Welcome to the Wednesday feature here at the ReadyMade blog. Each week, I will provide a list of upcoming events, releases and happenings for the following Thursday through Wednesday. If you have (or know of) an event that you would like to be included, please shoot me an email, and I will do my best to make it happen. Mister ArtSee Exhibition Thursday, September 10 New York City, New York Mister ArtSee is a vintage ice cream truck/mobile arts center, and it's just as fanciful as its name. The vehicle will travel city streets and as artist Elliot Arkin says, it will be “like a Swiss-army knife, equipped with numerous extensions—a platform stage, video projectors, a podium—with the ability to fold out and open up to facilitate such projects.” It makes its debut this Thursday at Half Gallery during the New York Fall Art preview, and then it will bring its art to neighborhoods everywhere. Junk Ride 2009 Lecture Thursday, September 10 Venice, California The G2 Gallery Lecture Series hosts two members of the Junk Ride team, Dr. Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummins from the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, as they share their experiences cycling 2,000 miles from Vancouver to Tijuana. The tour started in April, and the group road to discuss marine debris, sustainability and the big, giant garbage patch in the ocean. NYC Beer Week Friday, September 11 through Sunday, September 20 New York City, New York It’s just what it sounds like, times 162 unique beers and 83 different venues. NYC Beer Week is actually 10 days of beer exploration in the five boroughs; it’s so big there is even a passport to keep you organized. --RM’s Where are they now?— Rex Ray @ Gallery 16 Friday, September 11 San Francisco, CA Rex Ray let us take a peak into his 900 square-foot home in the April/May issue, and now he is the subject of the sixth solo exhibit at Gallery 16. His complex collages involve painting, printmaking and photography, and have found their way to album covers and tour posters. Ray even has a PBS documentary titled “How to Make a Rex Ray” premiering at the gallery. The Textile Study Group of New York Presents Richard Saja Wednesday, September 16 New York City, New York Straight from the pages of our August/September issue, Richard Saja is at it again. Serving as the guest speaker this month for the Textile Study Group of New York, Saja will discuss his love of embroidery, the fantastical world he creates and his first solo exhibit at the Shelburne Museum. Feria Urbana Saturday, September 12 Oakland, California Shopping locally is rewarding, sure, but shopping locally at an urban fair is just plain fun. Feria Urbana will have everything from clothing to ceramics, and even baby items, to keep you occupied. It is held on the outdoor area at the back of Pizzaiolo, and there will be Blue Bottle coffee and toast with Blue Chair jams.  Go ahead, get there at 10 am and use that as your pick-me-up. Red Cake Gallery Autumn Open House Saturday, September 12 San Francisco, California Chewing gum used as a mosaic medium? Christina La Sala likes to think so, and the folks at Red Cake Gallery are right there with her.  Her brightly colored pieces evoke playfulness while still bringing a sense of calm and familiarity. The gallery will also show various works not yet available on Red Cake's website, and of course there will be wine and cupcakes! Renegade Craft Fair Chicago Saturday, September 12 through Sunday, September 12 Chicago, Illinois At Wicker Park in Chicago, Renegade is taking over for two wonderful days. Ride your bike and you even get free valet service, how amazing is that? With over 300 artists, you are really going to have to try to see it all—but when the Black Bear Combo weaves their way through the fair on Sunday, they will give you a nice beat to march to... You may even see RM's own Amy there! Platform21 = Jamming Wednesday, September 16 through Saturday, September 26 Amsterdam, Netherlands To mark the end of the design platform’s three-year run, Platform21 is bringing in Japanese designer Yuri Suzuki and artist Masa Kimura to go out with a bang. They will reuse pieces from past projects to whip up an all-day breakfast machine. It will fry eggs, toast bread, brew coffee and squeeze oranges…for two days only. But, for the eight days before, you too can help build the machine. Just drop in, say hi and bring your cooking expertise/mechanical engineering to the table.

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