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May 5-May 8 NYC EVENT: "Monette" A One Woman Show Feat. Kymbali

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  "MONETTE" A one woman show starring Kymbali Craig..No layers, no barriers, no pretense...straight no chasers!!!  KMJ Productions Inc. , producers of the mega-hit sketch comedy SKITZ & GIGGLEZZ , brings you it’s second production “MONETTE” a one-woman show, written and produced by Kymberle Joseph and directed by Gene Hughes. On a not so typical Friday night Kennedy Monette settles in for the evening with her comfort essentials: 1 bottle of her favorite red wine, 1 hand-blown wine glass, 1 scented candle and 1 IPod with the perfect playlist.  With her divorce papers in front of her and her only son off to college she fights off the chill from her empty nest. Every thought of what is to come is married with a thought of what has past.   Kennedy “Monette” , this comedic-drama, is played by Kymbali Craig who embodies the unique personas of eleven characters explored in this astonishing one-woman show.  She has the challenging task of depicting eight distinc

4/21 NYC Film Screening: "They Call Me Dae" by Yasmin Shiraz

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 Fellow Hampton University alum, award winning filmmaker and author Yasmin Shiraz  will be in town tomorrow night to screen and promote her film "They Call Me Dae."   The event is part of the Broadway Night Out Showcase and will feature performances, networking and more!  Details from Yasmin Shiraz's blog: "They Call Me Dae" Film Screening, Thursday April 21 from 7pm-11pm Private Loft 45 E. 34th St. (Park & Madison Ave) NYC THIS MONTH’S FEATURED FILMMAKER: Yasmin Shiraz (Award Winning Independent Filmmaker) Screening “They Call Me Dae” (A story about teen girls, bullying, & how life causes it.) PERFORMANCES BY: Osas Ighodaro (Actress/Miss Black USA 2010) Toni Seawright (Singer/IFNY Monologue Slam Champion, 2010) Alfonso Johnson (Tap Dancer/Actor/Poet) Shaheed Woods (Actor/Poet) Sabrina Gilbert (Actress/Internationally Renown Poet) For Tickets --> $10 Adv/$15 Door  Open Bar

RADIO INTERVIEW: 4/16 Poet & Storyteller, Darryl Alladice

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Rhymes, Views & News Talk Radio hosted by DuEwa Frazier is all new this Sunday, April 16th at 5pm EST featuring Poet & Storyteller, Darryl Alladice . Darryl will share poetry from his latest book Jaundice and discuss his work as an educator and storyteller. Listen LIVE or call-in to talk with guest author Darryl Alladice at #646-716-9474! 

RADIO INTERVIEW: 4/17 Playwright & Novelist, Denis Gray

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Rhymes, Views & News Talk Radio hosted by DuEwa Frazier is all new this Sunday, April 17th at 6pm EST featuring Playwright & Novelist, Denis Gray .  Denis Gray is the author of thirty books, four novellas, thirteen plays, and over sixty short stories including Lucky . He lives in Long Island, New York with his wife Barbara. Listen LIVE or call-in to talk with guest author Denis Gray at #646-716-9474!

Books to Know: Pym by Mat Johnson

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 Mat Johnson the acclaimed author of Drop , and Hunting in Harlem , the nonfiction novella The Great Negro Plot , and the comic books Incognegro and Dark Rain has penned a new novel, Pym ( March 2011, Spiegel & Grau) .  Check out the New York Times Book Review of Pym .