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Seattle’s Independent Craft Fair - I Heart Rummage
is this Sunday from 12-4 pm. Support local artists!!

DJ Colby will be spinning and you can eat breakfast!

Located at the Crocodile Cafe in the heart of Belltown - 2200 2nd Ave.

The Affair craft fair in Portland features artists:
Orly Cogan
Jen Corace
Allison Edge
Carson Ellis
Levi Hanes
Liz Harris
Erika Kohr
Meg Peterson
Amy Ross
Rachell Sumpter
Jesse Rose Vala
Casey Watson
Anna Weber
Megan Whitmarsh

What: A benefit for Jason Gooder, former employee of Cafe Racer. Jason was seriously injured in a fall and needs your help to pay his medical bills.

Where: Cafe Racer - 5828 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle, WA 98105 (2 doors South of the Trading Musician).

When: Saturday, September 30th at 7 pm.

Who: Artists include Jim Woodring, Ellen Forney, Tom Dougherty, Bob Rini, Matt Rodriguez, David Lasky, and many more.

ACCLAIMED COMICS JOURNALIST JOE SACCO MAKES RARE SEATTLE APPEARANCE ON 9/25

WHO: JOE SACCO
WHAT: BUT I LIKE IT book signing and author talk
WHERE: Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA
WHEN: Monday, September 25th, 7:00PM

Meet legendary cartoonist and journalist JOE SACCO (Safe Area Gorazde and Palestine), at Third Place Books on September 25th. Sacco will talk about his new book, the acclaimed But I Like It, and sign copies of the book as well as a limited-edition, exclusive broadsheet produced by Third Place Books and available to the first 100 customers.

In case any of you missed the opening, try and make it down to BLVD Gallery to see David Choe’s fantastic work. Except for one wall of mostly published work, he told me an amazing story of how the rest of his work came to fruition. He arrived in Seattle on Tuesday, locked himself in his hotel room with the ‘do not disturb’ sign, and proceeded to ruin the towels and floor of his room while rushing to get his work finished. He did several pieces by the time his show was set to open at 6 pm that same Friday. I was totally astonished. I mean, the work in this show is by no means super detailed or even premeditated, but the inspiration and passion in these pieces really shine.

David has always been one of my favorite artists. I met him at the San Diego Comicon in 1998 or 1999, where he would hang out with the guys from Giant Robot selling his zines, handmade t-shirts and super cheap artwork. I bought a few pieces of art that he did on paper bags - some robots and some sickly looking naked chicks.

Years later, in a mass email he sent to his friends, I learned that he spent some time in a Japanese prison for clocking an undercover cop.  David proceeded to make art within the confines of his cell, but due to a lack of art supplies, he painted and sketched with urine, blood and soy sauce.

David Choe has been called a thief, a lady killer, and even a prisoner, but in the end, I still consider him my friend. You can watch a movie about him here: http://www.dirtyhandsmovie.com/

Check out his website: http://www.davidchoe.com

Please go see his show at BlVD Gallery 2316 2nd Ave Seattle, in Belltown next to Roq La Rue.

The Art and Science of Japanese Robots - An Evening with Tim Hornyak
 
09.20.067:30 PM - 9:00 PM 
Free members / $4 public 
JBL Theatre, next door to SFM in EMP 
325 5th Avenue North 
Seattle, WA 98109 
 
“A fascination with robots pervades Japanese culture, from cartoon shows to consumer toys to corporate engineering research. While in the West, robots are seen as threatening—think of the “Terminator”-style tales of technology out to destroy its human creators—in Japan, robots are far more commonly seen as partners, cooperating with the humanity whose image they wear. And several companies, including Honda, Sony, Fujitsu, and JVC, have spent millions in developing robots who return the investment not through money but by serving as technological ambassadors to the public. Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots (September 2006, $26.95) explores the reasons behind Japan’s unique affection for robots, and looks at the surprising direction in which robo-mania is taking the country.

Science and technology journalist Timothy N. Hornyak takes readers on a fascinating and beautifully-illustrated tour through the robot kingdom, interacting with the latest technological pets and playmates, interviewing the engineers and designers currently creating the inhabitants of tomorrow, and even visiting the Osaka RoboCup, where every year teams of robots from across the world face off in games of soccer. Along the way, Hornyak reveals several different factors that have played a part in Japan’s enthusiasm for robots.” 

Plexipixel is proud to sponsor the 2006 Decibel Festival. The festival starts tomorrow, Thursday, September 14th, 6:30pm at the Henry Art Gallery.  Check out the site to get more information on the workshops and shows going on throughout the weekend.

Free screening of Michel Gondry’s ”The Science of Sleep”:

7PM, Wednesday Sept. 13th
Varsity Theatre
4329 University Way N.E.
Seattle, WA

Party: Tommy’s Nightclub
4552 University Way NE

RSVP link: http://www.ynes.org/flux/rsvp_seattle.htm

 Black Light Forever
 Thursday, Sept. 7
 Sweatshop, Inc.
 1202 E. Pine St., Suite B
 Seattle, WA

 Featuring:

• Arbito
• Jessica Barnes
• John Black
• Syd Butler
• FC Kids
• Le Merde
• Lifelong Friendship Society
• Jeremiah Mandel
• Spencer Moody
• Christian Peetz
• Matt Rodriguez
• Snaggs
• …and more