Benefit for Todd Colby & families of the Monitor Street fire!

Many of you have heard about the Monitor Street fire that destroyed half a block in Greenpoint, Brooklyn last week, displacing 29 families. Among those displaced were Soft Skull author Todd Colby & his wife Elizabeth. They lost not only their home, but most of their possessions, including Todd's manuscripts, journals and computer, and Elizabeth's artwork.



Soft Skull, in conjunction with Todd's friends and several cosponsors, is organizing a benefit for December 14 at the Bowery Poetry Club.



Sunday, December 14

8:00pm



Benefit for Todd Colby & the 29 families of the Monitor Street fire!



Sponsored by Soft Skull Press,

Gammon Records, Bowery Poetry Club,

BOOG City, Lungfull!, LIT, Slow Toe,

Unpleasant Event Schedule & friends.



Bowery Poetry Club

308 Bowery (across from CBGBs)

New York, NY



$5-10$ suggested donation at the door,

plus lots of great indie-press books and zines on sale!



Musical & literary performances by Thurston Moore,

John S. Hall with King Missile III, Gordon Gana,

Rebecca Moore, & Unpleasant Event Schedule the Band.



If you are a small press or magazine and would like to donate copies to sell, contact shanna at softskull dot com.



Monetary or gift certificate donations before the event may be made either directly to Todd & Elizabeth (email me for details), or donations are being accepted by the New York Red Cross (19 people have signed up for assistance at last count, 12 adults and 7 children).



Also, feel free to send Brooklyn apartment leads to me and I'll forward them on.



THANKS!