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AURORE PRESS NEWS:
'STORIES FOR SHORTY' DEADLINE APPROACHES
Since we began gathering submissions for our latest endeavor, Stories for Shorty: A Collection of Recollections from the Jockey Club 1982-88, we've had the pleasure of reconnecting with old friends and making many new ones. We've been thrilled with what we've received so far and the enthusiasm and encouragement from everyone who was there (and even those who weren't!). Thanks everyone! We're really exited about this one.

This comes as a reminder that the deadline, if you've planning on submitting your two cents worth for the book, is a firm August 31, 2008. We want to begin the editing process promptly so we can stick with our goal of publishing in November. We're still working on ways we can celebrate the book release because we think this is an event to celebrate. The scheduled date for release is November 15. We already know that we're going to be joined by the SS-20 guys at a Shake It Records extravaganza but we're also working on getting a few of our old JC favorites together for a music event later that night, so stay tuned for more about that.

WERE YOU THERE?:
CONTRIBUTORS SOUGHT FOR A JOCKEY CLUB BOOK
The idea came to us in a fever dream after Bryce Rhude initially sparked our collective sentimentality and (vague) recollections of our very own days within the hallowed halls of the smoked-filled, beer-stained infamous Jockey Club of Newport, Kentucky on a Web site and MySpace page.

It proved to us that 20 years after the demolition of the legendary nightclub, a forum is overdue for the cast of characters who made up the JC “scene”. So Aurore Press has decided to step up with a rousing cheer and announce that our second book release will pay tribute to the late and great Jockey Club heyday of the 1980s!

Aurore Press is now actively seeking submissions from contributors willing to donate their memories to a book dedicated to The Jockey Club of the 1980s entitled Stories for Shorty: A Collection of Recollections from the Jockey Club 1982-88. The book is scheduled for release in November, 2008.

If you are an artist or writer or even if you just have something to say or to contribute to the book, Aurore Press wants to hear from you! Writers, poets, essayists, etc. may submit their work in a Word document or PDF and artists, photographers, painters, collagists, etc. should send a digital photo(s) of their piece(s) along with a brief description to admin@aurorepress.com. Submissions may also be sent by mail to 4243 Kirby Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45223.

Proceeds from the sale of the book after it’s published will be donated to LINKS, (Lonely Instruments for Needy Kids), the Cincinnati-based charity that collects and refurbishes old instruments for kids who want to play an instrument and who could otherwise not be able to buy, rent or borrow one.

For a larger version of the above flyer, click here. And for a PDF of the Press Release, click here. Deadline for all submissions is August 31, 2008, so let's get writing! (More)

THE BOOK THAT COULD:
LATEST RELEASE

Country at War: Reflections on the War in Iraq
Edited by Betsy Young and Chuck Byrd

Are you sick of this war of lies we're in? Well, so are we and we gave local Cincinnati area writers and artists with connections to this traditionally conservative area a chance to speak up and they did! Seventeen artists stepped up and contributed their words and work to our very first publication, an anthology called Country at War: Reflections on the War in Iraq.

The following writers and artists stepped up and contributed: Jacob Adams, Joel Blazer, Chuck Byrd, Mary Anne Cowgill, Gregory Flannery, Matt Hart, Jeff Albers and Knife the Symphony, Amy Kreitzer, Justin Moore, Chrissy Hensley, Lisa Romie, Christian Schmit, Nathan Singer, Veronica Strickler, Brian Williams, Kathy Y. Wilson and Betsy Young.

‘Country at War’ is currently available for only $8 in the following Cincinnati, OH locations: Shake It Records (4156 Hamilton Avenue), InkTank (1311 Main Street), Sidewinder Coffee and Tea (4181 Hamilton Avenue), and online at www.aurorepress.com.

100% of the proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust (dav.org). To date, Aurore Press donated $1,088 from the proceeds from the sale of the book to the DAV. (More)

5.5 x 8.5, an Aurore Press paperback original, Pub Date: June 15, 2007

How to Purchase 'Country at War'
Copies can be purchased for only $8 at:
InkTank's Book Bank 1311 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202, 513.542.0195
Shake It Records 4156 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223, 513.591.0123
Sidewinder Coffee & Tea 4181 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45223, 513.542.8321


You can contact us directly to buy a copy or pay below through PayPal for only $5 including shipping and handling!

PRESSROOM
'Stories for Shorty' Jockey Club Tribute Book

PRESS RELEASE
>April 19, 2008
(release, pdf)
>April 25, 2008
(flyer, pdf)

>April 28, 2008
("Spill It" music blog - CityBeat)

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