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Partnership Director’s O+ Itinerary Mixes New Wellness Experiences With Favorite Bands, Artists

This year’s O+ Festival schedule is bigger and more diverse than ever. To help you plan your itinerary, we’ve asked members of the O+ Festival team for a list of their must dos. Liz Harrington, partnership director of O+, offers an itinerary that combines EXPLO+RE classes with personal favorite bands and artists.

  • Friday – After the kick-off parade I plan on hitting up WILL LYTLE‘s opening reception followed by the CHRIS MAXWELL show, both at Keegan Ales. Then right around the corner at Seven21 I’ll be checking out THE WHAT INSIDE multi-media installation and very excited to see CALDER MANSFIELD‘s set.  It’s an easy walk across the street to The Anchor, where SCI-FILES is playing followed by local band and a personal favorite, SHADOW WITCH.
  • Saturday – After the EXPO+, I will find time to stop by Tech Smiths for an ART/LIFE COUNSELING session with LINDA MARY MONTANO. She is really amazing and something you have to experience.  After the EXPO+ I plan on eating some Fleisher’s BBQ, then hit the O+ Gallery opening reception at Tech Smiths.  Afterwards to re-set and really kick-off the evening in the right mindset, I’ll be attending a GONG BATH class at 8:30 p.m. at The Kirkland.  Then onto the amazing Old Dutch Church venue to see SONDRE LERCHE followed by TWISTY BON BON at Stockade.  Then if I can fit it in, I plan to do a pop-in at BSP to check out DIRTY MOSES and PAVO PAVO before heading over to see my all time FAVORITE… local guitar hero and my all around amazing husband Pat Harrington’s, band GEEZER, who will be playing The Anchor on Saturday at 11:30 p.m. – so this is a must see!  If I’m still standing, I will take the free Trolley back over to BSP to catch CHAOS CHAOS (back) and get funky with FUNKRUST BRASS BAND (front).
Whew!  Here’s where you can plan your weekend by checking out the full online schedule. There are nice features on the schedule that will let you sort by event type or save a must see event into your gmail calendar.
You can pre-order wristbands here. We only ask that you give what you feel O+ is worth to our community.  But … $50, $75 or $100 donation levels all come with great thank-you gifts.
A wristband is all-access for the weekend to more than 60 bands, 30 artists, Literary SALO+N and CO+LLAGE Cafe, cycling events, Wellness EXPO+ and CO+NFERENCE, and classes in yoga, dance, meditation and sound healing.  Our “What’s It Worth to You?” model for a 3-day all-access wristband catalyzes a new way to think about how much we value community. Our year-round efforts culminate in a weekend long celebration, during which artists and musicians create and perform in exchange for a variety of wellness services donated by local doctors, dentists and complementary care providers. The entire community experiences the healing power of art and music as well as wellness education and offerings that take place throughout the weekend.
Spread the word – The O+ Festival is Oct. 7th-9th in uptown / midtown Kingston.  Tell all your friends to come out and I hope see you all there!