Current Events:
Pete's Mini Zine Fest
Saturday, July 31st, 2010
3pm - 7pm
Pete's Candy Store
709 Lorimer Street
Brooklyn, NY
This should be a nifty little sell! It's been quite awhile since the NJ zine fest, the last I attended, so this will be fun to get to. It's in NYC, so let's face it, we should all go. Isn't NYC fun?
Past Events!
Metuchen Junebug Arts Festival
Every Friday in June (4th, 11th, 18th, 25th), 2010
Downtown Main Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
This lovely event run in the town next door features artists, authors, performers, musicians, and anyone creative for four hours a night, each Friday in June. It's a fantastic time, I'm on the planning committee, and we're currently looking for more musicians and artists to be a part of this. More details to come as I get'em.
Whole Foods Rooftop Craft Show
June 10, 2010, 5pm-8pm
Whole Foods Roof top
929 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Featuring the finest in crafts and print by the upper middle central East coast tristate area artists, writers, and crafters, this event, taking place on the roof of a Whole Foods in Philly, should just be absolutely lovely! Pray for warm sunshine and warm attitudes, and come out and see an array of just beauty. Just. Beauty.
Music Poetry Show!
April 17th, 2010, 7pm
The Raconteur
431 Main Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
Should be a wildly fun show! I'm performing, singing, reading, poeting, and talking, amidst the wonderful likes of The Squeegees, It Ends with G, Boy with Robot, Brian Gille, and Safe Travels! It should be a raucous night of fun music and fun people. It's also painfully free, so come and get it.
NJ Zine Fest
April 11th, 2010, 12-5pm
Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building
162 Ryders Lane
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
The second installment of my proverbial stomping grounds. NJ Zine Fest 2010 will see the newest issue of TT with Marguerite Dabaie, and maybe even an issue done by the illustrious wanderer Thomas Partyka. Regardless, you'll see everything I've done so far, in a beautiful display, along with a few copies of Candy or Medicine Issue 9 and Hello World Issue 1. Representing some fantastic people!
Richmond Zine Fest
November 6th & 7th, 2009
Gallery 5
200 West Marshall Street
Richmond, VA 23235
This two day venture will see everything I have accomplished so far, on sale in one convenient, and, from what I hear, beautiful gallery.
Philly Zine Fest September 20th, 2009 The Rotunda
4014 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104 I'm tabling here, selling some light crafts, Today Terrific Box and Pouch sets, and coloring books, Animal Poems and Animal Colors. You can see most of the stuff available at My Etsy
Tom Partyka Farewell Tour
May 7th(ish), 2009
Progressive Coffee House
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Great friend and ex-roommate of mine Tom Partyka played out often, and sometimes we mix, I opening for him, he opening for me, sometimes we'd intermix, poem, song, story, song, collaboration...we had a lot of fun. This was his farewell tour, retiring some old songs, and marking the last time either of us have played at Progressive Coffee House. Rumor has it there's a CD floating around with recordings from this event, but how to find them? Hmm?
Rutgers Zine Fest
April 19, 2009
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
My first zine fest, I tabled with good friend and talented comic artist Mike Jasorka. We sold a zine he pioneered, HelloWorld, which I had contributed to. This was also the first time that people who weren't just friends at my university had a chance to get their hands on Today Terrific, and I haven't looked back yet. Fantastic event, can't wait to be there again.
Rowan Day 2009
April 17, 2009
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
What a day this was! I participated in the Avant Magazine Open Mic, was asked to read during the Creative Writing Invitational Reading, and then read various poems and ended the entire event with a sea shanty during the ArtBash! Interdisciplinary Arts Festival. This marked one of my favorite days of readings, being able to participate and ham it up for literally hours a day.
Joseph Carlough at Progressive Coffee House
March 7th, 2009
Progressive Coffee House
Glassboro, NJ
This was a fantastic reading in a cozy coffeehouse to about 25 people. It was lovely and intimate and the good people at Progressive Coffee House have invited me back many times since. If you're in the area, stop by this place, it's great. Oh, and the link is from an article Rowan University student and dear friend Justin Davis wrote about the experience. It includes a great slideshow of snapshots from the event.
Joseph Carlough at Edison Public Library
August 13, 2008
Edison Public Library
Edison, NJ
My first major reading alone, I set this up at the local library. I got about 20 guests, varied from family members, old friends, and new faces. I read I Need a Bike and a large selection of poetry, and this marked the first time I was featured in a newspaper.