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LAW/SCHMIDT: SANTACON + BETTER WATCH OUT +

Come wallow in the holiday spirit as Kooky Kringles, Satanic Santas, and myriad mischievous elves wash up on the shores of consciousness in a Crimson Tide that will change how you view Christmas forever! John Law (Santa Melmoth), Rob Schmidt (Santa Rob), and The One True Santa are all here in the house with a sleighful of SantaCon howlers, including a sneak-peak at a spankin’ new network-bound knockout. Scott (Laughing Squid) Beale‘s You Better Watch Out teases out the trainwreck of the Portland ’96 SantaCon, Chuck Cirino‘s Santa Clone Rampage brings to light some–tsk tsk!–misbehavin’ at the second SF romp, and a preview of Seth Porges‘ feature extravaganza digs up additional documentation of LA and NYC donnybrooks. Plus a privileged peek at the Danish pranksters Solvogron who planted the seed in 1976. Spiked eggnog! $12

Join indie comix legend and former ATA volunteer Keith Knight (“the K Chronicles”, Marginal Prophets, “Woke” on Hulu) as he stumbles down a memory lane more crooked than Vermont St. after at 7.2!! A mish-mash of multi-media art, comix and comedic storytelling, Keef spills the ink on the sordid pasts of ATA, 90’s San Francisco, and the Bay Area Zine Wars and Comix scene! Co-sponsored by the Cartoon Art Museum!

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 ROURKE’s BEEN IN THE WIND + PICKARD/MONTERO + TRAINOR +

This season’s celebration of single-frame cinema boasts none Other than local hero Jeremy Rourke, with four new and enhanced works, most of which presented in his “live-music mode”–adjacent, almost ’embedded’ stand-up strumming (with occasional added screens). Opening the program is an eye-popping line-up of pixilated premieres, with three more animator/performers in person! Leo Pickard proffers his live-tracked birds nest, then brings on Camila Montero to introduce their collaboration El Raton Perez. East Bay-based Anna Firth is also here with her delightful Air. AND the evening’s repertoire is enriched by the inclusion of somewhat earlier works–Kingdom of Not‘s Why Do Doggie Eat the Tinsel, Jim Trainor‘s The Moschops, James Head‘s Fangula, Kelly Gallagher‘s Dance, and the crafty creations of Chileans Cristobal Leon & Joaquin Cocina. PLUS Philip Stapp‘s epic Picture in your Mind, and our beloved custom of toast-n-jam! $12