257 Past Events at The Cup

The Midwest Writers Workshop, in celebration of National Poetry Month, will sponsor a “Message in the Bottle” reading Saturday night, April 28^th, at 7:30 p.m. at The Cup, 1608 W. University Ave. in the Village.

Featured poets:

Michael Meyerhofer is the author of three books of poetry, most recently Damnatio Memoriae, and five chapbooks. He teaches creative writing and poetry at Ball State University. 

Jeffrey Owen Pearson—Most recent poems appear in the 2012 Vonnegut issue of Tipton Poetry Journal, the Muncie Poverty Project, and at the Open Door Clinic, Muncie.  The chapbook Hawaii Slides was published Pudding House Publications. He has been nominated for the Puschcart Prize.

An open mic will follow the featured readers.

Contacts:

Kelsey Timmerman Kelsey@kelseytimerman.com

Jeff Pearson jjopcelia@comcast.net    

At this first meeting, we will be planning for future events and activities as well as knitting in a social environment.

Join us for social knitting and coffee drinking as well as good conversation.

Join us for social knitting and coffee drinking as well as good conversation.

Join us for social knitting and coffee drinking as well as good conversation.

Join us for social knitting and coffee drinking as well as good conversation.

Join us for social knitting and coffee drinking as well as good conversation.

Join us for social knitting and coffee drinking as well as good conversation.

Join us for social knitting and coffee drinking as well as good conversation.

Join us for social knitting and coffee drinking as well as good conversation.

Join us for social knitting and coffee drinking as well as good conversation.

Join us for social knitting and coffee drinking as well as good conversation.

Join us for the closing reception of The Glue & Scissors Society exhibit being held this month at The Cup. The roster of events will feature poets, musicians, and of course visual artists. 
As you tour the village this evening be sure to stop at the following venues: Be Here Now, the Cup, VGR, Grandma Betty's and various areas in between. 

So come ingest the first rumblings of chaos. Tee-hee in the face of doom. We dare you.

As we draw nearer to the event, the schedule of performances will be posted.

If you are interested in displaying your own artwork at the event, submit at: http://glueandscissors.org/submitart

Mark making: perhaps the power in this art form is not its singularity but rather, its ability to be duplicated. Creating an impression is like skipping a stone. Each touch, no matter how light, creates a series of ripples. When replication is simple, distribution is simple. From there, the ripples arc out, casting over territory too large for one person, for one idea. Thus they shift, mature, spur creativity in others.

A single impression.

The softest breath over water.

February is the season of unnaturally dyed daisies, everything heart shaped, and Barry Manilow songs spilling over like too much bubble bath. It is the time of year that we place the whole love shebang up out of reach on some gilt pedestal. “Love unites us!” we shout, lifting our ignorant fists to the heavens. 

We at Glue & Scissors are pretty sure love will tear us apart, that all of our hearts better resemble scraped knees.

It's high time we compare scabs—the different shapes and textures of experience, how our bodies exist in constant dialogue with each other. 

Love itself is a paradox. 
We cleave together. 
We are cleaved in two.

Recognition of the reciprocal nature of love means a greater understanding of the human condition.

It is perhaps this scrutiny that has the propensity to unite us.

The Cup will feature performances by:

Blake Mellencamp
Paul Witkamp, William Smith + Their guitars
Coyotes
Marta Vitolins

Also, a series of dramatic readings w/audience participation encouraged.

This event aims to display craft, the manipulation of aesthetic where function and form meet.

It will take place Friday, April 5 as a part of First Fridays in the Village from 6-9 pm utilizing both the inside and outside of The Cup.

After the exhibition, there will be a fashion show from 9-9:30 at Be Here Now followed by three bands and a DJ set to close the night!

If you are a designer of any sort, consider submitting to the show here: http://glueandscissors.org/submitart

We are accepting anything design based: graphic design, fashion, jewelry, architecture, textiles, etc.