What do these phrases all have in common?

*panning for gold
*slime mold racing
*drinks
*competitive art heisting with laser beams
*you dodging the aforementioned laser beams
*speed soldering
*drinks
*a labyrinthine cabinet of curiosities
*fake IDs
*Machine Project
*November 7th
*drinks

Answer: They are all part of Machine Project's first annual fundraising Benefit Party on Saturday November 7th, 2009. We're selling tickets to this event to raise funds for our upcoming year of free public programming. This means everything we do, from production costs for all our upcoming concerts and lectures, to programs like our FungiFest festivities coming up in January, to paying the rent. It will be held in the mysterious Mr Jalopy's hidden studio located via a secret passage behind Coco's Variety Store on Riverside Drive, in Silverlake. We have a limited number of tickets, so purchase now to avoid missing the most epic Machine event of the year.

Tickets start at $75 for members, or $100 for non-members. There's also a Benefactor level ticket available for $250, which includes entry to a special pre-event reception and more.

Information and tickets are available here:

http://machineproject.com/go/benefit09

If you've been waiting for a reason to become a machine member, or to renew your membership, now is a great time - members get discounted tickets to the benefit, reduced prices on all classes during the year, and access to special members only events. Membership starts at $5 a month.

http://machineproject.com/membership/