Coming up…

Happy Thanksgiving to you, denizens of the Interwebs.  We’ve got two December events coming up, plus dance classes start soon, too.  BUT FIRST… two more photos from the 21st, taken by Seth of 1/fourth.

darkwave disco, at their finest/most inebriated.

we run this ship.

RIGHT! Events.

Our first First Friday is coming up December 4th, from 7pm-11pm.  If you were at our inaugural event, you probably saw a little bit of Ashlynn and Walker’s work hanging on the walls.  It wasn’t for sale then, but it will be starting First Friday.  There will also be MORE pieces from each of them, in addition to prints at low low prices.  We’ll also be hosting some fabulous vendors, including clothing from Alexia of Autopilot Art, and on-the-spot henna tattoos from Melanie Harryman.  We’ve got a little live music in the works, as well as a few other surprises.  Come by… check out the art… meet us for real (we won’t be running around stressed out all night, we promise).

Finally, if you’ll be sticking around Omaha for the holidays, you are cordially invited to join us at Axiom Art&Dance’s official Festivus party, December 23rd.  We’re still planning this one, but here’s what we’ll be featuring thus far…

+ legit Festivus pole

+ Airing of the Grievances booth, manned by Dustin, me, and our grievance-certified Festivus staff

+ Feats of Strength videogame battles projected in the dance studio

+ random gift donation – give something you don’t want, get something random in return… surprise!

+ holiday photo booth, with props and cheer, locked down by Mr. Chris Couse

+ live Autopilot Art screen printing, for those extreme last-minute gifts

+ inappropriate holiday cookies and other fun snacks

+ the ultimate Festivus miracle: a mysterious TBA show in the works for 9pm and beyond.

And that’s that.  Now go be thankful for your family and friends by filling yourselves with foods!  Today is the day to find out just how much StoveTop stuffing you can eat (my limit is 2/3 of one batch, and I felt really uncomfortable for about two hours after).

hello!

We exist!

That party was AMAZING.  For those not in attendance, our official Axiom photographer Mr. Chris Couse took a wonderful series of opening night photos, which can be found -HERE-… on our official Facebook group.  If you have not yet been converted into the Facebook cult (joooin ussss), here are a couple of my favorites…

alexia is amazing, yes?

funny, I never actually got one of these, either.

axiom art&dance <3's autopilot art

there are about a million of these… all equally awesome.

dave, of secret penguin, making something amazing.

surprise – it’s pretty difficult to get a clear shot of someone dancing.

dave’s art, all done. it’s part of the dance studio, now.

axiom art&dance <3's secret penguin

currently showing work, ashlynn elizabeth neve and walker dean plank

matt: VIP construction volunteer/security guard/intern

yeah, the wristbands thing didn’t quite work out. see end note.

On a side note, there was a little bit of mix-up when it came to the after party, especially regarding wristbands for gaining admittance into said after party.  I cannot stress enough that the after party was supposed to be a small friends-and-family type deal.  It was also supposed to be my 25th birthday party.  I don’t know how so many wristbands got handed out, but I heard the zombie apocalypse-style pounding on the front door when we didn’t let everyone with a wristband back in.  Here’s the deal – I’m sorry for the confusion.  I’m sorry if anyone got yelled at, shoved, or got excessively let down.  That was our bad, and it won’t happen again.  Next time, you’ll know you’re in, or you’ll know to go home.  I <3 all of you, and if you want to blame anyone for not being able to dance til 2:30AM, blame the city of Omaha and its absurdly early last call.

soon.

Ha… that’s funny.  That last post said we’d be open mid-October.  I can’t even keep track of how many lessons I’ve learned since starting this process, so – much like getting new checks for a bank account – I’m going to pick a randomly large number.

Business Lesson 1001: small business time is a lot like playa time; everything takes about ten times longer to accomplish than you think it will (or than it ought to, in a perfect world).  The only difference between playa time and small business time is that in the middle of the desert, the things, people, and institutions that come between first intention and final goal are ENTERTAINING.  Not to say trying to figure out which screwgun bit matches the square hole screws we bought on accident wasn’t at least a little bit fun.  Thanks again to Ryan for loaning us the 100 piece drill bit set.

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NEW GOOD THINGS!

The fabulous gentlemen of 1/fourth are working with us to produce our first party: November 21st. 9PM. $10.

–FEATURING–

Music :: Darkwave Disco (Chicago)

Performance :: Mr Fantastic – Robert Muraine (LA)

Art :: live custom screen printing by Alexia Thiele of Autopilot Art (Omaha)

It’s a private party, so be sure to RSVP to the event on Facebook or join our group to get on the guest list.

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We’re almost there. Bear with me… I’m skipping my birthday on the 10th to fully celebrate on the 21st.  It’s going to be one big grand opening holy crap I’m 25 FINALLY WE’RE OPEN let’s dance all night.  Really.  All night.  But that’s the “birthday party” part.  Shh.  You didn’t hear it from me.