"Drug and alcohol free events coming to Pt Arena" Event: " Incarcer-Nation "...Native American Prison Art Show Dates: May 24th-June 14th, 2002(opening night May 24th at 6pm)
Location: Pt Arena City Art 284 Main St Pt Arena, CA (707) 882-3616 leave message for Goija Post Related Event: "The Web" Tha�s Mazur Dance Company 7:00-7:30pm "Walking on Turtle Island" Lakota Actor Robert Owens 8:00-10:00pm Date: June 1st,2002 Time: 7-10pm Location: Pt Arena Theater Pt Arena, CA Contact info: Robin Carneen c/o Prison Art Show PO Box 1709 Fort Bragg, CA 95437 (707)962-9464 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Opening for Robert Owens, "Walking on Turtle Island", June 1st, 2002: At 6:30pm the doors will open at the Pt Arena Theater, and at this time the Manchester/Pt Arena Band of Pomo Indians Dancers , led by Lorraine Laiwa will do the opening prayer . At 7pm, Tha�s Mazur Dance Company's ,Women In Black Dance Project, will follow with a 20 minute performance, doing a beautiful piece called, "The Web", choreographed by Tha�s Mazur. Dancers are: Maria Borrero, Nadja Khodlova, Tha�s Mazur, Lisa Norman.The music is of Native America or Native American influenced. Following at 8pm, Robert M. Owens ,a Lakota actor, traveling from his home in Oregon, will portray 21 Native American characters(three of which are women), through song, auto-biographies, and storytelling. Througout his performance, he invites listeners to learn about the plight of Native Americans, including incarceration, in some instances. Tickets are available in Gualala, at the Sea Trader; in Pt Arena, at the Art's Desire; in Mendocino, at AmerinBay Clothing Company; inland, in Ukiah at Bead Fever; and also in Fort Bragg, at Sacred Beginnings. Buy tickets early, we expect to sell out! "Walking on Turtle Island" lends itself to a first time ever Native American Prison Art Show, called "Incarcer-Nation", happening in the City of Pt Arena, Ca. "Incarcer-Nation" will run for two weeks, from May 24th-June 14th. The goal of this show is to give those people and families who are concerned about the issues around incarceration an outlet and support for humananitarian treatment of inmates and prisoners. The show will not only display various art mediums, writings, and poetry by those who are currently institutionalized, but it will also be a place to discover options, providing a path away from being "locked up" and losing all your freedom and rights. Information on how to outreach to those who are on the "inside" will also be provided. Tabling at the first Saturday of the Art show, will be representatives for the Prison Activist Resource Center, coming all the way from the Bay Area. On the following Saturday, activists advocating for Native American political prisoner, Leonard Peltier, will be available to the public, to answer questions,update those interested on the latest lawsuit against the FBI, and have items for sale, with proceeds going to Leonard Peltier Defense fund. A group known as "Art Behind Bars", have donated some hand-painted t-shirts and a drawing by prison artist, Bernard Patrick. A donation of art supplies, for young artists have also been made by this organization, enabling those who wish to continue on with their own art, outside of jail, juvenile hall, or prison. We will open the doors of "Incarcer-Nation", at 6pm, at Pt Arena City Arts, located at 284 Main St, in Pt.Arena. At least six Native American prison artists will be represented in this art show. Three of the artists are from local California tribes, they are Randy Pike, Lupe Guiterrez, and Phillip Angel Senteno. The other two Native Americans are Jon Ray YellowBoy and Fred Twobulls. There will be a special exception made for non-native artists, one of which is Bernard Patrick, who is african-american. His drawing strongly sends the message out about Native American imprisonment. Refreshments will be sold & live music will be played by Chris Skyhawk, who has been an advocate for Native American people for countless years. This is a drug and alcohol free event. Both these elements have been contributing factors, leading many people to jails, institutions, and death. Another chance to see the documentary, "Life on the Rez", will be made available at this art show. Visitors will be welcome to watch this gritty, intimate, and honest film, made by a group of the Pt Arena High School Peer Helpers, most members of the Kashya or Manchester/Pt Arena Reservations. Along with this film, there will be other interactive parts to this art show, plan to spend some time in this multi-media emersion. Everyone is welcome to join us. The gallery will be open 11am-5pm daily, except on Tuesdays. Proceeds for this show, will go towards a travel fund, for the Pt Arena Peer Helpers, heading to Utah, in January 2003, to see their film previewed at the Sundance Youth Film Festival. We hope to also raise enough money, to provide summer schlorships for local activities for underprivelaged or at risk kids. Lodging and restaurants are located in the area. For further information or to make donations to help bring Robert Owens to our area, or to submit an entry for the art show, please contact Robin Carneen at (707)962-9464 or Goija Post at (707)882-3616. -- Andr� Cramblit: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Operations Director Northern California Indian Development Council NCIDC (http://www.ncidc.org) is a non-profit that meets the development needs of American Indians and operates an art gallery featuring the art of California tribes (http://www.americanindianonline.com) Visit and show your support for the Grass Roots Oyate http://members.tripod.com/GrassRootsOyate Clemency for Leonard Peltier. 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