It's here! Going Down Swinging No.29 has arrived and we're gearing up to launch in Melbourne and Sydney...
So, if you're striding through Melbourne, come along to the Northcote Social Club on Tuesday November 17th and bear witness to a stunning array of readings and performances from contributors of this issue.
MELBOURNE LAUNCH EVENT
Tuesday 17th November, 7.30pm
Northcote Social Club, 301 High Street
$10 / $15 (with the book)
With: Sean M Whelan & The Interim Lovers, Desh Balasubramaniam, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Ahmed Hashim, Andy Jackson and Chris Flynn, plus a new GDS-commissioned performance by Josephine Rowe. Formally launched by Overload Poetry Festival Director James Waller. MC Michael Nolan; sounds from bP (Uber Lingua)
And for the Sydney-siders, wind up your clock radio or start streaming FBI's Sunday Night at the Movies:
SYDNEY RADIO LAUNCH & SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
A special one-hour live broadcast on 94.5FM <fbi.org.au> 2FBi’s Sunday Night at the Movies, Sunday November 22nd from 9pm, featuring performance by Josephine Rowe and Judith Hannan, plus special guests.
You can also catch Josephine Rowe with cellist Judith Hannan performing their new Going Down Swinging commissioned work at the Anode2009 Sydney Performance Night, Paddington Town Hall, Saturday 21st November 8pm - midnight.
AND...satellite events for your side-step swinging pleasure:
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Oslo Davis: This Annoying Life — A solo exhibition of new and used cartoons and prints, featuring original artwork from the GDS No.29 graphic novella ‘Where The Wild Things Aren’t’ — opening November 19th at 6pm, then running until December 23rd Lamington Drive, 89 George Street Fitzroy
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GDS on IndieFeed Performance Poetry Channel
GDS presents a special week of the online spoken word podcast beginning 16th November, featuring our faves from the new CD
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RMIT’s Professional Writing and Editing program is turning 21 and they're having a party! Historically assoiciated with all things GDS, students, staff and supporters of PWE, past and present, are getting together at the Trades Hall on November 17 (6-8pm) to catch up and celebrate this wonderful program. So on your way to our launch, drop in to support this momentous occasion and pass it on to all!
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