“ if there’s any way to defeat a despot, it’s by dismantling the very conditions that that allowed him to rise to power” says the next mayor of NYC
Lots of work left to do. Don’t mourn, organize.
Tuesday is Election Day. You are voting, right?
Go vote.
Don’t say it doesn’t make a difference. Don’t say you don’t do politics.
Elections matter. They have consequences. Pop goes SNAP.
If a billionaire from out of state is spending millions of dollars to convince Philadelphians not to vote, who do you think he’s trying to help?
If not sure where to vote, check here: https://vote.phila.gov/voting/election-day/where-is-my-polling-place/
I’d tell you to vote to retain all PA judges, state and local. You can do your own research and see if you agree.
https://judges.philadelphiabar.org
or see what the candidates have to say: https://ballot.seventy.civicengine.com/ec/
Don’t tell me it doesn’t make a difference. Don’t tell me you don’t feel like it.
Let’s keep Pennsylvania working for Pennsylvanians and not for (NAMES REDACTED ON LEGAL ADVICE AND ALSO BECAUSE SINCE DARK MONEY IS ANONYMOUS, WE DONT KNOW FOR SURE)
Who wants to join me for a walk?
Meet me Saturday Morning at Dilworth Plaza, 7:30 to start walking at 8.
We can Walk all day if you want to.
We Are Not Alone
One of the most important supports at any time of difficulty is knowing you’re not alone. Food for the hungry, blankets for the cold, comfort for the grieving, each is vital and each tells the recipient that they are not alone.
Divide and conquer is an old trick.
Let’s counter with “We are not alone.”
Join us at the Manayunk Bridge Garden Tuesday night for a joyful physical reminder.
What’s up for the weekend, RoxYunk?
The weekend starts now!
Much fun in the 27/28
Thursday
Dead King Bread on Umbria open for biz https://deadkingbread.myshopify.com/
Trunk or Treats at Rox YMCA for kids https://www.instagram.com/p/DO6srMEjBF8/
Friday
Live Music from Quidnunk at the Ridge Ave Foodery
Pachyderm and Cosmic Caravan at Dawson St http://www.dawsonstreetpub.com/
Haunted Barn at Courtesy Stables! (also saturday)
Saturday
Pretzel Park Farmers Market Halloween fun for kids http://www.friendsofpretzelpark.org/
Main Street Halloween during the day and a Carnivale Spooktacular at Fat Lady Brewing
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fat-lady-brewings-carnival-spooktacular-tickets-1772699725599
Little RItual Crafternoon at Unity Java on Umbria https://roxyunk.org/event/crafternoon-at-unity-java/
Also, Dead King is open again! Get Bread and stop by Umbria Arts and Tomorrow Today books
Sunday
Open Mic at the Fallser Club!
https://thefallserclub.com/event/open-mic–with-jeff-alexander-3
Jazz Night at Dawson St featuring Erik Sayles, Shane Aaserud and Kevin Ripley
Monday is VHS Movie Night at Harmonie Hall – Beetlejuice and Army Of Darkness
https://harmoniehall.space/events.html
Tuesday is the Manayunk Bridge Garden Music Series Finale with Huston West, The Schist Creek Stompers
Don’t forget, Art On The Ridge Pop Up Gallery is open all weekend with workshops on Collage on Friday and Cyanotype on Saturday. https://www.instagram.com/p/DP17ePYCTIU/
For details on all of the above, have a look at https://roxyunk.org/ for your local event info and join the party at RoxYunk Discord. We promise not to complain about parking. https://discord.gg/YvM2gQdU
Zine Swap Recap – Umbria Arts, Sunday, October 19
“Swap Recap” should rhyme, right? But it doesn’t and mores the pity because the event rhymed.
Tomorrow Today is a few small square feet of amazing books and zines and music filling a corner room at 5100 Umbria, home to Dead King Bread and Manayunk Timber, both amazing places as well. On Sunday afternoon, T2 hosted a room full of printers and poets and artists, sweet ethereal sounds drifting about and amazing smells of coffee and savory masa discos.
Each and every one of these folks brought something legitimately beautiful and amazing. Inner Loop’s Risographs are testaments to urban hope, Paradise Editions’ new translations of Jaroslav Hašek’s short stories (bet you wouldn’t have guessed we had a Hašek translator in the neighborhood!), Clockface Press’s beautifully textured anthology magazines, Prayers’ delicate shirts and drawings.
And a zine swap table! I left a half a dozen i’d finished with and took a handful which i’m greedily devouring.
Let’s keep an eye on Umbria Arts. They’re an amazing space and are going to be a big plus for RoxYunk.
Take a look at all of these. You’ll be glad you did.
Zines and Printers and Publishers
https://www.clockfacepress.com
https://www.instagram.com/tilted.zine
https://philadelphiacitywide.com
https://www.instagram.com/prayers.zine/
See also
https://deadkingbread.myshopify.com
https://www.manayunktimber.com
https://www.instagram.com/umbriaarts
Food by https://www.instagram.com/masa_discos/
Music by Against The Grain https://www.instagram.com/p/DPWmNQcEZdr/
Coffee by https://www.parkbench.coffee/
Bonus Shout Out for – Underground Press
I’d meant to connect Underground Press, another RoxYunk generator of poetry and art as these folks are their colleagues in arts and arms and should have been there. But I didn’t so I’m calling them out to you all to have a look, They believe in the physical artifact which makes them aces in my book. Take a look. https://undergroundpress.ink/