Found Fiesta! Co-Presented with Saint Arnold Brewing Company Skip Elsheimer, Nick Prueher, Joe Pickett and Davy Rothbart in attendance Monday, January 13, 7:30PM Location: St. Arnold's Brewery, 2000 Lyons Ave. $25 for Aurora Members and $35 for Non-Members - DOOR SALES ONLY (Admission includes a pint glass; 21 and up only)
For one-night only, Aurora Picture Show and Saint Arnold Brewery bring together a trifecta of the most entertaining media hoarders for one knock-down, drag-out fight to be "King of Found" on Monday, January 13 at 7:30PM at Saint Arnold Brewery (2000 Lyons Avenue). Representing the best of our nation's crazy finders, A/V Geeks, Found Footage Festival, and Found Magazine will present their weirdest found stuff. From videos to 16mm films, even notes and cassette tapes, these guys will duke it out to determine who reigns supreme in this fundraiser event to support the programs and services of Aurora Picture Show. In addition to admission to the event, the first 200 attendees will also get a custom-designed pint glass.
Found Fiesta will feature odd and hilarious found videos from all three found collectors, each team will host their visual presentation including their unique observations and commentary on these found media obscurities. From industrial training video to the forsaken home movie left on the street, Found Fiesta resurrects these forgotten treasures and serves them up in a lively celebration of all things found.
Saint Arnold brews will complement an evening of sharing top finds from thrift shops, garage sales, Ebay, dumpsters and fans. In addition, the Saint Arnold kitchen will selling delicious fare. Please note that this program is 21 and up only. ID is required for admittance. Advance ticket purchases are strongly encouraged to ensure your pint glass acquisition. The first 200 people will receive a pint glass designed by Jenny Conte from Sharp Egg Design.
Special thanks to Houston Public Media – KUHF News 88.7, Classical 91.7 & HoustonPBS for their support of this program.
About A/V Geeks A/V Geeks is a collection of over 22,000 films, which travels across the nation showing ephemeral screenings in unique settings. For more than a decade, these geeks have been rescuing old 16mm school films from dumpsters and obscurity and showing them to folks like you.
About Found Magazine Found Magazine, created by Davy Rothbart, collects and catalogs found notes, photos, and other interesting items, publishing them in an irregularly-issued magazine, in books, and on its website. Items found and published have ranged from love letters to homework assignments, and they are contributed by people who find them in a variety of public places. For more information, visit http://foundmagazine.com/
About Found Footage Festival Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett began collecting found videotapes in 1991 after stumbling across a training video entitled, "Inside and Outside Custodial Duties," at a McDonald's in their home state of Wisconsin. Since then, they have compiled an impressive collection of strange, outrageous and profoundly stupid videos. Pickett, a writer/director, and Prueher, a former researcher at the Late Show with David Letterman, have written for The Onion and Entertainment Weekly and directed the award-winning documentary, "Dirty County." In 2012, they released their first book, "VHS," and appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
About Saint Arnold Brewing Company Saint Arnold Brewing Company is Texas' Oldest Craft Brewery. A long-time supporter of Aurora Picture Show, their goal is to brew world class beers and deliver them to customers as fresh as possible making them the best beers in Texas. Saint Arnold brews fourteen different beers. Seven are made year round and seven are seasonal.
