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I know I haven't written in a while, so most people will probably not read this until after the events, but I have two performances coming up this week. Please make it out if you can.
First is a feature at the Acentos Poetry Reading in the Bronx on Tuesday January 11th at 7:30. Its housed at the BLUE OX Bar, Third Ave & 139th St take the 6th train to 138th st. Its a five dollar cover and its a great spot. It has become a Bronx institution, as most of you already know.
The second appearance is at the Small Offerings: A Tsunami Relief Benefit happening at the Asian American Writers Workshop, take the R, N,Q,W, B, D, F, V, Path trains to 34 St in Manhattan.
Here are details on that event:
Wednesday, January 12th, 2005, 7-9pm (doors open 6:30)
@ The Asian American Writers' Workshop
16 West 32nd Street, 10th floor
(between Broadway & 5th Ave)
New York City
$10-20 cover, sliding scale
In the aftermath of the tsunami, over 150,000 people have died and 5 million more are homeless in Asia. This event is but a small community offering to sustain ourselves and to try to help others far away.
Please join an incredible & diverse group of artists for a night of music, refreshments, and poetry. A silent auction and raffle will be held and informational brochures will be available. Bring your friends, your heart, and your wallet, and make your own small offering.
featuring:
Sabrina Margarita Alcantara-Tan * Founder of the amazing 'zine Bamboo Girl; Steve Cannon * Founder of A Gathering of the Tribes; Tina Chang * Author of Half-Hit Houses; Eric Gamalinda * Professor at NYU and Columbia, author of Zero Gravity; Edward Garcia * ASPIRA Program Director and Winner of a 2003 NYFA Poetry Grant; Kimiko Hahn * Winner of the American Book Award; Suheir Hammad * Author of Born Palestinian, Born Black, member of Def Poetry Jam; Bassey Ikpi * Three-time featured Nigerian American poet on HBO's Def Poetry Jam; Groove Therapy * soulful young Korean American singers; Kontrast * Filipino-American, Brooklyn-transplanted and unrepentantly radical hip-hop group; Joseph Legaspi * Founder of Kundiman, a non-profit arts organization dedicated to Asian American poetry; Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz * Tour-de-force woman and founder of Urbana, the three-time National Poetry Slam Championship Venue; Lynne Procope * Founder of the LouderArts Collective; Patrick Rosal * Winner of the AAWW's 2004 Member's Choice Award; Shappy * An amazing comedic poet, in high school Shappy was voted "Most Swinging Guy"; Prageeta Sharma * Poet and winner of the Academy of American Poets prize at Brown University; Hal Sirowitz * Former Poet Laureate of Queens '01-'04; Kevin So * singer, songwriter, guitarist, latest CD "leaving the lights on"; Florence Yoo * Lovely, original singer, songwriter, latest CD "Indelible"
...and much more!!!!
All Proceeds go to non-profit organizations actively helping with tsunami relief, including: The Sri Lanka Relief Fund and OxFam America
For more information, please email desk@aaww.org. To send a check or to donate something to the raffle/silent auction, please contact ishlepark@gmail.com.
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