|| 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)

Reading In Public is featured in Issue 4 of Uppercase Magazine!
|| SNEAK peek here || http://www.uppercasegallery.ca/uppercase-journal/2010/1/25/preview-the-entire-issue.html

RIP interviewed designer/photographer Paul Octavious along with his mom Agatha.
|| MORE on Paul || http://www.pauloctavious.com/

|| SUBSCRIBE here || http://shop.uppercasegallery.ca/collections/uppercase-magazine

Thank you Uppercase and Paul!

 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/

We are busy with our next art intervention:

Library! an extension of readinginpublic.com .

Library! is a re-purposed newspaper rack converted into a traveling serendipitous book exchange, of sorts. More like a culture exchange. You may find a well worn paperback, a hardcover thriller, an artists' sketchbook, or an actual piece of art.

A venue for creative readers who care that reading is not a lost art.

Each lending piece will have a bookplate documenting its travels and borrower information. Borrowers are encouraged to leave an item for lending too.

Library! will be placed downtown San Luis Obispo starting in October. Look for it soon at Steynberg Gallery. http://www.steynberggallery.com/

Contribute
We are looking for booksters who would like to donate a lending item to the collection. Please complete the form below if you:

• Want to donate an item

or/and

• Want to be added to our mailing list

Link to our Form: http://tinyurl.com/yehcuj3

   

Click here to download:

L_I_B_R_A_R_Y.zip (236 KB)

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/