Film Screening at The Harris Theater, Saturday, March 21 - 7pm
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.
PIE 2026 Is Just Around the Corner!
Yes, that's right, PIE, The PIttsburgh Indie Expo is coming! It will be held once again at The Heinz History Center located at 1212 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 on the edge of downtown Pittsburgh, from 11:00am to 5:00pm on Sunday, March 15, 2026. This is a FREE event – and, not only that: PIE attendees also get free admission to the Heinz History Center Museum & Exhibits! Mark it on your calendar!
Copacetic customers may be especially interested in this panel, happening at noon:
Also, there will be a FREE comics reading the night before, on Saturday, March 14, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Pullproof Studio located at 5112 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15224 just a short dirve (or bus ride) from the Heinz History Center, in Garfield – hosted by Pullproof co-founder and PIE Special Guest, Christina Lee.
Get all PIE details at the the official PIE site, pieburgh.com. See you there!
For anyone feeling helpless about the current situation in America, here's an opportunity to DO something that has the added bonus of being creative and constructive. The Million Postcard Protest aims to show our elected and appointed representatives that there are a LOT of people in America who care about the country and are very concerned (to put it mildly) about its current direction. The site (at the link above) provides a handy guide of who/when/where/how.
It looks like it's going to be another crazy year. As we head into the future, now might be a good time to see how that future looked from the vantage point of sixty years ago, when Gyro Gearloose, the madcap inventor created by Carl Barks, brought forth his vision for the future...
You can read (and, if you like, download) a PDF of the full story HERE.
Year-End Mail Room Vacation: Orders placed now will ship on Monday, January 5, 2026
PLEASE NOTE: The Copacetic Mailroom will be CLOSED from Saturday 27 December 2025 through Sunday 4 January 2026.
Orders placed between 9am on Friday 12/26 and 9am 1/5/26 will ship on Monday, January 5, 2026.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!
