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Jim Miller reads at Purple Haus in SD – May 14!

Posted on May 11th, 2011 in Events

On Saturday, May 14, we’ll be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Magonista anarchist invasion and commune in Tijuana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Tijuana <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Tijuana> ) with a book release event for Flash by Jim Miller and an acoustic show. All proceeds raised will go to the Seccion 22 teachers’ union in Oaxaca. Dinner starts at 5 pm, book reading and Q & A with Jim Miller at 6 pm, Prairie Tenor String Band (Labor Folk) at 7 pm, Elektra Thunderbunny does old IWW songs and stories at 8 pm!

Purple Haus, 2561 44th Street, San Diego, CA

Here’s what the celebration’ll look like:

5 pm – Vegan Indian food will be available for purchase for $5. There will also be home-brewed wheat beer.

6 pm – Jim Miller will be doing a reading and taking questions about his new novel, Flash, that deals with the radical history of SD and contemporary struggles (http://www.jimmillerauthor.com/_i_flash__i__88050.htm <http://www.jimmillerauthor.com/_i_flash__i__88050.htm> )

7 pm – Prarie Tenor String Band (Labor Folk) (http://www.myspace.com/prairietenorstringband)

8 pm – Elektra Thunderbunny willl regale us with old IWW songs and stories.