pics from today, office chillin

the az, contemplating

first rAiz'n peeps at the meeting

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Sedina Fiati
outreach/rAiz'n development
outreach@bcurrent.ca
416-533-1500

rock.paper.sistahz 8
a full figured festival of new work is on now
May 4 - 31, 2009 @ various venues

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Pics from Today's Office Meet!

Shawn, our production manager repairing lights

Joan, artistic director intern, working, emailing...

and more emails

Pic 3 - Ray & K.la, signing contracts

Work!

e flyers. posters, handbills, more graphics!

More of our graphics. Thoughts?

Sedina

our flyer & poster by fabulous Mirna Abdo!

I love our graphics for the festival and I hope you do too!

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Sedina Fiati
outreach/rAiz'n development
outreach@bcurrent.ca
416-533-1500

www.bcurrent.ca
http://bcurrentnews.blogspot.com
www.twitter.com/bcurrentnews

601 Chrisite Street, Suite 251 (our new home in the Artscape Wychwood Barns!)
Toronto ON M6G 4C7

rock.paper.sistahz 8 coming soon!

our newsletter is out & rps 8 line up is announced

Hi All,

rock.paper.sistahz is ready to go. Click here for our newsletter - Newsletter!

And here is the official line up, stay tuned for the full festival programme with artist bios.

rock.paper.sistahz returns this year with a full figured line up! join us for the 8^th installment of b current’s festival of new work.

May 4/mon: festival launch @ Artscape Wychwood Barns/Covered Street/601 Christie St/ 5pm Official festival launch with samplers of the art installations and a figure 8 taste of upcoming events. Entrance by donation

May 4-31: beyond our walls @ Artscape Wychwood Barns/601 Christie St/ Times tba Multi disciplinary art install8tions throughout the barns, everything from performance to textile art. entrance by donation

May 10/sun: mothers/d8 @ The Trane Studio, 964 Bathurst Street / 4pm - 6pm time to appreci8 mom: performances, sweet eats, massages and more... prizes for the 'fashionest' mum-daughter or son combo. Adults $18/Children $10/Moms free!

May 16/sat: talk.in.gold @ Artscape Wychwood Barns/601 Christie St/ 12pm

Artistic director, ahdri zhina mandiela broadcasting live and interactive with raw food, festival facts and creative fiction. pwyc/suggested $8

May 17/sun: next gen cooks again! @ The STOP, Artscape Wychwood Barns/601 Christie St/ 1- 4pm

Young chefs show off culinary skillz prepping, cooking & serving up prized dishes from 'home', while everyone else watch & eat! Hosted by Jajube Mandiela (Degrassi: Next Generation) Entrance $10/Registrants no cost

May 20-25: figure o speech @ a mall, community centre or library near u! 6:30-8pm

Poets & word artists parlay creative speech, their f8 decided by audience as the best wordsters will perform in the final festival concert. register for $8/Entrance by donation

May 22/fri: sistahz sAy! @ Oakwood Library Theatre, 341 Oakwood Ave/n of St Clair/ 7pm The popular A is for Orange women writers return to rock.paper.sistahz! Bringing a queer Caribbean push for no more h8! Entrance $10

May 23/sat: cuttin/figure @ Oakwood Library Theatre, 341 Oakwood Ave/n of St Clair/ 8pm

Dance cre8tors showcase old and new styles, everything from traditional African to contemporary to street with live and recorded music. Entrance $8

May 26-28: virgins @ select Toronto High Schools/ times tba

A mini tour of Joan M Kivanda's new play exploring youth/trust/intimacy & desire... also at the Oakwood Library Theatre.

May 27-29-wed - fri: ff8th/plays @ Oakwood Library Theatre, 341 Oakwood Ave/n of St Clair/ 8pm

A full-figured presentation of exciting new plays in-the-works by some of the city's emerging playwrights. PWYC/Suggested $8

May 31/sun: settling scores @ The LOOP, Artscape Wychwood Barns/601 Christie St/ 7-10pm

A stand up and dance concert for everyone, with music, spoken word, and dance artists rAizing the roof and rAizing more funds to keep the work going! Entrance $18

Volunteers for rock.paper.sistahz

Get involved with a fab festival for artists of colour.
volunteer with the rock.paper.sistahz in May 2009!

rock.paper.sistahz is back for its 8th year and there promises to be something for everyone! Beginning May 4, 2009 expect to mingle with some of the brightest and most talented artists, filmmakers, creators and thespians of colour from around the world. Led by award winning mentor and celebrated artist, ahdri zhina mandiela, the rock.paper.sistahz team entertains audiences through a variety of mediums including visual art, dance, music, theatre, spoken word, and food.

We are looking for fun and fabulous volunteers for May 2009 to fulfill the following positions:

-Front of House Assistance
-Event Volunteers to assist onsite with activities
-Postering & Flyering around the city

Please send an email to outreach@bcurrent.ca with your name and phone number or call 416 533 1500 to get involved. Please note that most shifts have been filled, but there are some shifts still available. Contact us for more info.

First Blog Post!

Ohmygoodness!

b current is finally blogging. What took us so long? So, I, Sedina Fiati, outreach and rAiz'n development coordinator will be posting, posting, posting about all kinds of b current happenings and other stuff related to b current. I love to blog, so you can rest assured, I will keep this up to date.

Happy reading.

Sedina Fiati
outreach/rAiz'n development
outreach@bcurrent.ca