To read an article in EDGE Chicago written by Joseph Erbentraut CLICK HERE
I had the great priveldge of doing a workshop with
Move On Mondays at Links Hall
Monday, March 23, 7-9pm
I was Blessed once again to be a Featured Artist at Pow Wow, Inc.
Tuesday March 24 7:30PM POW WOW, Inc. at Jeffrey Pub.
To check out more about Pow Wow CLICK HERE
C.C. Carter is Executive Director of Young Chicago Authors.
I did a workshop and was featured with them on March 24, 2009.
These young artists are AMAZING! For more about this wonderful organization CLICK HERE
Check out the Young Chicago Authors:
Wednesday March 25 7PM $5.
I read from delta dandi at The Center On Halsted
I had the Blessing of being on program with the Illustrious E. Patrick Johnson at the Chicago History Museum….
Thursday, March 26
SPEAKING OUT DOWNSOUTH
The focus was experience stories of African American gays and lesbians from the South and the historical and cultural connections between Chicago and the South.
To see future Speaking Out Downsouth events: CLICK HERE
A dialogue and showing of the DVD from the premiere performance of delta dandi
with Writer/Conductor/Producer Sharon Bridgforth
Snacks Provided | Donations Accepted
Wednesday March 11, 2009 6:30PM
ISESE Gallery / Warfield Center
John Warfield Center for African and African American Studies, UT Austin.
Jester (21st and Speedway, Austin, TX)
Saturday March 14, 2PM
allgo (A Statewide Queer People of Color Organization)
701 Tillery Street
Austin, TX 78702
Thanks to Q Ragsdale for filming the premiere!
We received prayers/shout outs/Energy from soooo many of you
and soooo many of you helped to spread the word about the delta dandi premiere/and soooo many of you came to the show that WE SOLD OUT BOTH NIGHTS!!
On behalf of the cast/crew and producers THANK YOU!!
We’ll be doing da dandi in Chicago on 3/18/09…more on that soon
Meanwhile
here are some pics from our cast par’tay
I went to my 4th NPN Annual Meeting. This one was in Seattle. IT WAS AMAZING!!
I encourage all artists and presenters to check into NPN
I didn’t take nearly as many pictures as I wanted to/I was traveling light-left my camera at home. Do check out the NPN partners and artists at: NPN
I was Blessed to have spent this past Saturday hanging out with Feminist Scholar Kristen Hogan, Writer/Teacher Abe Louise Young, and fellow RedBone Press author Ana-Maurine Lara.
Kristen showed us around The Angel Valley Organic Farm. The farm has a stand in Austin
Wednesdays, 10:00 – 2:00 Asian American Cultural Center
11713 Jollyville Road, Northwest Austin
Ana showed us around Alma de Mujer Conference Retreat Center. Alma is a project of the Indigenous Women’s Network.
After spending the day falling in love with the beauty and wonder of vegetables/and great friends…I met my Dear Ones/Wesley & he Mama Florinda for coco and the big tree lighting events in front of the capital this Saturday….Life is good/sho nuff indeed.
Be a dandi! Play a supporting role in the World Premiere of delta dandi by purchasing & gifting a Signed/Numbered Pre-publication Limited Run Edition delta dandi Script (The version the Austin, Texas World Premiere CAST is using). ONLY 100 COPIES AVAILABLE.
Thanks to Steven Fullwood Project Director of the Black Gay & Lesbian Archive, the delta dandi script (and all it’s drafts) will be housed at the Black Gay & Lesbian Archive Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
TO ORDER and/or FIND OUT MORE CLICK HERE
Tickets for delta dandi are on sale now.
To buy from The Long Center: CLICK HERE
To buy from Women & Their Work: CLICK HERE.
Tickets are $15.00.
