Readin'at ...a Pittsburgh literary blog celebrating all things bookish as it relates to the 'Burgh
Friday, August 23, 2013
be seen this weekend at the zine swap meet
It has been forever since I created what passed for a zine (my friend Alison Piepmeier's book Girl Zines: Making Media, Doing Feminism helped reawaken my nostalgia for those days), but several Pittsburgh writers and artists have been working hard to keep this literary form alive.
You can take part in their efforts and celebrate the kick off to the Pittsburgh Zine Fair 2013 when The Zine Exchange hosts a Zine Swap Meet this Saturday, August 24 from 6-9 p.m. It all happens at Future Tenant, located at 819 Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh.
Throughout the evening, zine writers and collectors can participate in the swap meet. At 7 PM, join readers Jude Vachon, Erin Oh, Lucy Goubert, Artnoose, and Sarah LaPonte for intimate zine readings followed by a Q&A session.
A little bit about the readers:
Dedicated zinesters Jude Vachon and Erin Oh can be found working at the Carnegie Library Oakland Branch and the Pittsburgh Office of the Mayor, respectively.
Formerly of Roup House, Lucy Goubert is active in Pittsburgh’s poetry scene.
Sarah LaPonte often pairs photography with her literary work.
Artnoose has been making the letterpress zine Ker-bloom! every other month for the past 17 years and continues to do so in the spare moments between single parenting a toddler and renovating a 19th Century house.
Combined, their work with the local zine network—via The Mr. Roboto Project and the Pittsburgh Zine Fair—encourages civic engagement and community interaction while promoting Pittsburgh’s arts and culture movement. To learn more about The Mr. Roboto Project, please visit their website at therobotoproject.org. For more information about this event and other Future Tenant programming, please visit www.futuretenant.org.
Can’t make it on Saturday? You'll have another chance on Sunday, August 25, when select archival pieces will be on display from 1-6 p.m.
source: The Zine Exchange's Facebook Page.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures Presents The 2013 Moth Onstage
Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures will present The Moth Mainstage tomorrow evening, Thursday, August 22, 7:30 p.m., at the Byham Theater. (Doors open at 6:30.)
Once again the Moth Mainstage title theme features a Pittsburgh symbol or place: "On Point: Stories of Balancing Acts." In keeping with this theme, the new and larger venue at the Byham Theater puts The Moth audience closer to Pittsburgh's famous geographic "Point" than ever before.
Consistently a sell-out, each Mainstage show features five storytellers, a local musician to act as timekeeper, and a charismatic host. The 2013 Moth Mainstage will be hosted by comedian Dan Kennedy, author of three books including his new novel American Spirit, described by one Goodreads reader/reviewer as "an amusing guy-version of an Eat, Pray, Love odyssey." Kennedy is also known to Moth fans everywhere as the regular host of The Moth's popular weekly podcast, downloaded more than 15 million times a year, as well as a contributor to McSweeneys.net and GQ magazine.
Local storytellers include Pittsburgh actor David Newell, who played Mr. McFeely, the beloved "speedy delivery" man on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood; Justin Strong, a Pittsburgh entrepreneur best known for opening and operating the Shadow Lounge in the East Liberty; and local photographer, social worker, and producer of the Pittsburgh Moth StorySLAM Kelly Flanagan Dee. Travelling tellers include Chicago writer Shannon Cason, host of storytelling show "Do Not Submit" and podcast Homemade Stories, and Trisha Coburn, a short story writer and former fine artist in Boston and New York City. Pittsburgh singer-songwriter Joy Ike, with a new album and a national fan base, will perform musical accompaniment and keep the tellers to their time limits on stage.
Called "New York's hottest and hippest literary ticket" by the Wall Street Journal, The Moth is an acclaimed nonprofit dedicated to the art of storytelling. The Moth has presented more than 10,000 stories by people of all walks of life via stage shows, weekly podcasts, and a Peabody Award-winning radio special, The Moth Radio Hour (broadcast locally on 90.5 WESA).
Following the success of the first three Mainstage events, The Moth debuted a Pittsburgh branch of its beloved StorySLAM, a monthly open-mic storytelling competition, in October 2011. Pittsburgh is one of 13 cities nationwide to host a StorySLAM, and sell-out crowds of over 300 have packed venues in Pittsburgh's South Side as 10 interested locals, chosen randomly and live, take the stage each month.
This Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures special event is presented in partnership with The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and sponsored by pair Networks and Six Penn Kitchen. Media sponsors are Pop City and WESA 90.5fm. Tickets are available at pittsburghlectures.org, by phone at 412-622-8866, or at the door.
Once again the Moth Mainstage title theme features a Pittsburgh symbol or place: "On Point: Stories of Balancing Acts." In keeping with this theme, the new and larger venue at the Byham Theater puts The Moth audience closer to Pittsburgh's famous geographic "Point" than ever before.
Consistently a sell-out, each Mainstage show features five storytellers, a local musician to act as timekeeper, and a charismatic host. The 2013 Moth Mainstage will be hosted by comedian Dan Kennedy, author of three books including his new novel American Spirit, described by one Goodreads reader/reviewer as "an amusing guy-version of an Eat, Pray, Love odyssey." Kennedy is also known to Moth fans everywhere as the regular host of The Moth's popular weekly podcast, downloaded more than 15 million times a year, as well as a contributor to McSweeneys.net and GQ magazine.
Local storytellers include Pittsburgh actor David Newell, who played Mr. McFeely, the beloved "speedy delivery" man on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood; Justin Strong, a Pittsburgh entrepreneur best known for opening and operating the Shadow Lounge in the East Liberty; and local photographer, social worker, and producer of the Pittsburgh Moth StorySLAM Kelly Flanagan Dee. Travelling tellers include Chicago writer Shannon Cason, host of storytelling show "Do Not Submit" and podcast Homemade Stories, and Trisha Coburn, a short story writer and former fine artist in Boston and New York City. Pittsburgh singer-songwriter Joy Ike, with a new album and a national fan base, will perform musical accompaniment and keep the tellers to their time limits on stage.
Called "New York's hottest and hippest literary ticket" by the Wall Street Journal, The Moth is an acclaimed nonprofit dedicated to the art of storytelling. The Moth has presented more than 10,000 stories by people of all walks of life via stage shows, weekly podcasts, and a Peabody Award-winning radio special, The Moth Radio Hour (broadcast locally on 90.5 WESA).
Following the success of the first three Mainstage events, The Moth debuted a Pittsburgh branch of its beloved StorySLAM, a monthly open-mic storytelling competition, in October 2011. Pittsburgh is one of 13 cities nationwide to host a StorySLAM, and sell-out crowds of over 300 have packed venues in Pittsburgh's South Side as 10 interested locals, chosen randomly and live, take the stage each month.
This Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures special event is presented in partnership with The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and sponsored by pair Networks and Six Penn Kitchen. Media sponsors are Pop City and WESA 90.5fm. Tickets are available at pittsburghlectures.org, by phone at 412-622-8866, or at the door.
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