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Zine Club Chicago ONLINE: People Have the Power Edition, Tues, July 28th, 7pm

Jul ’20
28
7:00 pm

For folks who want to help transform our world into a better place for everyone, zines are a dynamic tool for sharing information, resources, and inspiration. This month at Zine Club Chicago Online: People Have the Power Edition, we’ll be discussing self-published works focused on the many ways we can all support radical change in the name of justice, equality, and peace. July is International Zine Month, and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate it than by focusing on this important topic. The suggested activity for #IZM2020 July 28th is about using social media to get the word out about your favorite zines, so grab your favorite titles, BYOS(nacks), and join us on Zoom for a great conversation!

** Zoom info ** We want to make sure that our online Zine Club events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link and password publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 28. We’ll email you the Zoom link and password one hour before the event begins.

Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia Hanifin and hosted by Quimby’s Bookstore. As always, Anna Jo Beck made this month’s lovely flyer.

More info:

Instagram: @zineclubchicago

Use #IZM2020 when writing online about International Zine Month.

Download the #IZM2020 bookmark here.

Ian F. Svenonius Talks The Psychic Soviet: New Expanded Edition in Conversation with Matt Sweeney, ONLINE Event, Thurs, July 23rd

Jul ’20
23
7:00 pm

THE PSYCHIC SOVIET
essays by IAN F. SVENONIUS
A reissue of Ian F. Svenonius’s cult-classic debut essay collection, including brand-new writing in this expanded edition.

ABOUT THE PSYCHIC SOVIET
A new, expanded collection of essays and articles from one of the mainstays of the Washington, DC, underground rock and roll scene, The Psychic Soviet is Ian F. Svenonius’s groundbreaking first book of writings. The selections are written in a lettered yet engaging style, filled with parody and biting humor that subvert capitalist culture, and cover such topics as the ascent of the DJ as a star, the “cosmic depression” that followed the defeat of the USSR, how Seinfeld caused the bankruptcy of modern pop culture, and the status of rock and roll as a religion. The pocket-sized book is bound with a durable bright-pink plastic cover, recalling the aesthetics of Mao’s Little Red Book, and perfect for carrying into the fray of street battle, classroom, or lunch-counter argument.

** Zoom info ** We want to make sure that this online event is a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link and password publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email info@quimbys.com to RSVP by 5 pm Thursday, July 23rd. We’ll email you the Zoom link and password one hour before the event begins.

Quimby’s has limited SIGNED copies of this new edition of The Psychic Soviet. Purchase yours here at quimbys.com.

Ian Svenonius will be in conversation with musician Matt Sweeney for this event.

Matt Sweeney is a rock guitarist, songwriter, and producer. His work can be heard on albums by Adele, Current 93, Johnny Cash, Endless Boogie, Neil Diamond, Superwolf, and Chavez. He saw Nation of Ulysses perform back when Ian Svenonius would play with his shoes on fire.

ABOUT IAN F. SVENONIUS

IAN F. SVENONIUS is the author of the underground best sellers Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock ’n’ Roll Group and Censorship Now!! He was also the host of VBS.tv’s Soft Focus, where he interviewed Mark E. Smith, Genesis P. Orridge, Chan Marshall, Ian MacKaye, and others. As a musician he has created more than twenty albums and countless singles in various rock and roll combos (Chain & the Gang, Weird War, The Make-Up, The Nation of Ulysses, etc.). He lives in Washington, DC.

“In a sense the book is Mr. Svenonius’s love letter to the good old days of do-it-yourself punk concerts, though it’s cleverly disguised as a series of Marxian essays.”

—New York Times

“The pocket-sized book—given Svenonius’s communism infatuation, the parallel to Mao’s Little Red Book is no mistake—contains well-thought-out arguments on a variety of subjects, from vampires to the origins of punk rock. It’s often funny, but never in a self-consciously ironic way.”

—Washington Post

“Ian Svenonius has come a long way since Sassy Magazine first dubbed him the ‘Sassiest Boy in America’ in 1991. The DC singer has never been anything less than political to the extreme.”

—Village Voice

More info:

Here’s the Facebook invite.

Akashic Books Author Site

Twitter @CHAINANDTHEGANG

Instagram @ian_f_svenonius

Bandcamp toomuchdc.bandcamp.com

Zine Club Chicago ONLINE: Fun Size(s) Edition, Tues, June 30th

Jun ’20
30
7:00 pm

When many folks think of zines, they conjure up the classic image of sheets of copy paper folded in half and stapled down the center. But there are so many more ways to fold, cut, assemble, and bind a zine! This month at Zine Club Chicago Online: Fun Size(s) Edition, we’ll be discussing self-published works that come in non-standard sizes and shapes, from mini zines and accordion-style booklets to one-of-a-kind configurations. Grab your favorite titles, BYOS(nacks), and join us on Zoom for a fun conversation!

** Zoom info ** We want to make sure that our online Zine Club events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link and password publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 30. We’ll email you the Zoom link and password one hour before the event begins.

Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia Hanifin and hosted by Quimby’s Bookstore. Anna Jo Beck designs our monthly flyers and created our logo.

More info:

Instagram: @zineclubchicago
pssst hey want a jpg o’ this? here ya go!

2020 Chicago Zine Fest ONLINE, 5/15 & 5/16

May ’20
15
6:00 pm

Chicago Zine Fest 2020 will take place online on May 15th and 16th, 2020. Here’s how you can participate in #CZF2020:

More info at ChicagoZineFest.org.

#CZF2020 Poster by Caroline Cash

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Quimby’s is proud to be a sponsor of the 2020 Chicago Zine Fest, a celebration of small press and independent publishers, with an annual festival of workshops, events, and the big expo day where 250+ zinesters sell and trade their zines. All the events are free and open to the public. The 11th annual Chicago Zine Fest will take place May 15-16, 2020 at Plumbers Hall (1340 W Washington Blvd).

Poster by Andrea Bell.

Applications for half table spots will be open 1/13/2020 – 1/20/2020 and table spots will be chosen through a lottery. Application here.

More info about Chicago Zine Fest at ChicagoZineFest.org.

 

Zine Club Chicago ONLINE: Screens Edition! on Zoom 5/26

May ’20
26
7:00 pm

7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 Central Time.

Free! On Zoom!

Movies, television shows, YouTube videos, Instagram Live, and oh so many Zoom events … we all like to watch, and we’ve all been looking at screens a lot more than usual since the coronavirus crisis began. We miss seeing your faces and sharing the zines we love, so in May we’re taking Zine Club Chicago ONLINE!

This month, we’ll be discussing self-published works about the moving images that keep us riveted to big and small screens alike. Grab your favorite zines, BYOS(nacks), and join us on Zoom for a fun conversation!

Email at zineclubchicago@gmail.com about the Zoom link (which will be available soon).

Zine newbies and longtime enthusiasts alike are always welcome at Zine Club Chicago, the city’s only book club-style event for people who read zines. This free monthly series is produced by Chicago Zine Fest/Midwest Perzine Fest organizer Cynthia E. Hanifin and hosted by Quimby’s Bookstore.

* Zoom link info * We want to make sure that our online Zine Club events are a safe space, so we won’t be releasing the Zoom link and password publicly. If you’d like to attend, please email zineclubchicago@gmail.com to RSVP by 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 26. We’ll email you the Zoom link and password one hour before the event begins.

Thank you to Zine Club member Anna Jo Beck for designing our flyer this month!

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/949559022140588/

p.s. need a jpg because you’re posting this somewhere that only takes that format? Here ya go!