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Hello party people
if you can please come on out and have a grand olde tyme at ye fun as shit literary event
WRITERS WITH DRINKS (lloky - i am reading!!!)


The spoken word variety show that gives logorrhea a bad name is back!
This time Writers With Drinks features:

- poetry from Cindy Emch (Queer Open Mic)
- lit from Ayelet Waldman (Daughter's Keeper)
- comix and zines from Keith Knight (The K Chronicles, Th(ink))
- erotica from Bianca James (Best American Erotica 2006)
- comedy from Sheng Wang (Hustle and Pho)
- thrillers from John Lescroart (Hunt Club, The Motive)

Where: The Make Out Room, 3225 22nd. St. btw. Mission and Valencia
How much: $3 to $5 sliding scale, all proceeds benefit other magazine
When: Saturday, May 20, from 7:30 to 9:30, doors open at 7:00 pm

are you coming on Friday?

Mission Creek Music Video Awards Show this friday is the Mission Creek Music Video Awards Show in the Mission. Me and my pal Cliff are on the panel of celebrity judges and my other friend Bob has a video in the competition. Plus these cool chix Karla and Heather are hosting it! It will be awesome. Come down to ATA and cheer on your favorite music video. This Friday, May 19th Doors open at 7:30 pm Artists' Television Access 992 Valencia St. $5 Celebrity Judges: First Lady of California Mrs. Maria Shriver Music video director extraordinaire Mr. Micheal Palmieri  Noted artist, performer and drummer Mr. Cliff Hengst Prominent poet, film programmer and MC Ms. Cindy Emch The judges will hand out three medals at the end of the night to the most memorable music videos. Music videos by: KMAXXX Film School/Boyskout Nate Boyce Teddi Dean Bennett Anne McGuire Margaret Tedesco Mitchell Goodman Dynasty Handbag The Lonelyhearts Gary Fembot Torsten Kretchzmar Matt Boyko Bill Domonkos Tartar Archives Mads Lynnerup Including the music of: Chuck Prophet, The Bippies, Wayne Smith and many others There will be a bar (thanks to the fine efforts of the one and only absolutely fabulous Samaki) and it should be good fun.

in terms of queer events and poc

recently someone that i know was k'vetching that there are never any women of color events happening in the queer community. which though the queer community certainly has it's issues around race - in terms of arts events in june isn't really accurate.

here is a sneak preview directly from the executive director of the national queer arts fest. i will be posting dates and times later, but for the record.

Three nights of Queer women of color films; the women of color involved in the Hope & Healing show, Transforming Community, Dimension of IS, Rally the Troupes, Vicki Randle's cd release party, RADAR reading series, Pages from the Past, Fresh Meat, Fixed/Broken, Queeriosity, Saints & Sinners, and your open mics?   We  (NQAF) insist that our events have at least a 25% participation of people of color--if not more.

americana for sale

Jolting Joe's gandkids auction off his memories

this makes me so sad somehow...

( story from sfgate )

upcoming queer open mic performers

it's happened again - we are planned out for what feels like WAAAAAY in advance
if you keep a calendar
mark it now :)

5/26
Elizabeth Chavez

( partial bio for Elizabeth )

and
 
Treina Alexander (bio pending)

guest hosted by Meliza Bañales

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Meliza Bañales

( meliza's bio )

6/23

Atypcl: Joel A. Brown

( Atypcl full bio )

Peter Anthony Pizzi

( peters full bio )

7/14
Chrystal Wang - *GUEST ARTIST FROM SINGAPORE*

( Chrystals full bio )

Kisha Montgomery

( Kisha's partial bio - more to come )

7/28
Fran Varian

( Frans full bio )

Aug 11
Maceo Cabrera Estevez

( partial Maceo bio )

August 25
Heathen Machinery

( heathen's bio )