Save March 27 & 28 for our next Vox Culture event, Vox Populi (”Voice of the People”). Featuring music by J. Hall, Leah Shearer and Remembering Carthage; spoken word by Marlon “Marley Red” Lizama; visual art by Rebecca Benitez, Allison Meriweather and Chandana Paravastu; a special children’s musical performance/book signing by author/musician Bobby Bang! and food/drinks by It’s a Grind and the Angry Baker. $5 suggested donation at the door. All proceeds benefit Floresta.

Tune in tonight at 8pm to hear Matt Nightingale, Ted Law and VOX artists Ayad Fadel and Dune-Micheli Patten join host Natalie J to talk about Vox Culture and our efforts to live out the mission… to bring together artists, musicians and entrepreneurs to DO GOOD in the community…

March 27-28, 2009

Watch this spot for details! Our next VOX event will rock…

It was a great weekend. Thanks to everyone who made it happen. In addition to showcasing great local artists and musicians, we were able to raise over $1200 for SEARCH. Here are some photos from the show…

More photos here, here and here.

Vox Pop promises to be an amazing event… The following artists have been confirmed:

TK Ahn

Matt Crnkovich

Jennifer DeDonato

Ben DeSoto

Ayad Fadel

Saida Fagala

Morris Molina

Dune-Micheli Patten

Music by Ira Perez

Presentations by Joseph Benson (SEARCH Homeless Services) & Ben DeSoto.

Desserts & coffee will be available…

So mark your calendars for December 6, noon-6pm, or December 7, 2-6pm. Bring some friends!

Schedule:  Here’s a list of some of our planned events.

Saturday

12:00  Doors Open

12:30  Ira Perez Performs

1:00  Artist Paintings Begin

2:00  T-Shirt Printing

2:30  Artist Q&A

4:15   Ben DeSoto Words

4:45  Ira Perez Performs

Sunday

2:00  Doors Open

2:30  Joseph Benson of SEARCH

3:00  Ira Perez Performs

5:00  Ira Perez Performs

The three categories for our photo contest in August are UNITY, HUMOR, and GREEN.  All three are open to interpretation and entries will be judged by both a panel as well as by a popular vote at the Global Cafe.  We’re giving away $50 for the winners in each category as determined by the panel.

A few rules:

Please submit your photos in print form, no larger than 11×14.

It’s recommended that you matte your prints.  No frames.

Contestants can submit up to 3 photos per category.

Submissions must be entered between 12:30 and 2PM at the Global Cafe on Aug 3rd.

Each entrant can win once in each category.

Family friendly pictures.

Winning prints will be auctioned off to raise funds for our two causes.

Have fun taking photos!  If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment on this entry.