COME CHECK US OUT AT STAMMER!
- AN EVENT OF OPEN-MIC, SPOKEN WORD, POETRY, MUSICIANS, DANCE, COMEDY, INDEPENDENT FILM, PERFORMANCE ART & MORE! ALL ART FORMS WELCOME*
When: Friday, March 10th at 9pm
Where: Artspace 201 East Davie Street
$4 general/ $3 students, members
Beer/Wine/Snacks available
Showcase will include:
- ALLISON DENNIS-"Her lyrics are accessible and heartfelt, daring to voice the obvious in life." - The Chronogram "A tensely wound spring of kinetic energy." - ENCORE Magazine "Knockout Allison Dennis makes portraying the comic human condition look easy." - The Charlotte Observer Her Story From the suburbs of North Carolina, Allison made her move to NYC after earning a BFA for acting/musical theatre at East Carolina University. Within the first four years in NYC she had performed and collaborated in two bands, one funk, "Wonderland" and one folk, "Butterpoint". Allison has three Off-Broadway credits including a two year stint as an aerialist with the smash hit De La Guarda. After a back injury Allison was suddenly forced to change her career path. Luckily her Grandmother had an abandoned house in rural NC where she was able to remain creative while healing. Her healing process afforded her the ironic luxury of time. She spent most of it writing and teaching herself how to play the guitar. Allison has confidently emerged a singer/songwriter with a knack for creating songs in her moment. In attempts to hone her skills, she has played countless open mics, restaurants, noisy bars, coffee shops, music halls, and opener slots all up and down the east coast.
- VAL JONES POET, STORYTELLER, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER-EDUTAINER Poet, storyteller, edutainer and broadcast veteran of over 2 decades, Val Jones poetically motivates and awakens the senses with unique and insightful presentations and dramatic interpretations. She has been honored by North and South Carolina schools and colleges, as well as the Atlanta University Center and various organizations, for participating in numerous forums and alternative programs. A Fayetteville State University graduate and a member of the North Carolina Storytelling Guild and the National Association of Black Storytellers, Val promotes her mission of educating through entertainment as well as raising awareness of the poets of the Harlem Renaissance era through Val Jones Edutainment. Inspired by the legendary Dick Gregory and influenced by the likes of Gil Scott-Heron and The Last Poets, her style is one of classic meets contemporary with a touch of hip hop flair. Val loves to drive her positive messages of empowerment, cultural pride and universality through her poetry performances and lectures. Her goals are to empower young women of color to embrace the beauty and uniqueness in themselves, to promote the brilliance of African American literature and culture, and to offer various workshops around the country, specifically in the urban communities, to show youth how to express their feelings in powerful, yet creative and non-violent ways. For more information, go to www.iamvaljones.com. For speaking engagement fees, email [email protected] or call 1-800-947-9392.
- Get ready for some Funky-Beat-Breakin’ Dance Ya’ll!!! ~ 1st in Flight & Mighty Arms of Atlas. 1st in Flight is an organization made up of students and community members interested in the hip hop movement, bboying, martial arts, and other movement techniques. Based out of Raleigh, NC, our goal is the development of our minds and bodies through various types of movement and dance. For more information, see http://1stinflight.com/ or contact Wale 919-607-4660. Mighty Arms of Atlas bboy crew started out small in 2001 when Philip Chang,Ben Mappen, Malik Telfer discovered they had something in common at UNC-Chapel Hill. Four years later the Mighty Arms incorporates over 20 bboys from the Triangle area. They can be seen practicing at various locations onUNC's campus, competing at bboy battles around the state and performing at local shows and events. Contact Info: Andrew Dong, [email protected], http://www.unc.edu/mightyarms/
- JOHN DANCEY JONES has performed in many featured and open settings since emceeing a weekly open mike in downtown Raleigh from 1983-1990. He has been producing hand-laid paper and letterpress printing on it since 1977. He operated the Paper Plant bookstore and book arts center from 1982- 1990, and has published award-winning small press publications since 1983. A science teacher working with students who have learning challenges, he has an English degree from UNC-CH and a masters in Special Education from NCSU. He published The Suicide of Hooker Van Dusen in 1985 and Performance Poems in 1988. His most recent publication is Snapper: My Life with Snapping Turtles, a limited edition book made completely by hand. www.paperplantpress.com
- We welcome you all to a screening of a documentary by MR.Victor Ochieng. ***This will be a personal documentary about the author of a personal upcoming book entitled,
“ Gormahia”. "Mzee Victor Ochieng was born in the city of Nairobi, in The Republic of Kenya East Africa. Nicknamed Mzee after his grandfather of which in translation from Swahili means"The Elder One". Victor is a poet. One of the best performing artists out of Chicago. He has served as a community activist with the Uhuru Movement in Chicago, to volunteer work with the Boy scout of America, working with high school students in Chicago. Founder of Art Dread Foundation, a non for profit organization that helps young adults get involved in the Arts. The son of a political prisoner the late Mr Ouma Nisa,grand son of a preacher and the great great grand son of Chief Ondiegi of Kabondo.He started to harness his craft by the age of five,while still in primary school. Victor was destine to follow in both the traditions and footsteps of his family as a civil servant.His a poet by blood , from a line of the great luo story tellers."
Please contact Mz*Julee at [email protected] for questions/comments*