Behind the Book proudly presents

LOUDER THAN WORDS:
A Spoken Word and Music Benefit
at the
   Bowery Poetry Club
Friday, February 12, 2010
7pm-9pm

Headlined by Staceyann Chin and
Emanuel Xavier with Machete y Ron

 

AND PERFORMANCES BY

Samantha Thornhill,Rich Villar, Akili Jamal Haynes, Corrina Bain, Osagyefo, Tishon Woolcock, Punchlyne,
Buckwheat, Mayda del Valle, and Students from De Witt Clinton HS

~~TICKET INFO~~
Advance- $20
Door- $25

RAFFLE PRIZES INCLUDE: A FREE HOUR OPEN BAR FOR YOU AND 20 OF YOUR FRIENDS,
TWO TICKETS TO FUERZA BRUTA, DINNER FOR TWO AT OPAL BAR AND RESTAURANT,
A GIFT CERTIFICATE TO CRUMBS BAKESHOP,
AND MORE

**Be the first of 20 to purchase advance tickets and receive free raffle ticket**


To purchase tickets, click here or paste this link,
http://www.nycharities.org/events/EventLevels.aspx?ETID=963
into your browser.

All proceeds will go towards Behind the Book's programs, providing curriculum-integrated literacy programs to students in NYC public schools.

 

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~~ABOUT BEHIND THE BOOK~~
The mission of Behind the Book is to excite children and young adults about reading. Working with low-income students in New York City’s K-12 public schools, Behind the Book brings authors and their books into individual classrooms to build literacy skills and nurture a new generation of book readers.

~~MORE INFO~~
Bowery Poetry Club: http://www.bowerypoetry.com/
DIRECTIONS: Bowey Poetry Club 308 Bowery between Houston and Bleecker
F train to 2nd Avenue, 6 train to Bleecker

 

Photo of Xavier by Shirley Miranda-Rodriquez