I_BUTTERFLY 2023
I_Butterfly 2022 featured a 2000 mile bike ride along the monarch butterfly East Coast migration path which featured both connected and allied events throughout the US. I_Butterfly 2023 features a series of independent and connected events. This page highlights activities accomplished in 2023 and upcoming events. New events will be listed as they are scheduled and/or occur.
A special Thank You to:
The Green Burial Council for their support
Portland EcoFilm Festival
Sci-Fi London Film Festival
Morely’s Farm (UK campsite)
Captain Ahab’s Motorcycle Club
ATA Gallery (SF, CA)
Sticker Guy (Sparks, NV)
Thank You to supporters at Patreon and at the I_Butterfly Fractured Atlas page. Without you none of this would have been possible.
This is the 2023 vinyl sticker design. Handing out free vinyl stickers, either at live events or while on the road, has been an instrumental part of this project. It’s a great way to open communications and for spreading links, information and resources. In 2022 the East Coast Team gave a sticker to every gas station attendant, every food server in every diner, every pedestrian, every bike rider, every truck driver who wanted to know where we were going, anyone walking through a parking lot, people sitting in cars waiting for the light to change, everyone got a sticker.
Because of the QR code on the stickers many people went immediately to the “TOOLS” page at ibutterfly.net to find native milkweed for their gardens. We also talked about the overall decline of our world’s insect population, green burial, bike travel. The response is always enthusiastic and kind.
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APRIL 1, 2023
On April 1st filmmaker/documentarian Mark Brecke gave a live presentation of select footage and images that he had documented on the East Coast I_Butterfly 2022 bike tour. The event was presented by Other Cinema at the ATA Gallery at 992 Valencia St in San Francisco, CA. The evening was hosted by legendary filmmaker Craig Baldwin.
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APRIL 20, 2023
The Vinyl Church at It’s Modern Art in Lancaster, PA. hosted a performance of Cultured Cell Culture, followed by a Q&A and conversation about I_Butterfly. The Cultured Cell Culture performance was created as a live event to present during the I_Butterfly tours. The performance featured information and themes related to the project.
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June 1-5, 2023
Sci-Fi London Film Festival presented Deep Astronomy and the Romantic Sciences. (the movie that birthed I_Butterfly) McAbee was a guest of the festival. After the screening McAbee rented a bicycle and rode to the countryside where he gave I_Butterfly stickers to everyone and pointed out native butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies to anyone who would listen.
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June 29-30, 2023
Portland EcoFilm Festival in Portland OR hosted 2 evenings which included a screening of Deep Astronomy and a Romantic Sciences and a performance of Cultured Cell Culture. Both events featured I_Butterfly conversations and sticker giveaways. Festival director Rozzell Medina arranged a 42 mile bicycle ride along the Banks-Vernonia Trail where he and McAbee encountered large numbers of Oregon swallowtail butterflies.
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August 15-17, 2023
In Door County, Wisconsin during mid-August you can watch the beginning of the monarch butterfly autumn migration. Door County is a beautiful and easy place to explore on a bicycle. This trip was broken into 15 to 35 mile day-rides. My destinations included Cave Point (bring a bathing suit), the Cana Island Lighthouse and the Ridges Sanctuary, which is home to the world’s only known population of Hine's Emerald Dragonflies.
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October 17, 2023
The University of Alabama Birmingham’s Solar House and Sustainable Community has been working with I_Butterfly since 2021. During this time they have created monarch butterfly waystations and butterfly gardens consisting of native plants throughout the University’s campus. On Oct 17 Cory McAbee gave talks at the university about I_Butterfly and presented Deep Astronomy and the Romantic Sciences, followed by a reception at the Solar House.
Photos From Select Events - 2023
April 1. Craig Baldwin. OTHER CINEMA. ATA. SF, CA
June 1. Buckingham Palace. London UK
June 1. Big Ben. London, UK
June 2. Rented bike with minimal gear for 3 nights of camping. London, UK.
June 3. Morley's Farm. Sevenoaks, Kent. UK
June 3. Morley's Farm. Sevenoaks, Kent. UK
June 4. A Holly Blue butterfly at Plumstead Common. London, UK
June 5. Greenwich. London, UK
June 5. Returning the rented bike to ON YOUR BIKE (bike shop) at 3-4 London Bridge Walk. London.
June 29. Portland EcoFilm Festival director Rozzell Medina and McAbee at the Banks-Vernonia Trail in North West, OR
June 29. Oregon Swallowtails. Banks-Vernonia Trail. OR
June 29. Oregon Swallowtails. Banks-Vernonia Trail. OR
June 29. Rozzell Medina and McAbee at the 21 mile halfway point. Cedar Side Inn. Vernonia, OR.
June 29. Bike ride on the Banks-Vernonia Trail in North West, OR. 42 miles round trip.
June 29. Bike ride on the Banks-Vernonia Trail in North West, OR. 42 miles round trip.
June 30. Portland EcoFilm Fest. Hollywood Theater. Portland, OR. Live performance and I_Butterfly presentation.
August 15. Lake Michigan. Bailey's Harbor, WI
August 15. Lake Michigan. Bailey's Harbor, WI.
August 15. Lake Michigan. Bailey's harbor, WI.
August 15. Cave Point. Sturgeon Bay, WI
August 15. Cave Point. Sturgeon Bay, WI
August 16. Bike ride to Lighthouse. Bailey's Harbor, WI
August 16. Bike ride to Lighthouse. Bailey's Harbor, WI
August 16. Cana Island Lighthouse. Lake Michigan. WI
August 17. The Ridges Sanctuary. Bailey's Harbor, WI
August 17. The Ridges Sanctuary. Bailey's Harbor, WI
August 17. The Ridges Sanctuary. Bailey's Harbor, WI
October 17. Monarch waystation. University of Alabama Birmingham.
October 17. Monarch waystation. University of Alabama Birmingham.
October 17. Monarch waystation and butterfly garden. University of Alabama Birmingham.
October 17. Monarch waystation. University of Alabama Birmingham.
October 17. Screening venue. Spencer Honors House. University of Alabama Birmingham.
October 17. Student created artwork for I_Butterfly. The Solar House. University of Alabama Birmingham.
October 17. Student created artwork for I_Butterfly. The Solar House. University of Alabama Birmingham.
October 17. Mark Brecke's 2022 tour footage was presented at the Solar House reception. University of Alabama Birmingham.