 Thank You Update: Dear community members and friends, Thank you for helping us kick off the common ground open mic monthly series this past Thursday at the VAALA Cultural Center! The night of community building was full of laughter, love, and healing and it could not have been possible without your energy, enthusiasm, and generous support. We hope this is the first of our many projects together in the future. We look forward to seeing you at our next open mic on September 2nd-- same place, same time! with deepest gratitude, common ground planning team diana bui dan le hai minh nguyen thuan nguyen duyen tran Dear Friends! common ground/sân chõi chung is going to take place on Thursday, August 5, 2010, 7-9pm at the VAALA Cultural Center! We look forward to see you at this celebration of arts, community, youth and culture. Doors and Art Exhibition open at 6:00pm. Open mic sign ups by 6:30pm. A line-up of women (vietnamese, thai, filipino, japanese/turkish) from all over California will share their artistry and voices at common ground's first open mic event with youth co-host, Bay Nguyen, representing Orange County! Mai Doan-Poet/Writer (San Francisco) Anna Minh-Giang Nguyen-Spoken Word Poet (San Jose) Gingee- DJ/Poet/Musician (Eagle Rock) Jumakae- Hip Hop Artist/Singer/Songwriter (Long Beach) Diana Nguyen- Youth Spoken Word Poet (Lawndale) Keli Arslancan- Visual Artist (Buena Park) Em-1- DJ (Los Angeles) Please encourage your youth to share their talents in the visual and performance arts. All variety of creative expressions, including instrumentals, singing, dancing, spoken word, and poetry are welcomed.
common ground/sân chõi chung August 5, 2010 @ the VAALA Cultural Center, 1600 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA 92706 Doors open at 6:00pm. Open Mic sign ups by 6:30pm Show starts at 7:00pm $5 donation suggested. No one turned away for lack of funds For inquiries and volunteer opportunities, please contact commongroundOC@gmail.com.
Sincerely, common ground organizers
diana bui, Co-Coordinator Artist Outreach & Relations duyen tran, Public Relations & Fundraising hai minh thi nguyen, Community Outreach & Support dan le, Tech Support & Street Team thuan nguyen, Co-Coordinator Tech & Facilities
*Co-Sponsored by the Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA)
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