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TWAM (This Week at MATTER):⁠ ⁠ 🗓️ Friday, October 16⁠ Doors: 5:00 pm // Event: 6:00pm-8:00pm // THE BOOKSTORE⁠ GUESS WHAT? I LOVE YOU – ALBUM & BOOK RELEASE TOUR WITH MIKE MAIMONE⁠ A night of music and readings devoted to love, and healing after loss. Celebrate with Mike Maimone, on tour for the release of his 15th album and 1st book, both called "Guess What? I Love You." This show features Mike performing songs from his new album on solo piano. ⁠ ⁠ 🗓️ Saturday, October 17⁠ 1:00pm-5:00pm // THE PRINTSHOP⁠ HALF-DAY LETTERPRESS WORKSHOP⁠ Printing, old style. Beginner-friendly letterpress printing training and hands-on poster-slinging workshop. These workshops are intended to do two things:⁠ 1. Encourage activism and creativity, with words. One sentence at a time.⁠ 2. Offer the community access to the means of production.⁠ ⁠ 5:30pm-8:00pm // THE BOOKSTORE⁠ THE SEMINAR: KNOW THE 2026 COLORADO BALLOT... AND A COUPLE OF GOOD EXIT STRATEGIES⁠ This month we are bringing the ballot into focus. Come and work it out. You can also learn the specifics of the Colorado Ballot and history of the ballot with Stalker Henderson and Rick Griffith. Dr. Becky Vartebedian will be in the wings, ready to assist.⁠ ⁠ 🗓️ Sunday, October 18⁠ 2:00pm-4:30pm // THE BOOKSTORE⁠ LOCAL AUTHOR SHOWCASE⁠ This month, put on your oversized hoodie and paint your nails black cause we're getting raw, real, and feeling all the feels at the Local Author Showcase! Join us as our local authors explore emotional topics with honesty and heart. Laugh, cry, and rage with us as we hear poetry, prose, and everything in between from yet another lineup of amazing talent from Colorado.⁠ ⁠ October's Featured Authors:⁠ - Ayleen Guzman AKA Mamafaeria (she/her),⁠ - Kevin Foote (he/him), Lulu Buck (she/her/ella),⁠ - Martin Balgach (he/him), Marissa Joy (she/her),⁠ - Chase Morris (he/him)⁠ ⁠ [CONTINUED IN COMMENTS] by @shopatmatter
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We are finishing out the rest of 2026 with SIX Letterpress Workshops! Join us as we encourage activism and creativity, with words. One sentence at a time. These workshops are beginner-friendly. Let's go Letterpress Printing!⁠ ⁠ We are honored to share our expertise and equipment with you…and we also are working hard to keep our doors open. Please join us and consider the value of the opportunity, and compensate us by paying what you can afford.⁠ ⁠ AVAILABLE WORKSHOP DATES⁠ September 12 // 10:00am-4:00pm // Full-day workshop⁠ September 20 // 1:00-5:00pm // Half-day workshop⁠ October 3 // 10:00am-4:00pm // Full-day workshop⁠ October 17 // 10:00am-4:00pm // Full-day workshop⁠ November 14 // 10:00am-4:00pm // Full-day workshop⁠ December 5 // 10:00am-4:00pm // Full-day workshop (6 people max)⁠ ⁠ Printing, old style. Beginner-friendly letterpress printing training and hands-on poster-slinging workshop.⁠ RSVP for any and all workshops via our link in bio. by @shopatmatter
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The Author Talk + Book Launch for Rajiv Mohabir's "Banbas/Exile" is coming up! Join us to celebrate the launch of "Banbas/Exile" with a reading and conversation. ⁠ ⁠ About the book...⁠ Rajiv Mohabir first learned of the Ramayan from his grandmother while sitting on his parents’ brown-tiled porch, surrounded by the scrub forest of Central Florida. Descended from generations of Indian indentured laborers who were brought to Guyana under nefarious contracts, they receive the ancient Hindu epic poem as a tale of exile in anthropomorphic wilderness, passed along as it was in stories and songs shared vocally in the cane fields.⁠ ⁠ Here, in a singular gesture of deeply layered translation, this ember of song is passed along again. Drawing on his grandmother’s Creole, Caribbean Hindustani, and the King’s English on his own decolonized terms, Mohabir reimagines the Ramayan anew. Classical in form yet rooted in Guyanese ancestry and its diasporas, Banbas / Exile is a genre-bending collection of poetry, stories, songs, and reflective prose. Speaking through heroes, villains, and animal deities, this extraordinary translation gives voice to lives shaped by exile and to the enduring search for a world that can hold both difference and communion.⁠ ⁠ Thursday, October 29 // 6:00-8:00pm // RSVP with or without book purchase via the link in bio. by @shopatmatter
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Fully Booked: our weekly newsletter of books and media we've been loving.⁠ ⁠ This week brings...⁠ 📚 "The Disappearers" by Marlon James⁠ Feature: Dark humor and queer resistance in 1980's Jamaica...⁠ ⁠ 📚 "End Times Fascism" by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor⁠ How to fight with your teeth bared and love in your heart...⁠ ⁠ 📚 "Stitched" by Eli McCann⁠ Your next comfy found family fall read...⁠ ⁠ 📚 "Orbital" by Samantha Harvey⁠ Philosophy from the space station...⁠ ⁠ 📚 "Happy Snacking, Don't Die" by Black Forager (Alexis Nicole Nelson) ⁠ Eat your surroundings (with great care)...⁠ ⁠ Find these books in the bookstore or through our bookshop.org (link in bio). by @shopatmatter
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In October, our Little Radicals are celebrating Filipino American History Month, and Global Diversity Awareness Month. We will be reading "Some Days I’m the Wind" by Rebecca Gardyn Levington and "El Cucuy… And Other Spooky Legends From Latin American Folklore" by Naibe Reynoso.⁠ ⁠ For the parents: "Horse Barbie" by Geena Rocero and "The Afterlife of Mal Caldera" by Nadi Reed Perez.⁠ ⁠ For books, activities, and discussions, RSVP and join us...⁠ Sunday, October 25 // 9:00-11:00am // RSVP via the link in bio by @shopatmatter
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October's Local Author Showcase is TOMORROW, and we're gearing up to host yet another collection of Colorado authors: Mamafaeria, Kevin Foote, Lulu Buck, Martin Balgach, Marissa Joy, and Chase Morris.⁠ ⁠ Get ready to feel some big feelings in all the best ways as our authors share poetry & prose that's straight from the heart. Sunday, October 18th from 2:00-4:30pm. RSVP via Link in Bio.⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ #shopatmatter #authortalk #shoplocal #shopdenver #lododenver by @shopatmatter
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The next few days at MATTER are about to be really eventful. Let’s hear from Rick about what we’re getting up to! Learn more, and find the links to RSVP, in our bio. ⁠ ⁠ 🗓️ SATURDAY OCTOBER 17:⁠ ⁠ 1:00pm-5:00pm // THE PRINTSHOP⁠ HALF-DAY LETTERPRESS WORKSHOP⁠ Printing, old style. Beginner-friendly letterpress printing training and hands-on poster-slinging workshop. ⁠ These workshops are intended to do two things:⁠ 1. Encourage activism and creativity, with words. One sentence at a time.⁠ 2. Offer the community access to the means of production.⁠ ⁠ 5:30pm-8:00pm // THE BOOKSTORE⁠ THE SEMINAR: KNOW THE 2026 COLORADO BALLOT... AND A COUPLE OF GOOD EXIT STRATEGIES⁠ This month we are bringing the ballot into focus. Come and work it out. You can also learn the specifics of the Colorado Ballot and history of the ballot with Stalker Henderson and Rick Griffith. Dr. Becky Vartebedian will be in the wings, ready to assist. Prints and Snacks Included.⁠ ⁠ 🗓️ TUESDAY OCTOBER 20:⁠ ⁠ 5:00-8:00pm // THE BOOKSTORE⁠ MAKING OUR WAY BACK CRAFT NIGHT⁠ Through simple, hands-on craft, we honor the rhythm of making as a form of care, resilience, and shared knowledge. Join us in October for a special craft night filled with typographic collage. Hosted by our resident typographer Rick Griffith. Make LetterImages and ImageSentences, and Whatever. Don't worry, it's easy. All materials provided. No experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to show up. Come as you are. Leave a little lighter. by @shopatmatter
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Join us this Tuesday for a special craft night filled with typographic collage! This event is hosted by our resident typographer Rick Griffith. Make LetterImages and ImageSentences, and Whatever. Don't worry, it's easy. ⁠ ⁠ Making Our Way Back is an invitation to slow down and return—to yourself, to community, and to the quiet intelligence of your hands. Through simple, hands-on craft, we honor the rhythm of making as a form of care, resilience, and shared knowledge.⁠ ⁠ All materials provided. No experience required, just curiosity and a willingness to show up. Come as you are. Leave a little lighter. by @shopatmatter
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There's always time to celebrate Hispanic/Latinx stories! Come check out our selection of books that inspire, empower, and reflect the richness of Latine culture. Our curated selection examines true histories, possible futures, and complex understandings of our current moment. ⁠ ⁠ Books available online and in-store. ⁠ ⁠ #shopatmatter #shoplocal #shopsmall #shopdenver #latinxheritagemonth by @shopatmatter
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"Guess What? I Love You" is coming up THIS FRIDAY, October 16! A night of music and readings devoted to love, and healing after loss. Celebrate with Mike Maimone, on tour for the release of his 15th album and 1st book, both called "Guess What? I Love You."⁠ ⁠ This show features Mike performing songs from his new album on solo piano. Guiding the audience on an emotional journey, he will also read short selections from his book, which received a Kirkus recommendation, an endorsement from Don Lemon, and Los Angeles Magazine called it "a moving account of love, loss and the radical act of staying open to possibility.”⁠ ⁠ The companion pieces are a tribute to his late husband Howard Bragman, who championed the LGBTQ+ community by helping celebrities navigate their coming out journeys, and was a beloved Hollywood luminary appearing on everything from RuPaul's Drag Race to Good Morning America. ⁠ ⁠ Maimone's piano-based music is often compared to Randy Newman, Leon Russell, Tom Waits, and Dr. John. With over 200 published songs, he has been heard on movie and TV soundtracks, Spotify and Apple Music editorial playlists, on the radio, and he has performed at major festivals and iconic venues across the country and internationally. He has toured with bands including Blues Traveler, Plain White T's and OK Go, and shared the stage with the legendary Stevie Wonder.⁠ ⁠ Friday, October 16 // 6:00-8:00pm, DOORS @ 5:00pm // RSVP via the link in bio by @shopatmatter
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Join the 'STONO' ensemble and special guests on Nov. 7th for a first preview of music, dance, and more from the show. This free concert will raise funds for an upcoming production. As part of Control Group Productions’ GAP initiative, T. Carlis Roberts (writer, composer, performer) will present a work-in-progress staged production of 'STONO' in February 2027. At the concert, you can give a donation or buy discounted tickets to help bring the production to the stage. Save the date and invite a friend to this powerful evening of culture, community, and music. RSVP: controlgroupproductions.org/stono #blackhistory #denvertheatre #denvermusic #benefitconcert #supportlocalartists by @shopatmatter
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HALF-DAY LETTERPRESS WORKSHOP THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17! Join us as we encourage activism and creativity, with words. One sentence at a time. These workshops are beginner-friendly. Let's go Letterpress Printing!⁠ ⁠ We are honored to share our expertise and equipment with you…and we also are working hard to keep our doors open. Please join us and consider the value of the opportunity, and compensate us by paying what you can afford.⁠ ⁠ Printing, old style. Beginner-friendly letterpress printing training and hands-on poster-slinging workshop.⁠ RSVP via our link in bio.⁠ ⁠ If you can't make this one, we still have more...⁠ AVAILABLE WORKSHOP DATES⁠ October 17 // 1:00pm-5:00pm // Half-day workshop⁠ November 14 // 10:00am-4:00pm // Full-day workshop⁠ December 5 // 10:00am-4:00pm // Full-day workshop (6 people max) by @shopatmatter
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