WHAT?
In its third year, the Chautauqua Art Lab (CQAL)
is a week-long grassroots citywide arts festival, free
university and art parade. Connecting innovative,
makers, thinkers and doers throughout St Louis
and the US.
WHERE?
Artist-run spaces throughout St Louis City
WHEN?
9-Day Festival from May 7th through May 15th
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?
Participation is a big part of the fest. Many of the
events offer workshops, community projects, and
share spaces as well as community dinners
throughout. Simply show up and join in.
All are welcome.
WEB: sporeprojects.blogspot.com
CONTACT: ghostsihavebeen@gmail.com
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1. SATURDAY MAY 7th- CINCO DE MAYO
a) Cherokee Street PEOPLE"S JOY PARADE
Location 1: Black Forest Parking Lot
Time: Meet at noon, parade starts at 1:11pm
Contact: Jenny Shriner- jmshriner@gmail.com
b) SPORE MOBILE GALLERY- Sarah Leitten
Location 2: Cinco de Mayo on Cherokee Street
Time: Ongoing
Final showing of "Three Sister's Shrine."
**http://sarahleitten.blogspot.com
c) AFTER PARTY
Location 3: Floating Labs at 4528 Ohio
Time: 9pm
Featuring: All Tiny Creatures (WS), Depth and
Current (OK), Half Gay, Eric Hall & a secret
art show in the Owl's Den
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2. SUNDAY MAY 8th- NORTH CITY EVENT
Info posted soon. Surprise event.
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3. MONDAY MAY 9th- NORTHSIDE TOURS
a) BIKE BRIGADE to Northside w/ Willy Zep
Location 1: CAMP 3022A Cherokee St. (backyard)
Time: Leaving 5:30pm, Returning 9pm
Contact: Willy at 314-479-2900
b) PUBLIC RECLAMATION PICNIC
w/ Kara Clark Holland
Location 2: Intersection of Cass and 14tth
Time: 6pm
Participate in photographer Kara Clark Holland's
public reclamation picnic. Bring food to share.
Project Info: http://karaclarkholland.com
c)PRUITT-IGOE TOUR w/ Michael Allen
Location 3: Pruitt-Igoe entrance on Cass Ave.
Time: 7pm
St Louis history guru Michael Allen will lead a
lively tour of the Pruitt-Igoe site.
Michael Allen: http://preservationresearch.com
d)KAREN HOUSE BIKE-BY w/ Willy Zep
Location 4: Karen House & Urban Roots Farm
Time: 8pm
Karen House: http://karenhousecw.org
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4. TUESDAY MAY 10th-
TEMPORARY FORT PROJECT (PART 1)
Location: Pig Slop- 2700 Cherokee Street
Time: 6:00-10:00pm
Contact: Zak at zmarmalefsky@gmail.com
university and art parade. Connecting innovative,
makers, thinkers and doers throughout St Louis
and the US.
WHERE?
Artist-run spaces throughout St Louis City
WHEN?
9-Day Festival from May 7th through May 15th
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?
Participation is a big part of the fest. Many of the
events offer workshops, community projects, and
share spaces as well as community dinners
throughout. Simply show up and join in.
All are welcome.
WEB: sporeprojects.blogspot.com
CONTACT: ghostsihavebeen@gmail.com
_______________________________________
1. SATURDAY MAY 7th- CINCO DE MAYO
a) Cherokee Street PEOPLE"S JOY PARADE
Location 1: Black Forest Parking Lot
Time: Meet at noon, parade starts at 1:11pm
Contact: Jenny Shriner- jmshriner@gmail.com
b) SPORE MOBILE GALLERY- Sarah Leitten
Location 2: Cinco de Mayo on Cherokee Street
Time: Ongoing
Final showing of "Three Sister's Shrine."
**http://sarahleitten.blogspot.com
c) AFTER PARTY
Location 3: Floating Labs at 4528 Ohio
Time: 9pm
Featuring: All Tiny Creatures (WS), Depth and
Current (OK), Half Gay, Eric Hall & a secret
art show in the Owl's Den
_______________________________________
2. SUNDAY MAY 8th- NORTH CITY EVENT
Info posted soon. Surprise event.
________________________________________
3. MONDAY MAY 9th- NORTHSIDE TOURS
a) BIKE BRIGADE to Northside w/ Willy Zep
Location 1: CAMP 3022A Cherokee St. (backyard)
Time: Leaving 5:30pm, Returning 9pm
Contact: Willy at 314-479-2900
b) PUBLIC RECLAMATION PICNIC
w/ Kara Clark Holland
Location 2: Intersection of Cass and 14tth
Time: 6pm
Participate in photographer Kara Clark Holland's
public reclamation picnic. Bring food to share.
Project Info: http://karaclarkholland.com
c)PRUITT-IGOE TOUR w/ Michael Allen
Location 3: Pruitt-Igoe entrance on Cass Ave.
Time: 7pm
St Louis history guru Michael Allen will lead a
lively tour of the Pruitt-Igoe site.
Michael Allen: http://preservationresearch.com
d)KAREN HOUSE BIKE-BY w/ Willy Zep
Location 4: Karen House & Urban Roots Farm
Time: 8pm
Karen House: http://karenhousecw.org
_______________________________________
4. TUESDAY MAY 10th-
TEMPORARY FORT PROJECT (PART 1)
Location: Pig Slop- 2700 Cherokee Street
Time: 6:00-10:00pm
Contact: Zak at zmarmalefsky@gmail.com
As part of a two day series the arts community
is invited to build a fort structure inside Pig Slop studios.
Many Thanks to Herding Cats Collective, Pig Slop
Members & Cole Root for donations.
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5. WEDNESDAY May 11th-
TEMPORARY FORT PROJECT (PART 2)
Location: Pig Slop- 2700 Cherokee Street
Time: 6:00- 11:00pm
Contact: Zak at zmarmalefsky@gmail.com
a)MUSIC: Dubb Nubb & FIREDOG: 6pm
b)SPORE GALLERY ARTIST TALK: 8pm
Juliet Hinely (Florida)
Contact: http://juliet-hinely.com
c)SHORT FILM SERIES: 8:30pm
Films by Phil Forsyth (Chicago), Sarah Leitten
(Chicago), Dan Schniedkraut (Minneapolis),
Brett Marren (StL), Philip Shorey (Minneapolis),
Bill Russell (StL), Willy Zep (StL), Jamie
Jessop (StL) and Sarah Paulsen's Forest Park
Community College film students.
Contact: Allen Killian-Moore-
tendrilinthemesh@riseup.net
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6. THURSDAY MAY 12th-
CHEROKEE STREET CRAWL
a)WEST CHEROKEE: 6-7:30pm
Archive, Fort Gondo (M.S.I.F), STL Style,
Cranky Yellow, Firecracker Press, & Peridot.
Evenn's Apartment Gallery (above Peridot).
b)EAST CHEROKEE: 7:30- 9pm
Pig Slop (CQAL Fort Project) , Aisle 1 (Joey
Potts), All Along Press (Jenny Murphy, Travis
Russell, & Angela Malchionno), SPORE Gallery
(Juliet Hinely) & David Langley's Studio.
c)OUTDOOR FILM w/ LIVE SOUND: 9:15pm
Location 1: Cherokee ReAl Garden, 2647 Cherokee
Rain Location 2: Pig Slop, 2700 Cherokee
Allen Killian-Moore's "Shut the Mouth" with live
soundtrack by Ali Jafar (Minneapolis)
_______________________________________
7. FRIDAY MAY 13th- OLD TYME
HOEDOWN & BBQ
Hosted by Charles & Chalot Douglas-Book
Location: Mrs MacCormick's Yard. 2917 Texas
Time: 7-12pm
a)BBQ POTLUCK: 7pm
Bring some yummy foods to share. Vegan food is
appreciated but we won't discriminate.
b)SOUND PERFORMANCES: Herding Cats
Collective- Anna Lum, Rich O'Donnell and friends
(StL), Bill Tucker (Chicago), Sincerely Ethics
(Minneapolis), Ghosts I Have Been (StL), Alan
Schilling (StL) & Daydream Lullaby (StL)
c)DANCE PERFORMANCES: Isaac Hester,
Kelsey Keil, & Audrey Simes
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8. SATURDAY MAY 14th- EXPERIMENTAL
PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS & PICNIC
Location 1: Building Arts Foundation Museum.
2300 Falling Springs RD. Sauget, IL (East St Louis)
Time: 3- 8pm
More Info: www.buildingmuseum.org
a) YOGA with Amy Broadway. 3pm
Bring a mat or a beach towel.
b)PICNIC: 4pm
Bring food to share. Vegan options appreciated.
c)PERFORMANCES: Ongoing 4-8pm
Keith Buchholz (Fluxus StL), Lincoln Johns
(France), Ali Jaafar (Minneapolis), Allen
Killian-Moore (Stl), .E (Stl), Syna So Pro
(Stl), & Chalk (StL).
d)COLLABORATIVE JAM: Sundown
w/ Ghosts I Have Been
e)WORKSHOPS: On-going
- Electronic Alterations: Chalk (StL)
- Contact Mics: Emily Hemeyer (StL)
- Buttons: Amanda Rainey of Special Passenger
Records (Columbia, MO)
Many Thanks to Herding Cats Collective, Pig Slop
Members & Cole Root for donations.
________________________________________
5. WEDNESDAY May 11th-
TEMPORARY FORT PROJECT (PART 2)
Location: Pig Slop- 2700 Cherokee Street
Time: 6:00- 11:00pm
Contact: Zak at zmarmalefsky@gmail.com
a)MUSIC: Dubb Nubb & FIREDOG: 6pm
b)SPORE GALLERY ARTIST TALK: 8pm
Juliet Hinely (Florida)
Contact: http://juliet-hinely.com
c)SHORT FILM SERIES: 8:30pm
Films by Phil Forsyth (Chicago), Sarah Leitten
(Chicago), Dan Schniedkraut (Minneapolis),
Brett Marren (StL), Philip Shorey (Minneapolis),
Bill Russell (StL), Willy Zep (StL), Jamie
Jessop (StL) and Sarah Paulsen's Forest Park
Community College film students.
Contact: Allen Killian-Moore-
tendrilinthemesh@riseup.net
_______________________________________
6. THURSDAY MAY 12th-
CHEROKEE STREET CRAWL
a)WEST CHEROKEE: 6-7:30pm
Archive, Fort Gondo (M.S.I.F), STL Style,
Cranky Yellow, Firecracker Press, & Peridot.
Evenn's Apartment Gallery (above Peridot).
b)EAST CHEROKEE: 7:30- 9pm
Pig Slop (CQAL Fort Project) , Aisle 1 (Joey
Potts), All Along Press (Jenny Murphy, Travis
Russell, & Angela Malchionno), SPORE Gallery
(Juliet Hinely) & David Langley's Studio.
c)OUTDOOR FILM w/ LIVE SOUND: 9:15pm
Location 1: Cherokee ReAl Garden, 2647 Cherokee
Rain Location 2: Pig Slop, 2700 Cherokee
Allen Killian-Moore's "Shut the Mouth" with live
soundtrack by Ali Jafar (Minneapolis)
_______________________________________
7. FRIDAY MAY 13th- OLD TYME
HOEDOWN & BBQ
Hosted by Charles & Chalot Douglas-Book
Location: Mrs MacCormick's Yard. 2917 Texas
Time: 7-12pm
a)BBQ POTLUCK: 7pm
Bring some yummy foods to share. Vegan food is
appreciated but we won't discriminate.
b)SOUND PERFORMANCES: Herding Cats
Collective- Anna Lum, Rich O'Donnell and friends
(StL), Bill Tucker (Chicago), Sincerely Ethics
(Minneapolis), Ghosts I Have Been (StL), Alan
Schilling (StL) & Daydream Lullaby (StL)
c)DANCE PERFORMANCES: Isaac Hester,
Kelsey Keil, & Audrey Simes
________________________________________
8. SATURDAY MAY 14th- EXPERIMENTAL
PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS & PICNIC
Location 1: Building Arts Foundation Museum.
2300 Falling Springs RD. Sauget, IL (East St Louis)
Time: 3- 8pm
More Info: www.buildingmuseum.org
a) YOGA with Amy Broadway. 3pm
Bring a mat or a beach towel.
b)PICNIC: 4pm
Bring food to share. Vegan options appreciated.
c)PERFORMANCES: Ongoing 4-8pm
Keith Buchholz (Fluxus StL), Lincoln Johns
(France), Ali Jaafar (Minneapolis), Allen
Killian-Moore (Stl), .E (Stl), Syna So Pro
(Stl), & Chalk (StL).
d)COLLABORATIVE JAM: Sundown
w/ Ghosts I Have Been
e)WORKSHOPS: On-going
- Electronic Alterations: Chalk (StL)
- Contact Mics: Emily Hemeyer (StL)
- Buttons: Amanda Rainey of Special Passenger
Records (Columbia, MO)
f)PANCAKE MASTER'S 30th BIRTHDAY!!
Location 2: Way Out Club at 2525 South Jefferson
Time: 10pm
Featuring: Rob Severson, King Kong Magnets,
Lord of the Yum Yum (Chicago), Bunnygrunt and
a secret celebrity guest. 21 and up. $7.
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9. SUNDAY MAY 15th- WORKSHOPS,
COMMUNITY SHARE SPACE, & POTLUCK
Location 1: CAMP at 3022A Cherokee Street
Time: 11-5pm
a) WORKSHOPS
11- 1pm:"Popcorn in the Brain: Tapping into
both hemispheres to break through barriers and
discovering your potential."-by Bill Donius.
1- 2pm: "Sloup Proposal Workshop Presented for Solo
Artists with Half Thoughts." - by Sloup. Join us in
developing a one page proposal for the May 22nd Sloup.
Participants will alter/develop/respond to each others' ideas,
Participants will alter/develop/respond to each others' ideas,
forgetting completely that they will compete for the next
Sloup grant.
c)OPEN FORUM IDEA SHARE: 2-5pm
Everyone is invited to share ideas! Make a slide-
show, prop your project on a table, turn on the
tape deck or just stand up & share. You can
email ahead or just show up. Straws are drawn
at 2pm. Voyeurs welcome.
Confirmed participants- Sarah Paulsen (The
Creative History of Cherokee Street), Cameron
Fuller (The Institute for the Perpetuation of
Imaginable Processes), Rebecca Bodhicky (Alice
Blue Collective), Emily Hemeyer (SPORE Projects
& Mobile Gallery), Eric & Michelle Repice (St Louis
Violence & Literacy Project), Jenny Shriner (CAMP),
Jeffery Miller, Amelia Jones & more.
d)CONVERSATIONS & POTLUCK: 6pm
Hosts: Hap Philips & Nita Turnage
Location: Muse Studio. 4601 S. Broadway
e)S. BROADWAY OPEN HOUSE: 8-11pm
Location: 4528 Ohio
-Open House: Arcadia Studios & Owl's Den. 8pm
-Dance Party: Lauderdale (Bottom of the Hill).
Featuring: DJ Invisible Cola, 18andCounting,
and Jeremy Kannapell.
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c)OPEN FORUM IDEA SHARE: 2-5pm
Everyone is invited to share ideas! Make a slide-
show, prop your project on a table, turn on the
tape deck or just stand up & share. You can
email ahead or just show up. Straws are drawn
at 2pm. Voyeurs welcome.
Confirmed participants- Sarah Paulsen (The
Creative History of Cherokee Street), Cameron
Fuller (The Institute for the Perpetuation of
Imaginable Processes), Rebecca Bodhicky (Alice
Blue Collective), Emily Hemeyer (SPORE Projects
& Mobile Gallery), Eric & Michelle Repice (St Louis
Violence & Literacy Project), Jenny Shriner (CAMP),
Jeffery Miller, Amelia Jones & more.
d)CONVERSATIONS & POTLUCK: 6pm
Hosts: Hap Philips & Nita Turnage
Location: Muse Studio. 4601 S. Broadway
e)S. BROADWAY OPEN HOUSE: 8-11pm
Location: 4528 Ohio
-Open House: Arcadia Studios & Owl's Den. 8pm
-Dance Party: Lauderdale (Bottom of the Hill).
Featuring: DJ Invisible Cola, 18andCounting,
and Jeremy Kannapell.
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