| Wed-Jul23 |
| @ Tree House! Potluck? yes. Sing-along? YES! World History Lonesome Shack Perpetual Dusk at Curtsy Caverns (Chicago, IL) Cat Ries (Milwaukee, WI) 8:00 PM 1819 Bellevue Ave #2 Seattle WA 98122 (the corner of bellevue & denny on capitol hiz-ill) This is our studio apartment. The callbox doesn't work, since we don't have a phone. Just knock on the ground-level window, to the left of the front door. PLEASE, pretty-please, bring monies for the musicians. AFTERWARD, we're gonna try real hard to get a caravan together to go up to New Crompton for the midnight show w/ blanket truth & iji!  |
| Wed-Jul23 |
| 4-Alarm @ the OFH DEER CITY MAUREEN PEAVEY July 23rd, 6:30 @ The Old Fire House 16510 NE 79th St, Redmond 98052 myspace.com/ofh |
| Wed-Jul23 |
| Chapel Performance Space @ Good Shepherd Center Andrew McInnis (with a 10 piece band) www.myspace.com Sunship 7pm $5-15 sliding scale donation. 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, 4th Floor, Seattle, WA www.myspace.com |
| Wed-Jul23 |
| Seattle Free School! Keeping Bees in the City Wednesday, July 23 Montlake Library from 5:45pm to 7:45pm seattlefreeschool.googlepages.com |
| Wed-Jul23 |
| @ new crompton iji Blanket Truth MIDNIGHT SHOW! on night of the 23rd @ New Crompton myspace.com/newcrompton |
| Thu-Jul24 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
| Best Happy Hour in Seattle! Here at the Spruce House, we're dedicated to community building, the exchange of knowledge, experience and ideals, and collaborative life enrichment. With this in mind, it is with great pleasure that we announce the first ever DIY happy hour on The Stoop. Come hang out. BYO music, food, drinks, shenanigans, stories, hidden talents, skillshares and show and tells. The Stoop will be every other Thursday from 6-9pm. Myspace message or email us at sprucehuset@gmail.com for the address. www.myspace.com myspace.com/sprucehouse |
| Fri-Jul25 |
| Your Heart Breaks, Stellaluna, Whitman, Alaskas! At SCRIBBLES At the Scribble Squat. (20th and Marion in the CD) Your Heart Breaks (big homo) Stellaluna (a force to be reckoned with from Phoenix arizona) Whitman (confusing but good) Alaskas (its dillon, you know him, you like him!!) At the scribble squat! 8pm!! bring donations. yeah |
| Fri-Jul25 |
| Maladie and Growing Pains from TJ, Mexico! Dog City! w/Loose Cannons Please come out to the show. It starts at 7 pm dog city 4558 7th ave |
| Fri-Jul25 |
| Capitol Hill Block Party: Vera Stage The Vera stage at the Capitol Hill Block Party! Mika Miko Natalie Portman's Shaved Head Schoolyard Heroes Akimbo Say Hi Abe Vigoda PWRFL Power Man Plus The Physics Grand Ole Party Black Elk Talbot Tagora Little Party and the Bad Business all proceeds go to Vera and Home Alive! www.theveraproject.org |
| Fri-Jul25 | 5:00 PM |
| Critical Mass Critical Mass! Meet up at Westlake Center at 5:30 Or UW Red Square at 5:00 Support bicycle culture and reclaim the streets! Last Friday of every month. seattlecriticalmass.org |
| Fri-Jul25 | 7:00 PM |
| @526 house The Ganja Boys (1st show) Delusional (seattle hardcore punk) The Plankton beat (seattle punk) Face the Rail (bay area punk) Migraine (bay area powerviolence/hardcore punk) 526 N 105th st. take northgate way going west |
| Fri-Jul25 | 8:00 PM |
| Bow Ribbons (NYC), Squirrelhead and potluck goodness at the Office of Dr. Glorious Hey, So we are having a last minute show for Bow Ribbons (www.myspace.com/bowribons) from New York this Friday. Also playing will be our new roommate Squirrelhead (www.myspace.com/squirrelheadlove), who will be playing her first show since adventuring around Europe and maybe one other. This is going to be a really laid back living room show and hell, let's even have a potluck. Bring some food to share and share some food others brought. Maybe we can all go for a night swim after the show is over. Please help spread the word because this is really last minute. Show starts around 8pm and please bring a couple of bucks for the out of towners! Thanks! |
| Fri-Jul25 | 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
| Hip-Hop Period @ Hidmo Eritrean Cuisine Hip-Hop Period @ Hidmo Eritrean Cuisine * – Last Fridays 8 – 10pm * Youth-led monthly all-ages show featuring local talent and highlighting youth artists. Hidmo Eritrean Cuisine @ 20th and Jackson hidmo.com |
| Sat-Jul26 |
| Really Really Free Market! Seattle Really Really Free Market Last Saturday of every month 12-4pm @ Pratt Park 20th & Yesler in the CD The Seattle Really Free Market is a monthly event that happens in opposition to the "Free Market" which really isn't free. Everything at the Really Free Market is FREE. Nothing is for sale, trade or barter! It is a place for people to congregate and bring things to the community they no longer need or use. Sometimes people even give free massages or haircuts or whatever other skill or services they want to donate. Usually other organizations come and donate their services, also. The Really Free Market is nothing without your participation! Come and bring things you don't need that can be re-used. The Seattle Really Free Market happens on the last Saturday of the month. myspace.com/seattlereallyfreemarket |
| Sat-Jul26 |
| Punk Rock Flea Market! Punk Rock Flea Market Saturday July 26th @ The Underground Events Center 2407 1st Ave. in Belltown. myspace.com/punkrock_fleamarket |
| Sat-Jul26 |
| @ The Owl House World History Prayer Ox Dandelion and the Beam & tba BBQ! Bring foods. in the backyard. 1512 E Spruce St Seattle WA 98122 |
| Sat-Jul26 |
| Bikeshack at the Wayward Cafe Gears skipping? Need to change a flat tire? Dont know how to work on your bike--or perhaps you're smooth with a wrench and you just need the tools. Either and any way, come to the Bikeshack at the Wayward and work on your bicycle! The Bikeshack has a full tool set as well as volunteers on hand to help you with your bicycling needs. It's free, and parts are available for a small donation. Open Hours: Tuesday 1-4 Thursday 4-7 Saturday 1-4 Sunday 12-4 BikeShack at the Wayward is at 55th and Roosevelt in the University District |
| Sat-Jul26 |
| Home Alive! # Fight from the ground! 1-day Ground-Fighting Workshop: This three hour workshop will cover fighting from ground: basic strikes, falling, strikes, kicks, and getting out of common grabs. We will use exercises, role-playing and discussion to explore and practice these techniques while building strength, confidence and power. This class explores self-defense with both strangers and with people in our lives. Open to anyone who has taken a basic or series class with Home Alive. Saturday, July 26th 11am-2pm @ Home Alive 1415 10th Ave, 2nd floor homealive.org |
| Sun-Jul27 |
| Webelos, Vermillion Lies, Steve Arntson!! At 2020 cycle AMAZING BANDS!! 2020 Cycle - 2020 E. Union. 8pm Vermillion Lies (Oakland sisters perform accordian and guitar, burlesque-ish circus-ish music!!! AMAZING) Steve Arntson (CONCERTINA player. Come find out what a concertina is.) Webelows (dance dance dance) money for bands. YES! dance, laugh, twinkle. |
| Sun-Jul27 | 7:30 PM |
| Nat Baldwin and Extra Life @ The Spaceship Show at the Spaceship (809 15th Ave. E.) Sun. July 27 Nat Baldwin - He's from NH, used to play with the Dirty Projectors. Vocals like you've never heard (okay maybe not never, but probably not very often?) over a double bass. Spare, beautiful and pretty amazing. www.myspace.com Extra Life - From NY, also featuring an ex-Dirty Projector player. Complex instrumentation underlying a similarly surprising voice that warbles to rhythms that you can't quite get your head around. Heavier math rock meets Georgian or Renaissance style singing? www.myspace.com and TBA woah! Show is at 7:30, Bring some donations for the bands please! |
| Tue-Jul29 |
| Plane Crash Theator Presents! They Live. Rowdy Roddy Pipper chews bubble gum, kicks ass, and looks really cool in shades. movie starts @ dusk @ The FBK. 6272 S. Ellis Ave. Georgetown Always Free! |
| Tue-Jul29 | 8:00 PM |
| High Castle @ the Josephine High_Castle (from San Francisco, members of Child Pornography & Duchesses) Forrest_Friends Future_Phones Unfair_Parents
@ the Josephine 608 NW 65th st. Not far from the Ballard Goodwill, my sweets. |
| Wed-Jul30 |
| @ the greenhouse Your Heart Breaks/ Oh Man!/ Best Friends Forever(WI)/ Blanket Truth/ Whitney Ballen July 30th @ The Greenhouse 2515 Charles St myspace.com/thegreenhizzy |
| Wed-Jul30 |
| @ Brita's Shelby Sifers At Night the Sarcastic Dharma Society July 30th @ Brita's House in Kirkland 407 5th Ave West, Kirkland |
| Thu-Jul31 |
| La Quiete, Bow & Arrow, Phoenix Bodies, Cut Loose! THE SERIES: La Quiete (italy!) Bow & Arrow (CD release!) Phoenix Bodies Cut Loose $5, July 31st @ The Vera Project On the corner of Warren Ave N & Republican St @ Seattle Center theveraproject.org |
| Thu-Jul31 | 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
| Zine Drop-In at the University Branch Library The University Branch will provide space and resources for zine-enthusiasts. Full Description We will provide paper, copier, sharpies, scissors, glue sticks, papers of different colors and textures, magazines for cutting, etc! You bring yourself, your ideas and any special materials you want to use. We also take donations for the materials box if you want to donate old magazines or interesting papers. Event Notes Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required |
| Thu-Jul31 | 7:30 PM |
| @ Vera THE SERIES: La Quiete Bow Arrow Phoenix Bodies Cut Loose $5 ($4 w/club card) www.theveraproject.org |
| Fri-Aug01 | 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
Aphonia Recordings Series pt. 8 (LA Lungs, Derek M. Johnson, The Precambrian)  Aphonia Recordings 2008 Performance Series: pt. 8 Friday, August 1st |
| Sat-Aug02 |
| @ the greenhouse Book of Black Earth/ Elk (CA)/ Doomhawk/ Hellgrammite August 2nd @ The Greenhouse 2515 Charles St myspace.com/thegreenhizzy |
| Sat-Aug02 |
| @ htfc Birdwatchers United! future islands ear pwr joey casio those damn twins August 2nd @ Healthy Times Fun Club myspace.com/healthtimesfunclub healthytimesfunclub at gmail.com |
| Sat-Aug02 |
| Ladies First @ Hidmo Eritrean Cuisine Ladies First @ Hidmo Eritrean Cuisine * - 1st Saturday every month * Showcase of women’s talents including music, art and activism. Sponsored by CARA (Communities Against Rape & Abuse), KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and B-Girl Bench Hidmo Eritrean Cuisine @ 20th and Jackson hidmo.com |
| Sat-Aug02 |
| Bikeshack at the Wayward Cafe Gears skipping? Need to change a flat tire? Dont know how to work on your bike--or perhaps you're smooth with a wrench and you just need the tools. Either and any way, come to the Bikeshack at the Wayward and work on your bicycle! The Bikeshack has a full tool set as well as volunteers on hand to help you with your bicycling needs. It's free, and parts are available for a small donation. Open Hours: Tuesday 1-4 Thursday 4-7 Saturday 1-4 Sunday 12-4 BikeShack at the Wayward is at 55th and Roosevelt in the University District |
| Sat-Aug02 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Zinery Class at the Lake City Branch Library Lots of random things to cut up, stencils, stamps, scissors, glue sticks, and snacks... It's a very basic zine-making class. We do a short bit of introduction and then folks make a four page zine with a cover. So if this is your magical world, you should come out. Three cheers for public libraries! Please bring materials with you if you have a specific project in mind. Lake City SPL Branch Hosted by Hazel Pine (Cursive Bomb) and Lucy M. (Ong Ong Fanzine) p.s. If you're feeling more advanced than this, please feel free to come for the supplies, to ask complicated questions, or to inspire newcomers. Long live print media! |
| Sat-Aug02 | 8:00 PM |
| Eli Mardok of Eagle*Seagull, Mighty Tiger, and more @ House of Zanzibar The first show hosted at the House of Zanzibar. We're hoping to help pick up some of the slack caused by the unfortunate recent losses of Dearborn and The Ark. This is a hell of a first show though: Eli Mardok, lead singer / songwriter of Eagle*Seagull, will be playing a solo set, as well as Mighty Tiger, Mrs. Gray, and Jeff Raynor. There will also be art, dance, and dramatic readings. So really everything you could possibly want to see will be happening. email houseofzanzibar@gmail.com for directions |
| Tue-Aug05 |
| Plane Crash Theator Presents! Dark Days a documentary about the trials and tribulations of homeless in NYC subway tunnels movie starts @ dusk @ The FBK. 6272 S. Ellis Ave. Georgetown. Always Free! |
| Tue-Aug05 -- Wed-Aug06 |
| BOUND FOR GLORY - based on the life of Woody Guthrie AUGUST 5 - 6, Tuesday - Wednesday at 7, 9:30pm BOUND FOR GLORY (Hal Ashby, USA, 1976, 35mm, 145 min) Based on the life of Woody Guthrie, BOUND FOR GLORY explores the social, economic and political hardships that molded the legendary folk singer’s beliefs. Beginning with his life in Texas and his terrible experiences in the Southwest Dust Bowl, the film follows Guthrie as he moves to California to begin his radio career. There he discovers the political power of music, which he harnesses by writing and singing his own songs. BOUND FOR GLORY broke new ground as the first feature film in which the Steadicam was used. For his brilliant work, director of photography Haskell Wexler took home an Oscar. The film, which was produced by music promoter Harold Leventhal, was also recognized for its score, which was based on Guthrie's own music. "Elegantly crafted, hugely beautiful and interesting film, which reveals loving integrity in every frame." -LOS ANGELES TIMES NORTHWEST FILM FORUM Tickets at www.nwfilmforum.org |
| Wed-Aug06 |
| Home Alive Social Hour! Monthly Social Hour at Home Alive!!! Social Hour is the place to be for up-to-date info on what's happenin' at Home Alive. Mark your calendars and come answer the question of the month, eat free pizza, and build community for lives free from violence and hate. Bring your friends! Crafts, Food & Great People! 6-8:30 Self-Defense skill practice & demos! 6-7 Live music @7:30pm Location: Home Alive’s Studio: 1415 10th Ave, 2nd floor, Seattle (Capitol Hill) Thanks to Zeeks for a generous Pizza donation! homealive.org |
| Wed-Aug06 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Zinery 101 at the Queen Anne Lots of random things to cut up, stencils, stamps, scissors, glue sticks, and snacks... It's a very basic zine-making class. We do a short bit of introduction and then folks make a four page zine with a cover. So if this is your magical world, you should come out. Three cheers for public libraries! Please bring materials with you if you have a specific project in mind. Queen Anne SPL Branch -preregistration at the branch requested Hosted by Lucy M. (Ong Ong Fanzine) p.s. If you're feeling more advanced than this, please feel free to come for the supplies, to ask complicated questions, or to inspire newcomers. Long live print media! |
| Thu-Aug07 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
| Best Happy Hour in Seattle! Here at the Spruce House, we're dedicated to community building, the exchange of knowledge, experience and ideals, and collaborative life enrichment. With this in mind, it is with great pleasure that we announce the first ever DIY happy hour on The Stoop. Come hang out. BYO music, food, drinks, shenanigans, stories, hidden talents, skillshares and show and tells. The Stoop will be every other Thursday from 6-9pm. Myspace message or email us at sprucehuset@gmail.com for the address. www.myspace.com myspace.com/sprucehouse |
| Fri-Aug08 | 8:00 PM |
| Husbands, Love Your Wives, R.B. Reed, Barton Carroll @ Q Cafe show starts at 8pm, doors at 7:30, all ages, $6 Q Cafe 3223 15th Ave. W Seattle, WA 98119 melissa@qcafe.org qcafe.org Q is an innovative non-profit cafe featuring fair trade, organic, Stumptown coffee, loose leaf teas, internet access, live music and art shows, special events, and accomodations for group meetings. |
| Sat-Aug09 |
THIS OLD RACCOON AIN'T WHAT HE USED TO BE FEST  www.myspace.com/songsformoms www.myspace.com/stripmallseizures www.myspace.com/ddiiddiimmaaoo www.myspace.com/azcreosote www.myspace.com/redherringpdx www.myspace.com/doomhawk www.myspace.com/yesohyes www.myspace.com/pillowfightfight www.myspace.com/wildildlife en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhesive @ The Underground Events Center 2407 1st Ave. between Battery and Wall |
| Sat-Aug09 |
| Bikeshack at the Wayward Cafe Gears skipping? Need to change a flat tire? Dont know how to work on your bike--or perhaps you're smooth with a wrench and you just need the tools. Either and any way, come to the Bikeshack at the Wayward and work on your bicycle! The Bikeshack has a full tool set as well as volunteers on hand to help you with your bicycling needs. It's free, and parts are available for a small donation. Open Hours: Tuesday 1-4 Thursday 4-7 Saturday 1-4 Sunday 12-4 BikeShack at the Wayward is at 55th and Roosevelt in the University District |
| Sat-Aug09 |
| @ the Greenhouse Past Lives(featuring members of Blood Brothers/Shoplifting)/ Crocodiles(CA)/ Talbot Tagora/ Capillary Action August 9th @ the Greenhouse 2515 S. Charles St. www.myspace.com |
| Sun-Aug10 | 2:00 PM |
| Magic Lantern Presents Forever by Heddy Honigmann (Frye Art Museum) A documentary portrait of Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. While beautifully photographing the graves of the famous (Chopin, Proust, Modigliani, Oscar Wilde) and the humble, Honigmann examines the living—pilgrims, widows, tourists—who haunt the graveyard, tending graves or memories. Peering into their worlds, she discovers the depth of their feelings about the departed; the result is, in her words, “a film about how beauty can console, forever.” This is a lyrical, constantly surprising look at—to quote Père-Lachaise resident Jim Morrison—”the end.” |
| Tue-Aug12 |
| Plane Crash Theator Presents! Dogs In Space. australian punks go crazy, a repo man rip off. movie starts @ dusk @ The FBK 6272 S. Ellis Ave. Georgetown. Always Free! |
| Thu-Aug14 | 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
| Zine Drop-In at the University Branch Library he University Branch will provide space and resources for zine-enthusiasts. Full Description We will provide paper, copier, sharpies, scissors, glue sticks, papers of different colors and textures, magazines for cutting, etc! You bring yourself, your ideas and any special materials you want to use. We also take donations for the materials box if you want to donate old magazines or interesting papers. Event Notes Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required |
| Fri-Aug15 |
| at monsterssori!! Explode Into Colors (portland ladies making dub punk//members of kickball, ex-hornet leg) Syrup (portland//get wild get crazy) Medieval Women (songz about knife hits) bring dollars$$ for touring bands! ++ more tba. we will also bbq, so bring snacks and smiles. starts at 7ish! monsterssori is located at 2317 14th ave s on beacon hill. it's accessible from the 36 and 60. look out for the huge backyard and things hanging from the fence. |
| Fri-Aug15 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
| Zinery Class at the Columbia Branch Library Lots of random things to cut up, stencils, stamps, scissors, glue sticks, and snacks... It's a very basic zine-making class. We do a short bit of introduction and then folks make a four page zine with a cover. So if this is your magical world, you should come out. Three cheers for public libraries! Please bring materials with you if you have a specific project in mind. Columbia Branch -preregistration at the branch requested Hosted by Lucy M. (Ong Ong Fanzine) p.s. If you're feeling more advanced than this, please feel free to come for the supplies, to ask complicated questions, or to inspire newcomers. Long live print media! |
| Fri-Aug15 | 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
| Balmorhea, Tiny Vipers, Hoquiam, Bexar Bexar @ Q Cafe All ages, $8, doors at 7:30 Q Cafe is an innovative non-profit cafe featuring fair trade, organic, shade grown coffee, loose leaf teas, internet access, live music and art shows, special events, and rental accommodations for small and large groups. 3223 15th Ave. W. Seattle, WA 98119 www.qcafe.org |
| Sat-Aug16 |
| Bikeshack at the Wayward Cafe Gears skipping? Need to change a flat tire? Dont know how to work on your bike--or perhaps you're smooth with a wrench and you just need the tools. Either and any way, come to the Bikeshack at the Wayward and work on your bicycle! The Bikeshack has a full tool set as well as volunteers on hand to help you with your bicycling needs. It's free, and parts are available for a small donation. Open Hours: Tuesday 1-4 Thursday 4-7 Saturday 1-4 Sunday 12-4 BikeShack at the Wayward is at 55th and Roosevelt in the University District |
| Sat-Aug16 | 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Zinery Class at the Queen Anne Branch Library Access to the over-ride key for the branch copier (free copies!), lots of random things to cut up, stencils, stamps, scissors, glue sticks, and snacks... It's a very basic zine-making class. We do a short bit of introduction and then folks make a four page zine with a cover. So if this is your magical world, you should come out. Three cheers for public libraries! Please bring materials with you if you have a specific project in mind. Queen Anne Branch -preregistration at the branch requested Hosted by Lucy M. (Ong Ong Fanzine) p.s. If you're feeling more advanced than this, please feel free to come for the supplies, to ask complicated questions, or to inspire newcomers. Long live print media! |
| Sat-Aug16 | 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM |
Rick Reed, Jim Haynes, Matt Shoemaker, Adam Pacione, & Dale Lloyd  Elevator Bath presents: Rick Reed, Jim Haynes, Matt Shoemaker, Adam Pacione, & Dale Lloyd Saturday August 16 - 8pm Good Shepherd Center - 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N $5-15 donation, All Ages The Elevator Bath label's ten-year anniversary celebration and CD release party (new compilation CD on Elevator Bath featuring these artists and more) with: Rick Reed (Austin, TX - sine waves, radio, & synthesizer - seattle debut, accompanying a new short by film legend Ken Jacobs) Jim Haynes (San Francisco, CA - rust, drones, & field recordings - Coelacanth / Nurse With Wound / Irr. App. (Ext.) collaborator) Matt Shoemaker (Seattle, WA - manipulated sonic phenomena - experiments in organic & electronic narrative) Adam Pacione (Fort Worth, TX - seattle debut - lush, ambient soundscapes & haunting atmospherics) Dale Lloyd (Seattle, WA - meditative, richly detailed microcosms of sound - phonographer & And/OAR label founder) |
| Sun-Aug17 |
| Anarchism 101 - presented by Team Victory Anarchist Collective 6 PM UW Campus - Thomson Hall, Room 134 Map Anarchism 101 raises and answers some basic questions about anarchism: what is anarchism? what would an anarchist society look like (hint: there's not just one "anarchist society")? has anarchism succeeded before? We aim to have as much participatory time as possible while also giving attendees some basic foundation for further exploration of anarchism. Presented by Team Victory Anarchist Collective |
| Tue-Aug19 |
| Plane Crash Theator Presents! Heavens Gate. Bleak western abou immigrant workers vs. wealthy cattle interests movie starts @ dusk @ FBK 6272 S. Ellis Ave. Georgetown Always Free! |
| Thu-Aug21 | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
| Best Happy Hour in Seattle! Here at the Spruce House, we're dedicated to community building, the exchange of knowledge, experience and ideals, and collaborative life enrichment. With this in mind, it is with great pleasure that we announce the first ever DIY happy hour on The Stoop. Come hang out. BYO music, food, drinks, shenanigans, stories, hidden talents, skillshares and show and tells. The Stoop will be every other Thursday from 6-9pm. Myspace message or email us at sprucehuset@gmail.com for the address. www.myspace.com myspace.com/sprucehouse |
| Fri-Aug22 |
| SUMMER OF '68 REVISITED AUGUST 22 - 24 SUMMER OF '68 REVISITED A Texan was in office; the US was entrenched in war; there was a hotly contested Democratic presidential campaign in which both candidates opposed the war, sought social reforms, and sought improvement in civil rights in America. Inside a convention building, delegates voted for their presidential candidate, but they did not choose the candidate who had done well in the early primary elections. Instead they chose the more traditional candidate. Sound familiar? This short series, slated just days before this years’ Democratic Convention, delivers a films from 1968, and a return to an era both similar and dissimilar to our own. AUGUST 22 - 24, Friday - Sunday at 7, 9:15pm MEDIUM COOL (Haskell Wexler, USA, 1969, 35mm, 110 min) Talk about WILD IN THE STREETS! Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler (WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, BOUND FOR GLORY) produced, directed, wrote and shot this very cool, very radical end-of-the-60s artifact, a cinéma vérité-style drama set against — and actually filmed during — the infamous 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, where hippies, Yippies and other anti-Vietnam War protestors engaged police in bloody battle on the city streets. Robert Forster (JACKIE BROWN, MULHOLLAND DRIVE) plays a detached TV news cameraman who becomes conscious of the political and ethical ramifications of his work when the FBI begins using his footage to identity militants. “One of the most devastating and technically sophisticated anti-establishment films ever made. Taking its title almost straight from mouth of media guru Marshall McLuhan…[MEDIUM COOL] film remains a landmark of political cinema and an insightful essay on the ‘cool medium.'” -James Monaco, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FILM AUGUST 23 - 24, Saturday - Sunday at 3, 5pm SUMMER '68 (Norman Fruchter and John Douglas, 1969, BETA, 60 min) Fruchter and Douglas craft a compelling document of the events leading up to the volatile 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Focusing specifically on the growth of the radical movement in the U.S., the film presents the struggle for students and activists to find a proper medium for their message. Screens with CHICAGO CONVENTION CHALLENGE (Newsreel Collective, USA, 1968, 17 min) Using newsreel footage taken in the midst of demonstrations against the Vietnam War during the 1968 Democratic National Convention, this film conveys the immediacy of anti-war organizing in meeting rooms, at rallies and in the streets. It is a valuable historical portrait of events that culminated in police riots against the protesters. |
| Fri-Aug22 |
| Carousel Festival 3! @ New Crompton/Dog City Carousel Festival 3! 4pm @ New Crompton... Yr Heart Breaks Karl Blau Madeline Adams + 8pm @ Dog City.... Starfucker(PDX) Chrome Wings(PDX) The Helm + |
| Sat-Aug23 |
| Carousel Festival 3! @ Chilladelphia(formerly the Ark)/Greenhouse Carousel Festival 3! @ Chilladelphia(formerly the Ark) @ 1pm/ bands TBA/ Greenhouse @ 8pm. Bloodhag/ The Abodox/ + more TBA |
| Sat-Aug23 |
| Bikeshack at the Wayward Cafe Gears skipping? Need to change a flat tire? Dont know how to work on your bike--or perhaps you're smooth with a wrench and you just need the tools. Either and any way, come to the Bikeshack at the Wayward and work on your bicycle! The Bikeshack has a full tool set as well as volunteers on hand to help you with your bicycling needs. It's free, and parts are available for a small donation. Open Hours: Tuesday 1-4 Thursday 4-7 Saturday 1-4 Sunday 12-4 BikeShack at the Wayward is at 55th and Roosevelt in the University District |
| Sun-Aug24 |
| Carousel Festival 3! @ Healthy Times Fun Club/Fusion Cafe Carousel Festival 3!/ Healthy Times Fun Club @ 1pm. bands TBA. Fusion Cafe @ 8pm. Bands TBA. |