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TONIGHT!!! Personal Black Velvet Posters • August 3rd, 2016

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TONIGHT!!! WednesdayAugust 3rd, 2016 from 9pm until midnight (or later) at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT. 
Project: Personal Black Velvet Posters 
$3 Processing fee, please
$4 Drink Specials at Akbar: Akbar, M’m! M’m! Good!

 

It’s a new moon, or at least, it’s as close to a new moon as it officially was yesterday, there’s not a whole lot of moon visible in the sky right now. It’s dark and velvety, full of stars, our lovely sky, something to ponder, something to either relax or terrify you. The never ending vastness of the cosmos doesn’t trouble me much, perhaps because there’s so much minutiae to gaze at, internally and externally. This week’s installation of arty civic engagement begs you to do some coloring, and take your mind into the stratosphere and beyond, toward the final frontier.

Despite being cosmic ephemera, we’re still orbiting the sun on this wayward lil’ blue marble. We are the craziest little miracles you ever did see. Somehow, somewhere, the universe has its own boundaries, and in keeping with that theme, I’ve procured for you a little piece of the inky vastness of outer space. It’s a black velvet poster! It’s TINY! It asks that you color it in, and that’s pretty much where it stops asking anything else. There are sparkly snippets for which to add decor, your own flare, your signature style, there will be many items you can glue to your final masterpiece.

This way, if your sentient considerations freak you out and all you can think about is getting sucked out into space with no gravity, never to return… you can take your black velvet craft with you, and all will be well.

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

 

 

 

Posted by on August 3, 2016 in Coloring Craft

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Relaxing Glitter Coloring Sheets • July 6th, 2016

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TONIGHT! WednesdayJuly 6th, 2016 from 9pm until midnight (or later) at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT
Project: Relaxing Glitter Coloring Sheets    
$3 Processing fee, please
$4 Drink Specials at Akbar: Good times in every glass! 

I’m going to play easy listening, and we’re going to settle in with some beautiful shiny glittery coloring sheets.
They have themes, these coloring sheets.
Some of them have foxes on them, some of them are about mermaids, others tell the story of the primeval world.
We’re taking it easy, because the 4th of July weekend was action-packed!

Besides, there’s such an emphasis on “blazing your own trail” and “re-inventing the wheel” and “coming up with your specially voiced plan” and I have every belief that we’re all doing that… but sometimes it’s just nice to not have to run every goddamn thing.
Sometimes it’s nice to chill out in a basic way and relax!

So tonight, there is a decidedly uncomplicated project waiting for you at CraftNight.

Have a cocktail, experience the air conditioning, empty your mind of the day’s kerfuffles, chill out with a chilled beverage, and color inside the lines.  

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

Coming UP in Your Hot Hot City

July Heat Superfun: 

AKBAR this Friday >>>> Jeff Rasul Presents: *****BUMP***** 10PM-2AM $5 Cover
A monthly dance party at AKBAR every second Friday of the month.
DJ Steve Cunningham • Spinning 90’s House and Dance • Hot Go-Go Studs

PARTY at the AUTRY (Start of the Summer series!) 
Autry Museum’s popular summer dance series, Thursday evenings July 7–August 18. All ages welcome, reservations recommended
6:00 p.m. Tacos and drinks available for purchase
6:00–8:00 p.m. Galleries and Autry Store open
6:30 p.m. Music begins
7:30 p.m. Complimentary dance lesson led by Enio Cordoba

AKBAR MONDAY, JULY 18th >>> IAN MACKINNON & TRAVIS WOOD present • PLANET QUEER: 4-YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
Doors: 7:30 PM• Show: 8 PM • $5 all night
Planet Queer is making its 4th orbit around the Sun! Come celebrate 4 years of Queer performance, art, music, dance and more!

SORORITY: The MONEY Edition 

The Lyric-Hyperion Theatre • Jul 21 at 10 PM to 2 AM • literary salon slash party vibes
wine, beer, coffee drinks and kombucha
>>>> Readings and scenes from PROVVIDENZA CATALANO, AMANDA-FAYE JIMENEZ, KAIT SCHUSTER, INEZ PARRA, MALICE, PACO, RICH YAP, MEGAN AUSTER-ROSEN, ARIEL SHEPHERD-OPPENHEIM, SUJEY LEE COLON + MIA MALDONADO, and ASHLEY GRAHAM from san francisco!
GET TICKETS NOW!

MONDAY • JULY 26th • AKBAR • Bet Yer Bottom BINGOOOOO!!!!
Theme: MuuMuus and Caftans!

Our balls are getting steamy and tropical this month, and we will have glorious prizes for you!
Patron Cintronge, George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey, Tijuana Sweet Heat 100% Agave Nectar Tequila, Jim Beam Bonded Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey!!! 50 cents a card, come support the arts and GAMBLE!


 

Posted by on July 6, 2016 in Coloring Craft

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Love + Action • June 15th, 2016

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This WednesdayJune 15th, 2016 from 9pm until midnight (or later) at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT. 
Project: Love + Action   
$3 Processing fee, please
$4 Drink Specials at Akbar

Re: The Shooting in Orlando

I cannot find grace, and I cannot find comfort. I’m cracked in half.

Fighting back with love, that’s what monks do, right? Where you breathe in all of the world’s hatred and breathe out something more palatable with every chant?
What if I’m breathing fire?
What if I can’t breathe?
What about smashing things?
What about never stopping crying ever, or being dry-eyed and catatonic with emptiness?
We’re going to address as many feelings as we can at CraftNight this week with varying activities:

1.) Shrinky Dinks = Creative outlet. If you want to make something for yourself, for a friend, for anyone, we will have the supplies for you to do it. It can be about something, it can be about nothing, it’s a shrinky dink, it’s just the most distracting and rewarding craft I can offer at a time like this. If you don’t know what a shrinky dink is, then that’s it: for you, CraftNight this Wednesday is mandatory, you need to know.

2.) Send support: Many organizations have stepped forward to help, and here is the main fund through Equality Florida. I will have resource sheets for you to take home where you can find more ways to help.

3.) Cards and Letters for The Pulse: The Pulse is a community haven. They are in shock and mourning, but at some point, their doors will open again, the people need them. I’ll have pens, blank cards, paper, envelopes and more so that you can make and send healing, queer, sparkly, love-filled messages to The Pulse about how valuable and important they are, and how we stand with them in solidarity.

4.) Letters to Elected Representatives About Gun Control – I will have the letters, I will have stamps, I will have envelopes. Write one, and I will send it for you, or you can send it yourself.

5.) Curl up and watch the Akbar Jumbotron – If you want to cocoon and be in some pillows and hide and be comfy, we’ll have a dark space on the dance floor for you to be cozy and quiet. We will play promisingly distracting things on the screen, and we will have snacks.

6.) Have a cocktail. Sometimes a drink is a useful thing.

7.) Together Time: Akbar is a refuge for eastside queers over 20 years strong. CraftNight has been at Akbar for over 8 years now, we are part of the rainbow coalition, and these colors don’t run. It’s time to be together. Come and get your love.

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

 

 

Posted by on June 13, 2016 in Coloring Craft, Heat-based Craft, Multi-Variety Craft

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Puzzles • May 18th, 2016

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TONIGHT! Wednesday May 18th, 2016 from 9pm until midnight (or later) at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!!!
Project: Puzzle Time!   
$3 Processing fee, please
$4 Drink Specials at Akbar: The Gay Bar America Trusts 

If you were to merely pick up a jigsaw puzzle and start working on it, you would find that it would be great for your brain’s skills of dexterity, spatial reasoning and logic. But this is so deluxe because it’s not just a puzzle, it’s a personal puzzle, so YOU are the master of your puzzle! By crafting your puzzle, making it your own, you’ll also be using your brain to enter a meditative consciousness, as well as exercising patience and persistence while socializing with others.

You could make your personal puzzle look like a personal pizza, which may or may not be a drag if you put it together while hungry, but who cares, it’s yours. It’s your puzzle. You could still, technically, eat it.

It’s cardboard, you can color it in with pens or with paint, and it really is up to you. Here are some personal puzzle subjects/suggestions:

  • Secret love note
  • Flight information
  • Portrait of a corn dog
  • Seascape
  • Coaster for Cocktail Time
  • Poem for a good friend
  • Mysterious Tree full of Rabbits
  • Connect-the-Dots (a puzzle inside of a puzzle! Freak Out!)

Furthermore, if complete puzzles are not your thing, make the pieces into a necklace, it’ll look so good. And if you don’t want to solve the puzzle, if putting it together and “not knowing” is your thing right now, well that’s all right with me. There are so many things in this world that we’ll never know, which I fully endorse.

See you at the Craft Table!

JP Craft Captain

MAY MADNESS!  

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BET YER BOTTOM BINGO • AKBAR • 8pm to 10pm • Six Action-Packed Games! • Girls, boys, balls and prizes for our big winners!!!! 50 Cents a card!!!

FUTURE ART THANGS: Bird Houses, Masks, Metal, Druid Crafts…

 

 

Posted by on May 18, 2016 in Assembly Craft, Coloring Craft, Painting Craft

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Sun Catchers! • April 27th, 2016

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TONIGHT! Wednesday April 27th, 2016 from 9pm until midnight (or later) at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!!!
Project: Sun Catchers!
$3 Processing fee, please
$4 Drink Specials at Akbar: Because You’re Worth It 

Everybody loves the sunshine, which is why we’re making sun catchers tonight. As the months warm up, let’s make the best of it, and do sunny things, like sit on the veranda, let the rays light up your face, and watch plants experience photosynthesis. Everyone gets a sun catcher or two (while supplies last) as well as special sun catcher paint, along with a brush and lots of fun colors. This craft is beyond easy, so come on in and make one!

See you at the Craft Table!

JP Craft Captain

SPECIALS in APRIL: 

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FRIDAY APRIL 29th – MAY 7th 18th Beaches the Musical!  Unlikely friends live a lifelong journey, keeping in touch with each other and all of the emotions that go with friendship! Directed by yours truly! Casita del Campo’s Cavern Club Theater! Come and do dinner and a show!


LAST NIGHT of Gina Young’s “Sorority IN APRIL • Thursday April 28th 
10PM Gina Young’s SORORITY – a Queer Literary K-hole PERFORMANCE SITUATIONS, SCRIPT-IN-HAND READINGS, THEATRE, QUEERNESS, FEMINISM, DIRTY NEW YORK FEELINGS, CRUISING, ART BAES, LITERARY SALON SLASH PARTY VIBES

 

 

Posted by on April 27, 2016 in Assembly Craft, Coloring Craft, Painting Craft

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