Registration

Ayahuasca Visions Painting Workshop – October 3, tickets still available
Featuring Peruvian Masters: Anderson Debernardi, Mauro Reátegui Perez & Juan Carlos Taminchi
Saturday, October 3rd at Big Art Church, 10am – 6pm, with a 1 hour lunch break
Please email convergence@plantteachers.com for advance registration

Thank you in advance for your support. This is a project of the heart and for the heart of healing.

Registration includes admittance to all presentations, forums, multimedia and performance offerings, light snacks and refreshments on Friday, continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday morning, and afternoon coffee and tea on Saturday and Sunday.

We have done our best to keep ticket prices as low as possible. We are offering early registration discounts.

Tickets are being processed through Brown Paper Tickets. The payment processor is PayPal. You do not need a PayPal account to purchase tickets. With or without a PayPal account, you can select or change payment method to credit card during the checkout process.

For a detailed, printable Day-to-Day Schedule please click here (pdf).

Location

Big Art Church
4975 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Ticket and Venue Information

No single day tickets. Tickets for the conference, Saturday evening concert and workshops can be purchased at the door.

Location: Big Art Church ~ 4975 W. Sunset Blvd. ~ Los Angeles, CA 90027

Dates: September 25th - 27th, 2015

Phase III - Starting April 23, 2015, registration price is $326

A ticketing/processing fee of $9 will be charged for each ticket.

Organic Lunches on Saturday and Sunday

Delicious organic lunches will be available on site. You must pre-order. We will have regular, vegan/vegetarian and gluten free options. You will be contacted closer in time to the event to make your food selections. Tickets for Lunches can be selected during the check out process.

If you choose to dine on your own, you can bring lunch or there are cafes and restaurants in the area with lunch prices ranging from $11 - $30.

Saturday Hosted Dinner & Reception

Limited tickets are available to join the presenters, performers and PlantTeachers production staff for a delightful, organic dinner on Saturday evening. We will have regular, vegan/vegetarian and gluten free options. You will be contacted closer in time to the event to make your food selections. Tickets for the dinner can be selected during the check out process.

Restaurants in the area range from $12 and up for dinner.

Separate Registration is available for Convergence Special Workshops with Presenters.

All Workshops will start between 9 am - 10 am and will take place at the Visionary Convergence Venue. Exact times for each will be announced.

If you have already purchased your ticket for Convergence, you received a password which you will need to register for workshops. When you go to the Brown Paper Tickets Site, you will see a message in blue typeface "Enter a Password or Discount Code.” Click on the text to enter your password. After doing so, the Workshops will be visible for registration.

If you have forgotten or misplaced your password, please call Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006 for assistance.

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Conference Tickets Available at Door

Know Before You Go and Helpful Hints

September 25 - 27th, 2015

The Big Art Church
4974 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Visionary Convergence 2015 will be held at The Big Art Church, which is located in East Hollywood, California. It lies just blocks away from the trendy Los Feliz and Silver Lake neighborhoods filled with hipster boutiques, cafes, art galleries, coffee shops and fun! Also just a couple short miles away you will find all the tourist musings that Hollywood has to offer including huge shopping malls, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, great bars and restaurants and famous comedy clubs.

There is a paid parking lot - the Kaiser Parking lot - directly across the street from the venue, on the Southeast corner of Sunset & Alexandria.

It's been a warm summer in LA! Make sure to check the weather before you arrive.

Getting Around

Public Transportation

Use the "Metro Trip Planner" online tool to plug in your starting point and destination for exact instructions on which buses/train lines to ride with ease: http://www.metro.net.

The 2/302 Metro bus line runs right past the Big Art Church on Sunset Blvd. The closest stop to the conference is at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Alexandria Avenue. This bus line goes all the way to downtown LA and also runs through Hollywood, Beverly Hills all the way to the beach! http://media.metro.net/riding_metro/bus_overview/images/002-302.pdf

The nearest train station is the Vermont/Sunset Red Line Metro Station, about an 8 minute walk to Big Art Church. Click here for a link of connections to this station: http://media.metro.net/riding_metro/maps/images/red_vermont_sunset.pdf

Taxi Companies

Yellow Cab Co.
(424) 222-2222

United Taxi
(800) 822-8294

Ride share companies

Must download the app to your mobile device to use.
No cash required (all payments are done via credit card on your mobile device).

Uber
Click here for up to $20 off your first ride for new users.

Lyft
Click here to visit their site.

Local Eats

Local delivery

GrubHub is the nation's leading online and mobile food ordering company dedicated to connecting hungry diners with local takeout restaurants. Download the mobile app here. Here are 224 restaurants with delivery in the area surrounding the Big Art Church from GubHub.

Another exhaustive list of restaurants within a mile of The Big Art Church (with reviews) from Yelp.

Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurants:

Paru's Indian (Vegetarian)
5140 W Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 661-7600
http://www.parusrestaurant.com/
(0.2 miles, 4 minute walk)

Lory's
(Vegetarian - Mediterranean/Middle Eastern)
4963 W Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 666-9631
(<1 min walk)

Other Awesome Local Restaurants

Zankou Chicken
(Healthy Mediterranean/Lebanese - quick food, yummy!)
5065 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 665-7842
http://zankouchicken.com
(3 minute walk from Big Art Church)

Umami Burger
(designer burgers/gastropub)
4655 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 669-3922
https://www.umamiburger.com/locations/los-feliz/
(0.7 miles from Big Art Church)

Alcove Café & Bakery
(& cocktail bar)
1929 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 644-0100
http://www.alcovecafe.com/cafe
(1.2 miles from Big Art Church)

Fred 62
(awesome modern diner, open 24 hours)
1850 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 667-0062
http://fred62.com/index.php
(0.8 miles from Big Art Church)

Bars/Lounges

All 3 of these are a little over 1/2 mile from Big Art Church, <15 min walk/5 min drive):

Tiki-Ti Cocktail Lounge
(fun/divey small, lively bar, tropical theme, local institution)
4427 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 669-9381
http://www.tiki-ti.com

Harvard and Stone
(trendy/live music/weekend burlesque show)
5221 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 466-6063
http://www.harvardandstone.com

Covell
(vintage wine bar/lounge)
4628 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 660-4400
http://www.barcovell.com

Lodging

Nearby Hotels

America's Best Value Inn Hollywood
5265 W Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90027
(323) 466-8521
Click here for reviews
About $90/night (0.4 miles from Big Art Church <8 min walk)

Travelodge Hollywood
1401 North Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(800) 760-6483
Click here for reviews

About $90/night (0.4 miles from Big Art Church < 7 min walk)

The Hotel Hollywood
6364 Yucca Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 466-0524

Click here for reviews
About $152/night (2.4 miles from Big Art Church)

Private Room & Board Options

Use the services below to rent a room or an entire home/apartment near the conference venue (search zip code 90027). This is also a good option if you have a group of people coming together - split the cost of renting an entire home/apartment!
www.airbnb.com
www.vrbo.com
www.flipkey.com (cannot search by zip code here, so search Hollywood, CA).

Try couch surfing! This website connects travelers with locals who have an open couch or spare room to share free of charge! Hosts are screened and you can choose from your favorite profiles. "Couchsurfing began in 2004 as a small passion project. An email to a group of students in Iceland gave birth to the idea that people anywhere would want to share their homes with strangers (or, as we like to call them, friends you haven't met yet)." https://www.couchsurfing.com

Things to do

Exercise!

Yoga Vibe
1717 Hillhurst Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 953-8449
class schedule: http://www.yogavibela.com/los-feliz-schedule/
(5 min drive, 20 min walk from Big Art Church)

Siesta Yoga
1825 N Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 464-9642
class schedule: http://www.siestayoga.net/schedule
(4 min drive, 20 min walk)

Go for a hike at Griffith Park! (end up at the Griffith Observatory)
Trail head starts at: Fern Dell Dr off Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CA 90068
(about 1.3 miles from Big Art Church)

Art Galleries

iam8bit
(fun, pop culture art)
2147 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 908-6154
iam8bit.com
(2.4 miles from Big Art Church)

La Luz de Jesus Gallery
(+ amazing adjoining shop)
4633 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 666-7667
laluzdejesus.com
(0.7 miles from Big Art Church)

Seeing the Sights

Visit the awesome and trendy Silver Lake Neighborhood!
Tons of bars, restaurants and cool boutiques
(about 2.5 miles from the Big Art Church)
Walking tour ideas: http://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/things-to-do/la-city-guide-a-walking-tour-of-silver-lake

Hollywood Walk of Fame/ The Chinese Theater
(tons of souvenir shops, restaurants, stores, etc)
6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028
(2.7 miles from Big Art Church)

Hollyhock House/Barnsdale Park
(11 acre park, cultural arts center + art gallery)
4800 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 660-4254
http://www.barnsdall.org/visit/
(0.5 miles/10 min walk from Big Art Church)

Since we are plant lovers, these are a bit further, but easy to get to via Uber/Taxi:

Huntington Botanical Gardens & Library
(12 gardens, 15,000+ plant varieties... beautiful! $23 admission)
1151 Oxford St, San Marino, CA 91108
(626) 405-2100
http://www.huntington.org/WebAssets/Templates/content.aspx?id=302
(15 miles from Big Art Church)

Mildred E Mathias (at UCLA) Botanical Garden
(free entry!)
Le Conte Ave & Tiverton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90189
(310) 825-1260
self guided tour: http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/self-guided-tours.html
(10 miles from Big Art Church)

And for even more local things to do, here is a link from TripAdvisor.

Visionary Convergence 2015 Sponsored by:

Nihue Rao Centro Espiritual

Visionary Convergence 2015 Supported by:

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Visionary Convergence 2015 in Alliance with:

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