FREE PARKING is available at the rear of Load of Fun - HERE for Directions/Map  C U R R E N T E V E N T S / E X H I B I T I O N S  April 28 - May 13  May 10th: Reception for BLANKET STATEMENTS 12-10pm "Blanket Statements"  Quilting Show, with community and artist made quilts.  Rachel Faller and others.  Closing Reception May 10th 12pm-10pm.  Youth and family programming during the day, party and music at night.   Thurs May 8 Fear and Wisdom and Other short plays with Theresa Columbus  Friday, May 16th ZeldaZine Re Release Event Come get a taste of the three volume zine porduced by the good folks at Zeldas Inferno Writing Workshop. Founded by Robin Gunkel and meeting on Sundays at 7 pm at 2640 St Paul St currently. Featuring readings by Robin Gunkel Tom Swiss Karla Mancero Suzanne Diggs Suzy Brain Langston Julie Fisher and many more! doors open 8pm admission $5 more info at zeldas@zeldas.org or julie@poetryinbaltimore.com  Sat, May 17th Single Carrot Theatre Gala (1st floor)              Save vs Poison (3rd Floor)  May 16-20 The Graduating Class... Works by the Load of Fun team graduating from MICA.  Fri, May 23rd Rhymes with Opera www.rhymeswithopera.org and some sound samples here: www.myspace.com/rhymeswithopera  Mon-Fri July 14-18, 21-25 MONKEY CAMP! Aerial Theatre Productions Press In Conjunction with The Creative Alliance 2 Weeks! Aerialist and former Creative Alliance Resident Mara Neimanis offers this one-of-a-kind summer workshop series for ages 8-12. Fly through the air! Swing like a monkey! Trained in circus arts and physical theater, Neimanis teaches a passel of aerial tricks, plus balance and body awareness. Grads perform at SalsaPolkaLooza, Sat Jul 26. Load of Fun Studios, 120 W. North Ave. 9am-noon (dropoff after 8:30, pickup by 12:30). Adv reg (by Jul 1) $300, $285 mbrs. Late reg $315, $300 mbrs. To Register call Creative Alliance 410 276 1651  July 14-20 Erotic Arts Exhibition  Fri-Sat, July 18-19, 7:00pm The LOAD OF FUN Erotic Arts Weekend BUY TICKETS HERE: $15 per night or $25 Festival Pass http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/34424 FEATURING WORLD RENOWNED Porn Star and Prostitute turned Sex Guru and Performance Artist ANNIE SPRINKLE http://www.anniesprinkle.org Extreme Kissing Workshop and Love Art Lab events PLUS JULIE SIMONE http://www.juliesimone.com/ PLUS a film retrospective of MARIA BEATTY www.bleuproductions.com Load of Funs’ specially talented Curator and Coordinator of hanging things, Suzannah Gerber, brings you an XXXtraordinary weekend of succulent events, performances and music feeturing amongst other delights, An XXXtra Special XXXtransvaginza! With Local, National and international Erotic Artists, Art of all mediums, Film Festival, PLUS Hands on workshops, and Performances. Friday 18th Atomic Cheesecake Beauty Pageant Eliza Burlesque ShortStaxx Lee Lucious Lee Harrington ANNIE SPRINKLE Film Screening: Maria Beatty, Nico B, Crashpad Series 1 Sensorium and Hands on Play areas: Henna and Body Painting and HUMAN BUFFET! Saturday 19th MC: Lee Harrington Dj Mindcage Julie Simone Klawdya Rothschild ANNIE SPRINKLE Dungeon and Play space FIlm Screening: Julie Simone, Annie Sprinkle, and more! Sensorium and Hands on Play Area: Liquid Latex, Vacuum Bed, Medical Exam! And so much more! Sex Workers and Pin Ups, GLBT and alternative lifestyle, and Fetish and Alternative Sexual Practices. BUY TICKETS HERE! http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/34424 Admission for mature audiences only! Accepting Submissions to the exhibit, submission deadline May 15th  August 7-29 RAW: RAWArt of Industriousness In cooperation with Maryland Art Materials, non traditional art materials will be on display alongside artworks created by such RAW materials. Work made from found, reused, recycled or adapted materials accepted by submission. Submission deadline Aug 1st.  September 5-26 G r a ff E X P O Documenting a year of what the City Paper's Best of Baltimore called the Best Graffiti: the Load of Fun Alleyway. A dialogue between NSF crew, Baltimore City, and the Tagging Population at large. The exhibit will feature Photo documentation of the turn over of work in the alleyway, by various artists. The exhibit will also feature original murals inside and outside, and a safe place for graffiti enthusiasts to exercise their craft. Applications for interior murals due August 20th, submissions for show due Sept 5th, or just show up!  September 12-26 Galerie Exhibition Bridget Sullivan Digital artist Bridget Z. Sullivan uses personal iconography and narrative elements to depict and consider the survival issues of both local and global environments. Her work takes a closer look at the preciousness of resources such as Water required for the health and survival of all living things. http://www.BridgetZSullivan.com   Parking.htmlmailto:zeldas@zeldas.orgmailto:julie@poetryinbaltimore.comhttp://www.rhymeswithopera.org/http://www.myspace.com/rhymeswithoperahttp://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/34424http://www.anniesprinkle.orghttp://www.juliesimone.com/http://www.bleuproductions.comhttp://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/34424http://www.BridgetZSullivan.comshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5shapeimage_1_link_6shapeimage_1_link_7shapeimage_1_link_8shapeimage_1_link_9shapeimage_1_link_10