Sheroes was a monthly limited-run art party series that brought together on and offline works that playfully and performatively explore the iconography and cultures of fandom surrounding the "League of Legendary Ladies": ![sheroesvirtualseason:
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July 29 at 2:00pm until July 30 at 1:00amLet’s do this herstory right.DAY / 2-9PM / 214 Augusta (backlot of El Gordo Foods) NIGHT / 9PM-1AM / 58 Cecil Street (Cecil Street Community Center)Co-presented by Sheroes (http://fuckyeahsheroes.tumblr.com/) and Whippersnapper Gallery (http://www.whippersnapper.ca/)▬ THE BILL ▬DAY | All Ages | FREE»» PERFORMANCES ««[#MúsicaGlamurosaDramática] LIDO PIMIENTA[#DubPoetry] LILLIAN ALLEN[#GypsyPunk] LEMON BUCKET ORKESTRA[#Folk] THE WEATHER STATION[#LadyKillerOutkasts] BIZZARH[#SoulFolk] ADA DAHLI[#PerformanceArt] BASIL ALZERI[#SoundPoetry] ZOË ALEXIS-ABRAMS[#PositiveVibrations] DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE»» SOUNDS ««[#Chunes] DJ NOLOVES[#Chunes] DJ EL MACHETERO»» INSTALLATIONS ««[#SheroesRings] BARBIE’S BASEMENT JEWELLERY[#VirtualSeasonMas] BRIANNA MCCARTHY[#NailArtBar] SMACK OF THE HAND[#LeagueOfLegendaryLadiesEffigies] KIRSTEN MCCREA»» VISUALS ««[#LivePainting] EN MASSENIGHT | 19+ | $8 (http://www.ticketpicket.com/virtualseason) / $10 (IRL)»» PERFORMANCES ««[#EternalHopeInTheFaceOfEverydayDespair] MARKER STARLING (the artist formerly known as MANTLER)[#ApocalypticallyGay] KIDS ON TV[#MusicMakingMagicalMushroom] LAL[#Vogue] HOUSE OF MONROE»» SOUNDS ««[#Chunes] DJ COZMIC CAT»» INSTALLATIONS ««[#OutdoorShrine] ULYSSES CASTELLANOS[#IndoorShrine] RUSIKO [#SheroesRings] BARBIE’S BASEMENT JEWELLERY[#NailArtBar] SMACK OF THE HAND[#LeagueOfLegendaryLadiesEffigies] KIRSTEN MCCREA»» VISUALS ««[#GIFs] ADAM HARMS / BLINKING GIRLS (EMILIE GERVAIS & SARAH WEIS) / GABY CEPEDA / ROLLIN LEONARD[#ReunionTour] LORNA MILLS curates the greatest hits from Sheroes’ past group GIF shows[#VJ] INFINITY DOSEVirtual Season is an all-day & night art and music festival in the vein of the Ancient Greek theatre festivals or the Latin American Saint Days. Featuring a stellar line-up of local bands and international artists, a frenetic assemblage of performance art, music, GIF and GIF-based video art, DIY projects and various activities will reinterpret and remix the mythic woman-power that pervades digital and actual cultures.Virtual Season is the gala closing event of Sheroes’ 2011/2012 programming series, which brings together on and offline works that playfully and performatively explore the iconography and fan culture surrounding the “League of Legendary Ladies”. The Toronto event will be co-presented with Artist-Run Centre Whippersnapper, which supports the work of new generation Canadian visual, new media and performance artists.▬ TL;DR? ▬»» DO EXPECT ««#HelpfulHenryTheHousewifesDelight #DoYouFeelForMeTheWayIFeelForYou? #NamMyohoRengeKyo #PillowFace #ImaginePeace #Baduizm #CigaretteBurnTattoos #BrokenEnglish #Dollywood #QueenNanny #PandaEyes #Genius»» DON’T EXPECT ««#Woodstock #MaryJ #Ike #SeanPenn #14YearOldBeatleFans #GroupThink #BeysusChrist #MickJagger #Wrinkles #Shade #WhiteSoul #Labels
RSVP!](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7dfgb9sC51qgrjpfo1_1280.jpg)
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Let’s do this herstory right.
DAY / 2-9PM / 214 Augusta (backlot of El Gordo Foods)
NIGHT / 9PM-1AM / 58 Cecil Street (Cecil Street Community Center)
Co-presented by Sheroes (http://fuckyeahsheroes.tumblr.com/) and Whippersnapper Gallery (http://www.whippersnapper.ca/)
▬ THE BILL ▬
DAY | All Ages | FREE
»» PERFORMANCES ««
[#MúsicaGlamurosaDramática] LIDO PIMIENTA
[#DubPoetry] LILLIAN ALLEN
[#GypsyPunk] LEMON BUCKET ORKESTRA
[#Folk] THE WEATHER STATION
[#LadyKillerOutkasts] BIZZARH
[#SoulFolk] ADA DAHLI
[#PerformanceArt] BASIL ALZERI
[#SoundPoetry] ZOË ALEXIS-ABRAMS
[#PositiveVibrations] DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE
»» SOUNDS ««
[#Chunes] DJ NOLOVES
[#Chunes] DJ EL MACHETERO
»» INSTALLATIONS ««
[#SheroesRings] BARBIE’S BASEMENT JEWELLERY
[#VirtualSeasonMas] BRIANNA MCCARTHY
[#NailArtBar] SMACK OF THE HAND
[#LeagueOfLegendaryLadiesEffigies] KIRSTEN MCCREA
»» VISUALS ««
[#LivePainting] EN MASSE
NIGHT | 19+ | $8 (http://www.ticketpicket.com/virtualseason) / $10 (IRL)
»» PERFORMANCES ««
[#EternalHopeInTheFaceOfEverydayDespair] MARKER STARLING (the artist formerly known as MANTLER)
[#ApocalypticallyGay] KIDS ON TV
[#MusicMakingMagicalMushroom] LAL
[#Vogue] HOUSE OF MONROE
»» SOUNDS ««
[#Chunes] DJ COZMIC CAT
»» INSTALLATIONS ««
[#OutdoorShrine] ULYSSES CASTELLANOS
[#IndoorShrine] RUSIKO
[#SheroesRings] BARBIE’S BASEMENT JEWELLERY
[#NailArtBar] SMACK OF THE HAND
[#LeagueOfLegendaryLadiesEffigies] KIRSTEN MCCREA
»» VISUALS ««
[#GIFs] ADAM HARMS / BLINKING GIRLS (EMILIE GERVAIS & SARAH WEIS) / GABY CEPEDA / ROLLIN LEONARD
[#ReunionTour] LORNA MILLS curates the greatest hits from Sheroes’ past group GIF shows
[#VJ] INFINITY DOSE
Virtual Season is an all-day & night art and music festival in the vein of the Ancient Greek theatre festivals or the Latin American Saint Days. Featuring a stellar line-up of local bands and international artists, a frenetic assemblage of performance art, music, GIF and GIF-based video art, DIY projects and various activities will reinterpret and remix the mythic woman-power that pervades digital and actual cultures.
Virtual Season is the gala closing event of Sheroes’ 2011/2012 programming series, which brings together on and offline works that playfully and performatively explore the iconography and fan culture surrounding the “League of Legendary Ladies”. The Toronto event will be co-presented with Artist-Run Centre Whippersnapper, which supports the work of new generation Canadian visual, new media and performance artists.
▬ TL;DR? ▬
»» DO EXPECT ««
#HelpfulHenryTheHousewifesDelight #DoYouFeelForMeTheWayIFeelForYou? #NamMyohoRengeKyo #PillowFace #ImaginePeace #Baduizm #CigaretteBurnTattoos #BrokenEnglish #Dollywood #QueenNanny #PandaEyes #Genius
»» DON’T EXPECT ««
#Woodstock #MaryJ #Ike #SeanPenn #14YearOldBeatleFans #GroupThink #BeysusChrist #MickJagger #Wrinkles #Shade #WhiteSoul #LabelsRSVP!
The League of Legendary Ladies unites for their so-called first reunion tour, “Virtual Season”
THE ACCLAIMED AND MUCH-LOVED MONTHLY PARTY SHEROES BECOMES ALL-DAY, ALL-NIGHT IDOLATROUS FESTIVAL WITH VIRTUAL SEASON
Herstory finally done right.
Sunday, July 29, 2012, 2PM-1AM in Toronto’s Kensington Market during P.S. Kensington
Co-presented by
SHEROES + WhippersnapperRSVP TO THE FB EVENT / TIX FOR OUR NIGHT PROGRAMME ARE NOW AVAIL TO BUY ONLINE
SHEROES DAY
2-9 PM / 214 Augusta (backlot of El Gordo Foods) / All Ages / Free
[#MúsicaGlamurosaDramática] LIDO PIMIENTA
[#DubPoetry] LILLIAN ALLEN
[#GypsyPunk] THE LEMON BUCKET ORKESTRA
SHEROES NIGHT
9PM-1AM / 58 Cecil Street (Cecil Street Community Centre) / 19+ / $8 (ONLINE) / $10 (IRL at Rotate This & Soundscapes starting Wednesday, July 18)
[#EternalHopeInTheFaceOfEverydayDespair] MARKER STARLING (the artist formerly known as MANTLER)
[#ApocalypticallyGay] KIDS ON TV
[#MusicMakingMagicalMushroom] LAL
AND MORE! Click here for our full day & night music & performance lineup.
Virtual Season is an all-day & night art and music festival in the vein of the Ancient Greek theatre festivals or the Latin American Saint Days. Featuring a stellar line-up of local bands and international artists, a frenetic assemblage of performance art, music, GIF and GIF-based video art, DIY projects and various activities will reinterpret and remix the mythic celebrity worship that pervades digital and actual cultures.
OH HAI THURRR SHEROES: VIRTUAL SEASON TUMBLR!!!!11
If you’re keen to keep up with the end of Sheroes, you’ll be excited know that this month will not only culminate with our closing event, Sheroes #12: Nina Simone (Thursday, July 26), but also our massive gala closing all-day and night art & music festival that we’re co-presenting with local Artist-Run Centre Whippersnapper (Sunday, July 29).
We’ll be regularly updating the site, spotlighting musical acts, performers, artists & even delving into the mythic woman power chorus herstory of the League of Legendary Ladies.
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