Thursday, May 17, 2012

Tongue & Groove in Hollywood May 20

Tongue & Groove

A monthly offering of short fiction, personal essays, poetry, spoken word + music. Produced by Conrad Romo and featuring: Chiwan Choi Abductions, Ed Lin One Red Bastard, Traci Kato Kiriyama, Suzanne Whang and musical guest Meiko

Sunday May 20th
6-7:30 pm
The Hotel Cafe
1623 1/2 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Hollywood, Ca 90028
$6.00

Chiwan Choi is a writer, editor, teacher, and publisher.
Abductions is his second book of poetry.

Ed Lin is the author of Waylaid, This Is a Bust and Snakes Can’t Run. Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent, is the first author to win three Asian American Literary Awards. The native New Yorker's latest book is One Red Bastard, by Minotaur.

Traci Akemi Kato-Kiriyamais the creator/ producer of Tuesday Night Café in Little Tokyo. She is a writer, performing artist, educator and grassroots organizer. She tours throughout the country with shows, workshops, & her book of poetry, signaling, and is currently working with stage partner and aerial artist Kennedy Kabasares as they expand their piece, PULL: tales of obsession, supported by the Center for Cultural Innovation/Durfee Foundation.

Suzanne Whang is an actor, television host, stand-up comedian, author, keynote speaker, radio host, writer, Universal Life minister, and political activist. Suzanne has made many television appearances.

Meiko is an American indie singer/songwriter, born and raised in Roberta, Georgia. She independently released a self-titled album on September 1, 2007 -- without the help of a record label, her album reached #35 on the iTunes Top 100 Albums chart. It was also iTunes' #1 Folk album for over a month and in under nine months, over 200,000 singles had been downloaded from iTunes. Several tracks have been featured in primetime TV shows.

Come one, come all and come early! Seating is limited and we start on time.
www.tongueandgroovela.com

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