Friday, November 23, 2007

Events from 11/23 to 11/29/2007

What a strange day. I just drove through Capitol Hill and it felt like a ghost town. Nobody was on the street except for a long line of kids waiting for their opportunity to buy new kicks for cheap at a hip hop shoe store. Is it really true that everybody in the US is at malls today buying stuff they probably don't need?

Friday, 11/23

6:00 PM "UNSEEN PEANUTS" @ Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery
8:00 PM GREEN VELVET @ Neumo

Saturday, 11/24
11:00 AM I Heart Indie Holidays 2007
6:00 PM Opening at Crawl Space gallery
7:00 PM Art, Music + Performance @ ZEITGEIST COFFEE

Monday, 11/26
7:00 PM MoonSpinners @ Nectar Lounge

Wednesday, 11/28
7:00 PM Independent Exposure - Autumn Edition @ Central Cinema

Thursday, 11/29
7:00 PM Congolese party performance @ On the Boards
7:30 PM SANAA: Henry Art Gallery
8:00 PM A Holiday Romp @ Columbia City Theater


Friday, 11/23

"UNSEEN PEANUTS" @ Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery


"UNSEEN PEANUTS" Revealed This Friday!

Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, in association with the Charles M.
Schulz Museum and Research Center, is pleased to present "Unseen
Peanuts." This collection of full size, rarely seen Peanuts strips
opens with a daylong preview on Friday, November 23 from 11:30 until
8:00 PM, highlighted by an "Unseen Peanuts" slide presentation by
Fantagraphics Books co-publisher Kim Thompson at 6:00 PM. The public
of all ages is invited to this free event.

Perhaps no American artist is more closely associated with the
holidays than Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz. Kim Thompson, co-
editor of the Complete Peanuts series, points out that even though
Peanuts is the most-reprinted comic strip in history, several
thousand strips had never been collected until The Complete Peanuts
project began in 2004. The show includes a companion 32-page "Unseen
Peanuts" comic book catalogue featuring over 150 more of these "lost"
strips. This fully annotated publication is available for free with
any purchase exclusively at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery.

Get an early start on your holiday shopping at Fantagraphics
Bookstore & Gallery, located at 1201 S. Vale St. (at Airport way S.)
in the heart of Seattle's lively Georgetown business district.
Throughout the month of November all comic strip reprints, including
The Complete Peanuts, are offered at 20 % off, and pick up our free
"Comic Strip Masterpieces" tabloid.

"Unseen Peanuts" remains on view through December 31. Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery is open daily 11:30 - 8:00 PM, Sundays until 5:00 PM. 206.658.0110.


GREEN VELVET @ Neumo

Friday November 23rd @ Neumos
Decibel Productions is proud to present the return of....

GREEN VELVET
Chicago, Relief and Cajual Records : http://www.green-velvet.com

In 1991 Jones created the Cajual label and released his first EP, “Underground Goodies,” under the moniker Cajmere. This release features his translation of the cut-up production style typical of the early house sound. One year later Cajmere celebrated his first massive hit with the house tune “Coffeepot (It’s Time for the Perculator).” Another success followed with “Brighter Days,” a collaborative project with Chicago-based vocalist Dajae, which entered #2 on the US dance charts.

Two years later Jones created Relief Records as an offshoot of Cajual. This is where he assumed the persona of Green Velvet – a flamboyant, neon-haired Electro Punk. Jones cites Sly and the Family Stone and David Bowie as the influence for his new identity. The 1993 release “Velvet Tracks” marks his first production as Green Velvet. Many hits followed, including “Preacher Man,” “Answering Machine,” and “Flash,” each incorporating creative voiceovers. “Flash” became a #1 US dance hit in 1995 and is featured on many DJ compilations.

Jones spent the remainder of the nineties gaining popularity under both titles. In 1999 he released “Constant Chaos” with Belgian label Music Man. Here Green Velvet’s signature house style shows elements similar to Prince and Kraftwerk. Released in 2001, “Whatever” exemplifies an even darker sound and tackles issues such as racism, drug use, alienation and authority. Jones says he spent hours listening to “underground American industrial stuff,” including Nitzer Ebb and Liaisons Dangerous. Intended to speak to the dangers of drug abuse, “La La Land” came out that same year and became one of his most popular tunes.

In 2005 Jones dropped his fourth album, “Walk in Love,” which acknowledges his passion for house music while staying true to his punk influences. Jones produced and remixed releases for himself and other Relief Records artists and played a host of live shows in 2006.

His latest single, “Shake and Pop,” was a departure from his darker electronic style and became a widely popular underground club hit. In 2007 Jones released “Love Peace, Not War,” a short track in response to the war in Iraq, which is only available online. Jones continues to produce and perform live under a host of DJ names.

With special guests…
RED PONY aka Miss Kick (LIVE)
Aural Fixations : http://www.aural-fixations.com
NORDIC SOUL (DJ) Decibel / Broken Disco : http://www.myspace.com/nordicsoul
Vs.
RECESS (DJ) Shameless / Broken Disco : http://www.simplyshameless.com
SCOTT LONHEIM (DJ)
TRACER VISUALS (video / lighting) http://www.tracervisuals.com


NEUMOS 925 E. Pike St, Seattle $15 advance / $18 door : Presale available @ http://ticketswest.rdln.com/Artist.aspx?evt=58355 Doors 8pm 21+


Saturday, 11/24

I Heart Indie Holidays 2007


I Heart Indie Holidays 2007 will premiere as the Northwest’s first united independent urban craft show.

Three unique NW shows spanning time and space!
Three different shows on three different weekends in three different cities!
Open to the public!
FREE admission!

Weekend One – Saturday, November 24th at the Seattle Center Pavilion
11am - 6pm
Enjoy a full day of shopping with 55 different vendors!
Snap some pics at our free photobooth!

Weekend Two – Sunday, December 2nd at Portland’s Wonder Ballroom
Noon - 5pm
We've set aside a casual lounge area in the upstairs balcony so you can take a breather and enjoy the "all-ages bar" for juice, soda, hot cider, or hot chocolate!

Weekend Three - Sunday, December 9th at Bellingham's Majestic
Noon - 6pm
Featuring a cool downstairs lounge
with a couch and a big screen TV!
There will also be a full service coffee bar available
to keep you fueled for your shopping adventure!

All three shows will feature a free photo booth provided by Liminist Photography, a Seattle-based photo team specializing in portraiture, fashion, and event photography.

The first 50 people at each show will receive an exclusive
IHIH Project Bag!
Use your creativity to create a masterpiece
that will be judged by your peers!
The winner receives a gift basket of
handmade goodies from our vendors!

Saturday, November 24th at the Seattle Center Pavilion 11am - 6pm


Opening at Crawl Space gallery
6-9pm



Art, Music + Performance @ ZEITGEIST COFFEE


Sat Nov 24th
Art,
Music + Performance

7PM
ZEITGEIST COFFEE
171 S. JACKSON STREET
SEATTLE, WA
HOSTED BY: AUCTIONEER LAURA MICHALEK and FEATURING: ART INSPIRED BY MUSIC * RAT CITY ROLLER GIRLS * LIVE TRENTALANGE PERFORMANCE


Monday, 11/26

MoonSpinners @ Nectar Lounge


Hello Friends

MoonSpinners will be opening for French recording artist Ayo, follow
this link for more info
http://www.nectarlounge.com/detail_071126.html Don't miss it!!!

Monday, November 26, 2007
Ayo
MoonSpinners
$10 adv.
7pm Door/8pm Show 21+

Nectar Lounge 412 N. 36th St Seattle, WA 98103 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/24130
http://www.myspace.com/ayosound

http://ayomusic.artistes.universalmusic.fr/

http://myspace.com/themoonspinners
http://www.mikethrasherpresents.com/



Wednesday, 11/28

Independent Exposure - Autumn Edition @ Central Cinema


Hi Party Volcanoers,

I’m writing to tell you about the November edition of Independent Exposure screening at the Central Cinema. This month’s program is the Autumn Edition featuring 13 Short films covering subjects ranging from dreams to jungles to Bukowski.

In addition to the regular program, our “Local Spotlight” this month features a short film by Tyson Theroux entitled “Nocturne” which is an experimental super-8 film about a woman’s struggle with the forces of the night.

Hope to see you there!

-Reed O’Beirne


Autumnal Edition Program Overview:
Screenwindow directed by Amy Youngs U.S., Documentary, 2003, DV, 3:24
A chronicle of a personal, three-year obsession with a web cam of the Empire State Building . Constructed entirely from computer screenshots.

Bukowski directed by Virginia Valdes U.S., Experimental, 2003, DV Magnetic Monaural, 0:45
The voice of Charles Bukowski pensively offers recollections to the passing beams of the Queensboro Bridge in a metaphor of freedom and it’s loss.

O.W.L. Off World Laboratory directed by Sheridan Shindruk Canada, Experimental, 2000, DV, 4:00
Technological telepathy looms as a mobile-laboratory forages through a series of locations that allude to premonitions of failure, loss, and isolation.

The Unbelievable Act of Totally Disappearing directed by Shannon Silva U.S., Documentary, 2003, Super-8 to 16mm, 5:00
A reflection on family and personal interactions obscured by technology and time.

Pink Socks directed by Leighton Pierce U.S., Documentary, 2002, DV, 3:40
Another brief documentary on the Piazza San Marco in Venice .

11/28/02 directed by Mark O'Connell U.S., Experimental, 2003, DV 1:54
November 28th was a foggy night. Light and fog interact. Fluctuations form soft rhythms.

Bodybags directed by Kirk Hostetter U.S., Comedy / Satire, 2003, DV, 10:54
Merle McNally loves his pet fishes, and his serene life. But when a half-a-world-away ugliness seeps through his subconscious, the very foundation of his everyday life lies in the balance.

Excitement is Exciting directed by Justin White U.S., Animation, 2002, mini-DV, 1:44
Excitement is exciting and so are you.

(h)ombre directed by Laurent Barthelemy U.S., Animation, 2003, 3D Animation, 2:40
Everybody seems to be running away from something. One being takes the decision to face it.

Taken directed by Kirsten Carthew U.S., Animation, 2002, DVCAM 11:00
In a visually explosive stream of consciousness that tackles the universal doubts of a young man in the modern world.

Rosabelle Believe directed by Tim Shore U.K., Animation, 2002, 16mm 5:23
A dream film about seeing and believing.

Balikbayan (Homebound) directed by Larilyn Sanchez U.S., Experimental, 2003, DV 5:00
A tale of family, love, and imported goods.

Museums of Forests directed by Leif Peterson U.S., Animation, 2002, DV, B&W, 3:00
Eerie sounds of jungle ghosts play beneath a journey from small town America to Asia and back via the subconscious.

Independent Exposure – Autumn Edition
Central Cinema 1411 21st Avenue (21st & Union )
Wed. 28 Nov 2007 @ 7pm & 9pm | $5
http://www.emeraldreels.com/ie


Thursday, 11/29


Congolese party performance @ On the Boards


Nov 29 – Dec 1, 2007 | 8pm
On the Boards is thrilled to welcome artist Faustin Linyekula from the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is a fantastically off-the-beaten path performance. Instead of sitting in the traditional seats at OtB, the doors open early and the audience is invited into a nightclub atmosphere on the mainstage. A live African pop band will be playing and you can purchase a plate of food or a drink from the bar. Amidst the festive environment, dance, theater, political speeches and personal stories will unfold.

Doors at 7pm. Enjoy live music by Wawali Bonane. Bring extra cash if you want to purchase African cuisine from Jacques Sarr (Afrikando) before or during the show.

www.ontheboards.org
$24 General | $12 under-25 | $12 opening night RUSH (as available)
206.217.9888 | Tue – Fri, noon – 6pm


SANAA: Henry Art Gallery
Conversation: 7:30pm, followed by reception Free for members/ $10 public
http://www.henryart.org/ex/sanaa.html



A Holiday Romp @ Columbia City Theater

Local designers and burlesque dancers team up to present an evening of glam fashion and partial nudity.

Featuring
Burlesque performers Go-Go Amy and Lucky Penny of the Atomic Bombshells


Local Designers
Kimmi: Kimmi's sexy dresses get you on the naughty list. Available at Andaluz, Cicada, Frock Shop, and at www.Kimmiclothes.com

Cicada: Downtown's coolest bridal shop also creates party fashions that'll put the flirt in your skirt. Also featuring local designs from Suzabelle and Mandy Mueller. 1121 First Ave (at Seneca) www.Cicadabridal.com

More!
Wine pourings by Kestral vintners of holiday Lady in Red.
Swag Bags with treats from Theo's Chocolates, and Sweet Beauty
Free raffle with prizes from Kestral vineyards, Cicada, and Andaluz
Holiday fashion bazarre in the lobby

Tickets available in advance at Cicada, Andaluz and Frock Shop or at the door

A Holiday Romp!
Columbia City Theater
Thurs, Nov 29, 8pm
Tix 20$


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