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>Keith,
Wow man, Bohemian Rap CD is killer stuff! I’ve been a subscriber of Funny Times for many years, and when I saw the band name pop up on my Magnatune update, it had a ring of familiarity — I think that you’ve mentioned it in the K-Chronicles once.
I really like Magnatune, and I can’t say how happy I am that you are distributing music through them.
Your stuff is great — thanks and keep it coming!
A fan in Fairbanks, Alaska,
T. C.
>Keef,
You wrote, “And special thanks to the Portland guys who dropped off some potential newspapers. I didn’t get to meet you, but it is most appreciated.”
That was me! I was with my friend K. from Tacoma. I’d love to see your work in one of the local papers – I get Funny Times, but once a month is not enough. I can read your stuff online, of course, but I’d rather see you get more paying clients.
Sorry that Emerald City didn’t work out for you. Here’s something you might find more compatible – the Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland is smaller and more oriented towards the artists creating and publishing their own stuff rather than back issues of Marvel comics. It happens in late October; check http://stumptowncomics.com for more info.
R. A.
(Stumptown is on my list of Cons that I hope to visit this year. -kk.)
*EXTRA!!EXTRA!! DETAILS ABOUT MY RECENTLY BOOKED GIG IN CEDAR RAPIDS (PLUS A LOT MORE)…
ARTISTS, EDUCATORS AND ACTIVISTS UNITE
TO BUILD COMMUNITIES
Authors of new book to lead community arts workshops May 9-11 at CSPS
Mat Schwarzman is an educator and community activist based in New Orleans. Keith Knight is a San Francisco rapper, musician, cartoonist, and creator of the syndicated comic strip “The K Chronicles.”
Together they’re the authors of “The Beginner’s Guide to Community-Based Arts” (New Village Press, 2005).
Schwarzman and Knight will bring their ideas to Cedar Rapids May 9-11, when they’ll conduct two workshops at CSPS and participate in other activities.
Their workshop is designed to help learners at all levels understand and begin to implement the basic processes of community development through the arts. “Community-based art,” say the authors, may seem like a new concept, “but in reality it’s an ancient, highly developed set of practices with related values, standards and ways of thinking.”
The interactive workshop is suited to artists, educators, and leaders in all community-building fields (health, human services, criminal justice, youth development, etc). Although copies of the Guide will be available at CSPS, participants do not need to read the book in advance.
The workshop will be offered twice, on Tues May 9 from 7 to 9 pm, and Weds May 10 from 3 to 5 pm. Cost is $20 including a copy of the book, which sells for $20, or $10 for the workshop alone.
To register for the workshop or for more information call CSPS at 319-364-1580 or visit www.legionarts.org.
Schwarzman and Knight’s visit to Cedar Rapids is organized by Legion Arts and New Bohemia, with support from the Iowa Arts Council and the City of Cedar Rapids.
An exhibition of cartoons by Keith Knight, Lynda Barry and Tom Tomorrow will be on view at CSPS from May 10 through July 30. Knight will attend an artists reception for the exhibit Weds May 10 from 5 to 7 pm, and will also present a gallery talk on graphic art and social change on Thurs May 11, time to be announced. Both the reception and the gallery talk are free and open to the public.
*MORE UPCOMING STUFF…
***This year marks the 10th Annual Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival (http://www.mcmf.org), THE local celebration of everything indie in the Bay Area with
events held at multiple venues throughout San Francisco from May 14 – May 22.
For the first time ever, the festival will celebrate the medium of comics and graphic novels with the Mission Creek Comic Book Art Show. Co-curated by
Shannon O’Leary, this one-night-only show will be held at the Queen’s Nails Annex gallery (http://www.queensnailsannex.com/) on Wednesday evening, May 17, from 6:00 to 10:00 PM, followed by an after party at the 12 Galaxies with the musical
stylings of Hey Willpower, Anna Oxygen, Flaming Fire, and Hello Fever. Featuring the work of some of the finest emerging and established comic book artists in
the Bay Area and beyond (including Lauren Weinstein, Jeffrey Brown, Sam Henderson, Tom Hart, Keith Knight and many, many more) the show will celebrate the
release of Girl Stories by Lauren Weinstein and Fortune’s Bitch by Eric Koepfle, among others. In addition to live music by Steeple Chase, there will be
readings and lots of great original comic book art, comic books, and graphic novels for sale so bring your checkbook! A portion of the proceeds from the Mission
Creek Comic Book Art Show will go to benefit 826 Valencia’s cartooning workshops and other comics-related programming for Bay Area youth.
***Date: Saturday, May 20, 2006, 7:30 to 9:30 PM, doors open at 7:00 PM
What: WRITERS WITH DRINKS
A fundraiser for other (http://www.othermag.org) a magazine for people who don’t feel represented by mainstream media categories. Other #9 now available!
Featuring: Ayelet Waldman, John Lescroart, Keith Knight, Sheng Wang and Bianca James
Location: The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd. St. between Mission and Valencia, San Francisco
Admission: $3 to $5 sliding scale.
Charlie Anders MCs and vamps
Email for more info: charlie@othermag.org
URL: http://www.writerswithdrinks.com
***“Third Tuesdays/Sketch Tuesdays at 111 Minna Gallery”
Live sketching/art making by local artists
Where: 111 Minna Gallery,
111 Minna Street@ 2nd St., San Francisco, CA 94105
When: June 20th 6pm-9pm during happy hour Free 21+
Contact: sacha@111minnagallery.com
Gallery#: 415.974.1719
http://www.111minnagallery.com
111Minna Street Gallery is pleased to announce Third Tuesdays/Sketch Tuesdays. Each Third Tuesday of every month the gallery will host an evening of live art making by local artists. Inspired by Southern Exposure’s Monster Drawing Rally, 111 Minna would like to offer patrons the opportunity to see local artists at work and get acquainted with them. It is also a way for artists to meet each other and to be inspired by each other’s creative process.
Third Tuesdays will offer the local arts community a place to congregate, to talk, to create and to be seen. 111 Minna curator Sacha Eckes hopes to eventually create a zine with works created during Sketch Tuesdays.
Each month 1 or 2 artists/hosts will invite a few artists to participate in Sketch Tuesdays. This is a way to bring artists together that might not know each other.
Music will be provided by artists throughout the night.
All art will be for sale and will be displayed until 9pm
Tuesday June 20th:
Hosted by Sacha Eckes and Kottie Paloma
Featured artists:
Brian Barneclo
Alika Cooper
Keith knight
Andrew Junge
Mike Ingram
Maryelizabeth Yarborough
Chase Bowman
Sophia Wang
Adam Schwartz
(uh, yeah…I’m gonna be busy..-kk)
COMING IN JUNE: KEEF RETURNS TO THE EAST COAST (NEW YORK AND BOSTON) AND NEW ORLEANS!!
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