Upcoming Events
Harlem’s Poetic Rebellion: a salon for the people
May 26, 2012. La Pena, 3105 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, CA. 8:00 pm.
Join us for an intimate evening of art and conversation celebrating our traditions of dissent and Queer Black Aesthetics!
Following sold-out shows in 2010 and 2011, the producers of “Queer Rebels of the Harlem Renaissance” make their East Bay debut with "Harlem's Poetic Rebellion: A Salon for the People." The evening features original poetry, theater, burlesque, movement, and music by Queer African American artists:
Drag King of the Blues, TuffNStuff
Afrocentric feminist storytellers Griot Noir
Bay Area dance darling Brontez Purnell
“Best Hyperliterate Busking Outfit,” Khalil Sullivan and MAD NOISE
Youth Speaks champion Joshua Merchant
Filmmaker and co-founder of Luna Sea space, Crystal Mason
Homo Hop Innovator Juba Kalamka
Activist poet Maisha Johnson
Exemplary interdisciplinary artist, Indira Allegra,
and last but not least,
“big, bold and beautiful treasure,“
The Lady Ms. Vagina Jenkins.
Breaking down barriers between audience and artists, we will feature a post-show conversation. Adult content.
Advance tickets recommended: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/243675
Event on Facebook
Queer Rebels website (new website coming soon)
Wellness Wednesdays - Drop-in hours at CUAV
Every Wednesday. CUAV office, 427 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA. 4:00-8:00 pm.
Drop in every Wednesday at CUAV, where LGBTQ survivors of violence come together for community, support, and fun. We eat a home-cooked vegetarian meal, play games, and heal through art, and if you need, you can also get one-on-one support for any violence you've been dealing with. Let's heal and grow together!
CUAV (Community United Against Violence) website
May 26, 2012. La Pena, 3105 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, CA. 8:00 pm.
Join us for an intimate evening of art and conversation celebrating our traditions of dissent and Queer Black Aesthetics!
Following sold-out shows in 2010 and 2011, the producers of “Queer Rebels of the Harlem Renaissance” make their East Bay debut with "Harlem's Poetic Rebellion: A Salon for the People." The evening features original poetry, theater, burlesque, movement, and music by Queer African American artists:
Drag King of the Blues, TuffNStuff
Afrocentric feminist storytellers Griot Noir
Bay Area dance darling Brontez Purnell
“Best Hyperliterate Busking Outfit,” Khalil Sullivan and MAD NOISE
Youth Speaks champion Joshua Merchant
Filmmaker and co-founder of Luna Sea space, Crystal Mason
Homo Hop Innovator Juba Kalamka
Activist poet Maisha Johnson
Exemplary interdisciplinary artist, Indira Allegra,
and last but not least,
“big, bold and beautiful treasure,“
The Lady Ms. Vagina Jenkins.
Breaking down barriers between audience and artists, we will feature a post-show conversation. Adult content.
Advance tickets recommended: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/243675
Event on Facebook
Queer Rebels website (new website coming soon)
Wellness Wednesdays - Drop-in hours at CUAV
Every Wednesday. CUAV office, 427 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA. 4:00-8:00 pm.
Drop in every Wednesday at CUAV, where LGBTQ survivors of violence come together for community, support, and fun. We eat a home-cooked vegetarian meal, play games, and heal through art, and if you need, you can also get one-on-one support for any violence you've been dealing with. Let's heal and grow together!
CUAV (Community United Against Violence) website
Past Events
Some of what Maisha's been up to lately...
__The Color of my Spirit!
May 11, 2012. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA. 7:30 pm.
CUAV's wildly successful wildly successful revue of local LGBTQ talent is back this year! Community United Against Violence (CUAV) and the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts invite you to an evening of queer and trans artistic offerings in honor of survival and resistance.
MAPP - Mission Arts and Performance Project, Reflexiones
April 7, 2012. La Casa de los Sentidos, 2649 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA. 8:00 pm.
MAPP is a Mission neighborhood arts festival featuring music, theater, performance art and more, in alternative spaces such as street corners and private gardens, where folks can cross cultural divides to come together. Come out in San Francisco's Mission District for healing, community, transformation, and powerful art. This event is called Reflexiones - "Que nos invita a mirar al interior?"
MAPP website
April 7th MAPP on Facebook
Reflexiones on Facebook
Clattering Loom: A Seasonal Reading - Autumn: Depaysement
November 20, 2011. Gallery 4N5, 863 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA. 12:00 pm.
This reading is taking place on Maisha's birthday! Clattering Loom is a quarterly reading series that focuses on one untranslatable phrase or word from a language other than English that expresses something for which there is no singular definition in our language. Come help Maisha celebrate her birthday, and check out the rest of the great lineup, which includes Caitlin Myer, William Taylor Jr, and music by Tiny Home.
Clattering Loom on Facebook
Event website
Living Room Reading Series
November 5, 2011. 554 Ashbury, San Francisco, CA. 7:00 pm.
The Living Room Reading Series, one of Maisha's favorite literary events, is back, and this time Maisha is a featured reader! Come enjoy a night with hosts Anhvu Buchanan and Safiya Martinez, also featuring Jessica Chrastil, Cheena Marie Lo, a musical performance by Paul Holmes Morton, and Daniel J. Langton.
Living Room Reading Series on Facebook
Introducing: Matrices at LitCrawl Phase I
October 15, 2011. Public Works, 161 Erie Street, San Francisco, CA. 6:00 pm.
It's time for Litquake! Join Maisha and Rajshree Chauhan during Phase 1 of LitCrawl (that's right, a literary pub crawl) as we launch Matrices Press, a new project and publication. Featuring a dynamic line-up of readers, as well as an invitation to submit for our anthology, to be published in 2012.
Matrices Press
Matrices at LitCrawl on Facebook
That's What She Said SF
October 19 & 20, 2011. The Garage, 975 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA. 8:00 pm.
Maisha will be pairing up with Elaine Gavin to create a comedy duo that will bring brains, beauty, and possibly nip slips to this night of female hilarity. That’s What She Said is a variety show full of awesome women. This show features musicians, improvisers, poets, comedians and more! The evening promises to be a genre bending, free-for-all, fun loving, good time showcasing great work by great performers for the delight of our audience. Co-hosted by the hilarious Caitlin Gill and Wonder Dave. Featuring performances by Morgan! Blythe Baldwin! Mona Webb! Elaine Gavin! Tatyana Brown! and More!
Event Website
That's What She Said on Facebook
May 11, 2012. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, 2868 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA. 7:30 pm.
CUAV's wildly successful wildly successful revue of local LGBTQ talent is back this year! Community United Against Violence (CUAV) and the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts invite you to an evening of queer and trans artistic offerings in honor of survival and resistance.
MAPP - Mission Arts and Performance Project, Reflexiones
April 7, 2012. La Casa de los Sentidos, 2649 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA. 8:00 pm.
MAPP is a Mission neighborhood arts festival featuring music, theater, performance art and more, in alternative spaces such as street corners and private gardens, where folks can cross cultural divides to come together. Come out in San Francisco's Mission District for healing, community, transformation, and powerful art. This event is called Reflexiones - "Que nos invita a mirar al interior?"
MAPP website
April 7th MAPP on Facebook
Reflexiones on Facebook
Clattering Loom: A Seasonal Reading - Autumn: Depaysement
November 20, 2011. Gallery 4N5, 863 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA. 12:00 pm.
This reading is taking place on Maisha's birthday! Clattering Loom is a quarterly reading series that focuses on one untranslatable phrase or word from a language other than English that expresses something for which there is no singular definition in our language. Come help Maisha celebrate her birthday, and check out the rest of the great lineup, which includes Caitlin Myer, William Taylor Jr, and music by Tiny Home.
Clattering Loom on Facebook
Event website
Living Room Reading Series
November 5, 2011. 554 Ashbury, San Francisco, CA. 7:00 pm.
The Living Room Reading Series, one of Maisha's favorite literary events, is back, and this time Maisha is a featured reader! Come enjoy a night with hosts Anhvu Buchanan and Safiya Martinez, also featuring Jessica Chrastil, Cheena Marie Lo, a musical performance by Paul Holmes Morton, and Daniel J. Langton.
Living Room Reading Series on Facebook
Introducing: Matrices at LitCrawl Phase I
October 15, 2011. Public Works, 161 Erie Street, San Francisco, CA. 6:00 pm.
It's time for Litquake! Join Maisha and Rajshree Chauhan during Phase 1 of LitCrawl (that's right, a literary pub crawl) as we launch Matrices Press, a new project and publication. Featuring a dynamic line-up of readers, as well as an invitation to submit for our anthology, to be published in 2012.
Matrices Press
Matrices at LitCrawl on Facebook
That's What She Said SF
October 19 & 20, 2011. The Garage, 975 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA. 8:00 pm.
Maisha will be pairing up with Elaine Gavin to create a comedy duo that will bring brains, beauty, and possibly nip slips to this night of female hilarity. That’s What She Said is a variety show full of awesome women. This show features musicians, improvisers, poets, comedians and more! The evening promises to be a genre bending, free-for-all, fun loving, good time showcasing great work by great performers for the delight of our audience. Co-hosted by the hilarious Caitlin Gill and Wonder Dave. Featuring performances by Morgan! Blythe Baldwin! Mona Webb! Elaine Gavin! Tatyana Brown! and More!
Event Website
That's What She Said on Facebook
