Update From Self-Publishers Event Council of Chicago
Okay folks, we need readers IMMEDIATELY for upcoming events:
Saturday, March 13 at Mojoe's Cafe Lounge (2256 W. Roscoe, Chicago)
After the roaring success of our Friday, Feb. 13 show, it looks like we
are
going to be producing monthly shows at the friendly and relaxed Mojoe's
Cafe
Lounge. This show is going to be hosted by the inimitable Emerson
Dameron,
and the theme of this reading event is "Bad Habits."
Saturday, April 10 at Mojoe's Cafe Lounge (2256 W. Roscoe, Chicago)
Host and theme t.b.a., but if you're available and are up to the
challenge,
let us know. If you are really brave and would like to host & come up
with a
theme for the reading, give us a holler....
Saturday, April 24 at the WLUW Record & Zine Fair, Pulaski Park
Fieldhouse
in Wicker Park (1419 W. Blackhawk; corner of Blackhawk & Noble,
Chicago)
The entire event runs from 10 am - 6 pm, during which SPEC Chicago will
be
providing a variety of readings, workshops and panels:
The schedule is as follows:
10:00-11:20 am: workshop - "how to make a zine" group zine project
11:30-12:50 pm: panel - "Radio Station panel"
1:00-1:50 pm: readings - [6 to 8 readers]
2:00-3:20 pm: workshop - "how to workshop a zine - the basics of
critical
analysis"
3:30-4:50 pm: panel - "FCC panel"
5:00-6:00 pm: readings - [6 to 8 readers]
If you are interested in reading in the 1 pm or 5 pm time slot, or in
either
workshop or panel, please contact us ASAP!!!
This is going to be a huge event, with over one thousand people
expected
during the day. As Shawn Campbell, Program Director at WLUW 88.7 FM
indicated: "We have set table rentals for the event at $50 for a 6
foot table. The record fair is a fundraiser for WLUW. Vendors keep
100% of
what they sell - WLUW makes its money off table rental and admission at
the
door ($7, $5 with flyer)." She also mentioned to me giving a discount
on the
table cost to members of / participants in SPEC Chicago, as we're
organizing
eight hours of programming to round out the event, and to bring more
self-publishing friendly folks out to support the cause of community
radio
(& find all kinds of great deals on records, printed matter, and most
good
flea market-type finds). If you're interested in getting a table or
going-in
with another person/group for a table at a reduced rate, please let me
know,
and we'll see what kinda deal can be swung. Cool?
contact: Brent Ritzel, 773.269.2918, spec@selfpublishers.org,
http://www.selfpublishers.org
And don't forget to attend these upcoming events:
Tuesday, March 2 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at DePaul University (Schmitt
Academic
Center [SAC] room 154, 2320 N. Kenmore Avenue in Chicago).
SPEC Chicago, in conjunction with DePaul University's radio station
(WRDP at
http://radio.depaul.edu), presents an evening of readings featuring a
variety of Chicago-area self-publishing luminaries. This event will be
filmed by the DePaul TV station, on only their second day of existence.
This is an all-ages, free show (though we strongly encourage
donations).
Contact Brent Ritzel at spec@selfpublishers.org or call him at
773.269.2918
for more information.
hosted by Brandon Wetherbee (WRDP program director, Foul Inc. -
http://www.foulinc.com)
Emerson Dameron (Kazoo zine - http://www.selfpublishers.org/features.htm)
Mitchell Szczepanczyk (Chicago Media Action -
http://www.chicagomediaaction.org)
Louis Silverstein (Columbia College professor)
Alicia Dorr (Random Life In Progress zine, Zine Guide -
http://randomlifeinprogress.blogspot.com)
Brent Ritzel (Zine Guide, Tail Spins Magazine - http://www.zineguide.net)
Kurt Heintz (E-poets Network - http://www.e-poets.net)
Aaron Cynic (Diatribe zine - http://www.diatribemedia.com)
Keight Sandler (Backstabber zine - http://www.selfpublishers.org/features.htm)
Billy Roberts (Her & Proot I Exist zines, Loop Zine Distro -
http://www.loopdistro.com)
Andrew Mall (Living Proof zine - http://www.atm4.net)
David David Katzman (author of ©[macron]Death By Zamboni©[breve] novel -
www.daviddavid.net)
Jeremy P. Bushnell (http://www.imaginaryyear.com)
Michelle Aiello (Inidgo zine)
Matt Fagan (Meniscus zine)
Dan Rockwood (independent writer, Zine Guide webmaster -
http://www.zineguide.net)
Saturday, March 20 from 8:00 to 11:00 pm at the Independent Video
Alliance
(7009 N. Glenwood, Chicago). SPEC Chicago is co-sponsoring a benefit
for
Redline Radio (99.1 FM reaching Rogers Park, Edgewater, Uptown,
Evanston and
Lincolnwood), featuring an evening of irrelevant films and irreverant
readings. This is an all-ages show with a $5 cover charge. Contact
Brent
Ritzel at spec@selfpublishers.org or call him at 773.269.2918 for more
information.
readers include:
Al Burian (Burn Collector zine)
Emerson Dameron (Kazoo zine)
Brent Ritzel (Zine Guide, Tail Spins Magazine)
Alicia Dorr (Random Life In Progress zine, Zine Guide)
Noah Berlatsky (publisher of "Angry White Clerihew")
Dan Rockwood (Vanilla Virus zine)
...and others to be announced!
Friday, April 16 in the evening at Ann Sather (929 W. Belmont in
Chicago).
SPEC Chicago is co-sponsoring Gapers' Block Party II with the popular
local
web magazine (http://www.gapersblock.com). This huge knockout dragout party
will
feature more readings PLUS A WHOLE LOT MORE. Contact Brent Ritzel at
spec@selfpublishers.org or call him at 773.269.2918 for more
information.
readers include:
Larry O. Dean (http://www.larryodean.com)
Wendy McClure (http://www.poundy.com)
Emerson Dameron (Kazoo zine)
Aaron Cynic (Diatribe zine)
Keight Sandler (Backstabber zine)
Alicia Dorr (Random Life In Progress zine, Zine Guide)>
Brent Ritzel (Zine Guide, Tail Spins Magazine)
Michelle Aiello (Inidgo zine)
...and others to be annouced
Love you all, send any questions our way... and get back to us ASAP
concerning your interest in reading at one or more of the above events.
Brent Ritzel & the various other entities that inhabit the SPEC Chicago
space
spec@selfpublishers.org
773.269.2918 - Brent's phone number
http://www.selfpublishers.org
8:19:16 AM 
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