08:00 PM : Black and White and Read All Over @ Portland Art Center

Fundraiser Flyered by kmikeym

What's Black and White and Read All Over?

Benefit for the Independent Publishing Resource Center
at the Portland Art Center

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Independent Publishing Resource Center will celebrate Portland's art and literary scenes during a special fund-raising ball at the Portland Art Center on Saturday, November 4 from 8 p.m. till midnight. (see Media Advisory below).

The organizers of "A Text Ball in Celebration of Portland's Art and Literary Scenes; A Benefit for the Independent Publishing Resource Center" encourage the public to get creative and come "dressed to be read."

"Our clothing speaks for us in many ways. Besides logos, our t-shirts and hoodies are loaded with place names and slogans." says IPRC board member Barb Tetenbaum, co-organizer and book artist. "At the Text Ball, we encourage attendees to go all out to embody their text and create party outfits that are reading experiences." Tetenbaum is preparing a chalkboard dress, from which will hang pieces of chalk and an eraser for "spontaneous communication."

The evening will feature a parade of costumes that will culminate in an awards ceremony. The best costumes in literary categories will net prizes that are donated from local business and arts organizations, such as Literary Arts and Microcosm Publishing. The iconoclastic band, Trashcan Joe, will provide the music.

Authors of the IPRC's popular "Zine of the Month" will be honored. The "Zine of the Month" is a benefit for IPRC members who donate $100 or more annually. "So many really wonderful zines have very limited distribution. By receiving a different zine each month, our subscribers get acquainted with zines and authors that they would never discover on their own." says Marilyn Zornado, co-organizer and co-owner of the Fremont Garden Press.

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What Is the IPRC?
The Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) supports
community-based arts education and expression by providing a
self-service work studio and printing equipment; instruction and
workshop opportunities; outreach to Portland's youth and disadvantaged
via public libraries and schools; and a lending library that houses
more than 5,000 independently published "zines" and ephemera.

What Is a Zine?
A "zine" (pronounced zeen) is, simply put, a self-published booklet.
The history of zines stretches back through the 20th century (and,
arguably, throughout human history) but was most directly influenced
by the mass production of home computers in the early 1990s.
Do-it-yourself copy shops were the birthplace of the modern zine,
which can broach any topic from music review to memoir to reportage.
Many zines have been distributed for a number of years and have built
substantial audiences.
For more information: www.iprc.org

Media Advisory
What: Arts ball and benefit show for IPRC
Where: Portland Art Center, 33 NW Fourth Ave. (503-236-3322;
www.portlandart.org)
When: Saturday, November 4, 8 p.m. to midnight
Cost: 21 and over, $15 in advance from IPRC (917 SW Oak St. #218 and
Reading Frenzy at 921 SW Oak); $20 at the door
Music: Trash Can Joe, www.trashcanjoe.com;
Cash Bar with wine & beer. Complementary book-themed snacks.
Photo opportunities will abound!