(hopefully) NOT OUR LAST SHOW EVER!!!

As one of the oldest and largest spaces of its kind to survive in the Bay Area, LoBot is increasingly facing financial pressure commensurate with the local real estate market. Please help us fundraise and save our space by coming out to what we hope will not be our last show ever!: SAT. 4.18.15 / 2PM-7PM featuring performances by: R E L I G I O U S _ G I R L S [] https://religiousgirls.bandcamp.com/ M E A T _ M A R K E T [] https://www.facebook.com/meatmarketbeat W I Z A R D _ A P P R E N T I C E [] https://fattransfer.bandcamp.com/ P I N K _ S L I M E [] https://www.facebook.com/pinkslime666 S P I T _ T I P S [] https://soundcloud.com/spittips and an art sale with work from: Alison Kreitzberg, Amy Berkowitz, Ari Bird, Beja Alisheva, Brianna Tadeo, Danielle O'Malley, Jeffrey Cheung, Katie Wheeler-Dubin, Kiyomi Tanouye, Laurel Maha, Maren Preston, Max Nordie, Rachel Edelstein, Raphael Villet, Riley Pile, Robin Weinert, Ryan L. Rocha, Soph T., Whitney Romberg & more! + FÜD! + MORE TBA! (: ALL AGES :) SUGGESTED DONATION = $8 BRING YR FRIENDS, BRING YR $$$ _________________________________________________________ ABOUT US: LoBot Gallery, taking its name from our West Oakland neighborhood, The Lower Bottoms, was founded in 2003 by a group of dedicated artists who transformed a derelict construction-training warehouse into a thriving arts space. We believe that contemporary art is a vital social force that extends beyond immediate art communities and into the broader culture. LoBot seeks to offer a supportive and accessible place for advancing ideas and engaging diverse audiences. Along with providing work studios for local artists, our volunteer collective runs an independent, not-for-profit venue offering an eclectic selection of mostly all-ages and free or NOTAFLOF events. Since our debut event (a group art show featuring performances by Animal Collective, Black Dice, and Comets on Fire), we have gone on to host thousands of artists and engage thousands more guests. In the past year alone, we held benefits for the AntiRepression Committee and Bay Area Girls Rock Camp. We hosted film fests with subjects like occult/mysticism and queer pornography. We welcomed acts ranging from Japanese punk to Italian noise, to Brazilian psych--plus locals all over the map, creatively. Experimental dance, community workshops, and visual artists also graced our space. We'd like to continue to facilitate and expand our public offerings into the next year and beyond, but we need your help. If we save LoBot, we preserve a part of what the Bay Area is rapidly and aggressively discarding: an actual space for artistic community. _________________________________________________________ WANT TO HELP? Here's how: 1. Donate art. We are holding a general art sale, as well as a silent art auction, and we need your generous contributions. We are looking for pieces big and small, quiet and loud. Postcards, prints, paintings, sculptures, zines--you name it. If you are interested in making a contribution to our art sale or silent auction, please contact Ivy Johnson at ivy.m.johnson@gmail.com 2. Donate Food. We are looking for sweet and savory, vegan, gluten-free, and foods that contain meat, cheese, and wheat, all in one dish. People also get thirsty, so nonalcoholic beverage donations would also be wonderful. If you are interested in donating food or drinks, please e-mail Sergio Torres at sergio.julio.torres@gmail.com 3. Volunteer. UPDATE: We have enough volunteers for this event! If you would be interested in any future volunteer opportunities, please e-mail Sabrina at lowerbottomgallery@gmail.com 4. Send us your love! Don’t live around these parts? Won’t be able to make the event? You can still send us monetary support by contributing right here to our GoFundMe Campaign!: http://www.gofundme.com/pw31ic