[DAC] Hip Hop and Spoken Word Show tomorrow and other Truth Serum News

[Aliza Shapiro]

hi folks,
this is the mailing i sent out yesterday to my mailing list. i'm not so 
great about sending out to lists etc, so if you want news in a more 
timely fashion, please join the mailing list. (this'll also give you the 
chance to win tickets to events!)
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This Sunday's Show, New Photos, Our Intern, and Free tickets!

i've updated the website and there are tons of new photos up! enjoy. in 
other awesome news, truth serum now has an intern. (please, we've heard 
all of the blue dress jokes.) her name is lily and she's a senior at 
fenway high school. truth serum gets her for 6 weeks before she 
graduates. she's helping me with all kinds of stuff (fruits of which 
you'll get to see sometime soon, i'm sure) and has started a blog about 
her experience: <a href="http://truthserumintern.blogspot.com"> drop by 
and say hi to her.</a>

but most importantly!!! THE SHOWS!!! come to the show!!!

Sunday's headliner, Deadlee, was on Tyra Banks yesterday talking about 
being gay and working in the rap scene which is notoriously homophobic . 
Here links to it on YouTube if you want to watch. Please come out, the 
show is going to be amazing. Bring friends, it's going to be a dance 
party in the end. Details below. Links at www.truthserum.org

part one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBhZ_KcDdmE&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbulletin%2Emyspace%2Ecom%2Findex%2Ecfm%3Ffuseaction%3Dbulletin%2Eread%26messageID%3D3244135312%26MyToken%3D6244c037%2D8b3d%2D46c0%2D8e0
part two: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfbsH3wCXJQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbulletin%2Emyspace%2Ecom%2Findex%2Ecfm%3Ffuseaction%3Dbulletin%2Eread%26messageID%3D3244135312%26MyToken%3D6244c037%2D8b3d%2D46c0%2D8e0

Sunday April 15, 2007
Hip Hop and Spoken Word Party
The Milky Way Lounge and Lanes
405 Centre Street in Hyde Square Jamaica Plain
$8-10 sliding doors at 8pm, show at 9pm 21+
http://www.truthserum.org for more info and advance tickets

This event revolves around the talent of Deadlee from LA and Feloni from
Detroit, two artist hot off the Homo Revolution 2007 tour. Deadlee was
featured in Pick Up the Mic a documentary about queers in Hip Hop that
made the festival circuit last year. He was just on CNN and watch Tyra
Banks 3pm on April 12 for another interview.

Hip Hop from:
Deadlee (LA)
Feloni (Detroit)
Cathy Cathodic (Boston)

Spoken Word from:
Pandora Scooter (NYC)
Miss Nicholle Pride (Boston)
and Letta Neely (Boston)

Hot Mixes from:
DJ D'hana (Boston)


Thursday Truth Serum hosts a reading with a bunch of brilliant writers 
reading from their books. It's an early event before karaoke at the 
Midway, so grab a quick snack and come over in your work duds. We like 
seeing you all dressed up. Details below. Links at www.truthserum.org

Thursday April 19, 2007 7pm
Writers with Books Reading:
and early evening reading we wish we had a clever name for
featuring Pagan Kennedy, Alicia Goranson, Peggy Monson, and Letta Neely
Midway Cafe
3496 Washington Street JP
$3-5 sliding, 21+, followed by karaoke
http://www.truthserum.org for more information

Somerville-based author Pagan Kennedy reads from The First Man-Made Man 
is the story of Michael Dillon, the world's first transgender man.

Alicia Goranson a Boston-based writer reads from "Supervillainz", a 
novel that features a pair of transgender friends forced to confront 
their own alienation when pursued through the Boston genderqueer 
community by a family of superheroes who believe the friends killed 
their brother.

Peggy Munson reads from "Origami Striptease", is a love story
between an enigmatic wanderer named Jack and a feisty pornographic 
journalist who seduces borderland boys (trannies, butches, and daddies) 
and doesn't understand how she will inhabit the margins of which she writes.

Letta Neely is a Boston based writer who has authored two books, "Juba" 
and "Here." She'll be reading from her new book which is on the way to 
the printers.

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Ok. you want some free tickets...The Theater Offensive's new MUSICAL 
with music and lyrics are by local lesbo folky Melissa Li, "Surviving 
the Nian" starts this week. I've got free tickets for Tuesday April 17 
and Wednesday April 18. Here's how to enter to win: You must follow 
these directions exactly or you won't be considered.
1. send an email to tto at truthserum.org with "Nian" in the subject.
2. in the body of the message include your full legal name and how many 
tickets you want (you can have one or two. no more.) Along with the date 
you want to see the show.
3. if you don't win, i'm sorry, but you won't hear from me. if you do 
win, i'll send you confirmation on monday at the latest.
4. TTO always has ticket discounts listed on their website, so go there 
if you don't win. www.thetheateroffensive.org

"Surviving the Nian"
April 14-May 5
Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts
527 Tremont Street
South End, Boston
www.bostontheatrescene.com for tickets.
www.thetheateroffensive.org for info and song clips.