Reading Frenzy ~ An Independent Press Emporium

500 Friends or Bust!

Summer 2009

Dear Readers,

There's a long and proud tradition of literary communities banding together to support beloved bookstores. My favorite example is Shakespeare & Company, the famous English language bookstore and lending library, founded by American Sylvia Beach, in Paris, in 1919. Shakespeare & Company struggled to keep their doors open during the Depression and only did so with the support of Beach's more affluent friends and patrons. In 1936 when it looked as though the shop would have to close, Andre Gide organized a group of writers into a club called "Friends of Shakespeare and Company". Two hundred subscriptions to their reading series were sold for 200 francs per year. The store remained open for five more years until it was forced to close during the occupation of France.

Last fall we revived our old membership program, and renamed it 500 Friends of Reading Frenzy, not just because of the lovely alliteration, but because we actually needed 500 Friends to step forward and support us in our efforts to not just survive, but create long-term sustainability for the shop. That was September 2008, and the recession hadn't even hit us yet. The following month would bring the worst drop in sales we've ever seen, a trend that continues as I type this now in June 2009. Being small and nimble goes a long way, but I have to admit we've come closer to having to close the shop than ever before.

Last week I made the momentous decision to renew our lease, in part a leap of faith, but also due to some good omens. A longtime friend and patron is making a healthy investment, some amazing people are getting involved with the shop on an ongoing basis, and there are other glimmers of economic hope on the horizon. But we still need your support -- to date, we have enlisted just 33 Friends of Reading Frenzy. We need to sign up another 200 members (give or take a few depending on what level folks join at) between now and summer's end. So, if you were wondering what to get us for our upcoming 15th anniversary, this is your answer.

Your Faithful Proprietress,
Chloe

P.S. Check out The Ledger (our blog) for a list of our current members.

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The Moe Bowstern Challenge

June 29, 2009: Moe is the nekkid cyclist in The Yodeling Lesson, as well as a phenomenal writer who should have an agent and gobs of money and time to write. But she doesn't, so......

MOE BOWSTERN BENEFIT PERFORMANCE!

Moe Bowstern challenges any and all to stump her at her own benefit for Xtra Tuf zine. "I can turn any topic into a fishing story." claims this nautical tale teller and 20-year veteran of the Alaska commercial fishing industry.

Bowstern is raising money to fund the publication of the latest issue of her zine Xtra Tuf, The Greenhorn Issue. She is turning to you, her friends and family, for support after a nerve injury this December deprived her of employment as a (non insured) commercial fisherwoman and laborer

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Zine River: IPRC Benefit Show!

June 27, 2009: Paddle over to Grass Hut Gallery to see who's hanging out at Zine River, a benefit art show for the Independent Publishing Resource Center. With works and zines by the likes of Chris Johanson, Thomas Campbell, Nicole J. Georges, E*Rock, Sammy Harkham, and others, any day is bound to be a good day by the river--Zine River!

Zine river

Head on over!

Grass Hut
811 E. Burnside
Portland, OR 97214
June 26 - July 1
Opening reception Friday, June 26, 2009 at 7pm

for more info call 503.827.0249 or visit iprc.org or grasshutcorp.com

New Works

June 27, 2009: New Works by Midori Hirose &
Josh Orion Kermiet
@ Fontanelle Gallery

New works

Midori and Josh have brought a vibrance to Fontanelle by creating works of gouache paintings and plaster objects, screen-printing and marbling, collage in multiple dimensions (!!!!), as well as an installation located in the central area of the gallery that "evokes a scientific menagerie of planets, cellular structures, and cosmic space debris". These new works are based around the "formal ideas of repetition, intuitive pattern, and tactile shape making".
Guaranteed beautiful and especially ethereal.

Fontanelle Gallery
205 SW Pine St.
Portland, OR 97204
July 2 - August 1, 2009

Special VIP Preview
Wednesday, July 1st, 6-8pm

Opening Reception
Thursday, July 2nd, 6-9pm

Amelia Harnas: Sketchbook Release

June 27, 2009: Get over to Valentine's June 30th for the release of Amelia Harnas' new sketchbook!

Amelia harnas

Performances by Saw Whet and the Areyoumadatme?s
more info at http://www.trulyamelia.com/news.html

Don't miss it!

Valentine's
232 SW Ankeny
Portland, OR 97204
valentineslifeblood.blogspot.com

500 Friends of Reading Frenzy Members!

June 20, 2009: 500 Friends of Reading Frenzy supports our purpose-before-profit mission of promoting independent media and alternative culture through the store, website, events programming, publishing projects and community outreach. Benefits include a variety of discounts and premiums, depending on the level you join at. Memberships are available at the Club ($100), Clique ($250), Coterie ($500), Coven ($1000) and Cabal ($2500) levels. (Existing members -- yes, you can upgrade!)

By supporting our efforts, you're helping to foster a vibrant community of authors, artists, publishers and readers locally and beyond, as well as ensuring the ongoing existence of a rare and vital outlet for their work. It's amazing what a significant impact such a small venture can have on a community and your contribution, big or small, will help us sustain and expand our efforts in the coming years.

Please join us in recognizing and thanking our current 500 Friends members (after the jump) and consider joining their illustrious ranks!

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SUNDAY, JUNE 21st
 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd

500 Friends of Reading Frenzy Summer Membership Drive!

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THURSDAY, JULY 2nd, 6PM

Obsessive Consumption: What Did You Buy Today?

Artist's Reception for Kate Bingaman-Burt

We're very, very pleased to present Obsessive Consumption by Kate Bingaman-Burt this month! Ms. Bingaman-Burt will practically be creating a store within a store with not just an exhibit, but window displays, bins filled with dozens of original drawings, 40 issues of her beautifully produced What Did You Buy Today zines, and other objects and oddities relating to personal consumption! We can't wait!

Kate Bingaman-Burt is an illustrator, designer, writer and founder of Obsessive Consumption. She also is an assistant professor of graphic design at Portland State University.

For the last four years, she has produced drawings inspired from her daily purchases, no matter how mundane. Bingaman-Burt's work explores the relationship between people and their possessions as was as the consumer culture.

Her work about personal consumerism has appeared in installations and exhibitions across the country as well as in multiple media outlets such as New York Times Magazine, How, Print, Art News and National Public Radio. Princeton Architectural Press is publishing her first book:  Obsessive Consumption: What Did You Buy Today?  which contains containing 650 of her Daily Purchase Drawings, patterns and credit card statements in March of 2010.

She is active in the indie craft and craftivism movements and provided all of the illustrations for the book Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft and Design as well as the promotions for the companion documentary of the same name. Some of the other people she happily draws for are IDEO, Madewell, Ready-Made Magazine, The New York Times and Wieden + Kennedy.

Kate also travels to schools and conducts zine workshops and spreads the craftivism word. She will be conducting her first international zine workshop for the American University in Cairo, Egypt in 2010.

This event is free. The exhibit will run through the month of July. Plus come have some free beer, courtesy of our new event sponsor -- Ninkasi Brewing Company


Upcoming Events

MONDAY, JULY 20th, 7PM

The Global Game

Reading and signing with editor Alon Raab and special guests!

More info coming soon...

THURSDAY, JULY 23rd, 7PM

Sick: A Compilation Zine on Physical Illness

Reading and Zine Release Party!

More info coming soon...

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12th, 7PM

Boneshaker #3 Release Party!

with editor Evan P Schneider and friends!

More info coming soon...

 
 
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