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So, I went to Umi last night to read a few poems at their monthly Women's Spoken Word event.
Hexpiritus was the feature performer, so we got to hang out for a bit. Which was fun. :-)
Inconveniently, the event had not been particularly well-organized (or well-advertised) so, for quite some time, there was only me and Hex listed as performers. (I was rather glad that I'd brought a lot of poetry. And that I was able to remember a couple more off the top of my head).
In the end, we had a total of five performers, which is not spectacular, but given that it more than doubled our original line-up, I'd say it's pretty good.
You'll note I'm using terms like "we" and "our".
See. Sergio, one of the Umi guys (he sets up the sound-system and the lights for performances, and - I think - does the website, among other things), pointed out that this event should definitely continue as a monthly thing, but that it needs someone to do the Organizing.
Hex has buckets of experience and know what it takes to get something like this off the ground and keep it there.
I do not, but I *am* a good flunky and I'm more than a little happy for the opportunity to get a little more involved in The Scene.
To that end, by the way, I need suggestions for local (or in-town-at-the-right-time) women writers/spoken!word-artists/poets who are reliable and reliably good at what they do because we need to line up some feature performers.
I'm thinking Meghan Butcher, as one possible headliner, but other suggested are, um, needed. :-) (Luna Allison, obviously, but she may have other things to do at this point. So I don't know about approching her).
There's a women's writing collective... Kimera (or something - verification, anyone?) who've performed at Raw Sugar before and maybe they'd like to get in on this.
Anyway. Think-think-think. :-)
In other news:
After the VoV show, a bunch of us went down to the Elmdale Tavern in Hintonburg to see a short performance by the Sin Sisters burlesque troupe. They are adorable and fabulous. :-) There was houla-hooping (impressive), a fan dance (sultry), a strip-tease duet (adorable!) and a story (funny).
There was also a kissing booth. Hex's friend, Morris, got us kisses. It was fun. :-) (Turns out I get ridiculously bashful when kissed by pretty girls. Not that this is much of a surprise).
Anyway. After their show, I headed home. Walked part way with Hex, which was nice. Got in the door at ten minutes to midnight. Went to bed. Woke up when the phone rang.
My darling had a trio of clients tonight and she had a *fantastic* time with them. So she wanted to tell me about it, and I was quite happy to talk with her (despite being super-groggy) because we hadn't been able to talk much early that day, so it was nice to play catch-up, so to speak. :-) Plus, y'know, I got to tell her about being involved with Voices of Venus and about getting to kiss pretty girls. Which is always nice. :-)
Also: I had multiple people telling me that I'm pretty/beautiful/etc (this is what comes of matching your eyeliner to your dress, apparently) yesterday, so I walked home feeling pretty phenominal. :-)
In short: Yesterday was AWESOME, and I want to have more days like that! :-D
Today: Dinner chez Raynedaze et al. :-) I think I'll be picking up some berries or other fruit to share around. :-) YAY! Fruit! :-D
- TTFN,
- Amazon. :-)
Hexpiritus was the feature performer, so we got to hang out for a bit. Which was fun. :-)
Inconveniently, the event had not been particularly well-organized (or well-advertised) so, for quite some time, there was only me and Hex listed as performers. (I was rather glad that I'd brought a lot of poetry. And that I was able to remember a couple more off the top of my head).
In the end, we had a total of five performers, which is not spectacular, but given that it more than doubled our original line-up, I'd say it's pretty good.
You'll note I'm using terms like "we" and "our".
See. Sergio, one of the Umi guys (he sets up the sound-system and the lights for performances, and - I think - does the website, among other things), pointed out that this event should definitely continue as a monthly thing, but that it needs someone to do the Organizing.
Hex has buckets of experience and know what it takes to get something like this off the ground and keep it there.
I do not, but I *am* a good flunky and I'm more than a little happy for the opportunity to get a little more involved in The Scene.
To that end, by the way, I need suggestions for local (or in-town-at-the-right-time) women writers/spoken!word-artists/poets who are reliable and reliably good at what they do because we need to line up some feature performers.
I'm thinking Meghan Butcher, as one possible headliner, but other suggested are, um, needed. :-) (Luna Allison, obviously, but she may have other things to do at this point. So I don't know about approching her).
There's a women's writing collective... Kimera (or something - verification, anyone?) who've performed at Raw Sugar before and maybe they'd like to get in on this.
Anyway. Think-think-think. :-)
In other news:
After the VoV show, a bunch of us went down to the Elmdale Tavern in Hintonburg to see a short performance by the Sin Sisters burlesque troupe. They are adorable and fabulous. :-) There was houla-hooping (impressive), a fan dance (sultry), a strip-tease duet (adorable!) and a story (funny).
There was also a kissing booth. Hex's friend, Morris, got us kisses. It was fun. :-) (Turns out I get ridiculously bashful when kissed by pretty girls. Not that this is much of a surprise).
Anyway. After their show, I headed home. Walked part way with Hex, which was nice. Got in the door at ten minutes to midnight. Went to bed. Woke up when the phone rang.
My darling had a trio of clients tonight and she had a *fantastic* time with them. So she wanted to tell me about it, and I was quite happy to talk with her (despite being super-groggy) because we hadn't been able to talk much early that day, so it was nice to play catch-up, so to speak. :-) Plus, y'know, I got to tell her about being involved with Voices of Venus and about getting to kiss pretty girls. Which is always nice. :-)
Also: I had multiple people telling me that I'm pretty/beautiful/etc (this is what comes of matching your eyeliner to your dress, apparently) yesterday, so I walked home feeling pretty phenominal. :-)
In short: Yesterday was AWESOME, and I want to have more days like that! :-D
Today: Dinner chez Raynedaze et al. :-) I think I'll be picking up some berries or other fruit to share around. :-) YAY! Fruit! :-D
- TTFN,
- Amazon. :-)
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