Come join blogger Khadijah "Moon" Ali-Coleman for an interactive how-to on blogging for newbies. This workshop is for you if:
You are interested in joining the micro-blogging world of Twitter or are already on Twitter and have no idea what is going on
You want to learn how to blog to attract folks to your business
You want to start a personal blog and need tips on how to begin
You have questions about blogging that you never asked before!
This workshop is JUST $10 and is part of a $10 Wonder Workshops Series helping busy people learn how to use social media on the web.
About the Workshop Presenter: Khadijah "Moon" Ali-Coleman is a media consultant, performance artist and writer. She has been featured as a speaker at the national blogging conference BlogHer in NYC, as well as the International Soul Music Summit, speaking on how to buid an online presence. She has appeared on WPFW 89.3 and Fox News and is contributing editor to the music blog Soulbounce.com. She manages five blogs, blogging for fun and profit. Follow her @KhadijahOnline.com
Special thanks to singer @TeishaMarie for passing this on to us...
The Fridge is pleased to announce an OPEN CALL for our 2011 season, which will include a variety of group and solo shows, featuring all forms of art. If you are an artist who has always wished to showcase your work in a setting where your vision comes first, then we want to hear from you. We seek professional quality work from people with a genuine passion to create. Please submit your resume, artist’s statement, and up to 10 digital images of the work you would like to be considered. No greater than 10 MB total, please. If your project is still conceptual, submit up to 10 digital images of your most recent work, and a vision statement for your proposed project. The Fridge does not offer funding for the completion of projects. Please include your full name (LastFirst) at the beginning of your images and in the subject and body of your e-mail. Deadline for submissions is October 1, 2010: me@thefridgedc.com
What I have never been able to put my finger on is a brief description on how to describe singer Kem vocally, mainly because he has a varied vocal style that sounds like different people if you are not familiar with its range. I was only aware of two of his vocal personalities before listening to this new CD-- Kem singing in his upper register sometimes alternating between sounding like a less-nasally Akon (on a good day) and a scatting Al Jarreau. Yet, a third vocal personality was introduced more thoroughly on this new CD-- an almost silky whisper that I enjoyed immensely. In this voice range, Kem has this inexplicable ability to sing in this gentle, El Debarge-ish not-yet falsetto tone that is beguiling and so tempestuous that I fumbled to read liner notes and see if this was the same person as the song "When I'm Loving You" played.
In an intimate location in the Columbia Height's neighborhood of Northwest Washington, DC, a mixed group of twenty-somethings gathered to appreciate unpolished jewels. BloomBars, located at 3222 11th Street NW, held its weekly event, "Sunday Seeds" featuring Ally Way.
Way, who's birth-name is Allison Way, is a 23 year old DC resident who's been singing and performing in musicals her whole life. With the support of her choir director and instrumentalist parents, Way is pursuing her music career in addition to working as a sells associate for Lexus Silver Spring.
Way graduated from University of Maryland in May of 2008 with a Bachelor's of Arts in Vocal Performance and Music Education. After she establishes her place in the music industry she plans to use these degrees to produce other artists and open a school to encourage children who are much like her in their passion for arts and literature.
Ally Way began work on her second EP on August 16. She believes she's grown from the first one, Way Shower, released in 2006 by improving her vocal agility and infusing more of a jazz influence. The theme of the upcoming project is "striving to be emotionally free.” She describes this state as "You know? Wanting to call this guy [who isn't exactly right for you,] but knowing you want better."
Way sometimes fears she's too influenced by other artists' energy. "If everyone around me is performing great, it helps bring out the best in me; but if everyone stinks, I always mess up." She said when she notices she sounds too much like one of her favorite artists-- Sarah Mclachlan or CeCe Winans, she'll remind herself, "sing the way you sing when you're in the car by yourself." This in mind she's had the opportunity to perform on stages across the world. DC's Busboys and Poets was instrumental in her growth as a performer; she's also graced the stages of Yoshi's in San Fransisco, Bluenote in New York, different festivals in Bermuda and Costa Rica, and Ronnie Scott's in London.
Way says she's leaving this upcoming EP in the hands of her gods because they will take her beyond her expectations and they look out for her best interest.
-Lauren M. Williams
About Lauren M. Williams-"I'm Lauren M. Williams-- a 22 year old freelance journalist interested in covering music, visual art, fashion and entertainment living in Washington, DC. But, don't put me in a box, I like to think of myself as a utility player with the ability to cover any topic or event assigned. Visit my blog at http://www.TheBobbyPen.com"
If you'd like to guest blog for Transforming Places Into Art Spaces, email us at LiberatedMuseProductions@gmail.com today!
You have a music, theater, dance, or visual project.
You want to present it to a large, appreciative audience.
You want to present it within a multi-disciplinary event that may be one day long, or two days or a week-long...who knows... ... Come help plan it. All who participate will have their work featured. It's that simple.
Don't wait to have someone "accept" your work. Create the venue, and they will come. Let's do this!
Participation will require a commitment to help plan, attend agreed upon meetings and bring a positive attitude.
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Running: AMOK is a spirited stage play written by performance artist Khadijah Ali-Coleman about one of the most life-changing experiences a woman may face– sometimes willingly, sometimes while screaming and kicking, and always without a user-friendly manual. Featuring original music and honest dialogue, Running: AMOK will leave you laughing, singing-along and contemplating the miracle of sychronicity, for sometimes it just takes one person to enter your life and change your whole perspective on things.
The show Running:AMOK appeared in the 2010 Capital Fringe Festival in Washington DC.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW CAST MEMBERS! AUDITIONS FOR SPRING RUN OF THE PLAY
