOT TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT!

(Anyone who has not been to Tio’s, this is a MUST SEE.  Don’t miss it!)
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=114249091952087&index=1

7PM-11PM Bitch, Please! (hip hop and rock ‘n’ roll dance party) @ B2TG
Afta-1, DJ Alf Alpha, Bob and Lisa (of The Bellrays) and Free D.I.Y. Crafts from Tentu
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129602863717495&index=1

10PM-2AM The Flux (rock) @ Worthington’s
Clone Hero, Park, Perrla
(No Link, Sorry)

Also Happening Tonight:
6PM-9PM START TALKING: UCR Senior Thesis Exhibition 2010 @ CMP
While this event (and the UCR Mosaic Release Party also happening at the same time and place) are technically not part of Saturation, both are awesome events happening just down the street from all the Saturation Fun.  If you get the chance, stop by!  http://www.facebook.com/?page=1&sk=messages&tid=1450515350926#!/event.php?eid=121118494580128&ref=nf

So get out there and make the most of it!

Just #*@%ing Do It, Already!

I’m serious.
Go.
No excuses.
Just #*@%ing Do It, Already.

After all, every minute you are NOT at Saturation, is another minute you are losing AWESOME!

And save some energy for the next three days too, ’cause there’s plenty more awesome to go around.

See you there.   <3   Sierra