ERICK LYLE: Zine person who has been putting out his zine SCAM for nearly 25 years. He is currently working on issue 8. He has written for VICE, MRR and various other popular magazines. He has also played in bands like LOS CANADIANS, ONION FLAVORED RINGS, MIAMI and BLACK RAINBOW. His writing has focused on squatting, art shows, community activism and events. He is touring with a book he put together called STREETOPIA.
Here's a blurb:
"After San Francisco's new mayor announced imminent plans to "clean up" downtown with a new corporate "dot com corridor" and arts district--featuring the new headquarters of Twitter and Burning Man--curators Erick Lyle, Chris Johanson and Kal Spelletich brought over 100 artists and activists together with residents fearing displacement to consider utopian aspirations and plot alternative futures for the city. The resulting exhibition, Streetopia, was a massive anti-gentrification art fair that took place in venues throughout the city, featuring daily free talks, performances, skillshares and a free community kitchen out of the gallery. This book brings together all of the art and ephemera from the now-infamous show, featuring work by Swoon, Barry McGee, Emory Douglas, Monica Canilao, Rigo 23, Xara Thustra, Ryder Cooley and many more. Essays and interviews with key participants consider the effectiveness of Streetopia's projects while offering a deeper rumination on the continuing search for community in today's increasingly homogenous and gentrified cities." http://onthelowerfrequencies.com/bio/ http://streetopiasf.com/ CHRIS CLAVIN: Writes books, directs silly movies, puts out records and plays in the band GHOST MICE. He is a Bloomington legend and a avid board game collector. He will be reading essays and excerpts from his book FREE PIZZA FOR LIFE.
http://Plan-it-x.com/
ISTOP (Ian Stark Triage & Outreach Project): A grassroots, all volunteer-run organization that provides emergency supplies, services, and resources in the Bloomington area. They will be giving a brief presentation about their program.
https://www.facebook.com/istopbloomington/ Wednesday, October 7th
Boxcar Books (408 E 6th St. next to the Runcible Spoon)
7:30PM
ALL AGES.
$3-5 suggested donation for the touring speaker.
Should be a very cool sit down event.
http://boxcarbooks.org/
