Weekend Hangover (March 18-20,2011)
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AUSTIN, TEXAS
South by Southwest (SXSW)—March 11-20, 2011 is a set of film, interactive and music festivals and conferences that take place every spring in Austin, Texas. For more information about the festival, go here.
Schedule includes the following musical acts . . .
Emo’s Main (Friday March 18th)
Biz 3 Showcase @ Emo’s
10:30 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. – Pharoahe Monch
Location: 603 Red River Street (between 7th Street & Old Pecan Street)
The Marq (Friday March 18th)
12:15 a.m. – 12:45 a.m. – Homeboy Sandman
Friday, March 18th
Jimmy Jazz In-Store with Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Jean Grae, Skyzoo & David Dallas
Time: 1PM to 2PM
Location: Highland Mall on 6001 Airport Blvd | Austin, TX (Zone C - Lower Level of the Mall)
REKS (Friday March 18th)
12PM Doors
2Dopeboyz.com/DJbooth.net/The Rising
Set Time- 3:55-410PM (W/Statik Selektah)
@ Dizzy Rooster
306 E. 6th Street
Skyzoo
Friday 3/18: Jimmy Jazz In-Store (1PM)
Friday 3/18: Smoking Section "Perfect Attendance" (5PM)
Saturday 3/19: allhiphop.com (4PM)
Saturday 3/19: rocksmith (8PM)
David Dallas
Wednesday 3/16: New Zealand Showcase at Brush Park (5PM)
Friday 3/18: Jimmy Jazz In-store (1pm)
Jesse Abraham (Friday March 18th)
Skill or be Skilled Showcase, presented by Jesse Abraham & PremRock:
Friday 3/18, 8 PM-Midnight.
Empire Garage (604 E. 7th, outdoors)
Free Show
REKS & Statik Selektah (Saturday March 19th)
Set Time: 12AM @ Plush
617 Red River Street
Austin, TX 78701-3308
Jesse Abraham (Saturday March 19th)
Hip Hop Howl Showcase:
Saturday, March 19th. Lipstick (606 e. 7th st)
Complete Lineup TBA. Free.
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO
Our friends from PR, invited us to this poetry event . . .
Dos Poetas Boricuas en Nueva York—Friday, March 18, 7:30-10:30 pm at The Poets Passage , Calle Cruz 203, Viejo San Juan. Description: Lectura y conversatorio sobre la obra y vivencias de las poetas Myrna Nieves y Nancy Mercado, ambas radicadas en La Gran Manzana.
ARLINGTON, VA
"Herstory: The Lives of Fierce AAPI Women"—Saturday, March 19, 7 p.m. (doors open 6:30 p.m.) at Artisphere , 1101 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA. Sulu DC in collaboration with DC APA Film and NAPAWF-DC presents its monthly showcase in honor of Women's History Month.
Screening the Following Films:
"Southern Exposure" by Susan Chien - In this animated short, a young Chinese American woman humorously recaps her experiences relocating for a job which has literally and figuratively gone South
"The 8 1/2 Minute Biracial Biography of Bianca Smith" by Naomi K. Ward - Bianca Smith is the typical girl next door, except in her town she doesn’t exactly look like the girl next door. This spunky comedy offers a spry take on growing up biracial.
"Perfection" by Karen Lin – For an Asian American woman, 'Perfection' is a simple game to learn, an impossible game to master. Will it ever end?
Tickets: $10 general admission / $8 students with valid ID. Purchase here.
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