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Another Option Productions is launching it’s first VOTE=VOICE voter registration and food drive project. AOP and Austin area Rap/Hip-Hop artists are working to be visible and responsible for the betterment of their communities.. Our gaol is to register 1,000 new voters within Travis County. We will register our peers, families, friends and supporters. To celebrate the achievement of our goal, a culminating event is scheduled for November 17th at the Historic Victory Grill www.historicvictorygrill.org. .Several incidents of violence and racial profiling locally and nationally have resurrected feelings of racial divide . Our plan is to respond to those feelings among our peers in a positive way. We believe that participation in our government is one of the most effective ways to be respected and create change. Voter education and registration is step one. Another Option is taking the leadership to organize step one.Another Option Production challenges each Rap/Hip-Hop artist or group in the Austin Metropolitan area to commit to identifying and registering at least 50 young adults with in the next 30 days. On November 17th at the Historic Victory Grill we will celebrate this achievement with an All Stars Showcase featuring Spark Dawg, Koitti, AOP Squad, Gutta Gang, Above All Entertainment, Gerald G, On the Line Records, Team Next, Nick D. and many more.Collectively, we can ensure our voices are heard. VOTE=VOICE is our mantra. The food donations allow us to give back in a tangible way. Thanksgiving is the time we take our seat at the family table. All families in America should have the same privilege. Remember, those who refuse to participate in our government allow those less intelligent than us to govern.Clifford Gillard
AOP
THANKS FOR A WONDERFUL 2006, LETS DO IT BIGGER AND BETTER IN 2007
Women & Their Work presents She Speaks, a hip-hop performance by
EPeriod at the historic Victory Grill in AustinThis charged performance infuses jazz, poetry, hip hop, and acoustic music with a Generation X twist. Narrated by artistic director E. Christopher “Cocktails†Cornell, She Speaks features Khalilah Ali, Kelly Love Jones, and Renita Walls and forges a new image of women in hip hop. Leaving behind old stereotypes, the performers weave a vibrant, edgy story of contemporary women and the many hats they wear. They’re more than wives, mothers, lovers, providers, and friends; that’s why She Speaks.In addition to their performances at the Victory Grill, the artists will perform for students at Pearce Middle School and Travis High School. Through these performances and workshops, the artists look at women in hip hop culture from a new perspective spreading a positive message to urban youth.Samples of the performers stylings available at http://www.myspace.com/womentheirworkmusicPerformance dates and location:
She Speaks
Friday, January 26 & Saturday, January 27, 2007
8pm
The Victory Grill
1104 E. 11th Street Austin, TX 78702
Tickets: $8 – available .. at http://www.womenandtheirwork.org
Cash and check only at doorAbout EPeriod
EPeriod formally Live Poets Society, was founded by E. Christopher “Cocktails†Cornell in 2000. A consortium of artists, EPeriod has graced stages such as: Russell Simmons HBO Def Poetry Jam, MTV’s Road Rules, BET’S 106 & Park, V-103’s Love & Relationship Cruise, V103’s For Sistas Only, Showtime at the Apollo, National Slam Competition participants, MD Ski Express weekend, Music Midtown, Sweet Auburn Festival, National Black Arts FestivalThis presentation of She Speaks is one of a series of programs designed by the National Performance Network (NPN). NPN is an independent organization begun by Dance Theater Workshop and is comprised of arts organization in 42 cities and 27 states. NPN is made possible through major funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency). For further information, visit the NPN website at www.npnweb.org or write: National Performance Network, 831 Elysian Fields Ave. Box 305, New Orleans, LA 70117.This presentation is supported by Mid-America Arts Alliance with generous underwriting by the National Endowment for the Arts, Texas Commission on the Arts, and foundation, corporations and individuals throughout Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.About Women & Their Work Art Gallery
CELEBRATING its 29TH ANNIVERSARY, Women & Their Work is a statewide non-profit contemporary art organization that presents over 50 events a year in visual art, theater, film, dance, music, and educational workshops and programming. Women & Their Work Gallery features on-going exhibitions of Texas women. Since its founding, Women & Their Work has presented 1752 artists in 242 visual art exhibitions, 102 music, dance, and theater events, 22 literary readings, 12 international film festivals, 17 touring exhibitions, 40 publications and 278 workshops in programming that reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of this region. Nationally recognized, Women & Their Work has been featured in Art in America, ArtForum, and on National Public Radio, and was the first organization in Texas to receive a grant in visual art from the National Endowment for the Arts. Women & Their Work is supported by individual contributors with additional support provided by 3M Company, Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation, Applied Materials, BAH! Design, City of Austin, Dynamic Reprographics, H.E.B., Nordstrom, Still Water Foundation, and the Texas Commission on the Arts. Media sponsors: Art Lover’s Guide, Brilliant, and Cantanker Magazine.Contact:
Katherine McQueen, Marketing & Program Director
Women & Their Work Art Gallery
1710 Lavaca St. Austin, TX, 78701 (512) 477-1064
[email protected]
www.womenandtheirwork.org
Gallery Hours: M-F 9-6pm; Sat. 12-5pm7.
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