Bring that Beat Back

Classic Material

 Bring That Beat Back  Edition

W/ Selecta & SMI

April 16th 2011

Shadow Lounge

5972 Baum Blvd

$5

9pm-2:30am
Bringing back the power hour after a long hiatus to honor the architects that have paved the way for many a classic hip-hop jam. A straight hour (12am-1am) of original tracks and the hip-hop songs that jacked them + other goodies interspersed throughout the night.

Glam For the Cure

A great event for the ladies!  I truly believe in                 and support the Susan Komen foundation, so when I was asked to be a vendor at this event I jumped at the opportunity.  I will be there doing professional mini makeovers.  I am sure that there will be something there for every girl to indulge in!  I'm excited and I hope to see you there.  This is a Style and Steel event. GLAM FOR THE CURE Thursday, April 21st

A Ladies Night Out!  Featuring Fashion Shows; Cosmetic Services: Manicures, Pedicures; Reflexology; Live Entertainment; Vendors, and Much More! BRING YOUR GIRLFRIENDS AND HELP SPREAD THE WORD!!! 6:00p-9:00p Olive or Twist Martini Lounge 140 6th Street FOR A LIMITED TIME, YOU MAY PURCHASE TICKETS IN ADVANCE FOR $10 AND VIP FOR $15!!!! http://glamforthecure.eventbrite.com/ $15 General Admission $25 for Private VIP Martini Lounge  VIP Receives Free Appetizers, Free Raffle  Ticket for the $250 Gift Bag  Giveaway, a Lingerie Fashion Show,  and More! Some event proceeds will benefit Komen Pittsburgh's Race for the Cure.

The Color Of Strings

In honor of Women’s History Month...
Kente Arts Alliance presents the third installment of The Color of Strings jazz concert series

World-renowned cellist and vocalist Akua Dixon and her Quartet.

Saturday, March 26, 2011 @ The Kelly-Strayhorn Theater
5941 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206

8pm


Tickets will be available online at www.proartstickets.org and by phone at 412-394-3353. Tickets will also be available at Dorsey’s Records (Homewood) and Jamil’s Global Village (East Liberty). Advanced purchase - $20; at the door - $25.


Akua Dixon is an accomplished cellist, composer, conductor and vocalist who honed her skills performing with legends such as; Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton, Max Roach, Betty Carter, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Ray Charles. A native of New York City, she is a graduate of the famed H.S. of Performing Arts. She next studied cello with Benar Heifetz and composition with Rudolf Schramm. Later she studied bass concepts with Reggie Workman and Jazz Practice Techniques with Jimmy Owens at the Collective Black Artists Institution of Education. Her first professional job was as a member of the famed Apollo Theatre Orchestra.
In 1973, she founded her own string quartet, Quartette Indigo. Music critics often refer to the ensemble as "jazz's leading string quartet". The quartet's repertoire features original works and arrangements of jazz classics by Ms. Dixon. Her first release, "Quartette Indigo" on Landmark Records, received four stars in Downbeat Magazine. Her new CD is entitled "AFRIKA! AFRIKA!", and was released on Savant Records. Critics are now saying that the group "swings madly".
She is the 1998 recipient of "The African American Classical Music Award" given by the Northern New Jersey Spelman Alumnae Association. Ms. Dixon performs nationally and internationally at concert halls and colleges, public schools and libraries; and at jazz festivals in Chicago , Hawaii , Berlin , St. Lucia, Tri-Sea, North Sea, Pori, Saalfelden, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Martinique, Guadaloupe, and San Diego. Her music for string quartet has been featured on an eight country, 26-concert tour of Europe and Scandinavia.

visit Kente Arts Alliance at www.kentearts.org

Living Our Legacy, After

I hope that everyone had a wonderful week end.  Mine was unexpectedly whimsical.  I want to share with you some of what my Saturday was like.  One of the things that I did was attend the Living the Legacy event given by New Voices Pittsburgh.  Anyone who knows me knows that I love African drums.  I like the sound of hands hitting the skins, I love the reverberation in my body from the drums...I just love them.  Unfortunately I had a mini emergency that I had to attend to,so I had to leave a bit earlier than I had expected to, but the time that I was there was very nice.  It was like church without the dogma!

Living Our Legacy

Tomorrow come out and celebrate with New Voices Pittsburgh be sure to get your discounted tickets!

SpotlightPittsburgh Guests receive special $10 tickets.

To get on the list for SLP rate email herstory@newvoicespittsburgh.org

Pick your tickets up at the door.

The final event for New Voices PIttsburgh's Women of Color HERstory Month 2011!

"Living Our Legacy" 7th Year Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser

Saturday, March 12th

937 Liberty Ave

Downtown, Pittsburgh PA

7pm-12am

Celebrate New Voices Pittsburgh and 7 years of fearless activism, courageous leadership and innovations for social change. We will showcase phenomenal performance artists, celebrate our achievement and graciously thank our supporters with a wonderful night of music, art and dance with great food & beverage, people and fun! This event will include performances by: ABAFASI August Wilson Dance Ensemble DJ D-Roc Jacquea Mae Ruby Jain SolSis Sol Divine Vie Boheme Trio and MORE…

Kinks, Locks, and Twists Conference

Explore the intersections of Environmental and Reproductive Justice at this one-day conference. Environmental Justice experts will connect beauty, culture, policy, media, and the economy to personal environment, behavior change, and community development.

Featured presenters include:
Felicia Savage - Yoga Instructor, Healthy Black Family Project
LaKeisha Wolf - EnjoyourSelf Authentic Gemstone Jewelry and Natural Body and Haircare & Ujamaa Collective
Von Singletary - Landslide Community Farm
Joy KMT, The Black Mommy Circle & The Rainbow
Maria Kent - Ogechi Natural Haircare
I-Asia Eybers - ONE Nation (Our Nu Emerging Nation)
Medina Jackson - Pathways to School Success, University of Pittsburgh
Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis - Women for a Healthy Environment
LaVerne Baker Hotep- EVE Project
POWERUP Girls- Andy Warhol Museum

Visit www.womenofcolorherstory.org to register.
Registration fees $10-$25. Student, low income, group rates available.
Email herstory@newvoicespittsburgh.org or call 412.247.4084 for more information

Sponsors: The Shadow Lounge, Natural Choice Barbershop and Hair Salon, Ujamaa Collective