Brooke Palmieri's Bargain Witch Book Party!

Please join us for a celebration of the release of the latest DOPAMINE release, Brooke Palmieri's Bargain Witch: Essays in Self-Initiation! This will be an evening of readings, multimedia presentations, ephemera, performance and more!

About the book:

Bargain Witch: Essays in Self-Initiation

An occult history that grounds the sacred yearning for magic in real life.

In these essays by scholar and self-initiated witch Brooke Palmieri, occult history, the eternal now, and our magickal queer futures align, connecting us to an enchantment both contemporary and classic. Drawing upon the knowledge and influence of practitioners from Rachel Pollack to Tituba, Palmieri grounds the sacred yearning for magic in real life, whether exploring the gossip of feuding Salem witches, paying the rent by playing “wizard” for news cameras, or detailing the psychic ups and downs of working in an occult bookshop. Written in a voice electrified with love for the craft and its lineage of eccentrics, Bargain Witch shows us witch life in all its quotidian humor and splendor, taking its place amongst the magickal classics that inspired it, a literary ouroboros.

Brooke Palmieri is a writer and artist based in Joshua Tree. His writing considers the past as a supernatural encounter, spanning hundreds of years of queer and trans history, and the magic, mystery, and erotics of working in archives. Bargain Witch: Essays on Self-Initiation is his first book.

Tickets: $10 (in person only event) / $28 with the book!

Please email [email protected] or phone 323-663-2167 with any questions.

Amanda-Faye Jimenez is a writer and comedic performer born and raised in Los Angeles. She has performed at The Hammer Museum and in the playroom of the McDonald's next to her favorite gay bar, but is mostly known for being a lesbian irl and online @failureprincess and as a friend to all dogs. She is writing a book (!) for Dopamine Books!

Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs is an artist and composer making solo and collective performance, installation, and sculpture. She has presented work at High Desert Test Sites, the Getty Center, the Broad, Hammer Museum, REDCAT, MOCA LA, Anchorage Museum, and LA Public Works Triennial.

Page Person is a visual and performing artist based in Los Angeles. Her work has been exhibited in galleries including Peres Projects, Noon Projects, Stuart Shave/Modern Art and Deitch Projects; and museums such as the Hammer Museum, The New Museum, DESTE Foundation, Kunsthalle Schirn, and Kunsthalle Vien. Person’s work has been reviewed in Artforum, Frieze, The New York Times, The Believer, Artillery, Flash Art, The Wall Street Journal and the Village Voice. She has taught at the University of California Los Angeles and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Person has performed at the Hammer Museum, the Broad Museum, LAXART, Highways Performance Space, Glasslands, Los Angeles LGBT Center, Human Resources, Los Angeles Nomadic Division, and in queer nightlife spaces throughout Los Angeles.

Amanda Yates Garcia is a writer, public practice artist, and doctoral student in the department of World Arts and Cultures / Dance at UCLA. Her first book, INITIATED, received a starred review from Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly and has been translated into six languages. Amanda hosts the Between the Worlds podcast, which looks at the Western Mystery traditions through a mythopoetic lens and has been downloaded over 2.5 million times, with over 1,900 five-star reviews. Amanda is the founder of Mystery Cult, a 20k strong online and in-person community dedicated to eco somatic ritual practice and cultivating radical enchantment. She has led rituals, performances, classes and workshops at UC Irvine, UC Santa Cruz, MOCA, The Hammer Museum, LACMA, The Getty and many other venues. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The LA Times, The SF Chronicle, The London Times, CNN, FOX, BRAVO and others. Amanda makes regular appearances in documentaries and other media regarding witchcraft as a contemporary earth-centered spiritual and political praxis.

Noel Alumit holds a BFA and a Master of Divinity. He is a multidisciplinary artist who cofounded the artist-run space OFFUS at the Bendix Building in downtown LA. His short story collection Music Heard in Hi-Fi (Rebel Satori) is available now. The 20th anniversary of his bestselling novel Talking to the Moon will be available next year. Noel recently acted in the forthcoming short film Pearls Lost, written/directed by Rebecca Ocampo and produced by Ryan Shrime.

Brooke Palmieri is a writer and artist living in Joshua Tree, California and working at the intersection of memory, history, and transsexual alternate realities. Bargain Witch is his first book.

Emilia Richeson-Valiente is a performer, dancer, writer, and the creator and teacher of Pony Sweat. is a performer, dancer, writer, and the creator and teacher of Pony Sweat.

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The views, opinions, and thoughts expressed within exhibited works are solely those of their creators and may not represent those of the Philosophical Research Society (PRS), its affiliates, or any individuals associated with PRS. Screenings are intended for educational and entertainment purposes.

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Philosophical Research Society, 3910 Los Feliz Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States