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[Internationalist Books <ibooks AT internationalistbooks.org>]

*THIS* FRIDAY, MAY 20 – CROSS GENDER CARAVAN @ Internationalist, 7pm.

The Cross Gender Caravan - an all transgender writing and performance 
troupe - are storming the East and West coasts like a gender-bent 
juggernaut, reading to sold-out bars and packed bookstores. On May 20, 
three transmen will be at Internationalist Books as they gun it through 
the sleepy South. With three books that speak to the diversity of
trans-male and trans-planted experience, authors Tennessee Jones, Andre 
Hewitt and Emil Heiple will be challenging perceptions about gender, 
class, and regional storytelling. Catch the start of a new ex-punk, 
post-queer, take-no-prisoners literary movement.

*THIS* SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MAY 21 & 22 –
CARRBORO POETRY FESTIVAL @ the Carrboro Century Center

The second annual Carrboro International Poetry Festival, to be held at 
the Century Center (100 N. Greensboro St) in downtown Carrboro, NC, will 
be open and free to the public from 12pm to 9pm on Saturday and from 
12pm to 6pm on Sunday.  This year's festival will feature 40 poets from 
the US, Canada, and Mexico.  You can find a schedule of readers and 
other information at the festival’s website, 
http://carrboropoetryfestival.org.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 – Screening: 'THE TAKE' @ Internationalist, 7pm.

“In the wake of Argentina’s spectacular economic collapse in 2001, Latin 
America’s most prosperous middle class finds itself in a ghost town of 
abandoned factories and mass unemployment. In suburban Buenos Aires, 
thirty unemployed auto-parts workers walk into their idle factory, roll 
out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the 
silent machines. But this simple act —the take —has the power to turn 
the globalization debate on its head.”  Bring your friends, bring a 
snack, and join us for a screening of this awesome documentary.

THURSDAY, JUNE 9 – IBOOKS COOKS @ WEAVER ST. MARKET, 6-8

Come to the Weaver Street Lawn for Weaver Street’s After Hours and 
support your bookstore!  Ibooks will be grilling up food for sale with 
profits going directly to the bookstore.  Evening entertainment will be 
Contrazz, featuring David DiGiuseppe, Rodney Marsh, Bernie Petteway and 
Diane Petteway playing a jazz/tradional fusion.


*** We are still accepting nominations for this year's BOB SHELDON 
AWARD.  Each year, the Internationalist collective recognizes a member 
of the Triangle community who carries on Bob Sheldon's work and breathes 
life into his legacy by being gentle and persistent, being radical and 
free-thinking, being playful and patient, and leading by example. For 
more information please call 919-942-1740, stop by 405 West Franklin 
Street, or visit http://www.internationalistbooks.org/award/ where you 
can download a nomination form.

*** Internationalist Books would like to thank everyone who attended, 
shopped, supported, donated, and volunteered at this year’s first annual 
CARRBORO BOOK FAIR.  In short, it completely rocked.  Major thanks to 
Ethan Clauset for his inspiring commitment.

*** Can you remember the last time you renewed your Internationalist 
Books MEMBERSHIP?  Want to become a member for the first time?  Click 
below, sign up, and don’t forget to gear up for this years annual Member 
Party – details to come. http://www.internationalistbooks.org/about/members/