Ong-king Arts Center

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The days are hot and long, the scene is sad with loss...
buT onG kinG firST frIDAY is aLive to puLse this community with mirth, beauty, trUTH and revelry. Three artists of diverse paths walk side by side, one is JOhn ELLioT who creates enormouS wave muraLs and underwater landscapes, then in from the strEET is UNOMAS he is accompanied by feLLow tag speciaList, BEAK. Young pianist and songwriter Anna opens the performance. Dubkonscious guitarist MIKE LOVE brings his original souND. The wordsmiths of the night are just arrived from becoming 2008 WINNERS OF BRAVE NEW VOICES INTERNATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION: YOUTH SPEAKS HAWAII. In the dance grOOve CHerry BLossom Cabaret performs. PLus for the first time juggler: STevo the CLown. ANd back from his AustraLian tour JOnathan Heraux leads QUADRAPHONix. oh DJ JOULZ and MC See arrive to guide these proCeedings to wakefulness. yes we can, we wiLL, be humbLe to youR becoming.

FeAture ArtIST: JOHN ELLIOT Artist, muralist and surfer - are all important monikers when describing John Elliott and his art. He's managed to fuse all these identities cohesively into his work - large format art pieces that communicate the power and natural beauty of Hawai'i's waves but with a unique “surfer's-eye view.” So, don't expect simply pretty waves as they are seen from shore - these are from right inside the barrel itself.

Youth Speaks Hawai`i (YSH) is the Hawai`i branch of Youth Speaks, founded by Kealoha of the HawaiiSlam movement (the same organization that hosts First Thursdays, the largest slam poetry competition in the world). We encourage youth to find their own avenues toward creative self-expression, and embrace the collaborative nature of group dynamics and peer-to-peer education. By coupling public performance and publication opportunities with educational workshops, mentoring programs, and cooperative learning, YSH encourages active literacy, honest writing, and critical thought.

YSH FREE workshops happen every Wednesday at The Arts at Marks Garage from 4-5:30pm. The address is 1159 Nu`uanu Avenue (@ Pauahi St) in downtown Honolulu.

All of our programs are open to teens, age 13-19, interested in the word. We do not discriminate on the basis of content or academic performance, nor on the basis of race, class, religion, political alignment, gender, or sexual orientation. Our only criterion for inclusion is a high level of commitment. This approach has placed Youth Speaks into a nationally recognized position as a leader in the youth poetry and spoken word educational movement.

www.youthspeakhawaii.org
www.myspace.com/youthspeakshawaii

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