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I think it's fair to measure a town's vibrancy by the number of fliers hanging around on telephone poles and bulletin boards. And lately, I see amazing street art popping up everywhere.
I've spied some concert posters that look like the precise pen-and-ink handiwork of Sean Alexander from the Helm.
And even an illustrated yard sale poster at Satellite Coffee that I would've hung on my wall. (Alas, I didn't make it to the sale.)
Today at Blackwater, I picked up a couple of fliers that got cosmically intertwined in my head.
The first is for a zine-making event at King's Books this Friday night from 4 to 6 p.m. It's free. Donations accepted.
Which makes me think of my favorite zine artist, Nicole J. Georges of Portland, a rad gal who shares my love of secretary eyeglasses and animals. (That's her work down below.) You can find her collections – I recommend "Invincible Summer" – and some other artwork on buyolympia.com. She's also queer. Read her witty blog here.
Which brings me to the other flier, advertising what could be Tacoma's first weekly get-together for queer 20-somethings. It's this Thursday at 7. Read more about it here.
Art! Acceptance! Rosy, indeed.

