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Alix Olson
Wednesday, May 19th
7:00pm-9:00pm
$10
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"Alix Olson is a brilliant performer, an ingenious poet, a serious thinker, a funny
person.� She brought me to my feet."���Howard Zinn
Alix Olson is a nationally touring folk poet and progressive queer artist-activist
whose quick wit, fearless poetry, and charismatic presence sells out venues
across the country. One part peace vigil, one part protest rally, and one part
joyful raucous concert, Alix ignites audiences everywhere she performs.
Alix's innumerable stage, broadcast, radio and print appearances include, most
recently, headlining HBO's "Def Poetry Jam" (Russell Simmons), and an
inclusion in Utne Magazine's InRadio compilation. Utne's website calls Alix
"...the spoken word diva everyone's talking about." Alix has graced the cover of
Ms. Magazine, who called Alix a "road-poet-on-a-mission," and her work has
been featured in Girlfriends Magazine, The Advocate, Lesbian Review of Books,
and on the cover of Lambda Book Report. A recent interview with Alix for The
Progressive (see http://www.alixolson.com ) calls her a "Word Warrior" and
gives a comprehensive peek into just what makes Alix's work so compelling.
She has appeared on Oxygen television, CNN, In the Life, and WXPN's World
Cafe with David Dye, as well as local radio stations around the country.
In June 2003, Alix (along with Margaret Cho and Nobuko Oyabu) received the
"Visionary Award" from the DC Rape Crisis Center for her "exceptional
commitment to the promotion of social justice." Past honorees include Gloria
Steinem, Tori Amos, Patricia Ireland and Sarah Jones.
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A Benefit for SF Bay Indymedia (http://indybay.org)!
Co-sponsored by New College Center for Education and Social Action
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The Progressive�called Alix "an electrifying performer who seduces the
audience with wit and energy, spinning tales of life on the road between her
fiery poems. A sharpshooter with theatrical flair, Olson oozes both love and
rage."
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New College Cultural Center 777 Valencia St San Francisco
http://newcollege.edu
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://alixolson.com
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