Perhaps on Valentine's Day, you're tempted to stalk those people who sell roses wrapped in plastic betwixt the tables of tourist restaurants? Perhaps on Valentine's Day, you're tempted to take a bottle of gin to bed and watch 'My Best Friend's Wedding'? Perhaps on Valentine's Day, you're tempted to sit at a table for two with your beloved whilst he watches the tennis under the table on his iPhone? Do none of these!
Instead, plant a smile on your face, pack some lunch and go to the Degraves St Subway (under Flinders St - also known as the Campbell Arcade). The clever people at Sticky are holding a huge and excellent event, as part of their first ever International Literature Conspiracy Week - with zines from all over the world - and cupid taking love letter dictation... and heaps of other cool stuff! Check this link for the full festival program - and go meet some people and check out how great the DIY Artsy Crafty Culture is in Melbourne (and beyond). If writing or illustration are important to you, you will love this.
We salute you Sticky. You always do great things. The following details are from Sticky's website. I just borrowed them, so don't be cross.
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SATURDAY 14TH FEB
Zine Fair and Festival Launch
12pm – 5pm – Degraves St Subway
Launched by Minister of the Arts Lynn Kosky at 2pm, the Zine Fair will take over the subway underpass with hundreds of local and nationally produced zines, comics and independent press, as well as featuring Sticky’s inhouse official Valentines Day cupid (complete with bow, arrow and typewriter) who will take love letter dictations on Sticky Institute stationary to be instantly issued to your Valentine.
The zine fair will also be launching the efforts of the Target144 initiative, where zinesters and comic artists will release their creations made in the last 144 hours, and be host to the legendary ‘You’ zine bag making marathon where the aim is to create as many YOU bags as possible, to package the zine, in the one afternoon. The bags will go into circulation containing the following week’s zine. Everyone is welcome to come along and take part. ‘You’ is a free, Melbourne anonymous zine issued weekly since 2001
2pm – official launch of zine fair, Sticky’s new back wall, and speeches
12-5pm – Fair & You bag making marathon
Oh wow! Thanks for posting this, you cant imagine how much I'm looking foward to going now!
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