Mon June 4, 2018
Literary Foolery: Honoring the Sacred & the Profane with Preacher Marvin K White
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at PianoFight San Francisco
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This June, the clowns are excited to welcome Poet, Writer, Preacher, Public Theologian, Visual Artist and Arts Organizer, Marvin K. White to the stage to celebrate the sacred and the profane.
Learn about Marvin's incredible work at: https://www.marvinkwhite.com
Featuring:Marvin K White!Samsara ShmeeMichelle Magdalena Edna Miroslava EaiaJefferson FreireTristan CunnighamPolina Smith
More about Marvin: Marvin K. White, MDiv, is a graduate of the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA and the inaugural Public Theologian in Residence ('17-'18) at First Church Berkeley. A former Pastor Associate at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco, Marvin is an ordained deacon at City of Refuge UCC, and is currently a co-facilitator of the "Faith Leaders Round Table" at The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society. Marvin was a recent recipient (’17-’18) The YBCA Fellowship, “What Does Equity Look Like?”, a program that brought together creative citizens from across the Bay Area - artists and everyday people alike - to engage in a yearlong process of inquiry, dialogue, and project generation.?He is the author of four collections of poetry published by RedBone Press: Our Name Be Witness; Status; and the two Lammy-nominated collections last rights and nothin’ ugly fly. His poetry has been anthologized in The Road Before Us: 100 Black Gay Poets; My Brothers Keeper; Gents, Bad Boys and Barbarians: New Gay Writing; Things Shaped in Passing; Sojourner: Writing in the Age of AIDS; Bum Rush the Page; Role Call; and Think Again, as well as other local and national publications. He is the co-editor of If We Have to Take Tomorrow: HIV, Black Men & Same Sex Desire.?His poetry has been adapted for stage at San Francisco’s Theater Rhinoceros and he has performed his work himself at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts as a part of their 2014 BAN7 Festival. As a former member of the critically acclaimed theater troupe The Pomo Afro Homos’ he has performed nationally and internationally.?Beginning as a Teaching Artist for WritersCorps, he continues to lead creative arts and writing workshops for a range of audiences, from youth centers for runaway kids to black gay support groups to literary conference, faith communities and social justice organizations.?White is cofounder of B/GLAM (Black Gay Letters and Arts Movement), a Bay Area, California organization whose goal was to preserve, present and incubate black gay artistic expressions. He is a graduate of the national African-American poetry fellowship and organization, Cave Canem; and sits on the board of Fire & Ink, a national black LGBT writer’s organization. A public theologian and community-based artist, he is articulating a vision of social, prophetic and creative justice through his work as a poet, artist, teacher, facilitator, activist, community organizer, preacher, homemaker, cake baker, and Facebook Statustician.
Monday June 4th, 7:30pm, PianoFight Theater
Literary Foolery is a 90-minute Cabaret featuring a person doing amazing work in the community with circus artists, comedians and musicians sharing performances inspired by the guest's work. Every other month at PianoFight Theater in SF.
And now, a little bit about PianoFight!
Come by early to grab dinner and drinks before the show! PianoFight has a full kitchen and bar. If you plan on dining, we recommend you arrive 1.5 hours early. Restaurant seating is first come first serve.
PARKINGStreet parking is free after 6pm. We’re located 2 blocks from Powell BART, numerous muni lines and there are 3 parking lots within 1 block.
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Learn about Marvin's incredible work at: https://www.marvinkwhite.com
Featuring:Marvin K White!Samsara ShmeeMichelle Magdalena Edna Miroslava EaiaJefferson FreireTristan CunnighamPolina Smith
More about Marvin: Marvin K. White, MDiv, is a graduate of the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA and the inaugural Public Theologian in Residence ('17-'18) at First Church Berkeley. A former Pastor Associate at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco, Marvin is an ordained deacon at City of Refuge UCC, and is currently a co-facilitator of the "Faith Leaders Round Table" at The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society. Marvin was a recent recipient (’17-’18) The YBCA Fellowship, “What Does Equity Look Like?”, a program that brought together creative citizens from across the Bay Area - artists and everyday people alike - to engage in a yearlong process of inquiry, dialogue, and project generation.?He is the author of four collections of poetry published by RedBone Press: Our Name Be Witness; Status; and the two Lammy-nominated collections last rights and nothin’ ugly fly. His poetry has been anthologized in The Road Before Us: 100 Black Gay Poets; My Brothers Keeper; Gents, Bad Boys and Barbarians: New Gay Writing; Things Shaped in Passing; Sojourner: Writing in the Age of AIDS; Bum Rush the Page; Role Call; and Think Again, as well as other local and national publications. He is the co-editor of If We Have to Take Tomorrow: HIV, Black Men & Same Sex Desire.?His poetry has been adapted for stage at San Francisco’s Theater Rhinoceros and he has performed his work himself at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts as a part of their 2014 BAN7 Festival. As a former member of the critically acclaimed theater troupe The Pomo Afro Homos’ he has performed nationally and internationally.?Beginning as a Teaching Artist for WritersCorps, he continues to lead creative arts and writing workshops for a range of audiences, from youth centers for runaway kids to black gay support groups to literary conference, faith communities and social justice organizations.?White is cofounder of B/GLAM (Black Gay Letters and Arts Movement), a Bay Area, California organization whose goal was to preserve, present and incubate black gay artistic expressions. He is a graduate of the national African-American poetry fellowship and organization, Cave Canem; and sits on the board of Fire & Ink, a national black LGBT writer’s organization. A public theologian and community-based artist, he is articulating a vision of social, prophetic and creative justice through his work as a poet, artist, teacher, facilitator, activist, community organizer, preacher, homemaker, cake baker, and Facebook Statustician.
Monday June 4th, 7:30pm, PianoFight Theater
Literary Foolery is a 90-minute Cabaret featuring a person doing amazing work in the community with circus artists, comedians and musicians sharing performances inspired by the guest's work. Every other month at PianoFight Theater in SF.
And now, a little bit about PianoFight!
Come by early to grab dinner and drinks before the show! PianoFight has a full kitchen and bar. If you plan on dining, we recommend you arrive 1.5 hours early. Restaurant seating is first come first serve.
PARKINGStreet parking is free after 6pm. We’re located 2 blocks from Powell BART, numerous muni lines and there are 3 parking lots within 1 block.
This June, the clowns are excited to welcome Poet, Writer, Preacher, Public Theologian, Visual Artist and Arts Organizer, Marvin K. White to the stage to celebrate the sacred and the profane.
Learn about Marvin's incredible work at: https://www.marvinkwhite.com
Featuring:Marvin K White!Samsara ShmeeMichelle Magdalena Edna Miroslava EaiaJefferson FreireTristan CunnighamPolina Smith
More about Marvin: Marvin K. White, MDiv, is a graduate of the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA and the inaugural Public Theologian in Residence ('17-'18) at First Church Berkeley. A former Pastor Associate at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco, Marvin is an ordained deacon at City of Refuge UCC, and is currently a co-facilitator of the "Faith Leaders Round Table" at The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society. Marvin was a recent recipient (’17-’18) The YBCA Fellowship, “What Does Equity Look Like?”, a program that brought together creative citizens from across the Bay Area - artists and everyday people alike - to engage in a yearlong process of inquiry, dialogue, and project generation.?He is the author of four collections of poetry published by RedBone Press: Our Name Be Witness; Status; and the two Lammy-nominated collections last rights and nothin’ ugly fly. His poetry has been anthologized in The Road Before Us: 100 Black Gay Poets; My Brothers Keeper; Gents, Bad Boys and Barbarians: New Gay Writing; Things Shaped in Passing; Sojourner: Writing in the Age of AIDS; Bum Rush the Page; Role Call; and Think Again, as well as other local and national publications. He is the co-editor of If We Have to Take Tomorrow: HIV, Black Men & Same Sex Desire.?His poetry has been adapted for stage at San Francisco’s Theater Rhinoceros and he has performed his work himself at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts as a part of their 2014 BAN7 Festival. As a former member of the critically acclaimed theater troupe The Pomo Afro Homos’ he has performed nationally and internationally.?Beginning as a Teaching Artist for WritersCorps, he continues to lead creative arts and writing workshops for a range of audiences, from youth centers for runaway kids to black gay support groups to literary conference, faith communities and social justice organizations.?White is cofounder of B/GLAM (Black Gay Letters and Arts Movement), a Bay Area, California organization whose goal was to preserve, present and incubate black gay artistic expressions. He is a graduate of the national African-American poetry fellowship and organization, Cave Canem; and sits on the board of Fire & Ink, a national black LGBT writer’s organization. A public theologian and community-based artist, he is articulating a vision of social, prophetic and creative justice through his work as a poet, artist, teacher, facilitator, activist, community organizer, preacher, homemaker, cake baker, and Facebook Statustician.
Monday June 4th, 7:30pm, PianoFight Theater
Literary Foolery is a 90-minute Cabaret featuring a person doing amazing work in the community with circus artists, comedians and musicians sharing performances inspired by the guest's work. Every other month at PianoFight Theater in SF.
And now, a little bit about PianoFight!
Come by early to grab dinner and drinks before the show! PianoFight has a full kitchen and bar. If you plan on dining, we recommend you arrive 1.5 hours early. Restaurant seating is first come first serve.
PARKINGStreet parking is free after 6pm. We’re located 2 blocks from Powell BART, numerous muni lines and there are 3 parking lots within 1 block.
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Learn about Marvin's incredible work at: https://www.marvinkwhite.com
Featuring:Marvin K White!Samsara ShmeeMichelle Magdalena Edna Miroslava EaiaJefferson FreireTristan CunnighamPolina Smith
More about Marvin: Marvin K. White, MDiv, is a graduate of the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA and the inaugural Public Theologian in Residence ('17-'18) at First Church Berkeley. A former Pastor Associate at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco, Marvin is an ordained deacon at City of Refuge UCC, and is currently a co-facilitator of the "Faith Leaders Round Table" at The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society. Marvin was a recent recipient (’17-’18) The YBCA Fellowship, “What Does Equity Look Like?”, a program that brought together creative citizens from across the Bay Area - artists and everyday people alike - to engage in a yearlong process of inquiry, dialogue, and project generation.?He is the author of four collections of poetry published by RedBone Press: Our Name Be Witness; Status; and the two Lammy-nominated collections last rights and nothin’ ugly fly. His poetry has been anthologized in The Road Before Us: 100 Black Gay Poets; My Brothers Keeper; Gents, Bad Boys and Barbarians: New Gay Writing; Things Shaped in Passing; Sojourner: Writing in the Age of AIDS; Bum Rush the Page; Role Call; and Think Again, as well as other local and national publications. He is the co-editor of If We Have to Take Tomorrow: HIV, Black Men & Same Sex Desire.?His poetry has been adapted for stage at San Francisco’s Theater Rhinoceros and he has performed his work himself at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts as a part of their 2014 BAN7 Festival. As a former member of the critically acclaimed theater troupe The Pomo Afro Homos’ he has performed nationally and internationally.?Beginning as a Teaching Artist for WritersCorps, he continues to lead creative arts and writing workshops for a range of audiences, from youth centers for runaway kids to black gay support groups to literary conference, faith communities and social justice organizations.?White is cofounder of B/GLAM (Black Gay Letters and Arts Movement), a Bay Area, California organization whose goal was to preserve, present and incubate black gay artistic expressions. He is a graduate of the national African-American poetry fellowship and organization, Cave Canem; and sits on the board of Fire & Ink, a national black LGBT writer’s organization. A public theologian and community-based artist, he is articulating a vision of social, prophetic and creative justice through his work as a poet, artist, teacher, facilitator, activist, community organizer, preacher, homemaker, cake baker, and Facebook Statustician.
Monday June 4th, 7:30pm, PianoFight Theater
Literary Foolery is a 90-minute Cabaret featuring a person doing amazing work in the community with circus artists, comedians and musicians sharing performances inspired by the guest's work. Every other month at PianoFight Theater in SF.
And now, a little bit about PianoFight!
Come by early to grab dinner and drinks before the show! PianoFight has a full kitchen and bar. If you plan on dining, we recommend you arrive 1.5 hours early. Restaurant seating is first come first serve.
PARKINGStreet parking is free after 6pm. We’re located 2 blocks from Powell BART, numerous muni lines and there are 3 parking lots within 1 block.
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144 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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