This Sat: The First Poppy Seed See-in

Arthur presents

THE FIRST POPPY SEED SEE-IN
Saturday, March 7, 2009
4 pm
Eat Records
124 Meserole Avenue
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York

At the First Poppy Seed See-in we will gather together to look into what is called “the hidden dimension of the public sphere.”

For free distribution at the event will be the famous Poppy Seed Programmes: 200 pamphlets containing poppy seeds and illustrated by Michael Curtis Hilde with integral texts by Arthur “Weedeater” columnist/blogger Nance Klehm. Here’s an excerpt from her text:

“The hidden dimension of a public sphere is the sphere of imagination. How we locate disorder and remedy it is how we imagine our body and mind.”

Also available will be silkscreened prints of the Arthurdesh poster signed by artist Arik Roper. Posters are $5.

Come eat, drink, pick up poppies, talk and listen to records– support autonomous local businesses like Eat Records, haven to thinkers, practitioners, artists and free people alike– re-imagine, see-in.

Organized by Michael Curtis Hilde. Poster artwork by MCH.

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If you can’t make it to Eat Records this Saturday, we are setting aside 70 poppy seed-loaded Arthurdesh programs for sale online. These are for sale only in US ($6 postpaid) and Can ($8 postpaid).

Paypal your order to

editor@arthurmag.com.

First come, first seeded.

by Categories: "Weedeater" column by Nance Klehm, magick | 3 Comments
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About Jay Babcock

I am an independent writer and editor based in Tucson, Arizona. I publish LANDLINE at jaybabcock.substack.com Previously: I co-founded and edited Arthur Magazine (2002-2008, 2012-13) and curated the three Arthur music festival events (Arthurfest, ArthurBall, and Arthur Nights) (2005-6). Prior to that I was a district office staffer for Congressman Henry A. Waxman, a DJ at Silver Lake pirate radio station KBLT, a copy editor at Larry Flynt Publications, an editor at Mean magazine, and a freelance journalist contributing work to LAWeekly, Mojo, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Vibe, Rap Pages, Grand Royal and many other print and online outlets. An extended piece I wrote on Fela Kuti was selected for the Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000 anthology. In 2006, I was somehow listed in the Music section of Los Angeles Magazine's annual "Power" issue. In 2007-8, I produced a blog called "Nature Trumps," about the L.A. River. From 2010 to 2021, I lived in rural wilderness in Joshua Tree, Ca.

3 thoughts on “This Sat: The First Poppy Seed See-in”

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    Whimsy says:

    Is there a reason poppies are being used? Is it because they’re cheapest?

    As lovely as poppies are, I’d love to see native Mid-Atlantic plants being reintroduced into urban spaces. Plants like horsemint (Monarda punctata) are drought tolerant and are also a great substitute for oregano.

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