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Indie Girl
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Friday Nov 6, 2009 (6–7:30pm)
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FIRST FRIDAYS: SPECIAL EVENT FOR TEEN INDIE GIRLS
Friday, November 6
KAREN MACKLIN and ARNE JOHNSON
INDIE GIRL: From Starting a Band to Launching a Fashion Company,
Please note early time: 6:00 to 7:30 PM
Are you a girl who’s tired of letting the world decide what constitutes art? Want to take matters into your own hands? A fun and comprehensive guide for teenage girls (and anyone who thinks like one!), Zest Books’ Indie Girl contains all of the information you’ll need to start 9 independent creative ventures, from forming a rock band to creating a fashion company to making your own TV show.
At this event, local authors Arne Johnson (documentary film maker of Girls Rock!) and Karen Macklin (magazine writer and editorial director of Zest Books) will take attendees through the process of making a real, DIY zine. Participants will actually create their own zine, which will be available for collaborators to retrieve at Booksmith in the coming weeks! All supplies (and pizza) included.
Authors Arne Johnson and Karen Macklin have both dedicated their lives to indie arts and empowering young people. Johnson’s documentary GIRLS ROCK! Powerfully explores a band camp for young girls and the extraordinary difference musical training and performance make in the lives of both privileged and disenfranchised kids. Macklin has helped countless teens find their voices via writing. Both know first-hand that providing the tools and support, as Indie Girl does, unleashes real gir
