Performances starts at 6.00 pm. with Contemporary Moroccan music by <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JQknLlaCGA>Randa BenAzi <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JQknLlaCGA>z<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JQknLlaCGA>following bytradition Indonesian spoken words (Djatung) by Portland's local author, The Asian Reporter's columnist and civil rights lawyer Ronault "Polo" Catalani <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhRHCTGDTm4> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhRHCTGDTm4>and Michael Martínez, Mexican/American poet and artist from Pacific Northwest of College of art, whose' his poems serve as a springboard for conversation to perpetuate the dialogical discussion of race, identity, and belonging and draws inspiration via the connection of personal/family experience and complicity, to the larger socio political narrative of race in America. Disability Art and Culture project <http://dacphome.org/> <http://dacphome.org/>'s dancers will make an appearance due to the popular demand while Saudi Arabian students <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvLn1DuxlHk> group from Portland State University will play on Oud and Darbuka and take the audiences on a journey to the Middle East. The event will end with "<http://threeforsilver.bandcamp.com/album/three-for-silver>Three for Silver" <http://threeforsilver.bandcamp.com/album/three-for-silver>band who will recreate sounds and spirits of European streets and cities, intertwining multicultural feel with Brazilian drummer, Polish violinist, Russian clarinet player and Hungarian guitarist. Admission is FREE. (We suggest $10 donation to support the continuation of this project in 2013-2014.) The event is partnering with Portland Park and Recreation’s Director Park and is produced by Colored Pencils Art and Culture Council<http://www.coloredpencilsart.org/> with sponsorship support from Regional Arts and Culture Council<http://www.racc.org/> , Oregon Arts Commission <http://www.oregonartscommission.org/%E2%80%8E>, United Way of Columbia Willamette <http://www.unitedway-pdx.org/%E2%80%8E>, The Asian Reporter <http://www.asianreporter.com/> PhoenixLotus Photography<http://www.phoenixlotus.com/> and group of volunteers from diverse communities. Sponsorship opportunity please contact info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Colored Pencils Art and Culture is 501c3 grass root non-profit organization which mission is to facilitate inter-cultural learning among diverse communities. For more information about this event or DONATE<http://www.razoo.com/story/Coloredpencilsartandculturecouncil> funding to continue this project please visit the Colored Pencils website atwww.coloredpencilsart.org. *Photos courtesy our community video/photo production* : Phoenix Lotus Photography <http://www.phoenixlotus.com/> Flyer Design courtesy : Gary Tran <garyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <garyt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> * ** * *Colored Pencils Art and Culture Council* 619 SW 11th Ave | Suite 129 | Portland, OR 97205-2646 * * *Office: *971-409-6157 | *Email: *info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> *www.coloredpencilsart.org* <http://www.coloredpencilsart.org/> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Colored-Pencils-Art-and-Culture-Council/185683451515272> *| Y <http://goog_967321049/>*outube<http://www.youtube.com/user/ColoredPencilsArt> *Colored Pencils Art and Culture Council's mission *is to facilitate inter-cultural learning among diverse communities to uphold the dignity of all people by creating an artistically and culturally rich environment where everyone bond in their humanity and safe to express their uniqueness. If this email arrived you by mistake please accept our apology, we are in the transition to new mailing list and we remove your email as soon as we can if you wish.