An end-of-the-year event at the Southern California Library will feature performances by powerful spoken word artists Kamau Daaood and Alison De La Cruz, as well as music and tours. A gift table and silent auction will offer unique and hard-to-find items, including rare audio materials, prints, and photos reproduced from the Library’s unique archives on L.A. history; poetry zines produced by South L.A. youth; and political and cultural books. The event will take place at the Southern California Library, 6120 S. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles (between Slauson and Gage) on Saturday, December 2, 2006, 2 to 5 p.m. It is free and open to the public; families and children welcome. Refreshments will be offered. For more information and performance times, go to www.socallib.org or call (323) 759-6063.
Kamau Daaood A pioneer of the spoken word movement, Kamau Daaood is a "word musician" and arts activist. He speaks to and from the urgency of his times as captured in his critically acclaimed CD Leimert Park and his long-awaited collection of poetry The Language of Saxophones: Selected Poems of Kamau Daaood.
Alison De La Cruz Alison is a poet, playwright, performance artist, event producer, and 'ate' (older sister) who explores a breadth of issues at the intersections of Filipino American, bi-queer, woman-of-color identities with humor and poignant honesty. She has performed her solo work, including Naturally Graceful and Sungka in venues throughout the country.
DJ Wendell Pascual DJ Wendell (the "Ascetic Fish"), a student of "vinyl accupuncture and ayurvedic crate digging" has produced shows for KPFK 90.7fm's Aziatik Rhythmz.
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