The award-winning and highly acclaimed queer Xicana artist, Adelina Anthony, who brought us the hilarious and thought-provoking La Hocicona Series (an epic ride with three sassy and critically engaging femmes-on-stage) will debut her latest solo comedy, MAN UP!?!
Created exclusively for allgo this new show plunges into queer people of color cultural taboos around those ever light-hearted and easy topics she loves to straddle: sexuality, religion, race/ethnicity, gender, gentrification and so much more! It’s a novel examination of macha-butch-boi and other masculine of center topics from a chameleon performer who keeps us enthralled with each new reincarnation on stage. She teams up again with her director of choice for solo comedies, the ultra-talented D’Lo. He directs this latest comedic performance of “Oh no, she didn’t… oh, yes, she did, comadre!” Remember-the real question about our flyer is not: “Is she taking those pants off or putting them on?” It’s where… and there’s only one answer: Austin, Tejas on May 10th, 2013!
Give out Day kicks off tonight at midnight. For 24 hours hundreds of queer organizations will participate in Give Out Day a new national initiative that aims to mobilize thousands of individual donors to support LGBTQ organizations.
Support allgo’s work of envisioning a just and equitable society that celebrates and nurtures vibrant people of color queer cultures.
As a community based organization it is critical that we have the support of our communities to be sustainable and to thrive. It’s in our Hands!
“Sitting in a Saucer”
Performed Reading
Saturday, May 4, 2013, 6:00pm-8:00 pm
Victory Grill
1104 E. 11th St. Austin, TX 78702
This collection of short stories tells of Mimi, a young Black girl growing up in the suburbs of a Northern city. The performance of “Sittin’ in a Saucer” encourages the audience to experience Mimi’s world as if they are her neighbors and friends. The work evokes memory and family as it reflects on class, race, gender and sexuality. This event is free.
” The Story in the Body”
Workshop
Sunday, May 5, 2013, 1:00pm-5:00pm
Austin, TX
(Location given with confirmed registration)
This workshop is intended for anyone interested in exploring identity, ancestry and writing. No previous writing experience is necessary. Through individual and group movement exercises, workshop participants will generate stories of joy, shame, love and fear. These stories will be combined into a piece of writing that expresses their unique identities.
Dress comfortable. Bring a journal and writing utensil.
Workshop is Free but Pre-registration is required due to space limits.
Pre-register with priscilla@allgo.org or call 512.472.2001 ext 102
Dr. Omi Osun Joni L. Jones is an artist/scholar who creates art for social change. Dr. Jones has most recently been collaborating with 3 Jazz Collective in making work that imagines spoken word as an instrument in the ensemble. She is co-editor of Experiments in a Jazz Aesthetic: Art, Activism, Academia and the Austin Project,and is an Associate Professor in the African and African Diaspora Studies Department at the University of Texas.
For more information contact priscilla@allgo.org
512.472.2001 ext 102
On March 4th from 6:30-9 pm join allgo in celebrating our renovated community space at our Amplify Austin kick off. Folks who drop by and make a donation will have a chance to win a refurbished Mac-book Pro. There will be food, talent and fundraising.
If you can’t make the FUNdraising get-together, you can still help allgo Amplify Austin by making your donation to allgo between 7 pm March 4th and 7 pm March 5th.You can contribute so that a share of the $1 million comes to allgo? $25 can provide safer sex supplies for 5 people or sponsor one movie night. Help us raise $5,000 for allgo. Tell your friends to support allgo.
Donate here between 7pm March 4th and 7pm March 5th.
We could even win an extra $5,000 if we have the most individual donors.
Stay tuned for more information. On Monday we will unveil our strategy to win an extra $1,000.
