IPRC Open House & Cake Bake-Off May 4, 2006

Drop by and participate in some hands-on activities, take a tour, get some questions answered, and meet some of the folks involved in keeping the center running.

We'll also be having a bake-off! For a mere $5 you can sample all the cake your stomach can take, and all proceeds go to benefit the IPRC!

Cake entries should arrive by 6pm (No charge to enter your cake)

Awards for looks and taste will be given at 8pm

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What Is the IPRC?

The Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) supports community-based arts education and expression by providing a self-service work studio and printing equipment; instruction and workshop opportunities; outreach to Portland?s youth and disadvantaged via public libraries and schools; and a lending library that houses more than 5,000 independently published ?zines? and ephemera.

What Is a Zine?

A ?zine? (pronounced zeen) is, simply put, a self-published booklet. The history of zines stretches back through the 20th century (and, arguably, throughout human history) but was most directly influenced by the mass production of home computers in the early 1990s. Do-it-yourself copy shops were the birthplace of the modern zine, which can broach any topic from music review to memoir to reportage. Many zines have been distributed for a number of years and have built substantial audiences.

Official Website: http://www.iprc.org