THIS SUNDAY @ FORT GONDO: WONDER KOCH!

STATIC: Sex, Lies & Watergate Tapes

Curious about her grandfather’s insistence that Nixon was framed,
artist and writer Wonder Koch began listening to the Watergate
recordings. Koch now believes that Nixon was INDEED framed. “By those
diabolical framers of the Constitution.”

On Sunday, June 17, 2012, the 40th Anniversary of Watergate, Koch will
present a work of fiction in which audio from the Watergate tapes
serves as the backdrop for a narrator with Watergate problems of her
own. The cadence and tone of Nixon's voice had wormed into my brain. I
could hear Nixon in my head, barking orders. The thing was, this new
Nixon was usually right. When Nixon bellowed, “Time to get out of bed,
Diamond Crutcher!” I knew it really was time.

The reading will take place at Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, 3151
Cherokee Street, St. Louis, MO 63118. Doors open at 7 PM, reading will
begin promptly at 7:30.

www.fortgondo.com

The Firecracker Press's Summer Reading Series 2012...

... kicks off this Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

Says Firecracker:

Two poets - Two presses - Two broadsides.
Our Summer Reading Series is kicking off this Saturday with two readers, Kelli Allen and Kristin Sharp, and we'll be printing broadsides for each of them while they read. Everyone gets a set of fresh prints and the pleasure of hearing two wonderful readers for the price of admission - $5.

The Firecracker Press

2838 Cherokee St.

Saint Louis, MO 63118

Tomorrow: Nathaniel Farrell, Keith Newton & Matvei Yankelevich read in Gondo Poetry Series

The fort GONDO POETRY series is pleased to present:

Nathaniel Farrell
Keith Newton
Matvei Yankelevich

TOMORROW, April 28 at 7 P.M.

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Nathaniel Farrell was born and grew up in Western Pennsylvania before moving to New York City, where he lived for fifteen years. A recent arrival in St. Louis, he is currently completing a dissertation on modern poetics at Columbia University and teaching at Washington University. A collection of two unpublished long poems — "Newcomer" and "The Republic" — is forthcoming from Ugly Duckling Presse.

Keith Newton’s writing has appeared in Denver Quarterly, 1913, Harvard Review, Konundrum Engine, and Typo, among other journals, and his chapbook of poems Sent Forth to Die in a Happy City was published in 2009 by Cannibal Books. He is co-editor of "The Harp & Altar Anthology" (Ellipsis Press, 2010), a selection of writing from the magazine Harp & Altar, which he founded in 2006. He lives in Brooklyn.

Matvei Yankelevich is the author of "Boris by the Sea" (Octopus Books), and the translator of "Today I Wrote Nothing: The Selected Writings of Daniil Kharms" (Ardis/Overlook). His new collection of
poems, "Alpha Donut," has just been released by United Artists Books. He is a member of the writing faculty at the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College and one of the the founding editors of Ugly Duckling Presse, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit publishing collective.

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This is the last reading in this season’s series. Please check our website soon to hear more about next season, which will begin in Fall 2012!

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Readings are sponsored in part by All Along Press.

www.fortgondo.com

Shakespeare in the Streets -- this weekend

Local Benton Park / Gravois Park / Cherokee Street business owners and residents will be appearing alongside professional actors in a play artfully adapted from William Shakespeareʼs The Tempest titled The New World, as part of the inaugural Shakespeare in the Streets, April 27-29. The event is underwritten by PNC Arts Alive and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The hour-long play will be performed at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April 27-28, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, at the intersection of Cherokee Street and California Avenue. All performances are free.

Creative team members Tlaloc Rivas (director), Nancy Bell (playwright) and Justin Barisonek (set designer) spent the past four months in the neighborhood collaborating with the residents, immersing themselves in the culture.  The three attended neighborhood events, met with residents, business owners and the community leaders in an attempt to get to know one another and to simply understand the history, the stories and the current concerns of the neighborhood. 

The resulting script draws upon Shakespeare, real conversations with the residents, and the playwright’s own impressions. For example, the character Gonzalo says: 
 
 “The people here in City South, in Louis Saint,
 They do be different, that much is sure.
 Some immigrants, some working class
 Some artists and many others, too.
 But here they are.  Together.  Every day.
 And basically, they’re...
 Pretty chill
 With one another.....
 I would not change it.



Friday & Saturday, April 27-28 at 8PM and Sunday, April 29 at 3PM. It’ll be a block party. Get excited!

More on this exciting event here

'CHEROKEE STREET SATURDAY NIGHT' at STL CURIO SHOPPE & RETRO 101

GET IT ON YOUR CALENDAR NOW!!
YOU CAN'T MISS THIS!!!

The ST. LOUIS CURIO SHOPPE and RETRO 101/CHERRY BOMB VINTAGE
will be having a combined event for our participation in
'Cherokee Street Saturday Night' Street Party
Saturday, April 14
6-8pm

Live Music by

SARAH JANE AND THE BLUE NOTES
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sarah-Jane-The-Blue-Notes/229096007133849?ref=ts

Art Opening for STL Artist

PAUL WEBB
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Queer-Designs/235104392027?ref=ts


MUSIC - ART - REFRESHMENTS - SHOPPING - FUN


ST. LOUIS CURIO SHOPPE: http://www.facebook.com/stlcurioshoppe?ref=tn_tnmn
RETRO 101/CHERRY BOMB VINTAGE: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Retro-101-Cherry-Bomb-Vintage/114659468548802?ref=ts


“Cherokee Street Saturday Night” – celebrates how the arts have helped revitalize this St. Louis neighborhood. Free and open to the public, from 6 to 8 p.m. stores and galleries on Cherokee Street will be open from Indiana Ave. to Virginia Ave., with music venues, art openings, food trucks and street entertainment. At 8 p.m. the party moves to Art Dimensions, 2720 Cherokee St. and the public is invited. This event has been planned in conjunction with Cherokee businesses and artists, led by Randy and Jeff Vines of StL-Style (www.stl-style.com)

For the OFFICIAL EVENT INFO see: http://www.facebook.com/events/341558122550543/
Let them know you are coming!!!

Cherokee Street Saturday Night (Saturday, April 14, that is)

Saturday, April 14, 2012, 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Art. Shop. Eat. Drink. Dance. Create. Party.

As part of Rustbelt to Artist Belt : At the Crossroads, Arts-Based Community Development Convening at the Chase Hotel April 12-14, 2012, we introduce Cherokee Street Saturday Night.

This event will feature all that we love about ART in COMMUNITIES. Extended business hours, live music, street performances, art installations, participant art, improv, food trucks, restaurants, drinks, people, culture.

Get out in the street and pARTicipate!

More info: www.rustbelttoartistbelt.com

Book Release Party for Sermons and Lectures TONIGHT at Firecracker

Book Release Party
Friday, March 9th from 7-9pm

We've just finished Matt Hart's new book/boxed set, Sermons and Lectures Both Blank and Relentless. It's a letterpressed edition of 50 copies, containing three books of punk-rock poetry, and a full-length CD. Come by the studio Friday, March 9th to hear Matt read (it's FREE) and purchase one of these limited editions while they last. More info HERE.

The Firecracker Press, LLC
2838 Cherokee St.
St. Louis, MO 63118

(314)776-7271

Type-truck visits Firecracker

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

6:00pm until 9:00pm

Get directions

 

Kyle Durrie, of Power and Light Press, will be bringing her mobile type-truck to The Firecracker Press on Feb 28th from 6pm-9pm. She’ll be cruising in from Alabama so please come on down, make some posters, and show her a warm StL welcome.

Kyle’s been traveling the count...ry spreading the “good word” about printing and letterpress. We’re tickled to be considered a stop on her trip! Make a collaborative poster the night of her visit… you print one color on our monster signpress and then run outside to the TypeTruck to print the second color in Kyle’s mobile printing studio.

We’ll have tons of prints for sale (as little as $2) and we’ll have plenty of snacks and drinks on-hand.

What’s better than a mobile printing studio?.. I knew you couldn’t think of anything.

DYNAMITE IGNITES: Typecast Night at Firecracker Press

• Friday, March 9, 2012
• 7:00pm until 9:00pm

   

Typecast Publishing is headed home to St. Louis for a night of poetry that is "cataclysmic in all the ordinary ways." We're celebrating the launch of poet Matt Hart's latest collection, SERMONS AND LECTURES BOTH BLANK AND RELENTLESS. Firecracker Press molded this book into a gorgeous letterpress box set that will melt your hands, so come on down and enjoy a brief reading from the book and a chance to talk with the author. It's an evening designed to refuel your noggin--we promise you'll leave with the muse clinging to the hem of your shirt. Typecast editor Jen Woods will also be in attendance to talk about new opportunities to publish your work in 2012, as well as show off the latest issues of The Lumberyard. WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU IN ST. LOUIS! This event is FREE. For more info on Matt Hart and his book, Sermons and Lectures, visit: www.typecastpublishing.com.   At the Firecracker Press Address 2838 Cherokee St, Saint Louis, MO 63118 · Get Directions Website http://www.firecrackerpress.com

Clean up on Aisle 1

December 10, 2011

Opening reception Friday 7 – 11pm

Presented by Aisle 1 Gallery
x SLAP (St. Louis Arts Project)
x The Screwed Arts Collective

The Clean Up – A group show.
screwedarts.com

Ruben Aguirre • Daniel Burnett • Jenn Carter • Stan Chisholm • Daniel Gaeng • Daniel Jefferson • Ben Pierce • Joey Potts • REVISE CMW • Chris Sabatino • Jason Spencer • Danielle Spradley • Joy Tiyasirichokchai • Justin Tolentino • Amy VanDonsel • Bryan Walsh • Peat Wollaeger

Opening night only

Iconoclash: A collaborative series of
interactive and innovative projects

Part 1: Damon Davis (Civil Ape)
& Skip Jones (Made Monarchs)

SLAP Artist Pop-Up Shop
The Artist Store will make its debut with featured vendors WORK/PLAY, Civil Ape, Made Monarchs, Emily Hemeyer and The Luminary Center for the Arts. There will be clothes, music, posters and more for sale.

Live music by:
DJ Mahf, 18andCounting, DJ Bace Monk, So Many Dynamos (DJ Set),  US English and Scripts N Screwz
The opening event will be Saturday, December 10 from 7:00 PM – Midnight. Aisle 1 Gallery is free however there is a $5 suggested donation to attend music events.

Cherokee Print League sale 2011

 

Cherokee Street offers One-of-a-Kind Holiday finds

Neighborhood’s Fourth Annual Print Sale Showcases
Local Artists and Businesses
St. Louis, MO. (October 2011) – Cherokee Print League, a vital contributor to the blossoming art scene in the South City/South Grand area, has announced plans for its fourth annual holiday print sale. The print sale showcases local artists and businesses whose work is print-related including printmaking, letterpress, screen printing, and printed fabrics. The sale is Saturday, December 3rd, 10:00AM – 7:00PM and provides holiday shoppers with creative ways to complete their shopping lists. Some of the unique activities planned at the numerous print shops and galleries along Cherokee Street include tours, demonstrations, and custom items printed on the spot. Galleries will host several of the artists whose work is exhibited. Maps will be provided at each participating location.  For more information, please visit http://cherokeeprintleague.com.

In March of this year, Cherokee Street was fortunate enough to host an evening of printmaking events as part of the SGC International Printmaking Conference sponsored by Washington University. With thousands of attendees (participants and on-lookers), the street was lit up in celebration of art and community, gaining international attention. Several businesses continue to make their mark in printmaking and other creative fields including architecture, literary culture and art galleries. Annually, hundreds of people turn up for this event to mosey along the historic shopping district and purchase the printed wares of local artists. Building off of the excitement from SGC, this year’s bound to be larger than ever. A sampling of the participants and their events for CPL 2011 include the following:

Printmakers
All Along Press (2712 Cherokee St.), a cooperative print shop specializing in letterpress printing, screen printing, fine art printmaking and book arts, works with artists, writers and designers on a local and national level to create a variety of printed materials. You will find many unique items available for purchase, including limited edition books and prints.  Take a tour of the impressive studio stocked with letterpress, etching, silk-screening and bookmaking equipment and machinery.  If you are intrigued by these age-old processes, sign up for one of the many workshops and classes open to the public.

Firecracker Press (2838 Cherokee St.) was recently named one of the Top 40 Letterpress Studios in the country.  This year, the folks at Firecracker will be hand-printing custom stationery on the spot. What could be more fun than picking your favorite image & paper, and then watching as the skilled artists crank your one-of-a-kind goods through the nostalgic, big, metal presses? Firecracker Press is building a nest on Cherokee Street among the grassroots movement of artists, rehabbers, restaurants, coffee shops and entertainment.  Eric Woods, owner of Firecracker Press, is excited about this year’s sale. “We’ve been in it from the beginning, and it keeps getting bigger and bigger each year.”  Also at Firecracker during the print sale event will be a special performance of presses and instruments.   All the presses will be running while printing a book, accompanied by guitar, drums, and other traditional musical instruments. The performance is over when the edition is complete. Audience members will be encouraged to participate, and everyone gets to take a freshly made book home with them. It will be a cacophony of printmaking and musical experimentation!

Porter Teleo (3323 Cherokee St.), designer and maker of high-end, handmade wall coverings and textiles in Chicago, New York, L.A., and Miami showrooms, will be selling seconds, off-color and off-printed wallpapers. The special wallpapers and fabrics are used in the most exclusive homes in the country, and the small business has been a favorite among Hollywood celebrities and trendy magazines including Vogue, Architectural Digest & Elle Décor. Usually closed to the public, owner Kelly Porter says, “One spot here or there, and the whole roll has to be scrapped. We’ll be selling these yard by yard at drastically reduced prices for people to use as artwork, gift-wrap, whatever inspires them.”  Porter Teleo will also be selling hand-dyed scarves and other holiday gift items at the sale.  The Porter Teleo team will be making wallpapers on the spot so curious participants can have fun watching & learning.

Paper Boat Studios (located just east of Jefferson Avenue) is a cross-country collaboration between artist, Amy Thompson, and her Seattle based-business partner.
The print studio offers letterpress printed cards, calendars, gift tags, games, and ornaments, in addition to hand-bound journals and sketchbooks, and custom work. Alongside her collaborative project, Amy teaches typography and book design at Maryville University.

Sleepy Kitty is the graphic arts and music project of Paige Brubeck and Evan Sult.
The duo arrived at Cherokee Street on a visit from Chicago because they were hunting for Retro 101, a vintage shop of legendary sweet finds. Once on the street, they started fantasizing about setting up shop in one of the many available buildings there. They couldn’t afford afford to design and print posters, make artwork, write and play music in Chicago.  As the artistic community has coalesced on Cherokee, they’ve been able to make their own artwork their own way. The duo started making posters for their own bands in Chicago in 2007 and relocated to St. Louis in late 2008 to set up their screen printing and art studio. Sleepy Kitty creates posters and screen printed goods for bands, theater companies, venues, wedding and commitment ceremonies, and other interesting events. They were named “2011 Best Poster Designer” by the Riverfront Times. Their band, also called Sleepy Kitty, is active in St. Louis and the surrounding region, and just released its first album, “Infinity City,” in July 2011. During the sale, you can find them exhibiting at Foam Coffee & Beer.

STL-Style / Lighthouse Print & Design (3159 Cherokee St.), featured by the New York Times, are creators and purveyors of colorful, diverse, quirky and loveable St. Louis-inspired apparel and merchandise. Creators (and identical twins) Jeff and Randy Vines have been active in a number of civic efforts in the revitalization of St. Louis, and they use STL-Style as a launching pad for their advocacy.  STyLehouse is the collective home base of two of Cherokee Street’s emerging creative enterprises: STL-Style, whose neighborhood branded apparel and merchandise are must-haves for any proud St. Louis city dweller; and Lighthouse Print & Design, an independent specialty screen printer and graphic design shop.  The two companies operate separately, but they join forces to make STyLehouse a premier destination on Cherokee Street and beyond.  Jeff Vines feels the neighborhood art sale is rare and special, full of creative talent and an intangible sense of hopefulness and whimsy.  He says about the ever-growing arts district,  ”Cherokee is the perfect example of an urban district evolving in just the right way.  There aren’t one or two heavy-handed developers calling the shots here; it’s a neighborhood effort that everyone takes an active role in shaping.  Longtime businesses sit shoulder-to-shoulder with a recent crop of immigrant-owned merchants and dynamic artists and creative enterprises. Cherokee also has incredible bones.  It’s a solid, dense neighborhood that evokes a distinctive sense of place, and when you’re here you know you’re in a cool city.  There’s a collaborative spirit here that is not common everywhere, and we need to embrace that.  It sounds hokey, but there’s a sense that we’re all in this together.”

Galleries
During the print sale, each of these galleries will be open to the public hosting a handful of artists who are exhibiting their wares.

Aisle 1 Gallery (2627 Cherokee St.) was founded by Bryan Walsh and Jenn Carter, presents work by established and emerging artists. Showcasing painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture and mixed media work, the gallery will host solo and paired solo shows, with additional group exhibitions throughout winter and summer.

Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts (3151 Cherokee St.) fell in love with Cherokee Street’s main street like facades, reminiscent of an Edward Hopper painting.  The gallery provides a forum for emerging artists, local students and community members. The gallery currently features new prints by Dan Zettwock, well-known for his St. Louis cartoons and caricatures.

Snowflake Gallery (3156 Cherokee St.) was the  winner of River Front Times Best Gallery Exhibition of the Year in 2009. Showing local, regional, and national contemporary artists since 2003, the gallery’s most recent exhibition (Wonder Koch + Eliza Newman-Saul, What’s the Use?) was reviewed by Jessica Baran, of White Flag Projects, in the September edition of Art Papers.

Food, etc.
Foam Coffee & Beer (3359 South Jefferson Avenue), located on the corner of Cherokee and Jefferson, will be hosting artists during the Cherokee Print League sale. It’s an ideal place to start/end your tour of Cherokee as you can pick up a map, buy prints, coffee, hot chocolate, irish coffee, whatever you want and relax in the comfy seating areas along with the artists, including Sleepy Kitty.

Vendors include:

• • Architrave Press
  • Bob Hartzell
  • Bridget Cella
  • Dan Zettwoch
  • Emily Baldwin
  • Gina Alvarez
  • Hinterland Craft
  • Holly Childress
  • Jason Potter
  • KneeHigh Prints
  • Lauren Cardenas and Megan Collins
  • Lauren Ratcliff
  • Marcis Curtis
  • Marie Oberkirsch
  • Megan Frauenhoffer
  • Mike Pennekamp
  • Mirka M. Fette
  • MITCH collective
  • narcise | jewelry by jenny bradford
  • Pele Prints
  • Rachel Harris
  • Robotic Arms Press
  • Ron Weaver
  • Sam Washburn
  • Sleepy Kitty
  • Steve Davis
  • The Little Bells
  • underWAREs
  • WHAMMO
  • Work/Play

This vibrant community of local artists, musicians, and foodies await your participation in this year’s Cherokee Print League Sale.  Come enjoy the music, antiques, books, great food, and a variety of art galleries, print shops, and venues.  The perfect place to do your holiday shopping! The sale takes place along Cherokee Street Saturday, December 3rd from 10:00AM – 7:00 PM.  Maps will be provided at each location.  For more information, please visit http://cherokeeprintleague.com.

2012 Preview Party at Aisle 1 Gallery, Friday, November 18

2012 preview party
featuring original work, prints, & apparel by
Aisle 1 Gallery’s 2012 exhibition artists:
Ruben Aguirre, Jason Spencer & Bryan Walsh

Friday Nov 18, 2012
7 - 11 pm Opening Reception
Special guest DJ Chilly C
Saturday Nov 19, 2012
12-4 pm Post show viewing

Ruben Aguirre, July 13, 2012
www.theshiftchange.com

Jason Spencer, Oct 5, 2012
www.iamkillernapkins.com

Bryan Walsh, Aug 24, 2012
www.iambwalsh.com

Tonight at El Leñador: CHARNEL HOUSE, N. Cook + J. Levi, Dinner Party, and more!

Time	Today, Thursday, November 10, at 9:00pm - Tomorrow at 12:00am
Location	El Lenador 3126 Cherokee St. Saint Louis, MO
More Info	Thursday, November 10th: Charnel House NNN Cook + Josh Levi Key Grip Dinner Party Pink Sock at: El Lenador | 3126 Cherokee St. Hey Folks, Bloomington, IN's Charnel House is coming to El Lenador! CH bring their brand of free avant-black metal! Check it out! FB: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Charnel-House/171619512860020?sk=wall Label: http://www.sygilrecords.org/

Ellen Herget and Julia Gordon-Bramer read at Firecracker Press

Time	Saturday, November 12 · 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Location	The Firecracker Press 2838 Cherokee St, Saint Louis, MO 63118 · Get Directions
More Info	Two poets, two prints, five bucks. The Firecracker Press will continue its Saturday afternoon reading series on November 12th with Ellen Herget and Julia Gordon-Bramer. While Bad Shoe authors Ellen and Julia read, the Press will print off limited-edition excerpts of their work with beautiful hand-set type. Each member of the audience gets to take these prints home for their admission fee. Poetry begins at 2 o'clock sharp! Can't wait to see you there.

The Clean Up at Aisle 1 Gallery

Time	Saturday, December 10 at 7:00pm - December 11 at 12:00am
Location	Aisle 1 Gallery 2627 Cherokee Street Saint Louis, MO
More Info	THE CLEAN UP Presented by Aisle 1 Gallery x SLAP (St. Louis Arts Project) x The Screwed Arts Collective Ruben Aguirre, Christopher Burch, Daniel Burnett, Jenn Carter, Stan Chisholm, Daniel Gaeng, Daniel Jefferson, Ben Pierce, Joey Potts, REVISE CMW, Chris Sabatino, Jason Spencer, Danielle Spradley, Joy Tiyasirichokchai, Justin Tolentino, Amy VanDonsel, Bryan Walsh, Peat Wollaeger. ... ICONOCLASH (opening night only) St. Louis Arts Project's new series that pairs together artists to create an interactive installation or project for a very limited viewing. The new series will debut with artists Damon Davis (Civil Ape) & Skip Jones (Made Monarchs) who have made an interactive sound display that creates music based off participants’ specific actions and brain activity. SLAP Artist Pop-Up Shop The Artist Store will make its debut with featured vendors WORK/PLAY, Civil Ape, Made Monarchs, Emily Hemeyer and The Luminary Center for the Arts. There will be clothes, music, posters and more for sale. Live music by: DJ Mahf, 18andCounting, DJ Bace Monk, So Many Dynamos (DJ Set), US English and Scripts N Screwz The opening event will be Saturday, December 10 from 7:00 PM - Midnight. Aisle 1 Gallery is free while there is a $5 suggested donation to attend events at The Bomb Door. The Clean Up Exhibition at Aisle 1 Gallery continues through Friday, December 23, 2011. Aisle 1 Gallery is located at 2627 Cherokee Street. http://aisle1gallery.com/ http://www.stlartproject.org/ http://www.screwedarts.com/

SAVE THE DATE: Eleven Magazine 11/11/11 Street Bash on Cherokee

Time	Friday, November 11 at 2:00pm - November 12 at 3:00am
Location	Eleven Magazine Cherokee Street Saint Louis, MO
More Info	Come celebrate the biggest day of the century (yes, actually) with Eleven Magazine on Cherokee Street! There will be food, drinks, and live entertainment on the street all day and all night - most of it FREE. It's Veterans Day - what else do you have to do?? The celebration kicks off in the afternoon at Eleven's office in The Nebula, 3407 S. Jefferson, St. Louis, MO 63118.

The Too Hip for a Comedy Club Hilarious Showcase Spectacular @ Foam

Time	Friday, October 21 · 8:30pm - 11:30pm
Location	Foam 3359 S. Jefferson Ave. (at Cherokee) Saint Louis, MO
More Info	So, this is sort of last minute, but we are going to attempt to repeat the success of the first THFCCHSS show by having another one. Here's the rundown. Foam is providing space in one of St. Louis' most popular small performing venues for some of the funniest young comedians in the city. Come shower us with love, laughs or tomatoes. Since it's Cherokee Street, we'll only accept locally grown, organic tomatoes from our hecklers. Comedians include: Kris Wernowsky (host) Kenny Kinds Milly Naeger Hank Lamlech Kelsey McClure Emily Hickner Andrew Frank Special Guest Aaron Brooks (he recently opened for David Koechner from SNL and Anchorman) Admission is $5. Enjoy Foam's great drinks (booze, liquor and coffee) while we make you giggle.

2012 Time For Change - Special screening and community discussion.

Time	Saturday, October 22 · 7:00pm - 11:30pm
Location	The Archive on Cherokee Street STL 3215 Cherokee Street Saint Louis, Missouri 63118
More Info	2012 Time for Change A FILM BY JOÃO AMORIM Special Screening @ The Archive 3215 Cherokee Street, St. Louis, MO 63118 Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 7pm After the screening we will have a community discussion on how each of us can make changes to ourselves, our community and our planet. We don’t need to start a revolution we just need to join it! Bring your drums and instruments for a music circle to follow. A Conscious Gathering Presented by Earth Rhythms Healing and The Archive THE MOVIE FEATURES: DANIEL PINCHBECK, STING, BARBARA MARX HUBBARD, PENNY LIVINGSTON,  GILBERTO GIL, DEAN RADIN, MAUDE BARLOW, JOHN TODD, BUCKMINSTER FULLER, DENNIS MCKENNA, TERENCE MCKENNA, SHIVA REA,  ELLEN PAGE, BERNARD LIETAER, PAUL STAMETS, RICHARD REGISTER, TIOKASIN GHOSTHORSE, DAVID LYNCH Movie trailer:

Spirit Jam Drum, Dance and Chant at the Archive Thursday, October 20

Time	Thursday, October 20 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location	The Archive on Cherokee Street STL 3215 Cherokee Street Saint Louis, Missouri 63118
More Info	Join us for Spirit Jam at the Archive this Thursday at 7pm. Bring your drums and other percussion instruments and feel the rhythm. Don't forget to browse the amazing book collection at the Archive as well. Rhythm heals our minds, bodies and spirits! We will have a fire out back and indoor space to drum as well. Hope to see you all! An Earth Rhythms Healing production Check us out and "like" https://www.facebook.com/pages/Earth-Rhythms-Healing/131863533579188 Special thanks to the Archive. Love Donations Appreciated

Sidewalk sale at Firecracker

The Firecracker Press is having a sidewalk sale on Saturday, November 5.  There'll be all kinds of cool stuff to buy, including a tabletop letterpress, printing blocks, and crazy discounts on some posters.

Details here.