Thursday
April 28
The ClothingChange Exchange, Rooftop Screenings : Volatile Works Buddy
1542 N. Milwaukee Ave 2nd floor
Free!
7 pm The ClothingChange Exchange
The ClothingChange Exchange is a colorful touring event offering all-ages fun
in a creative atmosphere. In the spirit of an international bazaar it attracts
people from all walks of life to
come together for trade. This is a bartering bazaar for traders to clean out
their closets and bring their unwanted clothing to exchange. Items that defy
mass manufacturing such as vintage, ethnic and homemade garments are especially
welcome. However, the primary focus is to recycle used clothing in general.
Traders may bring as few or as many pieces of clothing as desired. These pieces
are used as currency to barter for new clothing from other traders. Items do
not have to be traded piece for piece, the value and worth of an item is determined
by the engaged traders. There is one rule: No money may be exchanged.
Clothing left at the end of the Exchange can be taken back home or left at
the event location. The remnants are bagged by volunteers and event organizers,
then donated to a local charity. Our organizers prefer to donate to a local
organization within the neighborhood of each event and try to steer clear of
national organizations that might sell the clothing in bulk to overseas exporters.
To promote positive self- image and expression there is a for-kicks fashion
show that everyone is encouraged to participate in. Participants construct
their own creative outfit to model on their own body in a walk of confidence.
The ClothingChange Exchange is a playful event, but is driven as a vehicle
for positive social change. Our main objectives are to create a fun event where
people can practice the usuage of alternative currencies, sustainable living,
fair trade, positive self-image, responsible consumption and resource conservation
and preservation.
9pm Rooftop screening of Volatile Shorts: A program of short films by Volatile
Works.
From ghosts to monsters to the ambient fear generated by our neoLiberal, militarized
nuclear age, the Volatile Shorts program is a collection of films that offer
a taste of the styles, themes and genres (from found footage to animation,
from scratch video to experimental horror) explored by members of the Volatile
Works media arts collective of Montréal, Québec. The program
will be looped with selections from Version>05.
10:30pm Performances Rodan 1530 N Milwaukee Ave. Free Mattin: This Basque country native investigates the acoustic properties of
his computer, while also assembling situations to create feedback - often instigating
feedback by actually bowing the computer itself. http://www.mattin.org/ Tim Barnes: New York City free-percussionist rattles our skulls with rhythms
and non-rhythms. DJ Rotten Milk
