As if we're not excited enough about the Lao American Writers Summit coming to Minnesota in August, hundreds of performance poets representing teams from across North America will compete over five days of spoken word competition at venues across downtown Saint Paul during the 21st annual National Poetry Slam (NPS) August 3-7.
Poetry Slam is the competitive art of spoken word performance poetry. Dubbed the “Superbowl of Slam” by competitors, NPS is the world’s largest annual Poetry Slam event. In addition to the tournament, which leads to a championship, a five-day festival of poetry will include competitions, workshops, open mike events, showcases and more. Each competitor has three minutes to perform a poem of his/her own construction.
* Aug. 3-5, up to 84 teams will compete in preliminary rounds held at 7-9 p.m. and from 9-11 p.m., nightly, winnowing the field down to 20 teams.
* Aug. 6, the top 20 teams compete in one night of four semi-final bouts.
* Aug. 7, the top four teams face off in a finals competition at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium.
Tickets and the Schedule of Events will be available in July at www.nps2010.com. Check it out!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Supporting the legacy of Manophet.
In 2008, when Legacies of War visited Xieng Khouang to learn about the bombings that wiped out much of life in the region, they met a man named Manophet who survived the bombing and worked all his life to rebuild his home and community. Community members were heartbroken to hear of his sudden death last month. 
If you're looking for something to do on a Sunday afternoon, come to Pepito’s Parkway Theatre for music, dancing and food at the Community Fest on June 27th. The event will also host book signings and a silent auction. 100% of proceeds goes towards Manophet’s family, students and soccer team. The event runs 2-5 p.m at 4814 Chicago Ave. So., Minneapolis. Admission is $5/Adult and Children under 12 are Free.
Anyone who is unable to attend but would still like to provide a donation can make a check payable to the “Manophet Memorial Trust”, which will provide basic food, housing, clothing, education for Manophet's sons or payable to the "English Development School” to help keeps Manophet's educational and recreation programs open for students & soccer players. Mail contributions to: Lynn Tchida, Event Chair, P.O. Box 17288, Minneapolis, MN 55417. For more information, contact Lynn at 763-245-0376 or by email at lynn.tchida@gmail.com.
If you're looking for something to do on a Sunday afternoon, come to Pepito’s Parkway Theatre for music, dancing and food at the Community Fest on June 27th. The event will also host book signings and a silent auction. 100% of proceeds goes towards Manophet’s family, students and soccer team. The event runs 2-5 p.m at 4814 Chicago Ave. So., Minneapolis. Admission is $5/Adult and Children under 12 are Free.
Anyone who is unable to attend but would still like to provide a donation can make a check payable to the “Manophet Memorial Trust”, which will provide basic food, housing, clothing, education for Manophet's sons or payable to the "English Development School” to help keeps Manophet's educational and recreation programs open for students & soccer players. Mail contributions to: Lynn Tchida, Event Chair, P.O. Box 17288, Minneapolis, MN 55417. For more information, contact Lynn at 763-245-0376 or by email at lynn.tchida@gmail.com.
FLOW Northside Arts Crawl returning to Minneapolis
FLOW is a self-guided art tour featuring visual and performing artists showing at businesses, studios and organizations along West Broadway in North Minneapolis on July 24th.
Planned highlights for this year include: Visual Art, Sculpture, Wearable Art, Dance Performances, Theater Performances, Live Music, Spoken Word, Art Making Activities, Art in Real Time and the “Let It Flow” Youth Talent Show. No word yet if we're going to see a recreation of the Northside living chess tournament, but it should still be a fun day.
FLOW is still currently accepting applications for Northside artists who want to be a part of this year’s event. Visual, literary, and performing Artists of all ages are encouraged to go to www.FLOWNorthside.org to apply.
This is the fifth year for the celebration, which always has an interesting grass-roots vibe to it. I strongly encourage you to participate, and to invite your friends. FLOW is an arts crawl that shines a light on the Northside community through the arts. It aims to unite, celebrate and transform in collaboration with the broader communities that surround us, and that's not a bad set of goals to have.
Planned highlights for this year include: Visual Art, Sculpture, Wearable Art, Dance Performances, Theater Performances, Live Music, Spoken Word, Art Making Activities, Art in Real Time and the “Let It Flow” Youth Talent Show. No word yet if we're going to see a recreation of the Northside living chess tournament, but it should still be a fun day.
FLOW is still currently accepting applications for Northside artists who want to be a part of this year’s event. Visual, literary, and performing Artists of all ages are encouraged to go to www.FLOWNorthside.org to apply.
This is the fifth year for the celebration, which always has an interesting grass-roots vibe to it. I strongly encourage you to participate, and to invite your friends. FLOW is an arts crawl that shines a light on the Northside community through the arts. It aims to unite, celebrate and transform in collaboration with the broader communities that surround us, and that's not a bad set of goals to have.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Photostudy: Boun Phra Vet 2553 MN
It's been a while since I've done a Lao American photostudy, but here are some scenes from the recent Boun Phra Vet celebration in Minnesota at the Wat Lao in Farmington.
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