element 5
We are dedicated to bringing
out the soul of underground culture
in the city of bridges and helping
build a community interconnected with the elements
beneath the surface. Our goal is to promote collective creativity through a
fluid intersection of people,
places, ideas and vibrations. In
doing so, we seek to connect independent arts and culture to the urban development of
May 24th Update. We’re still working on the pics and audio from the last Momentum event. Below are
some listings of some things to check out in the next week or so. For more
comprehensive listings, check out the Music and Culture
sections of our website. In addition,
groups such as Ground Zero and Bridgespotters
maintain regular email lists of events around town.. We’ll
be updating this website soon to include even more links to interesting items
beneath the surface in the city of bridges. For those looking to get away this
long weekend, element 5 suggests the following:
http://www.demf.org . As always, your
feedback is important to us, and much appreciated. Thanks for checking out
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element 5 picks (May 24th-June 1st, 2002):
Fri May 24th - The
Midnight Espresso Series [MES] “…a synergy of the arts and nightlife…” @ The
Foundry Aleworks 2816 Smallman
Street
Fri May 24th – Sun
May 26th – Nego Gato Inc. presents… A Night in
Fri May 24 - Herbs & Spices ( http://www.herbsandspices.net ) will
present more than 25 creative women at Backward on Forward (a woman-owned local
business) for a night of art, music, film, food and drink. Men, women and
children are welcome. Performing at Herbs & Spices¹ inaugural event are:
performance artists Sarrogit, harpist/composer Somna M. Bulist, mc/rapper/singer
Joy Brown, belly dancers Baraka & Al Raqasat, singer/raconteur Sharon Mama Spell,
singer/guitarists Bridget Jakob and Leslie Addis, and
punk rock band Bunny Five Coat. There will also be films by Inexcusable Seed,
stained glass art by Suze French, and photography by
Stacy Hoffman and Patrice Lehocky. Doors open at 8pm.
Donations will be requested. Backward on Forward,
Fri May 24 until June 8th - Open Stage Theatre Presents Zara
Spook and Other Lures By Joan Ackerman Directed by
Iris Valanti At the Henry Heymann
Theatre
(in the Stephen Foster Memorial on
Tickets are a suggested donation of $15 for general or $10 for
students/seniors. Joan Ackerman's "wonderfully goofy" style makes its
place somewhere between
the cowboy
magic of Sam Shepard and the gracious absurdity of Beth Henley, a
unique voice, at
once devilishly funny and gently compassionate. In Zara
Spook and Other Lures, she brings us four women on a journey for
fishing and
friendship
while trying to break hold from their fears and their men.
Sat May
25th - Vivid Vision. Shadow Lounge
Sun May 26th – Jazz Satellite feat. Bros. Peck. Shadow Lounge
Tues May 28th - Hip-Hop @
Thurs May 30th –
running through June – playing at the Oaks Theater. For movie description, check http://us.imdb.com/Title?0143861 .
Thurs May
30th - Play@City. "Constant Star". A Stirring new drama with music
Written and directed by Tazewell Thompson. She was a woman of
courage. She was a woman of color. She was a writer who fought to proclaim the
truth of
racial injustice
and challenge the hypocrisy of a nation. Laced with the music of traditional
spirituals, this is the story of journalist and civil rights maverick Ida B.
Wells. Writer and director Tazewell Thompson pays tribute to a woman with an
indomitable spirit who spoke her mind in print and in public. Play before the show from
Sat June 1st -
you -- even
lunch is provided ['nuff said!]. To sign up for the GroundZero Team, please contact: Ray Obenza
< rayobe@hotmail.com >. More info:
http://www.glenda.org/partner.html
and http://www.glenda.org/photo_gallery/010602-hotbedofdiversity/index.html