HIYA FOLKS – I HOPE THE FALL SEASON FINDS YOU WELL. I’M OFF FOR THE WEEKEND TO DJ A WEDDING. FIRST ONE I’VE DONE IN MANY YEARS SO WISH ME LUCK!
I’VE UPDATED OUR PHOTO ALBUMS WITH SOME OF THE PICS FROM THE “WORD ON THE STREET” FESTIVAL LAST WEEKEND. IF YOU DIDN’T MAKE IT, YOU CAN SEE WHAT YOU MISSED!
WE HAVE OUR FAMOUS HALLOWE’EN PACKS ON SALE NOW. 20 COMICS FOR FIVE BUCKS – GIVE THE KIDS SOMETHING TO ROT THEIR MINDS, NIT THEIR TEETH!
THE FREDERICTON SHOP IS HAVING A TOY SALE ALL MONTH LONG! DROP IN AND SAVE SOME DOUGH!
BE SURE TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO CHECK OUT THE TERRIFIC SPOOF COVERS THAT DAVE HOWLETT CREATED FOR RACHELLE’S BLOG “LIVING BETWEEN WEDNESDAYS”. MARVEL FAIRY PRINCESSES???
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT…
8TH ANNUAL HALIFAX ZINE AND RECORD FAIR!!
SATURDAY OCTOBER 25TH 2008, NOON-5PM
ST. DAVID’S CHURCH HALL, 1537 BRUNSWICK STREET, HALIFAX
THIS YEAR ADMISSION IS FREE!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE HALIFAX POP EXPLOSION, ANCHOR ARCHIVE ZINE LIBRARY,
STRANGE ADVENTURES, AND INVISIBLE PUBLISHING
YIPPEE! FOR EIGHT YEARS RUNNING, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN AN AWESOME ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF ALL KINDS OF DO-IT-YOURSELF PROJECTS AND PLANS. EXPECT TO SEE ZINES, SMALL PRESS BOOKS, COMICS, CHAPBOOKS, RECORDS, CDS, CASSETTES, MAGAZINES, POSTERS, POSTCARDS, T-SHIRTS, BUTTONS, CRAFTS, AND OTHER HANDMADE BITS AND PIECES!
GET YOUR TAROT CARDS READ,
CHECK OUT A PRINTING PRESS DEMO, AND EAT LUNCH.
THEN GO TO A WORKSHOP, WATCH LOCAL WRITERS READ OUT LOUD,
GET YOUR PORTRAIT DRAWN, AND PARTICIPATE IN A COMIC JAM.
YOU’LL BE HERE ALL DAY!
TABLES INCLUDE:
ANCHOR ARCHIVE ZINE LIBRARY, INVISIBLE PUBLISHING, LITTLE FOIBLE COMICS AND CRAFTS, CROCODILE TEARS, SARAH O’HARA PRESS, ARTIBLES, PANDORA’S BOX ZINE, PRINTED MATTER BY JULIA M. KENNEDY, THE MCCLEAVE GALLERY OF FINE ART, KYLA FRANCIS POTTERY, DIVORCE RECORDS AND DISTRO, YO RODEO, CRAIG LEONARD’S HANDMADE RECORDS AND BOOKS, LIP ZINE, REVOLVING BOOKCASE PUBLICATIONS, CKDU FM, DAWSON PRINTSHOP, T.O.F.U. MAGAZINE, TUMBLEWEED ENTERTAINMENT, OUT OF SOUNDS RECORDS, DIGITAL DIY, INDIEMOM ZINE, INK STORM SCREENPRINTING COLLECTIVE, MANUFACTURING DISSENT, SUBLIME CREATURES, BOOKS BEYOND BARS, TINKERCMX COMIC ZINE, INDIECAN RADIO, MICHAEL MCLEOD PHOTOGRAPHY, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED LITERARY JOURNAL, GREY SCALE PRESS, PISTACIA INK, CHARMED LIFE PRODUCTIONS, THE FANTABULOUS WORLD OF BLANDY SNORHAL, CALLING ALL SQUIRRELS, FANCY-PANTS DESIGN, ECOLOGY ACTION CENTRE, ASSEMBLÉ AU CANADA, WA’OU, AND MORE MORE MORE!
SPECIAL EVENTS:
ZINE MAKING 101, ANCHOR ARCHIVE ZINE LIBRARY
A QUICK INTRO TO THE WORLD OF ZINE MAKING – LEARN SOME TECHNIQUES, A BIT ABOUT ZINE HISTORY, AND BROWSE LOTS OF EXAMPLES TO GET IDEAS. THEN GET BUSY AT THE ALL-DAY COLLABORATE ZINE CENTRE.
BEGINNERS BOOKBINDING, REBECCA SINGER & LEAH GIRARDO
MAKE YOUR OWN SMALL BLANK BOOK WITH PAPER AND THREAD, WORKING THROUGH A SIMPLE BOOKBINDING STITCH AND PERUSING EXAMPLES OF ALL THE OTHER TYPES OF BINDING YOU CAN LEARN.
HOW TO MAKE A PROFESSIONAL RECORD CLEANER, CRAIG LEONARD
LEARN TO MAKE A SWEET VINYL RECORD CLEANER USING AN OLD VACUUM AND SOME SALVAGED TURNTABLE PARTS.
INDIE AUTHOR READINGS, INVISIBLE PUBLISHING
FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, SIT BACK AND LISTED TO SOME LOCAL AND VISITING AUTHORS READ FROM THEIR WORK. IF YOU WANT TO READ, EMAIL INFO@INVISIBLEPUBLISHING.COM.
MORE INFO? EMAIL SARAH
