Marquee Event Recap: Launch Party discusses Psychedelics & Virtual Reality

Jan 31

A special thank you to everyone who helped make District216’s Launch Party here at LoDo Studios in Santa Barbara a huge success! And a double thank you to everyone in attendance.

We are overwhelmed by the positive feedback received from this dynamic community, and look forward to producing our next Marquee Event on March 25, 2023.

Please enjoy some photos from the event.

District216 Launch Event crowd — *300 attendees enjoy our program: art, music, cannabis and psychedelics.*

District216 Founder, Jacob Tell — *Founder Jacob Tell sets the stage.*

Noah Copfer - stand up comedian — *Noah Copfer* *warms up the crowd with his stand up comedy.*

District216 Psychedelic Keynote, Change Your Lens — *Moderator Christian Gray (Atlas Consulting) leads panelists Sonny Mattek and Ashley Walsh (Inner State) in discussion of psychedelics, virtual reality, and neuroscience.*

Jackson Gilles and his band perform — *Jackson Gilles* *and his band perform, including some crowd favorite covers by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Grateful Dead.*

*Crowd participation amidst the sea of psychedelic lights created by Kym & Jon of* *The Environment Makers*.

UDOTAI Projection Mapping — *The crowd was delighted by a projection mapping show produced by* *UDOTAI. Quotes included District216 Manifesto points, Partners involved, Beatles Lyrics, and of course Phish Lyrics.*

*Our friends at Culinary Confidential nourished us with a mushroom themed menu and creative non-alcoholic libations.*

Duncan Wood of Comfort Food kept our audio rocking — *A huge thank you to Brandon Scott and Duncan Wood of* *Comfort Food* *for rocking all of our audio.*

Networking in the District House — *People are connecting and sharing in The District House.*

BrettSkoonz art throughout The District House — *This is one of many art installations by the brilliant* *BrettSkoonz* *featured throughout the District House.*

*Our kitchen is one of the favorite gathering spots in The District House.*

Shiftwave Chair Demo at District216 — *Shiftwave* *Chair Demo at District216. These chairs are cutting edge Stress Neutralization and Anxiety Reduction devices.*

Our friends at Grassfed kept everyone happy — *Our friends at* *Grassfed* *kept everyone happy in The District House.*

Having fun in The District House — *Surrounded by tactile and interactive* *BrettSkoonz* *art installations, these guys are having fun in The District House.*

Our friends at Neau Tropics kept everyone flowing — *Our friends at* *Neau Tropics* *kept everyone in the flow, seen here setting up.*

*Danny Welch* *captured the night including each presenter, vendor, and interest area of the event.*

*The trick was to surrender to the flow.*

Kate Kubiak of Vesper Post coordinated our event — *Our rock star Kate Kubiak of* *Vesper Post* *coordinated this amazing event.*

District216 founder Kerri Zupp created this incredible recap video — *A very special thanks to District216 founder* *Kerri Zupp* *for all of her support throughout the formation of D216. She even created and edited this incredible recap video from her own footage!*

OUR JAN. 28, 2023 PROGRAM

Stand by Comedy by Noah Copfer
Keynote by Ashley Walsh & Sonny Mattek of Inner State
Live Music by Jackson Gilles
Food & Libations by Culinary Confidential
Virtual Reality by Inner State
Stress Management Chairs by Shiftwave
Art Installations by BrettSkoonz
Lighting & Projections by The Environment Makers
Projection Art by UDOTAI
Mushrooms by MK
Cannabis by Grassfed
Mushrooms by Neau Tropics

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Kerri Zupp • David Harvey • Mike Wald • EmmaClaire Brock • Olivia Gutkin • Christian Gray • Kyle Daley • Kylie Giacalone-Colvin • Ben Tauber • Jodi Green • Sean Yoder • Nicole Wald • BrettSkoonz • Matthew McAvene • Oniracom • LoDo Studios • Vesper Post • Brandon Scott • Duncan Wood • Comfort Food • Danny Welch Video • Stephen Lewis Photography