Author Archive
Lit Hop! Ashe @ Dallas Poetry Slam
When: Friday, April 20, 8 pm
Where: Heroes
Hosted by: Candy and Dallas Poetry Slam
Ashe Vernon is a playwright and poet based in Austin, Texas. A 23 year old professional daydreamer, Ashe has always been restless. They’ve published four collections of poetry, one of which was nominated for a 2015 Pushcart Prize. Currently the Senior Editor of Poetry with the literary magazine, Persephone’s Daughters, Ashe has a talent for over-committing and narrowly making deadlines. They’ve toured the country, crying into microphones at strangers all over the southwest. At 5’2”, Ashe is a very small person with very tiny hands and a whole lot to say about it.
Tony McPherson @ Dallas Poetry Slam
Who: TONY McPHERSON
When: Friday, January 19, 8 pm
Where: Heroes
Hosted by Candy and Dallas Poetry Slam
When: Friday, January 19, 8 pm
Where: Heroes
Hosted by Candy and Dallas Poetry Slam
Anthony McPherson writes biracial poetry, intertwining various art forms such as breakdance, stop-motion animation, and a myriad of character impressions. Ranked 2nd in the world (Individual World Poetry Slam 2017), you can see him perform in “Love Beats Rhymes” (Lionsgate 2017), or watch him break down bigoted arguments in his online videos.
The Stoners @ MFA Gallery
Mighty Fine Arts presents a “Loose Women” Holiday Party with a Wordspace Artspeak performance by The Stoners! Saturday December 16th 6-9pm!
The Stoners are Oak Cliff’s premiere Rolling Stones tribute band and they will be doing a special unplugged acoustic gallery set in conjunction with the “Loose Women” exhibit. If you haven’t seen the show be sure to come by and check out some incredible work by Sara Cardona, Courtney Googe, Leah Hairston, Cynthia Ann Miro and Jenifer Smith! So come on out and indulge in some seasonal revelry and take in some great art and hot jams with some “Loose Women” and The Stoners!
Mighty Fine Arts is located at 409A N.Tyler in Historic North Oak Cliff 75208 mighty fine arts
Walter Mosley @ The Kessler
HEADLINER! The Great Walter Mosley
When: Sunday, April 29, 8 pm
Where: The Kessler Theatre
Host: Patrick Oliver, Founder, Say It Loud! Readers and Writers
DISD School Visit with South Dallas Cultural Center: April 30.
Buy Tickets!
$25 General Admission. Limited VIP Tables for 4 with book and Reception $300
Walter Mosley is one of the most versatile and admired writers in America today. He is the author of more than 43 critically acclaimed books, including the major bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins. His work has been translated into 23 languages and includes literary fiction, science fiction, political monographs, and a young adult novel. His short fiction has been widely published, and his nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and The Nation, among other publications. He is the winner of numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, a Grammy and PEN America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in New York City.
WordSpace is honored to present Mr. Mosley for a rare Dallas appearance– Social Commentary, Storytelling and Selected Readings of his work.
New Walter Mosley novel coming in 2018
Best-selling novelist Walter Mosley will publish a new novel with Mulholland Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company, EW can announce exclusively.
Titled Down the River Unto the Sea, the novel centers on a former New York City police detective, now working as a Brooklyn PI, who is investigating the case of a Black civil rights activist convicted of murdering two city policemen. At the same time, he’s still trying to piece together the conspiracy that caused his own downfall at the hands of the police.
This novel will mark Mosley’s return to Little, Brown, where he’ll be edited and published by Mulholland Books’ Josh Kendall. Down the River Unto the Sea is slated for a Feb. 20, 2018 publication.
ArtSpeak: Annie Benjamin @ Mighty Fine Arts
What: WordSpace ArtSpeak
Who: Annie Benjamin
When: Saturday, November 4, 8:00 pm; Gallery showing 6-9 pm.
Where: Mighty Fine Arts, 409A N. Tyler Street in Historic North Oak Cliff 75208
Wordspace Artspeak presents a performance by Annie Benjamin as part of Mighty Fine Arts’ Almost Closing Party for the Sharon Neel-Bagley show “Microscopic Cross Sections”, from 6-9 pm.
The multi-talented Annie Benjamin is a remarkable singer songwriter, who recently won the B.W.Stevenson Songwriting Award from Poor David’s Pub. She is also a gifted actress, plays guitar and flute and is radiant and charming. Annie is an accomplished performer and has graced numerous venues in Texas. Check out Annie’s website here.
Be sure to come out and see her in this rare informal gallery setting and enjoy her incredible tunes and ability. And the Sharon Neel Bagley show is a perfect visual compliment to Annie’s music! Come out for a rewarding evening with these two amazing ladies!
Mighty Fine Arts Gallery hours are 12-5 Sat and Sun or by appointment: 214-942-5241. mighty fine arts
“75228/Logscape”
photography 30×30 2017
Sharon Neel-Bagley
Tina McElroy Ansa @ South Dallas Cultural Center
AFRICAN DIASPORA–NEW DIALOGUES
SEASON 4: 2017-18
Lonnie Hollie November 9, Tina McElroy Ansa, March 29, Walter Mosley April 29
Save the Date!
THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 7:30
Tina McElroy Ansa
Reading and Conversation with Vicki Meek
SOUTH DALLAS CULTURAL CENTER
3400 S. Fitzhugh, Dallas, TX 75210
Admmission is Free
Special Guest Host: Patrick Oliver, Founder, Say It Loud! Readers and Writers
Tina McElroy Ansa’s is an award winning novelist and her accomplishments include being inducted into the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent at the Gwendolyn Brooks Center of Chicago State University.
In the fall of 2004, Ms. Ansa established the Sea Island Writers Retreats on Sapelo Island, Georgia. The annual retreats seek to assist emerging and established writers in honing their work and skills in fiction, non-fiction, memoir and editing in sessions with professional writers and editors.
Since then, she extended the writers retreats throughout the country with the Sea Island Writers Retreats…On the Road. These traveling literary retreats are held annually in Atlanta, Georgia on the Spelman College campus at the Women’s Research and Resource Center in April with best-selling authors, screenwriters and editors leading the workshop and lectures.
She also launched an independent publishing company, DownSouth Press, with a focus on African-American literature, fiction and nonfiction. DownSouth Press is the home to thoughtful stories and work – by established and new authors — that is often under-marketed or excluded from the current publishing landscape’s focus on “niche”, “urban” or “street” fiction.
SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 8 pm
WALTER MOSLEY
MORE THAN A LITTLE TO SAY ABOUT IT ALL
The Kessler, 1230 W. Davis St., 75208
Tickets: $25 General Admission
VIP Meet/Greet Tickets are available that include a signed book and pre-show reception with the author
WordSpace and South Dallas Cultural Center welcome Walter Mosley for a rare Dallas appearance, in lively social commentary, storytelling and selected readings of his work. Mr. Mosley’s school appearance will visit with students in a discussion of his children’s books, and Martin Luther King month. Mr. Mosley’s appearance caps the 2018 Dallas Lit Hop as Headliner, in conjunction with City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs Dallas Arts Month activities.
Walter Mosley is one of the most versatile and admired writers in America today. He is the author of more than 43 critically acclaimed books, including the bestselling mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins. His work has been translated into 23 languages and includes crime fiction, literary fiction, science fiction, political monographs, and a young adult novel. His fiction has been widely published, and his nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and The Nation, among other publications. He is the winner of numerous awards, including the 2016 Edgar Grand Master, two time winner of the NAACP Image Award for outstanding literary work, an O. Henry Award, a Grammy and PEN America’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in New York City.
Best-selling novelist Walter Mosley will publish a new novel. Down the River Unto the Sea, centers on a former New York City police detective, now working as a Brooklyn PI, who is investigating the case of a Black civil rights activist convicted of murdering two city policemen. At the same time, he’s still trying to piece together the conspiracy that caused his own downfall at the hands of the police.
About This Series: African Diaspora–New Dialogues is a showcase of writers in cultural exchange between African Diaspora writers and audiences in Dallas. It is also provides enrichment to writers without borders who want to keep abreast of the latest advanced development of world literature. This is the 4th Season of this programming collaboration between South Dallas Cultural Center and WordSpace. Lonnie Holley kicked off the African Diaspora-New Dialogues in November 2017.
Past award winning writers include Chris Abani, Mitchell Jackson, Vievee Francis, Dawn Lundy Martin, Tim Seibles, Tyehimba Jess, Nicole Dennis-Benn, and Douglas Kearney. Local award winning writers who have presented their work alongside these visiting writers include Sanderia Faye, Dallas Poetry Slam writer/performers Sherrie Zantea, Javon Rustin, Rage Almighty, Melania Luisa, and Wayne Henry.
WordSpace and SDCC launched the first series in 2014 after a discussion about the “dearth of book readings by African Diaspora authors,” Vicki Meek, Retired Manager of SDCC, says.
In outlining the series, WordSpace and South Dallas Cultural Center aimed to bring new literary voices to Dallas fans and showcase the diversity of cultural offerings at the SDCC. The current series also represents the program’s success in bringing to Dallas distinguished writers of all backgrounds. SDCC also arranges the authors to make Dallas school visits to enrich their educational experience.
“We are all excited to see how this program has grown,” says Charles Dee Mitchell, WordSpace Board President. “Alongside award-winning writers from across the United States, we have presented distinguished international figures from Nigeria and Jamaica. This is exactly the vision we shared when we first sat down to plan the series with Vicki Meek,”
ABOUT WORDSPACE: WordSpace is a 24 year old nonprofit group of artists that support artist. For more information on WordSpace: www.WordSpaceDallas.com.
ABOUT SOUTH DALLAS CULTURAL CENTER: SDCC is a City of Dallas cultural facility operated by Office of Cultural Affairs. John Sprigging, Manager; Daniel Hanchett, Theater Director; Marilyn Clark, Education Director. For more information on SDCC: www.sdcc.dallasculture.org.
This series is made possible by the partial funding support of South Dallas Cultural Center, City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts and Ben E. Keith.
Ex Libris @ Dallas Video Festival
WordSpace is honored to co-sponsor with the Dallas Video Fest a screening of Ex Libris, a film directed by Frederick Wiseman.
During his distinguished fifty-year career as a documentary filmmaker, Wiseman has produced in-depth and award-winning films on subjects ranging from the incarceration of the mentally ill (Titicut Follies, 1967), the Paris Opera Ballet (La Danse, 2009), and the his 2011 behind-the-scenes look at the most chic nude review in Paris at The Crazy Horse Saloon.
Ex Libris is a three-hour celebration of the New York Public Library that has won rave reviews at every showing. (It boasts that most elusive of honors, a 100% Ripe rating on Rotten Tomatoes.) New York Times critic Manhola Dargis writes, “He sweeps into atriums and down corridors, pauses in reading and meeting rooms, and lays bare this complex, glorious organism that is the democratic ideal incarnate.”
If you love books, if you love libraries, and if you love movies — do not miss this chance to see Wiseman’s masterpiece on the big screen.
Enjoy the preview here
When: October 7, 11 am
Where: Studio Movie Grill, 10110 Technology Drive, Dallas 75220
Frederick WisemanCredit: Erik Madigan Heck/Zipporah Films
Kelley Baker: The Angry Filmmaker
Who: Kelley Baker
What: First Hearings
When: October 23, 7:30 PM
Where: The Wild Detectives
Kelley Baker calls himself The Angry Filmmaker, although he seems like a nice enough guy.
Since 1982 he has produced thirteen short films and three features, using a DIY approach that he has promoted through countless seminars to aspiring filmmakers and two books:
The Angry Filmmaker Survival Guide Part One: Making the Extreme No Budget Film (2009 – 2nd Edition coming in 2017)
The Angry Filmmaker Survival Guide Part Two: Sound Conversations With (un)Sound People (2012)
For his WordSpace event Kelley reads and tells stories from his latest book Road Dog, a chronicle of seven years crisscrossing the U.S.A. with his chocolate lab in an endless quest to get his work shown and to spread the word that filmmaking can exist outside of not only Hollywood but just about any structure we usually associate with “the business.”
Come along for the ride.
This event is recommended for aspiring filmmakers (angry or not), fans of Labrador retrievers, and anyone who wants to hear more about teaching sound recording to the employees of a porn company, sharing rum shots at Hank Williams grave, or getting kicked out of the Prayer Tower at Oral Roberts University.
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