PAST BOOK EVENTS

Sat 15 Jul
OLYMPIA , WA - Afro-Punk Screening / High Desert Book Talk
Olympia Film Society
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Jul 15, 6:00 PM
Olympia Film Society, 206 5th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501, USA
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Sat 24 Jun
BERKELEY, CA FREE! - GILMAN STREET w/ JUSTIN HALL and FATTY CAKES and the PUFF PASTRIES
924 GILMAN STREET
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Jun 24, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
924 GILMAN STREET, 924 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA 94710, USA
FREE - In conversation with Justin Hall followed by a live performance by Fatty Cakes and the Puff Pastries.
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Tue 20 Jun
BERKELEY, CA - CENTRAL LIBRARY - AFRO-PUNK SCREENING
CENTRAL LIBRARY
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Jun 20, 5:30 PM PDT – Jun 21, 7:30 PM PDT
CENTRAL LIBRARY, 2090 Kittredge St, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA
Attend a live film screening of the award-winning documentary, Afro-Punk ,followed by a live virtual presentation and Q&A session with the filmmaker, James Spooner. This event is in the 3rd Floor Community Meeting Room at the Cent
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Sun 28 May
LONG BEACH - LA ZINE FEST
expo arts center
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May 28, 11:00 AM – May 29, 6:00 PM
expo arts center, 4321 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807, USA
The best zine fest in the country is back!
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Sat 29 Apr
TORONTO - Toronto comics arts festival
Toronto Reference Library
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Apr 29, 10:00 AM
Toronto Reference Library, 5120 Yonge St, North York, ON M2N 5N9, Canada
The Biggest and best comics art Fair in Canada.
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Fri 28 Apr
TORONTO! - Afropunk screening
Revue Cinema
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Apr 28, 6:00 PM
Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, ON M6R 2M9, Canada
James Spooner will be in town for TCaf. He will be at the screening to do a slide show presentation after the screening.
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Thu 20 Apr
SEATTLE - ARTS AND LECTURES W/ SASCHA LA POINT
Town Hall Seattle - The Great Hall
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Apr 20, 7:30 PM
Town Hall Seattle - The Great Hall, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
A Conversation with James Spooner: In‑Person & Online
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Tue 28 Mar
RENO, NV - The High Desert Book Talk
Radical Cat book Store
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Mar 28, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
Radical Cat book Store, 1717 S Wells Ave, Reno, NV 89502, USA
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Sat 25 Mar
LOS ANGELES - in conversation with Kathleen Hanna plus live performance by Sextile
Central Library - Mark Taper Auditorium
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Mar 25, 2:00 PM PDT
Central Library - Mark Taper Auditorium, 630 W 5th St, Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA
EVENT SOLD OUT - See below for youtube streaming link.
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Thu 02 Mar
SEATTLE - EMERALD CITY COMIC CON
Seattle convention center
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Mar 02, 10:00 AM – Mar 05, 5:00 PM
Seattle convention center, 705 Pike St, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
This is the third biggest comics convention in the United States. I'll be doing two panels. Find me in the artist alley.
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Fri 24 Feb
BINGHAMTON NY - Afro-Punk Screening w/ Q and A from director - FREE
Bundy Museum of History and Art, Annex B
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Feb 24, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EST
Bundy Museum of History and Art, Annex B, 129 Main St, Binghamton, NY 13905, USA
FREE, ALL AGES, 20th Anniversary screening of the legendary documentary AFRO-PUNK, with special guest, director James Spooner! After the film, there will be a community discussion and Q&A led by SUNY Broome Nursing Program graduate and Binghamton’s own Jessica Steele (LadyFest, Femmefest)!
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Fri 24 Feb
BINGHAMTON NY - book talk / slideshow - EARLY
Binghamton University
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Feb 24, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EST
Binghamton University, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA
Join us at the Binghamton University Union, Room 111 (UU 111) on Friday, February 24th for an afternoon with artist, filmmaker, and writer James Spooner, where he will be reading from, talking about, and signing his new graphic novel memoir High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere. FREE
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Thu 23 Feb
ITHICA / Cornell - BOOK TALK w/ the Author - FREE
Klarman Hall, Rhodes-Rawlings Auditoriu
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Feb 23, 4:00 PM
Klarman Hall, Rhodes-Rawlings Auditoriu, Klarman Hall, 232 E Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
From James Spooner, the co-founder of the Afro-Punk Festival, comes a stunning graphic memoir of his coming-of-age in a miserable desert town in California in the early 1990s. Hear him read and talk about it.
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Wed 22 Feb
BALTIMORE - Punk show / book talk w/ PEARL $5/$10
M.A.P. Technologies
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Feb 22, 7:00 PM EST
M.A.P. Technologies, 322 W Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
High Desert Book talk with James Spooner Live performance by hardcore band - Pearl
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Sun 12 Feb
SEATTLE - Black Storytelling in Graphic Novels
M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery
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Feb 12, 7:00 PM – Mar 01, 6:00 PM
M. Rosetta Hunter Art Gallery, Seattle, WA 98122, USA
The M. Rosetta Hunter Gallery in partnership with the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) at Seattle Central College honors Black History Month with the art exhibition: Black Storytelling in Graphic Novels.
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Thu 02 Feb
RIVERSIDE CA - BLUEPRINT - Art show
PAIN SUGAR GALLERY
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Feb 02, 6:00 PM PST – Mar 25, 6:00 PM PDT
PAIN SUGAR GALLERY, 3635 9th St, Riverside, CA 92501, USA
What is often seen as “American” or “Western” culture is actually Black culture.
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Sat 10 Dec
ONLINE - Author Talk with the New York Public Library
Author Talk
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Dec 10, 2022, 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM EST
Author Talk
This event is online only. Come join us at the New York Public Library as we celebrate our 2022 Best New Comics for Adults list! Joining us for an author talk will be James Spooner, the author & artist behind The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere.!
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Sun 04 Dec
LOS ANGELES - PERMANENT DAMAGE MINI COMICS FEST w/ BANDS! - $5
Permanent Records Roadhouse
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Dec 04, 2022, 12:00 PM – Dec 05, 2022, 10:00 PM
Permanent Records Roadhouse, 1906 Cypress Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90065, USA
22+ artists tabling! Live Readings and 6 bands!
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