Tomorrow only, The Scrap Box Sculpt-Off 2008, at the Corner Brewery at noon!

Elvisfest isn't the only thing going on in Cool City this weekend. Johnny got a press release of sorts from an old friend about the The Scrap Box Sculpt-Off. Read on citizens:

The Scrap Box Sculpt-Off is THIS SATURDAY! Join us at Corner Brewery at noon to make some art and support the Scrap Box.

Scrap Box Sculpt-Off
Scrap Box
The Corner Brewery

The Scrap Box Sculpt-Off 2008

Artist Team Information

Tool List: Please note that the Scrap Box does NOT provide any tools. Teams need to bring their own.

We do encourage teams to share during the competition.

You can bring any/all of the following:
FASTENERS: Wire, Screws, Nails, Tape, Glue, Thread, Yarn, Cord, Staples, Rubber Bands, Rivets, Zipties

TOOLS: 1 awl, 2 pair of pliers, 2 scissors/sheers, 2 saws, 1 knife, 1 hammer, 1 needle, 1 cordless drill, 2 screwdrivers, 1 multi-tool (Swiss Army, Leatherman, etc.), 1 staple gun, 1 rivet tool

PAINT: 2 colors with brushes (or spray paint)

WILD CARD: One item that is either a raw material that can be used in your sculpture or one additional tool. (Remember the tool must not require electricity.) The raw material cannot exceed 20% of the final sculpture content.

SCULPTURE MATERIALS: The Scrap Box and other local businesses provide materials for the teams. Materials will be a varied array of items. Each team will receive the exact same materials and an inventory of those materials at the start of the competition.
Again, there is no electricity available on site. Do not bring tools that require electricity, only blood, sweat and tears here!

Time Description
12:00 – 12:15
Artists arrive and check in. PLEASE BE ON TIME. Artists will be given work areas and can unpack tools. Artists may not look at materials until the competition begins.
12:20
Theme announced and competition begins.
12:20 – 2:30
Teams work on sculptures. Referees will monitor teams for any questionable activities throughout the event and be able to award and take away points. (bribery of referees may be allowed.)
2:30
All hands off sculptures!
2:30 – 2:45
Judges/referees will critique and score sculptures.
2:45 – 3:00
Raffle drawing and awards ceremony.

DRESS CODE: While not required, teams are encouraged to dress alike and/or in costume. Teams sponsored by specific organizations may want to wear identifiable shirts, etc.

COMPETITION RULES:
· No more than 5 artists can work on a sculpture at any given time. Team members must sub-in tag-team wrestling style (high-five or similar hand slap). Referees will be watching for team member number infractions.

· Due to limited space, your finished sculpture cannot be larger than 3'x3'x3'.

· Teams will be responsible for removing their sculpture and cleaning up their competition area after the competition is over.

· Each team will have roughly 2.5 hours to create their sculpture. The event is timed and monitored by a gang of wacky referees. Referees will give demerits to teams who violate any of the rules. They also give bonus points for bribes. The Referees are their own body and event organizers take zero responsibility for their arbitrary awarding of bonus points and demerits. (Remember, it's all in fun!)

· The finished pieces will be judged and top winners will be displayed at the Scrap Box (though top winners also have the option of taking their sculptures home if they so choose).
JUDGING CRITERIA:
Honors will be awarded for such things as:
· Best use of theme
· Best dressed
· Most enthusiastic
· Best team work
· Best team name
· Clean your plate (most materials used)
· Best behaved
· Most demerits
· People's choice

ABOUT THE SCRAP BOX:
For those of you who are not familiar with the Scrap Box, here is a bit more information.

The Scrap Box is the place for creative recycling. You will find a large assortment of unique materials which manufacturers and businesses would otherwise send to landfills: remnants, samples, seconds, and scraps. This good "junk" can be recycled into useful materials for art classes, learning games, science experiments, crafts and other expressions of creativity. The Scrap Box is open to the public.

AND FINALLY THANK YOU:
Thanks for being a part of the Scrap Box Sculpt-Off! This year's event will be bigger and better than ever, and we appreciate you being a part of it, and especially appreciate your support of the Scrap Box.

Late night open thread

In minor league baseball tonight it was the Lehigh Valley IronPigs over the Syracuse SkyChiefs 8-3. Travis Blackley evened his record at 5-5 for the Pigs while John Knott hit his 11th home run.

Go IronPigs

Time for Ypsilanti, After Dark

The Socialist Party will be holding an event in Ann Arbor this weekend

The National Socialist Party will be holding an organizing event this weekend. Their national candidate for President, Brian Moore will be on hand to run one of the workshops.

All totaled there will be 15 workshops and the event will be held at the Inter Cooperative Council on Hill Street.

The Socialist Party isn't just talking about politics, there will also be a workshop on the benefit of open source software.

If you'd like more info, feel free to click HERE

Anybody else smell that? It smells like, like....Peanut butter and banana sammiches!

Which can only mean, it's ELVISFEST TIME IN YPSILANTI!

That's right hound dogs and gyrating fans of the King, Elvisfest is live and local this weekend in Ypsilanti. YCD could go on and on about how cool it is and how much fun you'll have but we know a better place to get info with VIDEO mind you from last's years shows.

Will the performer known as Elvis Himselvis make an appearance? Check out the OFFICIAL ElvisFest website HERE and find out...

Late night open thread

The big hazardous spill out on Liberty Road continues to baffle fire departments and HAZMAT teams alike. Nobody can identify the yellowy substance. We might suggest a sudden geyser of Lemon Fresh Joy dishwashing liquid.

It could happen.

Time for Ypsilanti, After Dark

According to the Detroit Free Press, the University of Michigan WILL PAY 2.5 MILLION for Rich Rod's lawsuit

What kind of CRAP is that? Tuition is going up 5% while U-M pays 2.5 MILLION dollars for a football coach. How many improvements can't get made? How many projects sit due to lack of funds? How many classrooms need updating? Computer labs? The Michigan Daily offices need some help? How about the basketball program, devoid of life at U-M?

This is the worst money spent at the University of Michigan in a LONG LONG time.

This should incense every taxpayer in the state of Michigan, you just subsidized a football coach who ran afoul of a school in West Virginia.

F THAT.

Free Press story here

Rich Rodriguez 'agrees' to pay the 4 million owed to West Virginia

Huh, isn't it funny how quickly these things work themselves out when University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman was staring down a subpoena from West Virginia and was threatened with getting dragged into this case? Yep, Michigan football coach Rich Rod has "agreed" to pay back the 4 million he owed after jumping ship to Ann Arbor in December.

Rich Rodriguez SURE has made an impact since being named coach hasn't he?

One nagging question YCD has, did U-M agree to cover Rodriguez's 4 million in ANY way shape or form? THAT would be a heinous waste of University of Michigan monies.

Late night open thread

Anyone find it odd Kevin Bacon wasn't in 'Six Degrees of Separation'?

Time for Ypsilanti, After Dark

The Huron Valley is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 8 pm

So, uh, um, WATCH for one...

There may be a severe lack of men wearing underpants in Saline this Saturday

That's because men in kilts don't wear underpants and Saline is gonna have kilts all over downtown for the Highland Games Masters World Championships which will be downtown in Mill Pond Park.

To prep folks into getting into a haggis state of mind, Thursday will have free rugby matches at Henne Field beginning at 5:30 pm. Friday brings Gaelic football, again at Henne Field but on Friday starting at 7:00 pm.

Saturday brings the big names and the big games; Hammer throw, stone put, sheaf and caber toss will all be contested. Festival goers can also expect fiddling championships and dance troupes all day Saturday.

Sadly, there will be no Scotch drinking contest...