What does Love the Bulb do?
Love the Bulb brings people together to enjoy the arts outdoors. We invite people to enjoy the Albany Bulb as an incredible outdoor theater, community space, gallery, art studio, playspace, and ecological wonderland. Check out highlights from past performance, art, conversation, history, and environmental education and stewardship events.
bulbfest
BulbFest 2018 and 2019 animated the striking landscapes of the Albany Bulb with dance performances by a dozen groups including Destiny Arts, the Sarah Bush Dance Project, and MoToR/Dance, with temporary sculptural installations by 15 artists.
Performance
Roughing it Up: Tap Dancing
Athletic tap dancers Joe Orrach and Sam Weber filled the Bulb Amphitheater with fascinating rhythm.
Mother lear: shakespeare and dementia
We Players returned to the Bulb with an award-winning adaptation of King Lear, followed by an audience discussion of caregiving for elders.
Son Jarocho: Music and Dance
Son de la Bahia Collective brought lively music from Veracruz for the whole family.
ART
Artwalk with Osha Neumann
A social justice activist and creator of some of the Bulb's most beloved sculptures, Osha Neumann shared stories of their creation.
Bookmaking from found materials
Artists Lauri Twitchell and Peter Suchecki showed workshop participants how to see the landscape anew by gathering plants, industrial materials, and trash to make beautiful artist’s books.
Inkmaking with jason logan
Renowned ink artist Jason Logan, author of the bestseller Make Ink, taught workshop participants how to make ink out of foraged leaves, berries, and rusty nails.
CONVERSATIONS
Selfology: Outdoor Healing for Black Women
Poet and activist Ree Botts led women in journaling and reflection inspired by nature.
Inhibited Bites: Neil Goldberg on Life as we know it
Neil Goldberg brought poignant and intimate improv and dialogue to The Cove.
Uncaptured Land: Observation and Circling Conversation
Participants foraged for clues to the deep nature of the Bulb and created stories of the land as protagonist, led by artists Carol Mancke and Trena Noval.
Bodies in Motion
Dance on land: movement workshop
Shinichi Iova-Koga, esteemed choreographer and founder of inkBoat, led an intensive 4-day workshop that culminated in a site-specific performance
Rich City Rides: Downtown Richmond to the Bulb
We partnered with the great grassroots bike group Rich City Rides to lead a ride from downtown Richmond along the Bay Trail to make art at the Bulb.
Tai Chi for all ages
Greacian Goeke led participants in gentle movement class with spectacular views of the Golden Gate.
NAtURE
Habitat and Humanity: Salt Marsh Tour
Naturalist Patty Donald taught visitors about the dynamic ecosystems of the Bulb.
Native Garden Planting
Love the Bulb partnered with Friends of Albany Parks and Friends of Albany Hill to help more than 60 people plant natives at the Bulb's Library Garden.
International Day Of Forests
Love the Bulb celebrated the urban forest of the Albany Bulb with a workshop led by Zach Pine. Participants made art with fallen branches and leaves.
Book Talks + history Walks
The Evolution of Beauty with Richard Prum
The MacArthur genius and Yale ornithologist talked about beauty, evolution, and human arts–and marveled at the Bulb’s spectacularly rich bird life as we walked together.
History tour with susan moffat
Love the Bulb founder Susan Moffat led participants on a tour of the natural and human history of the Bulb.
KelSi Anderson Artist’s Talk
Artist Kelsi Anderson explained her creative process in creating her woven willow sculptures.