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Big Big Love Book Event

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This Friday, historian and author, Hanne Blank, will be here reading from and discussing the updated edition of her book,  Big Big Love , which features new interviews with body-acceptance activists, health coaches, psychologists, and more! Big Big Love’s savvy, sane advice can help you tackle every hot-button issue you may confront in the bedroom and in love. Join us for cupcakes and adult beverages, 7-9pm!

Hairy Baltimore

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This weekend is the Baltimore Book Festival. And there are a lot of very exciting things going on over in Mt. Vernon to celebrate. But one of the projects we're most excited about is a book curated by our friend Alex Fine called Hairy Baltimore . The limited edition book contains 40 portraits of Baltimore icons with distinctive hairstyles by a bunch of great artists, including: Okan Arabacioglu, Derrick Dent, Donald Ely, Alex Fine, Daniel Fishel, Jimmy Giegerich, Andrea Kalfas, Daniel Krall, Hawk Krall, Jeff Lance, Cameron K. Lewis, John Macnair, Emma Maatman, Noah Patrick Pfarr, Sarah Pfeil, Thomas Pitilli, Jon Sperry, Hanna Viktorsson, Annie Wu. And while we're excited because it's a great idea for project, we're also excited by this awesome portrait of me that Noah Patrick Pfaff did. (He also did a great portrait of our pal Raygun Robyn ). We can't wait to see the book and who got illustrated and by which artists. 

How To Make A Zine

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From the folks at the Salford Zine Library ! Make sure you get the help of an adult!

Books Books Books

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 Tons of this season's great books are rolling in!  

Best of Baltimore 2011

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Best Independent Bookstore . " We know, we know, the internet, the long tail, and all that, but actually being in the store, surrounded by all those weird and wonderful things to read and look at that maybe you didn’t even know existed until you happened to spot them filed next to something else, is an invitation to impulse buying and, well, better than the internet. There, we said it." Thanks, City Paper! And also City Paper Readers ! Here are some more Hampden Winners !

SPX 2011 Wrap Up

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Friday night was our annual pre-SPX party and it was a great time! We had some of our own beer, brewed by our friends at Burnt Hickory Brewery. People were just hanging out after the readings. I wish I had taken more photos, as usual. Daniel Krall and Kate Haberer Anders Nilsen, Noah Van Sciver and Brian Ralph Heidi MacDonald and Jessica Abel Jim Rugg, Dan Zettwoch, Kevin Huizenga, Brian Ralph The Ignatz Winners were announced Saturday Night. We were all shocked and saddened to hear that  Dylan Williams passed away this weekend. Sunday we headed to Bethesda. Here's a batch of what we got. There's a whole lot more here , which will be updated throughout the week. Thanks to everyone who came to the event! Hope you had as much fun as we did!

Hampdenfest 2011 Wrap Up

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It's been a crazy long weekend. Here's just one of the wrap ups. More to come! Like any great neighborhood festival you see a lot of your neighbors just hanging out, like the Treksters and Fishboy, and entering Hampden Idol. Our diligent and friendly judges, Sarah Jennings, reigning Hampden Idol, Lee Gardner, editor of the Baltimore City Paper , and Aaron Henkin, host of WYPR's The Signal . Like a Prayer by our new Hampden Idol winner - Blessed Tess Keyboard Man with the finalists. The first annual The Great Baltimore Mac Off was a huge success, raising money for the Hampden Food Bank and offering an amazing array of mac and cheese creations from amateurs and professionals alike. photo provided by Genny Dill The Mac Off judges Mary Smith, of Charm City Cakes , Henry Hong, food writer for the Baltimore City Paper , Baltimore Magazine and chef at Noodle Republic , and Tom Campbell from Patchwork Catering  chose Lucia Treasure's Natty Bo

Superhero Series

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Superhero Series , originally uploaded by sugarfreak . Our Button-o-matic has arrived with the brand spanking new Superheroes Series ! Buttons by Jeffrey Brown, Laura Park, Shawnimal, Jay Ryan and more!!

SPXplosion 2011

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This Friday is our annual pre SPX party! These comic artists will be at Atomic Books presenting and signing their new works: ANDERS NILSEN MARC BELL MELISSA MENDES NOAH VAN SCIVER TOM NEELY BRIAN RALPH DINA KELBERMAN And THE NERDLINGER AWARDS ! 7-9pm Sales on tons of books, comics, DVDs and our own Atomic Books beer will be served.

First Friday & Labor Day Weekend

Hey, we have this crazy thing happening in the city this weekend, so here's some helpful tips on avoiding the closed streets. But it's First Friday in Hampden tonight and Celebrated Summer Records is having a Donut Social and we're having a 25% sale on all CDs and DVDs and 50% off all sale items (off their already lowered prices) as well as refreshing adult beverages. We'll be open on Labor Day for our regular hours!

Baltozine Roundup - Early September

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Keeping track of new magazines (etc.) that we get in which talk about Baltimore stuff. For more on, by, or about Baltimore-area artists, check out the following issues below.   Mojo Magazine #215 Mojo has a 1 page profile of Future Islands. "...This conflict between new wave stoicism and uninhibited emotional outpouring is the bloodline of Future Islands. Coming from the same Baltimore art-party scene as previous MOJO Rising star Dan Deacon, their 2008 debut Wave Like Home was a half-hour punch of bold, fraught electronic pop. But following the departure of drummer Erick Murillo, the trio moved away from warehouse wig-outs in favour of something more graceful and moving. The result was 2010's In Evening Air . All melancholy synth drones, New Order beats  and elegant ruminations on personal tragedy.... their upcoming album, On The Water ... finds a greater tenderness than its predecessor. The densely layered songs are given more breathing space, recalling early OMD a

The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis - September Book Pick

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This month's Reading Club  pick is The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis  by Lydia Davis. See you September 28th for the discussion - 7:30 at Atomic Books! New members are welcome at any time, and you get 15% off all the books for this year's Club titles. Join the Facebook Group for more discussion and updates.