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Whoa! Huuuuuge thank you to our buddy Brian Wybenga for sending us a big ol' package of Zingerman's cookies and brownies! Here is the crew enjoying / hiding behind some of the goodies we just got in the mail. If anyone else feels compelled to send us snacks, our mailing address is: 1101 Stinson Blvd #12 Minneapolis MN 55413

EXTENDED HOLIDAY HOURS at FIRST AMENDMENT ARTS (aka The Burlesque of North America bat cave in North East Minneapolis) We know you've got some last minute holiday shopping to do, so we are extending our hours to make it easier for you to come by and pick up posters, t-shirts, sticker packs, and other goodies for everyone on your list. We have all the new stuff here and if there's something in particular you're looking for, just ask. If you're in the Twin Cities area, come direct to our gallery! You'll save on shipping costs plus you can see the current show of our work and maybe take a peak at the printing operation. From now through Christmas Eve, we'll be in our studio to help you from 10am - 6pm, Monday through Friday. Need to come by earlier or later? No problem, we'll probably be around. Email us or...

Coming up this evening we have another edition of the fabulous Tuesday Triple DJ event we put on every week at the Triple Rock Social Club. 2-4-1 drink specials, funny videos, dancing and all around goodtimes. Tonight's lineup- TRL Wzz Wnshp Lenka Paris 9pm-2am If you haven't been yet, get familiar. Facebook rsvp.

Come celebrate the start of the holiday season with Burlesque! Our halls (aka First Amendment Arts) will be decked with some of our finest screenprinted posters and artprints, we'll be stringing up Christmas lights and serving up mulled cider and egg nog. Dance to the music of the Wants VS Needs DJs, playing all evening! Marvel at an array of screenprinted rock posters and fine art prints, hung up right where it was created! There's even going to be a few new items just in time to get slapped on the walls. Enter our first ever Coloring Contest! Color in awesome Burlesque line art right in our studio! Get free stuff made by us! Pick up inexpensive, unique holiday gifts for everyone on your list! RSVP on Facebook * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1101 Stinson...

My buddy Sam Smith hipped me to this fantastic online collection of theme park maps. Pileup blog devotees know what a huge fan I am of theme park maps, so that I really enjoy this website should come as no surprise. Here are a few highlights...Click each image for a larger viewGreat Adventure, 1974Walt Disney World, 1979Busch Gardens Old Country, 1976Six Flags Great Adventure, 1980Check out the Theme Park Maps website for much more.

This past Saturday, after all the crazy Craft-O-Rama madness, my favorite hip-hop crew got together for the 5th annual Doomtree Blowout at First Ave. As always, they did not disappoint. I was lucky enough to get my camera in and capture some moments. Check out the photoset and all the rest of my photo adventures on my flickr page. And of course, be sure to check out www.doomtree.net for all your wings and teeth needs.

Thanks to everyone who visited our booth at No Coast Craftorama this weekend. We had a great time meeting local arts supporters and eating all the crazy good food in the Midtown Global Market (we're lookin' at you, West Indies Soul Food). Here's our booth - the smallest merch table we've ever had! Sardine steez. Petey and Bennie holdin' down fort and slangin' shirts and posters. Our hottest shirt was this brand new design by our own Peter Bekke A.K.A. Petey Wheatstraw! All those napkin doodles during Burlesque meetings finally paid off with this stylized tribute to all the things that make us proud to call Minnesota home. We'll be printing more of these shirts in different color schemes and will have them up on our online store this week. Sign up for our mailing list to keep up with all of our new shirts, posters, and events! We also...

Three stamp set from Israel garnering support against pollution, specifically of the air, water, and noise varieties. I love the tiny illustrations in the lower tear-off portions which reference the larger graphics and show what a pollution-free environment would look like.

We're getting excited for this weekend's No Coast Craftorama, a pop-up market of Twin Cities' finest independent crafters, designers, and artists all showcasing their best arts, crafts, gifts, and more! Looking for something unique for your friends and family this holiday season? We've got a ton of screenprinted art prints, rock and hip hop concert posters, kids clothing, zines, sticker packs, even boxcutters and beer coozies all packed up and ready to put on display! NEW STUFF FROM BURLESQUE? PROVE IT! Okay, here are some photos of our brand new t-shirts we'll be debuting! SOUNDS AWESOME! WHERE AND WHEN IS IT? The Midtown Global Exchange Building Lake Street @ 10th Avenue in Midtown Minneapolis Friday Dec 4th, 3-8PM Saturday Dec 5th, 9AM - 5PM Admission: FREE! IS THERE A WEBSITE WITH EVEN MORE INFO?!?! You bet yer sweet little tush there is! It's right here ---> nocoastcraft.com

Great little logo for the Asahiyama Zoo in Hokkaido Japan, designed by Susumu Endo around 1967. It's perfect for this time of year - Minneapolis just had a little blast of snow last night and I feel like a reindeer could show up at any moment.