As part of our recent collaboration with Mas Context on their PRODUCTION issue, MAS Context and Heritage Bicycles will be having an event on Wednesday, February 20th from 7-8:30pm, to learn about the inspiration behind Heritage and their process of producing locally handcrafted bicycles in Chicago. Michael Salvatore, CEO and owner of Heritage, will talk about all the aspects of the production process, bicycle styles and how bicycles and coffee came together in this space. In case you missed the conversation with Mike included in the Production issue, check this post.

The event is free and there is no need to RSVP. You will be able to buy some of their great Stumptown coffee during the event or feel free to bring beer or wine. Hope to see you all there!

Our lovely friends Strand Design has partnered up with RX Made a program out of one of our favorite Chicago places the Rebuilding Exchange. RX Made is a job training program that reclaims building desconstruction and a vast array of materials that are just planned to be thrown and turns the salvaged materials into beautiful locally made work. Strand has designed a fantastic line of benches, clocks, shelving and more they designed just for this project.

They are kickstarting this project and need your help. So you should go on and give'm your support.

Tomorrow (Saturday Oct 6th, 2012) swing by Saki between 6 and 9pm for Dysgraphia, a show by Jordan Martins. Dysgraphia is a project based on Martins's interest in the Chicago-specific tradition of hand-painted block-letter grocery signs which have come to be associated with Latino markets.

An inspiring  video profile on some of our local heros at Strand Design by Nick Martin.

A really interesting premise for a documentary. "A first glimpse into the lives of sole survivors of commercial plane crashes as they struggle to understand their perplexing fate." They need your help kickstarting the film!

I'm a huge fan of David's blade installations. You can see his work in person at Post 27 and Intelligentsia here in Chicago. Or check out his site.

This is going to be an insanely special night. I'll send a reminder closer to the evening.

This past October, Chicago film collective Scenic traveled to the Icelandic countryside alongside photographers Tim Navis + Kim Holtermand and music composer Deru to create a series of improvised, collaborative short films. The resulting documentary - entitled Outliers, Vol. I: Iceland - will be released in June, along with a companion soundtrack compilation featuring thirteen contemporary classical composers and electronic music producers.

To celebrate the release, Scenic will join Deru onstage for a live, multimedia A/V performance inspired by the journey. Soundtrack contributors Shigeto (Ghostly International), Loscil (Kranky), and Sweatson Klank (Alphapup) will perform full sets, and the first 200 ticketholders are invited to an exclusive live screening of the film and Q&A session with the artists in advance of the show. Both the film screening and live performances are set for July 10th at Lincoln Hall in Chicago. Click here to buy tickets click here.