some interesting events the next few days

Some interesting events going on around town in the next few days, as received on various list serves for forwarding:


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HOMENAJE DIA DE LAS MADRES: Honoring Our Mothers and the Earth
Friday, May 9th, 8 p.m.
CENTER FOR THE ARTS, EAGLE ROCK
2225 COLORADO BLVD.
LOS ANGELES, CA 90041

Please join CaLatinidad poets Estrella del Valle, Robert Leni, Reina Prado and Abel Salas as well as guest wordslinger-wordsmiths Gloria Enedina Alvarez and Consuelo Flores as we pay tribute to our mothers and remember the earth at a fundraiser/benefit on Friday, May 9th at the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock beginning at 8 p.m. A $10 donation will help send CaLatinidad writers to the Decimotercero Festival de Poesia International/13th Annual International Poetry Festival hosted by Proyecto Sur in La Habana.

Global treats and soulful beats provided by Fermina D who will also appear unplugged as Mataji Booker. Special thanks to the Echospace Poetry Collective and the Eastside Cafe, Zocaloc Productions and the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock

HOMENAJE DIA DE LAS MADRES
FRIDAY, MAY 9th @ 8 P.M.
CENTER FOR THE ARTS, EAGLE ROCK
2225 COLORADO BLVD.
LOS ANGELES, CA 90041

For more information, contact 323.222.0366.
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Mexican Musical Roots
A FREE workshop & performance! with 'Son Del Centro'

Saturday, May 3, 1:00 p.m.
California African American Museum
600 State Drive, Exposition Park
Los Angeles, CA 90037
www.caamuseum.org

Son Jarocho, Mexican music unique to Veracruz,combines indigenous, African and Spanish rhythms.Stomp your feet, sing and play as 'Son del Centro',a group of students, teachers and activists dedicatedto exposing people of all ages and backgrounds toMexican traditions, presents this interactive musicalworkshop.

RSVP: 213.744.2024

This program is in conjunction with the current exhibitions,
The African Presence in Mexico from Yanga to the Present
and
Who Are We Now?—Roots, Resistance and Recognition
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The Black/Brown Dialogues Part II:
I n s p i r a t i o n H o u s e P o e t r y C h o i r
Saturday, May 3, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit art gallery
131 No. Avenue 50
Highland Park, CA 90042
323/258-1435
www.avenue50studio.com

Curated by Peter J. Harris, artistic director, Inspiration House

Featuring spoken word & music by:
Tchikonsase Ajé
Gloria Alvarez
Peter J. Harris
María Elena Gaitán, Chola con Cello
Derf Reklaw, percussion
Alan Mark Lightner, steel pan

“The Black/Brown Dialogues”, featuring Inspiration House PoetryChoir, honors healthy and ethical cultural dialogue between the African and Latino communities, at one of Latino LA's most important independent galleries. Using the Inspiration House PoetryChoir format, poets read their work while master musicians improvise musical responses to the poetry, blending words, intonations, audience responses, and dynamic silence into a sonic tapestry that's entrancing and exhilarating. The poetry series is curated by Peter J. Harris, artistic director, Inspiration House, which produces work dedicated to leaving its audiences renewed and recommitted to cultural work that contributes to the creation of a humane society.


This event is the second of four Inspiration House PoetryChoir events and is
free to the public.
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