As some of you are already aware, this year's Spectacular is subtitled "Live Nude Art." Josh has a great story regarding this particular theme, which he will share with you if you ask him, or if you simply give him the time to. But to sum it up for those of you who won't get to hear it from the man himself, "Live Nude Art" is about more than just being naked on stage. It's about the raw impulses we have to create things before we posses the skills to create those things. It's about getting back to the ideas that made us want to become artists, and not letting what we have "learned" about being artists interfere with us realizing those original ideas. So forget what you know. Strip yourself bare. Be Nude. Make Art.

That's all I'll say about that right now. Ask Josh for his interpretation, he will inspire you.

And now, a preliminary listing of the various artists and companies that are committed, or close to being committed to the Spectacular this year. It's exciting to me, so I wanted to share it with you.

Masha Balovlenkov
Be The Grove
Brandy Cherello
Paul Christiano
Shelley Dzenkowski
Matthew Hollis
Curtis Jackson
Danielle Lebens
The Leopold Group
MADD Rhythms
Katie Matteson
Brad Norris
Eddie Ocampo
Synapse Arts Collective
Laura Tennal
Sarah Winkler
Josh Weckesser

This list seems to be growing almost daily at this point, so stay tuned for more updates as they happen. I'm not perfect, so if you don't see your name on this list, and you think it should be, cause you're performing the spectacular, just let me know. Josh might not have passed your name on to me yet, so just bypass him, and tell me directly.

Don't forget to mark it down on your calendars: October 3 & 4 at the Galaxie.