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Washington DC: Benefit for ‘Capturing Fire’ Featuring Tara Hardy & Tristan Silverman

This post was submitted by John "Jolly" Bavoso


Event Details: Benefit for 'Capturing Fire' Featuring Tara Hardy & Tristan Silverman - 52 O Street Studios: Sunday, January 31

mothertongue and Brothetongue (Gay Male Poets of DC) are teaming up to throw a benefit for Capturing Fire: National Queer Slam and Summit this weekend featuring Tara Hardy and Tristan Silverman.

About the Artists:

Tara Hardy, a working class queer femme poet who founded Bent, a writing institute for LGBTIQ people in Seattle, WA, holds an MFA from Vermont College. Her work focuses on class, race, sexuality, gender identity, and interpersonal violence.

Tristan Silverman is trained as a documentary filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist, business owner, educator, and activist poet. Tristan has become one of the top lecturers, teaching artists and performance poets for subjects ranging from gender, class and the social-political implications of branding identity.

Details:

Sunday, January 31
The Rabbit Room (Studio of Lisa Marie Thalhammer, Thom Flynn, DJ Natty Boom, and Danielle Evennou)
52 O St, NW #100
Doors: 7:30 p.m.; Show: 8:00 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation
For more information, e-mail capturingfire@gmail.com or call Natalie E. Illum at 202.518.8410.


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