{"product_id":"weeds-tavern-poster-art-by-sergio-mayora-9781951963194","title":"Weeds Tavern: Poster Art by Sergio Mayora","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore the days of social media and the internet, Weeds Tavern's host and bartender Sergio Mayora attracted a loyal, diverse, and eclectic crowd to the bar with his unique and vibrant collage poster art promoting the tavern.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese advertisements were singular cut-and-paste works of art. From 1988's \"Weed's Pollution Night\" to 2004's poetry night \"Making America Safe in the War Against Censorship,\" many of Mayora's posters predicted the world we are living in today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEchoing the bright colors and catchy phrases of Mayora's poster art, \u003ci\u003eWeeds Tavern: Poster Art by Sergio Mayora\u003c\/i\u003e collects over 40 of these iconic posters that once adorned the phone booths and streetlamps of Chicago's streets. Featuring text by celebrated Chicago journalist Dave Hoekstra and a foreword by award-winning actor and Weeds patron Michael Shannon, this book is sure to delight both those who frequented Weeds and those who wish they could have been part of the magic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSergio Mayora\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist, poet, singer-songwriter, and actor. The long-time bartender and host at Chicago's iconic Weeds Tavern, Sergio became well-known for creating his collage posters to promote the club. Commissioned by Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation to make a four-plate spirit box for Carlos Santana, his work has been shown at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, the Citlalin Gallery Theater and the INTUIT (The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art) gallery in Chicago.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Hoekstra\u003c\/b\u003e is a Chicago author-journalist. From 1985 through 2014, he was a columnist-critic at the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e, where he won the 2013 Studs Terkel Community Media Award. He has contributed pieces to the \u003ci\u003eChicago Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew City\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRaw Vision\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written several books, including \u003ci\u003eBeacons in the Darkness: Hope and Transformation Among America's Community Newspapers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Supper Club Book: A Celebration of a Midwest Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe People's Place: Soul Food Restaurants and Reminiscences from The Civil Rights Era to Today\u003c\/i\u003e. Dave wrote and co-produced the WTTW-Channel 11 PBS special, \"The Staple Singers and the Civil Rights Movement,\" nominated for a 2001-02 Chicago Emmy for Outstanding Achievement for a Documentary Program. He also wrote and co-produced the award-winning 2018 full-length documentary and companion book \u003ci\u003eThe Center of Nowhere: The Spirit and Sounds of Springfield, Missouri\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Shannon\u003c\/b\u003e is an Academy Award-nominated actor. During his time performing on the stage in Chicago, he was a patron of Weeds Tavern. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Trope Publishing Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50697478799634,"sku":"9781951963194","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3d37088d-a753-4b81-808a-369fba57481a.jpg?v=1734303152","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/weeds-tavern-poster-art-by-sergio-mayora-9781951963194","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}