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niakevans
August 21st, 2009, 07:52 PM
Tuesday September 15th 2009
The East 13th Street Theater
136 East 13th Street (between 3rd and 4th Avenues)
New York, NY 10003

7 PM - 9 PM

Transforming Trauma Into Art
B E N E F I T P E R F O R M AN C E
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An evening of music, poetry, monologues and dance
to support EarSay’s work with teenagers from war-zones and workshops in prisons

Co hosted by: Judith Sloan, actor/writer/educator/co-founder EarSay
and Mario Murillo, journalist, professor/Hofstra University

Honoring our special guests:
Anthony Papa, author "15 to Life", and a communications specialist for the Drug Policy Alliance
Duston Spear, painter and curator of Bedford Hills Women’s Prison Inside/Outside Art show

Featuring performances by
Bob Holman, poet, professor/Columbia & NYU, proprietor of the Bowery Poetry Club
Deb Margolin, performance artist, playwright, professor of theatre
Toni Blackman, U.S. Hip Hop Ambassador
Frank London, trumpeter, band leader and co-founder Klezmatics
Andy Teirstein, composer and multi-instrumentalist
Ken White, percussionist and drummer/music director for Chen Lo and the Liberation Family
Elise Knudson and Teresa Kochis, dancers
Editha Rosario, Toya Lillard, Julia Susman actors/writers
Warren Lehrer, author/writer, professor/SUNY Purchase & SVA, co-founder, EarSay
IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE, Harlem-based Rapper and Revolutionary ActivistTeenagers from EarSay’s Cross-Cultural Dialogue Through the Arts project at the International School at LaGuardia Community College

Sound Provided by Five OHM Productions
http://www.fiveohm.com/

BUY TICKETS NOW, ONLINE.
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Tickets

General Support $20.
admission and our grateful thanks
Friends $50
admission and recognition as a Friend of EarSay on our materials and attend pre-performance reception with artists
Sponsor $150
admission, recognition as an EarSay sponsor on our materials, attend pre-performance reception with artists, and receive a gift pack of autographed books
Producer $500
admission, recognition as part of EarSay’s Producer Circle on our materials, attend pre-performance reception with artists, and receive a gift pack of autographed books and CDs
Angel $1000 or more
admission, recognition as an EarSay Angel on our materials, attend pre-performance reception with artists and free admission to special events, performances, and rehearsals, receive an archival inkjet print by Warren Lehrer (from Crossing the BLVD or his new project The Rise and Fall of Bleu Mobley: a life in books), and a gift pack of autographed books and CDs

If you can’t attend but would like to make a donation
Please contribute through network for good-
https://www.networkforgood.org/donation/ExpressDonation.aspx?ORGID2=311669271


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“Tell Me A Story” by Warren Lehrer ©2009

EarSay, a multi-media arts organization documents stories of uncelebrated individuals with performances, exhibitions, books, and audio works.
http://www.earsay.org (http://www.earsay.org/)
http://www.crossingtheblvd.org (http://www.crossingtheblvd.org/)
Phone: 718-791-4324