The Copacetic Blog

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Construction Junction Comic Con - May 16

Posted on 04 May 14:05 (5 days ago)

On Saturday, May 16, from 10am to 4pm, you will find Copacetic at The Construction Junction Comic Con held at – yes, you guessed it – Construction Junction, located at 214 North Lexington Street, 15208 (North Point Breeze) near the East End Food Co-Op.

It’s going to be a very small, intimate show. There will be old school back issues along with new school indie comics, and it will also feature a comics, creativity and storytelling workshop led by Frank Santoro that starts at noon. FREE admission! And, of course, you can look around Construction Junction and see if there’s something that you didn’t know you needed.

Exhibition Closes + Free Film Screening

Posted on 22 April 09:04 (17 days ago)

The exhibition at Bottom Feeder Books of the paste-up originals for Pittsburgh Film-Makers: Fliers Posters Calendars, 1982 - 1984 closes this Sunday, April 26. Facsimile box sets of these fliers, posters and calendars made by Bill Boichel for Pittsburgh Film-Makers are also availble here.

Then, Friday May 1, there will be a free screnning of An Alternate Reality a documentary about Bill Boichel. BEM and Copacetic Comics at the Wilkinsburg Borough Building Auditorium at 605 Ross Ave. at 5:00pm; doors open at 4:30pm and Bill Boichel will be present for a Q & A after the film.

>> Copacetic Mail Room Spring Break <<

Posted on 17 April 19:04 (21 days ago)

PLEASE NOTE: The Copacetic Mail Room Is Taking a short break from Saturday, April 18 through Tuesday, April 21.

As a result, all orders placed now through Tuesday will ship on Wednesday, April 22.

Our apologies for the delay

Opening Reception THIS Saturday, April 4, 6-8pm – for Pittsburgh Film-Makers Fliers, Posters & Calendars, 1982-1984

Posted on 02 April 14:04 (about 1 month ago)

Believe it or not, Bottom Feeder Books will be hosting an exhibition of the original cut-and-paste masters for fliers, posters & calendars that Bill Boichel made for Pittsburgh Film-Makers during his tenure as the director of their film and video exhibitions program from 1982 to 1984. It opens THIS Saturday, April 4th – and there will be an opening reception / release party from 6 to 8pm. Naturally enough, Copacetic will be in the house.

The exhibition is being held on the occasion of the release of the Copacetic / Mind Cure limited edition facsimile box set, which will first be available at the release party. It will, of course, also be obtainable form Copacetic, with copies shipping beginning the Monday following the exhibition opening..

The exhibition will be on view through Sunday, April 26th.

Film Screening at The Harris Theater, Saturday, March 21 - 7pm

Posted on 20 March 09:03 (about 2 months ago)

This Saturday night at The Harris Theater in downtown Pittsburgh, it’s an evening of documentaries by longtime (as in fifty years) local (and legendary, see below) filmmakers Betsy and Joe Seamans. Abide in This Place Awhile: Selected Documentary Work 1976 - 2026 is a program of four documentaries, the most recent of which focuses on Copacetic! It runs just under 100 minutes total. Starts at 7:00pm!

Here are the films:

Conversations in Rhyme (1979) about children’s folk traditions from Pittsburgh (25 mins)

The Journey is This (2009) about Tim Kaulen as Artist of the Year in 2009 (12 mins)

You’ve Got to Take Pride in What You Do (2016) about Jeff James, a mule trainer and logger in Middle Tennessee (22 mins)

An Alternate Reality (2026) about Bill Boichel and Copacetic Comics (27 mins)

ALL Directed by Joe and Betsy Seamans

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Betsy and Joe began their careers in public television. Their recent filmmaking collaborations have a quiet, meditative style which is reflected in the shorts selected for this screening.

Betsy Seamans is a writer and filmmaker who makes documentary films about community and traditional life in the United States. She worked with Fred Rogers for over 30 years as script writer, actor and filmmaker for the MISTER ROGERS’ NEIGHBORHOOD program and to produce training materials related to children and community violence. For the past 15 years she and Joe have documented daily life in rural Tennessee. She received a National Endowment for the Arts award in 1971.

Joe is a documentary filmmaker by trade, working primarily for the Public Broadcasting Service since 1970 for series like the National Geographic Specials and NOVA for which his credits include producer, writer, and director of photography. Eight years ago, Joe began designing projections for theater and opera, primarily in Pittsburgh, where he has completed fifteen major productions.