🕯️Haunted Erie Labor Temple Halloween Party Oct 31, 2026 • 7 PM–1 AM 📍 Erie Labor Temple — Haunted Basement Costumes encouraged. Details soon. #EriePA #HalloweenParty #ErieEvents #HauntedBasement #HauntedByHistory

Just a little bit more sanding in the Commonwealth Reading Room at the Erie Labor Temple, new home to BOOKFOREGE and PH'KAKi Creative Works!

Eurovision 2026, live on the big screen at Erie Labor Temple Free community viewing event (donations welcome). RSVP: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/eurovision2026 May 12 / 14 / 16 — 3:00 PM ET Which night are you claiming? #Eurovision #EriePA #ErieEvents #WatchParty

PALME D’OR NIGHT (Cannes Viewing) @ Erie Labor Temple. Shorts Open (local + cleared/public-domain) → Winner Reveal → salon discussion. Downtown Erie Not affiliated with Festival de Cannes. #Film #Cinephile #EriePA

Scraping complete. Now, it's time to spackle the little holes, indents, and blemishes. Let's heal the Commonwealth Reading Room (CRR 814) at the Erie Labor Temple!

Work on the Commonwealth Reading Room (CRR 814) has begun. First, the previous paint must go; it had a seriously flawed texture. Scraping is a must!

BOOKFORGE (ECPL HistERIE Week 2023): traditional bindery + restoration, research-driven, historically accurate, teaching-forward.

Union bookbinders once met at the Erie Labor Temple, part of a wider labor network shaping apprenticeship standards. The Temple’s new life as a creative venue is built on that legacy, spotlighting hand trades.

EUROVISION. BIG SCREEN. THREE NIGHTS. Erie Labor Temple is hosting a Eurovision Song Contest Viewing Event for the Semi-Finals + Grand Final in May 2026. #Eurovision #Eurovision2026 #EriePA #ErieEvents #WatchParty

Erie: historic building at 17th & State, we’re activating into Erie Labor Temple. BOOKFORGE, PH’KAKI, Sharon Smith Metal Arts, Bróður + the Commonwealth Reading Room (used hardcovers/first editions). Next: studios + UNION gallery. Follow @ErieLaborWorks ⚡️

BLACK BOX NIGHTS: SIGNAL DRIFT (Spring Edition) Headphone Salon + Projection @ Erie Labor Temple. Two channels: A (Transmission) / B (Drift) Targeting May, likely June/July while we lock artists + tech. #EriePA #SoundArt #ProjectionArt #ExperimentalMusic #ErieLaborTemple

A Quick Announcement! ELT Edition https://www.patreon.com/posts/quick-elt-151156054

Founding Crew = the first signatures in the front matter. Don’t watch this happen from the sidewalk. Apply: https://forms.gle/6mPjbj2987CKmJDeA Or scan the QR code on the graphic! #BOOKFORGE #BookArts #Bookbinding #EriePA #Volunteer #MakersGonnaMake #CraftCommunity #ArtHandling #WorkshopLife

If you’ve ever wanted a “way in” to the art world that isn’t gatekept, this is it. Crew spots are open. Apply: https://forms.gle/6mPjbj2987CKmJDeA Or scan the QR code on the graphic! #EriePA #Volunteer #MakersGonnaMake #CraftCommunity #ArtHandling #WorkshopLife

Get updates from Erie Labor Temple: studio news, UNION exhibitions, workshops, openings, and public events, plus early access to announcements, tickets, and volunteer opportunities. No spam. Just signal. https://forms.gle/V9nFj6zfXTFXeNCZA

Behind the scenes is where the magic survives: wrapping, staging, labeling, handling objects like they matter, because they do. Apply: https://forms.gle/6mPjbj2987CKmJDeA Or scan the QR code on the graphic! #BOOKFORGE #BookArts #Bookbinding #EriePA #Volunteer #MakersGonnaMake #CraftCommunity

LECTURE BRAWL: TRADITION vs INNOVATION Suggested case: Downtown Erie — WHAT SHOULD WE KEEP — AND WHAT SHOULD WE REWRITE? Timed rounds. Object-as-evidence. Audience verdict. Apr 16 • Erie Labor Temple. Details: [email protected] #EriePA #DowntownErie #LectureBrawl

Skill swap offer: I’ll teach you the basics of book arts event flow—how to set a room, protect work, keep a space clean and respectful. You bring your own craft, too. Apply: https://forms.gle/6mPjbj2987CKmJDeA Or scan the QR code on the graphic! #BookArts #Bookbinding #EriePA #Volunteer

Erie Local 814 is the patch you earn by showing up. Not performative. Practical. Apply: https://forms.gle/6mPjbj2987CKmJDeA Or scan the QR code on the graphic! #BOOKFORGE #BookArts #Bookbinding #EriePA #Volunteer #MakersGonnaMake #CraftCommunity #ArtHandling #WorkshopLife

Roles that fit makers: workshop setup, tool care, material handling, check-in, documentation, calm “front-of-house” hosting. Quiet competence is a superpower here. Apply: https://forms.gle/6mPjbj2987CKmJDeA Or scan the QR code on the graphic! #BOOKFORGE #BookArts #EriePA #Volunteer

Bookbinding taught me this: a thing becomes real when it’s held together. ELT needs hands. If you love craft, history, tools, building something that lasts, Founding Crew is for you. Apply: https://forms.gle/6mPjbj2987CKmJDeA Or scan the QR code on the graphic! #EriePA #Volunteer #CraftCommunity

ELT SKETCH SESSIONS — Figure + Still Life Open Studio Timed drawing. Bi-weekly Wed · 7:00–9:30 PM Erie Labor Temple · 1701 State St · Erie, PA Suggested $10–$15 [email protected] #ErieLaborTemple #WhereArtWorks #LifeDrawing #FigureDrawing #EriePA #OpenStudio

PULITZER: LIVE PULL + TOAST ⚡️ Not a show — a live cultural moment. Mon, May 4, 2026 Doors 3:00 - 9:00 Erie Labor Temple • 1701 State St, Erie, PA 16501 [email protected] #Pulitzer #PulitzerPrizes #EriePA #DowntownErie #ErieLaborTemple #WhereArtWorks #LiteraryEvents

Soft-launching the poster: UNFOOLED: A PUBLIC AUDIT at UNION Fine Art Gallery // Erie Labor Temple. Day-after-April-Fool’s energy: receipts, ritual, reality. Call for Artists: [email protected] Please repost to reach regional artists. #CallForArtists #ContemporaryArt #EriePA

DONATE WORKING INSTRUMENTS → make the Temple playable. 🎶We’re placing culturally diverse instruments in public walkways so youth + elders can pick one up and make sound (no gatekeeping). Drop-off scheduling after Feb 16: [email protected] #EriePA #CommunityArts #InstrumentDonation

They tried to remove it. So we’re binding it back. IOE is under construction—juried artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure. Prospectus soon. Follow and rebel. #IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks

FAQ (fast): Artist books—yes. Design bindings—yes. Sculptural/altered—yes (if it still reads “book”). Local-only—no. Ask your question. Follow and rebel. #IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts

Help the signal spread: FOLLOW + SHARE + TAG A MAKER. IOE is under construction. Bring the co-conspirators. Follow and rebel. #IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #ArtistBooks

BOOKFORGE [LiVE!] 2026 | Ep. 1 — Back to the Bench Welcome to the first BOOKFORGE [LiVE!] session of 2026! We’re returning to our bench with restoration updates, new project peeks, studio news, and a conversation… https://www.patreon.com/posts/bookforge-live-1-147315787

Artist books aren’t “just books.” Book as object. Witness. Weapon. IOE is coming. Follow and rebel. #IndexOfErasure #IOE #ArtistBooks #BookArts

Design binding isn’t decoration. It’s ARGUMENT. Structure // surface // symbol Chosen on purpose. IOE is coming. Follow and rebel. #IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #DesignBinding

Prep now: Clean photos Tight statement (what is it doing?) Specs: size / materials / edition Prospectus soon. Follow and rebel. #IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #ArtistBooks

IOE is juried: concept + craft + impact. Not popularity. Not noise. Standards. Follow and rebel. #IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #ArtistBooks

Essay 4 is the oath: No Beige. After fracture (1), method (2), and the truth-filter of place (3), this is where standards get named so work holds in public. Read: https://open.substack.com/pub/phkaki/p/no-beige #RagAndSpark #PHKAKI #RagAndSpark #NoBeige #PHKAKI #MakeItHoldHidden #DesignWithTeeth

What book changed you, that someone tried to remove? Title + why (short is fine). We’ll repost a few. Follow and rebel. #IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks

Built in Erie, PA. IOE is coming: juried artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure. Tag a maker + a loud reader. Follow and rebel. #IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #EriePA

BOOKFORGE [LiVE!] Returns — Let’s Begin Again. The press is inked. The spines await. And once again, the bench beckons. https://www.patreon.com/posts/bookforge-live-147243606 #Bookbinding #Bookbinder #Studio #BookArts #TraditionalTrade #Erie #EriePA

Nice horse. It was a good meeting. Great conversation. Incredible possibilities. Now, work the proposal and the how! #vaguebooking

Going to see a man about a horse. Keep your fingers crossed. #vaguebooking

I need to start some of the projects I plan for year, such as the BOOKFORGE | MAISON EDITIONS! Join the BOOKFORGE Patreon page. Follow the progress. Book as a high-fashion objects project! #heirloombooks #MaisonEditions #BookCouture #luxurybooks https://www.patreon.com/posts/introducing-146790566

Hand work under voltage. Paper. Thread. Pressure. IOE is a juried exhibition of artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure. Follow and rebel. #IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #Bookbinding

Does your work count for IOE? YES: artist books, design bindings, altered books, sculptural bookworks (if it still reads “book”). Prospectus soon. Follow and rebel. #IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #ArtistBooks

Launch Date: April 1, 2026 Goal: Submission to the 4th Annual Lake Erie Literary Festival’s Banned Books Design Binding & Artist Book Competition https://www.patreon.com/posts/gilded-cage-for-140742258

Erasure doesn’t just remove. It leaves marks. IOE collects them: juried artist books + design bindings forged under censorship pressure. Follow and rebel. #IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks

What is Index of Erasure (IOE)? A juried exhibition of artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure. Prospectus soon. Follow and rebel. #IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks

Essay 3 starts at a bench light and worn paper and ends in a black box built to measure what survives. Erie taught me to build in public; FEED taught me that signal is material. Enter: https://phkaki.substack.com/p/the-black-box-has-a-signal #RagAndSpark #MakeItHold #PHKAKI

Something sharp is being built in Erie. INDEX OF ERASURE (IOE): juried artist books + design bindings forged against censorship pressure. Follow and rebel. #IndexOfErasure #IOE #BookArts #BannedBooks

“When a book is restricted, the truth isn’t gone. It’s just been labeled dangerous.” And danger, to the wrong people, means freedom. #IndexOfErasure #Restricted #BannedBooks #FreedomToRead #FightCensorship #ReadBannedBooks #BookCensorship #Censorship #FirstAmendment #ArtistBooks #EriePA

“A restricted book is proof that words still have teeth.” If it couldn’t bite, no one would bother muzzling it. #IndexOfErasure #Restricted #BannedBooks #FightCensorship #FreedomToRead #ReadBannedBooks #BookCensorship #Censorship #FirstAmendment #BooksAreDangerous #ArtistBooks #EriePA

“Restricted is just another word for feared.” Because when a book gets blocked, it’s rarely about language. It’s about power. #bannedbooks #redacted #artistbooks #designbinding #restricted #IoE #indexoferasure #Indexed