14th Annual Love Fest
an alternative Valentine's celebration in spoken word & music,
hosted by Aya de León
focusing on love of self, of spirit, of family & community, & of peace
Saturday, February 14, 2009, 8PM
featuring
vocals by the Irrationals
including a new collaboration with Aya
Spoken Word by
nerCity
Sandra Garcia Rivera
student teachers from Poetry for the People
& special guests
+ door prizes & goodies!
$12 advance, $14 door
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Av. (two blocks from Ashby Bart)
tix/info: 510-849-2568/www.lapena.org
fight prop 8 & support same sex marriage
Marry Yourself before the show!
5:30PM - $5
Time to Write Quarterly Saturday Workshop Series -- Are you stalled or blocked? Trying to steal some time to write on that article, novel, memoir, collection, screenplay, dissertation, report or other writing project? Is it hard to sit still and focus? When you carve out the time do you feel isolated? Does everything else come before yourwriting? This workshop can provide the support you need! -- Dates forthcoming...
2/14/08, LoveFest 2008 - La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA,
a literary & musical celebration,
featuring Robyn Brooks and Adrienne Maree Brown
GROWN-ASS WOMAN! - Aya de León's 40th Birthday Party!
music, food vendors, djs, dancing, cards, dominoes & hanging out
come celebrate with me!
Sunday November 11th, 2007
3:30pm til midnite
slididng scale $15-1500
this event is a fundraiser to help pay my graduate school tuition...
...because a grown-ass-woman knows how to ask her community for
help:)
toasts & appreciations for Aya at 6 & 9pm
March
5, 11, 16,17, 2007 - Thieves in the Temple: The Reclaiming of Hip-Hop -
THE MOVIE!!, Wanna see the show again? Missed the show live? Come see
the video! Written & performed by Aya de Leon, Directed by Ellen
Sebastian-Chang, Choreographed by Amara Tabor Smith, Cinematography by
Paul GinocchioCritical Acclaim for “Thieves…”:
- "a humorous, feminist take on hip hop culture"-American Theatre Magazine
- "Blatino feminist Aya de León gonna read some hip hop chauvinist pigs the riot act"-Village Voice
- "[a] Witty, upbeat crusade to liberate hip-hop."-Robert Hurwitt, SF Chronicle Theater Critic
- Winner SFBG Goldie Award for Spoken Word 2004
- Best Discovery in Theater by the SF Chronicle 2004
- East Bay Express "Slamminest Poet" 2005
2/14/06, LoveFest 2006 - La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA,
a literary & musical celebration of love’s varied manifestations,
featuring Tina Bartolome, Cynthia Blancaflor and Aimee Suzara of
Kreatibo, Marc Pinate, Mike Molina, Alicia Raquel, plus E. Kay
Trimberger
Aya on the Current TV big screen in April 2005, co-hosting Current's kickoff rally with Mos Def in San Francisco
2/12/05, LoveFest 2005 - La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA, a literary & musical celebration of love’s varied manifestations, featuring Meliza Bañales, Ise Lyfe, Shailja Patel, and Corina Peila, with vocals by Elena & Samora Pinderhughes
3/7/04, World Premiere of "Thieves in the Temple: The Reclaiming of Hip Hop" at the Yerba Buena
Center for the Arts, presented by Speak Out and the YBCA, sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Ongoing shows at the Oakland Box 3/14/04-3/28/04.
2/14/04, Love Fest 2004 - La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA, a literary & musical celebration of love?s varied manifestations, featuring Meliza Bañales, Shawn Taylor, James Kass, Corina Peila, and Kim Cook, with vocals by Casa Mena recording artist Noñameko (the vocalist formerly known as Noni)