High Jinx is a schedule of site-specific street performances at numerous places about Baltimore city coinciding with the High Zero festival. These events are creative, musical and socially challenging. In the past, these events have been some of the greatest public art performances happening in Baltimore.
See more at www.highzero.org/highjinx/
where you can see the calendar, or add your own event!
Check the calendar for the latest! See where to watch or join in.
Today's schedule, as of a few minutes ago:
One of the most fun traditions of the festival. Come one, come all!
Everyone's welcome to join in, and costumes are encouraged!
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Right after the chimney swifts high jinx (starting soon!), head on over to Load of Fun for the High Zero Sound Installations and opening party.
Opening Party
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The dry weather's holding out for another High Jinx shortly, so git over there quick!
Join us at the Hampden bookbindery chimney to Serenade a Swarm of Swifts with some instruments/noisemakers to play to the swooping swarms of birds that gather there. It's pretty mesmerizing to watch a thousand or so birds circling one spot as it gets dark. Bring percussion, warbly sounds, droning sounds, whistles, chimes, voices, etc.
Get there a little after 7pm for best results... sunset is 7:26pm.
Chimney spot & directions: http://tinyurl.com/birdchimneyspot
some photos from Chimney Swifts #1 last week
pictures here are from Wikipedia and studionumber9
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Join us this Tuesday at dusk for a musical High Jinx at the Hampden bookbindery chimney with some instruments/noisemakers to play to the swooping swarms of birds that gather there. It's pretty mesmerizing to watch a thousand or so birds circling one spot as it gets dark. Bring percussion, warbly sounds, droning sounds, whistles, chimes, voices, etc.
Get there a little after 7pm for best results... sunset is 7:26pm! Here are some photos from Chimney Swifts #1 last week:
Chimney spot & directions: http://tinyurl.com/birdchimneyspot
Some more photos & videos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zombie37/sets/72157607545967063/
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Today we brought the Rail back to the Trail!
Andrea and I broadcast the sounds of a genuine 1880 steam locomotive while riding along the NCR rails-to-trails bike trail on Labor Day. The train sounds were recorded by us a couple weeks ago while visiting the Black Hills of South Dakota. Outfitted with a battery powered amp, we rode along the trail from White Hall to Monkton and back, playing the train recording (snippet below). The result was quite magical, as if a mystery ghost train had returned to its former tracks. Plenty of bewildered and bemused cyclists along the route, with the best reactions elicited by the train's steam whistle echoing down the trail. Great moment with a couple confused fishermen down the hill in the Gunpowder that looked up towards the trail when the whistle went off -- I wonder what they thought of it all!
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/ncrt_trail.html
http://www.1880train.com/
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some funny noises came from the top of that hill overlooking the city today. (photos & videos)
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music antics going on now, check the schedule: http://www.highzero.org/2009_site/highjinx/
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