EVENTS w/ JAMES SPOONER

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  Thu, Aug 20

  LOS ANGELES - FREE - BOOK TALK WITH BRE (@brattyXbre ) / 

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  Aug 20, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM PDT

  Reparations Club, 3054 S Victoria Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90016, USA

  Join James Spooner (Afro-Punk, It Starts with Anger) and zine-maker Bre (@brattyxbre) on Aug 20 at 7pm for a talk on DIY, Afropunk, the co-opting of subculture, and the road from zines to traditional publishing, followed by a signing and book sale.

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  Sun, Aug 23

  LOS ANGELES - AFROPUNK SCREENING / TALK W HENRY ROLLINS / 

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  Aug 23, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049, USA

  After a special screening of the newly restored Afro-Punk, join filmmaker and author James Spooner—celebrating his new memoir It Starts with Anger—for an unforgettable conversation with Henry Rollins on punk, race, rebellion, and the enduring power of DIY culture.

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  Sun, Aug 30

  ALAMEDA, CA - FREE - CAPE AND COWL CON - VENDOR/ GUEST / 

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  Aug 30, 2026, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM PDT

  Faction Brewing, 2501 Monarch St, Alameda, CA 94501, USA

  Cape & Cowl Con — a free, all-ages indie comic convention hosted by Eisner Award-winning Cape & Cowl Comics, held August 30th at Faction Brewing in Alameda, CA

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  Sun, Sep 06

  SAN FRANCISCO - SF ZINE FEST - VENDOR / 

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  Sep 06, 2026, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM PDT

  1 Jones St, 1 Jones St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA

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  Sat, Sep 12

  BETHESDA MD - SMALL PRESS EXPO - SPECIAL GUEST / 

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  Sep 12, 2026, 11:00 AM – Sep 13, 2026, 6:00 PM

  Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conferen, 5701 Marinelli Rd, Rockville, MD 20852, USA

  Special Guest at Small Press Expo 2026 — signing and vending all weekend alongside Derf Backderf, September 12-13 in North Bethesda, MD.

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  Sat, Nov 07

  SEATTLE - SHORT RUN COMIX FESTIVAL - FEATURED GUEST - FREE / 

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  Nov 07, 2026, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM PST

  Seattle Design Center, 5701 6th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108, USA

  Free admission — join me at the 14th annual Short Run Comix Festival on Saturday, November 7, 2026, 11am–6pm at the Seattle Design Center in Georgetown, Seattle's DIY celebration of indie comics and small press books.

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