Event: First Friday at Ong King Arts Center

Time and Place: Ong King Arts Center, 184 N. King St., Friday, August 1st, 5pm-2am
Art gallery opening 5pm-9pm, Performance 9pm-2am

Cost: 10$ (art opening free)

Who Can Attend: All Ages!

More Info: www.ongking.com see@ongking.com,
ong king: 306-7823

FIRST FRIDAY: August 1st at Ong King Arts Center

The days are hot and long, the scene is sad with loss…
buT onG kinG firST frIDAY is aLive to puLse this community with mirth, beauty, trUTH and revelry. Three artists of diverse paths walk side by side, one is JOhn ELLioT who creates enormouS wave muraLs and underwater landscapes, then in from the strEET is UNOMAS he is accompanied by feLLow tag speciaList, BEAK. Young pianist and songwriter Anna opens the performance. Dubkonscious guitarist MIKE LOVE brings his original souND. The wordsmiths of the night are just arrived
from becoming 2008 WINNERS OF BRAVE NEW VOICES INTERNATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION: YOUTH SPEAKS HAWAII. In the dance grOOve CHerry BLossom Cabaret performs. PLus for the first time juggler: STevo the CLown. ANd back from his AustraLian tour JOnathan Heraux leads QUADRAPHONix. A new band is in the house: TRUE REbeLZ with drummer Jeffery James…oh DJ JOULZ and MC See arrive to guide these proCeedings to wakefulness. yes we can, we wiLL, be humbLe to youR becoming.

FeAture ArtIST: JOHN ELLIOT Artist, muralist and surfer - are all important monikers when describing John Elliott and his art. He’s managed to fuse all these identities cohesively into his work - large format art pieces that communicate the power and natural beauty of Hawai‘i’s waves but with a unique “surfer’s-eye view.” So, don’t expect simply pretty waves as they are seen from shore - these are from right inside the barrel itself.

Elliott produces a variety of 4’ x 5’ and 3’ and 4’ (and some smaller) single wave paintings notable for vibrant blues, greens, reds and yellows, and he frequently plays with and amplifies the natural geometries of the wave.
Many of Elliott’s pieces aren’t simply from memory - he’s an active water photographer and can often be found taking photos with a specially designed underwater housing while bodysurfing around the island to ensure his “surfers-eye” perspective. When he finds a photo that is particularly interesting, he paints it.
From a massive, powerful wave in vibrant blues and greens; to a painting of a wave with circular water spots that might be seen from a photo; to a rolling wave with an interesting perspective of land, each piece is as unique and natural as a wave.
Much of Elliott’s work - including its size - is due to his background and work as a muralist. He holds a degree in Visual and Public Art from Cal State Monterey and has produced murals in California, Hawai‘i, Boston and Israel. Two of his murals are in Honolulu, and can be seen at the entrance to the Ong King Arts Center.

www.publicartist.org

EMERGING ARTIST: UNO MAS is in from the pavement..aLL I am authorized to say: stoner street artist.

Emerging ArtisT 2: BEAK, is a native street artist from Hawaii and has been getting up through work on the streets and the internet collaborations. Started with hand drawn stikers of “birds” and has naturally evoloved into all sorts of mediums both on and off streets. BEAK is lOOking to PerCH aLL over the WOrLd!!

SLAM POETRY: Youth SPeaks HawAii. Just a week ago Youth Speaks Hawaii….

WON the 2008 Brave New Voices International Poetry Competition in Washington, DC!!!

(Washington, DC) – On Saturday, July 19, at the Lincoln Theater, the five finalist youth poetry teams competed for the Grand Slam championship of Youth Speaks’ Brave New Voices, the 11th annual international youth poetry slam festival.

The five finalist teams were: Youth Speaks Hawaii (Honolulu, Hawaii) – winner;
Urban Word NYC (New York City, NY) –2nd place; Young Chicago Authors (Chicago, IL)—3rd place; Slam High (Rochester, NY)—4th place; and Philadelphia’s Youth Poetry Movement (Philadelphia, PA)—5th place.

The event was filmed live for HBO’s Teen Poetry Series, a 6-part documentary series that will air in the coming year. While HBO’s cameras rolled, projecting a live-feed to the hundreds of teen audience members in the upper balcony, the five finalist teams put on quite a show, bringing even Youth Speaks’ artistic director, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, to tears onstage. Judges included: Sonia Sanchez, legendary poet of the Black Arts movement; Miguel Algarin, founder of Nuyorican Poets Café in NYC; Joy Harjo, esteemed Native American poet; Adam Mansbach, author and poet; and Ishle Yi Park, Poet Laureate of Queens, NY.

Youth Speaks is a national non-profit organization started in San Francisco in 1996, dedicated towards building the next generation of leaders through both written and spoken word poetry.

Youth Speaks Hawai`i (YSH) is the Hawai`i branch of Youth Speaks, founded by Kealoha of the HawaiiSlam movement (the same organization that hosts First Thursdays, the largest slam poetry competition in the world). We encourage youth to find their own avenues toward creative self-expression, and embrace the collaborative nature of group dynamics and peer-to-peer education. By coupling public performance and publication opportunities with educational workshops, mentoring programs, and cooperative learning, YSH encourages active literacy, honest writing, and critical thought.

YSH FREE workshops happen every Wednesday at The Arts at Marks Garage from 4-5:30pm. The address is 1159 Nu`uanu Avenue (@ Pauahi St) in downtown Honolulu.

www.youthspeakhawaii.org
www.myspace.com/youthspeakshawaii

DANCE: Cherry BLossom CabareT, so many wonderful performers and creations have come forth since this group began two years ago. Mz FoRTUNE wiLL perform a theatrical piece entitled: Mr. Cellophane. “We get inspiration from many different areas. All of our pieces are different; political, traditional, kitschy, glamorous, humorous…That said, we are more than the traditional burlesque troupe. Our girls come from different artistic backgrounds ranging from dance, music, theater, photography, costume design, and crafting. We also have various influences from books, visual artists, film, music, etc. We have distinct personalities yet we all share a common goal: to entice, tantalize, and mesmerize our audience.
contact: lolalovecbc@yahoo.com
www.myspace.com/cherryblossomburlesque

MUSIC: ANNA arrived at opEN Stage at onG king and opened our hearts to why we have a piano. Her sounds create a timelessness that we dig to linger in.

TRUE REBELZ: this siX piece reGGae banD jumps in for the first time, with long time OPEN miC favorite, drUMMER JeFFery James, pluS a bunCH of bRother who beEn doing it since the was pre-teenagers.

MIKE LOVE: the Dubkonscious guitarist is an amazing solo musician “I am a musician, born a musician, and will be a musician long after this world is dead and gone. I make music with as many positive dedicated musicians as I can, including my band Dubkonscious, Paula Fuga, Tavana, Father Psalms Studio and more. I give thanks Iternally for the blessing and the opportunity to make music every day. I am always seeking to grow and learn new things about music and life and pray that I will always be so. Thanks for taking the time to learn about me and the music I am blessed to be a vessel for, hopefully I can return the favor sometime.”

www.myspace.com/mikelovehawaii

Quadraphonix. Jonathan Heraux returns just hours before first friday (back from the crocodiles, spiders, and smoke of Australia) to lead Quadraphonix. The quads also star, sitar player Shree Saragopan, stand-up bass player Susan Cropp, and percussionist Eli Clemens.

CIRCUS: STEVO the CLOWN….long time partner of Loco MOco arrives with glow in the dark antics to spark the night. Stevo has been performing professionally in the Hawaiian Islands for over 20 years. He can bust comedy, juggling, magic and unicycling.

www.stevotheclown.com

plus MC SEE……..www.myspace.com/honestpuck
and DJ JOULZ……. www.strangermojo.blogspot.com/

yes more aRRives…

Nia Jam! Saturday Night, July 26, 2008

Join us in kicking off the 25th anniversary of Nia and
Celebrating the new energy of Nia Oahu!

6:00 - 7 :15 extended Nia class with 6 teachers!

7:45- 9:00 Nia FloorPlay and FreeDance!

$20 suggested donation

Proceeds to benefit the Women’s Fund
bring a box of cereal for the potluck “cereal bar”
Friends and family welcome!

What is Nia? www.nianow.com

What is the Women’s Fund?
The Women’s Fund seeks to invest in the leadership of the most disenfranchised communities who need access and information about keeping themselves, their bodies, and their communities healthy.
What (and where) is Ong King Art Center?
184 N King Street
Located in the heart of Chinatown, The Ong King Art Center has a great dance floor and ambiance. Almost on the corner of King and River, Ong King is located upstairs on the Mauka (mountain side) side of the street.

Contact: Krista Hiser: kumustreet@mac.com

Friday,
Jul 11, 2008 6:00 p.m.
@ Ong KinG 184 N.King St, Honolulu

This is about bringing together the words and the music. Boston based Iyeoka and B. Cap, open up to teach a two hour workshop followed by a performance/jam. All are invited to come and stretch the voice in new directions. Just bring you beautiful self.

HAWAII NPN/NCCC Artist Performance Residency
WORKSHOP 6-8PM
PERFORMANCE 8-10PM

iyeoka and b. cap

Embracing the power of words from writers such as Sonia Sanchez, Patricia Smith and Alice Walker, Iyeoka is a powerful songstress whose lyrical prowess invokes the spirit of the renowned soul-shaker Nina Simone. She will strongly represent the quality and creativity that the NPN/NCCC artist in residency program is striving for. The buzz surrounding her “poem-songs” has garnered her national attention through performances at the TBS Trumpet Awards, and Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam airing on HBO. Iyeoka also has opened for the Tony Award winning Def Poetry Jam on Broadway tour at Boston’s Colonial Theater. Sharing the stage with recording artists Chuck D of Public Enemy, Musiq Soul Child and Vivian Greene to poets Gil Scot Heron, Sonia Sanchez, Saul Williams and Amiri Baraka — Iyeoka has more than held her own. A story teller to the core, her poems build momentum touching on a wide range of identity and social justice issues. Iyeoka emerged as one of the nation’s premiere slam poets since 2000 at the National Poetry Slam. She is acclaimed for her work with the Blackout Arts Collectives and her recordings on two Lps “Black and Blues” (Phanai Records, 2004) and “Next on the Mic” (Rounder Records, 2007).

This program is supported in part by a grant from the National Performance Network and the Network of Cultural Centers of Color’s Artist of Color Performance Residency Program. Major contributors of the National Performance Network include the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency), and the Nathan Cummings Foundation. Major contributors of the Network of Cultural Centers of Color include the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, and S.I. Savings Bank.

The Network of Cultural Centers of Color is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to serving the needs of community-based organizations and artists of color. The National Performance Network is a group of cultural organizers and artists facilitating the practice and public experience of the performing arts in the United States. NPN serves artists, arts organizers, and a broad range of audiences and communities across the country through commissions, residencies, culture-centered community projects and other artistic activities. For more information about NCCC: www.folk.org/NCCC/membership.htm. For more information about NPN: www.npnweb.org.

Event: First Friday at Ong King Arts Center

Time and Place: Ong King Arts Center, 184 N. King St., Friday, JuLy 4th, 5pm-2am
Art gallery opening 5pm-9pm, Performance 9pm-2am

Cost: 10$ (art opening free)

Who Can Attend: All Ages!

More Info: www.ongking.com see@ongking.com,
ong king: 306-7823

…ART:MOCHEE….GINA HENSEL…ALEA…MUSIC:…IYEOKA…POET..BRIGET GRAY
QUADRAPHONIX..HUNGER PAINS…MATTY CHAMBERLAIN…DANCE:PHOENIX…CLOWN….THEATRE

FIRST FRIDAY: JULY 4rth at Ong King Arts Center

Fire-working art maGic to CelBraTe the Free SPiRit, thiS is our INdePendence nIGHT. BY popULAr demand, MOCHEE, is sTiLL on display, her spatial carvings are joined by GINA HeNseL and emerging artist, ALEA. The music line up is iMMense, in from BOston to teach worKshops and light up the show is Iyeoka with partner B.CAP. Hip hop sparKs fire up local MC’DJ RisUP and BiG SteVE in thieR Direct Descendent rePresentation: HUNGER PAINS. QuADraPHONIX drops the dancE gROOVe fLavor, with drummer ELI CLeMens leading the sambA. BeLLY daNCe is the specialty of PHoeNIX.

Visual ART:
Featured Artist: mochee, mochee, MOCHEE. For the first time in ong king’s history we keep the artist work for 2 months. mochee….expansive unique decals stuck to the walls creating a harmonious situations inside.

For it’s here and now that she is attempting to manifest the intangible “Atman” with a bit of imagination as she moves through the unknown. www.mochee.com

Featured Artist: GINA HENSEL, born In Seattle, raised in San Diego, Oahu and Puna Hawaii are home. Self taught artist with no formal training,
“art is way of life , a way of seeing things” Selected for works in United Way, Accardi vineyards, and most recently, a painting representing Senator minority leader Fred Hemmings, on Exhibit at the Honolulu country Club.

“My inspiration comes from Yeshua , my 5 children , real life ,deep pain, the struggles in the middle east the human condition, the ghetto and popular culture. With a deep Love for all people my purpose is to share.”
http://dolci.ebsqart.com

EMERGING ArTisT: Alea Chechter born and raised in Hawaii, a photographer most of her life, exploring ways to express love of nature, and layers of self… “I surrender, I surrender, I am that I am that I am”
ALEA on TRIBE.net

MUSIC:
IYEOKA: Nigerian American, Boston Native, highly acclaimed poet/vocalist, Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo, returns to Hawaii with the support of The National Performance Network and partner B.CAP. About a year has passed since last we saw Iyeoka, she is here to teach a workshop, perform and collaborate with local acts, Tempo Valley, Quadraphonix, and Paula Fuga. Iyeoka merges poetry and music to inspire a new generation of audiences who demand more from the current direction of mainstream music. She has shared the stage with Gil Scot Heron, Jeff Robinson Trio, Vivian Green. She was asked to compose and perform a poem for a dinner event hosted for Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda, she received a 2007 Massachusetts Industry Committee Hip-Hop Award for Spoken Word Artist of the year, and a New England Urban Music Award for the Best Female Spoken Word Poet of 2006.
www.iyeoka.com

Brian Capobianchi aka B.CAP is a singer/songwriter and front man/vocalist/MC for the rapidly rising hip-hop group The Press Project . The Press Project has shared the stage with The Roots, Robert Randolph & The Family Band, George Clinton and Soulive. They joined hip-hop legend Slick Rick for 4 days on tour in 2007 and recently returned from performing at the Bonnaroo Music Festival.
www.thepressproject.com

HUnger Pains

HUnger pains is a collective of the direct descendants
including producer DJ mc risup
hawaii hip hop at its finest
come and rock with the best
hard hitters and straight bangers from your hometown.

Quadraphonix brings up special guest vocalist Iyeoka, and Uke extraordinaire Taimane Gardner. The best groove band in Hawaii keeps innovating with percussionist/composer Jonathan Heraux, electric sitar player Shree Sagopan, conga player Eli Clemens, and stand up bass star Susan Cropp.

Taimane Gardner

SHree Saragopan, Jonathan Heraux, Susan Cropp and Eli Clemens are the Quadraphonix

Matty Chamberlain 25 year old freestyle folk musician seeks audience for short term commitment, for a night of no strings attached fun, possibly more. Me: from Vermont, traveler, composer. You: Lively, attentive, likes to laugh and hear stories. Passion for original song writing a must. No Covers!
www.myspace.com/mattchamberlainmusic

DANCE:

Natalie is PHoeNIX: She continues on the journey of expanding her belly dance truth. The focus is Tribal Fusion Style Belly Dance. She has ventured into unfamiliar dance forms, flamenco, and street dance, to name a couple. They are slowly weaving their layers into her performance. Natalie has been performing with Shakti Dance Movement for a year. She is currently teaching at Manoa Dance Studio: sundays noon – 1.30

www.myspace.com/nataliephoenix

POET:

Danny Sherrard, the reigning 2007 Individual National Poetry Slam Champion. A product of Youth Speaks Seattle, Danny has taken the adult scene by storm with his kinetic imagery and language, becoming the youngest person to clinch the National Champion title at age 22. This year, he represented the United States at the World Cup Poetry Slam in Paris, France, where he clinched that title as well. His messages are truly inspiring and beautiful.

Danny Sherrard

Briget Gray

Performance Poet: Bridget Gray, returNs to Hawaii, she is famiLy…2001 marked the release of Bridget’s 1st cd “Shades of Gray” which has now sold over 15,000 copies independently. She has been a featured poet on ABC’s “Eye On L.A.”, BET’s “Lyric Cafe” and brought the house down receiving an extended standing ovation at her taping of HBO’s “Def Poetry Jam”. Her dynamic stage presence and thought inducing lyrics have led her to become a highly sought after speaker on the college circuit. She has lectured and performed at over a dozen university’s and colleges including. Her, 2005 release, 2nd cd “Self Love” with tracks produced by Grammy nominated Spontaneous, and industry veteran Rochad Holiday, was received with open arms reaching new audiences around the world.
Briget Gray.com

WACKY CIRCUS DUDES:

LoCO MoCo performs with STevO the CLown…a couPLe hustLers laying down some fun trickS and fuNNY jOkes for the people.
Contact: mocojuggle@gmail.com

plus MC SEE……..www.myspace.com/honestpuck

and DJ JOULZ.. pumping beats, the hip moving funk mix…… www.strangermojo.blogspot.com/

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Capoeira SenZaLa Fundraiser….for the Luz do Sol foundation….

at oNG kinG

SaturDay, June 14
8pm - 2am

Live MusiC + DJ: BRaZiLian MUsic, saMba, Capoeira ROda, Forro….
IncrediBLE Homemade BraZiLian FooD…

juSt 5$

Event: First Friday at Ong King Arts Center

Time and Place: Ong King Arts Center, 184 N. King St., Friday, June 6, 5pm-2am
Art gallery opening 5pm-9pm, Performance 9pm-2am

Cost: 10$ (art opening free)

Who Can Attend: All Ages!

More Info: www.ongking.com see@ongking.com,
ong king: 306-7823, 428-3233

FIRST FRIDAY: June 6 at Ong King Arts Center

Art becomes us, we become art, so thus this night, day, event, celebration, declaration, cyclical brake from the norm dawns. International super artist Jasper WOng, leads the visuaL art trio including Erin McCullough and MOCHee. GiinKO marachino retuRns, with a branD new piece of BUtoh Dance entitled ‘coexist.’ Music begins with CuBAN DRUM ensemble led by ELI Clemens, then it is the FUnk Flavor from FiSH ouT of WatER, plus fresh off their IONA run the ever evolving QUAdraphoNIX (with Taimane Gardener?). JuggLer-stILT waLKER: MoCo LOcO is here. Hawaii SLam’s Newest Member TUi ScanLan speaks poetry. art becomes uS, we become art, thus….

FeAture ArtIST: JASPER wONG During the 1980’s the Chinese government attempted to create their very own slanty-eyed Communist-loving Hulk Hogan. However, the experiment failed, and Jasper Wong was thus born. As a small child, Jasper spent much of his time attempting to grow chest hair through mental telepathy and Kung Fu chopping small babies with his dainty Asian fists. As years passed, he learned to accept his genetic hairless deformities, and instead focused his time drawing portraits of the A-Team.

Today, Jasper Wong has a frosty illustration style that developed around an odd and unhealthy obsession with the color pink, Mr. T, and magical laser beams. Yet somehow it all combines into his own unique clash of Asian-influenced pop culture on paper. Jasper has had shows in Japan, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, New York, France, London, Chicago and now Hawaii and has recently been selected by Archive magazine as one of the 200 Best Illustrators worldwide.

He has also been featured in prestigious art publications such as Communication Arts, Society of Illustrators, and American illustration.

More fluffy pink goodies for your viewing pleasure can be found at
www.jasperwong.net

EMERGING ARTIST: mochee has experienced many fantastic achievements in the creative profession and she is thankful for the journey that has led her here to this moment. Her elegant refined technique is leading to this unique collaboration with Jasper WOng. mochee creates art to create harmonious situations inside.

For it’s here and now that she is attempting to manifest the intangible “Atman” with a bit of imagination as she moves through the unknown.
www.mochee.com

FEATURE ARTIST #2: Erin McCullough is one if ong king’s most cherished inspirations. In 07 she graced oNG kinG with a full show, and she displayed new works in both anniversary shows. Erin now turns her focus to the small space to create a unique environment, consisting of custom tables, and more tangible reflective art. Erin has been producing art in the Hawaiian Islands for the past eight years. Sadly this may be her last show at ong king for some time, as she is retuning to the east coast. Erin has also been a featured artist on several occasions at the First Thursdays Poetry Slam.

DANCE: GIINKO MARISCHINO,
presents an excerpt from…..COEXIST
in Co-EXisT, Giinko Marischino explores the complicated themes of war, peace and the state of humanity.

The collective of dancers embrace the opportunity to explore various and diverging responses to living in our current times of conflict and unrest. With dark imagery, humor, irony and optimistic intent, COEXIST is a call to uplift the state of humanity in our contemporary times…….How can we Coexist?

Giinko Marichino, a dance collective created in the mid 1990’s by the trio of Sami LA Akuna aka Cocoa Chandelier, Summer Partlon and Malia Oliver. GIINKO was created and developed in the underground night club scene, and remains true to its approach to dance as raw living art. Blending humor and entertainment with the sensual and the spiritual realms, GIINKO is a feast for all senses.
COEXIST
at The Arts at Marks Garage
June 27th and 28th
7:30 preshow, 8pm main show
contact:
www.myspace.com/giinkomarischino
kkrevenge@aol.com

MUSIC: Fish OUT of Water, Five years of funk, mixed up with ROCK, REGGAE and Hip-hOp, yes these brothers bring positivety, and great musicianship to the stage. Their names are Kyle and Brandon Moon, they both play, they both sing, they trip into new styles and share music space and sometimes even share toothbrushes. They been playing at Boardriders in Kailua were some told me they funk the shit up….

www.myspace.com/fow

Sebastian Hughes: began his musical adventures with a classical background, taking violin lessons at the age of 5. He was given a guitar at age 14 and fell in love with it. Now at age 18, this self taught
guitarist has branched out to also singing, playing bass, drums, uke, and piano, to composing instrumental pieces and writing songs, and to producing and recording his original works. Like so many others, music is what he is most passionate about. Sebastian performs solo on the acoustic steel string guitar and vocals, performing original songs.

PebaLuna is repesented by Lauren, her amazing voice and chill vibes make you wish she was in town for more than a month. She recently went on a song writting rampage with a new lullybye, she is at www.myspace.com/pebaluna

Quadraphonix returns to Ong King after months of working with IONA Dance in Paint by NUmber. This is the free for all dance groove. Quadraphonix includes sitar player Shree Sadagopan, drummer Jonathan Heroux, stand-up bass player Susan Cropp, and percussionist Eli Clemens.

CIRCUS: LOCO MOCO is Hawaii’s most wonderful and crazy juggLer-stilt walker. He entertains, teaches and hustles from the streets of Waikiki, to the birthdays of Waimanalo. Recently he performed with IONA Dance Company, and at First Fridays.
Contact: mocojuggle@gmail.com

SLAM POET: Tui Scanlan triumphed at the Grand SLam FInals and became a member of the Hawaii National Slam team, set to compete on the National stage in August. His poetry bursts open truths universal, and personal. Only two years ago Tui was in a stagnant pool of wanna-be stars on the mainland, Orange County. He had to come home to the story of this land, he wanted to tell stories with meaning, “slam is one of the last few places where you are face to face, the sound waves touch you, you and the audience create as your reaction, it’s the last pure communication.”

plus MC SEE……..

www.myspace.com/honestpuck
and DJ JOULZ…….

www.strangermojo.blogspot.com/

um…yeSss……

Circuit Bending Workshop with Beatrix*Jar

TIME: May 25th SUnDay 2-4 pm
PLACE: oNG kING ARTS CENTEr,
honolulu-CHINAtowN
184 NORTH kiNG st. (near RivER St)
worKshop contact: 780-5131l charlesgum@gmail.com

DEMO:
CircuitBendingSS

Circuit bending is a do-it-yourself sound art, which allows one to discover new hidden organic sounds in battery-powered electronic toys recycled from homes, thrift stores and garage sales. Students will be introduced to the notion of non-traditional instruments and they will have the opportunity to take a hands-on approach to circuit bending. They will interact with electronic toys, learn about circuit boards, discover new sounds and install on/off switches. They will also be given the opportunity to drill, solder and use tools like screwdrivers and wire cutters.

Students are given an explanation of what circuit bending is and a brief history. They discuss how circuit benders recycle children’s toys to create unique new sounds. Students are then introduced to a circuit bent keyboard. The keyboard is demonstrated with normal sounds and then with circuit bent sounds.

TECHNIQUE (15 minutes)
Beatrix*JAR discuss Circuit Bending Safety.

The keyboard is opened up and they are given an explanation about how they can locate new sounds (sonic shortcuts) on the circuit board inside the keyboard.

A. Explain circuit-bending metaphor: “City of Casio” - roads and cul-de-sacs that make up the city.
B. Open machine.
C. Students are shown the circuit board of the keyboard.
D. Explain how to find new and unusual sounds by taking “shortcuts” or “detours” in the Casio city.
E. Introduce tools: alligator clips and wires, as a means of connecting these sounds and paint-pens as a means to mark the sounds for future use.

EXPLORATION (30 minutes)
Students are given the rest of the time to open up machines and find different sounds or “sonic shortcuts”. The instructors will walk around and answer questions or help students that are lost.

CHECK IN / PART TWO (5 minutes)
Part two begins with a review of the student’s experiences. Students are asked about what they learned and their feelings and experiences with finding sounds.

TECHNIQUE (Part 2) (15 minutes)
Students are taught how to solder the points they discovered, attach wires, solder an on/off switch to the wires and mount the on/off switch to the outside of the machine. They are introduced to the tools that they will need to use for circuit bending (soldering station, drill, helping hands, on/off switches and the digital multimeter).

EXPLORATION (20 minutes)
A. Students may visit soldering station and learn how to solder a wire in place.
B. Students may continue exploring sounds in groups or individually.
C. Students may choose install on/off switches.
D. Students who are having difficulty will work one on one with one of the instructors to find sounds.

WRAP UP and CLEAN UP (10 minutes)
Students are invited to discuss their experiences at the workshop.
Students who install switches are invited to “Show and Tell”.
Students help instructor’s cleanup area before ending class.

CURRICULUM AND THEAMATIC CONNECTIONS

Sound Art/Music History: Students will be creating music in an indeterminate and experimental fashion as many sound artists have in the past. Groups like the Fluxus, Futurists and Dadaists can be referenced as well as artists like John Cage, an American experimental music composer, Leon Theremin, creator of the Theremin, and Robert Moog, inventor of the Moog synthesizer and pioneer of electronic music.

wow that sounDS preTTY neat…

First Friday, MaY 2 @ OnG KiNg ArTs CenTer

Time and Place: Ong King Arts Center, 184 N. King St., Friday, May 2nd, 5pm-2am
Art gallery opening 5pm-9pm, Performance 9pm-2am

ELEMENts; MYQi

Cost: 10$ (art opening free)

Who Can Attend: All Ages!

More Info: www.ongking.com see@ongking.com,
ong king: 306-7823, 428-3233

FIRST FRIDAY: May 2nd at Ong King Arts Center

BrILLiant boundLess BeautiFUL beingS bLessed by bizarreness! OUr feaTure arTist is a grOUP show titLEd: ELEMENTAL, our emerging artIST is PRICLLA oRTIZ…..both bring unique shapes and 3 dimensional transportationaL oRganic creatIONS. MUSIC is by MaTTy McinTire, PaUL IsaK, and QUaDraphonIX, JUGGLER: MOCO LOCO, ACROBAT CLOWN: ApRIL, KUNG-FU demo entitled: Monkey plays fiDDLE, NATIONAL TOURING SLAM POETS IN-Q and Robbie Q, STREET DANCE by FU, there is DJ JOULZ, n’ MC SEE, pLus a secret surprise….reLease the feasT of fantasticaL forTUne.

FEATURE ARTIST: ELEMENTAL a group show incLuding:

MYqi

MyQi, his art includes severaL forms incluDIng murals, paint on caNvas, 3-D textures, and instaLLations. A giant Locker turned into a kaleidoscope, with mirrors, holes, and crystaLs, is a window to a unique universe. ENormous natural mystic stories fill his canvas work

Scott Fitzel, a professional glass blower, his art manifests through pouring hot glass into wood. HIs images are unique visceral patterns resonating with natural presence.

sCott FitZeL

LUKE, brings a raw streeT vibe through various media, including murals, wood and more.

AARON: Grabs a wALL tOO!

EMERGING ARTIST: PriScilla Ortiz, giant portraits on canvas, and detailed miXed media boxes. Priscilla is experimenting with color, and emotion, technique and form. The work fuses a psychic presence with appreciation of mystical mythology. PrisciLLA is an LA native, of Mexican family and Yaki ancestry, she is in the process of an MFA in ART at UHM.

mixED media box: pRisciLLA

MUSIC: Quadraphonix: Fresh off rocking EARTH DAY, the ever popular jazz/groove band, including Jonathan Heraux, Shree Sagopan, and Eli Clemens, continues to innovate compositions and incorporate new talent. This month they are collaborating with IONA dance company in their creation, Paint by NUmber

quAD with SUSAN CroPP

quaDraphonIX diGs IONA

PAUL IZAK, and the jam band, this man is one travellen soul with rOOtS! An open mind, a soothing voice, a righteous heart, love this reggae. PauL aLSO plays tuesdays at BC burrito. He is in the awesome reggae roots band: Pressure Drop

MATTy McinTiRe: he opens up the night, he is a Vermonter Headed West, now soakin’ up the islands. www.myspace.com/mattymcintire

NATIONAL TOURING SLAM POETS:

in-q

iN-Q is a 2004 National Poetry Slam Champion who has been a featured poet on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, ABC’s Eye on LA, and NBC’s Living Large. This year, he has opened up for Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. For the last four years he has been teaching poetry to Upward Bound students in Long Beach and Art Share students in Downtown L.A. www.in-q.com

robbie-Q

ROBBIE Q. TELFER…a featured performer in the poetry shows of over 30 major North American cities, he placed 8th overall in the 2008 National Poetry Slam in Austin, Texas. His work can be found in several slam poetry anthologies, and online journals. In 2007, he and five other Chicago performance poets co-founded the Speak’Easy Poetry Ensemble under the direction of slam poetry founder Marc Smith. He is currently the Performances Manager for Young Chicago Authors, a nonprofit that gives creative writing, performance, and mentorship opportunities to Chicago teens. His second self-published book of poetry My Huge Heart Still Has No Room for You was published in 2006
through lulu.com www.myspace.com/theenvironment

ACROBAT CLOWN: APRIL! she is fuNNY and streCHY!

LOCO MOCO: JUGGLER MAN! he has got stiLTS on his feet, and juggling cluBS in the air, plus the fLair of a DANK (ie the memorable 420 show) rationale. This LOCO brud’ah has street performer all over euRope n’ AusTraLia, these days he stiLL kicks BUsks, and now he’ll bust for us.

MOCO LOCO

KUNG FU DEMO: Michael Hamilton teaches Qi Gong, and practices Acu Puncture at onG king Monday’s. He presents: MONKEY Fiddles with Sticks, a kung fu, stick demo based on an ancient CHinese myth.

STREET DANCE DEMO with FU…our newest teacher recently arrived from NYC to teach the pop n lock and more….

THE surprise..is coLorfuL…

plus MC SEE……..www.myspace.com/honestpuck
and DJ JOULZ……. www.strangermojo.blogspot.com/

Afro-Brazilian Martial Arts “Capoeira”
by Capoeira Cordao de Ouro Hawaii (Instrutor Duas)

place: ong kiNg arts cenTer
184 North King St.

Day: Wednesdays
Time: 8:00pm - 10:30pm
Level: Mixed - Beginners Welcome!

About Capoeira: Capoeira is a blend of martial art, game, and dance originated in Brazil, from the regions known as Bahia, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo. The art-form started up in Brazil during the 16th Century, an obvious result of the slave trading that took place in conjunction with the previously slaved native indians. Capoeira was created and developed by both the native slave Indians in Brazil and slaves brought from Africa. Participants form a roda (circle) and take turns playing instruments, singing, and sparring in pairs in the center of the circle. The game is marked by fluid acrobatic play, feints, and extensive use of groundwork, as well as sweeps, kicks, and headbutts.

Our Group: Cordão de Ouro means “the belt of gold”. The name Cordão de Ouro was created by the founder of the group in Brazil. Mestre Suassuna, one of the biggest names in capoeira worldwide.

Our classes are consisted of:

Capoeira Angola
Capoeira Regional
Miudinho
Maculele (Stick dance-fight)
Music Class - Berimbau, Pandeiro (Tambourine), Atabaque, etc.
and much more…

Instructor Duas

Originally from Minas Gerais in Brazil, he has been training Capoeira for 14 years. He holds an “instrutor” belt from Contra-Mestre Fuinho of Cordao de Ouro group. His detail-oriented style of teaching helps non-Brazilians & Brazilians alike to reach the higher level of proficiency in the art of Capoeira.

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