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Hola, All!
The fourth annual URB ALT Festival travels to The Harlem School of the Arts tonight (6/24) for hip visual arts exhibitions, music/3d animation workshops, a book reading and live music. The event is FREE featuring exciting alternative artists from various forms of media including award-winning author/journalist/radio host/tv commentator Farai Chideya, reading from "Kiss the Sky," her new rock music novel; light bending alternative arts photographer Ed Marshall; Art Battles winner and live art painter Marthalicia Matarrita; light bending photographer Ed Marshall; and 3d/2d animator/filmmaker/conceptual designer Tim Fielder among others. This is our first URB ALT Festival art exhibit/book reading in NYC which allows us to put even more emphasis on the visual arts and literature. We're also pretty hyped to be presenting a musical performance by Nigerian folk/soul chanteuse/experimental filmmaker Kaneng Lolang and the MuthaWit Orchestra.
MuthaWit Orchestra will be improvising live music as Farai Chideya reads selected excerpts from "Kiss The Sky." The story tracks the life of Sophie “Sky” Lee, a thirtysomething black rock musician making an inspiring comeback in New York City in 2000...but with some serious obstacles to her plans.
We're still collecting emails and business cards for the Daisy Rock Guitar giveaway at the URB ALT Festival Finale on June 27. Make sure that you have a chance to win!
See you tonight at The Harlem School of the Arts
Best,
Boston
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3d Animation and Music Workshop 6:00pm-7:30pm.
FREE to the public
Tim Fielder - 3D Animation Workshop by feature filmmaker, instructor and concept designer
Leila Adu - Free Improvised Vocal and Conducting Workshop for Children by award-winning vocalist/composer from Italy.
Waberi Jordan - Vocal and Compositional Workshop by renowned Jazz vocalist from Los Angeles
Art Exhibit opening, Book Reading and Music 7:30pm-10:00pm
Beverages and food served.
Free to the public
Farai Chideya
Chideya was amongst the first wave of all-platform journalists having written for print outlets such as Newsweek, Time, Essence, reported for T.V. for CNN and ABC News, and hosted her own program News & Notes on National Public Radio. Her recently released rock music novel, "Kiss the Sky," was Essence Magazine's Book Club Pick for the Month of May 2009.
Marthalicia Matarrita
Live art painter
YAMS
Experimental graphic design and magazine publishing
Jaclyn Roberts
Abstract stencil cuts and illustration
Ed Marshall
Cutting edge on the scene photography
Everett "Zatt" Glenn
Experimental comics and illustration
Ira Merritt
Haunting cross media photographic prints
Kaneng Lolang
MuthaWit Orchestra
URB ALT FESTIVAL 2009 is a joint production of BossTon Communications, GirlsOn... Productions and Odd Endeavors Productions.
You cats make sure to support our URB ALT Festival 2009 sponsors Daisy Rock Guitars, Alfred Publishing, Sweatshop Rehearsal and Recording Studios, BigHead Scientists, Fusicology, Harlem School of the Arts and BAM.
More info and promo art: myspace.com/urbalt, harlemschoolofthearts.com, bam.org and thesweatshopnyc.com and 404.313.5341
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