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*K CHRONICLES/(TH)INK NEWSLETTER SEPT. 05
IN THIS ISSUE:
*HURRICANE KATRINA FUNDRAISING THINGAMAJIG
*NEW BOOK!!
*KEEF AT CODY’S IN BERKELEY
*KEEF AT SPX 2005 IN BETHESDA
*MARGINAL PROPHETS/HURRICANE KATRINA BENEFIT
*MIDWEST TOUR IN OCTOBER

dearest k chronicles/(th)ink reader,

*sigh* what can i say that hasn’t been said? the only folks we can rely on is ourselves…we cannot rely on our gov’t to help us.

i’ve heard from all my friends in new orleans…i hope you’ve heard from yours. on a lighter note, a new orleans reader wrote me to say that the verdi marte is still intact.

onto the bizness:

*For the next 30 days, i will donate $5 for every copy of my brand new book “the Beginner’s Guide to Community-Based Art” and the third K chronicles book “What a Long Strange Strip it’s Been”. both of these books have strong new orleans connections with me. they can be purchased online at https://kchronicles.com or live, in-person from me at the following events…

*NEW BOOK!!
the Beginner’s Guide to Community-Based Art is finally here!! five years in the making. this book was the reason i got to keep on going back to new orleans… this book is a great educational tool for anybody interested in using art for social change. with art by myself and ellen forney (“i was 7 in ’75”)

*9/16- Fri. KEEF AT CODY’S IN BERKELEY

from cody’s website:

ART, ACTIVISM AND THE NEW HIP HOP AESTHETICS: A Night of Performance and Conversation featuring ADAM MANSBACH, AYA DE LEON, KEITH KNIGHT and Professor CRAIG WATKINS. Music by DJ O-Dub. Back by popular demand, the latest in a series of evenings exploring hip hop culture with America’s leading writers, artists, and scholars. Tonight’s guests will explore the ways in which hip hop aesthetics and methods of artistic/political engagement are being adopted and adapted by individuals working in fields that transcend the traditional hip hop art forms. How do hip hop aesthetics inform fiction, poetry, theater, education, activism, and the visual arts? How do we define hip hop aesthetics — and how do we prevent a conversation about aesthetics from becoming overly abstract, removed from hip hop’s value as a form of cultural resistance? Tonight’s program will begin with short performances by Adam Mansbach (author of the novel Angry Black White Boy) and poet/theater artist Aya De Leon (Thieves in the Temple: Reclaiming Hip Hop), a slideshow by cartoonist Keith Knight (creator of The K Chronicles), and opening remarks from University of Austin professor Craig Watkins (author of Hip Hop Matters). A panel discussion will follow. KPFA’s Hard Knock Radio is our co-sponsor.

it starts at 7:30 PM at Cody’s on Telegraph Avenue

*9/23-9/24- Fri./Sat. KEEF AT SPX 2005 @ holiday inn select, BETHESDA, MD.
i’ll have a half table at one of the finest small press expos in the country. unfortunately, they’ve dropped sunday as a selling day. so make sure you git by there on friday or saturday!! i’ll still be doing my hurricane katrina donation thingie.

*10/10 Mon. MARGINAL PROPHETS/HURRICANE KATRINA BENEFIT @ the elbo room, 17th & valencia st. san francisco
join my band, plus kofy brown, london street, four year bender and ray wilcox for a night of great music to benefit displaced artists and musicians in the big easy. we’ll be raffling off a bunch of good sh**, too. i know it’s a monday, but it’s gonna go off. folks with i.d.s from louisiana, alabama and mississippi get in free. all others $10 donation. doors open at 7pm

*10/17-10/29 MIDWEST SLIDESHOW TOUR
hey!! i need your help!! i’m finally coming to the midwest in october..here are the cities:

-minneapolis/st. paul -cleveland
-madison -cincinnati
-milwaukee -bloomington
-chicago -columbus
-ann arbor
-detroit

i’m looking for non-bookstore venues to do my slideshow at. we’re talking galleries, community spaces, alternative media centers, libraries, etc…. and if you’re up for it, i’m looking for folks in each city to post fliers and hype up each show. please email me at keef@kchronicles.com with the pertinent info. thanks!!

in my mix:
*cribbage
*yahtzee
*scrabble

cheers!!

keef