Islands in L.A.

“It all started with a simple thank you email to our friend Luke Ramsey, co-founder of Islands Fold, for designing Poketo's sweet Animal Mugs,” begins the tale behind today’s Islands in L.A. extravaganza. Kicking off at 3 p.m. at Poketo HQ in Southern California, the public is invited to watch artists Travis Millard, Marco Zamora, Derek Albeck, Joel Speasmaker, James Gulliver Hancock and Islands Fold’s Ramsey and Angela Conley showing off their artistic prowess on handmade zines, which will be put on sale a few hours later, along with a special tee made from the collaborative effort (Islands Fold is a neat little indie publisher, in case you’re looking for some more reading material). Poketo’s promising an island-theme photo booth plus food and drinks from Urth Cafe to help mark this great partnership. They don’t promise tans, but we’ll keep our eyes peeled for umbrellas in our drinks. The event runs one day only and ends at 9 p.m., so make it your happy hour spot tonight if you’re around.