This has been rather well promoted, but just in case you've been living in some sort of informational vacuum..... Don't worry, I'll be there......

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BEYOND BLACK ROCK: WORLD FESTIVAL PREMIERE THIS WEEKEND IN LA

Burning Man Takes Hollywood: Final notes for Beyond Black Rock World
Festival Premiere this weekend!

Well, it looks like we're gonna have a proper party on our hands. AFI
moved us into their biggest theatre and we sold that one out before noon
the next day. Looks like we're gonna get to see a *lot* of our SoCal
friends Friday night! And, according to the Gone Off Deep folks, we
definitely sent a proper message to AFI fest, as only 8 of their 100+
films have sold out, and nearly all of the others were features with big
name talent. (As opposed to this film, which simply features BIG TALENT,
names be darned.)(That means you, of course. And we like you better
anyway.)

If any of you still don't have tickets and want to join the fun, we
still have time to be the first film at AFI to sell out BOTH screenings,
and there are some left still for the Saturday, 3:30 pm show. Grab
yours and meet us at Big Wangs for lunch and drinks before heading over.
OR, if you're itching for fun Friday night, those not holding tickets
have been invited to a nearby restaurant to gather together in wait for
a fantastic afterparty when the movie lets out.

Note for Friday night ticketholders: Please show up early! The Mutaytor
will be leading a procession from Sunset in front of the ArcLight
starting promptly at 8:45, leading us in all our playa formal fabulosity
to the brand new "rooftop village" atop the ArcLight for a very special
30 minute performance with all of the LA skyline as the backdrop! No
playa-time here, folks, as the schedule is tight for us all to catch the
show, BE the show, and get to our seats in that packed theatre before
showtime at 10PM.

Almost the entire Gone Off Deep film crew will be in attendance, as well
as nearly the entire Burning Man LLC and office staff... should be a
very special weekend, a moment of pride for all of us.

Here's the scoop on the evening's festivities, including the
during-the-film gathering for those who didn't get tickets to the flick
but want to join in the after-revelry!

Hollywood Playa Oasis for "Beyond Black Rock" premiere at AFI Festival
(Hosted by Santino's, Sergio Amata, and the Starlite Drive-in)

Santino's
1253 N. Vine St. (SW corner of Fountain Ave. intersection)
Los Angeles
323-464-8260

Burners gathering for the AFI Film Festival premiere of "BEYOND
BLACKROCK" and the Mutaytor preshow are invited to our Hollywood
Playa Oasis hosted by the Starlite Drive-in, Sergio Amata, and
Santino's, two blocks south of the Arclight theater.

6-9 Santino's prescreening meal seating. Gourmet Argentinean
cuisine, traditional tapas, panini, salads, pastas, 40 kinds of beer,
wine, sangria, and soju cocktails. Diners in playawear welcome. Tell
your waiter "we'd like our meal burned" as the secret password for
special treatment from Sergio. Free parking next door at Encore's.

9-9:30 Film premiere event with Mutaytor on roof of Arclight parking
garage. Ticketholders only. Everybody invited to show the Black Rock
City colors.

10-12 BEYOND BLACKROCK screening and filmmaker Q&A at Arclight
Theater. Ticketholders only.

10-12 Santino's Overflow Party. $5 cover, no movie ticket required.
DJ Music, Burning Man videos, no-host bar, kitchen open late.

12-3 BEYOND BLACKROCK after-party at Santino's. Free admission with
screening ticket stub. No-host bar, kitchen open late. DJs Patrick
Harvard and Patricio.

Hollywood's already talking about us and we haven't even started the
show: here's a little preview from one of the local publications:

Burning Man: Beyond Black Rock- Screening at AFI Fest 2005
By Matt Singer

www.lasplash.com/Entertain...k_Rock.php

(same link, tiny: tinyurl.com/cxxu7 )

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