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We have a ton of Believer Magazine back issues in stock right now. The standard issues, the Art issues, the Film issues, the Music issues…all chock full of intelligent goodness.

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Joy Shannon & The Beauty Marks “Out of My Dreams and Into My Arms” CD

This is the 4th studio album from the Long Beach-based band “The Beauty Marks.” Songwriter Joy Shannon crafts moving, introspective songs on Celtic harp, cello, harmonium and is backed by guitar, bass and drums.
$10 CD

Packaging design and artwork by Suzanne Walsh.

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We currently have copies of Dave van Patten’s outstanding graphic novels “Black Candy” and “The Beard of Buffalo Timber”. His books don’t stay in stock for long, so come on down and support a local artist, and of course, a local business.

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We are very happy to have blank journals back in stock and these hand-crafted creations come from the hands of Jeremy Wyngaard.

Grab one while you can, they’re going fast!

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Opening Reception: Saturday, February 4th
6-8pm

Show runs February 4th thru March 25th

DDR Projects is proud to welcome Canadian artist Alexa Hatanaka to {open} on Saturday February 4^th, 2012 at 6:00PM for an exhibit of her recent screen printed and hand embellished works done during her recent tour of China.

Alexa Hatanaka is a Toronto native who paints large-scale murals and creates work that is based in material exploration, craft and playful representation. To create her work she employs different combinations of printmaking, weaving and dying, painting, and papermaking. In recent years, her colorful, tactile works have been shown at the Nanjing Arts Institute in China, La Place Forte in Paris, Articulate Baboon in Egypt, and the Manifesto Festival in Toronto. Very close to Alexa’s heart are the public murals she paints in Canada’s Arctic communities. The projects are created in collaboration with NUSchool Design agency, based in Iqaluit, NU, and involve mentorship work with local youth. A large part of her practice is devoted to collaborations with her partner Patrick Thompson, which included three-dimensional installations, outdoor murals, and mixed-media pieces on traditional and unconventional substrates. Alexa is currently completing her thesis in Printmaking at OCAD University, and previously studied for two years in Sheridan College’s BAA Illustration program.

If you would like more information about the artist, this exhibit or to schedule an interview, please call John Geldbach at 562.673.3134 or email John at john@ddrprojects.com

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Show runs thru January 22.

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