XPF venues and hours

The following venues will be hosting Ex Postal Facto events on the weekend of February 14th – 16th. All events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.

Friday, February 14th, 2014: opening reception for “mail/art/book”

Location: the San Francisco Center for the Book (http://sfcb.org/)

375 Rhode Island Street, between 16th and 17th

Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

• mail art “creation station”
• special postal cancellation and passport stamping station
• “will call” pick up for Ex Postal Facto passports

Saturday, February 15th, 2014: vendor expo

Location: the San Francisco Elks Lodge (http://www.sfelks.org/)

450 Post Street, between Powell and Mason (Powell Street BART/Muni station)

Time: 11:00am – 5:00pm

• vendor/exhibitor tables
• passport stamping station

Sunday, February 16th, 2014: a day of lectures at the Koret Auditorium

Location: the San Francisco Public Library (http://sfpl.org/),  lower level, Koret Auditorium

Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm (please note: SFPL opens at noon on Sundays)

100 Larkin Street, at Market (Civic Center BART/Muni station)

• 1:00pm – 2:00pm: round table discussion moderated by John Held, Jr. : “The History of West Coast Mail Art” featuring Lowell Darling, Jas Felter, Carl Chew, and other west coast mail artists/artistamp makers.
• 2:30pm – 3:30pm: lecture and slideshow TBA
• 3:45pm – 4:30pm: reception for speakers and attendees

•  during the event: passport stamping