collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

collab fest 39

collab fest 39
Originally uploaded by jim leftwich

Lectures, Presentations and Conversations

Lectures, Presentations and Conversations

SATURDAY

2 - 3 TJ Anderson, Gyorgi Voros, Mary North and Richard Normand - tribute to the beat poets (from Roanoke, VA)
http://www.hollins.edu/grad/eng_writing/faculty/faculty.htm

4 - 5 Warren Fry - Oberiu poetry reading/lecture (from New Brunswick, NJ)
http://www.brooklynrail.org/2007/06/artseen/larry-miller-homage-to-nam-june-paik

6 - 7 John M. Bennett - poetry reading and power point presentation on visual poetry (from Columbus, OH)
http://www.johnmbennett.net/VisPoe_Home_JohnMBennett.html

7 - 8 Andrew Topel - reading & slide-show of visual work (from Clearwater, FL)
http://avantacular-press.blogspot.com/

9 - 10:00... Ben Bennett - free improvisation workshop (bring the means to make sounds, preferably something that doesn't need an electrical outlet) (from Columbus, OH)
http://www.vimeo.com/8253305




SUNDAY

2 - 3 Olchar Lindsann - mallarme reading/lecture (from New Brunswick, NJ)
http://monocle-lash.blogspot.com/

3 - 4 Geof Huth - presentation and talk on visual poetry (from Schenectady, NY)
http://dbqp.blogspot.com/

4 - 5 Cathy Bennett - performance for 9 voices, reading and powerpoint presentation (from Columbus, Ohio)
hhttp://www.openfluxus.org/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=1lj1z0tyavnr8

6 - 7 Keith Buchholz - presentation and talk on fluxus (from St. Louis, Missouri)
http://www.redfoxpress.com/dada-buchholz.html

Fluxus Roanoke 2010

Roanoke Marginal Arts Festival 2010
February 11 - 16
http://www.marginalarts.com/


___________________________________________________


Friday, February 12 to Sunday, February 14
@The Community High School
302 2nd Street Southwest, Roanoke, VA

Friday 5 - 10PM
Saturday 10AM - 10PM
Sunday Noon - 10PM


___________________________________________________


Ongoing and Intermittent Activities and Exhibits
Friday through Sunday

Fluxus Now! mail art exhibit

Tomislav Butkovic - marginal arts festival documentary (from New Brunswick, New Jersey)

The Post-Neo Absurdist Anti-Collective - dada poetry performances (from New Brunswick, New Jersey)

Ralph Eaton - the stuffed animal orchestra (from Roanoke, Va)

Bill Beamer - word dust exhibit, pocket trumpet improvisations (from Vinton, Va)

Matt Ames - films and videos (from Roanoke, Va)

Andrew Topel - avantacular press table (from Clearwater, Fl)

Reed Altemus - visual poetry exhibit and tonerworks table (from Portland, Maine)

Reed Altemus and Keith Buchholz - fluxus performances

Keith Buchholz - Fluxus St. Louis documents table (from St. Louis, Missouri)

Keith Buchholz - flux kit exhibit

Keith Buchholz - fluxus films

Crank Sturgeon's paper sculptures with cassette audio

Hal McGee's automatic confessional station
"Call the Automatic Confessional answering machine at 352-336-7915 and leave a one minute message of any words, thoughts, sounds, and noises. Anybody and everybody can participate! Leave as many messages as you want.
WARNING: The answering machine tapes will be published online and will be available to the public. You are entirely responsible for the content of your messages. Think twice before you leave a message which may be personally embarrassing or compromising to you or someone else or which is slanderous, libelous, inflammatory, or hateful. Once I publish the tapes on the Internet the sounds you make in your message will be able to be heard by anyone forever. I will not remove your message from the tape - do not ask me to do so. You have been warned. Any regrets will be yours -- not mine."

ad hoc ensembles - collaborations and improvisations

historical fluxus and related extrapolations


___________________________________________________



Historical Fluxus and Related Extrapolations
Assemblage / Recombination / Transformation

Friday through Sunday


paper music station (after Ben Patterson)
assorted papers
a mic
an amp

bean music station (after Alison Knowles)
beans
bowls, boxes, bags...
a mic
an amp

mail art / altered books station
collab fest materials
pre-made blank booklets
postcards
add and pass sheets
addressed envelopes
books

sound sculpture station
cassettes & cds
multiple cassette players
multiple cd players
radios
noisy toys

ephemeral sculpture / assemblage station
string
cellophane
bubbles
balloons
plastic bags
bubble wrap
instant assemblage box
sock-of-the-month baggies (after ken friedman)
yardsale signs
crushed cans
found junk
grocery lists
etc
(glue, tape, string etc for recombination / assemblage)

poetry writing station
cut-ups
tzara's hat
dieter roth's poetry machine
paragram poems
homeophonic translation
alphabet poems
asemic lint poems
etc

Appropriation / Recontextualization / Transubstantiation

___________________________________________________


bring your favorite instruments of con- de- decon- in- ob- struction

An Immersive Environment

An Immersive Environment
Friday: 5PM - 10PM


Roanoke Marginal Arts Festival 2010
February 11 - 16
http://www.marginalarts.com/


___________________________________________________


Friday, February 12
@The Community High School
302 2nd Street Southwest, Roanoke, VA


___________________________________________________



The Post-Neo Absurdist Anti-Collective - dada poetry performances (from New Brunswick, New Jersey)
http://postneoabsurdism.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html

John Also Bennett - performance with a flute and a fan (from Columbus, Ohio)
http://www.myspace.com/gingerfetus

Ben Bennett - sound performance (from Columbus, Ohio)
http://www.vimeo.com/8536544

The BeBeBe - music and poetry by John M. Bennett, Ben Bennett, and John Also Bennett (from Columbus, Ohio)
http://www.johnmbennett.net/

A Postmodern Happening

A Postmodern Happening
Saturday: 10AM - Parade - Lunch - 2PM - 5PM - dinner - 6PM - 10PM

___________________________________________________


Roanoke Marginal Arts Festival 2010
February 11 - 16
http://www.marginalarts.com/

___________________________________________________


Saturday, February 13
@The Community High School
302 2nd Street Southwest, Roanoke, VA

10 - 12 parade preparations, street performances in front of the school

12 - 1 parade
http://www.flickr.com/photos/textimagepoetry/sets/72157614684240505/

2 - 3 TJ Anderson, Gyorgi Voros, Mary North and Richard Normand - tribute to the beat poets (from Roanoke, Va)
http://postneoabsurdism.blogspot.com/2009/03/tj-anderson-reads-bob-kaufman.html

3 - 4 Bill Beamer and Gary Trombone - duo, inframince, for prepared pocket trumpet Und Sackbut: John Cage You Had Your Chance
http://www.myspace.com/pipejelly

4 - 5 Warren Fry - Oberiu poetry reading/lecture (approx 20 min)
http://www.brooklynrail.org/2007/06/artseen/trouble-and-the-b-keepers-you-are-here-a

6 - 7 John M. Bennett - poetry reading and power point presentation on visual poetry
http://www.johnmbennett.net/VisPoe_Home_JohnMBennett.html

7 - 8 Andrew Topel - reading & slide-show of visual work (approx 20 min)
http://avantacular-press.blogspot.com/

8 - 9 Id M Theft Able - performance (from Windham, Maine)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6k_SWr8AVk

9 - 10:00... Ben Bennett - free improvisation workshop (bring the means to make sounds, preferably something that doesn't need an electrical outlet).
http://www.vimeo.com/8253305

A Swarm of Arts

A Swarm of Arts
Sunday: 12 noon - 5PM - dinner - 6PM - 10PM

___________________________________________________


Roanoke Marginal Arts Festival 2010
February 11 - 16
http://www.marginalarts.com/

___________________________________________________


Sunday, February 14
@The Community High School
302 2nd Street Southwest, Roanoke, VA

___________________________________________________


12 - 1 Richard Kostelanetz's video fictions and video poems
http://www.richardkostelanetz.com/

1 - 2 Bill Beamer - oratorio for 12 voices & chance encounters
http://www.flickr.com/photos/textimagepoetry/sets/72157622071612088/

2 - 3 Olchar Lindsann - mallarme reading/lecture
http://monocle-lash.blogspot.com/

3 - 4 Geof Huth - presentation and talk on visual poetry (from Schenectady, NY)
http://dbqp.blogspot.com/

4 - 5 Cathy Bennett - performance for 9 voices, reading and powerpoint presentation (from Columbus, Ohio)
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-buch/words-junk/2316415

6 - 7 Keith Buchholz - presentation and talk on fluxus
http://fluxmuseum.org/Keith-Buchholz.html

7 - 8 The Be Blank Consort - ensemble poetry performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNsoQ6kkmHM

8 - 9... Id M Theft Able - performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJq__dZ2dgY