July 6--DCIC + PRV Trio + Seventh Ring of Saturn (Atlanta) + Paul Neidhardt/Tyler Wilcox Duo (Balto/Boston)

Aug 3--Random Access Rendezvous--free improv workshop & jam!!

Sept 7--Nobu Stowe Duo with Alan Munshower + more TBA

In April, the Electric Possible series marks its fifth anniversary. To
commemorate and celebrate the occassion, Iím calling on the community of musicians, artists, poets, & audience to participate in a special ìassembling magazineî project (just like last year). For an assembling magazine, participants turn in multiple copies of an artwork, which is collated and bound with other submissions to form a single publication. Everything received is included.

For the Electric Possible Assembling Magazine, please create 40 copies of an 8.5 x 11 artwork. Then mail your work to the address below. Once I get at least 20 contributors, I will collate and bind the issue. Each contributor will receive a copy of the finished product mailed to them. Please forward this invitation to anyone you think may be interested in participating. Ideally, the finished project will reflect the current experimental music community surrounding the El Possible series.

You may design and manufacture your page however you want. Photocopying is a common technique. However, assembling magazines are most interesting when the pages involve handmade, individual touches. You could add rubber stampings, stickers, drawings, collage, etc. You may design your page to
document your band/music project, share a poem, or display artwork. You could attach a CDR or photograph. Your page doesnít have to be made out of paper, either! Think about it, be creative, but please participate! Using both sides of the page is recommended. Anything goes, but please stick to the size and format.

An assembling magazine is a collaborative happening in print that
revolutionizes the creation of a print publication. The idea rose from the Fluxus and mail art networks starting in the 1970s. Richard Kostelanetz initiated one of the first, called ìAssemblingî (which is where the generic name comes from), but there were many others. These projects circumvent the usual editorial restrictions enforced by most other publications, placing
control back in the artistsí hands, where it belongs. I contributed to
several assembling magazines in the 1990s and I continue to treasure them today. More information on assembling magazines may be found by following the links below.

http://www.zinebook.com/resource/perkins/perkins6.html

http://english.ttu.edu/KAIROS/11.1/topoi/kalmbach/assembling.html

http://www.richardkostelanetz.com/examples/recallassem.php

To participate in Electric Possibleís 4th Anniversary Assembling Magazine:
1. Create 40 copies of 8.5 x 11 size
2. Mail them to::
Electric Possible c/o Jeff Bagato
P.O. Box 2482
Merrifield, VA 22116