Graffiti and Street Art Events In Trenton This Summer
There's a whole list of events at www.jerseygraf.com. The first exhibit kicks off Friday from 6pm-10pm. Here's a copy of the flyer - click for a bigger image and an option to zoom:

There's a whole list of events at www.jerseygraf.com. The first exhibit kicks off Friday from 6pm-10pm. Here's a copy of the flyer - click for a bigger image and an option to zoom:

So I got to check out the Cardboard and Photocopy event at the trainstation. It was pretty awesome. There was a lot of varied stuff from almost lifesized cardboard figurines sitting dejectedly off to the side to some really cool photocopy-art zines that were being handed out. My favorite was the piece of graphic design below. The artist gave me permission to post it and he's supposed to be emailing me a link to his website so people can check it out. The artist's name is Karl Doerrer. You can check out his stuff on either of his web sites: http://dintavian.deviantart.com/ or http://www.geocities.com/dintavian/. The images are of a sim city style screen with a satelite picture of New Brunswick on it. At the bottom are the sim style meters with "sense of dissolutionment", "cardboard boxes", and "photocopy" all increasing.


So I found a cool looking flyer for this event recently and contacted the organizer. They sent over the pic on the left. To be honest I'm not completely sure what to expect based on the picture, but the concept sounds pretty cool. There's something about the phrase "In the mediums of cardboard and photocopy" that makes me need to go check it out. I'm pretty excited about it. The exhibit is supposedly opening at the New Brunswick Train Station from 7pm to 9pm tomorrow, Feb. 23rd. I'll definitely post a follow up about it afterwards.
Location: West End Coffe Bar, 152 Easton Ave.
Time: Mondays, 9-11
For info contact westendopenmic@gmail.com
Check out the open mic @ West End Coffee bar. There's a good mix of musicians and if you're not digging who's playing there's always cool art up on the walls to look at. Poetry and comedy is welcome too. The event is held every Monday night and the repertoire of acts seems to build with every week that goes by.