Church of the Friendly Ghost + COMMUNITY ACTION FUN TIME!

Salvage Vanguard Theater 2803 Manor RD

Sunday, August 2, 2009 7pm-Midnight

Admission: $5

Creative electronic sound artists will perform on the Salvage Vanguard's stage while a garage sale of Treasure City's coolest toys happens in the gallery.
Before the performances, an informal workshop/work session on circuit bending will take place with John Mike from Bleep Labs!
Workshop attendance is open to the public, whether novice, dilettante, or expert,
and a $5 donation is appreciated to cover the cost of materials.
Attendees may stay on for the evening's performances of course, OR one may chose
to attend the performances only, which will get underway around 9PM.
(Either way, we're asking $5)

Jano (thing) Selector /9PM http://awthum.com/
Furby Youth Choir /9:35 http://www.artificialmusicmachine.com/main.php?page=artists&artist=furby
Eric Archer /10 http://ericarcher.net/
Spaceinvader Orchestra /10:40 http://www.myspace.com/thespaceinvaderorchestra
PLUS
-an instructional circuit-bending workshop/work-session (open to the public) and toy sale- http://bleeplabs.com/

Bike in Movie Night with Michael Jackson's Moonwalker

Mass Gallery & Project Space

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 8pm-10pm

Admission: Free

The movie starts and dusk and its BYOB, we'll provide popcorn. For any doubting the genius and arch-weirdness of this classic piece of 80s cinema, please check out the trailer.

In addition to the movie you can also take a look at our ongoing group show, Inspired Inspirations: Eeew that's Massty!

The show features work by:

Anthony Garza
Max Juren
Xochi Solis
Andrea Bonin
Carlos Rosales-Silva
Sam Sanford
Michelle Devereux
Duncan Malashock
Scott Eastwood
Drew Liverman

LIBRES Y LOKAS
EL ESPECTACULO DE LA POBREZA

Domy Books

August 1, 2009 from 7-9pm

Admission: Free

photos and video by
otis ike & ivete lucas
Plus a performance by Transgender Queens:
Nacha Type, Kelly Kline, Jame Perry... and more surprises.

Saturday, August 1, 2009 at Domy Books, Austin
913 E Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 78702
7-9pm, FREE ADMISSION

After party at Charlies (1301 Lavaca) with a Tranny Show, 10-2am

Exhibition runs August 1–September 3, 2009

Marathon: Reexamining Sensations of Space
A Collaborative Installation by Sarah Welch, Sarah Crowe, and Graham Austin

Co Lab

Saturday, August 1, 2009 from 7-11pm

Three young artists return to their birthplace after spending time in their respective northern megacities. Back to the Southwest with virgin eyes, they examine ideas related to space, visual perspective, scale, and the real/unreal, all specific to the Texas landscape.

Joy Ride

Co Lab

Thursday, August 6, 2009 from 6-10pm

Joy Ride, the BFF’s annual art show, is a visual manifestation of the urban bicycle movement. The show brings together a diverse group of internationally established and emerging artists and members of the bicycling community all who share a passion for bicycles. Artists include: Agathe Snow / Alessandro Zuek Simonetti / Andrew McClintock / Artus de Lavilleon / Austin Bike Zoo / Camilla Candida Donzella / Ed Glazar / Fast Eddie Williams / James Newman / James Jean / Jessica Douglas / Julia Chiang / Kelsey Brookes / Kenzo Minami / Marc Sich / Martha Cooper / Marco Mucig / Mike Giant / Nathaniel Freeman / Sandy Carson / Scott Campbell / Silver Warner / Steve MacDonald / Takuya Sakamoto / Tara Foley

Follow us to the afterparty at Jackelope, 404 East 6th Street, from 10pm-2am.

* Joy Ride is a component of the Bicycle Film Festival, for more information visit www.bicyclefilmfestival.com

Joy Ride

Co Lab

Thursday, August 6, 2009 from 6-10pm

Joy Ride, the BFF’s annual art show, is a visual manifestation of the urban bicycle movement. The show brings together a diverse group of internationally established and emerging artists and members of the bicycling community all who share a passion for bicycles. Artists include: Agathe Snow / Alessandro Zuek Simonetti / Andrew McClintock / Artus de Lavilleon / Austin Bike Zoo / Camilla Candida Donzella / Ed Glazar / Fast Eddie Williams / James Newman / James Jean / Jessica Douglas / Julia Chiang / Kelsey Brookes / Kenzo Minami / Marc Sich / Martha Cooper / Marco Mucig / Mike Giant / Nathaniel Freeman / Sandy Carson / Scott Campbell / Silver Warner / Steve MacDonald / Takuya Sakamoto / Tara Foley

Follow us to the afterparty at Jackelope, 404 East 6th Street, from 10pm-2am.

* Joy Ride is a component of the Bicycle Film Festival, for more information visit www.bicyclefilmfestival.com

Aurora Picture Show Hosts a Video Salon on the topic of, "Where is the Avant-Garde Cinema Today? "

Aurora Picture Show

Sundsay, August 16, 2009 at 1pm

Aurora Picture Show, the Southwest's premier microcinema, presents "Where is the Avant-Garde Cinema Today?," an Aurora Video Salon with Houston-based writer and teacher Michael Sicinski on Sunday, August 16. The discussion will revolve around the question of whether bringing two or more distinct media worlds together compromises traditional experimental cinema.

The free salon is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday, August 16th at the Aurora Video Library, 1524 Sul Ross. Specific topics will include music videos, amateur experiments on YouTube, narrative film excerpts, and modernist international cinemas such as Abbas Kiarostami and Alexander Sokurov that evince an engagement with avant-garde histories and procedures.

Michael Sicinski is a writer and teacher currently living in Houston, TX. He has taught experimental film and video at Syracuse University, Binghamton University, and UC Berkeley. He is a regular contributor to numerous publications including Cinema Scope (Canada), Cineaste (U.S.) and Cargo (Germany).

Aurora Video Salons are free educational discussions with visiting curators and artists at the Aurora Video Library that aim to involve the community, provide context, and encourage media literacy.