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Fonograf Benefit Fundraiser Party

June 8, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Free
View Venue Website, 2500 Northeast Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR 97232 + Google Map

On Saturday, June 8 from 7pm-9pm at Outlet, the non-profit literary record label Fonograf Ed. presents a benefit fundraiser to inaugurate both the summer and the label’s new and forthcoming releases. The event will feature readings/performances from poet Anis Mojgani (http://thepianofarm.com) and musical groups Whip (https://www.timesbold.net/) and Deserve (https://deserve.bandcamp.com/). Sara Brant Guest and Jeff Alessandrelli will host the evening.

The zero waste pop-up shop UTILITY will also be on site from 5-7pm; find more info about UTILITY at https://www.utilityzerowaste.com/.

Outlet is the studio space of Kate Bingaman-Burt. It also hosts workshops and facilitates pop-up events and projects.

About Fonograf Editions: Fonograf Ed. publishes albums influenced by language and literature. Each release is available in both an analog and digital format, with a particular focus on the vinyl artifact. Through the hosting of events and performances, Fonograf additionally hopes to cultivate the performative aspect of all language, whether at a concert, poetry reading or community forum.

Fonograf Ed. albums are currently out by Eileen Myles, Rae Armantrout, Alice Notley, Harmony Holiday, and Nathaniel Mackey/Susan Howe, with forthcoming LPs by two members of the Canadian group Broken Social Scene, the musicians Annelyse Gelman and Jason Grier and an archival work by the poet John Ashbery. More information available at fonografeditions.com.

[see also the Outlet website]

Venue

Outlet
2500 Northeast Sandy Boulevard
Portland, OR 97232
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Organizer

Fonograf Editions
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