Upcoming Events

WHAT: Lone Star International Film Festival
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 10 through Sunday, Nov. 14
WHERE: Sundance Square, Fort Worth, TX

WHAT: One of a Kind NY
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 11 through Sunday, Nov. 14; Thursday, Nov. 18 through Sunday, Nov. 21
WHERE: 7W 34th St. at 5th Ave., New York, NY

WHAT: Crafting from the Collection feat. Vickie Howell
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 11; 6-7pm
WHERE: Amon Carter Museum, 3501 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX

WHAT: Twist 5
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 12, 4-9pm; Saturday, Nov. 13, 10am-6pm
WHERE: Northampton Center for the Arts, Northampton, MA

WHAT: Second Saturday Art Fair
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 13; 10am-5pm
WHERE: Downtown San Juan Capistrano, CA

WHAT: The Mini Geek Odd Duck Show
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 13; 3-9pm
WHERE: Jezebel's Vintage & Radio-active Records, 1980 E. Sunrise Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL

WHAT: Athens Indie Craftstravaganzaa
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 13; Noon-7pm
WHERE: Corner of Pulaski & Clayton Streets, Athens, GA

WHAT: 2nd Annual Lowcountry Artists Market
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 13; 10am-3pm
WHERE: 32 Ann St., Charleston, South Carolina

WHAT: Creative Finds
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 13, 9:30am–5pm; Sunday, Nov. 14, 10am–4pm
WHERE: Sullivan Hall, 6306 152nd St., Surrey, BC

WHAT: Christmas City Gift Show
WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 13, 9am–5pm; Sunday, Nov. 14, 10am–5pm
WHERE: Mississippi Coast Coliseum, 2350 Beach Blvd., Biloxi, MS

WHAT: Craftopia: the Holiday Edition
WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 14; 10am-5pm
WHERE: Hope Artiste Village, 1005 Main St., Pawtucket, RI

Upcoming Events

WHAT: Parts & Labour's 6th Birthday Party
WHEN: Thursday, February 18, 9:00pm
WHERE: Rio Rita Cantina, 1308 East 6th St., Austin, TX

WHAT: reMAKE Fashion Show, SWAP O-Rama-Rama & Handmade Nation Screening
WHEN: Friday, February 19 through Sunday, February 21 - reMAKE Fashion Show @ 7pm Friday; SWAP O-Rama-Rama, Saturday & Sunday; Handmade Nation Screening @ 6pm Saturday
WHERE: Chicago, IL

WHAT: Handmade Music Night
WHEN: Friday, February 19, 10pm-12am
WHERE: InterAccess, 9 Ossington Ave., Toronto, Ontario

WHAT: 2nd Annual Leonia Winter Craft Fair
WHEN: Sunday, February 21, 10am-4pm
WHERE: American Legion Post #1, 399 Broad Ave., Leonia, NJ

Upcoming Event in Fort Lauderdale, FL

WHAT: The Auteur Explosion XIII "Lucky Thirteen"
WHEN: Saturday, January 23, 9:00pm
WHERE: Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE 6th St., Fort Lauderdale, FL

Every month, the Auteur Explosion represents a full showcase of live bands, art exhibits, and live performances inside the theater before the short films (by local filmmakers) roll.

General admission is only $5 to attend. There is no cost to artists featuring their work and new talent interested in becoming part of the event should contact Dawn Dubriel at info@redawn.tv.

The January line-up is sponsored by Funktional Interiors, Poken Girl, Lost Legacy Systems Martial Arts, and will be hosted by Matt Zigan and includes:
• Bands: The Band with No Name 9:00 - 9:20, My Amends 9:45 - 10:15, Dear Dad Yours Truly: 10:30-11:00
• Art Exhibits by: Nick Lopes, Jennifer Taboada, Samantha Leah Shiff, Katie Sottak, Rudy Mage, & Luana Steffen
• Inside the theater at 11:15pm, special performance arts with Modernesque Burlesque, Comedy Crew "Skitsations" & new skit by Acting Troupe "Visual Aces."
• At the stroke of midnight, the flicker of the films crackle and short films and featurettes by Gerald Owens' The Key, Music Video Get Help for My Amends produced by John Garguilo & Andrew Colton, 1000 Pounds of Thrust new video by Steven Jacobs, and digitally re-mastered final cut of The Tell Tale Heart by J. Vinazza.

Local filmmaker and video producer, Dawn Dubriel and partner J. Vinazza – also a local filmmaker and animator, created Auteur Explosion on December 12, 2008. At midnight, 12/12, Jon proposed to Dawn and one year later on 12/12/noon, they were married on the same steps of the Church turned Cinema - a fine spot for a true partnership.

Cinema Paradiso is conveniently located in downtown Fort Lauderdale. It’s hip & trendy, yet offers an old-world charm suiting the senses of the art community. The charming 200+ seat theatre with outside patio also has the capacity to contain the constant influx of new and local talent at the monthly Auteur Explosion. Plus, it offers concessions, a full bar, and the best popcorn in town!

Handmade Nation Screenings

2010 is starting out with a bang! If you have yet to see the indie craft documentary Handmade Nation, you may be able to catch it this weekend. Filmmaker, author, independent curator and creative director Faythe Levine is taking her film to the road and will be in several different cities over the course of four days, with more stops in February and March. I read on Facebook that one of Faythe's goals in '10 is to be home more, but it doesn't look like that's happening just yet! You can read my review of Handmade Nation, which we screened in August, here.

January 15, 6pm & 8pm: Providence, RI
Presented by CRAFTLAND
Tickets are $8 and include popcorn and one beverage. There are only 40 seats available for each screening. Buy your tickets online now or stop into Craftland. Directors Q&A after screening.

January 16, doors 7pm, film 7:30pm: Portland, ME
Presented by Eli Phant; Screening at SPACE GALLERY
$7 non-memebers, $5 members; Directors Q&A after screening.

January 17, 3:00pm: Belfast, ME
Screening at Waterfall Arts
Tickets $5; Directors Q&A after screening.

January 18, Doors 6:30, Screening 7pm: Boston, MA
Presented by Video Underground & ML4U
Screening at 4th Wall Project, 132 Brookline Ave.
Tickets $7; Directors Q&A after screening.