Monday, July 10, 2006


What:Tha Artivist Presents…
WORDS, BEATS, & PICS!
When: Saturday July 29,2006 from 1pm-4pm
Where: MO's Memphis Originals http://www.memphisoriginals.com on 3521 Walker (off of Highland near the University of Memphis campus) Memphis,Tn 38111
Admission: $5 at the door (this is a family friendly event!!!)

About Event:
Please join R2C2H2 Tha Artivist and Friends for the first Words, Beats and Pics! celebration!!! This event will showcase regional as well as local talent in poetry/spoken word, song/music and the visual arts.

Featured and Honorable guests are:
1.) St. Louis' Own Sisters Nineties Literary Group, to see samples of their work check out the following links:
http://thaartivist.blogspot.com/2006/04/creative-tribute-to-tha-artvist.html
http://weallbe.blogspot.com/2006/04/snlg-poetic-tributes-to-haiti.html
http://weallbe.blogspot.com/2006/04/featured-artivist-of-moment-kiarra_16.html
http://weallbe.blogspot.com/2006/04/more-work-and-words-of-art-from.html

2.)Civil Rights Movement pioneer and veteran Bernice Sims:
http://www.crmvet.org/vet/simsb.htm

3.) Brotha's Keepa
http://www.brothaskeepa.com

There will also be more surprise guests as well as a chance for audience members to participate in a talent contest for a prizeA silent auction of original art and prints by great contemporary artists such as New Orleans' own Oscar Donahue http://www.oscarofneworleans.com , R2C2H2 Tha Artivist http://www.r2c2h2.com and many others too numerous to name here will also be held in addition to the event...Proceeds from art auction will go to projects benefiting artists and our society.

Contact:
Please feel free to contact Ronald Herd II and Mr. Albert Grant through e-mail (rcherdii@yahoo.com) or by phone (901-299-4355) if you have any questions or comments.

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