Monday, July 8th

Punk Rock Bowling at Hollywood Bowl, located at NE 40th & Halsey. Hundreds of bowlers come to enjoy one dollar games, shoes, beer, pizza, and fries.

Wednesday, July 10th

The Radical Art Girls (in conjunction with the Zine Symposium) and Beau Von Hinklywinkle present two joining events at Irving Park (NE Fremont & 7th). A FIELD DAY starts at 2pm with three legged potato sack races. At 3pm there is a CROQUET PICNIC with cucumber sandwiches, watermelon, cookies and lemonade! All is free, but bring a dish for the potluck!

Microshow:

30+ bands play one minute sets! Located at 1036 N. Shaver.
 $3 admission to benefit the Symposium. Here is a list of bands signed up so far:

  • Epsilons
  • Pelvis Wesley
  • Desert City Soundtrack
  • Nate Powell
  • Chased by Bees
  • Morse Code Heartbeat
  • The One Hundred Lists
  • Brainwarmer
  • The Young Ones
  • Andy Cigarettes
  • Arroyo Seco
  • Jonny X and the Groadies
  • Amongst Us
  • Steve Guvertz
  • Luckiest Man Alive
  • Pepto Dizmal
  • Chased and Smashed
  • Armed With Intelligence
  • Blast Fo Me
  • Menstrual Appetite

Thursday, July 11th

Muffie White presents Correspondence Course:

a collaborative art show concerning the post, with 15 + lady participants at Reading Frenzy. (921 SW Oak street). The show will run through the month of July.

IPRC Potluck/Wordluck/Orientation (917 SW Oak #218).

A guided tour of Portlandís Independent Publishing Resource Center, complete with letterpress, small press library, computer lab and more! Hosted by famous Fred the Barber Landeen. Afterwards, enjoy a zinester potluck and wordluck. Bring a piece of writing that is dear to you or *by* you and read for all while we eat our (vegetarian) dinner, served around 8pm. Pall Krassner will be attending.

Friday, July 12th  ~  Big Kick-Off Event!

Kirstin Munro and a possible co-host will lead a bus-tour of Portland!

Participants should meet at the big "I" in Pioneer Courthouse Square (on the Tri-Met downtown bus mall at 6th & Morrison. Ask *anyone* and they will be able to direct you.) Enjoy a tour of all 4 of Portland's quadrants and many of its zinester attractions. The tour will end at 6.30 at the Smith Center for the Friday Night opening events. The tour is free, but the bus costs $1.25.

Events are in the Smith Memorial Center Ballroom.
Suggested donation of $5, which entitles you to a raffle ticket!

Performers include:

  • Dave Roche (On Subbing)
  • Maddeline (Tight Pants)
  • Sarah O. (Urban Hermitt)
  • Rich Mackin (Book of Letters)
  • Al Burian (Burn Collector)

Bands playing:

  • The Disappearer (featuring Steve of Journalsong)
  • The Haggard (featuring STS of Way Down Low)
  •  Calvin Johnson of K Records fanzine

Raffle for prizes including gift certificates, zines, custom buttons and more! Yes, more!

Zinesters Kickball at a nearby PSU park, TBA. 
(Just follow the pack of kids from the show.)

Saturday, July 13th

Following the daytime schedule of tabling and workshops/panels, there will be a film screening by Beau Von Hinklywinkle in the Ballroom of the PSU Smith Memorial Center..

The North Portland Bikeworks presents a Radical Bike Tour of Portland! Bikers meet at the North Park Blocks and will traipse about the Rose City for 2-3 hours

Sunday, July 14th

Another game of kickball will commence after tabling and workshops.

Later in the evening there will be a show at NE 15th & Emerson featuring Against Me!

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