1. Garth Hardy! Our first resident of 2009!
2. Crowd Control Sound and Art Fair. Sunday May 24, 1-5pm. North Street Church.
3. Sound and Art Skillshare Workshops
4. Dinner and a Movie - Sunday May 24, 6pm
5. Good news! Jake is our new summer student!
6. Free Movie! Live Score! Friday May 29, 9pm.
7. Stitch and Bitch
8. Radio Zine is back! Tuesdays 10:30pm-12am on CKDU 88.1FM
9. Crow's Nest space for rent
10. Roberts Street Social Centre! Come by and check it out.
11. Roberts Street FAN CLUB !

1. Garth Hardy! Our first resident of 2009!
Garth Hardy is arriving from Winnipeg later today to be our first Roberts Street resident of the year. Garth is an artist and musician who will create a collaborative, improvised score for a classic silent film that will be performed as part of Sound Bytes: Festival of Art and Audio . He’s looking for local musicians (any instruments) to collaborate with, and has chord change charts ready for C pitched instruments, Bb instruments, and if any are identified, Eb instruments. Want to help out? More info about the Skillshare he's teaching and the movie performance are below. If you want to get in touch with Garth, email us and we can put you in touch or come by Roberts Street to find him. Check out http://robertsstreet.org/n/residencies for a full list of our upcoming artist-in-residents.

2. Crowd Control Sound and Art Fair. Sunday May 24, 1-5pm. North Street Church.
The Obey Convention presents ... a special celebration of DIY culture!
Check out local and traveling record labels, zine makers, screen printers, and other talented folks. It's free! The list so far includes Divorce Records, Birch Control, Anchor Archive Zine Library, Snapped in Half Records, White Elephant Buttons, Britney Spears: Black Metal Idol zine, wanderlust, CKDU-FM, Sublime Creatures, Retirement Records, Yo Rodeo, Hello Daylight and more! Expect to see records, comics, zines, buttons, t-shirts, drawings, tapes, art pieces, screenprints, mix tapes, notebooks, screenprinted and sewn things, unique and crafty miscellany and lots more! Last minute table? email crowdcontrolsoundandart@gmail.com.
We will be there selling zines and some lovely new merch. We're also going to put together a Listening Station of audio and video zines from our collection (want to help?)!

3. Sound and Art Skillshare Workshops
Improvisation Lab with Amanda Dawn Christie ---- IS FULL. Sorry.
Email skillshare@robertsstreet.org if you want to attend :
Intro to Electronics with Adam Kelly - Sunday May 24, 1pm @ Roberts Street Social Centre
Learn some basic electronics skills, including noise-making and circuit-bending. Adam is an artist and the electronics studio technician at the Centre for Art Tapes.
Sound Recording with David Parker - Sunday May 24, 3pm @ Roberts Street Social Centre
Play around with a digital recorder and learn some tips for sound recording that can be used in a variety of ways, from creating artistic field recordings of sounds and spoken word, to doing interviews and creating radio content. David Parker is Spoken Word Coordinator at CKDU 88.1FM, Halifax's beloved community radio station.
Improvisational Music with Garth Hardy - Monday May 25, 7pm @ Roberts Street Social Centre
Come to a workshop and discussion about the state of improvised music, types of improv, strategies for success, and doomed performances. The workshop will also entail workshopping an improvised score for Dziga Vertov's classic silent film, Man With A Movie Camera. Interested participants are encouraged to bring an instrument that they are comfortable playing - rudimentary music skills (in both reading and performing) are strongly recommended for the second component of this workshop.

4. Dinner and a Movie - Sunday May 24, 6pm
To be announced! This is an awesome fundraising series of homeade meals and unique movies prepared and picked by Roberts Street friends and supporters. If you're interested in putting one on, or want to know what's up for this week, email semaphorecinema@gmail.com

5. Good news! Jake is our new summer student!
Thanks to Service Canada, we've hired Jake Feldman for the busy summer months. There's lots of zine cataloguing still to be done, and Jake is taking this on as a major part of the summer. There will be a cataloguing party and training on Tuesday May 26 from 3-6pm. If you're interested in learning to catalogue email Jake at lizard_feldman@hotmail.com. Check out http://www.robertsstreet.org/n/zine-library to see the catalogue in process.

6. Free Movie! Live Score! Friday May 29, 9pm.
Come see the classic silent movie Man with a Movie Camera performed with a live score! If the weather is good it'll be in the backyard of the Kabuki Housing Co-op at the corner of Agricola St. and Roberts St. If the weather's bad it'll be at the Eyelevel Gallery, 2063 Gottingen St. Part of Sound Bytes 2009.

7. Stitch and Bitch
Every Tuesday 7-9pm
Do some crafting and chatting with friendly folks.

8. Radio Zine is back! Tuesdays 10:30pm-12am on CKDU 88.1FM
Listen in for readings, interviews, discussions about zines and other things! You can also listen online - www.ckdu.ca

9. Crow's Nest space for rent
Need space to hold meetings, events, small workshops, or show films? You can rent the Crow's Nest (upstairs) at the Roberts Street Social Centre. There's a digital projector and screen, sound system, chairs and tables.... Rates start at $5 for a quick meeting and help pay the rent! Email us to find out more.

10. Roberts Street Social Centre! Come by and check it out.
Open Hours for both Anchor Archive Zine Library and Ink Storm Screenprinting Collective
Sundays 2-5pm & Tuesdays 6-9pm
Come borrow and browse zines, become a member, or have a look at our rapidly growing catalogue! Also get a tour of the screenprinting studio, sign up for workshops, or get started on a project.

11. Roberts Street FAN CLUB !
We are asking zine lovers, screenprinting enthusiasts, local or visiting artists, and popular education devotees to demonstrate their support financially. Community support is essential for the Roberts Street Social Centre to continue to grow and thrive. Contributions of any amount are greatly appreciated. Send us an email with your mailing address, and we’ll send along an info sheet.