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SUMMARY:THE SPECULATIVE ABYSS: A spec-fic reading with Elwin Cotman & Alex Smith
DESCRIPTION:ELWIN COTMAN‘s work evokes the strangeness simmering underneath the floorboards of New Orleans speakeasys; the sort of melancholy soaked into the floorboards of a Carolina porch in misty May. Weaving through the murkier\, funnier parts of American dreams\, stopping right at the horizon of nightmare and flat-out hilarious\, Cotman delivers a well needed shock to both the orthodoxy of African-American letters and to staid genre fiction at large. To say that A-Space and Laser Life are stoked beyond all hell for the opportunity to read with the brother is quite an understatement. We are prepared for the psycho-subconscious journey of this budding master mythmaker; gear up and join us. \nhttp://www.lookmanoagent.blogspot.com/ \nALEX SMITH is shedding his Laser Life sci-fi cocoon for an evening of lucidity. Or is he? Sure\, bring your wine and cheese for this auspicious gala\, served on your finest crystal; they won’t be broken and discarded\, rent to shards and used as weapons against the establishment. Trust us\, it’s not that kind of party. Reading from his long-awaited poetry chapbook (snicker) “Gang Stalk Oprah”\, Smith promises a serene\, intellectually tantalizing experience. Riiiighht. \nhttp://theafterv3rse.tumblr.com/
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/the-speculative-abyss-a-spec-fic-reading-with-elwin-cotman-alex-smith/
LOCATION:A-Space Anarchist Community Center\, 47th and Baltimore Avenues\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances
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ORGANIZER;CN="Alex Smith":MAILTO:theyarebirds@hotmail.com
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SUMMARY:Annie Mok debuts SCREENTESTS w/the crew
DESCRIPTION:West Philly-based cartoonist Annie Mok reads from Screentests\, her most fully-realized work to date. Annie’s comics are by turns quiet\, raucous\, funny\, and sad\, and always clear-eyed and nuanced. \n“These stories\, which could be incredibly heartbreaking with no relief\, instead give the reader hope.” – Mey Rude\, Autostraddle \nShe’s joined by the incredible creators Ras Mashramani (metropolarity.net)\, R.Phillips (AfroFuturistAffair.com)\, and Alex*Laser Life (theafterv3rse.tumblr.com)\, of the Philly-based queer sci-fi crew Metropolarity; O. Horvath (Spurt of Blood)\, “hysterical cartoonist / pvd”; and Khristina Acosta of the Philly/NJ-based PoC-only zine distro No Shame Distro (facebook.com/noshamedistro)\, reading from her zine The Birthday Party. \nA Q&A and signing will follow the readings. \nAnnie’s work can be found at www.cargocollective.com/heyanniemok\, http://heyanniemok.tumblr.com\, and @HeyAnnieMok on twitter. \nPlease note that some stories read at the event may be triggering.
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/annie-mok-debuts-screentests-wthe-crew/
LOCATION:Vox Populi\, 319 N. 11th St\, 3rd Floor\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances
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SUMMARY:ArtHaus at The Black Box @ Underground Arts
DESCRIPTION:This month’s art exhibition:\nJohn Fitzpatrick [Cellar Door | http://theJOHNF.com/]\nSteve Shorts [CoSM]\nBrandon Spangler [Clouds For Sale | http://bibble.deviantart.com/]\nMarc Tous [New JAAG | https://marctous.see.me/] \nLive painting by Hekkate [http://hekkate.tumblr.com/] \nLive body painting by Yenna Hill \n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\nLive music at midnight from Philly’s own one-woman analogue synth-pop artist Void Vision [http://voidvision.bandcamp.com/] \nMusic of all kinds all night by DJ’s:\nLazerfeet [Psy.Fi]\nSamwas [Psy.Fi | FML | https://soundcloud.com/allthatis]\nJohn Morrison [https://soundcloud.com/john-the-liberator] \n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\nVendors:\nRockers Closet [http://www.rockerscloset.com/] \n—————————————————————\n$10 | 21+ w/ ID | 8:00 PM – 2 AM | 1200 Callowhill Street \nPresented by Psy.Fi [http://psyfi-dimension.com/] \nCheck out footage of the previous ArtHaus: http://vimeo.com/79946895\n[Videoraphy by Mangig Productions]
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/arthaus-at-the-black-box-underground-arts/
LOCATION:Underground Arts\, 1200 Callowhill Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Art & Exhibitions,Music Shows,Parties
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20140131T190000
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SUMMARY:LASER LIFE: Queer Sci-Fi Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Queer Sci-Fi Reading Series\nFrom the files Baron Harkonen Solo-Margiela\, District 98234.\nCLASSIFIED> \nFor 100 years\, LASER LIFE has provided the denizens of the hollowed out\, Siberian dystopic husk formerly known as West Philly\, with the one and secret voice. Fashioning antennaes from bones of dead CEOs and the rotting the planks of the Comcast building onto abandoned warehouses and hipster enclaves\, it’s ever revolving cast of miscreants and saboteurs have been broadcasting the last zombie drenched signal of hope out into the universe. They are all just the strange fags and three-eyed queers caught stealing fruit and guns at the intergalactic bazaar\, stowing away on the Millennium Falcon\, and photo-bombing the white washed sardonic landscapes of even the most triumphant Capt. Kirks in victory pose. We’ve found them. This is their Santeria\, this is their church. \nLASER LIFE\nknown\, dangerous throughout the galaxy:\n\nMarissa Johnson-Valenzuela— the weaver\nthe curator for the still untitled literary salon\, Johnson-Valenzuela has created stark\, unflinching habitats where we all clatter and bang\, brushing our empty tin cans against the rusting steel bars of life.\n*powers and abilities: Dream weaving\, mind control \nSuzy Subways— the spark\nwest philly’s own urban cosmic enchantress\, Subways weaves the cityscape– all burnt out husk and Orwellian encroachment– into shifting beautiful literary orbs\n*powers and abilities: tactical firearms\, laser cannon\, silent weapons \nand the Metropolarity crew…\n\nShane Jenkins— the anthropomorph\npowers and abilities: Shape Shifting\, Startocasting\, astral projection \nR.Phillips— the time traveler\npowers and abilities: teleportation\, quantum digitization\, spell casting \nRas Mashramani — alien goddess\npowers and abilities: flight\, anti-gravition manipulation\, light speed \nMaggie Eighteen— the cyborg\npowers and abilities: empathy\, cybernetic link\, machine/A.I. manipulation \nAlex Smith— the vigilante\npowers and abilities: ghosting\, shadowtalking\, boyfriend stealing
URL:https://metropolarity.net/event/laser-life/
LOCATION:A-Space Anarchist Community Center\, 47th and Baltimore Avenues\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings & Performances
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