Friday, August 29, 2008

Tongue & Groove, readings and music, Sunday

TONGUE & GROOVE- Readings/ Music at the Hotel Cafe, Sunday August 31 - 6:00 to 7:30pm

http://www.hotelcafe.com

A monthly offering of short fiction, personal essays, poetry, spoken word + music produced by Conrad Romo. This month featuring the following: Chiwan Choi, Chris Kerr, Doug Cordell, Pat Payne, Derrick Brown "Born in the Year of the Butterfly Knife", Nancy Pimental and musical guest Scott Huckabey.

Sunday the 31st of August
6:00-7:30 pm
The Hotel Cafe
1623 1/2 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Hollywood, Ca 90028
$6.00

Chiwan is a poet, novelist, publisher (Writ Large Press) and writing teacher of The Finishing School.

Chris an L. A. native with her unique and fresh voice is working on her first novel.

Nancy was an Emmy nominated writer of South Park and now is writing a pilot for Showtime about zombies.

Pat among other things is a two time world poetry slam champ of Taos, beating out Saul Williams and Willie Perdomo.

Derrick Brown is the man behind Write Bloody Publishing and aside from being a veteran of over 1,200 performances, in his past he has been a paratrooper, gondolier, magician, and a weatherman. He's written "Born in the Year of the Butterfly Knife" and has another book due out in December.

Scott Huckabey will supply some fine music and can be found on Youtube.

And to lead off the night Conrad will read a piece about Scientology , astral projection and the CIA.

It's a good mix that I think you'd appreciate.

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