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Reading in Public (RIP) with a typographic twist.

|| Brought to you by the letter "T" ||
This year, our focus is a little different: not only are we paying homage to the printed word but we're also honoring an obsolete and much-venerated tool of the industry, the typewriter. We've traded ideas with the city of Chico to bring you the SLO(wer) version of Reading In Public-- Typing! in Public. In 2010 RIP will have a typographic twist.

On Saturday, May 15, 2010, volunteers paired with typewriters will be stationed at various locations in the city of San Luis Obispo. Anyone is allowed to sit and type for 10-15 minutes (we'll have timers). It can be something you've composed or something you've read (with attribution).

|| CHECK BACK SOON ||
Be sure to check back for our big announcement for how we plan on inspiring you to type. (It will be out of this world!)

|| GO SEE ||
San Luis Obispo Locations so far:
BlackHorse Espresso
Kennedy Library
Sally Loo's Cafe
Steynberg Gallery
The Sanitarium

|| DETAILS DETAILS DETAILS ||
With your first sentence, you'll be asked to creatively link your contribution to the author immediately preceding you, in whatever fashion you like. You can build on what's been written or simply acknowledge that person's last typed word. At the end of the day we'll be collecting all the compositions for a public reading* at Sally Loo's Cafe, and because you've taken the time to acknowledge the work of the person before you, it will all read as one narrative.

That narrative may be a little choppy and scrambled but we promise you this: it will be heavy on FUN. So come join us at Sally Loo's (that's Sally below)! Readings will begin promptly at 6:00 and if you're late you may be called on to read :) Come on out and meet the Reading Chair, specifically designed and created in 2009 by Chris Allen of cwastudios.com for the very first Reading In Public San Luis Obispo.
(*Readings will be juried. Not all entries will be read in public or used for the installation. Readers are not allowed to read their own work)

|| VISUALS ||
Follow us on Flickr! We'll be posting lots of images in the days to come.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/readinginpublic/


|| JOIN US ||
We are looking for volunteers too. (You can also join our mailing list here too)
http://bit.ly/91t2hK


     
Click here to download:
Reading_in_Public_RIP_with_a_t.zip (352 KB)

Ready for Check out!

|| Go See ||
Reading in Public's second project will be traveling to ARTS Space Obispo!

L I B R A R Y !

ARTS Space Obispo
Jan. 4-15, 2010
SLO Creamery, #165
(10am - 4pm)

Thank you to our featured artists Kris Garland and Linda Wald.

(download)

       
Click here to download:
Ready_for_Check_out.zip (961 KB)

See the Chair at the Central Coast Book & Author Festival!

Look for poet Kevin Patrick Sullivan and the Reading in Public Chair at the 9th Central Coast Book and Author Festival!


 Kevin Patrick Sullivan will be sharing his poetry and if you persuade him, reading from the Chair!

Go say hello and sit and read in the chair.
(We will have a camera in the ottoman - so be sure to snap your photo!)

9th Central Coast Book and Author Festival
Sunday, October 4, 2009
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
San Luis Obispo, CA - Downtown, Mission Plaza
http://www.ccbookfestival.org/

Readers everywhere

Here for his WWII 86th Infantry BlackHawk Division 50th reunion and sculpture dedication at Camp San Luis!
This was his first time back in 50 years and he and his wife came early to see how much San Luis Obispo has changed.
They both love the arts and reading.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/readinginpublic/

 

We need your Ideas

We need a NAME.

a Name of an unusual lending Library of sorts.

Library that is outdoors or in public spaces.
Library that is smallish in nature. (3.5ft x 2.5ft)
Library that is portable so to speak.

WHAT would you name it?

Here are some ideas we have so far. Tell us what you think and/or tell us your suggestions.
email us @
info@readinginpublic.com

  • Library Walk-up
  • Plein air Library
  • Library Nook
  • Side Street Library
  • Curb Appeal Library
  • Curbed Library
  • Curbside library
  • Pressing Issues
  • Public Paperback Rack
  • SLO Reads
  • BiblioRack
  • Impromptu Library
  • Library Brouhaha
  • Book! Book!

Image courtesy of http://www.lapl.org/

UPDATE: Your Ideas (Way to go Booksters!)

http://twitter.com/jesteram

  • @ReadingInPublic How about: Portable Books or Passing Pages or the Out and About Library or the Pocket Library or Books on the Block?

Others:

  • Roadside Library
  • Book stand

Apartment Therapy's re-nest loves Reading in Public

Apartment Therapy's re-nest posted about our Reading in Public chair
and project.
Check us out:
http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/books-guides-resources/reading-in-public-092560
 
Thank you re-nest!
 
More about RIP:
www.readinginpublic.com

See the Reading Chair at Steynberg Gallery in SLO

Sit, read and sip on a cup of tea or coffee!

The Steynberg Gallery is hosting the Reading in Public chair designed by Chris Allen.
1531 Monterey St
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-2927
(805) 547-0278

Snap a photo reading!
There is a disposable camera in the RIP chair's ottoman, or you can e-mail a photo from your own camera or cellphone to:

Do drop us a note and let us know what you think of the project,

THANK you readers, viewers and Peter Steynberg!

About:
Reading In Public (RIP!) was formed to celebrate the written word by way of community performance in public spaces. The project began as a response to the shifting landscape in publishing, and the realization that more and more of us are writing in public, as bloggers and tweeters, for instance.

Similarly, we seek to broadcast words in public, through the simple act of contemplative reading on a noisy street corner, or as performance, with readers directly engaging onlookers. On Saturday, August 1st, we held a one day event in San Luis Obispo, California, the first of many that we hope to do. We wheeled this, our Reading Chair, which was specially designed for the occasion, to various downtown locations, where assigned readers took turns sitting and reading. Our readers were people of all ages and walks of life who shared a passion not only for words, but for story telling. Some of them submitted an online application, and some were invited to read. They chose their own reading materials and crafted their own performances.

Details of the project are at:
&
Flickr set about the chair
&
Our Website:

images courtesy of: www.myspace.com/steynberggallery 

     
Click here to download:
See_the_Reading_Chair_at_Steyn.zip (622 KB)

Happy Booksters Everywhere

Thank you booksters!

RIP is global:

     
Click here to download:
Happy_Booksters_Everywhere.zip (941 KB)

(photos courtesy of Cate and sara e wood )

Reading In Public: The Maps

Join booksters of San Luis Obispo for a day of reading!  


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A word from our Readers

Why?
People need words. I like to bring the words to them.
-- Ryan

Books are cool. Period.
-- Ariel

I've led a professional life surrounded by books and privately, reading has often been the calm that centers my life.
-- Michael

Because I resent the use of the standard TWEET number limitation to express my self and I enjoy ripping the bindings off first print books and using them as bracelets.
-- Heidi

How Do you Read?
With passion.
-- Brett

I read large print books, Kindle books with large print, books on CD and tape, and audio books downloaded to my shuffle.  I love books, so despite my visual impairment, I read any way I can.
-- Jennifer

Books in bed, books on the couch, books propped up at the kitchen table.
growing, learning, escape.
but don't ask me to write em.
-- Josephine