Somewhere beyond Normal at All Along Press

via Cherokee Street News

Saturday, November 6 · 7:00pm – 11:00pm.  A free night of Art, Drinks, Food and Music Brought to you by HUMDRUM
“Somewhere Beyond Normal” @ All Along Press
-New Works and Collaborations by Myles Keough & Daniel Gaeng
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“Somewhere Beyond Normal” a collection of new works and collaborations by Myles Keough and Daniel Gaeng at All Along Press.All Along Press is a cooperative print shop that specializes in letterpress printing, screen printing, fine art prints and book arts. All Along works with individuals and organizations to create a variety of printed materials. All Along Press also works with artists to produce fine art editions, offer facilities for printmaking to the public, and hosts a variety of classes and workshops. Dan’s new works feature a series of paintings filled with characters that explore their surrounding as much as they seem to be exploring the viewer. Myles made a series of cityscapes that appear from within black and white color fields that have dominated his work as of late. The two will team up to present two large paintings that combine the two styles. Come down to Cherokee street and enjoy one great night.
http://allalongpress.com/
http://myleskeough.wordpress.com/
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All Along Press
2712 Cherokee Street in Saint Louis, MO

Poetry Reading at the Firecracker Press Series 6

Time	Saturday, November 6 · 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location	The Firecracker Press
More Info	Join us for an exciting hybrid of poetry and printing. SATURDAY November 6th we’ll host readings of two traveling poets, Nate Pritts and Matt Hart. While they read we’ll be setting up and printing a broadside of their finest work on our antique presses. What’s more, you get one of these hand-printed works of art for the price of admission! ONLY $5 per person. Space is limited, so reserve your seat today. Saturday, November 6th at 2 PM at The Firecracker Press. Address: 2838 Cherokee Street Saint Louis, MO 63118 Phone: (314) 776-7271

don't forget: Secret Sound Society festival this weekend

Important notice from the Secret Sound Society:

Important information for Saturday, October 30: When you go to Secret Sound Festival tomorrow, you're going to first need to visit our Ticketing and Information Center at Foam to buy tickets, pick-up will call tickets or redeem your ticket for a wristband. It will be open from 11:30AM - 6:30PM and you can also pick-up our awesome festival guide to help you get around.

Date	Saturday, October 30
Location	Cherokee Street, USA
More Info	Come out and celebrate your Halloween weekend on Cherokee Street with a two-day independent music & arts festival bringing together local and national musicians, as well as, local visual artists! There will be music, art, food, and all sorts of fun things! For more information please visit www.stlsss.org. Tickets are available to purchase at Foam Coffee & Beer and Mud House or online at www.offbroadwaystl.com. ...Friday Night Tickets: $10 ($3 Minor Surcharge) Saturday Afternoon (12PM - 9PM) Tickets: $10 in Advance / $12 at the Door Saturday Night Tickets: $7 ($3 Minor Surcharge) Performing at Secret Sound Festival 2010: Date: Friday, October 29 Off Broadway 3511 Lemp Ave www.offbroadwaystl.com Doors: 8:30PM / Show: 9:00PM Jookabox So Many Dynamos Ad Astra Arkhestra _________________________ Date: Saturday, October 30 12-3PM Firecracker Press 2838 Cherokee Street www.firecrackerpress.com Union Tree Review Cowboy Indian Bear Sleepy Kitty _________________________ 2-5PM Apop Records 2831 Cherokee Street Birthdays Spelling Bee Catacombs Weekends _________________________ 2-6PM 2720 Cherokee 2720 Cherokee Street www.2720cherokee.com Bo and The Locomotive Idiot Glee Netherfriends Troubadour Dali __________________ 5-8PM Foam Coffee & Beer 3359 S Jefferson Ave Dubb Nubb Thankful Tree Theodore __________________________ 6-9PM Old Funeral Home Humdrum The Lake Flaming Death Trap __________________________ 6:30-9PM Cranky Yellow 2847 Cherokee Street www.crankyyellow.com Lavelle Spitz Scripts N Screwz Safety Words __________________________ 9:30 PM-1AM 2720 Cherokee 2720 Cherokee Street www.2720cherokee.com The Festival After Party with Black Spade, 18andCounting, Halloween Fashion Show, art from David Langley & much more!

last Spirit Jam of the season

Spirit Jam Drum and Dance at the Archive - 10/21/10

Time	Thursday, October 21 · 6:30pm - 10:00pm
Location	the Archive 3215 Charokee Street Saint Louis, MO

More Info	This is the last Spirit Jam of the season. Don't miss it! We'll start back up in March. Thursday, October 21st at 6:30pm Bring your drums, rattles, and other percussion instruments and lose yourself in rhythm. Let's raise some positive energy! Share this invite with anyone you think would enjoy attending! Dancing, hoops and Poi are welcome too!!! We'll do this rain or shine, we have indoor space as well. Bring refreshments if you like. the Archive is a fabulous used bookstore and so much more - remember to browse the collections and buy a few books!!!

- Medusa's Craft Menagerie - Saturday, October 23

Time	Saturday, October 23 · 10:00am - 10:00pm
Location	UPPER WEST CHEROKEE ST. LOUIS, MO (Fort Gondo, The Archive, Peridot, STL Style House, Snowflake Gallery, Cherokee Peach, etc...) Upper-West Cherokee (near Compton) Saint Louis, MO
More Info	Medusa’s Craft Menagerie ~ Coming Soon October Event Aims to Celebrate “Upper West Cherokee” On Saturday, October 23rd, Medusa's Craft Menagerie will debut on the 3100-3200 block of Cherokee Street. Celebrating the emerging “Upper West Cherokee” creative district, this all-day event will feature eclectic arts, one-of-a-kind crafts, delicious edibles, live music, a offbeat fashion show, fire performances, and much more! Medusa’s Craft Menagerie is a collaborative block party sponsored by The Archive, Peridot, Cherokee Peach, Fort Gondo, Snowflake and STYLEhouse - all located on the 3100-3200 blocks of Cherokee Street, and dedicated to providing a diverse artistic experience to embrace the vibrant spirit of our cozy corner of the city. Medusa threatened to turn the art world in to stone unless we celebrate with a kick ass arts and crafts show, and this one is certain to become an annual event. WHAT: Medusa’s Craft Menagerie WHEN: Saturday, October 23, 11am-7pm WHERE: 3100-3200 blocks of Cherokee Street (“Upper West Cherokee”) WHO: Anyone and Everyone! WHY: Medusa will be pissed if we don’t celebrate the creative energy of our neighborhood!

Autumn Group Exhibit at ArtDimensions

ArtD Gallery presents...

Opening Reception for the Autumn Group Exhibit with featured artist Zack Smithey.

Friday and Saturday, 7-11pm
ArtD Gallery and Studios
2720 Cherokee Street

Artists in the Autumn Group Exhibit:

Andy Brandmeyer

Benji Rowan

Dana Diaz de Leon

David Coblitz

Davide Prete

Duane Martin

Fred Requadt

James Kappernaros

Joan Marie

Joy Tiyasirichokchai

Kristen Bartel

Larry Frederick

Mark Swain

Niki Solima Ratzlaff

Robert S. Schleicher

Scott Black

Taiten

Thomas Matthew Pierson

Vivian B. Waters

Wm. Kyle Davis

Zack Smithey

more info at www.artdimensions.org

Softer Life: Work by Rachel Kertz at Cranky Yellow

http://www.crankyyellow.com/2010/08/19/softer-life-work-by-rachel-kertz/

Excerpt from the Cranky Yellow web site: A new collection of selected photography by Rachel Kertz, opening November 5th 2010, will expose a soft and simple world tipped on it’s edge. Rachel’s work is a snapshot into the life of counter-culture youth growing up in conservative small-town Missouri.

Her photos play out like a surreal adventures into magical worlds; Seemingly safe zones, where teens viewed as “different” by the local population can be themselves. Following a varying spectrum of subtle queerness, pop-punk aesthetics, and Victorian dress ups, her work finds quirk and beauty in unassuming places. Each portrait is an adorable testament to the difficulties of finding personal identity in a complex (and often narrow minded) world. There is an honesty and innocence here that city-raised hipsters shooting Polaroids could only wish to capture.

The collection of photos will be exhibited through the month of November 2010 at the Cranky Yellow Gallery.
Opening: November 5th 2010, 7pm till 12am
 
2847 Cherokee Street
Saint Louis MO 63118
Music TBA

Burlesque performances coming to 2720

The super-star team of Anita Cookie, Clams Casino, Darlinda Just Darlinda, GiGi La Femme, and Minnie Tonka are hitting the road for DANGEROUS CURVES AHEAD: BURLESQUE ON THE GO-GO! With a squeal of tires and a cloud of glitter, they’re leaving behind the Big Apple with the top down and their tassels twirling! The performers will bring the tour’s killer moves, sexy glam and hilarious hijinks to 2720 Cherokee with local superstar Lola Van Ella and more on Wednesday Oct. 20th at 8pm.

The Dangerous Curves Ahead: Burlesque On the Go-Go Fall Tour is the follow-up to their incredibly successful 2010 coast-to-coast, 23-city Spring Tour including Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis, Madison, Denver, Las Vegas, Dallas, Kansas City, Albuquerque, and Richmond. Dangerous Curves Ahead packed houses across the country and received oodles of critical acclaim: The Nashville Scene said “It’s a veritable aureole speedwagon as the Outer Boroughs’ most buxom babes go from zero to 38D on their road trip across America!” and the Phoenix New Times called the show, “An excellent night of twirling tassels and bawdy jokes.”

About The Dangerous Curves:

ANITA COOKIE: is the charmingly inebriated burlesque star whose sparkling singing voice, dynamite shimmy and intoxicated wit have been called everything from “hilarious” (NYTheater.com) to “sizzling hot” (Go Magazine). Originally hailing from the tan line-free shores of the Pacific, Anita is a Golden Pastie Award winner at the New York Burlesque Festival, and is also one-third of the quirky music trio Gigi & Pop, winners of the first-ever “Best Variety Act” trophy at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Pageant 2009 in Las Vegas.

CLAMS CASINO: Called “a burlesque queen” by the New York Times, “spectacular” on the New York Post’s Page Six and an “NYC Culturemaker” by Time Out New York, Clams Casino is a nationally recognized producer and one of New York’s favorite stars of the bump ‘n’ grind. In summer 2008, Clams was the winner of two coveted trophies, for “Most Innovative” and “Most Comedic” at the Miss Exotic World Pageant, sponsored by the Burlesque Hall of Fame. She is also a Golden Pastie Award winner at the New York Burlesque Festival.

DARLINDA JUST DARLINDA: The Village Voice calls her a “Mastermind of Bizarre Extravaganza!” Darlinda has been working as a Burlesque Performer and Producer and internationally since 2003. Darlinda is one half of the Burlesque duo The Schlep Sisters, co producing such shows as Menorah Horah and The Burning Bush vs. The Second Coming. Darlinda is a current faculty member at the New York School of Burlesque.

GIGI LAFEMME: is one of New York City’s sultriest striptease stars and co-producer of the monthly show Revealed Burlesque at the Under St. Mark’s Theater. A Golden Pastie Award winner for Best Booty Shaker 2009 and Miss Coney Island 2010, the multi-talented bump ‘n’ grinder, go-go girl, chanteuse and pin-up model has traveled the nation performing signature acts such as “Spanking”, “Princess Leia” and “Sweet Leaf”.

MINNIE TONKA, the Sassy Semitic Sexpot, hails from the Land of 10,000 Lakes-that’s Minnesota-but is currently based in New York City. Since 2003, her striptease has been dazzling audiences with acts ranging from Streisand to hair metal, matzo and Manischewitz to Mary Tyler Moore. She’s the co-founder of Kosher ChiXXX, all-female Jewish Burlesque Revue, produces the annual Menorah Horah burlesque Hanukkah show, and more.

About American Shapewear featuring products by Rago: American Shapewear, featuring products by Rago, is made-in-the-USA cutting edge fashion. American Shapewear is known for providing unique original designs that feature the best materials, excellent workmanship, and traditionally fine fit. Not your grandma’s underwear, this is modern, beautifully-made support lingerie with sex appeal: high quality, comfortable foundation garments that accent every woman’s best features and provide full support for the ultimate look of confidence.

7pm Doors / 8pm Show / 21+ / $10

*Purchase your tickets in advance w/ no service fees at http://shop.loyalfamily.com/

* burlesqueonthegogo.com
* lolavanella.com
* 2720cherokee.com
* loyalfamily.com

LETTERPRESS PRINTING – Session 2 at Firecracker

LETTERPRESS PRINTING (Session 2) is a comprehensive five week course focusing on the traditional methods of letterpress printing. Students can learn the basics of handsetting metal type, how to make a woodcut or photopolymer plate, mixing ink by hand, and learning the ins and outs of choosing paper. Our Vandercook printing presses and antique platen presses will be available for use. Each student will create an editioned piece of their design to exchange with all students, so everyone leaves the class with a small portfolio of fine prints! No prior experience needed. This is a perfect course to design and handprint just about anything!
Fresh out of ideas? No worries. Our instructor can help you get your creative juices flowing.
DEADLINE -OCT. 13th – space is limited.
Course schedule (5 weeks):
WEDNESDAY evenings from 6:30pm-9pm
October 13th – November 10th
Cost: $195.00
(We provide tools and some ink. You provide
paper and any other materials.)

Sign up here.


Firecracker Press

2838 Cherokee

St. Louis, MO 63118

The Grand Opening of Gallery AM This Sat.

This Sat. Oct 16th Art Monster expands! Chris Sabatino expands his successful custom paint and tattoo shop to include a one of a kind gallery space next door. The newest gallery opens on Cherokee! Gallery AM will open its doors Oct. 16th. at 6pm til midnight. For the grand opening Chris has  teamed up with fellow Cherokee artist Myles Keough to create a collaborative project using myles' nonobjective color fields to create post apocalyptic landscapes filled with sabatino's signature dubious
characters and intricate airbrush work.

Come enjoy a night of fun, art, music and drinks on cherokee and as we kick of the gallery Art Monster style

Gallery AM is located 2617 Cherokee st., 63118.

Sat. October 16th 7pm-midnight

www.artmonstershop.com
www.myleskeough.wordpress.com

Secret Sound Festival

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Time	Friday, October 29 at 8:00pm - October 30 at 11:30pm
Location	Cherokee Street, USA
More Info	Come out and celebrate your Halloween weekend on Cherokee street with a 2-Day independent music & arts festival bringing together local and national musicians, as well as, local visual artists! There will be music, art, food, and all sorts of fun things! Tickets are available to purchase at Foam Coffee & Beer and Mud House or online at www.offbroadwaystl.com ...Friday Night: $10 ($3 Minor Surcharge) Saturday Afternoon: $10 Saturday Night: TBA www.stlsss.org Performing at Secret Sound Festival 2010: Whew. Get ready kids... Date: Friday October 29th 9PM-12AM Off Broadway 3511 Lemp Ave (314) 773-3363 www.offbroadwaystl.com Jookabox So Many Dynamos Ad Astra Arkhestra Date: Saturday, October 30th 12-3PM Firecracker Press 2838 Cherokee Street www.firecrackerpress.com Union Tree Review Cowboy Indian Bear Sleepy Kitty 2-5PM Apop Records 2831 Cherokee Street Birthdays Spelling Bee Catacombs Weekends 2-6PM 2720 Cherokee 2720 Cherokee Street www.2720cherokee.com Bo and The Locomotive Idiot Glee Netherfriends Enlou 5-8PM Foam Coffee & Beer 3359 S Jefferson Ave Dubb Nubb Thankful Tree Theodore 6-9PM Old Funeral Home Flaming Death Trap The Lake To Be Announced 6:30-9PM Cranky Yellow 2847 Cherokee Street www.crankyyellow.com Lavelle Spitz Scripts N Screws Safety Words 9PM-1AM 2720 Cherokee 2720 Cherokee Street www.2720cherokee.com Halloween Party Extravaganza w/ DJs, surprise live musical guest, a Halloween Fashion show, & more!

Rushmore Beekeepers at Foam

Rushmore Beekeepers

Time Friday, October 8 · 9:00pm - 11:00pm Location Foam Coffee + Beer 3359 S. Jefferson (Cherokee & Jefferson) Saint Louis, MO More Info Zach Fountain began writing and recording music in the late 1990s, and began performing solo under the name Rushmore Beekeepers (borrowed from the movie Rushmore) in early 2001. He has since self-released six albums of original material written, recorded and performed all by himself.

A Death in the Family: Death and Mourning in the 19th Century

Time	Sunday, October 17 · 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location	Chatillon DeMenil Mansion 3352 DeMenil Place (at Cherokee) Saint Louis, MO
More Info	Please join us for an afternoon of quiet contemplation at the Chatillon-DeMenil Mansion on Sunday October 17 from noon to five o’clock as we observe the ritual of 19th Century mourning. Exhibits featuring Victorian embalming & funeral practices, postmortem photography, mourning clothing & customs, hair-work jewelry, gravestone rubbings & many other death related artifacts from the Victorian Era. Admission is $10 per guest. Tarot card readings are $10. The café shall be well supplied, the cooks the best obtainable and the staff attentive and unobtrusive.

Monthly Artist Networking Meeting Wednesday October 6

All are welcome to meet with other area artists, learn about upcoming opportunities for artists and
SUBMIT ARTWORK for the Autumn Group Show.  Details and submittal form can be found at www.artdimensions.org

WHERE:  ArtD Gallery & Studios @ 2720 Cherokee St.
WHEN:  Wed. Oct 6, 7pm-9pm
FREE!!!!!!!!

Special Feature:  "Free Dirt" - a short film by area film maker Jim Klenn will be screened (24 min.)

Free Dirt
To get off the couch and back into the good graces of his wife (and back into their bed), Jerry the cheapskate only has to do one simple thing – find some free dirt.


Two years in the making, Free Dirt is a 24-minute movie based on a true story (aren't they all?). It was possible thanks to the generosity of LOTS of people – from professional actors, crew and musicians, to location owners, friends, an understanding wife, and a number of serendipitous events. Shot in Belleville, IL and North St. Louis, Free Dirt features the music of two awesome local bands – Free Dirt (yeah, "Free Dirt") and Tight Pants Syndrome. Jim Klenn wrote, directed and produced the movie, prompting him to consider having someone else to produce his next movie project. And maybe get a director, too. And possibly a writer.                          

EOTO@ 2720 in St. Louis, MO 11/2

Time	Tuesday, November 2 at 8:00pm - November 3 at 1:00am
Location	2720 2720 Cherokee St Saint Louis, MO
More Info	18+ $15 www.2720cherokee.com

http://www.eotomusic.com/

boog at Foam

Time
Saturday, October 23 · 9:00pm - 11:30pm

Location
Foam Coffee + Beer
3359 S. Jefferson (Cherokee & Jefferson)
Saint Louis, MO


More Info

'Sounds like Dylan, if he was a pirate.' --Cary Ann Hearst

From Philadelphia to Foam comes boog with a slew of comparisons to artists such as Dylan, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen. Just a little to live up to, eh? See how this youngster stacks up at Foam in St. Louis.


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Kristina Darling and Benjamin Moeller-Gaa poetry reading at The Firecracker Press

Poetry Readings at The Firecracker Press (POETRY01). Join us for an exciting hybrid of poetry and printing. SATURDAY October 16th we’ll host readings of two St. Louis poets, Kristina Darling and Benjamin Moeller-Gaa. While they read we’ll be setting up and printing a broadside of their finest work on our antique presses. What’s more, you get one of these hand-printed works of art for the price of admission!
ONLY $5 per person. Space is limited, so reserve your seat today.
Saturday, October 16th at 2 PM at The Firecracker Press.
Address:
2838 Cherokee Street
Saint Louis, MO 63118
Phone: (314) 776-7271

Click here to reserve a spot.

Grand Opening Celebration-St. Louis Curio Shoppe

Time	Saturday, October 9 · 10:00am - 10:00pm
Location	St. Louis Curio Shoppe 2301 Cherokee St
More Info	Come celebrate with us! We're having a Grand Opening party! The St. Louis Curio Shoppe sells and consigns goods from local businesses, authors, crafters, musicians and artists. Celebrating St. Louis by supporting the community, promoting local businesses and sharing unique St. Louis history. Now that we've been open long enough for the dust to settle, it's time to kick up our heels. The merriment will continue from morning till night. Stop in anytime!

Tiny Content at Snowflake

Time	Saturday, October 9 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location	Snowflake 3156 Cherokee Street Saint Louis, MO
More Info	We present to you an evening of art at Snowflake. Bevin Early brings together four artists who rally against conclusions and favor indeterminate frontiers. Using Susan Sontag's "Against Interpretation" as a starting point, Early values the direct empathic experience of artwork and rejects overly packaged and taxidermied institutional art show experiences. As much a manifesto for her space Snowflake as it is a gathering of artists she simply loves, Tiny Content gives you something pleasurable, awkward, and ultimately human. Featured Artists: John Early Peter Pranschke Mike Schuh Dan Solberg

Call for Art: Autumn Group Show at ArtD Gallery @ 2720

The Autumn Group Show is an un-themed group exhibition open to all works by local artists.

AGS will exhibit October 15th, 2010 – November 27th 2010. It will be held at ArtD Gallery & Studios @ 2720. There will be a juried exhibition, two nights of opening reception with live art, food and music.
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Calendar:
October 6th – Networking meeting 7 pm—submissions drop off
October 9th – Drop off deadline
October 15th – Opening reception night 1
October 16th- Opening reception night 2
November 27th- Show closes / art pick begins
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Fees
• Members: $ 5 submit fee, $10 Show fee | $15 total
• NonMembers: $ 10 submit fee, $20 Show fee | $30 total

http://www.artdimensions.org/ags/