Steve O'Keefe <excerptsnews@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> G.K. Darby, director of the New Orleans Bookfair, is proud
> of the line-up he has assembled for the third annual
> Bookfair on Saturday, October 30: "Between Loompanics, AK
> Press, and Last Gasp, we feel like we've got book
> publi****ng's 'axis of evil' tour for Halloween."
>
> Those are just three of the dozens of counterculture
> publishers that will be showcasing their warez at the
> k00lest bookfest in Amerikkka. "We put the X in bookeXpo,"
> says director Darby, whose Garrett County Press recently
> scored a hit with The George W. Bush Coloring Book, by
> Karen Ocker. The New Orleans Bookfair is unlike any book
> fest you've ever seen. For starters, alcoholic beverages
> are not only permitted, they're required. The food is great
> and so's the music. Eye candy includes pierced people, hip
> fa****on, protest art, and row upon row of scandalous books
> and angry zines.
>
> The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana will be
> staffing a "wailing wall" where people can express their
> opinions about renewing the Patriot Act. AuthorViews will
> be shooting free two-minute videos and posting them on the
> web. There will be readings, rants and interviews in an old
> schoolbus. In the center of it all, Babylon Lexicon will
> host a juried exhibit of art books.
>
> The Bookfair takes place Saturday, October 30, 2004, from
> 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Barrister's Gallery, 1724 Oretha
> Castle Haley Boulevard. Admission is FREE. And that's just
> the book part! The p-a-r-t-y starts Thursday, October 28,
> and ends sometime in November. See the web site for an
> incomplete listing of ancillary mayhem:
>
> http://www.nolabookfair.com
Damn! Leave it to N'Awlins! Michael Cook, are you watching?
At last, an upcoming event that's within driving distance of
Shadowville... I think I'll take the weekend off, I'm in need of some
Big Easy to shake these weary days away...
Art, music, poetry of Will Dockery
http://www.lulu.com/dockery
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