The weekend is extra special because it is the birthday weekend of Indiestry Executive Donisha A.  Happy Birthday! We love you!!


See you all on Monday. . . . This should hang you over until then:

AUDTIONS— The XX Chromosome Genome Project, written by Indiestry Executive S. Ann Johnson and directed by Natalie Carter, will make its New York City debut on Saturday, April 16, 8 p.m. at Manhattan Movement & Arts Center (MMAC) as part of the Downtown Urban Theater Festival.

· What: Auditions for the New York City debut of The XX Chromosome Genome Project
· When: Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
· Where: 5218 Wabash Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215

· Prepare a dramatic monologue or spoken word poem (up to 2 minutes)
· Be prepared to sides read from the script (email editor@sannjohnson.info for a copy)

STAGED READINGS—Saturday, Feb. 26th the Baltimore Playwrights Festival is having a Public Reading of one acts at The Strand Theater!

 11:00 am: The Rapier and the Rose by Steve Prevosto directed by Lauren Sanders

11:45 am: The Unfinished Story by Steve Prevosto directed by Terry Moritz

12:45 pm: Protest by Adam Meyer directed by Peter Davis

1:30 pm: Top of the Hour by Kitty Felde directed by Gillian Drake

2:30 pm: The Chick Files by Sharon Goldner directed by Miriam Bazensky

 Synopses (or snippets) of the plays are posted on the BPF website calendar:http://www.baltplayfest.com/calendar.htm

RED CARPET AFFAIR —Saturday, Feb. 26,  8 pm- midnight John Wesley will perform at "My First Love," a red carpet affair. Dress to impress as you enjoy a night of jazz, R&B, open wine bar, and live entertainment hosted by the legendary poet Komplex. The headliner John Wesley has performed with the likes of Duke Ellington to Fantasia. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. RSPV NOW: www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YZDCBXL4PR4NN

 SOULFUL EXPRESSIONS BENEFIT CONCERT—Sunday, Feb. 27, 6-9 p.m. at Leith Symington Griswold Hall at The Peabody Institute, 1 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD. Presented by The Peabody Black Student Union. Performers:  Peabody students, James McHenry Elementary Choir,  Chelsey Green, Nathaniel & Noble Jolley, Warren Wolf, and others. Proceeds benefit James McHenry Elementary Music Classes and BSU. Tickets are $5 at the door.

 METTA MONOLOGUES: WORDS OF WISDOM—Sunday, Feb. 27, 9 pm-midnight at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington, D.C. Featuring Four Unforgettable Vignettes by:Jenny C. Lares & Henry Mills | Holly Bass & Simone Jacobson | Maimouna Youssef & Michelle Myers (Yellow Rage) | Kilusan Bautista, Derrick Weston Brown, Pages Matam & Femi "The Dri Fish" Lawal.

Sulu DC mixes exhilarating storytelling and improvisation to captivate audiences with its high-energy performers. "The Metta Monologues: Words of Witness" is a cross-generational, multicultural, and interdisciplinary performance featuring groundbreaking professional poets alongside musicians who demonstrate the vitality of the spoken word. Enjoy a kaleidoscope of talents— poets, singers, storytellers and actors —shining a cutting-edge light on connections and distinctions among communities of color.

$15. $10 for students. BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE: http://bit.ly/fJ3R3d

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The Kenyon Review is currently accepting submissions for its 2011 Short Fiction Contest. KR will accept electronic submissions Feb. 1-28 2011, through the Short Fiction Contest page of the KR website. Ron Carlson will be the final judge. The winning story will be published in The Kenyon Review, and the author will receive a scholarship to the 2011 Kenyon Review Writers Workshop, June 18-25th, in Gambier, Ohio. (Scholarship covers tuition, room and board expenses.) There is no entry fee for submission. Please direct questions to kenyonreview@kenyon.edu.

http://www.kenyonreview.org/workshops-wwinfo.php