THE PUNK TALKS SERIES
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of punk with a series of panel discussions at Peach Berserk in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Our first panel is coming up on Sunday, February 22 at 2pm!
Join us for a discussion about local punk history with some of Toronto's first wave punk artists.
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of punk with an intimate, interactive discussion with some of the most prominent artists in Toronto's first wave punk scene.
Meet Mickey Skin and Linda Lee of Canada's first all-female punk band, the Curse, and another special guest TBA! Learn about their experiences in helping to build Toronto's grounbreaking first-wave punk scene.
Moderated by author Liz Worth (Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond).
Hosted at Kingi Carpenter's famous Peach Berserk silk screen studio! Your entry fee includes refreshments.
Hang out after the talk to silk screen your own Toronto punk-inspired souvenir, which Kingi will teach you how to do.
$10. Register here.
THE PUNK TALKS SERIES: march
Our second panel is Sunday, march 22 at 2pm! different panelists, different angles.
Join us for an engaging discussion with local artists who have helped to shape and document the first wave punk scene. Learn what it takes to archive and capture local history, and what it was like to be part of ground-breaking local venues and be front row at some of the city’s most historical punk gigs.
Meet photographer and musician Don Pyle (Trouble in the Camera Club; Crash Kills Five; Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet); photographer, writer, and Diodes manager Ralph Alfonso (who also launched Toronto’s first punk venue the Crash n’ Burn), and filmmaker Kire Paputts (The Last Pogo Jumps Again).
Moderated by author Liz Worth (Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond).
Hosted at Kingi Carpenter's famous Peach Berserk silk screen studio! Your entry fee includes refreshments.
Hang out after the talk to silk screen your own Toronto punk-inspired souvenir, which Kingi will teach you how to do.
$10. Register here.
THE PUNK TALKS SERIES: APRIL
Our THIRD panel is Sunday, APRIL 26 at 2pm! different panelists, different angles.
Our third (but hopefully not final) installment of the Punk Talks at Peach Berserk happens on Sunday, April 26 at 2pm. This talk will focus on the influence of first wave punk on Toronto’s culture and commerce, including the evolution of Queen Street West and the shift towards post-punk scenes in the 1980s.
John Borra, solo artist and prominent figure in Toronto's post-punk scene. In the 1980s and early 90s, Borra was a member of A Neon Rome, Groovy Religion, and Change Of Heart). John has also played with the Viletones, Cheetah Chrome (Dead Boys) and more.
Kingi Carpenter, founder of the fabulous Peach Berserk. Kingi has been a fixture of Queen Street West since the 1980s. She credits punk as a major influence on her work in fashion and silk screening. Even though Queen West has changed dramatically since Peach Berserk started, Kingi is still there, keeping its original spirit alive.
Bruce Eves, who was assistant-programming director at the Centre for Experimental Art and Communication (CEAC) in the 1970s; in the 1980s was the co-founder of the International Gay History Archive. Eves has since expanded his work to include spoken-word projects at the Black Eagle’s Dirty Queer Poetry Nights.
Nick Smash, author of Alone and Gone: The Story of Toronto's Post-Punk Underground. Smash has deep roots documenting punk history thanks to his fanzine Smash It Up, which captured Toronto's emerging hardcore and new wave scenes. He was also drummer for the Toronto post-punk band the Rent Boys.
Learn about punk's roots in art, counterculture, and more, and how the punk movement shaped Queen Street West and Toronto's underground art scenes from the 1970s-1980s and onward.
Moderated by author Liz Worth (Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk in Toronto and Beyond).
Hosted at Kingi Carpenter's famous Peach Berserk silk screen studio! Your entry fee includes refreshments.
Hang out after the talk to silk screen your own Toronto punk-inspired souvenir, which Kingi will teach you how to do.
