Announcing The 5th Annual Calgary Blow-Out! July 2-4 2009

Filling Station Magazine, NoD Magazine & CJSW present

The 5th Annual
CALGARY
BLOW-OUT!

7 Events Over 3 Days!
Thursday July 2 to Saturday July 4

This dangerously explosive festival, benefit, and launch for Filling Station Magazine and NoD Magazine once again puts the spotlight on Calgary’s innovative writing & arts community with
7 exciting events featuring readings, performances, concerts, art, film, and more!

TICKETS: $5 per Performance Event, $8 per Exploding Concert, or $20 Festival Pass. Available Now at Megatunes, Pages Books on Kensington, and Sloth Records!

BLOW-OUT SCHEDULE 2009

Event A: Flywheel Throwdown & NoD Magazine Launch!
Thursday July 2, 7:00 PM, FREE
Pages Books on Kensington
1135 Kensington Road N.W.
(PLEASE NOTE EARLIER TIME!)
Performers: Eva Gonzalez, Kye Kocher, John Creary, Andrew Barbero, Stephanie Davis,
Lesley Battler, Dale Herrington, Kim Tan MacNeal,
Jani Krulc (Guest Artist! Montreal)
Hosts: Ian Sampson & Ian Kinney

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Event B: The Show Ain’t Over Performance Event
& Filling Station Issue 45 Launch
Friday July 3, 7:30 PM, $5
Arrata Opera Centre1315 - 7 Street SW
A fast-paced night of poetry, fiction, film, and performance!
Performers: Ian Kinney, Samantha Warwick, Helen Hajnoczky, Paul Kennett, Eric
Moschopedis & Samuel Garrigó Meza, Nikki Reimer (Guest Artist – Vancouver)
Host: Andrew Wedderburn


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Event C: Exploding Concert!
Friday July 3, 9:30 PM, $8
Arrata Opera Centre1315 - 7 Street SW
Bands: The Beija Flor with Dolly Sillito

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Event D: Independent Press & Arts Fair
Saturday July 4, 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 PM, FREE
Arrata Opera Centre1315 - 7 Street SW
Participants: Small pressers and artists hawk handmade books, glossy mags, zines, broadsides, CDs, art objets, handicrafts, and other enticing you-name-its.

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Event E: Blow-Out Art Show & Sale
Ongoing throughout the Festival
Reception: Saturday July 4, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, FREE
Arrata Opera Centre1315 - 7 Street SW
Participants: Challenged to find new ways to present their work in Arrata’s no-nails heritage space, local artists show both art and ingenuity!
Music by: Kaley Kinjo

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Event F: Til the Fat Lady Sings Performance Event
Saturday July 4, 7:30 PM, $5
Arrata Opera Centre1315 - 7 Street SW
An exciting mix of fiction, poetry, film, and theatre!
Performers: Colin Martin, W. Mark Giles, Ian Samuels, Swallow a Bicycle,
Jon Paul Fiorentino (Guest Artist - Montreal)
Host: Jen Kunlire

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Event G: Exploding Concert!
Saturday, July 4, 9:30 PM, $8
Arrata Opera Centre1315 - 7 Street SW
Bands: Clinton St. John with The Ogden Owls

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CONTACT: Laurie Fuhr, Managing Editor, Filling Station Magazine 403.999.2566 blowout.fs@gmail.com

ABOUT BLOW-OUT & FILLING STATION MAGAZINE: Since 1996, Filling Station Magazine has been an innovative locally-based non-profit literary and arts magazine with national distribution. Blow-Out started in 2004 to celebrate the diverse literary and arts talent in Calgary.

SPONSORS: Filling Station gratefully acknowledges ALBERTA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS, ARRATA OPERA CENTRE, CALGARY ARTS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, CJSW RADIO, LUCID DESIGNS, NoD MAGAZINE, PAGES BOOKS ON KENSINGTON, PK SOUND, STEAMWHISTLE, & all our volunteers!