SPEAK YOUR MYNE featuring AHZA IRVING (Harlem NYC, 1/21)

Posted in Uncategorized on December 23rd, 2009 by

SPEAK YOUR MYNE
HARLEM OPEN MIC (SERIES)

January 21, 2009

Special Guest:

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Artist Ahza Irving

(check out her gallery on Kuma)

Poet & Visual Artist Azha Irving was born and raised right here in Harlem. She first began to write at the age of 6, and committed to art as a way of life as a result of the onset of blindness at the age of 24. Taught by her eldest brother who was himself an artist and writer, Azha believes she’s gotten much of her talent secondhand; her way with words is as colorful and/or as black and white, at times, as her artwork, and it is to this second handedness that she attributes the push to find her own voice. She has written under a multitude of guises and under the guidance of many writers and poets to include: Suheir Hamad, Writer/Prof. Lois Elaine Griffith, John Rodriguez, Azha is also an alumni member of Cave Canem & The Bronx WritersCorps.

ADMISSION: $5.00 plus one drink minimum.
BRING 3 FRIENDS AND YOU GET IN FREE!

HOSTED BY
RENAIR AMIN

COMEDIANS, SINGERS, POETS, AND OTHER PERFORMERS WELCOMED

HAPPY HOUR FROM 7-9 P.M.

ALSO FEATURING THE SOUNDS OF THE
ONE AND ONLY
DJ MARIO

LOCATION: BILLIE’S BLACK RESTAURANT
271 W. 119th Street, Harlem, NY
(Bet Frederick Douglass and St. Nicholas)

Train Directions: Take A/D train to 125th Street or C/B to 119th Street.

DOORS OPEN AT 7:00 P.M.
SIGNUP AT 7:30 P.M.
OPEN MIC BEGINS AT 8:00 P.M.

For more info contact PMYNER, LTD.
1(866) 883-6161
admin@pmyner.com
www.pmyner.com

DISCLAIMER:  SOME CONTENT MAY BE MATURE IN NATURE.
18 OR OLDER.
“AN OPEN MYC FOR AN OPEN MYND”

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Call For Submissions: Short Story Anthology / Lesbian Memoirs

Posted in Uncategorized on December 13th, 2009 by

Would you like to be part of the best Lesbian Anthology ever?

Lesbian Memoirs.com is now putting together a collection of lesbian stories and would like to include YOU!

Submissions are open from December 1, 2009 thru January 31, 2010. All entries must be submitted by January 31, 2010 to be considered for publication.
Prize: Publication in a Lesbian Memoirs Anthology April 2010 (title to be announced) and (1) copy of the anthology.
Genre: LGBT Fiction/ Non Fiction
Subject: Any subject will be considered: Drama, Mystery, Love, Horror, Romance, Erotica, Life…
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Guidelines for Submission:

• All entries must be fiction or non-fiction and unpublished, to include any short stories posted on LesbianMemoirs.com.
• Include a cover page with: Author’s/Artist’s Name, Title of Submission(s), Address, Phone/Fax, and Email Address.
• Each submission should be a maximum of 6,000 words (list word count on title page)
• All submissions must be typed & double-spaced; number the pages.
• There is no limit on the number of stories to be submitted.
• Previously published stories and stories forthcoming at other publications will not be considered. If your story is accepted by another publication, please email LesbianMemoirsShorts@gmail.com to withdraw it from consideration.
• All entries should be emailed to LesbianMemoirsShorts@gmail.com and can be submitted in docx, .doc, and .pdf formats.
• Accepted submissions will be announced on February 28, 2010. Emails with details will be sent to all that will be included in the anthology.
• Accepted submissions will be edited and the writer will be notified of the changes to approve before printing occurs.

The final deadline for us to receive your submission will be January 31, 2010. All submissions will be responded to by the end of February. The anthology will be published in April by LM Inc.

Please make a copy of all submissions. No submissions will be returned.

Happy Submitting,

LM
www.lesbianmemoirs.com

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Album Release Party/Concert: Lone Star by Jomama Jones (Feb 2010)

Posted in Uncategorized on December 11th, 2009 by

Buy Tickets

More about Jomama

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Happy Holidays

Posted in Uncategorized on December 6th, 2009 by

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This is just a note to wish you a Happy/Merry whatever-it-is you celebrate and hope you approach 2010 with a sense of adventure.

Also, as a reminder–if you are out getting gifts for others, please also consider a gift to the lgbt community in the form of a donation to a local program/nonprofit that services us. Donations are usually tax deductible and, in these times where everyone is cutting back, nonprofits are being hit hard.

Don’t know of any lgbt nonprofits in your area? Here are some suggestions…

If you are a writer or reader of black lgbt literature, you may send a coin or two to Fire & Ink.
If you want to add volume to our national voice, there’s the National Black Justice Coalition and the Zuna Institute.
If you are concerned about the plight of our youth, check out The Ruth Ellis Center, Fierce, and Smyal.

Let’s see, there’s also: The Audre Lorde Project, your local black pride, The Astraea Foundation….

If there is a lgbt nonprofit that you want to suggest, please feel free to shout it out in the comments section (with a link to the site).

We hope you and your families enjoy the holidays–and everyday. And know that the greatest gift you can give is your love.

-Tawanna & Martina

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