The evening’s theme is proactive resistance. Oakland is going through immense change and many residents, both new and old, seek to engage in dialogues towards making our city a safe and welcoming one. Our readers explore how they define and redefine their own identities, informing broader conversations and community change.
Performers and Bios
Blackberri
Blackberri is a singer and activist whose recognition includes induction into the Smithsonian Institute Folkways Recordings and writing the theme song for the first National Third World Lesbian and Gay Conference.
Kin Folkz
Kin Folkz is the founder of Spectrum Queer Media and a lauded producer of effective social justice gatherings, screenings and community actions across the globe.
Mali
Mali is a multi-talented performer, earning accolades in arenas including singing, acting, and dancing. Among his accomplishments are co-creating the first theatre project addressing AIDS in the black community.
harold terezón
harold was awarded the San Francisco Foundation's James D. Phelan Award in poetry. He is writing his first manuscript Hunting Izotes, a poetry collection based on his family's immigrant experiences.
Jair
Jair is a writer, poet, spoken word artist, vocalist, activist, and arts curator living in Oakland. His work has appeared in numerous magazines, print publications, online, as well as anthologies.
Mona Webb
Mona creates new platforms for lyrical creativity, music, visual art, and dance in all that she produces. Her most recent productions debuted in The National Queer Arts Festival.
Daniel D. Zarazua
Daniel is currently working on a book exploring Black and Latino communities in Taiwan. He draws upon a background that includes DJing, photography, and as a high school educator.
Monica Zarazua
Monica earned an MFA in Creative Writing from the UNLV. Her stories have been published in The Collagist, The Blotter and Asia Literary Review. She lives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
BEAST CRAWL is Uptown Oakland’s annual free literary festival featuring more than 200 writers in a single night, in dozens of events, spread out over three hours and thirty-five local galleries, bars, restaurants, cafés, performance spaces, and storefronts.
Each leg of The Beast lasts one hour, and offers a dozen different readings to chose from. There’s a half hour break between literary legs for socializing and relocating to a new venue before the next reading begins. We recommend choosing one reading per leg. You can even plan your route in advance.
Crawl maps, curators, readers, and venues are all searchable on our website: www.beastcrawl.weebly.com.
Printed crawl maps will be available on the day of the festival at all the Leg 1 events, and at the Beast Crawl Information Table in front of The Legionnaire Saloon.
Everyone is invited to the Leg 4 After Parties (marked with stars on the crawl map) starting at 9pm at The Legionnaire Saloon (drinks, dancing, 21+) and Telegraph Beer Garden (food, drinks, all ages).
Every city should have its own unique literary identity, and Beast Crawl is the beating literary heart of Oakland.
Beast Crawl Literary Festival
Saturday, July 11, 2015
5pm - 9pm readings
9:30pm - 2am afterparty
Uptown Oakland
Learn more about Beast Crawl on our website: http://beastcrawl.weebly.com/
OAKLAND's QUEER OPEN MIC • 7/14/15 - SPECTRUM QUEER MEDIA's: Pass the Mic Tuesdays - featuring JAIR, THE LITERARY MASTURBATOR
for LGBTQIA and Hetero-Ally Folkz in the BAY AREA, USA
Tuesday June 16th 6pm-9pm - You are invited to Pass the Mic Tuesdays (OAKLAND's QUEER OPEN MIC)
Spectrum at Perch - 440 Grand Ave. Oakland CA
FEATURED SPECTRUM SIGNATURE HOST and GUEST ARTIVIST:
• JAIR THE LITERARY MASTURBATOR!!!!!!
accompanied by Khalil Sullivan
Bring your thoughts, words, short films, music and more - signups begin at 6pm - sharing begins at 6:30pm.
Also, feel free to enjoy the tasty sandwiches, salads, beverages, and desserts available for sale at the cafe.
RSVP
https://www.facebook.com/events/397221707131367/
SPECTRUM QUEER MEDIA WEBSITE:http://www.SpectrumQueerMedia.com/
FREE and BY DONATION: We happily accept (but do not require) donations to help pay for the space costs.
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