THIS MONTH – – — FLOMM is teaming up with THE SACRAMENTO OLD CITY CEMETERY COMMITTEE and LATCHING OURSELVES on to their MOVIES IN THE CEMETERY series with their SHOWING OF the original 192o CALIGARI – – — WITH US adding an
EXTRA day,
EXTRA attractions,
an EXTRA expressionist film,
LIVE slam POETRY,
PRINT your OWN keepsakes,
a bit of GERMAN EXPRESSIONIST CINEMA education
+ MOR – – —

JOIN US on a friday night FREE LIVE STREAM WORLD WIDE ON TWITCH – – — then on saturday, locally WATCH DEAD PEOPLE on a SCREEN at the SACRAMENTO OLD CITY CEMETERY with LIVE KEYBOARDS and FLOMM STUFF
TWO NIGHTS,
TWO oddly different lineups – – —
MOR info posted HERE on a WEBPAGE – – —
with FREE POSTER DOWNLOAD and TICKETS for SATURDAY
WE’VE been ADDING THINGS all week — – — and HERE’S wat we have PLANNED — – —
FRIDAY
19 september 2025
beginning at 7pm pacific
countdown to 92o — – —
a PROGRESSIVE WORLD WIDE SCREAM
before the NIGHTMÄRE
progressive rock + expressionist film
1. STEVE MEHALLO and DARK SAKURA
YOUR HOSTS for the TWITCH LIVE STREAM

flomm founder STEVE MEHALLO and longtime flommist DARK SAKURA – one of the hosts of the Guinness World Record award winner, Orange Lounge Radio – will be SCREENING short SUBJECTS + FILM with an educational overview of GERMAN EXPRESSIONIST CINEMA, maybe an interview and MOR.
2. LAUREN RICHARDSON
a.k.a. the CORPSE PAINTER – – —

LAUREN’S involvement with FLOMM as a FASHION and MAKEUP ARTIST goes back to our early days — and they’ll be DOING A LIVE DEMO with GOTH MAKEUP so YOUR FACE can FRIGHTEN this season
3. FELIX the CAT (1927)
THE ORIGINAL silent cartoon SUPERSTAR, years before the TALKING MOUSE

Otto Messmer’s FELIX will be celebrating HALLOWEEN by ANNOYING OTHERS and playing with TAROT.
WITH a PROGRESSIVE ROCK soundtrack.
4. VON MORGENS BIS MITTERNACHTS (1920)
ANOTHER early EXPRESSIONIST masterpiece – – —
a.k.a. FROM MORN TO MIDNIGHT, this is a GÜD FEATURE to SEE BEFORE saturday’s showing of CALIGARI – – —

featuring ENGLISH SUBTITLES and dubbed with a PROGRESSIVE ROCK score
that WILL BE BLOCKED BY TWITCH on REPLAY.
Really. This is why you WANT to WATCH us LIVE. NO MUSIC when NOT LIVE.
SATURDAY
20 september 2025
beginning at 7pm
92o — – —
NIGHTMÄRE at the CEMETERY
movie night
5. THE SACRAMENTO OLD CITY CEMETERY (1920)
IS A CHARACTER all its own – – —

Adorned with beautiful statues, dramatic markers, and lush gardens, the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery is an outdoor museum recording California history from the Gold Rush era through today.
6. DANGERSQUIRREL
PRINT your very OWN keepsake EPHEMERA – – —

Flommist DANGERSQUIRREL has been seen crafting PRINT MEDIA and ZINES thoughout NORTHERN CALIFORNIA and THIS EVENING she we be on HAND to help you HAND PRINT your own unique 920 KEEPSAKES.
7. ELIZABETH LEONARD’S FLOMMABULIST
A GIANT PUPPET crafted JUST FOR THE EVENING – – —

IF YOU HAVEN’T experienced one of ELIZABETH’S CREATIONS first hand, here is YOUR CHANCE. Requiring a few OPERATORS, the FLOMMABULIST will be wandering about TO SEE INTO THE FUTURE and FOTO OPPORTUNITIES.
8. ANDRU DEFEYE
LIVE SLAM POETRY performance – – —

Emeritus POET LAUREATE of SACRAMENTO and LONGTIME flommist ANDRU DEFEYE has deep understanding of HOW THINGS ARE TODAY and HOW THEY RELATE to GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM.
And he might give me a FUNNY LOOK for me WRITING THAT but it’s really true. WE HAVE HIM in a RARE PERFORMANCE before POETRY WEEK fires up in OCTOBER.
9. STEVEN COOLIDGE
LIVE KEYBOARDS to ACCOMPANY all SATURDAY NIGHT features – – —

STEVEN COOLIDGE completed his first symphony in 2002 and currently he is the music director for the TURNER HARMONIE CHOIR of SACRAMENTO He also plays original ART ROCK in his band, VOLCANO SCHOOL.
AND YOU will HEAR HIM GIVE SOUND to SIGHT on SATURDAY.
10. UN CHIEN ANDALOU (1929)
The INFAMOUS short film by SALVADOR DALÍ and LUIS BUÑUEL – – —

An IRRATIONAL, DADA piece infamous for its dreamlike imagery and boundary-pushing creativity – a free associative SURREALIST film involving an EYEBALL.
NOT for the FAINT HEARTED.
11. THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920)
OUR MAIN FEATURE, director ROBERT WEINE’S expressionist MASTERPIECE – – —

Often regarded as one of the FIRST popular feature-length HORROR FILMS, this film is celebrated for its SURREAL, EXPRESSIONIST set designs, striking SHADOWS, and unsettling SKEWED PERSPECTIVES that continue to inspire filmmakers to this day.




SEE FELIX THE CAT !!
SEE FROM MORN TO MIDNIGHT !!
SEE CALIGARI !!
MAKE PRINTED THINGS !!


EXPERIENCE PATHOS !!
FURY !!
MONEY LAUNDERING !!


SURREALISM !!
EXPRESSIONISM !!
PROGRESSIVISM !!
THE TWITCH STREAM is FREE – – —
OTHERWISE, get your TICKETS HERE

IMPORTANT THINGS
Chairs will be provided, but FEEL FREE to bring lawn chairs, blankets & picnic baskets. NO ALCOHOL, please. This is an outdoor event, so dress accordingly. Feel free to come in costume. For MOR info, of course, go HERE and READ EVERYTHING.
920 has been coordinated by ERIC BRADNER and the SACRAMENTO OLD CITY CEMETERY COMMITTEE TAX ID#06–1674455 with STEVE MEHALLO, RENEE HYATT THOMPSON, DARIUS FORREST, AUDREY DAGGETT, ARIELLE and MILK SURFACE for FLOMM.
TIPS GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED
—steve mehallo
Flommist Steve Mehallo is a graphic designer, illustrator, font designer, educator, foodie and gadfly. He is the creator and founder of FLOMM!
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