WEST MEMPHIS THREE ART RECEPTION BENEFIT

On May 12th at 6:00 PM, 111 Minna Gallery will be hosting a reception for death row inmate Damien Echols of the West Memphis Three. “A Skeleton Key Production” will be premiering pieces by Damien Echols as well as over thirty other artists to raise funds for his defense. This one-night-only event includes music, speaking, and poetry readings by punk legend Henry Rollins, Jonathan Richman, former Misfits front man Michale Graves, Penelope Houston, Jacob Pitts of Strangers From Candy, former San Francisco Supervisor Matt Gonzalez and Jello Biafra. The gallery showing starts at 12:00 PM, and includes works by artists of both local and international fame. Pieces by Winston Smith, Shepard Fairey, Jeffrey Brown and Jonathan Richman are just a few of the exhibit’s many surprises. Local DJs Justin McNeal and Marco Vega will spin tunes between sets. Donations will be accepted at the door. Visit http://111minnagallery.com or call 415.974.1719 for more information.

For more information on the case of the West Memphis Three visit http://www.wm3.org

For more information on Damien Echols art visit http://www.skeletonkeyart.com