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[MUSIC]Lost Lagoon does it all weekend long in Wulai

FESTIVAL NOTES WHAT AND WHERE: The Lost Lagoon 10/10 Weekend Getaway at Dana Resort (大納農場), 100 Hsin-fu Rd, Hsin-hsien Village, Wulai, Taipei County (台北縣烏來信賢村信福路90號) HOW TO GET THERE: Free shuttle buses run from the Wulai (烏來) bus stop, the last stop on the Xindian (新店) bus line, to the site every 25 to 30 minutes. From Taipei City, take the MRT to the Sindian MRT Station. From the MRT station, take the Xindian/Taipei Main Station bus, headed south, which runs every 15 minutes until 10:30 pm, and get off at the Wulai bus stop. Look for the white, gray and black sign that reads Perpetual Motion. The shuttle buses from Wulai run today from 7pm to midnight, tomorrow from noon to 10:30pm and Sunday from noon to 5pm WHEN: From 9pm tonight to 6pm on Sunday. Music scheduled from 9pm to 4am today, from noon to 4am tomorrow, and from noon to 4pm on Sunday. [In last Friday’s Highlight, the music schedule was misprinted. The Taipei Times regrets the error.] TICKETS: Presale tickets are NT$800 if bought today or NT$900 at the door; available in Taipei City at Sababa, 17, Ln 283, Roosevelt Rd Sec 3 (台北市羅斯福路三段283巷17號), Toasteria, 2, Ln 248, Zhongxiao E Rd Sec 4 (台北市忠孝東路四段248巷2號), and KGB, 5, Ln 114, Shida Rd (台北市師大路114巷5號); and in Taichung City at 89K, 25 Daguan Rd (台中市大觀路25號) DETAILS: A Taiwanese restaurant will be open from 9am to 9pm (dishes from NT$120 to NT$200); hamburgers, veggie burgers and hot dogs will be sold from noon to 2am. The bar is open 24 hours; cocktails are NT$150 each, beers are NT$100 and water is free ON THE NET: For more information, including driving directions in English and Chinese, visit taipeimotion.com. Directions can be printed out to show to taxi drivers

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A great weekend out of town can include a variety of elements: going to see live bands, hearing wicked DJs, heading to a new bar, or going camping, getting back to nature, and enjoying swimming pools and hot tubs. It’s rare to have all these options at once, but that is what Perpetual Motion has done.

The Lost Lagoon Weekend 10/10 Getaway in Wulai, starting tonight and ending Sunday, is a chance to have it all.

When organizer Chad Ordoyne took his girlfriend for a romantic night out of town, the last thing he expected was for it to snowball into a huge event: “We got out there and it was so beautiful we ended up booking the cabin for a second night and canceling our other plans,” he said in an interview last week. As they explored the Dana Resort (大納農場), the potential began to dawn on him. “I thought, oh, this is a great place, and I want to have a party here.”

He drew a map on the table in beer to illustrate: “It’s a long property built along the river with another river feeding into it. All over you can hear water running. The only neighbors are your mountains rising up all around it, and cascading waterfalls.”

Ordoyne, who hails from New Orleans, said, “The ideas I have, they might not be new to New Orleans but they haven’t been done here. New Orleans style is a way to incorporate music, entertainment, good food, and create an environment that encourages people to talk to people they don’t know.”

He and partner Tristan Newman have planned activities to get people talking: you’ll be given a number at the door that matches someone else’s; if you find that person you both get a free drink. “Kind of a new take on the old line, ‘Hey! Can I get your number?’” Ordoyne said.

There will be a “tequila volleyball” game in the afternoon, but the biggest draw is the music, with 10 DJs and 18 bands from Taipei, Taichung, Chaiyi, Chunghua and Tainan. A close second is the venue itself: mud-free camping areas covered by tents, three pools, a giant hot spring pool near the DJ booth that can hold 50 people, and private hot tub areas (all at no extra charge). Ordoyne went back during a rainstorm to check it out and said there is room for 600 to 700 people to dance and camp without getting wet. “You can stay dry almost everywhere but in the pool,” he said.

Amenities include a 24-hour bar with free water, a full Taiwanese seafood restaurant, hot dogs, hamburgers and veggie burgers until 2am, free showers and public restrooms. With garbage/recycling bins and ashtray stands everywhere, “You’d have to be a real asshole to litter,” Ordoyne said. Only name-brand spirits will be served: Bacardi, Beefeater, Absolute, Jagermeister and Jim Beam.

All that pales though, compared to the band lineup which includes Double Wide, Coach (教父), Johnny Fat Stacks, Public Radio, Pan Africana, Money Shot Horns, 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽), THC, Rabbit is Rich (兔子很有錢) and The Deadly Vibes.

Ordoyne enlisted DJ Marcus Aurelius to put together a crew of 10 DJs with acts including Taimaica Sound Crew, JR and Megan, Fratzuki, Antihero, Hooker and Schism. Music will end at 4am to give people a chance to rest up for the next day.

Grab your swimsuit, tent and dancing shoes, it’s time to get wet, wicked and wild in Wulai.— Alita Rickards

There will be a “tequila volleyball” game in the afternoon, but the biggest draw is the music, with 10 DJs and 18 bands from Taipei, Taichung, Chaiyi, Chunghua and Tainan. A close second is the venue itself: mud-free camping areas covered by tents, three pools, a giant hot spring pool near the DJ booth that can hold 50 people, and private hot tub areas (all at no extra charge). Ordoyne went back during a rainstorm to check it out and said there is room for 600 to 700 people to dance and camp without getting wet. “You can stay dry almost everywhere but in the pool,” he said.

Amenities include a 24-hour bar with free water, a full Taiwanese seafood restaurant, hot dogs, hamburgers and veggie burgers until 2am, free showers and public restrooms. With garbage/recycling bins and ashtray stands everywhere, “You’d have to be a real asshole to litter,” Ordoyne said. Only name-brand spirits will be served: Bacardi, Beefeater, Absolute, Jagermeister and Jim Beam.

All that pales though, compared to the band lineup which includes Double Wide, Coach (教父), Johnny Fat Stacks, Public Radio, Pan Africana, Money Shot Horns, 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽), THC, Rabbit is Rich (兔子很有錢) and The Deadly Vibes.

Ordoyne enlisted DJ Marcus Aurelius to put together a crew of 10 DJs with acts including Taimaica Sound Crew, JR and Megan, Fratzuki, Antihero, Hooker and Schism. Music will end at 4am to give people a chance to rest up for the next day.

Grab your swimsuit, tent and dancing shoes, it’s time to get wet, wicked and wild in Wulai.— Alita Rickards

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