HAPPENINGS
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OK HERE WE GO A DREAM I HAD 100 YEARS AGO IS NOW A REALITY
MONDO FIASCO started as a purely analog video art project in 2012; a live, projection-based durational performance set to music. Back then, it involved making custom VHS tapes based on themes, the tapes were then processed live with analog video mixers. The process was great but flimsy and often fell apart during performances, hence the name.
Since then, I have created one-off VHS tape releases for friends and artists in the N.E area. My most recent releases were met with such an enthusiasm, I’ve decided it was time to go all-in with the project.
Starting JULY 2026 I will be releasing a series of VHS tapes made specifically for local DIY artists.
The content will not be made available online.
This project is an experiment in intentionality.
For more information please check back here or on Instagram. If you are interested in participating or would like to know more, please reach me directly : steelydansucks@gmail.com
Love live dead media.
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Somerville Open Studios May 2nd – 3rd
Come see how the sausage is made and take a look at the hundreds of artists studios within the Vernon Street Studios : 6 Vernon St. Somerville, MA from 12pm – 6pm on Saturday May 2nd and Sunday May 3rd
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April 1st – November 2nd 2026
10 Middle Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-8433
info@portsmouthhistory.org
On the night of September 19, 1961, Betty and Barney Hill (and their dog, Delsey) were traveling back to their home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from a trip to Niagara Falls and Montreal. After leaving a restaurant in Colebrook, N.H., at 10:05 p.m., they stopped briefly at a picnic area in this rural part of the state. There, as they later recalled under hypnosis, they allegedly experienced the first UFO abduction in the United States. Their narrative described “little green men” with large eyes, celestial maps, spaceships, and other details that quickly became foundational elements of the canon for describing alien extraterrestrials in films, television shows, magazines, tabloids, books, and other media.
This year’s exhibition explores the significance of the Hills’ experience from many different perspectives, including the dramatic impact it had on the lives of the interracial, politically active couple; its interpretation in popular culture of all types; and the importance of the historians and archivists who have preserved the Hills’ story at the University of New Hampshire and elsewhere.
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comics featured in Cashier Du Cinema vol 2 and vol3
CASHIERS DU CINEMA
“risograph zine of comics, essays, and short fiction about the ragged glory of working at movie theaters. Featuring 20+ artists/cinema peons past and present.”
Dan is really doing god’s work with these, support the project
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1/1/25 BIG MESS : Heroic Captains of Industry
“Record of the year” now available on cassette and vinyl, featuring large and small format artwork
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8.09 Distillery Gallery “Bodies of Work” featuring artwork by folks working in the fine art services trade, more about the show
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