RITUAL CAUSALITY 001

AUX Performance Space 319 N 11th Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA

"Ritual...is a complex of words and actions...it is not the case that words are one thing and the rite another. The uttering of the words itself is a ritual." - Leach

Black Quantum Futurism presents its first 2-hour gallery performance RITUAL CAUSALITY 001 featuring ancient anthropological finds, African/Black Diasporic time and memory rituals, and live sound experiments. Experience BQF theorists discovering the first computer in 100bc, lecturing on Sun Ra synchronicities, and Quantum Mapping our collective futures. RITUAL CAUSALITY 001 is a retrocausal retrospective starting with the latest BQF work, ANTI-KY-THE/RA, then spiraling backwards to the beginning with the NonLocality series. BQF's first exhibition of works will be a multimedia experience that will include dance, sound, projections and speculative literary performances.

$7 – $10

Philly Zine Fest

The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

we may or may not be there. ¬_¬;;

Paper Jam Small Press Fest 4

The Silent Barn 603 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

The fourth installment of Paper Jam, a twice-annual and FREE small press / mini-comic / 'zine fair held at the Silent Barn on Saturday, September 5th, 2015 and hosted by the Silent Barn’s own Ditko! ‘Zine Library.

Paper Jam brings together a selection of local up and coming small press artists and cross pollinates their work with the art and music scene of the Silent Barn. Paper Jam is fully curated by a regularly rotating crew including: Robin Enrico, G.W. Duncanson, Megan Manowitz, Liz Pelly, and Ølivia Fox

Exhibitors:

FREE

Geekadelphia Presents: The Future of Philly Sci-Fi and Fantasy @ The Free Library

Free Library of Philadelphia's Parkway Central Library | Skyline Room - 4th Floor 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia has been a nexus for science fiction and fantasy writers and fans for longer than many of us can remember. Numerous authors have made their homes in Philadelphia and produced some of the best works speculative fiction has to offer. The first Hugo Award was given out here. Isaac Asimov lived here. SF grandmaster Samuel […]

FREE

PHILA•LALIA small press // hand made book & art fair

Tyler School of Art 2001 N. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA

PHILALALIA is a three-day small press/hand made book and art fair that brings together poets, publishers, zine makers, book artists, printmakers, comics artists & creative enthusiasts in a vibrant arts venue to showcase & sell their work.

In addition to the book fair, there will be readings and performances, discussions & panels, and workshops and receptions throughout the day, as well as nighttime off-site events in different venues throughout the city. Click here for schedule information.

The fair and all related events are FREE to attend & open to the public.

FREE

NY ART BOOK FAIR at MoMa PS1

MoMa PS1 22-25 Jackson Avenue on 46th Avenue, Long Island City, NY

No, we're not gonna be there. But pick up a hot new story from Eighteen in Temporary Agency collective's premier imprint of queer erotica/intimacies.

FREE

Apiary x METROPOLARITY Soft Targets Launch Party

Painted Bride ArtsCenter 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA

all danger all softness no geolocation
1 nite revelry spells and sanctuary
texts songs dances
against the gathering data storm

this portal exists when we begin
this portal ends at midnight

APIARY MAGAZINE x METROPOLARITY
:
SOFT TARGETS
issue 8 of APIARY in collabo with sci-fi collective METROPOLARITY.
read philadelphia's visions of vulnerability, violence and ecstasy;
survival strategies in our contested city;
the monstrous and tender contending inside us

7 PM: PARTING OF TIME AND SPACE // AIRPLANE MODE
enter.
drinks (government ID checked at door)
new names (memorywipe your government ID)
anti-surveillance face & body art

8-10 PM INCANTATIONS FOR INVISIBILITY
readings by 25+ storyspinners and poets
frequency lifting by the URBAN SHAMANS word/sounds/power:afrobeat funk jazz

10-MIDNIGHT DANCE PARTY
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ FEATURING ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
⚡ Anti-facial recognition face painting and body art by Kitakiya Davis
♪ Live musical performance by Philly's URBAN SHAMANS: afrobeat funk jazz grooves, WORDS, SOUNDS, and POWER!
♪ DJ wizardry by Alex Smith (of METROPOLARITY)

MIDNIGHT-??? AFTERPARTY @ SILK CITY
may the ephemeral gather strength and carry us through the night

PAY WHAT YOU CAN: $7-10 SUGGESTED DONATION

$7 – $10

The Free Black Women’s Library at Community Futures Lab – Community & Memory Theme

Community Futures Lab 2204 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

The Free Black Women's Library comes to Community Futures Lab! The Free Black Women's Library is a Brooklyn-based interactive mobile library that features over 420 books written by and about Black women. The library centers and celebrates the art, music, history and stories of Black women and girls worldwide. All books are available via trade. […]

FREE

ROCKERS BBQ WEEKEND #6

Community Futures Lab 2204 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

ROCKERS BBQ WEEKEND WILL TAKE PLACE AUG 27TH & 28TH 2016 WE CELEBRATE OUR 6TH YEAR DOING THE FESTIVAL!! I CAN NOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR SUPPORTING ROCKERS OVER THE YEARS IT HAS BEEN A BLESSING TO PROVIDE SO MANY WITH A PLATFORM TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES.ROCKERS MONTHLY SHOWS MAY BE OVER BUT WE WILL CONTINUE […]

BRING CASH

HIGH TIDE GALLERY (SMALL) SMALL PRESS FAIR

High Tide Gallery 1850 N. Hope St., Apt 14a, Philadelphia, PA

(Small) Small Press Fair @ High Tide

September 3 & 4

12noon - 6pm

FREE ADMISSION

Featuring Vendors:

3dot Zine

Art Vandelay

Brickman Pubs

Fume Room

High Tide

Jessica Hans & Leah Horowitz

Metropolarity

Pomegranate Press

Ulises

Poster designed by Joel Evey

FREE BUT BRING $$$

TRANS & GENDER NONCONFORMING YOUTH WRITING WORKSHOP SERIES

Kelly Writer's House 3805 Locust Walk , Philadelphia, PA

Kelly Writers House invites you to join a new
Writing Group for Trans
& Gender Non-Conforming Youth

This monthly writing group is open and free of charge for youth ages 14–22 who identify as transgender or gender non-conforming (GNC). The group will meet monthly at Kelly Writers House on the University of Pennsylvania campus on the second Saturday of the month, 12:00–2:00pm. No experience or expertise in writing is expected. Trans and GNC-identified guest writers will lead the group each month, and trans and GNC-identified facilitators will attend and support all monthly sessions. Lunch will be provided, as well as SEPTA tokens for transportation to and from the group. Come join us!

FREE

RIPExpo 2016 – Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo!

Providence Public Library 150 Empire St, Providence, RI

METROPOLARITY LOVES RIPEXPO. CATCH RAS & EIGHTEEN THIS YEAR TABLING W/NEW POSTERS PINS #DIYSCIFI BOOKS + TEEEEEE SHIRTS ^___^/ About The Rhode Island Independent Publishing Expo (RIPExpo) is a spring weekend devoted to small-press and self-published comics, zines and books. Artists and writers from all over North America will join local creators to exhibit work […]