Philadelphia's Asian Art Initiative opens Open Mike series

TAIYO NA AND MAGNETIC NORTH TO PERFORM
Asian Arts Initiative Launches New Open Mic Series
Hosted by Yellow Rage’s Michelle Myers and Catzie Vilayphonh

WHO:     New-York-based musicians Taiyo Na and Magnetic North, and dynamic spoken word duo Yellow Rage (Michelle Myers and Catzie Vilayphonh), featured in 2001 on HBO’s Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam

WHAT:           FAMILY STYLE: Asian Arts Initiative launches a new monthly open mic series, a family-friendly, positive space that honors Asian American artists and extended “family” from all communities and cultures.  Each month’s open mic will be hosted by Yellow Rage and include a featured artist and a specific theme.

    This Friday, October 16, 2009, Asian Arts Initiative is pleased to welcome featured artists Taiyo Na and Magnetic North for “Tongue-ticular: A Celebration of Food, Language, Song and Other Things that Tickle the Tongue.”    

Admission is $5-10 sliding scale.  If you have a piece you want to share, contact Michelle@yellowrage.com or come at least 30 minutes before showtime to sign up!

WHEN:           Friday, October 16, 7:30 p.m.

        Additional dates in the series:  Friday, November 20, 7:30 p.m.
                          Friday, December 18, 7:30 p.m.

WHERE:       Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine Street, Chinatown, Philadelphia