Free Fun Shit: March 4-7: SXSW Rock Shop meet-up, video game art, experimental electro, anarchist potluck, cool poetry events, and more

"Into the Void" by Anthony Montuori, on display now at Boston Cyberarts Gallery

The Game's Afoot: Video Game Art | New exhibit just opened featuring the work of "three artists who make video games that investigate the nature of art: Rob Gonsalves, Victor Liu and Anthony Montuori | Boston Cyberarts Gallery, 141 Green St, Jamaica Plain | On view through April 14; reception March 8 from 6 to 9 pm | bostoncyberarts.org/gallerypage

Rock Shop #24: Boston Pre-SxSW Meet-Up | Hang out with other peeps who are going to SXSW this year and get advice from those who've gone in past years about making the most of the festival | Middle East downstairs, 480 Mass Ave, Cambridge | March 4 from 6 to 9 pm | facebook.com/rockshopboston

CVLT | Monthly dark electro night with experimental music, art, and more | Middlesex Lounge, 315 Mass Ave, Cambridge | March 4 @ 8 pm | middlesexlounge.us

Community Anarchist Potluck | Bring a (preferably vegan) dish to share at this potluck to talk about local projects, check out some radical books, and more. Don't forget to label your dish with its ingredients | Lucy Parsons Center, 358A Centre St, Jamaica Plain | March 5 @ 6:30 pm | lucyparsons.org

 "Democracy, Poetry, And Prose" | Line-up of acclaimed authors and poets give readings of poetry and prose as part of the AWP Conference | Democracy Center, 45 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge | March 6 @ 7 pm | democracycenter.org

PSYCCity Reading | Local poets read to benefit Bridge Over Troubled Waters (non-profit for homeless and high-risk youth) at Lir. Poetry and beer!  No cover but $5 suggested donation (it's a good cause) | Lir, 903 Boylston St, Boston | March 6 @ 8 pm | awpwriter.org/awp_conference

Walter Smith III Clinic | The acclaimed jazz saxophonist conducts a music clinic that's open to the public | Café 939, 939 Boylston St, Boston | March 7 @ 1 pm | berklee.edu

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