Issue 9 of Lumberyard has appeared

And it looks like a beauty!  Details and ordering information on the Firecracker Press's website here.

FREEZERBURN 17 RELEASE PARTY! at Foam, Friday

Time	Friday, July 7 at 8:00pm - Saturday at 12:00am
Location	Foam 3359 S. Jefferson (Corner of Cherokee)
More Info	F R E E Z E R B U R N S E V E N T E E N . Here it comes! Mister Ben's infamous south city weirdo-artzine is having a new release! What can you expect?! How about: * SEVERE ART DAMAGE. * LIVE MUSIC. * 'Love Muscle' ZINE RELEASE. * LIVE NOISE. * MOVIES. * STRANGE PEOPLE DOING STRANGE THINGS. * PRINTS AND SPECIAL NEW, EXCLUSIVE EPHEMERA. * STICKERS! BUTTONS! * Possible release of the fabled Vampire Baby Kate zine?? * CHEEP-O BEERS & SNAX. * PREVIEW OF: THE SCUZZ REPORT. (A Top Secret Project.) * LEGENDARY BACK-ISSUES pulled out from a box in Mister Ben's closet. * RECRUITMENT. * PHILOSOPHY. * DISCUSSION. * Street brawl? EVENT IS FREE TO PUBLIC. All at the lovely, ambient FOAM Coffee & Beer! "The Art-Damaged Working Class is Coming For You." --- M. Ben, ca. 2007

Bad Shoe Issue #5 Release Party

Time	Tuesday, March 15 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location	The Archive on Cherokee Street STL
More Info	On March 15th (the Ides of March), St. Louis lit mag Bad Shoe will release its 5th issue, hosted by the Archive bookstore at 3215 Cherokee Street. This is a special issue of the lit mag, which is the only periodical publication for emerging and eminent lady writers and artists in St. Louis. For the first time, the editors are publishing male perspectives on femininity. Authors/artists in Issue #5: ...Jacob Cohen Tony Renner Mary Phillips Kelli Allen Matthew Freeman Phil Gounis Erin Nihiser Byron Lee Brett Underwood Bob Reuter Aaron P. Ruiz Christopher Alex Chable Christine Callahan Carrie Keasler Nicky Rainey Joe Sulier Erin Wiles Many of the authors published will be reading excerpts of their work at the release, with Matt Freeman and the Skekses providing musical entertainment. Doors are at 7, reading starts at 8. The Cherokee Peach will sell snacks, wine, beer, and handmade sodas, and the Archive will also be open for book sales. Bad Shoe Issue 5 will be available at the special release price of $8. No cover charge.

Q/A with Jen Woods of The Lumberyard on Creative St. Louis

Check out this great interview with Jennifer Woods, who, with her brother Eric of The Firecracker Press, produces literary magazine The Lumberyard. 

Mangez les Mots (eat the words!) hosted by the Cherokee Peach

A night dedicated to the

culinary and literary arts

Cocktails, appetizers and live music at 6:30 PM.

Followed by a locally sourced 3 course dinner

with wine pairings.

$50.00

(includes a $20 gift certificate to the Archive)

Then lounge with us under the stars for

more live music and cocktails.

An interactive literary evening featuring

a game of exquisite corpse with the works

of Roald Dahl.

The Cherokee Peach’s vision is to become a neighborhood market to pick up fresh, seasonal foods and local offerings form artisans and farmers from Missouri and Illinois. Sharing space with the Archive, you are invited to mosey between delighting the mind with a great book (…or books) and tantalizing the palate with handmade sodas, bright and fresh soups, salads, sandwiches, pastries, truffles and more. With our roots in community agriculture and branches that reach for a sustainable future, we look forward to growing and blossoming with the unique culture that is Cherokee 

To purchase tickets click here.

Devil at the Confluence at the Archive

From The Archive:

The Archive is thrilled to celebrate a beautiful new book examining the history of the blues music in Saint Louis, Devil at the Confluence. Meet the author Kevin Belford and enjoy this rich musical heritage with a performance by Bob Case.

This is exactly the type of cross-disciplinary event we are looking to host. Powerful local history in music, words, and art.

Date:	Friday, February 19, 2010
Time:	7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location:	the Archive
Street:	3213-3215 Cherokee Street
City/Town:	Saint Louis, MO
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New Lumberyard out now

The latest issue of critically acclaimed literary magazine The Lumberyard, produced by The Firecracker Press and Typecast Publishing, is now available at The Firecracker Press, 2838 Cherokee Street. 

Go buy you one!

Bad Shoe Lit Mag Release at Cranky Yellow

Head to Cranky Yellow for the release of Bad Shoe, STL’s best ladies lit mag, featuring the amazing art of Rose Bland. We will be co-releasing with Literal Chaos, an independent magazine for flyover country. Enjoy music by HUMDRUM, the Skekses, and Jennifer McDaniel of Maid-Rite. Readings by Julia Gordon-Bramer, Matthew Freeman, Coop, AC Jones, Erin Wiles, Ellen Herget, Amanda Wells, John J. Ryan, Anna Ross, Lauren Keefer, Zach Chasnoff, and more! No cover: buy a book, make a donation, make a donation for cheap beer. Tell yer friends!

UPDATE: Dena Molen and Kristin Sharp will also be reading!

Date & Time:
2009-10-27 20:00:00

Event Location:
Cranky Yellow
2847 Cherokee Street
Saint Louis, MO 63118
Phone: 1.314.773.4499