Please join The People's Archive Saturday, April 11th 2pm to 3pm, for a very punk event! Howard Wuelfing, a DC icon who was part of Half Japanese and The Slickee Boys (!!), is here to talk about his new book on punk fanzines!
John R. Davis of the UMD Punk Archive and band member of Q And Not U will also be speaking along with Mark Jenkins, a veteran freelance writer and co-author of "Dance of Days" (if you haven't read it, you should).
More information can be found at the link in our bio!
SAVE THE DATE: 3/25
RAYFEST is the semi-annual celebration of the late DCPL archivist Ray Barker, who passed away from a brain tumor on March 26, 2024. An avid supporter of Rhizome, Ray Barker was highly involved in documenting the history of the DC music and arts scene through his work at MLK Library. With support from his friends and fellow archivists at People’s Archive, RAYFEST will feature music, arts & crafts, and food. Doors open at 7pm and music starts at 7:30pm. $10 for students and $15 for everyone else, with all proceeds going to the Rhizome fund for its new space and forever home.
I have risen from my Instagram hiatus to bring you good news. Our annual CALL FOR BANDS has begun. Apply at the link in our bio or if you prefer, send us an email🤘
Deadline for consideration is March 11th at 11:59pm
**Not punk related, archival though**
The DC Punk Archive is housed in The People's Archive at DCPL and we're looking for a PAID spring intern. For further information please go to the website linked in our bio (or use the QR code)!
We also have a practicum opportunity available for those still looking.
Please share to all the folks you know pursing an undergraduate or graduate degree in the DC area!
EP 48: Perception vs Perspective
Is Your Brain Lying to You? In this episode, we unravel perception vs perspective. From predictive coding, optical illusions, & AI chatbots. How much of your “reality” is just your brain’s best guess.
With guest Katie Lichtle-Mullenix @dcpunkarchive
Listen where you find your other podcasts, click link in bio or screenshot and goto link:
/p/ep-48-perception-vs-perspective
#rabbitholeofresearch #jotham #perspective #perception
Happy Friday!
I wanted to share a more extensive list of the things we're looking for in our DCPL Zine Library. Let me know if you have any questions!
Also, a reminder that DC Zinefest is 2 weeks (and a day) away!! If you want to donate catch me at the DCPL table or at our People's Archive open house!
Exhibit opening today! DIY in the District: Celebrating DC’s Artist-run Spaces
Come visit this amazing tribute to the work of our late friend and colleague Ray Barker, curated by Natalie Campbell of DCPL’s exhibits department. Ray had been working on an ambitious oral history project documenting DC art spaces, and this exhibit beautifully highlights and continues that work.
Programs are scheduled throughout the length of the exhibit, today at 3pm we’ll be diving into stories about the downtown art scene of the 70s and 80s with Bill Warrell, Bob Boilen, and Cynthia Connolly, with clips from Ray’s interviews woven throughout. Join us!
The People's Archive at the MLK Library is looking for zines!
We are creating a browsable zine library that will be housed in the reading room of The People's Archive, the only problem is, we don't have enough zines! We're looking for zines about DC or created by DMV folks. (I know this is a punk page, but the zines DO NOT have to be punk related)
If you're interested in donating you can reach out via The People's Archive email (in bio) OR drop them off at the DCPL table at DC Zinefest on November 1st! There is a quick form to fill out to donate that I can send you ahead of time or I'll have plenty of copies at the table!
Thank you for considering donating to the DCPL zine library!
Join me and friends for a visual and sonic tour of the downtown art scene in D.C. from the late 1970s through the early 1990s, featuring audio clips and photos from the DC Public Library archives, with reflections from us artists who played key roles: Bill Warrell, founder of d.c. space; Bob Boilen, musician and radio personality; and Cynthia Connolly, d.c. space programmer ~1987-1991, artist and curator.
Each of us will describe the downtown we knew, the landmarks and businesses and art spaces we frequented, the art and music that happened, including anecdotes from the archives.
For my story- I thank Michael Horsley for the use of his photos taken from 1985-1988 of downtown DC, Seth Lorinczi for helping with the slideshow working with the library, and all the staff at the library in particular Ray Barber who spent an exorbitant amount of his life collecting this material and Natalie Campbell who must have a double of herself getting this done!
It would not go without saying that Claudia Joseph (then DePaul) showed me the ropes of booking d.c. space and much of what she taught me and my learned experience at space informed very much of my art and curatorial practice today. Thank you!
Audience members will be invited to listen to clips from the D.C. Art Spaces Oral History project, and share their own memories.
For sale at this event will be letterpressed editioned grab bags I made filled with the remaining original flyers from d.c. space from my collection. You get 10 flyers, a menu and calendar in the packet. No two are alike. All proceeds go to the library. You must buy it from them.
This program is presented in conjunction with the new exhibition D.I.Y. in the District: Celebrating D.C.’s Artist-Run Spaces. It is dedicated to the memory of DC Public Library archivist Ray Barker (1969-2024), whose oral history interviews with more than is now available on DigDC, the portal for selected digitized and born-digital items from The People’s Archive.
@bob_boilen@rhizome_dc@tobedone.studio@rockyyoadrienne@permaculturexchange@mapsglover@warp_dmv@dcpubliclibrary@michael.horsley.9803@sethlorinczi@lovedclibrary@dcpunkarchive
Here lies hours of work. Lots of alphabetizing. Many lines in spreadsheets. Trial and error getting it into ArchiveSpace.*
Besides hours of work, these photos represent the first two series of our Punk Archive Artificial Collection (yay!!). Things end up in this collection that may have not had its own collection or a donation that wasn't big enough to be its own collection but we were still happy to receive it!
Next in my punk archival journey is going through our zines!
*ArchivesSpace is how we keep track of our data & show y'all what we got. Link is in bio if you want to peruse.
Side note: When I give collection updates I'll try to stay away from archival jargon but if something doesn't make sense please ask questions!
Hi all! I thought it was about time I introduced myself. My name is Katie, I'm the Archivist behind the DC Punk Archive. A little about me, I've been with DCPL for almost 3 years. For the first 2 and half years I was in youth services working with the babies and teens. I moved to my current gig in March, taking over from some very amazing folks. I'm a person with many hobbies, master of none.
Thank you to everyone that has been a long time follower of this page and our new folks! In the coming days I'm hoping to make this a more interactive space and really share what we do here. So please keep an eye out.
Speaking of interaction, please message me about any fun punk/punk adjacent things happening in the city. I'm happy to share those things and, personally, I would love to get more involved with the DC punk scene and trying to break my homebody ways. <3
Cheers,
Katie
Hey all! Here are the upcoming events for the Punk Archive.
The Rooftop Punk Shows are free, no tickets required! Catch me at the punk shows with a free button making activity. Get your DC Punk Archive swag!
Punk Processing Nights have a sign up on the DCPL website, registration opens a week before the event at noon.
Hope to see y'all! 🤘🏻🤘🏼🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿
(This is round two of this post, thank you for catching the date mix-up you lovely people!)
