Events

Don't miss the book launch for A Doorway to Joe: The Art of Joe Coleman, a comprehensive monograph of the artist Joe Coleman, the "walking ghost of old America"! He'll be in conversation with culture critic and curator Carlo McCormick at Rizzoli Bookstore on May 16th. PLEASE NOTE: RSVPs are encouraged but not required--RSVP here (link). Seating is limited and will be first come, first served. Doors open at 5:30 pm.

Rick Altergott will be signing copies of Blessed Be, "a razor-sharp satire of conservative values, bohemian ideals, outlaw culture, capitalism, and more, from a creator evincing a powerful, if idiosyncratic, vision of modern American life" (Library Journal Starred Review), at The Time Capsule on May 18th at 1:00-3:00--be there or be square! About the book: When Tom "The Acid King" Cottonwood is sentenced to prison for dealing, he vows to exact revenge on the judge and all of Flowertown, U.S.A. One year later, when hillbilly Henry Hotchkiss violates the single principle binding the members of the local men's group, the 40...

Don't miss a special meet-and-greet with Maria Bamford and Scott Marvel Cassidy, the co-authors of the graphic novel Hogbook and Lazer Eyes. This event is free and open to the public. RSVPs are not required but are strongly encouraged to help us plan for audience size. Please RSVP here. Hogbook and Lazer Eyes tells the story of how newly single fortysomethings Maria Bamford and Scott Cassidy each signed up on the dating site OkCupid, under the respective usernames “Hogbook” and “Lazer Eyes.” They went on a date, and then another, and soon, despite a history of Bipolar II disorder and...