Edit: Due to Hurricane Gustav, this event has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 13th. The event is still free and open to all ages.
Exene Cervenka, visual artist and lead singer of the long-running Los Angeles punk band known as X, will serve as the guest of honor at the third annual Rock Art Circus at The Big Top on Saturday, September 13th.
The opening, set to include works by local artists, music, circus performance, video screenings, and a burlesque show, is the brainchild of local designer L. Steve Williams of 504 What Style. For this year’s event, Williams has assembled a collection of works from an array of local artists including Christy Kane of Hazard County Girls, Randy Muller and Donn Davis of Eye Candy Tattoo, Marvin Kirsch of Die Rotzz, Mike Dares, Gary Mader, and Paul Webb of Hawg Jaw, Rachelle O’Brien of Manwitch, and numerous others.
A video presentation, hosted by Randell Perez of Time Code Nola, will begin at 7pm, followed by live performances by horror-surf punks The Bills and sludge-rockers Suplecs at 9pm.
Guests are encouraged to attend wearing their best circus, rock, or horror attire. The exhibition will remain on display at The Big Top through the end of September.
Scheduled start time is 6pm. All ages welcome. Admission is free.
Look for a more in-depth article on this show in the September '08 issue of Antigravity Magazine, due out in the first week of the month.
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