mothership

-an ‘everything’ center for changing times; a social sculpture dedicated to the potential of love, creativity and transcendent wisdom; aka Paul McMahon’s studio at 6 Hillcrest Ave., Woodstock

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COMING UP:

DEAN BOWMAN at the Mothership

recorded

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17

first meeting of the livingroom music club

DEAN BOWMAN IS OFFERING A VOCAL CLASS ON SUNDAY 2/26

Absolute no hiding place down here!

10am program 
and 2pm -- 5pm workshop

money is not an obstacle, free love offering

VALENTINE’S DAY WAS GREAT!

The launch of the Visiting Artists Club and a new series of one night art shows called TUESDAYS

In keeping with a tradition begun 40 years ago with a series of one night shows Paul McMahon organized at Project Inc. in Cambridge, Ma. he is presenting one night shows at the Mothership on Tuesdays.

BART THRALL; NEW PAINTINGS

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14   6-8

The Four Seasons: Spring

Bart’s show was enhanced by the first meeting of

Hipsters for Obama: oratory by Brother Sparrow

More Hippies!: Bart Thrall, Paul McMahon, Linda Mary Montano

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RECENT MOTHERSHIP  EVENTS

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16

Lunchtime video:

12:30 PM: BEAUTIFUL PAINTED ARROW/JOSEPH RAEL;Part 1 of his THINKING ALLOWED interview, 30 min.

1:00 PM: J KRISHNAMURTI in conversation with David Bohm and David Shainberg

Beautiful Painted Arrow

Discussion to follow.

Please bring food/refreshments to share.

Barry Samuels successfully launched WOODSTOCK UNIVERSITY here in November with classes in all things Woodstock, from Bob Dylan and Joan Baez as kids to Pump 2 in Pumphouse 1 (or vice versa) drilling down another fifty feet.

FEB 3; 8 PM: OCCUPY THE CONVERSATION
The Occupy movement has been a gamechanger in the national dialog, introducing the issue of income disparity, for example. A young friend active in the movement told me he didn’t plan to vote this year. I decided to hold this meeting because I think the young who elected Obama don’t appreciate the amazing difference between this president and any Republican, and I want to speak my piece and hear what others are thinking. How can we decide on right action if we can’t agree on what reality is?

SWAMIJI BHIMA SEN
THURSDAY DEC 1 AT 8PM

OM FELLOW SEEKERS!

SWAMIJI BHIMA SEN will give a one more program at the Mothership before departing our area for points west. He will speak on his philosophy and experiences over many years with great spiritual masters. He will also be taking questions from the audience.

Swamiji has fallen in love with Woodstock and refers to it as the Rishikesh of the US. Rishikesh is the holy city at the foot of the Himalayas, where the Ganges emerges. As a pilgrimage point, Rishikesh greets many devout Hindus and wandering sadhus (holy men).

Like Rishikesh, Woodstock has a higher density of ashrams, monasteries, and spiritual centers than anywhere else I can think of in the US.

Let’s come together to enjoy the blessing of Swamiji’s wisdom before he leaves for the winter.

HARI OM!

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BIG FUN!

Swamiji Bhima Sen, disciple of Sivananda and a delightful visiting Indian 70-something will grace the Mothership this coming Friday night, September 30 at 8 pm, with stories of his powerful experiences with Sivananda and Neem Karoli Baba. He will speak of his experiences with one of them and then with the other. After each he will allow a short period for questions and answers.

Meet and Greet at the Old Mother’s Hip

There was a lovely gathering of folks, notably Calvin Pompana, a Dakota man from Winnipeg who is a Sundance Chief. He is in town doing sacred ceremony. I am so grateful for that beautiful inipi (sweat lodge) on Tuesday night at Bella’s in the remnants of Lee, a week after Irene. The rain was pretty constant and the beauty of the people working together to build a fire, protect it with a tarp, and then there was this one stone which was so beautiful glowing red. That was the moment I realized I had forgotten about the rain, floods and the idea that Mother Earth is angry with me. Calvin is a very gentle and compassionate soul who has only one round left of a sixteen year commitment to host a sundance every year since 2000. There is a great deal of intentional suffering in the Sundance and they say the purpose of dancing is “So the people may live.” He talked about the Unity Ride, which has been going on for quite a few years, to commemorate the 38 Santee (Dakota) Sioux that were hanged in 1862 in the largest mass execution in American History. 10 Native riders will be in Woodstock on October 29 with 7 wild horses. They will be enroute to the UN. Watch for updates.

ONGOING PROJECTS:

ALL WOODSTOCK MUSICIANS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO GIVE TWO @ OF EVERY RECORDING OF YOURS TO THE  WOODSTOCK LIBRARY FOR AN ALL WOODSTOCK MUSIC SHELF.

THE FIRST COPY WILL BE FOR THE REFERENCE SHELF, WHICH VISITORS CAN LISTEN INHOUSE ON THE COMPUTERS. THE OTHER COPY WILL CIRCULATE.

THE LIBRARY WILL PAY $10 FOR ONE OF THE TWO AND WOULD LIKE MUSICIANS TO DONATE THE OTHER.

THIS REPRESENTS THE FIRST STEP OF LARGER PROJECT TO CREATE A TRANSPARENT SITE DOCUMENTING/HOSTING EVERY WOODSTOCK MUSICIAN, WITH THUMBNAIL PICTURES, A SOUND SAMPLE AND LINKS OF THE MUSICIAN’S CHOICE. EMPHASIS ON THOSE CURRENTLY RESIDING HERE WHICH IS A MIND-BLOWING LIST  BY ITSELF, AND YES, MR. JONES, YOU DO KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE.  SO BIG STARS TOO, AND WHY NOT FORMER RESIDENTS LIKE DR. JOHN WHO WAS ON PM’S MAIL ROUTE FOR A FEW YEARS? THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND TO MORE DIRECT SOCIALLY ORIENTED ACTIONS. ROSENDALE ARTISTS LIKE THE HARMONICA VIRGINS COULD MAKE A CASE FOR INCLUSION, OR BETTER YET AN ALL-ROSENDALE MUSICIANS SHELF AT THE ROSENDALE LIBRARY.

coming attractions:

REMEDIAL COMPUTER HELP FOR ADULTS TAUGHT BY KIDS

OM ROOM: WIFI/COUCHES/WARM/WINTER

ENTREPENEURS CLUB; VISUALIZING THE SHAPE OF FUTURE PROSPERITY

PHILOSOPHY: NAME THAT SCRIPTURE: KRISHNAMURTI CLUB:

LISTENING ROOM: BYO FILES,DISCS,CASSETTES,VINYL

YOUTUBE LUNCH

OCCUPY: BRAINSTORMING: WOODSTOCK: WTF?

ARMY OF LOVE

RECRUITMENT OF VOLUNTEERS WHO BELIEVE IN THE REDEMPTIVE AND ABUNDANT POWER OF LOVE

WORK CREWS FOR THIS AND THAT: ON THE THEORY THAT THERE ARE IMPORTANT AND WORTHWHILE THINGS TO DO AND IT WOULD BE A MISTAKE NOT TO APPROPRIATELY MANAGE THE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS OF THE PLANET BECAUSE IT DIDN’T PAY WELL ENOUGH

EVOLVE OR DON’T: IS  IT UP OR OUT FOR ‘US’?

HOW AND WHY OR WHY NOT TO SAVE YOUR SELF/COMMUNITY/HUMANITY/PLANET/UNIVERSE/LIFE/AWARENESS

PROJECT INC. REVISITED

FIRST WEEK IN APRIL AT CHURNER AND CHURNER

Many years ago Paul McMahon noticed that well over 90% of the people who see an art gallery exhibition see it at the opening. He found a  way to put on one night shows of many of his favorite artists and friends at Project Inc. in Cambridge from 1972-75. He was interested in Conceptual and Performance Art and there was little awareness of it in Cambridge at the time. As a result artists such as Laurie Anderson, Dan Graham and Sol Lewitt, who today are world renowned showed their work to audiences of as few as three people. Recently the archives of the series, which numbered over 30 shows, were acquired for Bard College’s Center for Curatorial Studies by Ann Butler. Project Inc. was recently brought to the attention of a wider public in Douglas Eklund’s catalog of the PICTURES GENERATION 1974-1984 at the Metropolitan Museum in 2009. McMahon will present Project Inc. Revisited, a fortieth anniversary show, at Churner and Churner April 3-8, 2012. Many of the 37 artists who showed at Project Inc. will participate.

Recent Events:

HEAVY LIFTING:

VOLUNTEER WORK CREW

Kudos to Puppy John, Damian A twice, Max, Ziggy, Myles, Devin, Alex, Cameron, John, Matt and Tyler for working hard for a good cause

WORLD PEACE MEDITATION

The 7th of every month people meet in chambers like the one in Wittenberg, light a fire and chant, pray for world peace and for healing and purification of the ocean of awareness. Our friendly neighborhood chamber is in need of repair and in the meantime meditations are being held in the backyard of the Mothership, 6 Hillcrest Ave. Just so you know, there is another chamber near Albany called the House of Mica, which is active on the 7th and has other ceremonies and programs. Dozens of chambers have been built worldwide pursuant to a vision of Joseph ‘Beautiful Painted Arrow’ Rael.

The Beautiful Voice of:

Dean Bowman

Wednesday July 27 8pm

Return engagement for this self-styled
a capella gospel singer who knocked
socks off in several impromptu venues
around town on 4th of July weekend.
Don’t miss!!!

photos by Christina Varga

BEGINNER’S MINED

SATURDAY JULY 23 6-8 PM

and closing Thursday July 28 at 6 pm:

a group show of Utes of all Ages and AGendras

In the late 90s a curious phenomenon occurred in Woodstock. Suddenly everyone who was a few years either way of 20 decided they were poets. A similar moment seems to be occurring now, only this time many of the younger set in town have decided they are artists, perhaps inspired by the explosive energy of Christina Varga’s outsider gallery. Jason Cavallo’s Beginners Mind gallery has showcased many of these young artists and McMahon pays tribute to that in his show title. These instant artists and anyone else* is invited to participate in an instant art show a la his Project Inc. series. He is inviting people to bring an artwork and hang it in the Mothership after 4 PM, on the date of the show. The show will open to the public at 6 and close at 8, at which point everyone will de-install their work and take it home. If you sell your work there is a suggested commission of 25%.

There are ways for those who would like to participate but who will not be able to be present to ‘send’ work.

e new people who signed up for these monthly emails after viewing Joseph’s chant on YouTube. For more information about Joseph Rael and his teachings, go to www.josephrael.org.

SWAMI BEYONDANANDA WAS FABULICIOUS!

TUESDAY JUNE 14TH

Cosmic Comic Swami Beyondananda Brings His Evolutionary Up-Wising to Your Town.

As anyone who follows the news can attest, we are living in serious times. The antidote? Serious laughter. Take it from the Swami himself: “The best way to overcome gravity is with levity.”

If you love to laugh — or, if you need to — don’t miss the opportunity to get struck by enlightening and laugh till the

sacred cows come home.

Accompanying the Swami was an instant art show -one night only -of paintings by local outsider artist Sam Friedland

collection of Ira and Sophia Schepetin

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TOM DAVIS

Tom Davis (of Franken and Davis) had his first art opening at the Mothership in Woodstock Saturday April 23. The sculpture, JESUS WEEPING INTO THE TACONIC WHILE THE DEVIL WATCHES NEARBY, is Davis’ first and only so far. It was 16 years in the making, constructed entirely of objects found in and beside the Taconic Creek that runs through his property in upstate New York.

PAUL McMAHON’S STUDIO KNOWN AS THE MOTHERSHIP AT 7 HILLCREST AVE. WOODSTOCK NY 12498 IS A SOCIAL SCULPTURE POSING AT VARIOUS TIMES AND FUNCTIONING ALBEIT WITHIN A QUASI-FICTIONAL CONTEXT AS A
GALLERY, STORE, CLASSROOM, MEETING SPACE, PLACE OF WORSHIP, CONCERT HALL, RECORDING STUDIO, VIDEO/FILM/PHOTO STUDIO,  SOCIAL CLUB, RENTAL SPACE