JINXED Science Fiction Reading
2017-04-27 18:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | PA
👽A science-fiction reading at Jinxed West Philly location featuring @metropolarity co-founders Alex Smith and M Eighteen Téllez, as well as Sarah Sawyers-Lovett and Moose Lane!

LASER LIFE presents Style of Attack
2017-05-10 19:00 - 22:00 | Vox Populi, 319 N. 11th St, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
</^> laser life queer sci-fi reading </^>
***this is the psycho-social, queer liberatory, autonomous, afro-curatorial, queer propulsed pulse, electro light light beam, sigil sub-conscious, navigatory cosmic trance dance on the techno-veldt… this is STYLE OF ATTACK***
METROPOLARITY is a DIY sci-fi collective based, bred, and tested in the colliding future-present of Philadelphia. STYLE OF ATTACK Report contains select work from Metropolarity’s four founding members, who contribute theory, practice, and experience of home grown speculative visioning for both historical documentation as well as personal and collective survival. The collection serves as a model and a record of how Black, brown, queer, low-resource, working, ill and in-recovery people can project themselves into the future, conjuring resources, technology, and magic that aid us in the present.
Also this sci-fi is FIRE cuz the crew don’t play.
Laser Life is a queer sci-fi reading documenting the release of STYLE OF ATTACK and a celebration of the book being nominated for a Lambda Literary Award, the highest honor in LGBT letters.
purchase and peruse the book here:
http://metropolarity.bigcartel.com/product/style-of-attack-report
Come here the futurist voices of:
Ras Mashramani
Maggie Eighteen
Rasheedah Phillips
Camae Ayewa
Alex Smith
+ special guests TBA
http://metropolarity.net/
**flyer by Oskar Castro http://www.bohitifotuto.com/

MOOGFEST
2017-05-18 10:00 - 2017-05-21 17:00 | PA
May 18—21 Durham, NC
Catch our workshops & reading events alongside Black Quantum Futurism collective as part of this year’s ‘Future Thought’ programming at MOOGFEST in Durham. It’s $$$ tho so don’t stress – we do our thing regularly around the city of Philadelphia.
Moogfest is the synthesis of music, art and technology.
Since 2004, Moogfest has brought together artists, futurist thinkers, inventors, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, scientists, and musicians.
By day, Moogfest is a platform for conversation and experimentation. This mind-expanding conference attracts creative and technology enthusiasts for three days of participatory programming in Durham, North Carolina. By night, Moogfest presents cutting-edge music in venues throughout the city. Performing artists include early pioneers in electronic music, alongside pop and avant garde experimentalists of today.
Moogfest is a tribute to Dr. Robert Moog and the profound influence his inventions have had on how we hear the world. Over the last sixty years, Bob Moog and Moog Music have pioneered the analog synthesizer and other technology tools for artists. This exchange between engineer and musician is celebrated with a unique festival format where the creative process is understood as a collaboration among many people, across time and space, in commerce and culture.

2017 Lambda Literary Awards
2017-06-12 19:00 - 22:00 | PA
YOUR LOCAL SCI-FI SQUAD IS NOMINATED FOR A LAMMY IN SCI-FI/FANTASY/HORROR. CROSS YR FINGERS! WE’RE ROLLING DEEP TO THE AWARD CEREMONY.
ABOUT THE LAMMYS
The Lambda Literary Awards (the “Lammys”) identify and celebrate the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender books of the year and affirm that LGBTQ stories are part of the literature of the world. The Lammys, which receive national and international media attention, bring together 600 attendees—including nominees, celebrities, sponsors, and publishing executives—to celebrate excellence in LGBTQ publishing. It is the most prestigious and glamorous LGBTQ literary event in the world.
The Guardian newspaper said: “… Steeped as they are in celebrity and ceremony, the Lammys aren’t as stuffy or straight as many LGBT awards shows often are: they were unabashedly, gleefully queer, representing the many facets of queer life.”
Honoring
Jacqueline Woodson with the Visionary Award
Jeanette Winterson with the Trustee Award
With special introductions by Cynthia Nixon & AM Homes
Hosted by Mx Justin Vivian Bond
Stellar roster of presenters include
Heather Acs · Frank Bruni · Ana Castillo · Betty Dodson
NYC Councilman Daniel Dromm · Masha Gessen · Keelay Gipson
JP Howard · Cleve Jones · Saeed Jones · Taylor Mac · Eileen Myles
Tig Notaro · Carl Phillips · Ariel Schrag · Meredith Talusan
Vivek Tiwary · Jes Tom · Mitchell Waters · Karen Williams
Other surprise guests to be announced in May
The awards ceremony is directed by Charles Rice-Gonzalez
Join us at the most glamorous LGBT literary event in the country. Over 500 attendees, sponsors, and celebrities will come together to celebrate excellence in LGBT literature. Read the full press release here.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
5:30 pm Red Carpet and VIP Cocktail Reception
7:00 pm Awards Ceremony
NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
566 LaGuardia Place
New York City
9:30 pm After Party
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street
New York City
