Rahwa's Birthday
& Gemini Bash!
 The Gemini Party
Wednesday, June 2nd
9:00pm @ Nectar Lounge
(412 North 36th St)
Come join all your gemini friends at our joint birthday party. Geminis get in free and get a +1 (that's right, if you bring a gemini, you get in for free too).
IT'S ALL ABOUT GEMINIS ALL NIGHT LONG:
DJs and fellow geminis Swervewon and Topspin will be spinning all night long.
Hosts will be geminis Spa3man & Wongweezy (Hollis)
AND there will be a beat exhibition by gemini MTK.
Come and celebrate all the geminis in your life and ours grand style!!
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Seattle Green Festival
Saturday June 5th
10am - 7pm
Sunday June 6th
11am - 6pm
@ The WA State Convention & Trade Center
(800 Convention Place)
Join us at the Seattle Green Festival June 5-6. The Seattle Green Festival is a joint project of Global Exchange and Green America. Named one of the top 10 green cities in the U.S. in 2005 by National Geographic's The Green Guide, what better place to celebrate an urban community's vision of green than Seattle? Led by the Office of Sustainability and the Environment, the City of Seattle is proud to co-host the Green Festival in the Pacific Northwest.
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KBCS Brunchraiser with Amy Goodman!
Sunday June 6th
9:00am - 11:00am
@ The Triple Door
(216 Union Street)
Support KBCS and visit with Amy Goodman. Includes a brunch of Dim Sum and pastries, as well as a copy of Amy Goodman's latest book Breaking the Sound Barrier. Tickets available online .
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Live African Music
Every Sunday Night at Hidmo 8-10 PM
African cuisine, music and dancing. Free Admission
(donations requested)
June 6:
DE CAJoN
As a local parallel to the official June 4th Afro-Peruvian Culture Day in Peru, the Seattle-based DE CAJoN Afro-Peruvian music and dance company is putting together a performance here in Seattle. The event will incorporate local dancers and musicians in a collaborative performance with Afro-Peruvian artist Peta Robles from Peru. DE CAJóN Project, is a "glocal" effort, a bridge between local and global efforts that promote the cultural contributions of the African descent people in Peru.
June 13:
Anokye Agofomma
Inspired by the teaching of Koo Nimo and led by his son Yaw Amponsah, Anokye Agofomma performs in the Asante (Ghanaian) drumming traditions of Kete, Fontomfrom, and Adowa. The group will be joined in this show by Ghanaian gyil (xylophone) specialist Bartholomew Komoah, currently in residence at the UW.
June 20:
Eckaman &
Super Mokako
Dance to live Congolese soukous music with Super Mokako, featuring vocalist extraordinaire Eckaman who always gets the Hidmo crowd on their feet. The band is working on their first CD, so get ready for some fresh sounds!!
June 27:
Naby Camara &
Lagni Sussu
Music of Guinea featuring balafon master Naby Camara. "Lagni Sussu," in the Sussu Dialect of Guinea, means people of all different races, classes, and background working together. Naby Camara and Lagni Sussu combine traditional and modern music styles to bring audiences of all ages and cultures to their feet.
http://nabycamara.com/
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Greetings!
Did you miss me last week? If you didn't know, I was in Phoenix Arizona for most of last week for a national day of action against SB 1070 and in support of comprehensive immigration reform.
I'm back now and happy to share a bunch of amazing events happening in June in and outside of Hidmo. MOST IMPORTANTLY it is Gemini season which means the birthdays of all your favorite people including ME, Hollis, Toby, Heidi, Shawna, Asun, Lila, Spac3man, Swerveone, Topspin, MTK and so many more! Join us at our joint birthday party at Nectar this Wednesday, details in the sidebar!
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Queer People of Color & Friends Dance Party
Friday June 4th 8:00pm @ Hidmo all ages / $5 suggested donation Queer People of Color & Friends Dance Party... the sequel! Everyone had so much fun last time, and asked that we throw another one in June.
Featuring... Youth in Focus art show, featuring the work of young photographers and Dakota, Seattle's hometown favorite, here for a special performance before he returns to Wisconsin. He is guaranteed to get you dancing.
All proceeds will fund getting people from Seattle to the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit!
This event is organized by the Asian Pacific Islander Women & Family Safety Center (APIWFSC) along with lots of community folks! If you want to get involved in planning please email April. |
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Ladies First: Sirens Echo, Reagan Jackson, DJ B-Girl
Saturday June 5th
8:00pm @ Hidmo
All Ages / $5 donation
This special Ladies First features CARA fam member, poet Reagan Jackson and a rare appearance by Portland's famed hiphop duo, Siren's Echo with grooves by DJ B-Girl!
8PM Open Mic / 9PM Features / All Ages / $5 donation
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Ladies First is Seattle's longest running monthly female open mic and talent showcase every first Saturday at Hidmo. Ladies First is a project of CARA (Communities Against Rape & Abuse) www.cara-seattle.org/ and provides a safe and supportive space for women, trans, gender non-confirming, two-spirit and queer women to be center stage.
Thank you to our sponsors: Hidmo Entertainment, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, KBCS 91.3 FM and B-Girl Bench.
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An Evening of Erotic Poetry
Friday June 11th
9:00pm @ Hidmo
$10 donation
An Evening of Erotic Poetry - fundraiser for "Get Kristi Love" Wokoma.
From Kristi: "I have been accepted to San Francisco State University - Sexuality Studies Summer Intensive for this summer!
Why? - I have worked with teens for years and in my time spent, I have known the power of our own understanding of who we are. It is vital for EVERYONE to understand who they are, part of that is understanding our own sexuality. It is my goal to help educate in that area.....
That being said.....Now I have to get there!!!"
So our event is an evening of Erotic Poetry AND it's a Fundraiser!
Admission is $10, *if you'd like to donate more...we won't reject it! :)*
We will have:
1. A beautiful alluring Henna Tattoo artist! - Kir Pope
2. Mood Music and a crackin' DJ
3. Open Mic (Please come prepared to entice us with your lyrics)
4. A Nice/ Naughty Basket Raffle
5. Black Eye Pea Hummus (Garlic is the nectar of the Gods!! )
6. And a impressive selection of Spoken Word artist who will tantalize your ears with salacious, arousing words of ecstasy!
And more.......
For more information, please contact Kristi @ 206.391.8140 cell/txt or email . |
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Home Alive Anouncement + Save The Date
Saturday June 12th
7:00pm at Hidmo
Dear Home Alive Community,
The members of Home Alive's Board of Directors, together with the instructor collective, have decided to close as a 501(c)(3) organization and to lay the Home Alive program dormant. We are throwing a party to celebrate and commemorate our 17 years in the community, as well as to look forward together to the ways we can carry on the work and spirit of Home Alive. We hope you will be able to attend!
When: Saturday, June 12, 2010
Where: Hidmo, 2000 S Jackson St
Time: 7pm-midnight
What: Live music, food, a collaborative expressive arts opportunity, free stuff! Please contribute to our celebration by showing up, listening and sharing stories or memories about Home Alive. There will be open mic time and we want to hear from you!
Who: YOU! Hidmo is ALL AGES until 11pm
(If you'd like to help out with the party, please contact us at the email address below.)
As you may know, Home Alive closed our studio in the beginning of 2009 and continued to operate at a very minimal capacity while we successfully paid off our debt. On April 15, 2010, after weighing a variety of options over the last several months, the instructors and board members of Home Alive made the hard decision to discontinue operating as a 501(c)(3) non-profit. While this means dissolving our assets, we intend to make as much of our organization's amazing history and curriculum available as possible to the community (mostly via our website, www.homealive.org). A few instructors will remain available on a limited basis for consultations and workshops. They can be reached at homeal...@gmail.com.
The awesome work and movement-building that Home Alive has been a part of for many years continues to grow, and you can continue to support it! Check out local and national organizations like the Northwest Network, Creative Interventions, For Crying Out Loud, Feminist Karate Union, Seven Star Women's Kung Fu, Generation 5, Chaya, Queer and Trans Jailstoppers, Break the Silence, Communities Against Rape and Abuse, and Incite! Women of Color Against Violence, among others. Also, Home Alive will be leading a workshop at the US Social Forum in Detroit in late June.
We're incredibly grateful for the support you've given us over the years. Thank you for being a part of the Home Alive community, and we look forward to seeing you on June 12! |
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Word Church at Hidmo
Sunday June 13 (and every second Sunday)
1:00pm - 3:30pm
@ Hidmo
TumbleMe Productions is thrilled to announce a new monthly art event! Shine your Sunday shoes. You've never seen anything quite like this.
WordChurch is a non-religious, highly spiritual, queer-led gathering in the (un)holiest name of all that is wordy & nerdy.
Every second Sunday of the month, starting June 13th at Hidmo, WordChurch attendees will be treated to:
- a "sermon" (live spoken word or song),
-"biblical" readings (an eclectic and irreverent selection of poetry),
- "sunday school" (gentle writing exercises, designed to invite and invoke spirit),
-"fellowship" (snacks & good conversation).
Inspired by the success of "And God Said, Come on Inside," and the Shift Your Spirit series "Writing as a Spiritual Practice," WordChurch is open to: all who have ever wished to worship at the foot of a Big & Beautiful Word; all those who have struggled to find a spiritual home within or outside of organized religion; and those who seek a nurturing space for rejuvenation & repair. The event is especially designed to nurture LGBTQQI folks & allies, as well as those on any kind of recovery path.
This event is produced & curated by (half-Jew curly Q) Elaina M. Ellis, co-facilitated by (Catholic-raised shoe-Goddess) Marita Isabel, and generously hosted by Hidmo. See you at Church!
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