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Letterpress printing, by humans for humans. Home of the Spinvite!

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Even motorbike go through generational bloat. #motobloat

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Pictures from Sunday's Bowling Party Fundraiser with @highconceptlabs, @roughpuppets, and @comfort_station at @firesidebowlofficial!

Thank you to everyone who came to bowl, chat, and celebrate Chicago arts. Your support helps us create and fund arts programming with local artists and organizations. Another huge thank you to @pizzalobo_ for providing food, @metriccoffee for our prizes, and @badatsports for their live commentary and entertainment.

See you next time, Chicago!

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Our puppet reporters are live on the scene in Logan Square, eager to tell you all about the upcoming bowling event fundraiser on August 30th.

Join 4 Chicago strong arts organizations(Rough House Puppet Arts, Homeroom, Comfort Station and High Concept Labs) and support local arts programming in your amazing arts rich city! Come bowl with them and experience all the cool stuff Chicago has to offer: Pizza, art, culture, beer, puppets, event themed t-shirts, bowling, live commentary, fun with friends, etc.

Ticket link in bio⬆️🎳⬆️🎳🏆⬆️🎳

Special thanks to puppeteers @twizness and @ericiswhonow and to the @firesidebowlofficial for participating in the making of this video.

#roughhousepuppetarts #supportthearts #chicagoperformingarts #firesidebowlpunk

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MWE printed this month’s @amalgamatedprintersassociation bundle envelope. @genghiskern ‘s got a bit shredded, and ours was left on the stoop in a thunderstorm. We usually make this stuff and post some slick photos and move on, so it’s nice to see it out there, doing its job. Other APAers, we’d love to see yours!

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Pinball, Kinky Boots, and an homage to queerness through cocktails this week on the Pride Passport 💟🥂🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Stop by any of these great spots for Pride celebrations that give back to Brave Space Alliance! Plus, add to your collection of exclusive Pride Passport stickers 👀 (Have you collected them all yet?)

For more info on these events and all of our Pride Passport partners, visit bravespacealliance.org/pridepassport 🔗🧡

#pride #chicagopride #bravespacealliance #queerspaces #nonprofit

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Fantastic Saturday morning workshop w Bryan of @midwestephemera designing and printing up a custom batch of 45 sleeves on vintage letterpress equipment on the NW side. Very happy w how these turned out! Learned about the Ludlow Typograph and a brief history of various printing processes. Thanks Bryan for your expertise, for crafting up that tilde for the ñ, and for keeping this amazing analog technology alive. Keep your eye out for the next workshop or dm Bryan at @midwestephemera for a custom order for yourself. #eldiscoedcultura

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Thanks to @joybombsocialcenter for having us at their record swap on Sunday! Here's @wildjimmyaction making some customized 45 sleeves! You can design and print your own custom 45 sleeves at our May workshop (Sat. the 16th), sign up now, link in bio!

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Calling all record collectors! Whether you've been at it a minute or just started your collection, we invite you to come out to joy bomb to get your trade on. Dig through your collection, make some sick swaps, and connect with fellow record lovers.

We will also have @midwestephemera joining us for the swap, offering a unique chance to participate in letterpress printing!

Spread this one to everyone you know who is into vinyl!!

<3 Joy Bomb

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@vcoachi hosted our annual meeting on the 15th, with great turnout at @wildgoosebar. We (slide 2) elected a new Board of Directors (l-r Sean, Lola, Julie, Bryan, and Craig). More details in our blog at vcoachicago.com

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Eventually you gotta get off your arse, stop yammering, and make your world bigger. Thank you to @midwestephemera for an amazing day of watching my little team of excellence 😁 happily handcraft some very good trouble. More photos to come. #letterpressprinting #letterpresslove #posterdesign

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Stoked to be playing with local super faves @tobaccocityband at @evanstonspace for a rad night of Chicago country and Americana sounds. Get yer tix, and pick up a copy of that handsome letterpress poster by @midwestephemera

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