BGSQDBureau of General Services—Queer Division
BGSQD
Jack Waters will read from Pestilence Comics 1 – 5 from the series of ten comic books based on the scenario of “Pestilence”, an intermedia musical opus (pestilenza.com). The reading will be accompanied by slides, moving image projections, and sounds. Jack will be present to guide browsers and sign copies from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. The presentation will follow, ending at 5:30 PM.
This event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC, 10011.
Registration is not required. Seating is first come, first served.
Also live-streaming on the Bureau’s YouTube channel:
The Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books.
All are welcome to attend, with or without a donation.
We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD
Jack Waters’ comic strip Attack Of The Murder Robins is the back page of Uranus Comics#3 Uranus Attacks, the 2023 anthology edited by Carlo Quispe. Jack is a member of the band NYOBS (nyobsnyc.com), the Terminally Queer Skinned Noise-Goth Kitchen Band. Jack co-wrote and performed the title role of Jason Holliday in the acclaimed indie film Jason And Shirley. Jack’s films have shown internationally and broadcast on Sundance Channel and PBS. In 1995 Jack’s own film short The Male Gayze screened in the cinema section of the 1990 exhibition Black Male: Representations of Masculinity In American Art at The Whitney Museum of American Art. Waters and life partner Peter Cramer, former co-directors of Abc No Rio, are co founders of Le Petit Versailles, a New York City Green Thumb urban garden presenting screenings, music, performance, visual art exhibitions, and new media.