DuEwaWorld News! by DuEwa Frazier

  "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...

 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

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! 

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!

 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 .

2011 NYC Teen Author Festival Schedule Monday, March 14 - Saturday, March 19th The 2011 NYC Teen Author Festival kicks off Monday, March 14, 2011 from 6-8pm at the Chatham Square Branch of the New York Public Library.  Featured authors and moderators include:   David Levithan, Cathleen Bell, Jen Calonita, E. Lockhart, Holly Black, Libba Bray, Barry Lyga, Rita Williams Garcia, Philana Marie Boles, Maryrose Wood and many, many other Young Adult Author *Rock Stars*.  Panels and book signings will take place at NYPL, Barnes & Noble, Books of Wonder, Bronx Library Center and other venues. Visit the NYC Teen Author Festival Facebook page for the complete author line-up, schedule and venues! 

Author and poet DuEwa Frazier features on Book Talk, Creativity and Family Matters hosted by Anjuelle Floyd.  Frazier will discuss her writing and love for promoting books and the arts.  Listen live or call in to speak with DuEwa and Anjuelle at (347) 215-7740.  What you'll hear during this interview: How to use every available resource to promote your book or business. How DuEwa created a number of events, websites and social networks to promote books and collaborate with other artists. All about DuEwa's latest passion projects! Visit http://www.blogtalkradio.com/anjuellefloyd/2011/03/15/duewa-frazier