JUNE:
[1] June 28, Sunday, 7pm-10pm.
Josephine’s Bistro, 11305 183rd St., Cerritos CA.
Vagrant Wind Road Journey—featuring Stella’s Notch (www.stellasnotch.com), with Alyssandra Nighswonger, Matt Rivera, and Jigger Gaza. Pasckie Pascua emcees. Produced by Marta Osborne. COVER: $10. (Proceeds go to Traveling Bonfires’ Philippine-based nonprofit beneficiary)
JULY:
[1] July 4, Sat, 8pm-10pm.
Viento y Agua Café & Gallery, 4007 E 4th Street, Long Beach, CA.
A “Vagrant Wind” gig—with Justin Flake, Johnny Gold, Rags Moody, Pasckie Pascua, and Chelsey Sanchez.
[2] July 9, Wed (Philippines time), 7pm.
Conspiracy Garden Café, Visayas Avenue, Quezon City (Manila, Philippines)
“Bonfires for Peace in Manila” (A Cultural Event for Peace)
Performers: Maryjane Alejo, Anak ni Aling Juana, Joey Ayala, Bobby Balingit, Johnoy Danao, Datu’s Tribe, Khavn Dela Cruz, Boni Ilagan, Marili Fernandez-Ilagan, Kilometer 64, Mae Paner (aka Juana Change), Axel Pinpin, Rannie Raymundo, Rockshox, Jess Santiago, and Tag-Ani Performing Arts Society. Proceeds go to DESAPARECIDOS, a Philippine-based coalition of family members of victims of enforced disappearances, and The Jonas Burgos Movement.
[3] July 12, Sat, 4pm to 10pm.
Pritchard Park, downtown Asheville, North Carolina
“*Bonfires for Peace at Pritchard Park, Year 6”—bands and acts, TBA. Produced by Chris Malz (Asheville) and Marta Osborne (Long Beach). FREE.
[4] July 18. House party in Long Beach residence, dark:30 till...
Garden party, with poets, singer-songwriters, food (and games, filmshows etc) as part of Wander’s July launch, “Under a Peaceful Blue Sky.” Donations (equal food and great evening), but no one will be turned away—as long as he/she comes in with a smile. Some more details TBA. At Lisa Engelbrecht’s residence in Long Beach, California.
AUGUST:
[1] August 1, Saturday, 8pm-10pm.
Viento y Agua Café & Gallery, 4007 E 4th Street, Long Beach, CA.
A first of Saturday Vagrant Wind show, features the return of Nomads of 4th Street (Daniel Romo and Pasckie Pascua), and Wander Women and Traveling Bonfires performers.
[2] August 13, Thurs, 8pm-1am.
Henry’s, 2262 Westborough Blvd., South San Francisco, CA 94080.
“Bonfires for Peace in San Francisco.” Part of the summer-long TBonfires’ centerpiece program. Proceeds go to a Manila-based nonprofit. Performers, TBA.
[3] August 27, Thurs, 8pm-10pm.
Viento y Agua Café & Gallery, 4007 E 4th Street, Long Beach, CA. A Wander Women Gig.
SEPTEMBER:
[1] Sept 5, Saturday, 8pm-10pm.
Viento y Agua Café & Gallery, 4007 E 4th Street, Long Beach, CA. A first of Saturday show.
[2] Sept 26, Saturday, 8pm-10pm.
Viento y Agua Café & Gallery, 4007 E 4th Street, Long Beach, CA. Wander Women Gig.
*Bonfires for Peace is the Traveling Bonfires’ centerpiece community project. From 2001 to 2006, the organization produced morning to nighttime concerts and similar “Vagrant Wind” events in Asheville NC—as well as in Baltimore, Washington DC, New York City, and other North Carolina towns/cities—and gathered performers/musicians/artists and peace-loving spirits from all over the US, with visitors from Haiti, the Philippines, France, Japan. A first “Bonfires for Peace” in California/West Coast was held at Huntington Beach in Oct 2008.
NOTE/s:
[a] A “global peace/multicultural community connectedness” poetry reading and filmshow at Shades of Afrika in Long Beach in July but details TBA later.
[b] A Gig 2 of Wander Women Series is up for July, TBA.
[c] A “Bonfires for Peace” club gig in July is also upcoming in New York City this summer, details TBA.
For more details—and for those like-minded, spirit-paralleled poets and musicians who might want to join us perform—get in touch: Marta Osborne (562 726 0873, bonfires_marta@yahoo.com), Cathy Gruman (562 434 3951, igru2002@yahoo.com), or email pasckie.pascua@gmail.com. For more infos:
[ ] http://www.mountainx.com/ae/2005/0112bonfires.php
[ ] http://www.mountainx.com/ae/2006/1213peacejones.php
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