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.
Indie Chic @ 10th Street
Call for artists now through Thursday, November 5
Tempe, Arizona
Arizona State University hosts its alternative craft fair on December 5, andthe organizers are accepting artist entries now through next Thursday. Head to the ASU Art Museum for all of your indie, handmade gift-giving needs.
—Halloween Festivities This Week—
Very Postmortem: Mummies and Medicine
Friday, October 30
San Francisco, California
The ghoulish gala celebrates not only Halloween, but ancient mummies and the contemporary technology used to examines them. You can purchase your tickets here, and that will gain you access to the wicked Legion of Honor, top shelf elixirs, and music from Pop Rocks and DJ Shissla.
Carnival of Curiosities
Friday, October 30 through Saturday, October 31
Chicago, Illinois
A traveling sideshow takes over Navy Pier this weekend, complete with fireworks starting at 9 pm both nights. The Carnival of Curiosities advertises living human wonders…awesome.
Halloween Concert and Masked Ball
Friday, October 30
Venice, California
At the G2 Gallery this Halloween, String Theory (visual artists/dancers/musicians troupe) presents an original free form score with a screening of the silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Wear a mask and that’s your ticket in!
—Film Releases—
Friday, October 30 and Tuesday, November 3
Gentlemen Broncos
Handmade Nation DVD Release
—Album Releases—
Tuesday, November 3
Everywhere
Capgun Coup
Maudlin
Team Love releases Maudlin this Tuesday, which was recorded live and with everyone in the same room—an homage of sorts to the band’s legendary house shows. Listen here.
Weezer
Raditude
The band’s seventh studio album features a flying dog on the cover, so it must be good. Raditude even has a collaboration with Jermaine Dupri, so fans are in for a few surprises around every turn. Listen here.
[...] ReadyMade.com picked up our notice about Indie Chic, our cool craft fair that’s happening on the same day as Tempe Festival of the Arts, December 5! This is exciting for us since the event creator and organizer, Lehka (who happens to share an office with yours truly), has gotten Ready Made magazine for years. [...]