Reclaim, Reuse, Reinvent

Let’s give a shout out to Johnna Arnold, EBMMF Artist in Residence… she’ll be the screen printing maven of the Swap-O-Rama-Rama screen next Sunday.

She’s a photographer, printmaker and teacher—as well as a parent. She has an eye for finding beauty in the concrete and asphalt structures that dominate urban landscapes and has a gorgeous series of work using the local freeways as her inspiration.


And she’s bringing some of her personal silk screens to the EBMMF so that you can screen print her imagery onto your newly found, re-made, and/or up-cycled clothing—or even the shirt off your back, if you’re game.

Bring any clothes you’re ready to let go of too—and donate them to the swap. We’ll have plenty of fodder for your printing, crafting and COSTUME MAKING and whatever is leftover at the end will be given to local service organizations. (bring any sizes of kids’, women’s and men’s clothing in decent condition—no shoes or accessories)

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Maker-Palooza (aka Fogeys Who Rock)

Here’s a teeny reminder that it’s not only Kids Who Rock at the East Bay Mini Maker Faire. Just look at the lineup of fantabulous “adult” creators who will be busting it out for us on the 24th!

Daniel Popsicle is the brainchild (lovechild) of local composer, musician, and impresario Daniel Plonsey. Legend has it that he got the idea from a meeting with his mentor Anthony Braxton who told him he needed to start making “music for a new millenium” – flexible, present and new.

The music played by Daniel Popsicle can’t be confined to any label or category. As Dan calls it—it’s Music Of El Cerrito—connected to it’s moment and time and whoever happens to be hanging around playing it

Lest you think we take ourselves too seriously, here come the Devil-Ettes and Pip Squeak A Go Go with Cowboy Jared!

These go-go goddesses have gained notoriety for settin’ the fringe a flyin’ at their wickedly wild high-energy shows. Keeping the lost art of go-go alive, these gals are masters of the historical dances from the hey-day of  the 1960′s…get on your feet and prepare to go-go.

Toychestra is an all-women, arty, experimental ensemble that plays original music on toy instruments.

We (in the interest of full disclosure I should add that I’m a 12 year member) have recorded several albums, toured widely in Europe and brought joy and levity to children—and adults who feel like children—everywhere, including ourselves. I promise you won’t be able to repress your smiles or stay seated for long.

Eric Glick Rieman will be playing his prepared and extended Rhodes electric piano for us. His modifications to the Rhodes and other instruments have garnered him even more street cred in the experimental world and he has been playing with other masters of the arcane like Fred Frith, Ikue Mori and Lesli Dalaba. He’s a multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist performer and composer—and we welcome him to the EBMMF.

And as if that wasn’t enough…the one man wonder band Hungry, Hungry Ghost plays his first gig since moving to the Bay Area!  Check out his rad video (that refuses to embed properly!!)

Don’t forget, though, the kids who will be giving the Fogeys a run for the money on the main stage: The Black Bones, Poison Apple Pie, and The She’s! Young hutzpah and energy VS. older wisdom and experience…  Who will emerge victor?