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The Dancing Tree presents:

Sins Invalid: An Unshamed Claim to Beauty in the Face of Invisibility

Friday, April 28, 2006

8 pm

Brava Theater

2789 24th Street

(between York and Hampshire St.)

San Francisco CA

With live performances by:

Noemi Sohn

'ron daniella

Ron Jones

Lisa Thomas-Adeyemo

solidad decosta

DJ Quad

Lee Williams

Leah Ottersbach

and video art from:

John Killacky

Thanh Diep

Oriana Bolden

Patty Berne

About the event: 

A performance event to reveal poetic bodies and hot activism, Sins 

Invalid invites a re/view of embodiment, with performers and video 

artists speaking their minds and stripping taboos off of sexuality and 

disability.

Sins Invalid is a night of resistance to invisibility, celebrating the

power of the disabled body as beautiful.

We know that the world of embodied and enforced norms oppresses all of 

us, regardless of where we identify on the spectrum of sexuality, gender

 or ability. The event is a gift for participants and audience alike,

 encouraging a healing for all who challenge themselves honestly when

 unearthing sexual expression.

Sins Invalid is directed by people with disabilities; the majority of 

the artists identify as [w/DisAbilities]; all of the artists will 

address disability and embodiment and/or sexuality.

$10-$20 Sliding scale (no one turned away for lack of funds)

Wheelchair accessible

Funded in part by Theater Bay Area

For more info

www.thedancingtree.org

Shows for March and April -- West Hollywood, Santa Fe and SF Bay Area

Hi all! I have three dates coming up for March and April. There’s a lot going on, including shows in West Hollywood and Santa Fe. Woo hoo!

In the SF Bay Area, I’ll be performing at the SF Anarchist Café, around 8 PM or so. Short set (10 minutes,) but it includes food, and is to support a good cause (Critical Resistance New Orleans.)

Details:

8th Annual Anarchist Cafe
Friday, March 17
6:00 to midnight
The Kitchen
225 Potrero Ave. at 15th St.
San Francisco
(MUNI: 9, 19, 22, 27, 33, 53; 15 minute walk from 16th St. BART)

Benefiting Critical Resistance New Orleans
Critical Resistance's Southern Regional office--now destroyed-- was in New Orleans' Mid City neighborhood and was their hub for the entire south, as well as a center for organizing around imprisonment and police brutality in New Orleans itself.

Benefiting Builders Solidarity Network
Tradespeople and allies organizing other tradespeople to mobilize tools and resources in solidarity with hurricane devastated areas of the Gulf coast.

PLEASE RESPECT THAT THIS IS AN ALCOHOL AND DRUG FREE SPACE

Handicapped Accessible
Kids Space
Vegan dinner from 6 to 9 pm
Live performers

Suggested Donation $5 to $20, no one turned away for more or less


Secondly, I’m performing at LISP, a monthly queer/trans cabaret in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on March 31st. Here’s the skinny:

LISP- a monthly queer/trans cabaret for everyone
Friday March 31st at 8:00pm
1807 2nd Street, Santa Fe,
(across from 2nd St. Brewery in the 2nd Street Studios Complex)

Call 955-9055 for info/directions (remember, this is in NM)

$3-$10 donation at the door NO ONE turned away for lack of $$$$

Featuring:

solidad decosta
Ms. Rio Grande Leather '04
Bobby
Mark Frossard
Mekah Gordon


Lastly, I’ll also be at Circus of Books in LA on April 15th, as part of an all-day GenderQueer Revolution event. It promises to be a fabulous show, and besides, it’s in WeHo! So if you’re in the SoCal area, you’re gonna show up along with 12 of your best friends, right?

Details:

Trans/GenderQueer Literature Celebration
Circus of Books, 8230 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood
Saturday, 4/15, 7 PM

Featuring:

solidad decosta
Talia Mae Bettcher
Ryka Aoki de la Cruz
Rosalyne Blumenstein
Diviana Ingravallo
and many more!

Websites: www.genderqueerrevolution.org, www.circusofbooks.com

That’s it for now! If you want chapbooks or CDs from yours truly, feel free to email me at changeispolitical@riseup.net. Until then, be seeing you…

Performances for January

Hi all! I'll be performing as part of the GenderQueer Cabaret in Los Angeles on January 14th. The details are below; be sure to tell all your friends in LA about it!

solidad

GenderQueer Revolution Cabaret Performance and Visual Art Exhibit (countdown to G.E.N.D.E.R.S.)

Saturday, January 14, 2006
7 PM, Room A1017: VIP Reception, pre-show art viewing, and meet-the-artists
8-10, Room A1000: GenderQueer Revolution CABARET!

Antioch University, Los Angeles, 400 Corporate Pointe, Culver City, CA 90230. Map and directions at www.antiochla.edu.

A delightful performance event and visual art exhibition changing the rules about gender, exploring the concept of genderqueer, challenging binaries, in gender and everything else, guiding those in attendance into a "Twilight Zone" experience, dispersing preconceived ideas. $5-20 suggested donation; $35 for a VIGNP hors d'oeuvres reception (Very Important Gender Neutral Person) with the artists and performers before the performance. Enjoy the art exhibit, performance, music, and comedy by local and national gender fluid artists.

Producers: Alexander Yoo, Suzi Landolphi, & GQR Board.
Visual Art Curator: Jessica Lawless.

Presented By GenderQueer Revolution, in association with The LGBTIQ Alliance of Antioch University, the Antioch University Counseling Center, and The Ways of Being -- by the GQ+artistic community, For the GQ+artistic community.

For more information:
www.genderqueerrevolution.org
webmaster@gqronline.org
genderqueerrevolution@gmail.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/genderqueerrevolution

Upcoming performances for solidad - September 2005

Hi all! Welcome to my blog. Here's the skinny for September:

1. Queer Open Mic one year anniversary show -- with Michelle Tea, Daphne Gottlieb and more!

2. My new chapbook! Yay!

Numero uno:

I'm performing at the fabulous one year anniversary of the SF Queer Open mic, with Michelle Tea, Daphne Gottlieb, Horehound Stillpoint and many others! The details are below...

One Year Anniversary / Special Birthday QUEER OPEN MIC!

When: 8pm, September 9th

Where: Three Dollar Bill Café, 1800 Market St., SF CA

photos available! see previews at pics.livejournal.com/cindymonkey/gallery/00004w47

Why: Gearing up to celebrate the one year anniversary of Queer Open Mic AND her 31st birthday, this September 9th QOM founder Cindy M. Emch with co-host Sherilyn Connelly come together to bring the best of San Francisco’s literati to the QOM stage for a extra special Queer Open Mic. Featuring: Daphne Gottlieb, Michelle Tea, Meliza Banales, solidad decosta, Horehound Stillpoint, Thea Hillman, Lauren Wheeler and more!

Numero dos:

I have a new chapbook coming out, which all things going well, will be available at the queer open mic gig. It's called "I'll eat you with my teeth," and I'm totally excited about it. Fun for the entire family, and it's only $7 – such a deal! As always, my previous chapbooks (four in all) are still available, as is my spoken word CD "Manifesto." If you want to order them, email me at changeispolitical@riseup.net.

Ok kidz, that's 'bout it for now -- see y'all soon...

xo, your mistress in crime,

solidad