Written by filling Station | 02 July 2009

7 Events Over 3 Days!  Thursday July 2 to Saturday July 4, 2009

This dangerously explosive festival, benefit, and launch for filling Station Magazine and NoD Magazine once again puts the spotlight on Calgary’s innovative writing & arts community with 7 exciting events featuring readings, performances, concerts, art, film, and more!

TICKETS: $5 per Performance Event, $8 per Exploding Concert, or $20 Festival Pass. Available Now at Megatunes, Pages Books on Kensington, and Sloth Records!

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BLOW-OUT SCHEDULE 2009

Event A:  Flywheel Throwdown & NoD Magazine Launch!
Thursday July 2, 7:00 PM, FREE
Pages Books on Kensington
1135 Kensington Road N.W.
(PLEASE NOTE EARLIER TIME!)
Performers: Eva Gonzalez, Kye Kocher, John Creary, Andrew Barbero, Stephanie Davis,
Lesley Battler, Dale Herrington, Kim Tan MacNeal,
Jani Krulc (Guest Artist! Montreal)
Hosts: Ian Sampson & Ian Kinney
Music by: Joshua Hughes

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Event B: The Show Ain’t Over Performance Event
& Filling Station Issue 45 Launch
Friday July 3, 7:30 PM, $5
Arrata Opera Centre
1315 - 7 Street SW
A fast-paced night of poetry, fiction, film, and performance!
Performers:  Ian Kinney, Samantha Warwick, Paul Kennett, Eric Moschopedis,  
& Samuel Garrigó Meza, Nikki Reimer (Guest Artist – Vancouver)
Host: Andrew Wedderburn

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Event C: Exploding Concert!
Friday July 3, 9:30 PM, $8
Arrata Opera Centre
1315 - 7 Street SW
Bands: The Beija Flor with Dolly Sillito
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Event D: Independent Press & Arts Fair
Saturday July 4, 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 PM, FREE
Arrata Opera Centre
1315 - 7 Street SW
Participants: Small pressers and artists hawk handmade books, glossy mags, zines, broadsides, CDs,
art objets, handicrafts, and other enticing you-name-its.  

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Event E: Blow-Out Art Show & Sale
Ongoing throughout the Festival
Reception: Saturday July 4, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, FREE
Arrata Opera Centre
1315 - 7 Street SW
Participants: Challenged to find new ways to present their work in Arrata’s no-nails heritage space,
local artists show both art and ingenuity!   
Music by: Kaley Kinjo

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Event F: Til the Fat Lady Sings Performance Event
Saturday July 4, 7:30 PM, $5
Arrata Opera Centre
1315 - 7 Street SW
An exciting mix of fiction, poetry, film, and theatre!
Performers: Colin Martin, W. Mark Giles, Ian Samuels, Swallow a Bicycle,
Helen Hajnoczky, Jon Paul Fiorentino (Guest Artist - Montreal)
Host: Jen Kunlire

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Event G: Exploding Concert!
Saturday, July 4, 9:30 PM, $8
Arrata Opera Centre
1315 - 7 Street SW
Bands: Clinton St. John with The Ogden Owls

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CONTACT: Laurie Fuhr, Managing Editor, Filling Station Magazine 403.999.2566 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

ABOUT BLOW-OUT & FILLING STATION MAGAZINE: Since 1996, filling Station Magazine has been an innovative locally-based non-profit literary and arts magazine with national distribution.  Blow-Out started in 2004 to celebrate the diverse literary and arts talent in Calgary.

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