Last night of Feb. 2009 - how to enjoy it in Fort Worth.

go ahead, get going.

or stay in like me (cuz i'm sick, coughing. no worries, i have tons of soup, thanks to Mom, and juices, thanks to friends. AND, i already had a cool moment outside in the sunshine, flying my homemade (plastic grocery sack) kite. i even stopped traffic, for a minute...and the high winds this afternoon blew a one-dollar bill to my front porch. what does this portend for March?

love,
Tammy


HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:

1. SPECIAL EVENT - "eVeryDay a WOMYN"

Special Performances Feb. 28, 2009, 6-10pm. Poets, storytellers, performers, musicians, artists, will perform.
All are invited to be a part of the showcase.  Let's give the Firehouse a great send-off. It's an Open Mic.

This is the gallery that was voted the "Best Art Gallery" in Fort Worth (Fort Worth Star Telegram's Reader's Choice) a few years ago.

And now we're losing this diamond in the rough--another liberated space for creative minds and progressive action.

If you never got a chance to experience the Firehouse, it's not too late.

THE BIG PARTY happens TONIGHT, the final day of this month--February 28th. Invite any and every one to join us in toasting Lori Thomson, the brilliant and brazen woman who created a wonderful space for artists in the 817.

For more info: http://www. firehouseart. net/

FREE and open to all. BYOB, please.


2. Saturday night show @ 1919 Hemphill

PRIZZY PRIZZY PLEASE at 1919 Hemphill OR in Denton--i’d consult the prizzy’s myspace for updated info


PRIZZY PRIZZY PLEASE: Probably one of the most amazing bands ever. It's fast dancable songs with a keyboard and a funky funky saxophone. from Bloomington IN.
http://www. myspace. com/prizzyprizzyplease
BOOGDISH: One man dude town.
http://hairychestedrecords. com/boogdish

Saturday Feb 28th
@ 1919 Hemphill St.

Fort Worth 76110
Doors at 6:PM show at 8:pm
$6 please
http://1919hemphill. org 817-920-9665

(I'm trying to get prizzy Prizzy on a show in Denton. if it doesn't happen it will definately be at 1919.
)


3. STOOGES tribute band plays The Ridglea.

STOOGEAPHILIA TONIGHT @ THE RIDGLEA!



Also on the card: MERKIN (before), PROPHETS OF RAGE, RIVERCREST YACHT CLUB, and ADDNERIM (after).


See you there.


Love,

THE STOOGEAPHILES


4. LITERARY INDIE SINGER CLINT NIOSI AT THE FAIRMOUNT WITH THE TOMORROWPEOPLE!

Starts 9ish




5. MORE LOCAL ART UP ON THE WALLS AT THE F6 FOR THEIR 2nd ANNIVERSARY EXHIBIT!

GO AHEAD AND GET YOUR F6 ON! SECOND ANNIVERSARY SHOW PROMISES TO HIT AT THE SPOT - I LOVE THIS SCENE!

Free screening of "817 Flavors", new local show at Embargo tonight! Followed by live music by touring band FUGA.

Come celebrate the launch of a rad new 1/2 hour monthly
show for TV (and soon, on the interweb) about folks,
subcultures, art, grassroots organizing and other things
important to you in the 817!

The first episode of EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTEEN FLAVORS
features:

Don Young - of FWCANDO and the annual PrairieFest;

Tony Ferraro - of Eaton Lake Tonics;

Crystal Casey - in a videotaped performance of her song
"Flame Out";

Mark Lowry - theater critic (formerly with FW Star-Telegram);

and co-anchors

Tony Diaz - of "The Good Show" (KTCU-FM) and singer
for Goodwin

and

Tammy Gomez - of Sound Culture and Palabrazos and...

AND much much more.
We pack alot into a fascinating
30 minutes, y'all!
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See you Sunday, vatos y chulas! Embargo Bar downtown!

love,
Tammy

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From: dEsErTeD pOeTiC

The flyer pretty much says it all so come on out...

Meet & greet the producers,cast, & crew of the community created TV show being called the best thing to hit cable access in days...or decades...or all time. We should be out there @ 8:30 & will air the show @ 9 PM followed by the badass fuguistas desde El Chuco...bring your revolutionary dancing shoes...el fandango se hace este domingo...no dejen de faltar!!!

V-DAY Fort Worth approaches - save the date: March 21, 2009

It's amazing how fulfilling all these hours of volunteer organizing can be for me. I sit and incubate ideas, reveling in the possibility of bringing mujeres, girls, grrls, b-girls, songstresses, and others together for a full-on 100% grade-A womanist event in the 817.

The likes of which i have never experienced nor organized in kowtow(n) ever before. And i am truly psyched up.

Every day i meet a new woman, a new comadre (learn that word, dear gents), another member of the sistren of this city with whom i can collaborate, celebrate, divinate a more positive future for we of the xx chromosomal tendency.

I was several weeks ago languishing in an activist paralysis, wanting to make the right decision about whom should help kick-off the MAINSTAGE presentations at Casa Man~ana, where i'll be emcee-ing for 5+ hours. Then, as if a wind could bring a 21st century mary poppins to my doorstoop, a special woman showed up online, with a "friend request" on myspace. Asani Charles arrived, singing "Amazing Grace" in Choctaw, and doing spoken word like the best of the national-scene slam poets. I accepted her as "friend" and she accepted my invitation to be onstage for the WELCOME.

And Brazen Bellies, a multi-generational bellydance/tribal dance group, also greeted me with interest to grace our stage. And
Marcy Paul, who just happened to be in her office at the YWCA on a Saturday, has answered the call to join us. And others
have been summoned, women I emailed or phoned on a hunch: Kimberly of SOA (Starting Over Again), Sarah McClellan (fortworthfeminism blogger), Lindsey of Tolstoy House, and doctoral student Laura Seay who has observed the devastation of femicide in Congo--she's driving up from Austin to share her stories of the women in that African locale of horror and survivor courage.

This first-ever Whole Woman Festival promises to be an event of epic proportions. "Never doubt a woman, at least not to her face." I quote myself when no other words will do.

Okay, here's the scoop, my friends:

If you want to be in on this spectacle of March 21, go to our website: www.vdayfortworth.com and check out the links.

Please help us with outreach and promotion by telling all the women (and girls) you love about this Festival.

We have a "general" downloadable flyer on the website, which you may print off and distribute at will.

The dozen or so of us coordinating this confab are all madly scrambling to finalize the schedule of all our participants and contributing artists--it's a massive list of about 100 women.

The complete schedule will most likely be available on the website very soon. I do think, though, that the programme we distribute on the day of the event will contain all the info an attendee would need.

In brief, let me tell you what we will be presenting at this FIRST TIME IN FORT WORTH festival:

an art exhibit of work that is pro-woman (created by men and women);

vendor tables (of woman-owned businesses);

daytime musicians (who will perform in the outer or main lobby);

a "wellness" area which will consist of scheduled mini-sessions of tai chi and yoga, and a few other interactive practices;

a "red tent" area which will focus on spiritual meditation, open circle sharing and revealing, testifying and healing;

the mainstage presentations (the area i'm overseeing and emcee-ing) of women speaking, ranting, chanting, dancing, showing video, and singing. a variety show by women for women (and girls);

the evening presentation of "The Vagina Monologues" at 7:30pm;

followed by the Afterglow reception (which usually consists of soft music, chocolate, wine/champagne, and very happy women who have just finished a long day of activating one another).

As you can imagine, this will be hard to describe fully in one flyer...so, if you can, spread the word to your family and kindred spirits. the more, the merrier.

The only section of the festival that is NOT free is the "Vagina Monologues" show, which will be the only ticketed event. Tickets are $15 each.

Of course, other things will be for sale or donations will be sought (for SafeHaven, Battered Women's Foundation, and the women/girls of Congo, Africa)...so it will be good for attendees to bring extra $$.

Join the excitement and please SAVE THE DATE:

Saturday, first day of Spring 2009 - March 21st !!

817 FLAVORS hits the local airwaves via FW Cable Television this week!

Our new community-created half-hour show,
EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTEEN FLAVORS,
will be airing on the
FW Community Television "Open Channel"
(specific channel number depends on your
on-ramp to cable--but for Charter Cable
subscribers, it's 28)

starting yesterday, Monday, February 16th.


The show will be airing repeatedly,
three days a week--at various times of the day--
until we have the subsequent episode prepared
and edited for broadcast.


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EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTEEN FLAVORS BROADCAST TIMES:

Mondays at 10am
Tuesdays 6:30pm
Saturdays at 3:00pm

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Check it out, and feel free to offer your feedback, comments, suggestions.


Yay--it's a launch!!


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EXTRA EXTRA!

We have scheduled a FREE screening of our
first episode, to happen at the Embargo Bar
(downtown FW) on Sunday, February 22nd, at 8:30pm,

followed by a live performance
by the amazing El Paso (now based in Oakland, CA)
band known as FUGA!!
(more info at: http://www. myspace. com/fuguista)

Yes, I know it's Oscar night, but please come out and
celebrate with us if you can...

Thanks for your interest and support.


big hug,


Tammy Gomez, Co-producer,
EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTEEN FLAVORS

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FOR YOUR INFO:

Where To Watch Community Cable Television

Charter Cable
Open Channel-28

One Source
Open Channel-32

Verizon
Open Channel-37

AT&T Uverse
All three municipal channels and one FWISD
channel are available on Uverse channel 99.

Tune to channel 99 and click on the Fort Worth
Municipal-Educational tab.







Come celebrate the launch of a rad new 1/2 hour monthly
show for TV (and soon, on the interweb) about folks,
subcultures, art, grassroots organizing and other things
important to you in the 817!

See you Sunday, vatos y chulas! Embargo Bar downtown!

love,
Tammy

_____________________________

From: dEsErTeD pOeTiC

The flyer pretty much says it all so come on out...

Meet & greet the producers,cast, & crew of the community created TV show being called the best thing to hit cable access in days...or decades...or all time. We should be out there @ 8:30 & will air the show @ 9 PM followed by the badass fuguistas desde El Chuco...bring your revolutionary dancing shoes...el fandango se hace este domingo...no dejen de faltar!!!

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga to visit UNT-Denton

In this order do I love and appreciate Arriaga's filmscripts as interpreted by Tommy Lee Jones and Alejandro González Iñárritu: "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" (2005), "Babel" (2006), and "Amores Perros" (2000). ("Amores Perros" reminded me of "Short Cuts" (dir., Robert Altman) and a couple of other multi-plot intertwining films, and "Babel" seemed like an internationalized version of "Amores Perros".) This opportunity to hear a living legend of contemporary screenwriting is a gift to the community that anyone who appreciates world cinema should not miss. Folks, these events are FREE! Thanks are due to the UNT administration for their effort in bringing Arriaga to little ole North Texas.


Oscar-nominated screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga to lecture at UNT

What: Writer and director Guillermo Arriaga visits the University of North Texas to give three lectures on filmmaking

When/Where: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 12 (Thursday) in Room 184 of UNT's Radio, Television, Film and Performing Arts Building, located on the corner of Welch and Chestnut Street

7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 (Friday) in the Lyceum of UNT's University Union, located one block west of Welch and West Prairie streets

9 a.m. to noon Feb. 14 (Saturday) in the ballroom (Room 34) of UNT's Gateway Center, located on North Texas Boulevard between Eagle Drive and Highland Street

Cost: Free

Contact: UNT-International at 940-565-2197

DENTON (UNT), Texas -- At a series of University of North Texas events Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga will discuss the filmmaking process and how films can build broader international understanding. The series includes three lectures from Feb. 12 (Thursday) to Feb. 14 (Saturday). All three events are free and open to the public; registration is required for the Saturday event.

The first event, a guest lecture designed for UNT film students and faculty members, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 12 (Thursday) in Room 184 of the Radio, Television, Film and Performing Arts Building, located on the corner of Welch and Chestnut streets. Arriaga will discuss the process of developing the written word of a screenplay and transforming it into a film.

The second lecture, designed for the general public, will occur at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 (Friday) in the Lyceum of UNT's University Union, located one block west of Welch and West Prairie streets. Arriaga will discuss cross-cultural communication and the role of film in developing global interaction.

The second event is part of UNT-International's EncoUNTers speaker series, an international lecture series designed to bring speakers from around the world to UNT to promote cross-cultural understanding through an open exchange of ideas.

For the final lecture, Arriaga will host a master's class to discuss screenwriting and his experiences in cinema. The workshop, designed primarily for film industry professionals and aspiring writers, will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 14 (Saturday) in the ballroom (Room 34) of UNT's Gateway Center, located on North Texas Boulevard between Eagle Drive and Highland Street. Attendees must register for the workshop by calling 940-565-2197. There are a limited number of seats available and it is recommended that participants register before 5 p.m. Feb. 12.

A native of Mexico, Arriaga explores in his screenplays:

the challenges of communication
the importance of love
the consequences of our actions
contradictions within human nature
clashes among cultures

His films include "Babel", "Amores Perros" and "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada". He has received Oscar, Golden Globe and Writers Guild of America award nominations and received awards from the Cannes Film Festival and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

Through his latest film, "The Burning Plain", Arriaga makes his feature directorial debut. The film stars Oscar winner Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger and newcomer Jennifer Lawrence in a romantic mystery about a woman on the edge who takes an emotional journey to uncover the secret of a past love and meets other characters along the way who are grappling with their own romantic destinies.

Prior to his work in the film industry, Arriaga was a renowned novelist in Mexico for works such as A Sweet Smell of Death and The Night Buffalo. His books have been translated into 18 languages including English, German, Greek, French, Hebrew and Romanian.

For more than 25 years, he has worked as a college professor and directed, produced and written short films, documentaries, television series, and radio and television commercials.

The lectures are sponsored by the UNT's Office of the President, Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and UNT-International.

For more information, contact UNT-International at 940-565-2197.

UNT News Service Phone Number: (940) 565-2108
Contact: Ellen Rossetti (940) 369-7912
Email: erossetti@unt.edu

This is how i often experience life...

...on the multiple tracks/monitors (spirit, emotion, rhythm, memory, sensation) of my being.



Andrew Baron, you are onto something.

I'm performing "stand-up poetic commentary" on Saturday, Feb. 7 - Paperbacks Plus in Dallas

This time Cesar Hernandez is stepping in to provide the improv digital projections, since Ramsey's in Guatemala. Hello Cesar! Can't wait to try out my new performance experiment in Dallas. Crazy, crude, crunk. And it doesn't rhyme. Show up early for vino, cheese, and USUALLY there's cake.
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2009 WordSpace and Paperbacks Plus are proud to present

Dr. Hedwig Gorski and Tammy Gomez
Saturday, February 7
8 pm
Paperbacks Plus
6115 La Vista (in the cool Lakewood 'hood, baby!)
Dallas, Texas 75214
214-827-4860
FREE

For More Info: http://www.wordspacetexas.org

Contact: Karen X at kxatlarge@aol.com

WordSpace is Supported in part by The City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs.

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Dr. Hedwig Gorski is a Polish American gypsy-artist-poet. She coined the term "Performance Poetry" while living in Austin. She is the recipient of many awards including a Fulbright, works with the East of Eden band and teaches creative writing and theater at LSU. Her live radio broadcasts with her band have been re-issued on CD.

Tammy Gomez is a poet, playwright, author, recipient of many prestigious awards, grants and the creator of numerous performance and poetry events. She was voted by the Austin Chronicle as the "Poet Most Likely To Incite A Riot." Tammy is an original and powerful artistic presence, always evolving and reinventing her performance formats.