Fossil Fools

Performance artist Kristen Baumlier visits Appalshop with the fossil fools art collective. This video is a short excerpt of her performance the petroleum pop princess, which will be featured as part of the unlimited energy show at Appalshop Saturday, July 17.

***UPCOMING SHOW: Fossil Fools March Residency in Kentucky***

March 12 to 17, 2007
Cumberland and Whitesburg Kentucky

2 to 3 days of workshops and one day of performance in Cumberland and Whitesburg, Kentucky

Saturday March 17

Day long event at Appalshop's Boone Motor Building

Noon to 4 pm:
- Kentucky River Watershed Watch Phase 1 water sampling training
- Partner groups set up booths displaying information about water quality issues
- Musicians and storytellers present water themed songs and stories

4 to 6pm:
Two simultaneous events
- Field trip to "reference stream" with high quality and Acid Mine Drainage site
- Presentation of "Conversations with Coal Miners and with Death" in the Appalshop theater

8 to 11pm:
- Live music and performance
- Three bands perform 40 minute sets (or something like that)
- In between sets, an MC introduces groups working to improve water quality in the North Fork of the Kentucky River

The Fossil Fools residency is sponsored by the National Performance Network and Appalshop

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• fossil
• fools
• appalshop
• coal
• energy
• art
• kentucky

[mzw]

omfg

[Louisvillecpl24]

god this was STUPID!

[therealkaos]

I don't get it. Is it supposed be music? Are they on dope?

I probably won't buy their CD and play it in my SUV.

[bereatambone]

Wow! This looks like an awesome formance! I'd love to bring them to Berea College!