Reminder: Fundraising begins for new Jakmel Ekspresyon Community Ar... @ Wed Nov 23 8pm - Thu Nov 24, 2011 12am (Queer Things)

more details » Fundraising begins for new Jakmel Ekspresyon Community Art Center in Haiti Fundraising begins for new Jakmel Ekspresyon Community Art Center in Haiti and Ghetto Biennale project in Port au Prince. Homonomixxx presents Vive Haiti! A benefit dinner and dance club night Wednesday November 23rd 8 pm dinner, 10 pm dance party The Verdi Club | 2424 Mariposa Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 Please join us next Wednesday for dinner and dancing to secure a new location for the Jakmel Ekpresyon Community Art Center in Jakmel, Haiti and to raise funds for Ivy McClelland's Ghetto Biennale project in December. We are trying to raise $30,000 to cover next year's costs. This benefit is one of many happening across the country.Jakmel Ekpresyon, JE, is an organization that provides access to often marginalized communities based on their gender, sexuality and disability for local residents and working artists in order to build their creative practices. The Center is home to sculptors, actors, dancers, filmmakers, and painters, and encourages collaboration between local and international artists through workshops, seminars, and artistic activities. The Center's current location is not handicapped accessible and lacks secure storage facilities for the new computer lab. In the new location, the lab will enable video and film making artists to make work, as well as act as a cyber-cafe for local residents who do not have affordable access to the internet. The Homonomixxx solidarity event will offer a 4 course Caribbean inspired meal that is organic, vegan and gluten free. Food by the fabulous Tessa Maria with dinner music by Glimmer and a slide show by Jakmel Ekspresyon members. Important update for the benefit dinner: We are going to start the dinner sliding scale at $15 to $50 to make it more accessible. So please come out and enjoy a great meal with friends! Those attending dinner get free admission to the dance party! $15-$50 sliding scale, 8 pm dinner seating. Please RSVP: homonomixxx@gmail.com You pay in advance via paypal at: http://jakmelekspresyon.wordpress.com/donate/ (For paypal please note: SF dinner) Or you can pay with cash or check at the door If you cannot make it you can donate to my Ghetto Biennale indie gogo campaign here: http://igg.me/p/47006?a=283873&i=shlk (please forward!) or the Jakmel Ekspresyon indie gogo campaign. (search the name on website) The Dance party kicks off at 10 PM $5-15 sliding scale Dance to the soulful grooves of Hard French DJ Brown Amy DJ Jiggles (Queer Cumbia/Party Hole) Bringing the best of Tropicales! DJ Wam Bam AshleyAnne (Hard French/KALX) awesome soul/ girl group extravaganza live photobooth by Finley! Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa near Potrero San Francisco For more details please visit: http://www.homonomixxx.tumblr.com or : http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=241998432520305 Founded as a collaboration between Haitian and American artists after the earthquake, JE's mission is to provide a platform for self-expression and dialogue for Jakmel artists. "The prospect for emerging Haitian artists to learn new skills and have the opportunity to showcase their work helps to build a hopeful future," Frame said. The skills presented in workshops are often skills that can help Haitian artists in the job market. Through JE support, five artists recently secured jobs teaching improvisational theater. JE anticipates the projected computer lab will also provide valuable skills to Jakmel artists in order to obtain employment. JE has partnered with the Frame Family Foundation in their fundraising efforts. For more information, contact Sue Frame at 773-678-4787 or visit http://JakmelEkspresyon.wordpress.com. To contribute visit: http://jakmelekspresyon.wordpress.com/donate/ When Wed Nov 23 8pm – Thu Nov 24, 2011 12am Pacific Time Calendar Queer Things Who • larrybob@gmail.com - creator

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