Organized Events — Darcie Blake art

Poster by Alex Keown. Rock Water Film Festival aims to project the visions and voices of independent, DIY filmmakers. We welcome the weird, low-budget films that artists of all kinds create. Founded in 2017 by Alex Keown and Darcie Blake, anything is fair game with Rock Water. Whatever you want to create, we want you to share it with us.

Poster by Alex Keown. In 2020, we switched our format from a several hours long, indoor event at Sue's Space to a condensed, 2 1/2 hour long drive-in event held in the parking lot of the Dover Ice Arena. This proved to be a hit, and we've stuck with the outdoor format since. We now include closed captioning with all our short film lineup.

Weekly event I host at Wrong Brain. Free of charge, sober, all materials provided.

Poster by Alex Keown. RWFF is honored to have shown the work of hundreds of different filmmakers across New England, and we have raised thousands of dollars to support Wrong Brain and its associated orgs.

Poster by Alex Keown, digitally altered by me. Brought Rock Water Film Festival to Montserrat and the greater Beverly community, November 2018. Included the same lineup of films shown at the larger iteration of RWFF in summer 2018 (held at Sue's Space). Created social media content, vended Wrong Brain booth, and hosted event.

Poster by Thomas Rutigliano. Photo & video exhibit of Montserrat student Thomas Rutigliano's work. Edited & published accompanying zine. Shown at Bare Gallery, Spring 2019.

Poster by Jenn Jones. Curated exhibit for Montserrat students Jenn Jones ('19) and Lexi Palmberg ('21) for Bare Gallery. Sculpture, digital & traditional work. Edited & published accompanying zine. Spring 2019.

Poster by Cam Hurley & Dennis Collins. Curated senior thesis show for students Cam Hurley ('19) and Dennis Collins ('19) in the Bare Gallery, edited & published accompanying zine. Fall 2018.

Poster by Keely Quirk. "Letter of Intent" showcased the work of four current Montserrat students. I edited & published the accompanying zine, hung the show, and introduced artists at the event. Fall 2018.

Poster by Adam Gouveia. "Takedown Wrestling" was a live wrestling comedy show (2016- 2019) that showed annually between Wrong Brain and Sue's Space and acted as a major fundraiser for both orgs. About a dozen local artists, musicians & other creatives would spend several months creating characters, storylines, and choreography. The show had several major continuing plot lines: for example, my character, the bratty, entitled and neurotic Skimmed Milk frequently butted heads with her nemesis Vertexo, a lackadaisical, alcoholic superhero. We were the subjects for this promotional poster.

Another "Takedown Wrestling" poster. By Ryan Harrison. Winter 2018.

Poster by Adam Gouviea. Takedown Music & Arts Festival (2009 -2019) was a day-long music fest held between Nottingham and Strafford, NH. Live music and vendors (including Wrong Brain) were around during the day, and at night we would perform blockbuster movie reenactments ("E.T.", "Jurassic Park", and "Batman") or original plays, directed and written by Joey Pratt. I vended the Wrong Brain booth and acted in four performances (between 2015 and 2019) during its run.

Poster by Cara Cabral. "Enchanted Forest" prom, the second prom by Wrong Brain. I came up with the concept and title and created the life-size unicorn paper mache sculpture for this event, created and hung up decorations, and volunteered throughout the evening. Enchanted Forest was held at Sue's Space, November 2019.

Poster by Adam Gouviea. "Cosmic Prom" was the first prom organized by Wrong Brain and took place at now-defunct Shogun Restaurant in November 2016. I came up with the title and concept of the event, and created social media content, promotional merch, decorations, enlisted donors for the event, and volunteered night-of.

Poster by me. Organized "Ugly Sweater Auction" and community clothing swap at Wrong Brain HQ, October 2016. Created promo poster & social media content, ran event.

Poster by me. Organized & hosted two "Bingo Nite" fundraisers at Wrong Brain HQ. Created poster & social media promo content, ran event. Winter 2016.

Poster by Ryan Harrison. Music show I hosted as my comedian alter-ego "Skimmed Milk" in 2016.