Friday, April 4, 2008 : Equator presents "Shanties" - mixed-media paintings by artist Fortune Sitole. Opening party will be from 7-11 pm.  Open bar, live music.

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Below, some highlights of our past events:

THE HAT PAINTINGS a collection of new paintings by JACK ZOLTAK.

BLOCKHEAD - THE WOODCUTS OF ANDY FRIEDER, an astoundingly bizarre and touching collection of limited edition wood and linoleum cut prints, ran from June to late July of this year. 

EQUATOR VINYL opened on Cinco de Mayo, a used vinyl record store nestled within the confines of the bookstore. The Vinyl store carries records focusing on Jazz, Blues, Classic Rock, Reggae, Country and assorted oddities.

Photographs by Mark Edward Harris. The opening of Mark Edward Harris' latest show took place on April 6th. The photos are taken from his books, "Way of the Japanese Bath," "Wanderlust," and "Inside North Korea."

"Lucha Loco" Book Signing with Photographer Malcolm Venville. Equator hosted a book signing and party on March 24, 2007. The book features portraits and interviews of Mexican wrestlers. Click here for more info on the book.

"Times Square: The Way it Was" by photographer I.C. Rapoport. The exhibit opened Saturday, February 3, 2007, with a collection of photographs taken by prolific photojournalist I.C. Rapoport. The images were collected over the course of five weeks in 1965 in New York's Times Square. This exhibit remains on display through Sunday, April 1. Click here for images from the exhibit, with pricing information.

"Canyon Drives" by Carlos Reyes: Equator Books celebrated the opening and book launch of "Canyon Drives" by Carlos Reyes on December 8, 2007. Books still available.

Equator Books 2nd Anniversary Party: Equator Books celebrated its second anniversary with a party and opening night reception for Michael Deyermond's art show, "His Horn was So Sad He Had to Put it Down" (July 28-September 28, 2006). Click here to view art from the exhibit.

The Importance of Being Weidmann: Matthew Weidmann Paintings: Exhibit of paintings by Matthew Weidmann (April 21-June 1, 2006).

Stations of the Cross: Gwyneth Leech Paintings: Exhibit of 14 paintings by Gwyneth Leech (March 25-April 20, 2006). Click here to download the catalog of the first nine paintings from the exhibit and click here to view the remaining images.

Learn By Doing: Edmund Teske Photo Exhibit: Exhibit of Teske's days at Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's revolutionary school of architecture (January 19-March 21, 2006). Click here to download the catalog from the exhibit.

One Year Anniversary Party: Exhibit of Michael Deyermond's "50 Books + 5 Bastards" (July 29, 2005).

Mark Licari Opening (February 25, 2005). Click here for photos and click here to watch the Equator Books promotional film of Mark Licari, created by Equator documentarian Dick Thompson.

New Year's Eve Beautiful Losers Party/Exhibit (December 31, 2004).

Peter Lodato Opening (November 19, 2004): Works on display included paintings, drawings, and a new series of prints done by Hamilton Press. Entertainment was provided by crooner Johnny Racine. Click here to view photos from the opening and click here for the release.

Joe Goode Party (October 1, 2004). Click here for photos and click here to watch the Red Stripe movie created during the party.

Grand Opening Party (July 30, 2004). Featuring the art of Ed Ruscha, Raymond Pettibon, Ed Moses, Dennis Hopper, click here for the release, and click here for the movie from the Equator Books Grand Opening event, from Dick Thompson.

Book Launch Party by Poet Brooks Roddan and Artist Joe Goode (October 1, 2004). Click here for the release.