π¦ βHow I Moved House by Bicycleβ with Nelson Chu Pavlosky
On Saturday, October 8th at 2 p.m. EDT, Nelson Chu Pavlosky will give a presentation on how he moved from one house to another entirely by bike. It was a […]
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On Saturday, October 8th at 2 p.m. EDT, Nelson Chu Pavlosky will give a presentation on how he moved from one house to another entirely by bike. It was a […]
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5β8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized […]
At this workshop you'll learn about VisiData, a lightweight command-line tool that can help you explore just about any kind of dataset, from spreadsheets to databases. Led by Dave Slinger. […]
Found-document fiction can be dismissed as a gimmick, but Tenacity Plysβs new novella Family Curse - Field Notebooks (1880-2020) proves that when the form fits the content, thatβs when the […]
Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, October 16th at 1:00 PM EDT. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #3E, PHL) or via […]
"Selective Attention: Interventions into the Computational Gaze" Featuring the work of Kelsey Halliday Johnson, Lisa Marie Patzer and Roopa Vasudevan Opening reception: October 18, 2022 5:15pm β 7:00pm Annenberg School […]
On Wednesday, October 19th, we'll discuss our first collection of short stories, Multispecies Cities, which gathers work from writers across Asia and the Pacific to imagine futures that emphasize the […]
Iffy Books will be tabling at WOPR Summit 0x01 on Friday, October 21st. We'll be there roughly 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. That means our shop at 319 N. 11th […]
On Sunday, October 23rd at 2:00 p.m. we'll meet outdoors at The Rail Park to build tiny solar-powered musical instruments. Each participant will receive a free kit with a breadboard, […]
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5β8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized […]
On Saturday, October 29th at 2 p.m. EDT, Emily Boda will give a talk on how to make a heat map visualization that shows commute times to a specific location. […]
β‘οΈΒ Video Stream Link β‘οΈ Donate to @PHLRUA on Venmo What can sex workers' labor organizing teach the contemporary labor movement? Join Kim Kelly (author of Fight Like Hell: The Untold […]
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5β8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized […]
THE DEGROWTH OF SOCIAL MEDIA a short film by KC Legacion Based on their masterβs research, KC Legacion has produced a short film that reimagines social media in ways that […]
Virtual Zine Swap & IFFY Books November 5β6, 2022 12:00β20:00 Also this year the Virtual Zine Swap is active again. This is a program which can accessed both at the […]
We'll be tabling at Philly Zine Fest! (And the shop will be open 12β8 p.m. as usual.) The Philly Zine Fest returns live and in person! Saturday, November 5, 2022 […]
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5β8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized […]
On Thursday, November 10th at 7:00 p.m. we'll host a free workshop on FFmpeg, an essential command-line tool for transcoding audio and video files (i.e., converting them from one format […]
On Saturday, November 12th from noon to 2 p.m. we're running our Solar Circuit Bending Workshop at The Chocolate Factory (2201 Margaret St., PHL). It's part of a music & […]
On Sunday, November 13th at 1:00 p.m. we'll host a darning workshop and mending session. Total beginners welcome! Register:
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5β8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized […]
Presented by Philadelphia SRA, Bleeding Control Basics will go over first aid as it applies to severe bleeding. We will cover scene safety, injury assessment, basic bleeding control, and tourniquet […]
Are you looking for an alternative to Twitter? Join us Saturday, November 19th at 1:00 p.m. for a Mastodon/fediverse onboarding session with Nelson Chu Pavlosky (@skyfaller@jawns.club). Nelson is an admin […]
Our next permacomputing meetup is on Sunday, November 20th at 1:00 PM EST. You can join us in person at Iffy Books (319 N. 11th St. #3E, PHL) or via […]
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5β8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized […]
We'll be closed on Thursday, November 24th. On Friday we'll open at noon and close at 9 p.m. Photo by CakeWalk
On Monday, November 28th the Philadelphia Anarchist Black Cross is hosting their monthly letter writing event at Iffy Books. Come out and write letters to anarchist prisoners! What is Anarchist […]
For our November reading group we'll discuss Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. See you there!
The Philly 2600 meetup in December will be at Iffy Books on Friday, 12/2, starting around 6:00 p.m. See you then! The January Philly 2600 meetup is at 30th Street […]
Join us Saturday, December 3rdΒ at 2:00 p.m. for a reading & discussion with Mary F.E. Ebeling, author of Afterlives of Data: Life and Debt Under Capitalist Surveillance (University of […]
Want to get some writing done? Come co-work with other writers from 5β8 p.m. at Iffy Books. Writers and projects of any type are welcome. The session will be organized […]
Modular Synths 101: In this crash course you will learn the basics of sound design with a modular synthesizer.Β We will cover all the basic components from shaping sound waves […]
Join us at Saturday, December 10th at 6:00 a.m. (yes, really) until noon and participate in UnTechCon 1! It's a virtual unconference organized by Geeks for Social Change in the […]