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SUMMARY:Felix the Hammer // Kitty Obsidian // Selector Lucky Brown
DESCRIPTION:This performance will be presented at the Flow Shala\, located on the lower floor of 203 W. Chestnut Street. Facemasks must be worn throughout the evening \nDoors at 7:30pm; Performance at 8:00pm\n$10 supports the artists and the AltLib! \nFeaturing performances from:\nFelix the Hammer – Felix the Hammer is a three piece bluesy-poppy-rock band based off of the solo work of Sidney Amos. Currently based in Bellingham and Seattle\, Washington\, Felix the Hammer is composed of Sidney Amos\, Ryan Barney\, Zach Bassett\, and Erik Anders. \nKitty Obsidian – Neo-soul newcomers to the Bellingham scene! \nSelector Lucky Brown – strictly vinyl 7″ 45s\nJazz\, Funk\, Soul\, Latin\, African\, Vintage/Contemporary with concentration on works of global black radical music traditions and private-press homages thereto. \nAltLib is always ALL AGES!\nNOTAFLOF
URL:https://altlib.org/event/felix-the-hammer-kitty-obsidian-selector-lucky-brown/
LOCATION:Flow Shala\, 203 W. Chestnut Street\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220701T230000
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SUMMARY:The First Pride Was a Riot!
DESCRIPTION:An autonomous street party for the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots! \nWe’ll be there with our mutual aid literature distro! \nFrom the poster\, sent to us anonymously:\n“Come join us on the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots\, for a street event/protest celebrating radical queer joy and honoring the queers\, queens\, and troublemakers who came before. \nRoe v Wade is gone … and we’ll be taking to the streets to rage\, rave\, and love!”
URL:https://altlib.org/event/autonomous-pride/
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SUMMARY:Atlanta Forest Defense Reportback: STOP COP CITY
DESCRIPTION:Atlanta Forest Defense Reportback: STOP COP CITY!\nAn evening of film screenings and reportbacks. Discussion with presenters. \nThis performance will be presented at Creative Hope Studio\, 1474 Franklin Street\, accessed through the the back door over the bridge. Facemasks must be worn throughout the evening\nDoors at 7:00pm \nIn the wake of the 2020 George Floyd Rebellion\, Atlanta-area officials have planned to build the largest police training compound in the country — by bulldozing the largest urban tree canopy in the country! Meanwhile\, film-industry executives plan to clear-cut what remains in order to build “the largest soundstage complex on Earth.” \nJoin us for an in-depth overview and conversation with on-the-ground activists involved in the historic movement to Stop Cop City and Defend The Atlanta Forest. \nThere will also be videos shown from Videos From the Trash Dimension\, with one of the filmmakers in attendance! \nAdmission by donation supports the presenters! \nAltLib is always ALL AGES!\nNOTAFLOF!
URL:https://altlib.org/event/stop-cop-city-atlanta-forest-defence-reportback/
LOCATION:Flow Shala\, 203 W. Chestnut Street\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98225\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220721T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220721T200000
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SUMMARY:Marlo Mudd // Gabriel Seaver // Hemlock // Kjetil Lund
DESCRIPTION:Outdoor sunset generator show at THE SLAB! Come check out some sonic and scenic beauty with::: \nMarlo Mudd (Bellingham\, WA) https://marlomudd.bandcamp.com \nGabriel Seaver (Portland\, OR)\nhttps://gabrielseaver.bandcamp.com/ \nHemlock (Chicago\, IL)\nhttps://hemlock.bandcamp.com \nKjetil Lund (Bellingham\, WA) \nALL AGES /// NOTAFLOF
URL:https://altlib.org/event/gabriel-seaver-hemlock-marlo-mudd/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220809T210000
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SUMMARY:Poetry Bazaar!
DESCRIPTION:This performance will be presented at the Flow Shala\, located on the lower floor of 203 W. Chestnut Street. \nDoors at 7:00pm\nDonations support the artists and the AltLib! \nAn evening showcase of poetry\, with readings and performances from Elle Glasse\, Siena Clayton\, Rye Bennett\, Ben Stump\, and MORE! \nThere will also be a popup exhibition of small press books and art from local creators including Micaela Lieseke\, Rae Berry\, Shrija Gandhi and more! \nAltLib is always ALL AGES!\nNOTAFLOF
URL:https://altlib.org/event/poetry-bazaar/
LOCATION:Flow Shala\, 203 W. Chestnut Street\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Black Market,Reading
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SUMMARY:Salish Sea Butoh: International Performance Gala
DESCRIPTION:The Salish Sea Butoh Festival proudly presents A LIVE PERFORMANCE GALA with master dance artists from Japan\, Germany and New York City at the USO Building on the grounds of Fort Worden State Park. \n7:00pm  Doors open || 7:30pm  SHOWTIME\nTickets are available online via Brown Paper Tickets \nFeaturing stage performances by:\nKatsura Kan from KYOTO\, JAPAN\nYuko Kaseki from BERLIN\, GERMANY\nJacquelyn Marie Shannon from BROOKLYN\, NY \nYou are cordially invited to join us for a very special theatrical event celebrating the unique artform of Butoh. This is a production of the second-ever Salish Sea Butoh Festival in Port Townsend\, Washington. It highlights master artists of the 1st generation of Butoh from Japan along with 2nd and 3rd generation artists from all over the world performing on the same stage. All ticket purchases include admission to a post-show reception with complimentary refreshments and a chance to meet and talk to the artists. \nABOUT BUTOH:\nButoh is an avant-garde dance movement that originated in Tokyo\, Japan shortly after WWII. It is characterized by physical movements that tend towards the earth and the subconscious. Butoh\, which is influenced by and incorporates elements of Surrealism\, Dada\, French Existentialism\, German Expressionism\, Japanese theatre and eastern spiritual thought\, was developed in the late 1950’s and 1960’s through experimental collaborations between its founders Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno. Their work established Butoh as disciplined and rigorous\, yet spontaneous and idiosyncratic\, intellectual and experimental\, yet grounded in the human body. Instead of aspiring to an aesthetic ideal\, Butoh reveals the primordial human being and the inner world. It implies total presence where dance is an expression of being in the world as well as containing the world within oneself.  It grows from such themes such as dreams\, ghosts\, androgyny\, nature\, solitude and the natural cycles of life and death. \nThe Alternative Library will exhibit a curated selection of local and international small-press art books during the event.
URL:https://altlib.org/event/salish-sea-butoh-international-performance-gala/
CATEGORIES:Dance
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SUMMARY:Sideshows by the Seashore: Butoh Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:Sideshows by the Seashore: BUTOH CABARET Extravaganza\nA Marvelous Night of Madness\, Magic and Butoh Cabaret \nThe Cotton Building\, 607 Water Street\, Port Townsend\, WA 98368\n8:30pm  Doors open || 8:45pm  SHOWTIME\nTickets are available in advance via Brown Paper Tickets. \nPrepare to be swept away by a wild\, whimsical whirlwind of rambunctious dance\, theater and Live music of all shapes and sizes at THE COTTON BUILDING in downtown Port Townsend! Featuring over a dozen vignette solo and ensemble performances probing the fantastical dancing FUSION of Butoh-inspired performance art and burlesque entertainment\, this night-time blowout is the culmination of the 2nd-ever Salish Sea Butoh Festival in Port Townsend\, Washington. We invite you to celebrate with us! \nThis year\, Salish Sea Butoh has assembled a wide array of musicians\, magicians\, singers\, performance artists and dancers\, all of whom have been tasked with presenting original stage works that explore BUTOH CABARET through the lens of their own particular aesthetic\, discipline and artistic lineage. As a point of artistic reference and inspiration\, our show is informed by the radical Japanese choreographer Tatsumi Hijikata who developed Butoh with his ensemble of burlesque dancers in an effort to defy and subvert authority\, including conventional notions of dance. This iconoclastic\, avant-garde dance form was developed hand-in-glove with the CABARET scene of the Tokyo underground throughout the 1960s. During the day\, Hijikata trained his dancers in exercises and techniques that would become Ankoku Butoh. At night\, they experimented with bringing their exploration into the competitive marketplace of cabaret & burlesque. According to dance scholar Rosemary Candelario\, his shows got a reputation for being a kind of ‘weird\, funky cabaret’ in which nudity appeared along with Surrealist and Dadaist images.” Inspired by this historical reference\, Salish Sea Butoh challenges artists to explore the theme of FUSION & ALCHEMY by deconstructing and reinventing their particular art form\, whatever it might be\, and combine elements from the worlds of both cabaret and Butoh. We asked: If the theme is FUSION/ALCHEMY — of the self\, of society\, of art\, of politics — what will it take to bring this about?? \nTHE AUDIENCE TOO is encouraged to come be a part of the experience! Wear your most expressive & outrageous costume/look\, and help celebrate the festival’s theme of FUSION/ALCHEMY. An on-site makeover room will stand ready to accessorize willing participants\, and we’ll have a photo booth set-up during part of the evening to celebrate! \nThe Alternative Library will exhibit a curated selection of local and international small-press art books during the event. \n==============================================================\nABOUT SALISH SEA BUTOH:\nSalish Sea Butoh is a collective of performers and multimedia artists co-founded by Cosmo Rapaport and Iván-Daniel Espinosa in the Pacific Northwest to deepen the study of Japanese Butoh and Butoh performance. Salish Sea Butoh continues to be the only group consistently bringing international Butoh artists to the Olympic Peninsula and producing an annual festival that features both guest artists and local performers. \nABOUT BUTOH:\nButoh\, which incorporates elements of Surrealism\, Dada\, French Existentialism\, German Expressionism\, Japanese theatre and eastern spiritual thought\, was first developed in the late 1950’s through experimental collaborations between its founders Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno. Their work established Butoh as disciplined and rigorous\, yet spontaneous and idiosyncratic\, intellectual and experimental\, yet grounded in the human body. Rather than aspiring to an aesthetic ideal\, the dance attempts to expose the joys and sorrows of life\, exploring the most fundamental elements of physical and psychological existence. Despite the fairly recent origination of this dance form\, it has quickly appealed worldwide and demonstrated that it speaks to something primordial within us. \nABOUT BUTOH CABARET:\nAs a budding artistic genre\, BUTOH CABARET has been most prominently developed and proliferated by two artists from different corners of the globe: Australia-based dancer and choreographer Yumi Umiumare and Mexican artist Diego Piñón. Salish Sea Butoh celebrates the contributions of both of these amazing artists to the emerging field of BUTOH CABARET and draws inspiration from these two and other creative sources as well to further develop\, nurture\, share and cross-pollinate this dynamic fusion of art forms. Since the late nineties\, Yumi Umiumare has been developing her unique style of visceral dance-theater performance and creating original Butoh Cabaret works. Originally born in Hyogo\, Japan\, Yumi is based in Australia where she has presented the hugely successful and well-received DasSHOKU BUTOH CABARET performance series\, renowned for provoking visceral emotions and cultural identities with wild humor. According to Yumi\, in the 1950s\, Butoh was relegated to street performers and underground nightclubs in Tokyoalmost like a guerrilla dance movementand these performances shocked and provoked. I was trying to bring back the energy and rawness of Butoh by combining it with the accessibility of cabaret; this combination is so unique and exciting.” Separately\, a group of artists studying with Mexican artist Diego Piñón launched the CONEY ISLAND Butoh and Beyond Festival in 2016\, probing the fantastical dancing partnership of Butoh and cabaret performance on CONEY ISLAND USA’s burlesque stage in NYC. For the next four years\, through his artistic intensives and ensemble performances in Brooklyn\, Diego Piñón re-branded the festival as ritual cabaret  a reflection of the defining aesthetic that resulted from his immersion into the historical and contemporary Coney Island. Cabaret\, burlesque\, vaudeville and circus sideshow have had a long and storied history in Coney Island\, making it a perfect venue to explore the boundaries of ritual & entertainment. Piñón\, who hails from the mountain town of Tlalpujahua Michoacán\, fuses aesthetic principles stemming from Mexican shamanism\, Japanese Butoh and community-based ritual dance.
URL:https://altlib.org/event/23839/
CATEGORIES:Dance
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SUMMARY:Print and Poetry Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:Print & Poetry Bazaar: This print and literary art market will be an ongoing series to showcase writers and publishing artists in our community! \nDoors at 7:00pm\, spoken word and poetry readings start at 8:00pm \nPerformances\, art\, and literature from creatives including @comicsandz @soulsticeartandoddities @alex.y.park @elle.ramey.art @luukhoney @therhetorician100 @pronunciacionsumergida @glaurified @mossy.limbs @video_arena_archives @futuretman @hadleysart8 \nPoster design by Bryn Roth
URL:https://altlib.org/event/print-and-poetry-bazaar/
LOCATION:Flow Shala\, 203 W. Chestnut Street\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98225\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221202T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221202T220000
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CREATED:20221025T072630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T072630Z
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SUMMARY:Print and Poetry Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:Print & Poetry Bazaar: This begins our monthly print and literary art market\, popping up every first Friday for downtown Arts Walk to showcase writers and publishing artists in our community! \nDoors at 7:00pm\, spoken word and poetry readings start at 8:00pm \nThis event will be hosted at the Flow Shala Studio\, located at 203 W Chestnut Street on the lower floor\, please contact us in advance for accessibility requests.
URL:https://altlib.org/event/print-and-poetry-bazaar-2/
LOCATION:Flow Shala\, 203 W. Chestnut Street\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Black Market,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230602T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230602T220000
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CREATED:20230529T025030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230529T025041Z
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SUMMARY:Indie Film Bazaar
DESCRIPTION:A showcase of independent films from local experimental filmmakers! \n$6-12 supports the filmmakers and the AltLib\nDoors at 8:00pm\nScreenings at 8:30pm \nFeaturing works from:\nElle Ramey Glasse\nSulai Lopez\nArnold Gallows\nMoose Kinsey\nIris Christensen\nOliver Gibbons \nThere MAY be POPCORN! \nALL AGES\nNOTAFLOF
URL:https://altlib.org/event/indie-film-bazaar/
CATEGORIES:Film Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230613T220000
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SUMMARY:Josephine Foster / Lori Goldston / ini
DESCRIPTION:AltLib x Lookout Arts Quarry present a night of unexpected textures and surreal folk poetics hosted at the beautiful Lookout Arts Quarry\, located just south of Bellingham\, at:\n246 Old Hwy 99 N\nBellingham\, WA 98229 \nAdvance tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets:\nhttps://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6031230\nDoors: 7:00pm\nPerformance: 7:30pm \nLori Goldston is an American cellist and composer. Accomplished in a wide variety of styles\, including classical\, world music\, rock and free improvisation\, she has performed with groups including Nirvana\, Earth\, Clyde Petersen\, the Black Cat Orchestra\, and Spectratone International\, and also performs solo in many contexts.\nhttp://lorigoldston.com/ \nJosephine Foster is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Colorado. As an adolescent she worked as a funeral and wedding singer\, and aspired to become an opera singer. After her studies she began to record demos of her own songs.\nhttp://www.josephinefoster.info/ \nini is the folk/grunge songwriting project of Jessi Rado\, a Bellingham local\, who transplanted from Philadelphia not so long ago. Jessi is a member of the vocal trio Earth Practice. \nAll Ages!\nNo Dogs!
URL:https://altlib.org/event/josephine-foster-lori-goldston-ini/
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230616T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230616T230000
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SUMMARY:Macula Dog / Flesh Produce / Hilarious Combination
DESCRIPTION:AltLib x Lookout Arts Quarry present a new vision of pop music of this century at the Lookout Arts Quarry\, located just south of Bellingham\, at:\n246 Old Hwy 99 N\nBellingham\, WA 98229 \nAdvance tickets are available HERE! \nDoors: 8:00pm\nPerformances shortly following… \nFlesh Produce is a band of people from Seattle\, WA.\nhttps://fleshproduce.bandcamp.com/ \nMacula Dog is an experimental duo from New York City.\nhttps://maculadog.bandcamp.com/ \nTim’s Hilarious Combination is an art rock\, post-something or other band\, playing Tim’s original compositions.\nhttps://timgraffuis.bandcamp.com/ \nAll Ages!\nNo Dogs!
URL:https://altlib.org/event/macula-dog/
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230816T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230816T220000
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SUMMARY:Hemlock / Lady Queen Paradise / Sunflecks / Marlo Mudd
DESCRIPTION:AltLib x Lookout Arts Quarry present a cute evening of song at the Lookout Arts Quarry\, located just south of Bellingham\, at:\n246 Old Hwy 99 N\nBellingham\, WA 98229 \nWednesday\, August 16th\nDoors: 7:00pm\nPerformances shortly following from… \nHemlock (Chicago\, IL)\nLady Queen Paradise (Providence\, RI)\nSunflecks (Bellingham\, WA)\nMarlo Mudd (Bellingham\, WA) \n$10 suggested donation ~ performances will take place at the quarry Beach Stage. Please park in the front lot by the blue warehouse building\, and walk down the road to the quarry Beach Stage. \nAll Ages\nNo Dogs\nNOTAFLOF
URL:https://altlib.org/event/hemlock-lady-queen-paradise-sunflecks-marlo-mudd/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230922T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230922T210000
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CREATED:20230917T170649Z
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SUMMARY:Tacoma Anarchist Book Fair
DESCRIPTION:Anonymous submission copied from PSA: https://pugetsoundanarchists.org/a-tacoma-anarchist-book-fair/ \nWhat: Tacoma Anarchist Book Fair\nWhen: September 22nd\, 6pm-9pm\nWhere: Solidarity Spot\, 1220 S 23rd St \nCome through for the Gritty City on the Salish Sea’s first Anarchist Book Fair in more than a decade! Friday\, September 22 from 6-9 PM\, at least dozen tablers will be slinging zines\, books\, art\, and connections to local rad groups at Tacoma’s new Solidarity Spot in Hilltop\, 1220 S 23rd St\, Tacoma\, WA 98405. \nAnarchism\, that beautiful yearning for the demolition of all authority and domination\, has entered the consciousness of many new folks in the last few years. This is a chance to make new connections\, perhaps revive old ones\, and learn about anarchy together! \nWe plan to provide childcare and have a vegan meal available during the fair. If you are interested in helping out with those\, or have any questions regarding this Tacoma Anarchist Book Fair\, contact historicalseditions [at] riseup [dot] net \nAccessibility Info: The solidarity spot is unfortunately not fully wheelchair accessible at this time. The front entrance is wide enough for entry and flat\, but the bathroom is not ADA accessible and lacks a grab-bar. The outdoor area that will be used weather-permitting includes a flat sidewalk as well as a flat grass yard. \nThe bathroom at the Solidarity Spot is gender neutral. \nWe’re asking folks to wear masks to limit the spread of airborne pathogens\, with a bonus of normalizing mask-wearing for personal security. They will be provided at the door.
URL:https://altlib.org/event/tacoma-anarchist-book-fair/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230923T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230924T200000
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SUMMARY:2023 VICTORIA ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR
DESCRIPTION:2023 VICTORIA ANARCHIST BOOKFAIR\nSeptember 23 & 24\, 2023 \nFernwood NRG\n1240 Gladstone Ave.\nlək̓ʷəŋən Territory \nFree Admission / Free Workshops \nThe 2025 Victoria Anarchist Bookfair is Confirmed! \n \nThe Victoria Anarchist Bookfair is a space to network\, highlight\, and aid struggles\, both local and international. We strive to promote anarchist ideas through workshops\, cultural activities and the bookfair itself. We have a spirit of openness towards different anarchist traditions\, visions\, and practices. \nOur aims are threefold:\n– to introduce anarchism to the public\,\n– to further elaborate upon current and historical anarchist ideals\, and\n– to foster dialogue between various anarchist tendencies.
URL:https://altlib.org/event/vabf2023/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240527
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SUMMARY:TROPISM
DESCRIPTION:Tropism – noun /trō′pĭz″əm/ 1. The turning or bending movement of an organism or a part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus such as light or gravity. \nA weekend campout of intimate live performances\, workshops\, collaborative art projects\, film screenings\, studio tours\, and independent book and record fair. Beautiful forested campsites and private lake for swimming. Turn toward the sun with us. \nTROPISM will feature free public hours from 12noon-5pm on both Saturday and Sunday\, with an independent publisher’s fair\, and open studios with some of the artists who work year round from the Lookout Arts Quarry! \nMore info: https://www.tropism.xyz/
URL:https://altlib.org/event/tropism/
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SUMMARY:Seattle Punk Rock Flea Market
DESCRIPTION:The AltLib will be partnering with Neoglyphic Media with a popup booth at the Seattle Punk Rock Flea Market.\nFor more information\, see their event website:\nhttps://www.punkrockfleamarketseattle.com/
URL:https://altlib.org/event/seattle-punk-rock-flea-market/
CATEGORIES:Black Market
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SUMMARY:International Day of Peace
DESCRIPTION:The Alternative Library will be popping up with a table full of zines and books from our studio during the Whatcom Peace & Justice Center’s International Day of Peace event: \nSunday\, September 21st @ 3 pm\nStructures Brewing\, 601 W. Holly St. \nWhatcom Peace and Justice Center is excited to announce the 2025 International Day of Peace! Recognized by the United Nations since 1982 and the City of Bellingham since 2017\, this is a community-focused day of celebration that offers space to support our work in uplifting local organizers and connecting to global movements against violence and oppression.  \nInternational Day of Peace is WPJC’s main fundraising and educational event of the year\, raising critical funds to support the ever more vital work of the Center in advocating for peace and against wars at home and abroad. \n​This year\, we’re celebrating with the theme: “We Keep Us Safe: Fostering a Culture of Care”. We believe that fostering a culture of care means creating spaces where people are seen\, heard\, and supported\, especially those most affected by injustice.
URL:https://altlib.org/event/international-day-of-peace/
LOCATION:Structures Brewing\, 601 W. Holly St.\, Bellingham\, WA\, WA\, 98225\, United States
CATEGORIES:Popup Exhibition
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SUMMARY:TAKAAT in Bellingham
DESCRIPTION:Our annual Fall renegade show is here\, and this time we’re excited to present the Saharan desert rock band\, TAKAAT!\nThis show will be held at a public outdoor location\, which will be announced with an e-mail to ticket holders on the day before the show! \nTickets available via Brown Paper Tickets:\nhttps://takaatbellingham.brownpapertickets.com/ \nTAKAAT (pronounced tuh-cot)\, meaning “noise” in the Tuareg language Tamashek\, is the trio of Ahmoudou Madassane\, Mikey Coltun\, and Souleymane Ibrahim\, also known as the rhythm section of Mdou Moctar. TAKAAT is sonic chaos\, improvisation\, freedom of exploration\, and the punk styles of bands such as Fugazi and Unwound\, all mixed together with the guitar music from the Sahel. \nTAKAAT started during soundchecks while on the road with Mdou Moctar when the trio indulged their shared love for amps cranked to 11 and the sound of blown out speakers. Towards the end of 2023\, the three started writing music together\, inspired by their shared experiences with the sounds and energy of Hausa bar bands\, gritty soukous\, and 2000s post-punk. The music of TAKAAT is intense\, dark\, and energetic. Deeply inspired by the DIY ethos of punk\, Ahmoudou\, Mikey\, and Souleymane capture that thrill of the new and the ecstasy of togetherness in these heavy rockers. TAKAAT follows in the spirit of the independent music culture that birthed hardcore basement shows\, bedroom tape labels\, and generator-powered pick-up wedding bands. \nTAKAAT is noise!\nhttps://purplishrecords.bandcamp.com/album/takaat-is-noise-vol-1 \nWe’re happy to be joined by the fantastic local guitarist\, John Swanke\, who will perform an opening set:\nhttps://johnswanke.bandcamp.com/
URL:https://altlib.org/event/takaat-in-bellingham/
CATEGORIES:Concert
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SUMMARY:Author Talk with Former Political Prisoner Eric King
DESCRIPTION:Date: October 17th\nTime: 7PM\nLocation: Duck & Cover (2123 New Street Bellingham 98225) \nEric King comes to Bellingham to present his forthcoming book “A Clean Hell: Anarchy and Abolition in America’s Most Notorious Dungeon” (PM Press). \nEric King is an anarchist who was imprisoned in 2014 for acts of solidarity with the Ferguson\, Missouri\, uprising. While in federal custody Eric was indicted for a self-defense incident at FCI-Florence. Eric took it to trial and is one of the absolute few people to ever win at Federal Trial. After his victory Eric was sent to the Federal Supermax\, ADX\, where he spent most of his final two years of his prison bid. During his time in prison Eric coedited the political prisoner anthology Rattling the Cages: Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners. Eric survived years of documented physical and psychological torture and made it out of prison with heart and soul intact.  \nA Clean Hell is a searing firsthand account from inside the most repressive prison in the United States\, a place built not for rehabilitation but for disappearance. \nThe federal supermax ADX Florence is the most secure facility in the United States\, a dungeon of isolation\, sensory deprivation\, and psychological disintegration. Here\, cruelty isn’t accidental; it’s the design. Built in 1995\, the “Alcatraz of the Rockies” was made to cage the so-called worst of the worst: bombers\, gang leaders\, political enemies\, and anyone the government deems too rebellious\, too inconvenient\, or too visible. \nAmong them was antifascist prisoner Eric King\, targeted for his politics\, brutally tortured by the Bureau of Prisons\, and ultimately entombed at ADX after beating a politically motivated federal prosecution. A Clean Hell tells the story of Eric’s decade behind bars: the years of surveillance and retaliation\, the years locked in solitary confinement\, the reality of being known as a “race traitor\,” and the daily acts of resistance that kept him—and others—alive. \nMore than just a firsthand survival story and exposé\, this is a blistering indictment of the carceral state and the sanitized violence it tries to hide. A Clean Hell is a crucial document of solidarity and struggle inside the belly of the beast and required reading for anyone concerned with mass incarceration\, political repression\, or the inhumane architecture of the US prison system.
URL:https://altlib.org/event/acleanhell/
CATEGORIES:Reading
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SUMMARY:Seattle Anarchist Book Fair
DESCRIPTION:Anarchy! Books! Zines! Mark Your Calendars For The 2025 Seattle Anarchist Bookfair! \nOctober 18th & 19th\, 11am – 5pm\nThe VERA Project\, at the corner of Warren and Republican. \nThe Seattle Anarchist Bookfair bursts back into the scene\, brimming with brilliance and boundless possibilities! \nAfter two amazing years of post-COVID bookfairs\, we are excited to welcome you back to the VERA this fall for a weekend of workshops\, encounters\, arguments\, meet-cutes\, dialogues\, diatribes\, books and literature including anarchist theory\, historical heresies\, activist anthologies\, and fictional fables. We hope to gather the anarchist publishers and zinesters you know and love as well as new emerging distros and projects from the PNW and beyond. \nWhether you’re a seasoned subversive or a budding beacon of rebellion\, this book bonanza beckons to all: the Seattle Anarchist Book Fair is an opportunity for old friends to come together\, for new connections be made\, and for those new to anarchy to have an opportunity to engage with the many and varied perspectives of what is called the Beautiful Idea. Discover new perspectives\, defy dogma\, and fuel your fiery fervor for freedom. Entry is always free. Childcare provided while you peruse. \nIf you are interested in volunteering your time or resources for the event\, reach out to us at seattlebookfair at riseup dot net. More info as the event draws closer. See you there! \nhttps://seattleanarchistbookfair.noblogs.org/
URL:https://altlib.org/event/seattle-anarchist-book-fair/
LOCATION:The VERA Project\, 305 Harrison St.\, Seattle\, WA\, 98109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Popup Exhibition
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