clip show of 2012 + last chance to submit to 826 valencia

We’ll be screening the above video tomorrow at the Sports Basement as part of our pre-show festivities, along with music by Jeremy Hatch, free food and wine, games, an art show, and a raffle (that’s free, too). Only $5 suggested for the whole shebang. Read more about the show here. 6pm, readings at 7:30. When Read More

argh! how to submit to pirate lightning, our show with 826 valencia

To make things easy, we are happy to accept email submissions for our February 4th show at 826 Valencia. All the rules still apply, but you can now send your submissions directly to submit@quietlightning.org—either as an attachment or pasted in the email. There is no need to resubmit if you’ve already submitted. Thanks! See you Read More

the tour through town kickoff show

Right this way! You there—step right up and tour the town. We got art on the walls and wandering minstrels, food and Downtown Wine on the pour. Special guests at each station: Studio One, 826, and SOMArts in the house; a video projector, exquisite corpse, oracular storytelling, a lightning trivia station with prizes, our beloved Read More

report from the lab • pushcart nominations • tour through town kickoff show!

Meghan Thornton and SB Stokes put together a gripping show to close out our third year with a tense, gothic, poetry-heavy first set and a fiction-heavy second. It was the first time we ever had a guest curator (SB), and I don’t think Kevin Killian will mind when I report that he called the show “seamless” Read More