This is a fantastic week. Lots of events and this time I could actually find some good ones.
My favorite is probably STRAIGHT TO VIDEO: the first 10 years of Vital 5. But then there is also Seattle's Third Biannual Urban Golf Tournament/Drinkathon. The oddest event is maybe Free Poetry Shirts @ Greenlake on Sunday. Also, the Three Imaginary Girls are turning 5 and the Guerrilla Masquerade Party will host its 30th event. A great week always comes with a downgrade (you can't love if you can't hate). This week's stinker is Magical Auction, which has to be avoided unless you crave "unique magical, talismanic works of art" and assuming your stomach can handle the "Renaissance fair atmosphere with music, jugglers, and performers".
Last but not least I'll also throw in a Computer Corner about Suicide Food.
Friday, 6/8
6:00 PM "Venus" @ Roq La Rue
6:00 PM Oliver Vernon and Damon Soule @ BLVD Gallery
6:00 PM Ivan Brunetti @ Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
6:00 PM PCNW THESIS EXHIBITION
6:00 PM HoT Dogs a go go @ Fancy + Pants
6:00 PM STRAIGHT TO VIDEO: the first 10 years of Vital 5 @ 911 Media Arts Center
8:00 PM Northwest New Works Festival opens at On the Boards
9:00 PM BROKEN DISCO @ Chop Suey
9:00 PM Sides @ Alibi Room
9:00 PM Noise for the Needy
9:00 PM TIG's 5th birthday party @ Crocodile Café
Saturday, 6/9
Noon THE OCCUPATION GAME @ Cal Anderson Park
2:00 PM Seattle's Third Biannual Urban Golf Tournament/Drinkathon
6:00 PM Magical Auction @ Sunset Hills Community Club
9:00 PM Guerrilla Masquerade Party #30 - Good Sports
9:00 PM 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY: I (Heart) Shiva @ Baltic Room
Sunday, 6/10
9:00 AM Free poetry shirts @ Greenlake
11:00 AM Fabricate @ Wonder Ball Room (Portland, OR)
Tuesday, 6/12
6:00 PM Opening @ Retail Therapy
Wednesday, 6/12
5:30 PM Date Mob @ The Kangaroo & Kiwi Pub
Friday, 6/8
"Venus" @ Roq La Rue
Roq La Rue presents "Venus"
opens Friday June 8th 6-9pm
runs through July 5th 2007
Artists: Lori Earley, Audrey Kawasaki, Travis Louie, Marion Peck, Glenn Barr, Kukula, Stella Im Hultberg, Isabel Samaras, David Bowers, Lynne Naylor, Chris Reccardi, Sas Christian, Gail Potocki, Joshua Petker, Fuco Ueda, Boomer, Krysztof Nemeth, Derek Nobbs, Jessica McCourt, Nicole Steen, Sarah Joncas, Amy Crehore, Rik Garrett, Sarah Bereza , John Brophy, Esao Andrews and Robert Pitt.
This June, Roq La Rue is pleased to present our summer blockbuster exhibition, "Venus". Featuring contemporary artists from all over the country, the show is centered around the concept of the feminine as muse, in whatever form that may take. From gorgeous to ghastly, innocent to vampy, the female form has been the subject of art from prehistoric times to today. Each artists picked to participate has a history of primarily depicting the female form in their work.
Roq La Rue Gallery
2312 2nd Ave Seattle WA 98121
(206)374-8977
Wens-Sat 1-6pm
www.roqlarue.com
Oliver Vernon and Damon Soule @ BLVD Gallery
BLVD gallery is proud to present the work of two of the most
original artists currently involved in the contemporary Urban art
movement. Oliver Vernon and Damon Soule, both currently based in New
York City, make paintings that look past this material plane into what
seem like alternate worlds that are familiar like a dream that is never
fully remembered. Both artists have gained international acclaim,
having been featured in the book “Convergence” with urban art
luminaries Mars-1, David Choong Lee, and Nome Edonna. This will be the
first major show for both of these artists in Seattle and we cannot be
more pleased to have the opportunity to show such innovative work.
Oliver Vernon paints what seem like colliding planes of time and
space. His work on canvas and panel alternate from views of what seem
like never before seen galaxies into the nanosphere of genetics.
Oliver’s work is simultaneously “visionary” and part of the graphic
tradition of graffiti yet never tips too far to either side to become
cliché. Oliver often collages what at times seem like two separate
works that share a common color scheme creating a new singular work
that creates a tension between the cosmological and the architectural.
Damon Soules’ paintings mix a fluid, organic world populated with
what would best be described as fabricated creatures that seem lifted
straight from the animatronic sets of Disneyland. The soft geometries
of his mixed media backgrounds are offset by the Anime-like colors and
forms of the inhabitants of his often surreal paintings. Damon is a
real populist artist, having made his name first creating public murals
then moving into the world of commission work for clients such as Hotel
Des Arts in SF and author Danielle Steele. His approach to what he does
as a working artist is extremely pragmatic.
“I’m not one of those people that thinks that art is untouchable,” he
says. “Artists are artisans – it’s a skill like a tradesperson.”
BLVD Gallery presents
New works by Oliver Vernon and Damon Soule
June 8 – June 30, 2007
Artist Reception Friday June 8 6pm - 10pm
BLVD Gallery 2316 2nd ave Seattle Wa 98121
http://www.blvdart.com
For more info about the artists:
http://www.oliververnon.com/
http://www.damonsoule.com/
Ivan Brunetti @ Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
Dear friends and comix aficionados,
Take a quick trip to Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery this Friday,
June 8 from 6 to 8 PM and welcome Ivan Brunetti to our fair city.
This multi-talented (and mild-mannered) cartoonist has a lovely new
collection and exciting exhibition, "Misery Loves Comedy," currently
on display. You've seen his hilarious and revealing Schizo comics, as
well as his recent work on the cover of the New Yorker. He'll be
signing books, comics and his exquisite silk screened exhibition
print available in an edition of 50 signed copies for only $20. (See
attached image).
You'll also want to check out a dozen new Fantagraphics titles, our
newly expanded erotic comics section, and a limited-time steep
discount on all hardcover Blab! storybooks by accomplished fine
artists and illustrators including Camille Rose Garcia, Drew
Friedman, Sue Coe and David Sandlin. Fantagraphics Bookstore is open
daily 11:30 to 8:00 PM (Sundays until 5:00 PM) at 1201 S. Vale Street
at Airport Way S. in Seattle's historic Georgetown District. See you
all soon.
Furthermore, if you can't make it to Georgetown on Friday, Brunetti
will be appearing in Olympia on Saturday. This year's Olympia Comics
Festival will take place on Saturday, June 9th. The festival
consists of a Cartoonists Expo and various panels during the day and
a stageshow in the evening.
The Olympia Comics Festival is devoted to the principle of comics as
a unique and powerful art, showcasing some of the greatest
practitioners of the form and to support local and small press
efforts. The Guests of Honor for 2007 are Ivan Brunetti and fellow
Fantagraphics' favorite Ellen Forney.
Please visit http://www.fantagraphics.com/bookstore.html for location
info on the Fantagraphics Bookstore or www.olympiacomicsfestival.org
for more info on the Olympia event.
Best wishes,
Eric Reynolds
Fantagraphics Books
7563 Lake City Way NE
Seattle, WA 98115 USA
(206) 524-1967 x218 tel.
(206) 524-2104 fax
www.fantagraphics.com
PCNW THESIS EXHIBITION
June 8–July 10, 2007
PCNW THESIS EXHIBITION
ANDREA HORNS, SCOTIA MACKAY, LARRY OCKENE & ELLEN WITEBSKY
Reception: Friday, June 8, 6:00–8:00 pm
Photographic Center Northwest presents thesis work by four students from the Certificate Program. These graduating thesis students each posses a style that is uniquely their own, but they share a passion for fine art photography that has led them through years of in-depth study as part of PCNW's rigorous Certificate Program. Please join us in recognizing their accomplishment with an exhibition featuring their work in a variety of formats and addressing themes as individual as the artists themselves.
Andrea Horns
My Sensational Skin
In My Sensational Skin , Andrea Horns portrays the beauty and diversity of the most amazing of our organs: the skin. Intrigued by the tender wrapping of her own children, and inspired by Kent Stevenson's song, she explored the ever changing appearance of skin — used every day, durable enough to last, but fragile at the same time. The color photographs in this series show grace and beauty at any age.
Scotia MacKay
Boundaries
In Boundaries. Scotia MacKay illustrates with images and poetry, the cause and effect of various forms of separation; light and dark, vulnerability and protection, support and deformity, discipline and spaciousness. This exhibit is in the form of an installation and includes the artist's voice—reciting her poems creating an atmosphere that is soothing and mysterious.
Larry Ockene
Peregrine Forms
Larry Ockene presents us with a view of the extraordinary within the ordinary, In Peregrine Forms . Through extreme macro photography, plant life becomes highly abstract – evoking landscapes, anatomical structures, and alien worlds: In the interior of a red pepper is an embryo in a womb; in the draped curves of a vine flower is the caldera of a volcano. The artist's large color images invite one to look deeply at the intriguing forms in everyday life.
Ellen Witebsky
Poems from Home
Home is not just a place. It is a personal space where the objects with which we surround ourselves evoke powerful feelings. In Ellen Witebsky's Poems from Home, these household objects – sometimes worn and dirty, sometimes bright and glittery – become the subjects of elegant still lifes. In these color photographs, she captures the beauty and warmth of everyday things.
Photographic Center Northwest Gallery
900 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122
HoT Dogs a go go @ Fancy + Pants
HoT Dogs a go go
her new series of cartoon/paintings
at Fancy + Pants 1914 2nd Avenue Seattle, WA 90101
opening reception (with hot dogs of course)
Friday, June the 8th 6-9 p.m.
on view at Fancy + Pants until July 30th.
Fancy + Pants 1914 2nd Avenue Seattle, WA 90101
Store hours 11-7p.m. Tuesday - Saturday, Sunday 12-5 p.m.
Please see the gallery section for online shopping.
http://fancyjewels.com/
STRAIGHT TO VIDEO: the first 10 years of Vital 5 @ 911 Media Arts Center
Dear Friends,
We are having an opening this Friday at 911 Media Arts Center.
There will be beer.
Please join us to look back over a decade of video and photography.
The opening party will start at 6:00 and run until 10:00 pm.
Thank you,
Greg
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Vital 5 Productions
in association with 911 Media Arts Center
presents
STRAIGHT TO VIDEO:
the first 10 years of Vital 5
June 8 - July 22, 2007
In the spring of 1996, Vital 5 Productions staged its first performance on the steps of Seattle's Federal Building. It was a wonderful, sunny afternoon and a troupe of about 50 protested work. AFWFA (Artists For a Work Free America) viewed work as the great evil in our society and wanted robots to do it. It was the bottle of champagne broken over the bow of a wooden raft. What we lacked in funding and sophistication was compensated by a sincere passion for the arts and a desire to change public perception of what contemporary art was, what it could be, and whom it should serve.
The wooden raft found great adventure. While often seen floating lazily down the river with crew and passengers boisterous is song and spirit, it also hit large boulders, bounced through rapids and wandered into unfamiliar waters. Vital 5 found refuge on Second Avenue for a spell and narrowly escaped the wrecking ball that turned their camp into a Starbucks coffee shop. Further down the river it anchored at a port on Westlake Avenue, where it found fair weather and fine friends. But Vital 5 was not a building, it was not built to be anchored or tied to a dock. Again it wandered into the current.
Ten years past. In that time it received many awards. Vital 5 was tapped for creating the worst performance of the year (1998) and worst theatric release (2003). It was also hailed as one of the most important art group of the 1990's and received a Stranger's genius award, for well, taking chances and not falling apart. It wasn't the largest ship in the sea, could not boast of international travels or wealthy patrons, but it was a hearty organization, built to hit rocks, flip over, fail as well as succeed, and change course as it pleased.
Ten years past and the documentation of our adventures grew. Boxes of photographs cluttered the cabin. Hours upon hours of video. A glut of information, disorganized and mislabeled. A decades worth of stories. It was time to catalog before the next stretch of rapids fell upon us.
Please join us as we look back over ten years of video and photography.
The exhibit runs June 8 through July 22 at 911 Media Arts Center, with an opening party June 8th from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.
Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 12:00 - 6:00 p.m. and admission is always free (become a member of 911).
Thank you for your time and we hope you may join us. It is not an epilogue. It is just the first chapter.
STRAIGHT TO VIDEO: the first 10 years of Vital 5
911 Media Arts Center is located at: 402 - 9th Avenue N. in South Lake Union. www.911media.org
Northwest New Works Festival opens at On the Boards
Hey Party Volcano,
this Friday the Northwest New Works Festival opens at On the Boards and runs through June 17. Over the course of 2 weekends you can see 18 new performances in a variety of disciplines, all folks from around the NW and it's cheap! One showcase features 4 different artists, and their shows are all under 20 minutes.
It is only $14 to come to 1 showcase, and you get discounts if you come to multiple showcases.
This weekend features a new solo-show by Joe von Appen, post-drag queen Ginger Moloko, punk-rock marimba player Erin Jorgensen and the young, smart and experimental theater group Implied Violence plus many others...
Link to the full festival schedule: http://www.ontheboards.org/uploads/pdfs/07nwnw_schedule.pdf
Check out restaurants offering a discount during the dinner break, or read about the after-parties each Sunday at the sitting room
ontheboards.org
Tickets
$14 for 1 showcase | $20 for 2 showcases | $24 for 3 showcases | $30 for 4 showcases
206.217.9888 | Tue - Fri, noon - 6pm
ontheboards.org
BROKEN DISCO @ Chop Suey
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BROKEN DISCO : JUNE
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FRIDAY JUNE 8TH
Decibel, Fourthcity, Sensory Effect and Shameless present:
The Nortec Collective (Mexico), Smash TV (Germany) and Panoptica (Mexico).
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main stage – 18+
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*NORTEC COLLECTIVE - Live
[Because Music, Nacional Records / Mexico]
The Nortec Collective is comprised of five artists: Fussible (Pepe Mogt),
Bostich (Ram Amezcua), Panoptica (Roberto Mendoza), Clorofila (Jorge Verdï)
and Hiperboreal (Pedro Gabriel Beas). These producers create and perform a
style of music called Nortec - a fusion of Norte ("from the North") and
Techno, documenting the collision between the style and culture of
electronica and traditional Mexican music.
*SMASH TV - Live
[Bpitch Control, Playhouse Records / Germany]
"Now more than ever" seems to be the motto of Holger Zilske, aka Smash TV.
Originally Smash TV represented the collaborative efforts of Holger Zilske
and Michael Schmidt, who began their career recording under the alias
Mindlab, releasing one popular tech-house single on the Salo imprint (where
fellow tech-house artists SCSI-9 also got their start).
*PANOPTICA - Live
[Certificate 18, mil Records / Mexico]
Roberto Mendoza has been one of the main figures in the Mexican electronic
scene since the late 80s, founding bands like electro post-industrial outfit
Artefakto and in the 90s the critically acclaimed Nortec Collective. During
this same period he signed a deal with London label Certificate 18 as
Panoptica, releasing a series of albums from which DJ legend John Peel (RIP)
took notice. In 2001 he invited Panoptica to participate in a Peel session
on his popular BBC radio show.
*DJ COLIN
[Mercir / Seattle]
A ten year veteran dj, producer, and electronic music promoter, Colin
Johnson's diverse musical tastes and recorded output reflect his bohemian
upbringing. Living much of his life on the road, he was exposed at an early
age to the varying music, art, and cultures that America had to offer. From
his intuitive grade-school flirtations with sound collage and his naive
experimentations with 'scratching,' to his instrumental production under the
alias Fringe and being a founding member of Seattle's own Indie-Electronic
band Mercir, Colin's progressive approach to music has been accompanied with
accolades.
Visuals by PIXELFLIP and guest
Featuring FUNKTION ONE Sound
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make-out room – 21+
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ELECTROSECT [Sensory Effect]
HIDDEN HABITATS DJS:
INTROCUT [Hidden Habitats, Fourthcity]
KAMUI [Hidden Habitats, Fourthcity]
RECESS [Shameless]
Featuring LUVSHACK Sound
@ Chop Suey
1325 E. Madison, Seattle, WA 98122
Open 9pm to 2am
18+, bar for those 21+ with ID
$12 advance, $15 Day of show
http://www.broken-disco.com
http://myspace.com/broken_disco
Tickets are on sale now through Ticketweb @
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=183256
Sides @ Alibi Room
FRIDAY JUNE 8, 9 PM
Sides
My name is Rob and I'll be your bartender tonight. I am going to be playing sides of favorite records, from Kinks to Kraftwerk, Kingsmen to Karel Kryl, and maybe some stuff that doesn't start with K. 'Kay?
Alibi Room.
http://www.seattlealibi.com/calendar
Noise for the Needy
Let me give you the whole list for the weekend:
Friday, June 8th
Sunset Tavern
* Head Like a Kite
* The Sun The Sea
* Department of Energy
* New Grey Area
* DJ Tom Conquergood
$8 adv/ $8 dos
Also on June 8th
Comet Tavern
* The Lights
* Thee Emergency
* Kissing Potion
* The Whoremoans
Presented by I Heart Rummage
$8 adv/ $8 dos
Saturday, June 9th
Chop Suey
* Common Market
* Grayskul
* Sleep (of Oldominion)
* DJ Bless One
$10avd/ $10 dos
Sunset Tavern
* Wintergreen
* The Prids
* Das Llamas
* Feral Children
* DJ Jimi C
$8 adv/ $8 dos
Comet Tavern
* Razrez
* Emeralds
* Nudity
* Flying Fox
* DJ AJ
$8 adv/ $8 dos
The Funhouse
* Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death
* Pleasureboaters
* Bullet Club
* Whiskey Tango
$7 adv/ $7 dos
Sunday, June 10th
Neumos
* Okkervil River
* Sera Cahoone
* Ghost Stories
$12.50 adv/ $15 dos
Various places.
Saturday, 6/9
THE OCCUPATION GAME @ Cal Anderson Park
THE OCCUPATION GAME
Outdoor interactive visual display
when: SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 9-10, 12-6 PM
where: Cal Anderson Park, 11th Ave and Olive Street on Capitol Hill
CONTACT: (206) 633-1086 theatersquad@ aol.com
An outdoor living gameboard with a self-guided journey through a military occupation. Over 80 different board squares will present a set of rules which -- like the rules of a military occupation -- may work or may not. Part of 40 YEARS TOO LONG, a weekend of events marking forty years of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory and four years of the US occupation of Iraq. Free, rain or shine. More information: (206) 633-1086 or theatersquad@ aol.com
ANTIGONE'S NATION
Outdoor theater performance
when: SATURDAY, JUNE 9 2:00 PM
where: Cal Anderson Park, 11th Ave and Olive Street on Capitol Hill
CONTACT: (206) 633-1086 theatersquad@ aol.com
An outdoor performance adapted from Sophocles' Antigone. The hour-long performance is adapted by local playwright Edward Mast, directed by Robert Leigh, and features a cast of local actors, musicians and movement artists. Part of 40 YEARS TOO LONG, a weekend of events marking forty years of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory and four years of the US occupation of Iraq. Free, rain or shine. More information: (206) 633-1086 or theatersquad@ aol.com
Cal Anderson Park, 11th Ave and Olive Street on Capitol Hill
Seattle's Third Biannual Urban Golf Tournament/Drinkathon
Seattle's Third Biannual Urban Golf Tournament/Bar Crawl is going down Saturday June 9th. All you need is a golf club, some fancy duds and a $3 ball fee to join. Bring your ball from a previous game and play for free!
This year, Urban Golf is going industrial in the Georgetown district. There's a few new bars mixed in with some old Georgetown favorites. There's less pedestrians and traffic, but more warehouses, railroad tracks and sketchy alleys.
Tee off is at 2pm.
Meet at 13th Ave. South and South Albro Place (Google Map - On the north end of Boeing Field)
Teams will be about 8-10 people. We'll hook you up and set your tee time on a first come first serve basis. Get together a full team, half team or come by yourself.
Just remember to bring a golf club (found cheap at Goodwill + we'll have a few loaners), your fanciest pants, the $3 fee plus some "cash" for drinks.
We'll provide course maps, rules and balls.
If you're planning on attending, please send a note to greensmaster@seattleurbangolf.com. It's not necessary, but it helps give us a more accurate ball count.
This is a 9 hole 9 bar course, so the age restriction is strictly 21 and over.
www.seattleurbangolf.com
Magical Auction @ Sunset Hills Community Club
Be warned: "magical, talismanic and blessed works of art" is usually the code word for "crafty crap".
June 9, 2007
Do you value art with tangible spiritual energy? Join us for the second
annual Lorian Association art auction featuring unique magical, talismanic and
blessed works of art created by respected local and international spiritual
teachers and leaders. Revel in a Renaissance fair atmosphere with music,
jugglers, and performers. Be part of the sharing and growing communication
between spiritual circles to help empower the essential, transformational work
emerging in these communities. For more information and a special invitation,
please email Jeremy at the Lorian Assoc. at info@lorian.org or call
425-427-9071.
Magical Auction
6-9pm
Sunset Hills Community Club
3003 NW 66th St, Ballard
www.lorian.org
425-427-9071
Guerrilla Masquerade Party #30 - Good Sports
Hey Guerrillas!
Sorry for cutting it a little close this time - things have been very
busy with another little project we're working on
(http://www.capitolhillhigh.com/). But rest assured, this Saturday's
'GOOD SPORTS!' party will be a blast!
And we've picked a whole team of unsuspecting playing fields to engage
in our respective activities on:
The first quarter of the game starts at 9pm at what is possibly the
least sporty bar in Seattle - Martin's Off Madison. It's a piano bar
located just around the corner from Chop Suey. It's at 1413 14th Ave,
between Madison and Union on 14th.
At 10pm, (after we wear out our welcome begging pianist to play "Take
Me Out to the Ballgame") the second quarter begins and we move just
around the corner to the Madison Pub - at 1315 East Madison St.
Then at 11pm, the second half starts as we pop into Barca at 1510 11th
Ave - just one block down and one block over, between Pike & Pine on 11th.
Finally, for the fourth quarter and the post-game show, at Midnight
we'll make our way down to Havana Social Club at 1010 East Pike
Street. This one's a little tricky, as there's no signage and the
entrance is in a parking lot. Walk into the parking lot directly
across Pike Street from Cafe Vita (between 10th and 11th), then look
for the black awning - that's the way in. Also, there's a $5 cover -
but well worth it for the chance to dance to great tunes while wearing
a football uniform, right?
See y'all Saturday night!
dirty bunny
Guerrilla Masquerade Party
http://www.gmpseattle.com/
5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY: I (Heart) Shiva @ Baltic Room
Five years and still around. I am impressed.
5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY: I (Heart) Shiva, June 9, Sat @ Baltic Room
Its hard to beleive that its already 5 years since we had the first Bollywood party in Seattle, at the Baltic Room.
The party, the scene and the overall impact of South Asian music on Seattle, has come a long ways over the past 5 years.
It is all the support from people like yourselves that has kept this party going.
We THANK YOU all for your support.
Looking forward to seeing you at the 5 Year Anniversary party this Saturday- June 9th.
The I (Heart) Shiva team has been working very hard over the past month to make this party a very memorable experience. Im sure you will have a great time. Be There!
Regards,
I (Heart) Shiva crew
Baltic Room
1207, Pine Street
Seattle, Washington
TIG's 5th birthday party @ Crocodile Café
Happy birthday Three Imaginary Girls!
Get ready to crack out your best party dress! Three Imaginary Girls is thrilled to announce a double-shot weekend of shows to celebrate our fifth birthday party! The shows will take place in Seattle on:
* Friday, July 6, 2007 at the Crocodile Cafe (21+)
* Saturday, July 7, 2007 at the Vera Project (all-ages)
Both shows are co-sponsored by 90.3 KEXP, and the 21+ show is also co-sponsored by PBR and VAIN. Here are the exciting lineups!
Friday night 7/6 at the Croc (21+)
* BOAT (CD release show!)
* The Shaky Hands
* Dolour (CD release show!)
* The Western States Motel
Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 DOS {buy}
Saturday night 7/7 at the Vera Project (all-ages)
* The Shaky Hands
* BOAT (CD release show!)
* Eux Autres
* Patience Please
Tickets are $7, $6 for Vera members {buy}
The nights will also feature loads of party treats, as any good fifth birthday party should. The 21+ show will feature rockstar guerrilla makeovers from VAIN, in-person love advice from Love is Hard columnist Rachel Flotard (of Visqueen), and loads of other surprises. And of course, both nights will feature live music from six of the most exciting imaginary bands we know on the left coast.
The two shows will also be a great place to meet all the amazing people who contribute to Three Imaginary Girls every day (you didn't think it was just three of us still, did you?), including our latest additions, our Boston live show correspondent Betsy Boston, and a small posse of the cutest all-ages writers ever, who will keep us up-to-date on the under 21 goings-on in Seattle this summer and beyond.
Five years! Can ya believe it? Yeah, us neither. So pick out your favorite party dress and come celebrate with us. Please address all questions, comments, or happy birthday wishes to tig@threeimaginarygirls.com.
http://www.threeimaginarygirls.com
Sunday, 6/10
Free poetry shirts @ Greenlake
mr volcano,
this sunday, beginning at 9am, i'm handing out free poetry shirts for
runners willing to wear them around green lake. all poems are by local
living poets. this is an effort to make our poets visible while
connecting them, one at a time, to a receptive audience. 100 shirts,
each with a "running poets of green lake" logo on the front and a
unique poem on the back will be distributed. if you are a runner who
wishes to participate, stop by the meadow west of the bath house
theatre where 72nd intersects aurora.
thanks!
the poetess at green lake
http://thepoetessatgreenlake.blogspot.com
Fabricate @ Wonder Ball Room (Portland, OR)
Fabricate
Shop for designs by Independant Designers and Artists of all kinds. Listen to music by DJ
Dover of Z100, a Fashion Show featuring the in-house talent and local Models. Free drinks
provided by IZZE and snack bar provided by the Wonder Ball Room. Gift bags packed with
goodies from our Sponsors will be given to the first 200 guests! Of course I'll be there
selling shirts and I helped pack the goodie bags with some free shirts. So once again, if
you're in Portland...
Wonder Ball Room
128 NE Russell St
Portland, OR 97212
http://www.fabricateevents.com
Sunday June 10th
11am-7pm
$7 Ticketmaster. com $9 at the door
Tuesday, 6/12
Opening @ Retail Therapy
Hi Party Volcano,
We have a new Art Show I wanted to let you know about. Local gal named julia gfrörer whose work has an uncanny resemblance to one of my favorite artists Egon Schiele. If you want to see more of her work you can check out her site www.thorazos.net/
the Art Show is June 12th from 6-9pm, with the usual wine and cheese :)
Retail Therapy
905 E Pike ST
Seattle Wa 98122
Wednesday, 6/12
Date Mob @ The Kangaroo & Kiwi Pub
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Drinks, Trivia, People
Unscientist Productions, a new Seattle events production company that sees
the science in everything….brings you an alternative to online dating -
DateMob, The Chemistry of Meeting People.
It’s like this. A few times a month, I go to trivia with my friends, get
many questions wrong, have some laughs, and sometimes see interesting &
entertaining people at other tables. Many a time, I wish I had an easy way
to meet said interesting people.
The unscientists have decided to solve this problem. On June 13th,
Unscientist Productions, will be setting up an evening for people to meet
each other and play trivia. The Kangaroo & Kiwi Pub hosts an always amusing
evening of trivia, good drink specials, and outstanding greasy food. We
provide you with meet ‘n greet info & set you up on 4 rounds of trivia with
different people.
After it’s over, you may have found someone that you want to hang out with ,
that’s cool- we’ll help you connect!
The Kangaroo & Kiwi Pub
7305 Aurora Ave North
Trivia with Bass Michael at 8:30
Pre-Quiz DateMob Happy Hour
Food & Drink Specials 5:30-8:00
Date Mob Registration $5
http://www.unscientists.com
Don Volcano's Computer Corner
I found this link through another site I will talk about in a few weeks: Suicide Food.
What is Suicide Food? Suicide Food is any depiction of animals that act as though they wish to be consumed. Suicide Food actively participates in or celebrates its own demise. Suicide Food identifies with the oppressor. Suicide Food is a bellwether of our decadent society. Suicide Food says, “Hey! Come on! Eating meat is without any ethical ramifications! See, Mr. Greenjeans? The animals aren’t complaining! So what's your problem?” Suicide Food is not funny.
I have to disagree. I think it is very funny. Please have a look:
Suicide Food: Animals That Desire To Be Eaten
http://suicidefood.blogspot.com/2007/06/moo-oink.html
I love Moo and Oink! This one received only 3 nooses. The nooses ratings correspond directly to funniness. I think these 5 noose posts are superb:
Sausages from Auvergne
http://suicidefood.blogspot.com/2007/04/sausages-from-auvergne.html
Hieronymus Bosch as butcher-shop kitsch
http://suicidefood.blogspot.com/2007/04/ac-butcher-leichhardt-sydney-australia.html
First I thought this is another fake site like Bonsai Kitten or Doggy Island.
But "Ben" the guy who is doing the site seems to be just a damn serious vegan. A damn serious vegan with too much time on his hand I shall say, because he maintains 5 blogs. Most of them are about nothing:
Ben, the compulsive vegan blogger
http://www.blogger.com/profile/18365355509420961754
I think I have found a rare case of an unintentionally funny guy. Those are really hard to find in these days. Please let me know if you know of unintentionally funny sites or people.
I would love to share your picks with the other readers.
Bon appétit!
Don Volcano
