RTP-area local music and culture

[Internationalist Books <ibooks AT internationalistbooks.org>]

Internationalist Books & Community Center
405 W Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC  27516
919-942-1740
http://internationalistbooks.org/
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*THIS* WEEKEND, OCTOBER 21-23 - LADYFEST NC in DURHAM

Internationalist Books will be tabling at the first ever Ladyfest NC
happening the weekend of October 21-23.  Ladyfest is a festival
organized by local women of all identities to showcase, celebrate and
encourage the art and activism of women everywhere. It is a music and
arts festival benefiting local organizations that support women and is
committed to inspiring self-empowerment.  For a schedule of preformances 
and workshops  check out http://www.ladyfestnc.com
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*THIS* SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 - DESERT CITY POETRY SERIES:
JOHN TAGGART & RANDALL WILLIAMS, 8pm

On October 22th the Desert City Poetry Series presents the second of two
October readings at Ibooks.  This Saturday will feature John Taggart, 
author of "Pastorelles", "Loop", "When the Saints", "Standing Wave", and 
many others; two time NEA literature fellow; & scholar of the
paintings of Edward Hopper.  We will also welcome Randall Williams, 
poet, anti-war activist, freelance journalist; author of
"40 Days"; & dwells in a cabin in Hillsborough.

Ken Rumble would like me to include that Mr. Taggart can dance a jig on 
the point of a pin and Mr. Williams ate five cans of Spam one night
and woke up in possession of a silver '74 Corvette.  Questions about 
these anecdotes and anything regarding Desert City can be directed to 
rumblek AT bellsouth.net.  $2 donation requested to support the series & 
the readers

Other Upcoming DCPS readings:
November 12th, 8pm:  Sarah Manguso & Julian Semilian
January 21st, 8pm:  Ed Roberson & TBA
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*NEXT* TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 - SCREENING: "Eating the Earth, One Bite at a 
Time" @ CHURCH OF RECONCILIATION, 7pm

Meet the Man whose Appearance on Oprah Sparked the Infamous Texas 
Cattlemen vs. Oprah Trial

Howard Lyman: "Eating the Earth, One Bite at a Time"

Free food - Free admission - Open to the public

WHAT: New documentary film preview and discussion
WHEN: Tuesday, October 25th, 7:00 PM (doors open at 6:30)
WHERE: Church of Reconciliation, 110 N. Elliott Road, Chapel Hill
WHO: Howard F. Lyman is a 4th generation family farmer from Montana. 
After  20 years of operating a feed lot, he sold his ranch and now he 
dedicates his life to promoting organic family farming, biodiversity, 
vegetarianism, environmentally friendly practices, and enlightened 
trade. For more information, see www.madcowboy.com.
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*NEXT* WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 - REPORT BACK FROM VENEZUELA, 7pm

What is happening in Venezuela?  Come hear an eyewitness report from 
three Triangle activists who visited Venezuela this summer and attended 
the World Youth Festival there.  While in Venezuela, they spoke to a 
variety of people about the Bolivarian Revolution led by Hugo Chavez's 
government, the changes underway as a result, and attempts by the US to 
disrupt the revolution.  On October 26, at 7pm, they will share what 
they heard.
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*NEXT* WEEK, OCTOBER 26-27 -  "Sisterhood, Riot Grrrl, and the Next 
Wave: Feminist Generations/Generating Feminisms" @ UNC-CH

The Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture is hosting a
symposium on the power and relevance of primary source materials to
the history and future of feminism on October 26-27.  All events are
free and open to the public.  Featured speakers include Feminist
Majority Foundation president Eleanor Smeal, artist Judy Chicago,
artist/writer Sarah Dyer, and many local women activists including 
Ibooks own Kelly Wooten. For more info &  a schedule, visit:
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women/generations/index.htm
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 - “LOST VOICES OF THE AFRO-CELTS" @ THE TOY 
LOUNGE, DEY HALL, UNC-CH, 3:30pm

“Lost Voices of the Afro-Celts”, in the Centering the American South 
lecture series of the Center for the Study of the American South at the 
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.  This lecture will explore 
some of the forgotten connections between African-Americans and Scottish 
Highlanders and remind us of the rich cultural interactions between 
people of all ethnic origins in our complex nation.  Lecturer Dr Michael 
Newton has a PhD in Celtic Studies from the University of Edinburgh. He 
has written several books and numerous articles on Highland history and 
tradition, and has become the leading scholar on the culture and history 
of immigrant Highland communities in the United States. He is a fluent 
Gaelic speaker, a proponent of Highland song and dance, and a published 
creative writer in the Gaelic language.
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love, sarah
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